The Telangana State Integrated Common Entrance Test (TS ICET) is conducted by Kakatiya University on behalf of the Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE), Hyderabad offers admission in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and the Master of Computer Applications (MCA) courses.
TSICET is a computer-based exam, conducted for a duration of two and a half-hour in as many as 14 cities across Telangana. There will be a total of 200 questions asked in the entrance exam.
TS ICET 2021 Exam Highlights
| Features | Details |
| Exam name | Telangana State Integrated Common Entrance Test (TSICET) |
| Conducting Body | Kakatiya University, Warangal |
| TSICET convening body | Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) |
| Exam Level | State level exam |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year within a two-day window |
| Exam Mode | Online in Computer Based Test |
| Duration | 150 minutes |
| Syllabus | Based on three sections namely, Analytical Ability, Mathematical Ability, Communication Ability |
| Total Question | 200 Questions |
| Exam Pattern | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Number of Sections | Three |
| Language | English & Telugu / English & Urdu for Section A & Section B
English for Section C |
| Course Offered | MBA/MCA |
| Number of Online Test Centres | 14 |
| Marking Scheme |
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| Exam Website | icet.tsche.ac.in |
Aspirants can download the TS ICET Syllabus 2021 – Download Section Wise Pdf now from the official website.
TS ICET Exam Pattern 2021
A clear picture of the TS ICET 2021 exam pattern is provided in a tabular form below:
| Section | Subject | No. of Questions | TS ICET Total marks |
| Analytical Ability | Data Sufficiency | 20 | 20 |
| Problem Solving | 55 | 55 | |
| Mathematical Ability | Arithmetical Ability | 35 | 35 |
| Algebraical and Geometrical Ability | 30 | 30 | |
| Statistical Ability | 10 | 10 | |
| Communication Ability | Vocabulary | 10 | 10 |
| Business and Computer Terminology | 10 | 10 | |
| Functional Grammar | 15 | 15 | |
| Reading Comprehension | 15 | 15 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | |
NOTE:
- Section A & B are documented in English & Telugu/Urdu languages. Section C is available only in the English language.
- A Computer Based Test is conducted.
- The duration of the TS ICET 2021 exam is 150 minutes.
- The question consists of 200 MCQ type questions.
- There is no negative marking in the TS ICET exam. Correct answers are awarded 1 mark. Un-attempted questions are not awarded any marks.
TSICET Syllabus 2021
The question paper of TSICET MBA consists of three sections. The candidates can check the detailed section-wise syllabus of TS ICET 2021 below:
Analytical Ability
The indicative topics of the section on Analytical Ability of the TS ICET 2021 exam can be checked below.
- Sequences and Series:
- 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
- Data Sufficiency:
The data are given in a Table, Graph, Bar diagram, Pie Chart, Venn Diagram, or a Passage is to be analysed, and the questions pertaining to the data are to be answered.
- Coding and Decoding Problems:
A code pattern of the English Alphabet is given. A word or a group of letters are to be coded or decoded based on the given code or codes.
- Problem Solving
- Missing number in a sequence
- Tables and Graphs
Communication Ability
Know the main indicative topics of the Communication Ability section of TS ICET 2021. The following topics are included:
- Vocabulary
- Terminology and concepts in computer and business contexts (letters, reports, memoranda, agenda, minutes etc)
- Understand written text and drawing inferences
- Reading and Comprehension
- Functional grammar for business contexts
This section will assess the candidates 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.
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Mathematical Ability
Candidates can check out the indicative topics of the TS ICET 2021 Syllabus of Mathematical Ability section below:
Arithmetical Ability
- Laws of indices
- Surds
- Numbers and divisibility
- Ratio and proportion
- C.M and H.C.F
- Ordering
- Profit and loss
- Modular arithmetic
- Pipes and cisterns
- Areas and volumes
- Rational numbers
- Percentages
- Partnership
- Time, distance and work problems
- Mensuration
Algebraical and Geometrical Ability:
| Statements | Truth tables |
| Implication converse and inverse | Tautologies-Sets |
| Relations and functions | Applications – Equation of a line in different forms |
| Trignometry -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. | – |
Statistical Ability:
- Frequency Distributions
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
- Standard Deviation
- Correlation
- Simple problems on Probability
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TS ICET 2021 Preparation – Best Books
Candidates preparing for TS ICET 2021 must refer to the best books for preparation. Check the list of best books for TS ICET 2021 below:
| Section | Best book |
| Analytical Ability | Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation – Arun Sharma
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation – Nishit Sinha Verbal and Non -Verbal Reasoning – RS Aggarwal |
| Mathematical Ability | How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT – Arun Sharma
Textbooks of Class 11th and 12th Vedic Mathematics – Dr Aditi Singhal |
| Communication Ability | High School English Grammar – Wren and Martin
Word Power Made Easy – Norman Lewis Grammar Error Spot- A.Upadhyaya |