Paper Pattern:

The University of Kashmir has designed the test paper for the entrance examination of Faculty of Arts- Linguistics paper. The questions are purely objective type and pretty diversified. Like most of the other entrance papers of University of Kashmir, this one too consists of 60 questions. And, for each correct answer you will get 1 mark. Each objective type question will provide you 4 dissimilar options to select from. And, the paper incorporates the system of negative marking as well. For each wrong answer, you will be penalized with 0.25 marks or ¼ marks.

Frequently asked questions:

If you will look into the question paper of Linguistics, then you would certainly notice that historical facts and cultural background are the two main aspects that dominate the question paper. You can certainly expect to encounter more questions related to linguistic history of various countries. For this reason, it is quite necessary to have wide knowledge about different cultures and history as well. Apart from them, some questions can also come in the form of “match the following”. However, such question will also offer four different options. Nevertheless, the paper will also include some questions from mathematics, science, and general awareness.

Total marks:

The question paper will bring you the hurdle of 60 questions of objective type. And, each question will allow you to choose the right answer from 4 different options. If you answer a question correctly, you will score 1 mark; but, if you get on the wrong side, then you will have to suffer a loss of 0.25 marks.

Time Allotted

The allotted time for the entrance exam is around one and half hours.