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The second session of the BITSAT 2025 exam will take place from 22nd June till 26th June 2025. The exam can be quite difficult and competitive. Guessing is often used as a tactic when attempting any competitive exam when a student is unsure of an answer. However, the BITSAT exam has negative marking and there can be serious consequences to getting an answer wrong. This article highlights some smart guessing strategies that students can use when giving the BITSAT 2025 exam.
BITSAT 2025 Exam Pattern
Provided below is an overview of the exam pattern for the BITSAT 2025 examination. Knowing the exam pattern for the BITSAT examination can be very helpful for students. Understanding the exam pattern can help students prioritize which sections need more effort and emphasis on.
Provided below is an overview of the BITSAT 2025 examination pattern:
Students can read more on the BITSAT 2025 exam here.
BITSAT 2025 Smart Guessing
Guessing is not always the best strategy when giving the BITSAT examination. There is always a risk of getting an answer wrong, especially when guessing blindly. Besides losing marks for getting answers wrong, students will also have to worry about an overall reduction in their marks as well as the BITSAT exam has negative marking.
However, using smart guessing can be a very effective way for students to get answers right, especially if they are unsure of the answer. Smart guessing is an effective way to get answers right and avoid negative marking. Smart guessing often uses elimination strategies. This helps in there being a lesser pool of answers to choose from, making guessing or choosing the correct answer easier.
Students can use the following tips for Smart Guessing on the BITSAT 2025 exam:
- Eliminate Wrong Answers Immediately: If a student is well-versed with the question but not entirely sure about the answer, it is very important that they cancel all incorrect options from being considered. This ensures they have a lesser number of questions to choose from and a slightly reduced risk of getting an answer wrong.
- Looking at Units: When guessing an answer, especially with questions where units are concerned, looking at units can be very helpful. Often, an incorrect unit is added in or two options to throw the student. For instance, a centimeter can be used instead of a meter. Finding inconsistencies in units of measurement and eliminating those options is a key strategy for smart guessing. This is especially useful in the physics and chemistry sections.
- Analyze: In the chemistry section, if a student is unable to find the answer. It can be helpful to take a few seconds to analyze the element and refer back to basics. This refers to thinking about the properties of the element and other chemistry basics. More often than not, doing this can lead to better guesses in this section.
- Sounding Right: Particularly with the English section, if you have studied grammar well but unsure of an answer, reading the question once or twice more can help. If an answer seems to sound right when speaking and reading it, then there is a high chance that the answer is correct.
- Identify Series: For Logical Reasoning, if a student finds inconsistencies in patterns in some options of a question, it is better for students to eliminate those options. It would make it easier to choose an answer from the remaining options.
- Extremes: Though not commonly used, sometimes questions on the BITSAT exam can have extreme answers. For instance, a number could be way too small or large. In this case, if a student is unsure of their answer, it is better for them to eliminate the extreme answers. This is especially applicable in the Mathematics and Physics sections.
Conclusion
While smart guessing can be useful, it is not recommended to be used all the time. Smart guessing should be used as a last resort when giving the BITSAT exam. The consequences of getting an answer wrong on the exam are negative marking which can reduce a student’s overall score. If a student is genuinely unsure of their answer, more times than not, it will be better to not attempt the question to avoid have any reduction in the marks they have already earned.
Students can read more on the BITSAT 2025 counselling process here.
