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My entrance journey & results What the MCQ pattern is really like Subject-wise advice From entrance to graduation Frequently asked questionsMy Entrance Journey & Results
Hey prospective CSIT students! I sat the same TU IOST entrance you are preparing for, and it was the exam that decided everything that followed — my college, my scholarship and four years of my life. Here are the numbers from my attempt:
| Detail | Result |
|---|---|
| Entrance rank | Rank 52 in IOST Entrance Exam 2078 |
| Achievement | Admission with a 1st Semester Entrance Scholarship at St. Xavier's College |
A 52nd rank might not sound glamorous, but in the CSIT entrance, the cut-offs are decided by the merit list — and every mark above the line is worth the same. That rank earned me a seat at one of Nepal's most sought-after colleges and a scholarship for the first semester. The takeaway is simple: you do not need a perfect paper. You need to be above the line on the day that matters.
What the MCQ Pattern Is Really Like
Practice material tends to overshoot the real exam — read the official exam pattern to know exactly what to expect. Here is the honest picture from sitting the actual paper:
That is not encouragement for its own sake — it is what the paper actually felt like. The questions lean on fundamentals, so the student who revises the core concepts calmly beats the one who drilled a mountain of advanced problems without mastering the basics.
Subject-Wise Advice
- Chemistry — your safest bank. The Chemistry questions were very simple and straightforward. Focus on fundamental concepts and you can easily score high marks here. This is where free marks hide.
- Don't marry the chapter list. Reference books are great for general practice, but do not strictly limit yourself to chapter boundaries. Questions occasionally draw from unlisted or overlapping topics across 11th and 12th-grade science concepts. Broaden your revision net.
- Attempt every single question. The TU IOST entrance has no negative marking. A blind guess has a 1-in-4 chance of earning a mark; leaving a question blank has a 0-in-4 chance. Always attempt — that simple habit alone can lift your score.
From Entrance to Graduation
The entrance is the gate, not the race. Once you are in, BSc CSIT becomes a four-year sequence of semesters — and the habits that got you through the entrance are the ones that carry you to graduation: consistent daily practice, honest self-assessment and showing up even on unmotivated days.
Looking back, the rank I earned in the entrance taught me more than any mark I earned later: the exam rewards calm, fundamentals and completeness, not panic. That is exactly the philosophy SafalTopper is built on — small daily sets, accuracy tracking and steady progress. It is the routine I wish I had used before my entrance.