Organisation : Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science HITS
Entrance Exam : HITSCAT 2024 Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science Common Aptitude Test
Last Date : 13th May 2024
Exam Date : 20th May & 21st May 2024
Website : https://apply.hindustanuniv.ac.in/hitscat-liberal-arts-ug
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HITSCAT HITS Common Aptitude Test
HITSCAT (Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science Common Aptitude Test) is designed to test students’ interest and aptitude towards non-engineering UG Programmes offered at HITS including the Liberal Arts and Applied Sciences. The School of Liberal Arts and Applied Sciences (SLAAS) at HITS houses the humanities, social sciences, applied sciences, computer applications, design and 25+ interdisciplinary programmes. The examination will be divided into 2 sections. Section 1 will be based on English and General Knowledge. Section 2 will be MCQs in the chosen domain. Top-rankers in HITSCAT can avail a special scholarship during admissions.
Eligibility Criteria of HITSCAT
A Minimum Average of 50% in any stream for other courses with compulsory math for B.Sc Computer science related programmes and M.Sc. Integrated Mathematics programmes in Plus Two/HSC/Intermediate or Any Equivalent Examination.
AGE LIMIT:Candidates whose date of birth falls on or after 1stJuly 2004 are eligible to apply for HITSCAT 2024.
Note:Only Indian nationals, residing in India can apply for HITSCAT 2024.
Important Dates for HITSCAT
1 Issue of Application Form December 16th 2023 (Saturday)
2 Last date for Entrance Exam Applications May 13th 2024 (Monday)
3 Entrance Examination May 20&21st 2024 (Monday & Tuesday)
4 Publication of Rank List May 24th 2024 (Friday)
5 Counselling dates June 03rdto June 10th 2024 (Monday to Monday)
6 Commencement of classes August 19th 2024 (Monday)
Sample Question Paper of HITSCAT
Time : 2 Hours
Total Score = 120
Total No of Questions = 120
Number of Questions – Part A – 60 Questions
Number of Questions – Part B –60 questions
PART A : General Knowledge, General English, Current Political Affairs, Environmental & Social Awareness, Covid-19 Pandemic, Media, Values & Ethics, Health, Quantitative Analysis, Analytics & Logical Reasoning And Sports
Part B : Domain Specific MCQ’s from SLAAS, SOM, SOL & SAHS
Part A – (Common for SLAAS, SAHS, SOL & SOM)
1. Which Indian athlete has won the ‘Woman of the Year’ Award by World Athletics?
A. P T Usha
B. Anju Bobby George
C. Koneru Humpy
D. Sania Mirza
2. Which State Police launched the ‘Call your Cop’ mobile App, to connect distressed citizens with Police?
A. Nagaland
B. West Bengal
C. Kerala
D. Odisha
3. Vaccination against which disease was conducted recently as a National Vaccination Day?
A. Hepatitis
B. Polio
C. Pneumonia
D. BCG
4. Which word has been chosen as the “2021 word of the year” by Merriam-Webster?
A. Vaccine
B. Quarantine
C. Infection
D. Isolation
5. Hitler party, which came into power in 1933, is known as
A. Labour Party
B. Nazi Party
C. Ku-Klux-Klan
D. Democratic Party
6. ICAO stands for
A. International Civil Aviation Organization
B. Indian Corporation of Agriculture Organization
C. Institute of Company of Accounts Organization
D. None of the above.
7. India has largest deposits of ____ in the world.
A. Gold
B. Copper
C. Mica
D. None of the above
8. How many Lok Sabha seats belong to Tamil Nadu?
A. 39
B. 25
C. 30
D. 17
9. Kiran Bedi received which award for exemplary government service
A. Magsaysay Award
B. Padma shree
C. Padma vibushan
D. Great women police award
10. Logarithm tables were invented by
A. John Napier
B. John Doe
C. John Harrison
D. John Douglas
11. With which sport is the Santosh trophy associated?
A. Basketball
B. Football
C. Hockey
D. Golf
12. Joule is the unit of
A. Temperature
B. Pressure
C. Energy
D. Heat
13. The headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are situated at
A. Vienna
B. Geneva
C. Rome
D. Paris
14. The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was
A. Alexander Fleming
B. Albert Einstein
C. Archimeder
D. Aryabhatta
15. Ranjit trophy is associated with
A. Badminton
B. Cricket
C. Lawn tennis
D. Table tennis