QUESTION PAPER PATTERN for TANCET M.E/M.Tech/M.Plan
Duration of the Common Entrance Test is 2 hours.
The Entrance Test question paper shall consist of three parts.
Part-I and Part-II are compulsory and the candidates have to choose any one subsection out of 14 in Part-III depending upon his specialization.
Part – I Mathematics : This part will have 30 objective type questions and the candidates should answer all the 30 questions.
Part – II Basic Engineering & Sciences : This part will have 45 objective type questions. The candidates should answer a minimum of 30 questions. All the correct answers upto a maximum of 30 will be awarded 1 mark each and for all the wrong answers 1/4 mark shall be deducted for each.
Part – III Specializations This part will consist of 14 subsections for various disciplines, like Civil, Mechanical, etc.. Each subsection will have 40/45 objective type questions. Thecandidates have to choose any one subsection depending on his specialization, and to answer a minimum of 40 questions. All the correct answers up to a maximum of 40 will be awarded 1 mark each and for all the wrong answers 1/4 mark shall be deducted for each.
The syllabi for the 14 subsections of Part – III are given below and the questions will be set at the undergraduate level.
The 14 subsections are : * CIVIL ENGINEERING & GEO INFORMATICS
* EARTH SCIENCES
* MECHANICAL, AUTOMOBILE & AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
* ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AND INSTRUMENTATION ENGG.
* ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
* PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
* COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
* CHEMISTRY, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECH
* TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY
* LEATHER TECHNOLOGY
* ARCHITECTURE
* PHYSICAL AND MATERIAL SCIENCE
* PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
* SOCIAL SCIENCES
Each question will have 4 alternative answers. The candidates have to choose the correct answer and shade the appropriate small open box against each question in the answer sheet with a pencil/ ballpoint pen (black or blue).Every correct answer will be awarded 1 mark and for every wrong answer 1/4 mark shall be deducted. No deduction will be made for questions left unanswered. Multiple shadings will be considered as wrong answer and 1/4 mark will be deducted.
