Anna University conducts TANCET exam in an offline mode. The offline centre based exam has objective type questions to be answered on an OMR sheet. OMR or Optical Mark Recognition sheet acknowledges human-created marks on a specially printed paper. OMR sheets are commonly used in surveys, exams, etc. Anna University evaluates the responses by all the candidates using the OMR device which scans the sheet after reflecting a light. The OMR device looks at the contrasting reflectivity of the light at certain positions on the form. Shaded areas on the form will reflect less light. Therefore, the shaded blocks are detected as the response from the test-taker.

TANCET or Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test, is conducted by anna University every year for admission to MBA and MCA courses. Candidates appearing for TANCET exam can apply for admission into more than 250 MBA colleges present in the state of Tamil Nadu. MBA and MCA degree programmes offered at University Departments, Constituent colleges of Anna University, Annamalai University, Government and Government Aided Colleges and Self-Financing Colleges in Tamil Nadu accept TANCET scores for admission.

TANCET 2023 exam was conducted on March 25 in an offline mode. Initially, Anna University notified the exam date for TANCET 2023 as February 25 and 26. However, later, a change in exam name for engineering courses was seen, which led to postponement of the TANCET exam date. TANCET M.Tech exam is now known as CEETA PG. However, the website for both TANCET and CEETA PG remains the same, TANCET. Annauniv. Edu.

TANCET scores are valid for a period of one year. Candidates aspiring for admission in 2023-24 exam session can only use the TANCET 2023 scores for admission. Candidates who wish for an MBA Admission in any of the TANCET participating colleges in 2024-25 batch must appear for TANCET 2024. Irrespective of the 2023 score, DTE Tamil Nadu will not consider the TANCET 2023 scores for 2024 admission. Similarly, candidates planning to apply for MBA Admission in 2025-26 batch, must apply for the TANCET 2025 exam.

No. Anna University has not specified any age limit for admission based on TANCET. However, candidates must meet all other eligibility conditions specified in the information bulletin. Additionally, candidates need to meet the eligibility conditions defined by the participating colleges to get the admission based on TANCET scores. Several institutes accepting TANCET MBA scores might have an upper age limit condition in place. Therefore, candidates must apply for the TANCET exam only after checking the eligibility conditions specified by the desired TANCET college.

No. TANCET application fee is payable in an online mode. Candidates who complete the TANCET registration can pay the application fee via debit card, credit card, or internet banking services. The application fee for TANCET exam varies across categories. In the 2023 session, reserved category candidates had to pay INR 500 as the application fee. On the contrary, the TANCET 2023 application fee paid by the unreserved category candidates was INR 1,000. Anna University may make changes in the application fee for TANCET 2024. any changes in the TANCET registration fee are notified along with the release of information bulletin at TANCET. Annauniv. Edu.

Yes, TANCET admit card is required after the exam has been conducted. Candidates have to retain the TANCET hall ticket until the admission process is over. DTE Chennai will check the hard copy of hall ticket and TANCET scorecard at the time of document verification. Candidates are marked ineligible to participate in the admission process if they do not have any of these documents. However, candidates who have lost the hall ticket or scorecard can apply for a duplicate copy of the same. An additional fee of INR 300 is applicable to apply for the duplicate hall ticket or scorecard. The fee is to be paid via a demand draft.

Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai, only considers TANCET percentile score. TANCET actual score is calculated by allotting 1 mark each for the correct response and deducting 1/3 mark for each incorrect response. The actual score can be converted into a percentile score after evaluating the total test takers with an actual score that is less than a particular test taker. For example, Mohan has an actual score of 59 marks, and 95% of the total test takers secured an actual score below 59. In such a case, the percentile score of Mohan will be 95. Similarly, if 98% of the test takers had secured an actual score less than 59, Mohan would get 98 as his percentile score in TANCET exam. Further, DTE allots TANCET rank based on the percentile score of the test taker eligible for the counselling process.

Yes. Anna University has released the TANCET final answer keys. Typically, Anna University does not release the answer keys for TANCET exam. However, with the TANCET 2023 exam session Anna University facilitated a login link to check the TANCET answer keys. Candidates had to login using the email ID and password to check the answer keys. Additionally, candidates were allowed to submit the suggestions against the TANCET answer keys. Based on these suggestions, a final answer key has been prepared to evaluate the performance.

The minimum cut-off is determined based on several factors like- seats available, the difficulty level of examination, and the number of students who appeared in the examination. However as per the previous year’s analysis, cut-off for top colleges is above 70 for unreserved category and 50+ for the reserved category.

The difficulty level of TANCET and CAT vary due to the nature of the exam. CAT is a national-level examination whereas TANCET is a state-level examination. CAT question paper consists of three sections while TANCET has 5 sections.