TG POLYCET Syllabus 2025 and check the Exam Pattern for Polytechnic Entrance Test has been released by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Hyderabad.
TG POLYCET is a Polytechnic common entrance test conducted by SBET for admission into Diploma level programmes conducted in Government, aided, Private unaided polytechnics and polytechnics run in existing Private unaided Engineering Colleges.
TG POLYCET for the candidates seeking admission into Agriculture Diploma Courses offered by Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) both University and affiliated polytechnics in Telangana.
Every candidate desirous of seeking admission into Engineering/Non – Engineering Diploma courses can apply through online for POLYCET.
No separate application form for admission is prescribed. The filled-in application for POLYCET itself is an application for admission.
The time duration for the TG POLYCET Entrance exam: The examination (POLYCET) will be of 2 hours duration consisting of only one paper as per the syllabus in the subjects of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biological Science of X Class (SSC) Examination March / April as prescribed by the State Board of Secondary Education, Telangana
| Name of the Syllabus | TS POLYCET Syllabus |
|---|---|
| Title | Telangana POLYCET Syllabus Download |
| Subject | TS POLYCET Syllabus Download |
| Category | Syllabus |
| Website | sbtet.telangana.gov.in |
| Online applying Website | polycetts.nic.in |
POLYCET Admission
| Name of the University / Board | Courses |
|---|---|
| SBTET Telangana | Engineering, Non Engineering Polytechnic Diploma Courses |
| Telangana Horticulture University (SKLTSHU) | Horticulture Polytechnic Diploma Courses |
| Telangana Agriculture University (PJTSAU) | Agriculture Polytechnic Diploma Courses |
| Telangana Veterinary University (PVNRTVU) | Veterinary Polytechnic Diploma Courses |
TG POLYCET Exam pattern
The Question paper consists of 120 questions with a choice of four responses for each question with only one correct response among them. The pattern proposed is as follows.
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Maths | 60 Questions | 60 Marks |
| Physics | 30 Questions | 30 Marks |
| Chemistry | 30 Questions | 30 Marks |
| Biological Science | 30 Questions | 30 Marks |
| Total | 150 Questions | 150 Marks |
Candidates should not bring any other material besides the items listed at Serial No. 5 above. This instruction sheet should also not be brought into the examination Hall. It will be available in the Examination hall for ready reference.
Candidates should not bring Logarithmic Tables, Calculators, pagers, Cell phone or any other supporting electronic gadgets into the Examination Hall.
Any candidate found in possession of any forbidden material will be sent out of the Examination Hall and may also lead to the cancellation of a performance of the candidate.
Candidates must remain seated in their allotted places until the completion of the Examination. They will not be allowed to leave the examination Hall until 12 00 Noon, i.e. one hour after the commencement of the Examination. Before leaving, the candidates must return the response sheet/answer sheet and can take away the question paper booklet.
Every Candidate appearing for POLYCET shall be provided with a specially designed Optical Mark Reader (OMR) Response Sheet (Answer Sheet) on which he or she must mark his or her answers and other relevant data.
This section illustrates the method of marking the answers. Candidates are advised to go through the instructions given for marking the answers and other entries on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) response sheet thoroughly and practise the same at their residence, which will make it easy for them to answer in the Examination Hall.
Further, Candidates are advised not to scribble or make any marks on the response sheet except marking the answers and other relevant data at the appropriate place on the Response Sheet. Any violation of these instructions will automatically disqualify the Candidate.
Candidates shall note that they will not be given a second blank Optical Mark Reader (OMR) response sheet under any circumstances.
Hence they are advised to be very careful while handling the OMR response sheet. Candidates shall read the instruction sheet carefully before starting to answer the questions.
The question paper booklet given to the Candidates shall consist of 120 multiple-choice questions in 5 different sections. Four responses are given to each question, and only one response is correct for each question.
Candidates shall mark the correct answer in the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) response sheet by shading in Dark the appropriate circle with HB/2Bpencil only. They should not use under any circumstance Ball pen for this purpose.
