What is the syllabus & exam pattern of TANCET?

TANCET exam is conducted for MBA and MCA admission. More than 25,000 candidates take the TANCET exam for MBA admission. The sections vary for MBA and MCA exams. The space below mention the TANCET MBA exam pattern: Mode of TANCET exam: Offline, OMR based Type of questions: Objective type Number of questions: 100 Number of sections: 5 Exam duration: 120 minutes Maximum marks: 100 Marks for correct response: 1 mark Mark down for incorrect response: 1/4 mark Exam medium: English The TANCET MBA syllabus is based on five sections. The sections for TANCET MBA exam include: Business Situations Reading Comprehension Quantitative Ability Data Sufficiency English Usage All sections in the TANCET exam have equal weightage.

What is the overall difficulty level of TANCET?

The overall difficulty level of the TANCET exam is considered moderate by most of the test takers. TANCET is a speed-based test with 100 MCQs to be completed in 120 minutes.

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?

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.

Is TANCET easy or tough?

Most of the candidates find TANCET as an easy to moderate exam. Candidates find the exam easy if compared with national-level tests like CAT or XAT. It is a speed-based test with 100 questions to be answer in 120 minutes. Time becomes the primary challenge for the test takers.

How many times is TANCET exam conducted in one exam session?

TANCET exam is conducted once every year. Candidates can appear for the TANCET exam once within one academic year. For admission to the next year, candidates have to appear for the subsequent term of the TANCET exam. However, the exam schedule and frequency might change in the future. For latest updates on TANCET exam, candidates can rely on shiksha's TANCET exam page. https://www.shiksha.com/mba/tancet-exam .

Will TANCET shift to online exam mode in future exam sessions?

Anna University may consider changing the TANCET exam mode from offline to online. Since the exam has fewer audience as compared to other competitive exams, offline exam becomes easy to manage. Candidates prefer an online exam over the offline OMR based exam. The decision with the change in the exam mode shall lie with the conducting body.

What is the section wise weightage in TANCET exam?

TANCET exam for MBA admission have five sections. Each section of the TANCET exam have an equal weightage. Anna University provides 20 per cent weightage to all five sections of the exam. Eacg section has 20 questions, collectively taking the question count to 100. The sections in the TANCET MBA exam include: Business Situations Reading Comprehension Quantitative Ability Data Sufficiency English Usage Since all the sections of the TANCET exam have equal weightage, candidates provide equal importance to all five sections. Any of the section may lead to act as an advantage in pulling the overall score of the candidate.

What is the mode of TANCET exam?

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.

What is the marking scheme of TANCET for MBA exam?

Anna University prescribes the marking scheme of TANCET MBA and MCA exam. Candidates preparing for the exam day strategy must know the TANCET marking scheme to plan the best strategy. The TANCET exam marking scheme is as follows: Each correct response will fetch 1 mark Any incorrect response in the TANCET exam will lead to deduction of 1/3 mark No negative marking prevails for the unattempted questions Since the TANCET exam have a negative marking for incorrect response, candidates must only mark the answers in the OMR sheet if they are sure of the same. Negative marking may decrease the overall score extensive.

How many options are there in each MCQ in TANCET question paper?

TANCET exam coprises as many as 100 objective type questions. TANCET MBA exam has five sections with equal question weightage. Therefore, each section will have 20 questions each. Candidates have to answer all the questions. However, in case of incorrect responses, candidates will face a penalty of 1/3 mark. Each correct answer will fetch 1 mark.

How much time is sufficient for TANCET exam preparation?

Candidates preparing for TANCET can complete the entire syllabus in less than three months. However, if one has prepared for other MBA exams, he/she may complete the syllabus in less time.

How can I get the TANCET syllabus PDF?

Anna University releases TANCET syllabus on its official website. Candidates can find TANCET syllabus for MBA and MCA courses with the release of exam notification.

Will TANCET exam have descriptive type questions?

TANCET exam does not have any descriptive type questions. All the questions in the TANCET question paper are objective type questions, also known as Multiple Choice Questions. Anna University design the TANCET test paper to ask questions with four answers options. Out of these four options, one answers is correct, while other three answers are incorrect. Candidates have to choose the right answers to fetch 1 mark. For every incorrect response, candidates will get a education of 1/3 marks. All 100 questions in the TANCET exam are objective type.

What is the duration of TANCET exam?

Candidates get 120 minutes to answer 100 MCQs. Test takers must try to finish answering all questions within the stipulated time.

Which section of the TANCET exam has the highest weightage?

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.

Which section is difficult to prepare in TANCET exam?

The toughest or the easiest section of TANCET exam is subjective based on preparation. Candidates typically find the Quantitative Ability section to be the toughest.

Is there any sectional time limit in TANCET MBA exam?

As per the TANCET exam pattern, the total duration to answers all 100 MCQs is 120 minutes. There is no sectional time limit in TANCET exam.

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Sections in TANCET exam include Analysis of Business Situations, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Data Sufficiency, and English Usage/Grammar.

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Updated on Feb 5, 2026 14:01 IST

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TANCET 2026 Exam Pattern: Anna University releases TANCET exam pattern 2026 on its official website, tancet.annauniv.edu. Candidates find TANCET exam pattern for MBA and MCA courses in the information bulletin. Anna University conducts two shifts for TANCET exam on a single day with one exam shift for MBA and MCA course each. As per the test structure, Anna University is set to conduct TANCET 2026 in a pen-pencil based mode at the test centres. TANCET 2026 MBA exam pattern requires candidates to answer 100 questions within 120 minutes.

TANCET 2026 exam has five sections, namely, Analysis of Business Situations, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Data Sufficiency and English Usage. Read this article further to get more details on TANCET exam pattern 2026.

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