TSICET – TELANGANA STATE INTEGRATED COMMON ENTRANCE TEST
Applications are invited for appearing at the Telangana State Integrated Common Entrance Test for admission into M.B.A. and M.C.A. courses (full time/part-time/evening/distance mode) offered by the following Universities in the State of Telangana including their affiliated colleges to be conducted by Kakatiya University.
- Jayashankar Agricultural University (PJSAU)
- B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU)
- JNT University, Hyderabad (JNTU-H)
- Kakatiya University (KU)
- Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU)
- Osmania University (OU)
- Palamur University (PU)
- Satavahana University (SU)
- Telangana University (TU)
Eligibility Criteria
- The candidates should be Indian Nationals and should satisfy local/non-local status requirements laid down in the Telangana State Educational Institutions
- The candidates other than Indian Nationals should satisfy the rules of the Universities concerned
- Should have passed recognized Bachelors Degree Examination of minimum three years duration with at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of reserved categories) in the qualifying examination.
- The qualifying Degree obtained by Distance Mode Program should have recognition by joint committee of UGC, AICTE and DEC
- The candidates who are appearing for the final year degree examination shall also be eligible to appear for TSICET-2016
- Admission into any college depends on its Recognition/Affiliation by the Statutory Bodies.
- Qualifying marks in TSICET-2016 is 25% and no minimum marks are prescribed for SC/ST candidates.
Exam Pattern
- The test is designed to measure the candidate’s ability to think systematically, to use the verbal and mathematical skills and to assess his/her aptitude for admission into MBA/MCA programme.
- This is an objective type test and the questions are of multiple choice.
- The test consists of 200 questions of one mark each
Important dates
Notification Date TSICET-2015. | Last week of Feb |
Start of Submission & Registration of Online Application form. | First week of March |
Last date for Submission & Registration of Online Application form without late fee. | First week of April |
Last date for Submission & Registration of Online Application with late fee of Rs.500/- and Rs.250 Registration Fee. | Second week of April |
For Corrections. | Third to Fourth week of April |
Last date for Submission & Registration of Online Application with late fee of Rs.2000/- and Rs.250 Registration Fee. | Last week of April |
Last date for Submission & Registration of Online Application with late fee of Rs.5000/- and Rs.250 Registration Fee. | First week of April |
Last date for Submission & Registration of Online Application with late fee of Rs.10000/- and Rs.250 Registration Fee. | Third week of April |
Start of Downloading Hall Tickets. | Last week of April |
Date and Time of TSICET-2015 Examination. | Last week of May |
Results | Second week of June |
Application Procedure
- TSICET-2016 Applications should be submitted through ONLINE mode only.
- The Registration fee for online submission and late fee, if applicable, may be paid at TS/AP Online Centers/Citizen Service Centers, e – Seva Centers in T.S. & A.P. and also through payment gateway (Credit Card/Debit Card).
- ONLINE APPLICATION FEE : Rs. 250/-
- On your Internet Browser (preferably Internet Explorer version 6.0 and above) type the website address www.tsicet.org, press ENTER button and you will see the following screen displayed on the computer screen.
- Click on the “APPLY ONLINE” field as shown encircled below. The following “Registration Fee Payment Procedure” Web Page will appear on the screen:
- In the above page, select the appropriate Registration Fee payment mode (AP Online / e-Seva/ Mee Seva or Debit / Credit card)
- If the selected payment mode selected is AP Online / e-Seva / Mee Seva follow the instructions given in the screenshot above of the “Registration Fee Payment Procedure” web page.
- Keep all the mandatory details ready required for filling in the Online Application form along with the Transaction Id. and click on the encircled “Click here if paid through AP Online / e-Seva/Mee Seva” button below
- After clicking the above button, the following “Payment Verification” web page will appear. Fill in all the details in the respective fields and Click on the encircled button “Proceed to Online Application form filling”.
IMPORTANT LINK:
VISIT OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Syllabus
Section-A: Analytical Ability: 75Q (75 Marks)
- Data Sufficiency: 20Q (20 Marks)
A question is given followed by data in the form of two statements labeled as i and ii. If the data given in i alone is sufficient to answer the question then choice (1) is the correct answer. If the data given in ii alone is sufficient to answer the question then choice (2) is the correct answer. If both i and ii put together are sufficient to answer the question but neither statement alone is sufficient, then choice (3) is the correct answer. If both i and ii put together are not sufficient to answer the question and additional data is needed, then choice (4) is the correct answer.
- Problem Solving 55Q (55 Marks)
- a) Sequences and Series 25Q (25 Marks) Analogies of numbers and alphabet, completion of blank spaces following the pattern in a:b::c:d relationship; odd thing out: missing number in a sequence or a series.
- b) Data Analysis 10Q (10 Marks) The data given in a Table, Graph, Bar diagram, Pie Chart, Venn Diagram or a Passage is to be analyzed and the questions pertaining to the data are to be answered.
- c) Coding and Decoding Problems 10Q (10 Marks) A code pattern of English Alphabet is given. A given word or a group of letters are to be coded or decoded based on the given code or codes.
- d) Date, Time & Arrangement Problems 10Q (10 Marks) Calendar problems, clock problems, blood relationships, arrivals, departures and schedules, seating arrangements, symbol and notation interpretation.
Section -B: Mathematical Ability 75Q (75 Marks)
- Arithmetical Ability 35Q (35 Marks)
Laws of indices, ratio and proportion; surds; numbers and divisibility, l.c.m. and g.c.d; Rational numbers, Ordering.; Percentages; Profit and loss; Partnership, Pipes and cisterns, time, distance and work problems, areas and volumes, mensuration, modular arithmetic.
- Algebraical and Geometrical Ability 30Q (30 Marks)
Statements, Truth tables, implication converse and inverse, Tautologies-Sets, Relations and functions, applications – Equation of a line in different forms. Trigonometry – Trigonometric ratios, Trigonometric ratios of standard angles, (0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°, 180°): Trigonometric identities: sample problems on heights and distances, Polynomials; Remainder theorem and consequences; Linear equations and expressions; Progressions, Binomial Theorem, Matrices, Notion of a limit and derivative; Plane geometry – lines, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles, Coordinate geometry-distance between points.
III. Statistical Ability: 10Q (10 Marks)
Frequency distributions, Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviations, Correlation, simple problems on Probability.
Section-C: Communication Ability: 50Q (50 Marks)
Objectives of the Test Candidates will be assessed on the ability to
- identify vocabulary used in the day-to-day communication.
- understand the functional use of grammar in day-to-day communication as well as in the business contexts.
- identify the basic terminology and concepts in computer and business contexts (letters, reports, memoranda, agenda, minutes etc.).
- understand written text and drawing inferences.
Part 1. Vocabulary 10Q (10M)
Part 2. Business and Computer terminology 10Q (10M)
Part 3. Functional Grammar 15Q (15M)
Part 4. Reading Comprehension (3 Passages) 15Q (15M)
Admit cards
Admit cards will be issued to candidates by last week of April.
Results
Result will be available on the official website by second week of June.