TANCET 2025 Last Minute Preparation Tips & Exam Day Guidelines
Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test 2026 ( TANCET )
Anna University will conduct TANCET 2025 exam for admission to MBA and MCA courses. Here are a few TANCET 2025 last-minute preparation tips. Also, candidates can check the TANCET 2025 exam day guidelines.
TANCET Last Minute Preparation Tips
TANCET 2025 Last Minute Preparation Tips: Anna University will conduct TANCET exam for MBA and MCA admissions across Tamil Nadu. With the TANCET exam just around the corner, candidates' preparations must be in full swing to ace the entrance exam. TANCET 2025 is the state level entrance exam conducted by Anna University for admission to MBA and MCA programmes offered by various colleges in Tamil Nadu. All candidates must know TANCET 2025 last-minute preparation tips and exam day guidelines to plan exam strategy as well as boost their preparation in the days leading to the exam.
Anna University will conduct CEETA PG for admission to Engineering courses, which was earlier based on TANCET exam. The exam will be conducted in offline pen and paper mode for two hours.
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Anna University will conduct TANCET across the following cities
- Chennai
- Karaikudi
- Tirunelveli
- Coimbatore
- Madurai
- Tiruchirappalli
- Chidambaram
- Nagercoil
- Vellore
- Dindigul
- Salem
- Villupuram
- Erode
- Thanjavur
- Virudhunagar
Candidates must choose one exam city while filling the TANCET application form. An exam centre will be allocated within the preferred exam city.
Candidates must not carry any prohibited items inside TANCET exam centre. Candidates can carry admit card, a valid photo ID proof, and basic stationery matrial. Any kind of electronic gadgets are banned inside test centre.
TANCET 2025 Last Minute Preparation Tips
The last few days leading to the exam are very crucial. Even if a candidate has prepared well for the exam, s/he may feel nervous about the exam. TANCET 2025 last-minute preparation tips would come in handy for exam aspirants and help them overcome the jitters ahead of the examination. The last-minute preparation tips for TANCET have been summarised below for candidates.
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- Candidates should know the TANCET 2025 exam pattern well. It is important to know the number of sections, marking scheme, duration of the test etc. so that candidates can chalk out exam day strategy.
- During the last few days of preparation, aspirants should devote time to revision, analysis and practice.
- They should practice previous years' TANCET question papers. Learn from their mistakes and work on the weak areas you are lagging behind.
- They should not stress and be calm and believe in themselves and the hard work they have put in for the preparation.
- Taking breaks between studies is important to refresh minds.
- Revising formulae and learning shortcuts to solve mathematical problems during the exam would help them manage time.
- During the exam, they should start with the sections and topics they are confident in, which would avoid wasting time on questions that they don’t know.
- Candidates should avoid learning new topics from the TANCET syllabus 2025 at the last moment. Rather, they should revise the topics you have learnt so far properly. Taking up new topics will only lead to confusion.
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The authorities at the TANCET exam centre will not allow any late comers to appear in the TANCET exam. Applicants appearing for the exam are advised to arrive at test centre at least 60 minutes before the exam commencement time. Officials at the TANCET exam centre check the identity of the candidates before allowing them to enter the test location. Candidates should enter inside the TANCET exam centre before the GATE closing time. Besides the late entry, officials at the exam centre do not allow the candidates to leave the exam centre before the schedule time of exam conclusion.
Anna University conducts the TANCET exam for MCA and MBA course admission on the same day. However, the shift time for both the courses vary. The table below mentions the TANCET exam shift time for MBA and MCA courses:
| TANCET Course | TANCET Exam time |
|---|---|
| TANCET MCA | 10 AM to 12 Noon |
| TANCET MBA | 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM |
Candidates will also find the TANCET exam time mentioned on the admit card. In addition to the exam time and duration, candidates will find the reporting time and bell timings for TANCET exam.
TANCET 2025 Exam Day Guidelines
Candidates should adhere to the following guidelines during the exam.
- Candidates should reach the exam centre in advance to complete the verification process smoothly.
- Upon reaching the exam centre, candidates should check the seating arrangement and should not seat anywhere else.
- Candidates should maintain social distancing norms right from the entry to the exit of the test centre.
- Test takers are not allowed to change your change without due permission from the invigilator.
- Candidates should take a printout of the TANCET hall ticket 2025 a day before the exam.
- They should carry a photo identity card such as Aadhaar Card, Voter ID Card, Passport, Driving License, etc.
- Candidates should keep wearing a mask throughout the duration and carry their hand sanitiser (50 ml) and transparent water bottles.
- Candidates should carry a blue or black ball pen for answering in the OMR sheets.
- Test takers should check the exam centre a day before the exam to check the distance to reach on time.
- Candidates should read the instructions given in the test booklet.
- They should listen to the instructions given by the invigilator.
- The invigilator will provide rough sheets. Therefore, they need not carry any notebooks or papers for rough work.
- Electronic devices such as calculators, mobile phones, watches etc are not allowed inside the exam centre.
- They should not leave the exam hall before the completion of the test.
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