TANATA Exam: Important Dates

• Application forms - 24 July 2020
• Last date to apply - 31 July 2020
• TANATA Exam 2020 - 12 August 2020
• Declaration of Result - 19 August 2020

Eligibility for TANATA Exam:

• Must have secured minimum 50% marks in 10+2 or equivalent examination with Mathematics as one of the subjects, or
• Must have qualified 10+3 Diploma in any stream recognized by central or state government with minimum 50% aggregate marks with Mathematics, or
• Must have passed International Baccalaureate Diploma after 10 years of Schooling with minimum 50% aggregate with Mathematics as compulsory subject of examination

TANATA Exam Pattern:

• Mode of exam: Offline
• Time duration:  180 minutes (each part for 90 minutes)
• Type of questions: Objective
• Total marks: 200

• Marking scheme:

• No negative marking
• 2 marks each for every correct MCQ
• 40 marks each for drawing questions

• Sections:

• Part A (MCQs)

• Mathematics
• General Aptitude

• Part B (Drawing questions)

TANATA Exam: Syllabus

Mathematics:

• Algebra: Logarithms: Definition; General properties; Change of base.
• Matrices: Concepts of m x n (m ≤ 3, n ≤ 3) real matrices, operations of addition, scalar multiplication and multiplication of matrices. Transpose of a matrix. The determinant of a square matrix.Properties of determinants (statement only).Minor, cofactor and adjoint of a matrix.Nonsingular matrix.The inverse of a matrix. Finding the area of a triangle. Solutions of system of linear equations. (Not more than 3 variables).
• Trigonometry: Trigonometric functions, addition and subtraction formulae, formulae involving multiple and submultiple angles, general solution of trigonometric equations. Properties of triangles, inverse trigonometric functions, and their properties.
• Coordinate geometry: Distance formula, section formula, area of a triangle, condition of collinearity of three points in a plane. Polar coordinates, the transformation from Cartesian to polar coordinates and vice versa. Parallel transformation of axes, the concept of locus, elementary locus problems. The slope of a line. Equation of lines in different forms, angle between two lines. Condition of perpendicularity and parallelism of two lines. The distance of a point from a line. Distance between two parallel lines. Lines through the point of intersection of two lines. Equation of a circle with a given center and radius. A condition that a general equation of second degree in x, y may represent a circle. Equation of a circle in terms of endpoints of a diameter.Equation of tangent, normal and chord. Parametric equation of a circle. The intersection of a line with a circle. Equation of common chord of two intersecting circles.
• 3-Dimensional Co-ordinate geometry: Direction cosines and direction ratios, the distance between two points and section formula, equation of a straight line, equation of a plane, a distance of a point from a plane.
• Theory of Calculus: Functions, the composition of two functions and inverse of a function, limit, continuity, derivative, chain rule, derivatives of implicit functions and functions defined parametrically. Integration as a reverse process of differentiation, indefinite integral of standard functions. Integration by parts. Integration by substitution and partial fraction. Definite integral as a limit of a sum with equal subdivisions. The fundamental theorem of integral calculus and its applications. Properties of definite integrals. Formation of ordinary differential equations, solution of homogeneous differential equations, separation of variables method, linear first-order differential equations.
• Application of Calculus: Tangents and normals, conditions of tangency. Determination of monotonicity, maxima, and minima. Differential coefficient as a measure of rate. Motion in a straight line with constant acceleration. Geometric interpretation of definite integral as area, calculation of area bounded by elementary curves and Straight lines. The area of the region included between two elementary curves.
• Permutation and combination: Permutation of n different things taken r at a time (r ≤ n). Permutation of n things not all different. Permutation with repetitions (circular permutation excluded). Combinations of n different things taken r at a time (r ≤ n).Combination of n things not all different. Basic properties. Problems involving both permutations and combinations.
• Statistics and Probability: Measure of dispersion, mean, variance and standard deviation, frequency distribution. Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability and Bayes’ Theorem, independence of events, repeated independent trails and Binomial distribution.

General Aptitude

• Objects, texture related to architecture and the built environment. Interpretation of pictorial compositions, Visualizing three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawing. Visualizing different sides of 3D objects. Analytical reasoning, mental ability (visual, numerical and verbal), General awareness of national/ international architects and famous architectural creations.
• Mathematical reasoning: Statements, logical operations like and, or, if and only if, implies, implied by. Understanding of tautology, converse, contradiction, and contrapositive.
• Sets and Relations: Idea of sets, subsets, power set, complement, union, intersection and difference of sets, Venn diagram, De Morgan’s Laws, Relation and its properties. Equivalence relation — definition and elementary examples.

Drawing test

Understanding of scale and proportion of objects, geometric composition, shape, building forms and elements, aesthetics, color texture, light, harmony, and contrast. Conceptualization and visualization through structuring objects in memory. Drawing of patterns – both geometrical and abstract. Form transformations in 2D and 3D like union, subtraction, rotation, surfaces, and volumes. Generating plan, elevation and 3D views of objects. Creating 2D and 3D compositions using given shapes and forms. Perspective drawing. Sketching of urbanscape and landscape, Common day-to-day life objects like furniture, equipment, etc., from memory.

Preparation tips for TANATA Exam:

• Give yourself short breaks to keep your mind active. Don’t make your preparations tedious, by studying all day long.
• Go through the exam pattern and syllabus described by the university thoroughly before starting your preparations.
• Take proper diet and have proper sleep. Keep your mind calm and yourself healthy.
• Practice along with time defined online mock tests provided by Youth4work for better revision.
• Try to attempt every question, as there is no provision of negative marking.

Youth4work Prep Tests

Online practice tests for competitive exams – are very unique and popular among aspirants. Aspirants can take self-designed mock-tests as well as practice for sections and topics separately. Youth4work’s unique and proprietary technology is helping lakhs of aspirants to reveal personal details on what are the strength areas of aspirants for any exam and also suggest how they can improve the performance.
Following are interesting insights from nearly lakhs of question attempts on TANATA Exam practice tests on Youth4work. Every aspirant is rated on a Rating Scale. The ratings of the aspirants change with every question attempt.