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“When you reach for the stars, you
may not get one, but you won't come up with a handful
of mud, either”.
This maxim holds true for today’s SET GEN entrance
test.
This simply laid out paper generated a feeling of high
optimism for a student aspiring for a career path in any
one of the fields of Management, Mass Media and Communication,
IT, and Economics. There was nothing that seemed impossible
to tackle in this test.
| Structure of the SET
(GEN) Paper |
Time |
150
mins |
Total
no. of questions |
150 |
Total
marks |
150 |
Number
of sections |
4 |
Marks
per question |
1 |
Negative
marking |
none |
HIGHLIGHTS:
A well thought out Quantitative Aptitude section covering
all areas of mathematics with a partial leaning towards
Arithmetic. This ensured that all students were given
a chance to use the fundamentals and solve each and every
problem.
Logical Reasoning Section was reasonably easy on the mind
and worked as a stress buster so coming up with straightforward
answers was not a difficult task. Questions based on Mathematical
Reasoning were relatively easy whereas questions based
on Analytical Reasoning were of average difficulty level.
General English also was a playground of words which could
be played around as suited.
Students had a field day answering these questions which
were straight forward and required minimal effort to reach
the appropriate answer.
Very few ups and downs in the General Awareness section.
Barring a handful of questions answers to most questions
were clear cut.
TIME ALLOCATION STRATEGY:
Sections
|
Number
of Questions |
Marks
Allotted |
optimal
time |
Ideal
Attempts |
Difficulty
Level |
General
English |
40 |
40 |
30
mins |
32+ |
Easy
to Average |
Quantitative
Aptitude |
40 |
40 |
45
mins |
28+ |
Easy
to Average |
Analytical
& Logical Reasoning |
30 |
30 |
40
mins |
22+ |
Easy
to Average |
General
Awareness |
40 |
40 |
20
mins |
20+ |
Easy |
CONCLUSION:
The just concluded SET GEN entrance exam was a ray of
hope for all aspirants but also remembering that to come
out a winner in this highly competitive exam one had to
be a step ahead of the others.
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There is a Legal Maxim “The Law does
not concern itself with trifles”
Today’s SET (Law) was not a paper to be taken lightly!
A serious attempt was the order of the day.
| Structure of the SET
(LAW) Paper |
Time |
150
mins |
Total no. of
questions |
150 |
Total marks |
150 |
Number of sections |
5 |
Marks per question |
1 |
Negative marking |
none |
HIGHLIGHTS:
An exceptionally simple paper and a student could expect
to finish off with no legal hassles.
The Reading Comprehension Section again proved that to
be a lawyer one has to be familiar with the language of
legalities.
General Knowledge Section was convention bound with questions
based on knowledge gained through years of study. Current
affairs took a backseat with just two odd questions from
that area. For a Career Forum student most of the questions
would have created a feeling of déjà vu.
Legal Reasoning Section had a mix of legal cases based
on situations and allegations.
The Indian Constitution was the order of the day as there
were some judicious inquiry on the very same. Questions
on legal aptitude did cause a little consternation. Conspicuously
absent were legal terms and their meanings.
Analytical Reasoning Section though simple the questions
based on the caselets required a sense of direction while
interpreting them.
The style of questions in the Logical Reasoning section
was fit for a lawyer in the making.
TIME ALLOCATION STRATEGY:
| Sections |
Number of Questions |
Marks Allotted |
optimal time |
Ideal Attempts |
Difficulty
Level |
Reading
Comprehension |
30 |
30 |
35
mins |
20+ |
Easy
to Average |
Logical
Reasoning |
30 |
30 |
35
mins |
22+ |
Easy
to Average |
Legal
Reasoning |
30 |
30 |
25
mins |
20+ |
Easy
to Average |
Analytical
Reasoning |
30 |
30 |
40
mins |
22+ |
Easy
to Average |
General
Knowledge |
30 |
30 |
15
min |
22+ |
Easy |
Selecting your section was the smartest approach for this
paper. Reasoning with a fair amount of interpreting data
was what made up for most of the questions in the paper.
So if the strength lay in dealing with general knowledge
then that should have been the first priority. Getting
through each section as fast as possible was the swiftest
way to combat this paper.
CONCLUSION:
Closely judging a student’s desire for law coupled
with sure reasoning gave this paper the distinction of
quality!
Expected Cut-off would be about 106-110+.
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