Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) : Syllabus - Social Science

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Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET)

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Syllabus

Exam Date 2024

Syllabus
Part -I : Engineering Mathematics
Part - II : Basic Engineering & Sciences
Part - III : 1) Civil Engineering & Geo Informatics | 2) Earth Science | 3) Mechanical, Automobile & Aeronautical Engineering | 4) Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Instrumentation Engineering | 5) Electronics & Communication Engineering | 6) Production & Industrial Engineering | 7) Computer Science & Engineering and Information Technology | 8) Chemical Engineering, Ceramic Technology & Biotechnology | 9) Textile Technology | 10) Leather Technology | 11) Architecture | 12) Physics & Material Science | 13) Mathematics | 14) Social Science

PART - III (14) Social Science

i) Geography : Settlement geography-rank-size relationship, urban environment- physical and social, regional delimitation, central place theory, urbanization in India and Tamilnadu, relationship, concept and types of region, regional development planning in India, globalization 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, urbanization as a way of life, social problems of developed and developing countries, impact of urbanization on society and rural development, impact of IT industry on society and development.

iii) Economics : Agglomeration economics- internal, external and urbanization 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 industrialization 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, behavior modification therapy, family counseling, group work- treatment group, task group, community work- rural and urban community developments/micro credit/micro finance\SHGs