Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test ( TANCET )

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Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) is a state-level examination, conducted by Anna University for the admission to post-graduation programmes like M.Tech, MBA, MCA and M.Arch in various colleges/institutes of Tamil Nadu. All the interested candidates must check their eligibility before applying online for TANCET 2019. Candidates belonging to other states can also apply for TANCET 2019 but the eligibility criteria for that will be decided by the exam conducting authorities. Also, the eligibility criteria vary for each programme. To get admission through TANCET 2019, candidates have to appear for a written test which will be conducted in offline mode at various centres across Tamil Nadu.

TANCET 2021 Social Science Syllabus

Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test ( TANCET ) Entrance Examination Syllabus For Social Scences-2015:

ME / M.TECH SYLLABUS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES- 2015

i) Geography :

Settlement geography-rank-size relationship, urban environment- physical and social, regional delimitation, central place theory, urbanisation in India and Tamilnadu, relationship, concept and types of region, regional development planning in India, globalisation and economics reforms and competitiveness.

ii) Sociology :

Social institution, society, community, social roles, norms, status, values, social structure in India, social change and its relevance to economic development, urbanisation as a way of life, social problems of developed and developing countries, impact of urbanisation on society and rural development, impact of IT industry on society and development.

iii) Economics :

Agglomeration economics- internal, external and urbanisation economics, economic base of cities- meaning, types of economic base and methods of identifying economic base, multiplier concept, and approaches of development, Indian national economy –five year plans, environmental economics, economic geography of India. Land economics and industrialisation policy, SEZs, IT, ITES industries

iv) Social work :

Role of social worker and NGO’s in development – community, rural, social, and national level; public participation in developmental framework- city, regional, and national level, awareness programme on policies, counseling- rational emotive therapy, behaviour modification therapy, family counseling, group work- treatment group, task group, community work- rural and urban communitydevelopments/micro credit/micro finance\SHGs