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Student 25
Background: B.Tech EC, 34 months of Work Experience in IT at Deloitte Consulting
How did you prepare for TISSNET? According to you, what is the most important aspect of preparation?
1. GK was the pain point for me for the exam since Math and English were covered via CAT Coaching materials.
2. Took a TISSNET crash course from coaching which helped structure the GK syllabus.
How many full-length mock tests did you take? What was your approach while taking mocks?
Around 3 only. Focused on the GK part because that had the most weightage, at the same time not compromising on English and Math since those were the scoring areas.
Which section was your Achilles heel? How did you overcome that?
General Knowledge. Detailed notes on each topic (static, dynamic and current affairs) and consistent revision of the notes.
How much time did you devote to preparation on a regular basis?
About 3-4 hours every day, I started early in the year with Quant and English, but GK was done 3-4 months prior to the exam
What according to you are 2 DO's and 2 DON'Ts of TISSNET preparation?
Do -
1. Consistent preparation
2. Try to structure the GK preparation according to how it works for you
3. Write notes, watch videos repetitively, answer GK quizzes, take help of reference Quiztopia questions prepared by ARC, refer to sample TISSNET papers/mocks.
DON'T
1. Do not slack off with GK, and don't be disheartened if you are not "a big GK person"
2. With necessary effort, anyone would be able to get through. I'm not a big GK person, but consistent preparation helped me in :)
Student 26
Background: BTech, Fresher
How did you prepare for TISSNET? According to you, what is the most important aspect of preparation?
How many full-length mock tests did you take? What was your approach while taking mocks?
None, but highly suggest taking at least 5-7 mocks. Analyze section-wise scores, further drill down section scores into topic wise scores.
Which section was your Achilles heel? How did you overcome that?
Quantitative Ability. I practised enough to develop my calculation speed. That helped me maximise my score in other sections.
How much time did you devote to preparation on a regular basis?
3-4 hours for 1.5 years
What according to you are 2 DO's and 2 DON'Ts of TISSNET preparation?
DOs
1. Revise all that you cover
2. Maintain handwritten notes for current affairs - helps in time-efficient revision.
DONTs
1. Change the material referred, in the last days of preparation.
2. Prioritising topic coverage over revision.
What would be your final advice to TISSNET 2021 Aspirants?
Never let conversion ratios faze you. Be persistent and back your efforts. Treat each selection stage, each question in its entirety. Win small battles to take the ultimate prize.
Student 27
Background: B.Tech, 1 year Work Experience
How did you prepare for TISSNET? According to you, what is the most important aspect of preparation?
General Studies
How many full-length mock tests did you take? What was your approach while taking mocks?
15 mocks. The idea was to try and score maximum in Quant and Reasoning portion
Which section was your Achilles heel? How did you overcome that?
General studies. I covered the current affairs, read newspapers religiously, particularly focussed on financial news.
How much time did you devote to preparation on a regular basis?
4-5 hours per day
What according to you are 2 DO's and 2 DON'Ts of TISSNET preparation?
Do's: make sure you don't lose out in quant and reasoning section. And don't lose out on an easy part in GS which is current affairs.
Don'ts: Please don't take quant and reasoning lightly. Practice it regularly.
What would be your final advice to TISSNET 2021 Aspirants?
Stay calm. Be positive. It's not a difficult paper.
Student 28
Background: Literature
How did you prepare for TISSNET? According to you, what is the most important aspect of preparation?
Self-study.
How many full-length mock tests did you take? What was your approach while taking mocks?
About 4-5.
Which section was your Achilles heel? How did you overcome that?
GK, by reading newspapers.
How much time did you devote to preparation on a regular basis?
2-3 hours.
Student 29
Background: Engineer
How did you prepare for TISSNET? According to you, what is the most important aspect of preparation?
Solving all the available previous year question papers, testing the level of preparation.
Analysis of all the available previous year question papers and dividing the questions into sections.
Focusing on those important sections by preparing basics for QA and current affairs for GK.
How many full-length mock tests did you take? What was your approach while taking mocks?
Less than 5. Solving as many questions as possible was the only goal as the questions are relatively easy in TISSNET and most of the non-GK part will be approachable.
Which section was your Achilles heel? How did you overcome that?
Current affairs. Did not read anything new for one week. Only revised what I read earlier that helped in recalling the answers in the exam.
Which section was your Achilles heel? How did you overcome that?
Since I wasn't much aware of GK I focused on it for it was the most crucial segment in the paper with 40 marks of weightage.
How much time did you devote to preparation on a regular basis?
3 hours on weekdays, on Saturday5 hours and on Sunday barely 1 hour.
What according to you are 2 DO's and 2 DON'Ts of TISSNET preparation?
DO's:- Ace GK, Be calm
Don't:- Don't rely too much on a single section and similarly don't run away from any section., Don't be hard on yourself on last week.