TISS BAT: The entrance test for Social Sciences UG course

TISS or Tata Institute of Social Sciences conducts a national level entrance exam every year for&nbsp;candidates&nbsp;who are interested to pursue B.A. in Social Sciences and Social Work from any of the three campuses of TISS at Hyderabad, Guwahati or&nbsp;Tuljapur. This year the exam was held on 19th&nbsp;September across 21 cities in India. Here’s everything else high school students need to know about this admission test for the following years.&nbsp;



Eligibility criteria&nbsp;



<ul><li>Candidates should have successfully cleared their class XII board exams with pass marks in all subjects.&nbsp;</li><li>Candidates who have appeared in their class XII final exams but are yet to receive their results may also apply. However, if selected after the admission test, they must provide their final school marksheets.&nbsp;</li><li>Candidates should be below 23 years while applying for this entrance exam.&nbsp;</li><li>Candidates from reserve categories must have relevant documents to be produced during admission.&nbsp;</li><li>Candidates who have secured International Baccalaureate degree that is equivalent to class XII board exams may also appear for this admission test.&nbsp;</li></ul>



Exam pattern&nbsp; TISS admission test has two papers, paper&nbsp;I&nbsp;and&nbsp;II.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Paper&nbsp;I&nbsp;contains&nbsp;multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and covers topics such as current affairs, general knowledge, English proficiency, logical and analytical reasoning, data interpretation and Mathematics. All these topics are covered in the curriculum till&nbsp;Class&nbsp;XII.&nbsp;



Paper&nbsp;II&nbsp;contains essay-type questions on social issues. It judges the candidates’ social concerns, opinions and abstract thoughts on them.&nbsp;Usually 4 topics are provided, only 2 of which need to be attempted. They should not be less than 500 words each.&nbsp;



Candidates who secure the qualifying cut-off marks in the admission test have to sit for a personal interview that carries a weightage of 50 marks.&nbsp;



Marking scheme&nbsp; Paper&nbsp;I&nbsp;consists&nbsp;of&nbsp;60 marks&nbsp;with 40 compulsory MCQs. Paper&nbsp;II&nbsp;has 40 marks, 20 marks for each essay. This makes the total marks 100.&nbsp;No negative marking is there.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Mode and duration&nbsp; Paper&nbsp;I&nbsp;is online, i.e., computer-based and is for 60 minutes. Paper&nbsp;II&nbsp;is conducted in&nbsp;the&nbsp;pen and paper mode and is for 30 minutes.&nbsp;Both the&nbsp;exams occur&nbsp;on the same day with a half an hour break in between. Candidates can write the papers in English only.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Students who aspire to have a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences may appear for this exam. 

TISS BAT: Entrance test for Social Sciences' UG courses

Students who aspire to have a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences may appear for this exam.

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