Candidates shall be required to indicate their Hall ticket number on the Optical mark reader (OMR) response sheet. It shall be done as demonstrated by shading the appropriate circle.
Candidates are requested to answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.
How to download the TG POLYCET Syllabus PDF?
SBTET Telangana would release the Polytechnic Entrance Exam notification on its web portal. Students who want to apply for the Telangana POLYCET examination can check the details and download the detailed information bulletin, Syllabus, and exam pattern from the official website, polycotton.nic.in.
Students should read the notification before going to submit the application. To download syllabus, students should follow the given simple steps.
- Visit the polycotton.nic.in Website: Students need to visit the official website of the TG Polytechnic Entrance Test. To do this, on your device browser, type the website address polycotton.nic.in, press the enter button, and you will see the website displayed on the device screen.
- Click on the Notification link: Once you reach the official website of POLYCET Telangana, click on the notification link as shown in the home page. After clicking on it, a new web page will appear on the screen.
- Download the Syllabus PDF: A new web page will appear after clicking on that link. On this page, click on the Syllabus PDF link. A detailed Information Bulletin Booklet PDF file would be opened in your device.
- Check the Syllabus: After downloading the Prospectus Booklet PDF, open the PDF file and read it carefully before going to appear the Telangana Polytechnic entrance examination.
- Download the Booklet: The Telangana POLYCET Syllabus, including the Booklet PDF, will be available on the notification web page. Download the PDF file and read the complete information.
- Print the Syllabus: After reading and checking all the information, click on the Print button to print out the notification. This is useful for online applications and getting more information about POLYCET.
The qualifying marks in POLYCET:
| Admission into | Qualifying marks |
| Polytechnics of Technical Education Department | 30% of 120 marks i.e., 36 Marks in Maths, Physics, Chemistry put together |
| Agricultural Polytechnics of Prof. Jayashankar Agricultural University, Hyderabad | 30% of 120 marks i.e., 36 Marks in Maths (60/2), Biology, Physics, Chemistry put together |
SYLLABUS FOR POLYTECHNIC COMMON ENTRANCE TEST: The Syllabus of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology for POLYCET-2020 is the same as that of SSC Examination of March/April-2020 conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Telangana
Structure of the question paper: The question paper for Common Entrance Test for Admission into Polytechnics consists of 120 Questions.
| Section I | 01 to 60 | Mathematics |
| Section II | 61 to 90 | Physics |
| Section III | 91 to 120 | Chemistry. |
| Section IV | 121 to 150 | Biological Science |
All questions are of multiple-choice type. Each question will have a stem and four answers noted against as 1,2,3 and 4. Out of these four, only one is an appropriate answer to the statement given in stem and the other three are distractors.
A few sample questions of the type in all subjects are shown here. The stem is given both in Telugu and English.
The distractors are also given in both languages whenever necessary. All correct responses (Answers) to the questions must be entered by shading / darkening the circle/oval on the OMR responses Sheet provided separately for this purpose.
TS SBTET News: This is to inform you that the Question paper pattern for the POLYCET Common Entrance Examination Test for admission into Polytechnics from the academic year onwards has changed.
The Duration of the Entrance Exam is two hours ( 120 minutes). The question pattern is multiple-choice questions, each worth one mark. Hence, it is requested to give wide publicity for the benefit of candidates who are attending the class X examination.
The question paper for common Entrance Test for admission into polytechnics consists of 120 questions. All questions are of multiple-choice type. Each question will have a stem and four answers noted against as 1,2,3 and 4.
Out of these four, only one is an appropriate answer to the statement given in stem and the other three are distractors. A few sample questions of the type in all subjects are shown here. The stem is given both in Telugu and English. The distractors are also given in both languages whenever necessary.
All correct responses (Answers) to the questions must be entered by shading / darkening the circle/oval on the OMR responses Sheet provided separately for this purpose. TG POLYCET (Telangana polytechnic entrance test).
