TANCET syllabus covers mainly the topics studied for graduation in Industrial and Production Engineering. Machine tool operation, Process Planning, Product Design; etc are some of the important topics covered in this exam.

Main topics covered under TANCET (Industrial and Production Engineering)

• Casting
• Computer Aided Manufacturing
• Design of Jigs and Fixtures and Press Tools
• Machine tool operation
• Metal forming and metal joining processes
• Metrology and inspection
• Operations Management
• Operations Research
• Process Planning
• Processing of Plastics
• Product Design
• Quality Control Reliability and Maintenance
• Tool Engineering

Books on Tool Engineering

• Tool Design for Manufacturing by Curtis Mark A
• Tool Design by Donaldson Cyril
• Workshop Technology by Chapman W A J

Books on Machine Tool Operation

• Principles of Machine Tools by A. Bhattacharya and G. Sen
• Machine Tool Vol - I, II, III, IV by Acharkan
• All about Machine Tools by Gerling

Books on Metrology and Inspection

• Metrology by R.K.Jain
• Metrology for Engineers by J.W.F. Gallies and C.R.Shotbolt, Cassel
• Engineering Metrology by Jain R K

Books on Product Design

• Product design and Development by Ulrich Karl T and Eppinger Steven D
• Product Design by Otto Kelvin and Wood Kristen
• Creative Product Design by Bruce M and Cooper Rachel
• Engineering Design by Beitz Paul

Books on Process Planning

• Principles of process planning by Gideon Halevi and Roland D.Weill
• Modern Production/operations Management by Buffa

Books on Casting

• Manufacturing engineering and Technology by Serope Kalpakjian
• Manufacturing Science by A.Ghosh and A.K.Mallick
• Manufacturing Technology: Foundry, Forming and Welding by P.N.Rao
• Metallurgy of welding by Lancaster J.F
• Principles of Manufacturing Materials and Processes by James S.Campbell
• Processes and Materials of Manufacture by Lindberg R.A
• Production Engineering Sciences by P.C.Pandey and C.K.Singh
• Welding Metallurgy by G.E.Linnert

Books on Metal forming and metal joining processes

• Metal forming (Mechanics & Metallurgy) by William F. Hosford & Robert M. Caddel
• Finite Element Plasticity and Metal forming by Rowe G. W., Sturgess C. E. N., Pillinger
• Theory of Plasticity and Metal Forming Processes by Dr. Sadhu Singh

Books on Computer Aided Manufacturing

• CNC Technology and Programming by Steave Krar and Gill Arthur
• Computer Graphics and Design by Radhakrishnan P.and Kothandaraman C.P
• CAD - CAM Theory and Practice by Zeid Ibrahim
• CAD / CAM: Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing by Groover and Zimmers
• An Introduction to CNC Machining by Gibbs David

Books on Processing of Plastics

• Plastic Engineering Handbook by Frados Joel
• Processing of Plastics by Athalye AS
• Polymer science and technology of plastics and rubbers by Ghosh, Premamoy
• Processes and Materials of Manufacture by Lindberg R.A

Books on Operations Research

• Operations Research - An Introduction by Taha,H A
• Operations Research by Hillier, F S
• Principles of Operations Research by Wagner H M
• Operations Research by Mustafi C K
• Operations Research by Gupta P K, & Hira D.S

Books on Quality Control Reliability and Maintenance

• Statistical Quality Control by Grant E L and Leavenworth R S
• Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement by Amitav Mitra
• Quality Control and Applications by Hansen Bertrand L and Ghare Prabhakar M

Other than these books, candidate can refer standard guides for exam preparation. Certain web portals also contain study materials that are helpful for preparing for TANCET.