TNPSC Town Planning Exam Syllabus : Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission

Organisation : Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Exam Name : TNPSC Town Planning Examination
Standard : PG Degree Standard
Code : 326
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TNPSC Town Planning Exam Syllabus

The TNPSC Town Planning Exam Syllabus are given below,

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UNIT – I: Introduction To Planning – Scope & Content
Planning System in India, Introduction to Master Plan, Structure Plan, Detailed Development Plans, City Corporate Plan and Smart City Plan. New Town concepts, case studies in India & U.K. – Concept of Region, Types of Region, Regionalization – Evolution of Regional Planning. Institutional framework for Regional Planning – Regional disparities, Resources in Regional development. Multi-level Planning – Regional Planning in India, Regional Plan case Studies,
USA, U.K., Japan.

UNIT – II: Planning Theory & Techniques
Process of evolution of human settlement planning – Principles in Planning –  Rationality in Planning, Blueprint and Process mode, Disjointed Incremental mode of Planning, Normative versus Functional mode of Planning – Type of planning surveys, data identification for various plan preparation. Delphi, Trade off-game, Simulation models, Gravity analysis, Lowry model, Threshold analysis, Multivariate analysis – Optimization and economic analysis methods in project formulation and implementation, PBBS – URDPFI Guidelines.

UNIT – III: Urban Sociology, Economics, Geogrpahy Theories & Applications
Socio-economic groups, structures and Institutions as related to urban and rural communities – Ecological processes and structures in Indian Cities – Social Change & Economic Development – Agglomeration economics- Economics of scale, Multiplier effect concept, scope, limitation – Basic and non-basic activities of economics base, methods of base identification – Land-use determinants, Locational Dynamics of urban Land-use – Spatial organization of Urban
settlements – City-region, Urban Sprawl and Fringe – Urbanization in India and Tamil Nadu with reference to settlements and population distribution.

UNIT – IV: Environmental Issues Related To Planning
Components of Environment – Classification of Environmental Resources – Purpose and Objectives in Environmental Protection – Institutional and Legal Support in management of the Environment – Environmental Policies, and issues -Environmental Impact Assessment Practice in India – Types, Conceptual Approach and Phases of EIA – Impact Identification – Public Participation in the Process of Environmental Decision Making Process – Environmental Concepts – Sustainable Planning – Eco Cities, Compact Cities, Smart growth.

UNIT – V: Urban Infrastructure Net Work Planning Issues
Obligatory and Discretionary Services, Implication of Urban Form and Size on
Services, Norms and Standards, National Building Code, 2016. National and
Local guidelines – Demand Strategy, Issues and Tasks, Operation and
Management Aspects of each Service – Water Supply, Sewerage / Drainage,
Solid Waste Management, Roads and Street Lighting – Priority, Placement
Network Options, Effective System Analysis – Private and Public partnership and
innovative concepts and practices in Infrastructure Development.

UNIT – VI: Project Formulation & Implementation
Types of Project, Project Cycle, Identification, Selection, Preparation – Capital Investment Programme, Internal Rate of Return, Net present Value – Cost- Benefit & Analysis, Social Cost Benefit analysis, Budgeting, Tender procedures – Appraisal techniques – Project Proposal and objectives, Current base line conditions, Financial and Economical Appraisal, Socio cultural assessment – Process Monitoring – Key issues, Monitoring Schedule, Data collection, Design,
strategy, CPM, PERT – Framework, Impact Evaluation – Approaches, Key issues, Alternative to large scale qualitative Evaluation designs.

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