TG POLYCET Syllabus 2025
(A) Mathematics Syllabus for POLYCET
| Mathematics Topic | Sub topic |
|---|---|
| Real Numbers | 1) Division Algorithm 2) Euclid’s Algorithm 3) Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic 4) Rational Numbers And Their Decimal Expansions 5) Irrational Numbers 6) Logarithms |
| Sets | 1) Roster Form and Set Builder Form 2) Empty set, Universal set and subset 3) Basic operations onsets 4) Venn diagrams 5) Equal sets 6) Finite & infinite sets, cardinality of a finite set |
| Polynomials | 1) Degree, zero, value of a polynomial 2) Graphical representation of a quadratic polynomial 3) Relationship between zeroes and coefficients of a polynomial |
| Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables | 1) Graphical Method 2) Relationship between coefficients and nature of equations 3) Substitution method 4) Elimination method |
| Quadratic Equations | 1) Quadratic equation 2) Solution by Factorization 3) Nature of roots |
| Progressions | 1) What is an arithmetic progression? 2) nth term of AP 3) Sum of ‘n’ terms of AP |
| Coordinate Geometry | 1) Distance between two points 2) Section Formula- Points of trisection, centroid 3) Area of triangle 4) Slope of a line |
| Similar Triangles | 1) Similar Triangles 2) Basic Proportionality theorem and converse 3) Criteria for Similarity of triangles 4) Pythagoras Theorem |
| Tangents and Secants to a Circle | 1) Tangents of a circle 2) Finding Length of a Tangent 3) Number of Tangents to a circle |
| Mensuration | 1) Surface Area and Volume of Solid Figures 2) Surface Area of Combination of Solids 3) Volume of Combination of Solids |
| Trigonometry | 1) Trigonometric Ratios 2) Values of Trigonometric Ratios for specific Angles 3) Trigonometric Identities |
| Applications of Trigonometry | 1) Problems with one triangle 2) Problems with two triangles |
| Probability | 1) Probability-Mutually Exclusive Events 2) Complementary Events and probability 3) Deck of Cards and probability 4) Applications of probability |
| Statistics | 1) Mean – Direct Method & Assumed mean method 2) Median 3) Mode 4) Graph of Ogive Curves(less than type) |
(B) Chemistry Syllabus for POLYCET
| Chemistry Topics | Sub topics |
|---|---|
| Chemical Equations | Introduction Some daily life examples of chemical reactions Chemical equations – writing chemical equations skeletal chemical equations balancing chemical equations Writing symbols of physical states Heat changes gas evolved and precipitate formed Interpreting a balanced chemical equation. |
| Acids, Bases and Salts | Introduction Chemical properties of acids& bases what do acids have in common? What do bases have in common? Do Acids produce Ions only in Aqueous Solution? Reaction of Acid, Base with water Strength of Acid or Base – pH scale Importance of pH in everyday life, Salts Chemicals from common salt. |
| Structure of Atom | Introduction Spectrum, Electromagnetic Spectrum Bohr’s model of Hydrogen atom and its limitations, Quantum Numbers Quantum mechanical model of an Atom Electronic Configuration of elements in their atoms Aufbau Principle Paulis Exclusion principle Hund’s Rule of maximum multiplicity |
| Classification of Elements – The Periodic Table | Introduction Need for arrangement of elements in an organized manner Doberieners Triads –Limitations, Newland’s law of Octaves Mendeleev’s Periodic Table (Periodic law, Achievements & Limitations) Modern Periodic Table Properties of element and their trends in groups and periods. |
| Principles of Metallurgy | Occurrence of Metals in nature Extractions of metals from the Ores – activity series and related metallurgy Flow chart of steps involved in the extraction of metals from ore, extraction of crude metals from the ore Corrosion – Prevention of Corrosion Important Processes used in metallurgy, Flux, Furnace. |
(C) Physics Syllabus for POLYCET
| Physics Topic | Sub topic |
|---|---|
