TANCET 2025: ANNA University will administer the TANCET 2025 in the 1st or 2nd Week of March. Admission to various MBA/MCAcourses is offered through this exam. The official notification will be out within the 1st week of January, and the registration will start around 2nd or 3d week of January.

TANCET Important Dates

Let’s Take a look at All the Important Dates

Events Date
Official Notification Release January 1st Week, 2025 (Tentative)
Registration Process Starts January 2nd Week, 2025 (Tentative)
Registration Ends February 2nd Week, 2025 (Tentative)
Admit Card Release February 1st Week, 2025 (Tentative)
Exam Date March 1st or 2nd Week, 2025 (Tentative)
Result Declaration March Last Week, 2025(Tentative)

What is TANCET Exam?

TANCET is known as Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test. Anna University offers admission to MBA and MCA programmes. Nearly 200+ universities accept TANCET scores. Each year more than 30000 students participate to compete for over 35000 seats. Let’s check the other features of the exam.

Key Features of Exam

Exam Name TANCET (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test)
Conducting Authority Anna University
Exam Level State Level
Exam Mode Offline (OMR Based Test)
Exam Duration 2 hours
Total Number of Question 100 MCQ Based Questions
Exam Frequency Once a Year
Official Website http://tancet.annauniv.edu/tancet/

Table of Contents

  1. TANCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
  2. TANCET 2025 Exam Pattern
  3. TANCET 2025 Syllabus
  4. TANCET 2025 Preparation Tips
  5. TANCET 2025 Application Process
  6. TANCET 2025 Admit Card
  7. TANCET 2025 Result
  8. TANCET 2025 Counselling
  9. Frequently Asked Questions
TANCET Eligibility

Are You Eligible?

If You have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a recognised institute with a minimum 50% aggregate (45% for reserved candidates) you are eligible.

Let’s Check the Course wise Eligibility Criteria

MBA
Academic Qualification: You must have passed your graduation in 10+2+3/4/5 years or 10+3 years Diploma + 3 years Pattern, or B.E/B.Tech/B. Pharm/B. Arch, or 10+2+ AMIE, or 10+3 year diploma (awarded by SBTE) + AMIE format.
Appearing: If you are appearing in the final year exam, you will be considered eligible.

MCA
For admission to the MCA course, you will have to pass your graduation in the above format.

TANCET Exam Pattern

TANCET Exam Pattern 2025

TANCET Exam Pattern 2025
 

As we have developed familiarity with the exam pattern, it’s time to check the sectional insight.

TANCET MBA Exam Pattern

Name of Sections Explanation
Business Situations This section measures your critical analysis ability based on a given data set and the application ability of those data in making business decisions.
Reading Comprehension Asses your linguistic skill
Quantitative Ability Evaluates your mathematical knowledge
Data Sufficiency This section analyses the candidates’ ability to solve data-based questions and knowledge of mathematics
English Usage Assess your English Proficiency

TANCET MCA Exam Pattern Details

Name of Sections Explanations
Quantitative Ability Assess your Mathematical Skill
Analytical reasoning This section evaluates a candidate's ability to study information and draw inferences from the given pattern
Logical Reasoning Measure your ability to logically work through concepts and problems
Computer Awareness Assess Your Computer Knowledge
TANCET Syllabus

You Should Check the Course Wise TANCET Exam Syllabus

DTE devises the exam syllabus for the TANCET exam. You can refer to the table below for course wise syllabus:

MBA

Subject Topic
Business Situation Analysis You will be given a business situation in the form of a paragraph for analysis. This will be followed by some questions
Reading Comprehension
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Synonyms and Antonyms
  • Fill in the blanks Grammar
  • Vocabulary
  • Sentence Corrections
  • Idioms
  • Cloze Test
  • One Word Substitution
Quantitative Aptitude
  • Number System
  • HCF LCM
  • Percentages
  • Ratios
  • Averages
  • Simple & Compound Interest,
  • Profit & Loss
  • Time Speed & Distance
  • Time & Work
  • Mixtures & Allegations
  • Quadratic Equations
  • Linear Equations
  • Logarithms
  • Series and Progressions
  • Binomial Theorem
  • Surds & Indices
  • Functions
  • Inequalities
  • Modulus
  • Geometry
  • Mensuration
  • Trigonometry
  • Coordinate Geometry
  • Permutation & Combination
  • Probability
  • Set Theory
Data Sufficiency
  • Questions will be based on Number Systems
  • Arithmetic Topics
  • Algebra
  • Data Interpretation (Pie Chart, Line Graph, Bar Graph, and Tables).
  • Statement
General English
  • Errors
  • Graamrs
  • Punctuation

What is the syllabus of TANCET MCA 2025?

