TANCET exam aids admission in over 15,000 MBA seats and 5000+ MCA seats in Tamil Nadu. Check TANCET seat matrix for MBA and MCA below.
TANCET Seat Matrix 2026 for MBA and MCA
TANCET Seat Matrix 2026: The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Chennai, administers centralised counselling for admissions via TANCET 2026. Before each counselling process, DTE publishes the seat matrix available for the upcoming counselling process. TANCET seat matrix indicates the college-wise seats available for different categories under the TN MBA MCA admission process.
Candidates participating in the TANCET counselling 2026 must check the seat availability along with the past cutoff trends before the choice filling process. As per the past trends, more than 15000 seats are available for MBA admissions, and 5000+ seats are available for MCA admissions. Scroll down for more details on the TANCET seat matrix 2026.
- TANCET Seat Matrix 2026 PDF
- TANCET MBA Seat Matrix 2026
- TANCET MCA Seat Matrix 2026
- TANCET 2026 Seat Vacancy after General Counselling
- How to Use TANCET Seat Matrix During Choice Filling?
- Category-Wise Seat Distribution in TANCET Counselling
TANCET Seat Matrix 2026 PDF
DTE releases the TANCET seat matrix after the special counselling round, the general counselling, the supplementary counselling, as well as the SCA to SC conversion counselling. Candidates will find the TANCET seat matrix PDF on the official counselling website, tn-mbamca.com.
Access official PDFs featuring TANCET colleges, campus-wise seats, and complete category reservation breakups (OC, BC, BCM, MBC, SC, SCA, ST).
Commonly asked questions
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 get 120 minutes to answer 100 MCQs. Test takers must try to finish answering all questions within the stipulated time.
Anna University exam dates change every year. In the past two exam sessions, Anna University has been conducting the TANCET exam in March for MBA and MCA courses. Anna University maintained the exam schedule in line with the previous session. The complete schedule, including answer key release and result dates, was announced in due course.
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 MBA Seat Matrix 2026
More than 200 colleges in Tamil Nadu offer MBA admissions. TANCET MBA seat matrix document indicates the available seats across all colleges under each reservation category. The table below mentions the category wise TANCET MBA seats:
| Category | TANCET MBA Seats Allocation |
|---|---|
| Open Competition (OC) | 4,664 |
| Backward Classes (BC) | 4,000 |
| Backward Class Muslims (BCM) | 529 |
| Most Backward Class and Denotified Communities (MBC) | 3,018 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 2,266 |
| SC (Arunthathiyar) (SCA) | 454 |
| Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 151 |
| Total General Seats Pool | 15,082 |
TANCET MCA Seat Matrix 2026
Nearly 100 colleges offer admission into MCA courses based on the TANCET scores. Check TANCET MCA seat matrix below:
| Category | TANCET MCA Seats Allocation |
|---|---|
| Open Competition (OC) | 1709 |
| Backward Classes (BC) | 1465 |
| Backward Class Muslims (BCM) | 193 |
| Most Backward Class and Denotified Communities (MBC) | 1107 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 830 |
| SC (Arunthathiyar) (SCA) | 167 |
| Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 55 |
| Total General Seats Pool | 5526 |
TANCET 2026 Seat Vacancy after General Counselling
Check the table below for TANCET seat vacancy status after general counselling 2026 has concluded:
| Categories | TANCET MBA Seats after Provisional Allotment | TANCET MCA Seats after Provisional Allotment |
|---|---|---|
| OC | to be notified | 855 |
| BC | to be notified | 1119 |
| BCM | to be notified | 161 |
| MBC | to be notified | 880 |
| SC | to be notified | 690 |
| SCA | to be notified | 151 |
| ST | to be notified | 53 |
| TOTAL | to be notified | 3909 |
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How to Use TANCET Seat Matrix During Choice Filling?
Candidates can use the TANCET seat matrix during the choice filling process to evaluate available options. The following steps outline how candidates can use TANCET seat matrix during the choice filling process:
- Candidates can compare community cutoff ranks against the number of seats reserved for the respective category.
- There is no limit to the number of choices that can be entered. A mix of dream colleges, realistic options, and guaranteed safety schools should be included to ensure a seat is secured.
- The list must be double-checked before filling in the choices. Once the choices are frozen, the order is final and cannot be modified or rearranged.
Commonly asked questions
TANCET scores remain valid for a period of one admission cycle. Candidates appearing for the TANCET exam in this year can only get admission in the current admission cycle.
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. Anna University evaluates the responses by all the candidates using the OMR device which scans the sheet after reflecting a light.
Anna University has released the registration schedule and exam dates for TANCET 2026. The official website hosts TANCET exam details.
Candidates must refrain from carrying any electronic devices to the TANCET exam hall. Items like smartwatches, mobile phones, calculators, pagers, and Bluetooth devices are strictly banned. Only the admit card, a valid photo ID, and basic stationery are allowed.
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Category-Wise Seat Distribution in TANCET Counselling
Seat allocation during the TANCET counselling 2026 strictly follows the formal reservation mandates laid down by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The total state matrix splits across seven distinct social classes to ensure structural transparency.
- Open Competition (OC): 31%
- Backward Classes (BC): 26.5%
- Backward Class Muslims (BCM): 3.5%
- Most Backward Class and Denotified Communities (MBC): 20%
- Scheduled Caste (SC): 15%
- SC (Arunthathiyar) (SCA): 3%
- Scheduled Tribes (ST): 1%
- A horizontal reservation of 5 per cent is applied within each category for differently abled candidates.
- Candidates who do not provide or select a specific category during application registration are automatically categorised under Open Competition (OC) rules.
- If a candidate submits an application with an invalid community certificate or a certificate issued by another state, the application is automatically processed under OC guidelines.
Commonly asked questions
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.
TANCET exam is conducted to fill MBA and MCA seats in Tamil Nadu. Candidates with a UG degree meets the basic eligibility to appear for TANCET.
TANCET exam duration is 2 hours. Candidates need to answer all the questions within the set time limit. There is no sectional time limit in TANCET exam.
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TANCET is enough for most Tamil Nadu MBA colleges, including many government and private options. But if your dream is IIM Trichy or the DoMS at IIT Madras, you will need a strong CAT score instead. So the real answer depends on which college you are aiming for. For a solid mid-range MBA college wit
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Candidates are allotted seat in MCA programme of PSGCT Coimbatore based on TANCET scores. Aspirants need to participate in DoTE, Chennai counselling for admission. Hence, TANCET is required for admission on Government Quota seats.
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