| Reflection of light at Curved Surfaces | Introduction Normal to the curved surface Spherical mirrors Convex Concave mirrors Pole Focus Centre of curvature Principal axis Radius of curvature Focal length Images formed by spherical mirrors Ray diagrams for spherical mirrors Formula for spherical mirrors – sign convention Application of reflection – Solar Cooker |
| Refraction of Light at Curved Surfaces | Introduction Refraction of light at curved surface Lenses, Image formation Rules for Ray diagram Images formed by the lenses Formula derived for thin lenses Focal length of lens depends on surrounding medium Behaviour of certain light ray when they are incident on a lens Rules to draw the ray diagram for image formation by lens Magnification Lens maker formula |
| Human Eye and Colourful world | Introduction Least distance of distinct vision Structure of human Eye Myopia Hypermetropia Presbyopia |
| Electric Current | Introduction Electric current, Potential difference How a battery or a cell works Ohms law and its limitations resistance, specific resistance factors influencing resistance electric shock Electric Circuits, Kirchhoff’s laws Electric power Safety fuses |
(D) Biology Syllabus for POYCET
| Biology Topic | Sub topics |
|---|---|
| NUTRITION | Autotrophic Nutrition Water and Photosynthesis Air and Photosynthesis Light and Photosynthesis Chlorophyll and Photosynthesis Where does Photosynthesis take place? Mechanism of Photosynthesis Nutrition in Human Beings Flow chart of human digestive system Health aspects of the alimentary canal Diseases due to malnutrition Vitamin deficiency diseases |
| RESPIRATION | Discovery of gases and respiration Steps in Respiration Breathing Pathway of air Epiglottis and passage of air Mechanism of respiration in human beings Gaseous Exchange (alveoli to capillaries) Transportation of gases Gaseous exchange (capillaries to cells and back) Cellular respiration Anaerobic respiration Fermentation Respiration versus combustion Evolution in gases exchanging system Respiration in plants Photosynthesis versus Respiration |
| TRANSPORTATION | Introduction – Need of the transport system in all living beings Internal structure of the heart Blood vessels and circulation The cardiac cycle Single and double circulation Lymphatic system Blood Pressure(B.P.) Coagulation of blood How is water absorbed? The mechanism of water movement in plants Transport of mineral salts Transport of materials in plants |
| EXCRETION | Introduction – Need of excretion Excretion in Human Beings Excretory System in Human being Kidneys Mechanism of urine formation Ureters Urinary bladder Micturition Composition of urine Dialysis Machine (Artificial kidney) Kidney transplantation Other pathways of excretion (accessory excretory organs) Excretion in other organisms Excretion and release of substances in plants Excretion Vs Secretion |
| COORDINATION | Introduction – Need for control and coordination Responding to stimuli Integrating pathways – nervous coordination Structure of nerve cell Central Nervous System(CNS) Peripheral Nervous System Autonomous Nervous System Coordination without nerves Other chemical coordinators Control mechanisms in plants Tropic and nastic movements in plants |
| REPRODUCTION | Introduction Asexual mode of reproduction Parthenogenesis Parthenocarpy Vegetative propagation Sexual reproduction Reproduction in placental mammals – Human beings Male reproductive system Female reproductive system Childbirth Sexual reproduction in flowering plants Cell division and continuation of life Cell division in Human beings Cell cycle Reproductive health Birth control methods Fighting against social ills |
| HEREDITY & EVOLUTION | Introduction New characters and variations Mendel and his experiments Reasons for selecting pea plant Procedure followed by Mendel Mono hybrid cross Self pollination in F1- Generation F2-Generation Phenotype Genotype Di hybrid Cross Mendel’s Laws Parent to progeny How do traits get expressed? Sex determination in human beings Lamarckism Darwinism Speciation Evidences of evolution Evidences from embryology Evidences from fossils Human being –a moving museum |