TANCET 2025 registrations will begin anytime soon on the official website, tancet.,annauniv.edu; here are four crucial things you must know before the start of TANCET registration.
TANCET 2025 registration will start anytime soon on its official website, tancet.annauniv.edu. Anna University will likely host the TANCET application form last date around a month from the start date. TANCET is a state-level entrance exam conducted for admission to PG professional courses, including MBA. Candidates are given a deadline to complete the application process of TANCET 2025, typically between 20 days to one month. This year, candidates can apply for TANCET exam until February 7. Candidates who complete the registration for TANCET are issued the admit card, which aids them in appearing for the exam. Before filling out the TANCET 2025 application form, candidates must know some crucial details. This article provides the essential details one must know before proceeding with TANCET 2025 registrations.
Also Check: How to Fill TANCET Application Form 2025? Steps to Apply Online at tancet.annauniv.edu, Direct Link
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- Fulfilling TANCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria is a MUST
- Knowing How to Fill TANCET Application Form?
- Knowing Exam Details: TANCET Exam Pattern & Syllabus
- Know the Colleges Accepting TANCET Scores
Fulfilling TANCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria is a MUST
Fulfiling all the eligibility conditions is a prerequisite for submitting the registration form. Candidates who do not satisfy the TANCET eligibility conditions can fill out the application form; however, they will be debarred at the time of counselling. We have jotted down the TANCET eligibility criteria to fill the form below:
- Qualifying Exam: Candidates must hold a bachelor’s level degree, irrespective of stream
- Minimum Qualifying Score: Candidates who belong to the unreserved category must secure a minimum of 50 per cent; the reserved category candidates require 45 per cent minimum aggregate.
Candidates must have passed the qualifying exam in any of the following formats:
- 10+2+3/4/5 year pattern
- 10+3 year diploma + 3-year pattern
- BE/BTech/BArch/B Pharm
- 10 + 2 + AMIE*
Candidates must hold section ‘A’ & ‘B’ certificates of A.M.I.E. and other similar certificates of professional bodies recognised by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India are considered equivalent to BE/BTech degree holders. However, such candidates must have two years of full-time experience in the relevant field. The experience must be obtained after successful course completion including project work.
A pass in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation with above 60% aggregate is required to apply for the PGDM course. Candidates must also qualify TANCET or CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ ATMA, etc.
MBA is the flagship course of PSG Institute of Management. The institute offers 180 seats for the flagship MBA course. These seats are filled based on the applicants' eligibility, entrance exam score, performance in GDPI, etc. Further, the institute also offers an MBA in Waste Management and Social Entrepreneurship (MBA WMSE). The seat intake for this course is not available as of now. The mentioned information is sourced from the official website of the institute/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.
Knowing How to Fill TANCET Application Form?
Candidates must know the process to fill out the TANCET application form before Anna University commences the online registration. The process to complete the TANCET registration is as follows:
1st Step: One-time registration
2nd Step: Log in and pay of TANCET application fee
3rd Step: Filling personal details
4th Step: Filling academic information
5th Step: Filling exam related details
6th Step: Uploading documents
7th Step: Previewing and confirming details
Knowing Exam Details: TANCET Exam Pattern & Syllabus
Candidates must prepare for the exam before filling out the TANCET application form. The first stage of TANCET preparation is knowing the exam details, including the TANCET syllabus and exam pattern. The table below mentions the overview of the TANCET MBA test structure:
| TANCET Exam Pattern Elements |
TANCET Exam Details |
|
|---|---|---|
| Exam mode |
Offline |
|
| Total questions |
100 |
|
| Number of sections |
Five |
|
| Sectional overview |
Business Situations |
20 questions |
| Reading Comprehension |
20 questions |
|
| Quantitative Ability |
20 questions |
|
| Data Sufficiency |
20 questions |
|
| English Usage |
20 questions |
|
| Duration of test |
2 hours |
|
| Marks per correct response |
+1 mark |
|
| Negative marks |
-1/3 for each incorrect response |
|
| Medium |
English |
|
TANCET exam registration is facilitated to apply for entrance exam conudcted for MBA and MCA courses in Tamil Nadu. Anna University is entrusted to facilitate the TANCET examination process, including the registration process, admit card issuance process, and result declaration process. The centralised counselling for TN MBA MCA admission is done by DTE Tamil Nadu.
Candidates seeking MBA admissions under the Management Quota must have written one of the entrance tests – CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT or TANCET or any State Level Admission Test conducted by the respective states (outside Tamil Nadu). The selection process is based on the scores in the entrance test as well as past academic record and performance at the Group Discussion and Personal Interview organized by the Institution.
SSN School of Management admission to full-time MBA course is through CAT, CMAT and MAT 2023.
So yes it accept MAT score.
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Know the Colleges Accepting TANCET Scores
Before registering for the TANCET exam, candidates must know the colleges they wish to target based on the TANCET scores. There are more than 250 TANCET MBA participating colleges. Space below mentions the list of some of the top MBA colleges (based on popularity) that accept TANCET scores:
- PSG College of Technology - PSGCT
- Loyola Institute of Technology
- SKCET - Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology
- University of Madras
- Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
- SSN School of Management
- Hindusthan College of Arts and Science [HICAS]
- Rajalakshmi Engineering College
- SRM Easwari Engineering College
- St. Joseph's College of Engineering
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TANCET exam notification has details like the registration dates, exam date, and type of colleges accepting TANCET scores. Exam notification also states the courses available for admission via TANCET.
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Answered a week ago
Annamalai University MCA cutoff 2025 was released for General and OBC categories under the AI quota. For the students belonging to the General AI quota, the TANCET required cutoff score was 1811. In the OBC category, the cutoff score was 2523.
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Annamalai University accepts the TANCET scores for admission to the MBA course. In 2025, the TANCET cutoff score was 3212 for getiing admission to the MBA course. This cutoff score is valid for the students belonging to the General AI quota. For the OBC category students, the TANCET last round cutof
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No. Candidates are not allowed top carry calculators inside the TANCET exam centre. Calculations are to be done manually while taking the TANCET exam.
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In case of errors on TANCET admit card, candidates must report the issue to Anna University admission desk. Errors on the TANCET hall ticket may create hassles on the exam day.
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No. TANCET admit card is released in an online mode onlyu. Candidates have to login on the official exam website to download TANCET hall ticket.
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JNN Institute of Technology admissions are held on the basis of entrance tests. Students wishing to take admissions can visit the official website and check the course-wise eligibility as well as specialisations. The accepted exams at the institute include TNEA and TANCET, etc. After obtaining valid
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For MBA course admission, candidates must have a valid bachelor’s degree in any subject of the University of Madras or any other university accepted by the Syndicate as equivalent thereto. This is the minimum eligibility criteria, and fulfilment of the same does not confirm selection. For verification purposes, candidates are also required to present the bachelor’s mark sheets and certificate along with other academic certificates during form filling/admission confirmation. In case of non-submission of the documents, an application is treated as invalid.