Instructions TISS

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TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

V.N. PURAV MARG, DEONAR, MUMBAI 400 088

(A DEEMED UNIVERSITY UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE UGC ACT, 1956)

DECEMBER 27, 2013

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES APPEARING FOR TISS COMMON ENTRANCE TEST (CET),

2013-2015 ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013.

Important Note: Any infringement of the following instructions by the candidates shall entail

disciplinary action including cancellation of the present Test and ban from taking Common

Entrance Test (CET) in the future.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL THE CANDIDATES

1. Candidates are advised to be present in their respective exam room before 9.40 a.m. Those who reportafter 10.10 a.m. will not be allowed to appear for the written test. Candidates are advised to report to

the Centre much in advance in order to check their seating arrangement and the location of building

and exam rooms.

2. Articles NOT permitted inside the Examination Hall : Please do not bring books, notes, loose sheets, any type of calculator, calculator watch, mathematical

and drawing instruments, log tables, map stencils or slide rules inside the Test Hall.

Please note thatmobile/cell phones, pagers or any other communication device are NOT allowedinside the premises where the CET is being conducted. Candidates are advised, in their own interest,

not to bring any of these items to the CET venue, as arrangements for safekeeping cannot be assured /

guaranteed. MOBILE PHONES ARE BANNED AT THE EXAMINATION PREMISES.

3. Conduct in the Test HallPlease read and abide by the instructions regarding the conduct in the test hall as given on the cover of

the Test Booklet (for candidates giving offline exam) and at the beginning of the computer based

(online) test.

No candidate shall copy from the paper of any other candidate, nor permit his/her papers to becopied from, nor attempt to give or obtain irregular assistance of any description. If any candidate misbehaves or indulges in disorderly or improper conduct such as harassment

of Supervisory Staff, he/she will render himself/herself liable for disciplinary action and will be

permanently barred from taking the test and asked to leave the Hall.

4. Admit Cards without PhotosCandidates who got their admit cards without photo should affix their passport size photos and get it


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attested by principal of a college or headmaster of high schools or branch manager of any government

owned banks or doctors/advocates/engineers working with central/state government offices.

Candidates carrying admit card without attestation on the photos will not be allowed to appear for the

test.

5. Candidates who are Visually Challenged/Dyslexic Candidates who are visually challenged/dyslexic will be given extra time of 20 minutes to take

the test.

The writers helping them should not be a graduate and to prove their qualification, they shouldbring a bonafide certificate issued by the Principal of the college where he/she studies.

(Writers studying in engineering/architecture are not allowed to help) The writers will be given token money by TISS as appreication for helping the Differently Abled

candidates.

6. Reimbursement of travel expensesCandidates belonging to SC/ST and OBC (NC) categories whose parents income is less than Rs.2 lakh

and 1 lakh respectively during 201112 will be reimbursed their transport cost. Other SC/ST/OBCcandidates need not fill up this travel form as travel expenses will not be reimbursed to them. It is

mandatory for candidates to submit the original tickets of the onward and return journey to be eligible

to get the reimbursement, Travel Allowance form has to be posted along with a photocopy of

Caste/Tribe/OBC(NC) Certificate, Income Certificate for the Financial Year 201112 and the Original

Tickets (onward and return journey) to the Section Officer (Social Protection Office), Tata Institute of

Social Sciences, Post Box no 8313, V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088.

7. No candidate will be allowed to change their course during the CET as they have been informed of thecourses they had chosen well in advance. Any candidate who finds a discrepancy in their choice of

course listed in the Admit Card should intimate the TISS CARE immediately so that they can be sent afresh admit card to their email ID within 24 hours.

8. The CET does not have negative marking.9. Candidates coming without Admit Card or without supporting documents listed in the admit card will

not be allowed to appear for written test.

10.Candidates must sign on the attendance sheet as it is the only proof to claim his/her presence in thetest.


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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIATES APPEARING FOR

THE WRITTEN (OFFLINE) TEST:

11.Articles permitted inside the Examination Hall:A clean unmarked clip board or hard board, two good quality HB pencils for marking answers on the OMR

AnswerSheet provided along with the test booklet, eraser, pencil sharpener; and two blue or black ink/ballpoint pen.

12.Please note that candidates taking the written (offline) test are only allowed to use HB pencils formarking answers on the OMR sheets.

13.Bubbling and Signature on Attendance ListCandidates are required to write the serial number of the Answer Sheet (attached with the Test Booklet

issued to them) on the Attendance List, to bubble their presence and sign in the appropriate column against

their names. Any change or correction in these particulars should be authenticated by the candidate by

putting his/her signature and countersigned by the Invigilator

14.Candidates will have to submit both the OMR sheet and question paper at the end of the exam to theinvigilator.

DESIGN OF THE WRITTEN (OFFLINE) TEST AND PATTERN OF MARKING ANSWERS

The Written Test:

The Written Test is common for ALL programmes. It is an objective, multiple choice test, with 100

questions to be attempted in 1hour and 40 minutes, and aims to test Quantitative And Numerical Ability,

English Language Competency, General Knowledge and Social Sensitivity of the candidate. The Answers

need to be marked on an OMR sheet. It will be given separately at around 9.45 a.m. to write various details

on it. All candidates have to fill in answers ONLY on this sheet according to the given instructions. Please

note that rough work may be done on the question booklet itself or on the last page (marked as Space for

Rough Work) of the Test Booklet; no other space may be used for doing rough work.

The specimen copy of the OMR sheets have been put up on TISS website for your reference.

Before marking the answers on the OMR Sheet, candidates will be required to fill in various particulars

on it. The details to be filled in are as shown below.

Centre Name DELHI (No venue name, please Just an

example only)

Registration Number (This is just anexample only)

4 1 0 0 2

Other particulars like Question Booklet Series Number and Answer Booklet series should be written in the

ATTENDANCE SHEET.

(i) Before beginning the Test, make sure that the:


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QuestioncumAnswer Booklet (QB) / Question Booklet has a Serial number and questions areprinted in sequence. If any question number or pages are missing please get it replaced by a

new Question Booklet.

Write your Registration Number on the Test Booklet and the OMR Sheet exactly as it is in yourAdmit Card by pen/pencil.

Any correction or change in writing the Registration Number must be initialled by thecandidates as well as by the Invigilator and countersigned by the Supervisor.

B. Filling Up Answer Sheets

1. Written Test is multiple choice tests and where answers have to be marked on OMR sheets, please note

the following:

Each question item will be followed by multiple options. You have to choose the option you think isthe correct/most appropriate/best answer for that question.

(b) Mark the option on the OMR sheet with an HB PENCIL only. Please note that INK SHOULDNOT BE USED FOR BLACKENING THE CIRCLE ON THE ONE ANSWER SHEET. For example, if thecorrect answer to Item 1 is b, then the circle containing the letter b is to be completely filled in as

shown below:

Example: 1 a b c d

Only ONE answer for each question must be marked. If you select more than one answer, the entireanswer will be considered wrong.

To change a wrong marking, it should be erased completely and remarked for the new choice.Please ensure that no are left after examining the pencil mark.

Candidates should not write their name or anything other than the specific items of the informationasked for, on the Answer Sheet/Test Booklet.

Answer sheets MUST NOT be folded or mutilated or damaged by any extraneous markings.NOTHING should be written on the reverse of the OMR Answer Sheet.


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