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Anna University has successfully conducted the TANCET 2025 MBA exam in the second shift today, March 22. Candidates who took the TANCET 2025 exam have reported an easy to moderate difficulty level. TANCET exam difficulty is in line with the past sessions for the state-level MBA exam. Candidates found as many as 20 questions in each section.

Anna University conducted the TANCET MBA exam successfully. The MBA exam was perceived to be easy to moderate by the test takers. Check the complete TANCET 2025 exam analysis here.

TANCET 2025 Exam Analysis

TANCET 2025 Exam Analysis

TANCET 2025 Exam Analysis: Anna University has successfully conducted the TANCET 2025 MBA exam in the second shift today, March 22. Candidates who took the TANCET 2025 exam have reported an easy to moderate difficulty level. TANCET exam difficulty is in line with the past sessions for the state-level MBA exam. Candidates found as many as 20 questions in each section of the TANCET MBA exam with a total of 100 MCQs.

As per the TANCET exam analysis over the years, candidates typically find the Mathematical section to be the toughest followed by the exam section for business situation analysis. While the other sections of the TANCET MBA exam are doable. Scroll down for more insights on TANCET 2025 exam analysis, including section wise difficulty, important topics and more.

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Table of contents
  • TANCET 2025 Exam Analysis: Highlights
  • TANCET 2025 Analysis
  • TANCET Exam Analysis 2025: Section Wise Good Attempts
  • TANCET 2025 Question Paper Pattern

TANCET 2025 Exam Analysis: Highlights

Candidates can find key highlights from the TANCET 2025 exam analysis below:

  • In the Business Analysis section of TANCET MBA 2025 exam, candidates had to evaluate business scenarios, using decision-making skills.

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    The business analysis section had three case studies

    • Topic for the first case study was around timekeeping in maintaining societal regularity.

    • Second case study in the section covered economic growth under services sector

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      Third case study revolved around the operational strategies in cleaning and waste management after Tanzifco’s entry into the Indian market.

  • English section had passage comprehensions to test candidate's vocabulary, reading skills with the following areas:
    • Business investments in service quality

    • Evolution of money from barter to electronic systems

    • Evolution and adaptability of mammals.
  • In the quant section, questions from arithmetic dominated with maximum weightage.
  • Candidates found a total of 20 questions from each section of the TANCET exam. 

TANCET 2025 Analysis

The table below provides an overview of TANCET 2025 MBA exam:

Q:   Which section of the TANCET exam has the highest weightage?
A:

TANCET MBA exam has 5 sections. All sections have an equal weightage. With a total of 100 questions, each section has 20 questions in MCQ format.

Q:   Which book will be best to prepare for TANCET Exam?
A:
Some of the preparation books for preparing for Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) are mentioned here: English Language Student Book by Alison Ross Quantitative Aptitude by S. N. Jha Numerical Test by Dr. M. B. Lal & Jain Reasoning Test (Verbal & Non-Verbal) by Dr. M. B. Lal & A. K. Singh Logical and Analytical Reasoning by A. K. Gupta TANCET MBA Exam Book - Author: E. S. Ramasamy TANCET MBA (Anna University) - Author: V K Subburaj A Comprehensive Study of Data Interpretation Analysis and Sufficiency - Author: Ashok Gupta Non-Verbal Reasoning - Author: B. S. Sijwali & Indus Sijwali Besides the above mentioned books, candidates can get section wise recommended books on Shiksha's article on recommended books for TANCET MBA (https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/best-books-for-tancet-preparation-blogId-20375). .
Q:   How to improve Reading Comprehension skills for TANCET MBA exam?
A:

To improve RC skills in TANCET, candidates need to read regularly. Candidates can use sample papers and previous exam papers to practise RC questions.

TANCET 2025 Question Paper Analysis

TANCET MBA Exam Analysis

Overall difficulty level

Easy to moderate

Total number of good attempts

65-75

Topics with maximum weightage

To be updated

TANCET 2025 easiest section

English Proficiency and Reading Comprehension

TANCET 2025 toughest section

Mathematical problems

Candidates did not find any surprise elements in the TANCET MBA exam. Most of the questions were doable with an essence of past question paper structure.

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TANCET 2025 Section Wise Difficulty

The table below mentions the section-wise difficulty standards for TANCET MBA exam 2025:

Section

Total Questions

Difficulty Level

Business Situation Analysis

20

Easy to Moderate

Reading Comprehension

20

Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

20

Moderate

Data Sufficiency & Reasoning

20

Moderate to Difficult

General English

20

Easy to Moderate

Total

100

Moderate

TANCET Exam Analysis 2025: Section Wise Good Attempts

Candidates who have attempted the following number of questions in each of the TANCET sections will likely score well in the exam.

Section

Good Attempts

Business Situation Analysis

17--18

Reading Comprehension

11-13

Quantitative Aptitude

15-16

Data Sufficiency & Reasoning

8-12

General English

14-16

Total

65-75

TANCET 2025 Question Paper Pattern

 The table below mentions the test structure for TANCET 2025 exam:

TANCET Exam Pattern

Details

Exam mode

Offline

Total questions

100

TANCET MBA sections

5 (Business Situations, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Data Sufficiency and English Usage)

Section-wise question weightage (MBA)

20 per section

Duration of test

2 hours

Marks per correct response

+1 mark

Negative marks

-1/4 for each incorrect response

Medium

English

Q:   How should I prepare for TANCET exam?
A:
TANCET exam consists 100 questions split into 5 sections to be answered in the duration of 2 hours. It is a multiple choice question paper with negative marking in case of the incorrect answer. So for its preparation, you need to time your speed of answering the questions. Topics of evaluation included verbal ability, reading comprehension, quantitative section, data sufficiency. So you should try to further enhance your logical reasoning power as well.
Q:   What is the best study material available for TANCET exam preparation?
A:

There are several study materials available for TANCET exam preparation. Candidates can choose a TANCET preparation book after checking the content in the book.

Q:   Is the syllabus for CAT and TANCET same? Can I prepare for TANCET exam using CAT study material such as mock tests and question papers?
A:

CAT is a national level exam for MBA admission, while TANCET is a state level exam for MBA admission. Syllabus for both CAT and TANCET are on a similar lies with slight changes in the sections. TANCET exam includes an additional section for Business Situation analysis. Candidates who have prepared for CAT exams section, including DILR, VARC, and QA, need a minimal study plan to prepare for TANCET. Candidates who took the CAT exam must drive deeper into the section for analysis of business situations. Study material, including books, question type remains similar for CAT and TANCET exam.

Practising mock tests for CAT and TANCET must be done individual as the difficult standards, exam duration, number of questions and other elements of test pattern will vary. Mock test will provide a better understanding of taking TANCET and CAT exam.

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