Combined Research Assistant in Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning- Exam Pattern, Syllabus 2023
Combined Research Assistant in Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning and General Subordinate Service – Exam Pattern & Syllabus PDF
TNPSC has conducted Direct Recruitment Examination for Various Research Assistant Posts in various subordinate services. These Research Assistant Posts are classified into Non-Interview Post and Interview Post. Research Assistant in Statistics , Research Assistant in Economics, Research Assistant in Geography , Research Assistant in Sociology are comes under Non-Interview Posts (Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Subordinate Service). Research Assistant in Evaluation and Applied Research Department are comes under Interview Posts (Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service). In this Section, you will get all the detailed information about Combined Research Assistant Exam Pattern, Syllabus and Previous year Question Papers.
Combined Research Assistant – Non-Interview Posts
- Research Assistant in Statistics
- Research Assistant in Economics
- Research Assistant in Geography
- Research Assistant in Sociology
Combined Research Assistant – Interview Posts
- Research Assistant in Evaluation and Applied Research Department
Educational Qualifications
Research Assistant in Statistics – A Master’s Degree of any recognized University or Institution with Statistics Or Mathematics as the Main Subject.
Research Assistant in Economics – Must hold a Master’s Degree in First or Second class with Economics as Main Subject.
Research Assistant in Geography – Must hold a Master’s Degree in First or Second class with Geography as Main Subject.
Research Assistant in Sociology – Must hold a Master’s Degree in First or Second class with Sociology or Social Work as Main Subject.
Research Assistant in Evaluation and Applied Research Department – Must Possess a first class Post-Graduate Degree in Economics or Econometrics or Statistics or Business Administration or Mathematics or Social work or Sociology or Anthropology or Agricultural Economics or Public Administration.
Exam Pattern – For the post Research Assistant in Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Department (Non- Interview Post).
| Subject | Duration | Maximum marks |
| Paper –I (Subject Papers) (PG Degree Standard) (200 Questions) |
3 Hours | 300 |
| Paper – II Part-A Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Standard) (100 questions/150 marks) |
3 Hours |
150* |
| Part-B (General Studies)(100 questions)(150 marks)
|
150 |
|
| Total | 450 | |
Note : Marks secured in Part-A of Paper-II will not be taken into account for ranking.
Paper –I Subject Papers – PG Degree Standard
- For the post of Research Assistant in Statistics – Statistics or Mathematics
- For the post of Research Assistant in Economics – Economics
- For the post of Research Assistant in Geography – Geography
- For the post of Research Assistant in Sociology – Sociology or Social Work
Selection Process – (Non- Interview Post).
Selection will be made in single stage, based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the written examination.
Exam Pattern – For the post of Research Assistant in Evaluation and Applied Research Department (Interview Post).
| Subject | Duration | Maximum marks |
| Paper –I (Subject Papers) (PG Degree Standard) (200 Questions) |
3 Hours | 300 |
| Paper – II Part-A Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Standard) (100 questions/150 marks) |
3 Hours |
150* |
| Part-B (General Studies)(100 questions)(150 marks)
|
150 |
|
| Interview and Records | 60 | |
| Total | 510 | |
Paper –I Subject Papers – – PG Degree Standard
Research Assistant in Evaluation and Applied Research
Subject Comprising Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Business Administration, Mathematics, Social Work, Sociology, Anthropology, Agricultural Economics and Public Administration.
Selection Process – (Interview Post).
Selection will be made in two successive stages
(i) Written Examination and
(ii) Oral Test in the form of an interview.
Combined Research Assistant – Syllabus
SOCIOLOGY – Syllabus (PG Degree Standard)
UNIT-I: Introduction to Sociology
UNIT – II: Social Processes, Social Change, and Social Control
UNIT-III: Sociological Theories
UNIT-IV: Rural and Urban Sociology
UNIT-V: Sociology and Sociology Excluded
UNIT – VI Contribution of Indian Social Reformers
UNIT-VII: Children with Difficult Circumstances
UNIT-VIII: Constitutional Privileges towards Children
UNIT-IX: Affirmative Actions For Child Welfare
UNIT-X: Children and StakeHolders
SOCIAL WORK – Syllabus (PG Degree Standard)
UNIT-I: Social Work Profession
UNIT – II: Fundamentals of Sociology and Psychology
UNIT-III: Direct Methods of Social Work Practice – I
UNIT-IV: Direct Methods of Social Work Practice – II
UNIT-V: Indirect Methods of Social Work Practice – I
UNIT – VI Indirect Methods of Social Work Practice – II
UNIT-VII: Specialization in Health Care and Social Work
UNIT-VIII: Specialization in Rural and Urban Community Development
UNIT-IX: Specialization in Family and Child Social Work
UNIT-X: Specialization in Industrial Relations, Labour Welfare and Social Work
STATISTICS – Syllabus (PG Degree Standard)
Unit – I: Probability and Random Variables
Unit – II: Distribution Theory
Unit – III: Estimation Theory
Unit – IV: Testing of Hypothesis and Non-Parametric tests
Unit – V: Regression Analysis
Unit – VI: Sampling Theory
Unit – VII: Design of Experiments
Unit – VIII: Statistical Quality Control (SQC)
Unit – IX: Time series and Index numbers
Unit – X: Machine Learning Techniques through R and Python Languages
GEOGRAPHY- Syllabus (PG Degree Standard)
Unit – I: Geomorphology
Unit – II: Climatology
Unit – III: Oceanography and Hydrology
Unit – IV: Geography of Resources
Unit – V: Biogeography
Unit – VI: Population and Settlement Geography
Unit – VII: Geospatial Technology
Unit – VIII: Regional Development and Planning
Unit – IX: Quantitative Techniques and Models in Geography
Unit – X: Geography of India and Tamil Nadu
MATHEMATICS – Syllabus (PG Degree Standard)
UNIT-I: Algebra
UNIT – II: Real Analysis
UNIT-III: Complex Analysis
UNIT-IV: Topology
UNIT-V: Functional Analysis
UNIT – VI Differential Equations
UNIT-VII: Differential Geometry
UNIT-VIII: Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics
UNIT-IX: Probability and Mathematical Statistics
UNIT-X: Operations Research
GENERAL STUDIES – Syllabus
UNIT-I:– General Science
UNIT-II:– Current Events
UNIT-III:– Geography of India
UNIT-IV:– History and Culture of India
UNIT-V:– Indian Polity
UNIT-VI:– Indian Economy
UNIT-VII:– Indian National Movement
UNIT-VIII:– History, Culture, Heritage and Socio – Political Movements in Tamil Nadu
UNIT-IX:– Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
UNIT-X:– Aptitude & Mental Ability
i) Simplification – Percentage – Highest Common Factor (HCF) – Lowest Common Multiple (LCM).
(ii) Ratio and Proportion.
(iii) Simple interest – Compound interest – Area – Volume – Time and Work.
(iv) Logical Reasoning – Puzzles-Dice – Visual Reasoning – Alpha numeric Reasoning – Number Series.