What is the paper pattern and marking system and difficulty level of bitsat exam??
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- BITSAT 2017 will be conducted through Online Mode (Computer Based Exam).
- The exam duration will be 3 hours .
- The question paper will comprise of 150 objective-type questions (Multiple Choice Questions).
- Each correct answer fetches three marks, while one mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
- The candidates may choose to skip a question, but the computer will not allow the candidates to choose more than one option as the correct answer.
- The question paper will have four sections with marks assigned to them in the following fashion.
Sections | Subject | No. of Questions |
Part 1 | Physics | 40 |
Part 2 | Chemistry | 40 |
Part 3 | English Proficiency | 10 |
Logical Reasoning | 15 | |
Part 4 | Mathematics/Biology (For B. Pharm.) | 45 |
Total | 150 |
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You can check the exam pattern and marking system below for BITSAT exam
1- It will be held Online.
2- There will be total 150 questions.
3- There will be four sections. Physics and Chemistry will have 40 questions each, English Proficiency and Logical Reasoning will carry 15 and 10 questions respectively. Maximum question in the paper 45 will be from Mathematics section.
4- For each correct answer 3 marks will be awarded and for wrong answer there will be negative marking of 1 marks.
5- If students are able to answer all 150 questions within the given 3 hours (without skipping any question), then they can attempt an additional 12 questions (four each from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry only), however, they will not be able to make any changes in the 150 questions they have attempted earlier.
If we check the difficulty level then it is easy as compared to JEE Main. BITSAT is generally speed test. To crack this exam work on your speed you can solve as many as mock test series to work on your time management.
Questions are generally based on NCERT concepts. So, you need to read NCERT book throughly.
Refer previous year papers to have a idea about the level of questions asked in the exam.
All the Best!!