TISS Overview

TISS Year	Total No. Of Questions	Number of GK questions	Marks per Question	Comments
2008	Part I – 50	Part I – 10	1	No negative marks
	Part II – 75	Part II – 30
2007	Part I – 50	Part I – 15	1	No negative marks
	Part II – 75	Part II – 30
2006	120	30	1	Differential Marking scheme

Topic-wise break-up of questions –

Topic	No. of Questions in 2008	No. of Questions in 2007	No. of Questions in 2006
Awards and prizes	2	2	2
Famous Personalities	0	0	0
Arts and Literature	0	1	1
Business and Economy	9	8	9
Technology and IT	3	4	2
Government and Politics	11	19	11
History	1	1	1
Geography	1	0	0
Science	2	4	2
Sports	1	0	2
Mythology	0	0	0
Quotations	0	0	0
Management Practices*	10	6	0
Total	40	45	30

Questions on management practices appear particularly in TISS – HR programme.

Observations:

	The question paper usually consists of two parts. The details of the 2008 test is given below:
	Part I was divided into three sections: Quantitative Ability & Analytical Reasoning, Verbal Ability and Awareness of Contemporary Social Issues. Part II of the TISS exam was programme specific. The question paper was objective /descriptive on the basis of the programme(s) that the candidate had applied for.
	The total number of GK questions in Part I usually remains constant but the number of question in Part II varies every year.