The countdown has begun!.....Only one more threshold to cross!….

There were no surprises in the PreSET-03 paper. A set pattern was followed for most of the questions. There were no highs and lows in the difficulty level as the paper was moderate.

In this round too, there was no change in the difficulty level of section I i.e. Quantitative Ability. Most of the questions ranged from easy to moderate. But do not let this lull you. Keep working on your numbers.

As usual, section II belonged to Verbal Ability. Though the difficulty level varied from easy to moderate, the surprise question type i.e. ‘Choose the grammatically and semantically correct sentence’ was a little tough. The focus of these questions was on punctuations, subject-verb agreement and correct sentence structure. Questions based on error in sentences, synonyms, antonyms and spellings provided a great relief. They were easy to answer provided you have a good vocabulary.

Reading comprehension passage was simple in comparison to that of the first PreSET. There were no inference based questions. But deep reading of the passage was required to solve the specific detailed questions. The difficulty level of questions on 'Fill in the blanks', 'Replace the underlined part' and 'Parts of speech' was easy to moderate.

Logical and Analytical Reasoning section saw a radical change in the difficulty level. Deviating from the previous PreSET, this paper saw relatively easy questions. This section followed a straightforward path because most of the questions were based on the basic mathematical concepts.

In PreSET-03 as well, the GK section included simple and clear-cut questions based on what is happening all around the world. By now, you must have become habituated to reading newspapers and select magazines, as GK is impossible without having a sound knowledge of current affairs.

Section I (Quantitative Ability)
Topics	Questions based on this Area	Level of difficulty
Numbers / Simplification	1-3, 11, 16, 24, 25	All Easy to Average
Percentage	4, 7	Moderate to Tough
Profit & Loss	5	Easy
Time and Work	6, 8	Moderate
Pipes and Cisterns	9	Tough
TSD	10, 12, 17, 26	Moderate to Tough
SI/CI	13, 14	Moderate
Alligation	15	Easy
Equations	18, 23, 27-30	Q.18 Moderate rest all Easy
Series/Progressions	19	Easy
Geometry	20, 21, 22	Moderate

Section II (Verbal Ability)
Topics	Questions based on this Area	Level of difficulty
Errors in parts of the sentence	31-33	Moderate
Fill in the Blanks	34-36	Moderate
Replace the underlined phrases	37, 38	Easy to Moderate
Synonyms	39-41	Moderate to Tough
Antonyms	42-44	Moderate to Tough
Correct spelling	45-47	Easy
Grammatically correct sentences	48-50	Easy to Moderate
Reading Comprehension	51-55	Moderate
Correct meaning of the word	56-58	Tough
Parts of Speech	58-60	Moderate

Section III (Analytical and Logical Reasoning)
Topics	Questions based on this Area	Level of difficulty
Series	61, 62, 84, 85	Moderate
MR	63-65, 80, 81, 86, 87	Easy
Equations	66, 67	Easy
Coding and Decoding	68-71,79, 82, 83	Easy to Moderate
Data Sufficiency	72-75	Easy to Moderate
Data Interpretation	76-78	Moderate
AR	88-90	Easy
Logic based analogy	91-93	Easy
Statement Conclusion	94-97	Moderate
Odd one out	98-100	Easy

S.No.	Institute	Name	Expected Cut-offs
1.	SCMSUG and SICSR	Symbiosis Institute for Management Studies and Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research	86 to 92
2.	SSLC	Symbiosis Society’s Law College	80 to 86
3.	SIHS	Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences	75 to 80
4.	SIMC	Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication	75 to 80
* Note: SIHS offers special course 'Medical Technology' in health science. Eligibility criteria for applying to this college is XII th pass with Physics / Chemistry / Biology / Botany / Zoology / Biochemistry / Microbiology / Mathematics Or Equivalent decided by competent authority. Hence cut off for SIHS may vary depending on the performance of the students applying to this college.