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TISS  BAT is of 100 marks divided into two sections-Part A has current affair, social awareness and analytical reasoning for 60 marks in MCQs format, part B is descriptive type for a duration of 30 minutes carrying 40 marks, candidates are required to write short answers of two questions.

The syllabus of General Awareness consists of Current Affairs, Media and Advertisements, History, Geography, Politics and Indian Constitution, Economy, Awards, Health, Technology, Environment and Nature, and Arts, Music and Films etc, you can read newspaper like The Hindu/The Indian Express/The Economic Times to cover the dynamic portion, for static portion you can refer Lucent's GK/Manorama Yearbook/Competition Success Review, also consider going through previous year papers as this will help you get acquainted with paper pattern, important topics and other relevant details pertaining to preparation of the exam.