HSEE- 2018 – Analysis – Introduction
HSEE 2018 BRIEF ANALYSIS HSEE-2019 – IIT Madras – was held on the 15th of April in 2018. This write up is a basic HSEE- 2018 – Analysis. The exam is conducted for admission to the 5 year integrated MA program offered by IIT Madras. Only 2 percent of students who write the exam get admission to the program. The 2018 version of the exam was no surprise. It was similar in content and nature to the 2017 version.HSEE 2018 BRIEF ANALYSIS Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam (HSEE) is conducted by IIT Madras allow candidates to take admission in five-year integrated Master of Arts (MA) programme offered by the college.HSEE 2018 BRIEF ANALYSIS
HSEE- 2018 – Analysis: General overview
HSEE 2018 BRIEF ANALYSIS The computer based exam had two parts: part I contained the Aptitude test and Part II contained the written ability test. There were 144 questions carrying 144 marks in the first part and 1 essay writing task of 30 marks in the 2nd part. The first part had a time limit of 2.5 hours and the 2nd part had a time limit of o.5 hours or 30 minutes. Overall the test was moderate in its level of toughness. Let us now dive into the section details HSEE 2018 BRIEF ANALYSIS
English and Comprehension Skill
HSEE 2018 BRIEF ANALYSIS This section was moderate in the level of difficulty, with an equal emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and Comprehension.HSEE 2018 BRIEF ANALYSIS
| S.No. | Topic | Number of Questions | Total marks | Level of difficulty |
| Passage Comprehension | 5 | 5 | Moderate | |
| Poem Comprehension | 5 | 5 | Easy | |
| Vocabulary | 6 | 6 | Easy | |
| Grammar | 15 | 15 | Easy to Moderate | |
| Fill in the blanks | 4 | 4 | Easy | |
| Para jumbles | 1 | 1 | Moderate | |
| Total | 36 | 36 |
A student could have attempted around 25 question in 40 minutes easily
Analytical and Quantitative Ability
This section too was moderate in the level of difficulty, with questions being asked from across the topics. Questions appeared in Number theory, trigonometry, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Ratio, Calendars , Coding and decoding etc.HSEE stands for Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination. It is a national level exam conducted by IIT Madras for shortlisting candidates to fill seats in five years integrated Master of Arts (MA).HSEE 2018 BRIEF ANALYSIS
| S.No. | Topic | Number of Questions | Marks per question | Level of difficulty |
| Number Theory | 2 | 1 | Easy | |
| Profit and Loss | 2 | 1 | Easy | |
| Simple and Compound Interest | 2 | 1 | Easy | |
| Averages and Mixtures | 4 | 1 | Easy | |
| Percentages | 2 | 1 | Easy | |
| Time and Work | 4 | 1 | Easy | |
| Trigonometry | 2 | 1 | Easy | |
| HCF LCM | 2 | 1 | Easy | |
| Calendars | 1 | 1 | Easy | |
| Coding and decoding | 2 | 1 | Easy | |
| Permutations | 1 | 1 | Easy | |
| Ratio | 2 | 1 | Easy | |
| Calculations | 4 | 1 | Easy | |
| Fractions | 1 | 1 | Easy | |
| Ages | 1 | 1 | Easy | |
| DI | 4 | 1 | Easy | |
| Total | 36 | 36 |
A student could have easily attempted 25 questions in 40 minutes
General Studies
The general studies paper had 4 parts. There were no surprises here. The four parts were
- Indian Economy
- Indian Society and Culture
- World Affairs
- Ecology and Environment
| S.No. | Topic | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Level of difficulty |
| Indian Economy | 18 | 18 | Moderate | |
| Indian Society and Culture | 18 | 18 | Moderate | |
| World Affairs | 18 | 18 | Easy | |
| Ecology and Environment | 18 | 18 | Easy | |
| Total | 72 | 72 |
Questions came from topics all around, theory of demand and supply, Poverty, growth and development, Census, history, forms of worship, Mughal history, Awards, Constitution, economic organisations, terrorism, Revolution, politics, five year plans, environment, minerals, Soil erosion, forests and wetlands, atmosphere etc.
Overall Cutoff
The institute offers admission THROUGH a merit list of students who score above 50 percent in the written test for the general category. For OBC candidates, the above percentage is 45 and for SC, ST and PwD categories the percentage is 25.