TANCET MCA, MCA(LE) Centres 2026: Check State wise Test Centres List

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.

Candidates will know their allotted TANCET exam centre, including the complete address, when they are issued the hall ticket. Anna University allocates the test centre based on your preferred exam city chosen during the online application process

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.

The exact number of TANCET exam centres varies every year depending on the total number of applicants. However, Anna University conducts the entrance test across 15 designated test cities located within the state of Tamil Nadu.

No, all the TANCET centres may not have a locker facility. Therefore, candidates must not carry any electronic devices with them to the exam centre. The exam authority will not allow the candidates to carry any electronic devices inside the exam centre of TANCET. Candidates are advised to read all the instructions and guidelines carefully as mentioned in the TANCET admit card. The items restricted inside the TANCET exam centre, include smart phones, calculators, pagers, Bluetooth devices, etc. Candidates can carry their personal items like face mask, water bottle and others.

Anna University releases the TANCET admit card every year at least a week before the exam date. Candidates are able to download the TANCET hall ticket from the official website. Applicants appearing in the exam can download the TANCET admit card using the email ID and password. Along with the TANCET admit card, candidates must carry some supporting documents to the exam centre. A valid photo ID proof must be accompanied along with the hall ticket to the exam centre. Any of the following documents must be carried along with the TANCET admit card: 1. Voter ID 2. Passport 3. Driving License 4. PAN card or any other Government issued ID proof.

Anna University will conduct TANCET across the following cities

1. Chennai
2. Karaikudi
3. Tirunelveli
4. Coimbatore
5. Madurai
6. Tiruchirappalli
7. Chidambaram
8. Nagercoil
9. Vellore
10. Dindigul
11. Salem
12. Villupuram
13. Erode
14. Thanjavur
15. 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 need to choose an exam city from the applicable cities situated in Tamil Nadu. Candidates do not get an option to choose any city of their wish. The choice is to be made among the cities appearing in the drop down while filling TANCET application form

The TANCET exam is conducted in an offline mode. Candidates must mark their objective-type multiple-choice answers directly on an OMR sheet.

Anna University allocates the TANCET exam centre on a first-come, first-served basis within the preferred exam city chosen by the candidate. If seats are unavailable in the preferred city, authorities may allocate a centre in the nearest city.

Candidates can choose up to one exam city preference while filling the application form. Anna University allots the exam centre within the preferred exam city or at a the nearest location to the city. However, choosing the exam city preference while filling the form will not guarantee allotment of the exam centre in that particular city. Anna University allocates the test centre considering the best possible comfort of the test takers. Anna University does not entertain any requests for change in the exam centre of exam city.

No. Change in the TANCET exam city is not allowed. Anna University will use the test city selected by the candidates while filling the form to allocate the exam centre. Requests for change in the TANCET exam city are not entertained in any circumstance. Besides the exam city, candidates are not allowed to raise requests for a change of exam centres within an exam city. Any requests for change other than any discrepancy in the hall ticket will not be entertained. Therefore, candidates must try to make travel arrangements beforehand if the test centre location is not desirable.

TANCET exam centres are located in 15 cities across Tamil Nadu, including

• Chennai
• Chidambaram
• Coimbatore
• Erode
• Karaikudi
• Madurai
• Nagercoil
• Salem
• Thanjavur
• Tiruchirappalli
• Dindigul
• Vellore
• Villupuram
• Tirunelveli
• Bargur

No, candidates must carry a printed copy of their TANCET admit card to the exam centre. A digital copy of the TANCET admit card will not be accepted at the exam centre. Officials at the test centre will check details on the TANCET admit card and a photo ID proof.

Candidates can add the test city preference while filling the application form. The application form has a drop-down to choose TANCET exam city. Candidates will be allotted a test centre within the city chosen while filling the form.

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.

The TANCET exam is held in exactly 15 cities across Tamil Nadu. Candidates have to select one of these designated cities as their preferred test location from the drop-down menu while filling out the online application form.

No, you cannot get your allotted TANCET exam centre changed. Anna University strictly prohibits any requests for a change in the exam city or the specific exam centre within the city once it has been allocated.