Subject Topic
Quantitative Aptitude
  • Number System
  • HCF LCM
  • Percentages
  • Ratios
  • Averages
  • Simple & Compound Interest,
  • Profit & Loss
  • Time Speed & Distance
  • Time & Work
  • Mixtures & Allegations
  • Quadratic Equations
  • Linear Equations
  • Logarithms
  • Series and Progressions
  • Binomial Theorem
  • Surds & Indices
  • Functions
  • Inequalities
  • Modulus
  • Geometry
  • Mensuration
  • Trigonometry
  • Coordinate Geometry
  • Permutation & Combination
  • Probability
  • Set Theory
Analytical Reasoning
  • Number Sequence (series)
  • Input-Output, Coded-inequality
  • Blood Relations
  • Conditional Statements
  • Odd one out
  • Inequalities
  • Syllogism
  • Venn Diagram
  • Sitting Arrangement – Linear, Circular Directions & Ranking,
  • Sets based on games
Logical Reasoning
  • Alphanumeric series
  • Artificial Language
  • Blood Relations
  • Reasoning Analogies
  • Calendars
  • Cause and Effect
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Critical path
  • Clocks, Cubes and cuboids
  • Deductive Reasoning/Statement Analysis,
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Decision Making
  • Dices
  • Directions
  • Embedded Images
  • Mirror and Water Images
  • Picture Series and sequences
  • Paper Folding
  • Puzzles
  • Order & Ranking
  • Seating Arrangements
  • Pattern Series and Sequences
  • Shape Construction
  • Statement and Conclusions
  • Statement and Assumptions
Computer Awareness
  • Computer Hardware
  • Controls
  • Basic Terminology
  • Internet & Protocols
  • Network Basics
  • Computer Abbreviations
  • Security Tools
  • Shortcuts
  • History of Computer
  • Memory
  • Computer Organization
  • Input-Output tools
  • Computer Architecture
  • Languages and Algorithms.
TANCET Preparation Tips

How Should You Prepare for The Exam?

You have nearly 9 months at your disposal. Break this time period in 3-3-3 format. First 3 months is your foundation phase, the next 3 months is for Random Revision and Recalling and the last 3 months is the final phase.

Foundation Phase

  • You must build the basic concepts first. In this phase you will have to revisit all the traditional formulas.
  • In this phase you will have to focus more on the quality not on the quantity.
  • Practice section wise topics and sectional mock should be your first preference.

Random Revision and Recalling

Once you have finished all the topics and build basic concepts, it’s time to pick random chapters for revision. Try to take short notes during revision.

Final Phase

This is the most crucial stage of your preparation. In this phase, you can not start any new chapters, Just focus on practising from previous year’s questions and giving mocks. Analyse your mistakes and try to reattempt them.

Practice Resources

Year PDF
2024 MBA
MCA
2023 MBA
MCA
2022 MBA
MCA
2021 MBA
2020 MBA

Books That You Will Require For Preparation

Books For MCA

  • TANCET MCA by VVK Subburaj- Non Verbal Reasoning by B. S. Sijwali & Indu Sijwali
  • Popular Master Guide MCA Entrance examination By R Gupta(A Complete Package for MCA Entrance Guide by Amit M Agarwal)
  • Upkar’s High Speed System of Basic Arithmetic

Books for MBA

  • Quantitative Ability-
    • Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
    • Magical Books on Quicker Maths by M Tyra
  • Data Sufficiency-TANCET Data Interpretation Analysis by Ashok Gupta
  • Reading Comprehension & English Usage-
    • Word Power Made Easy
    • 30 days To More Powerful Vocabulary
TANCET Application Process

When Will the Application Process Start?

The exam authority will release the application form in January 2025 on their official website tancet.annauniv.edu. You can fill the application form through the official portal using your login credentials.

How Much You will Have to Pay for Application?

Application Fees are different across categories. Let’s Check:

Category Fees
General Category INR 1000
Reserved Category INR 500
TANCET Admit Card

Admit Card Release Date: What You Should Know About It?

Anna University releases the admit card at least 2 weeks before the exam. At the end of February, 2025 you can expect the admit card. You can download the admit card through the official website.

TANCET Result

Check the Expected Date of TANCET Result 2025

The hosting university releases the result within a month of the exam. Using your password and email ID you can check your score card from the official website.

TANCET Counselling

What Is the Counselling Procedure?

DTE, Tamil Nadu will host the centralised counselling for MBA/MCA admission. Before counselling, a document verification round will take place for all the shortlisted candidates followed by the release of the rank list.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Ques. Is there any reservations for the TANCET Exam?

Ans. Yes, the reservation criteria for TANCET are as follows:

  • OC (Open Competition): 31%
  • BC: 26.5%
  • SC (Arunthathiyar): 3%
  • ST: 1%
  • Backward Class Muslims: 3.5%
  • Most Backward Class and Identified Communities: 20%

Ques. Can the Exam be Held Outside of Tamilnadu?

Ans. Anna University will host the exam across the 15 cities of Tamilnadu. Candidates willing to appear in the exam need to pick the exam cities among these 15 cities. So, it can't be held outside of Tamil Nadu.

Ques. I got 96%. What MBA College do you recommend?

Ans. With 96% you can try PSG. Most of the top rankers prefer PSG for MBA/MCA admission.