TANCET MCA, MCA(LE) Pattern 2025: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Yes, it is easy to get high scores in TANCET exam to meet the cutoff scores. All what needs to be done is hard work. Every exam is easy or tough based on the overall preparation. The TANCET question pattern is simple if compared with other MBA entrance exams including, CAT XAT CMAT etc. TANCET MBA has five sections with 20 marks for each section. Additionally, all the sections have equal number of questions. The sections appearing in TANCET MBA exam include:

• Section 1 - Business Situations
• Section 2 - Reading Comprehension
• Section 3 - Quantitative Ability
• Section 4 - Data Sufficiency
• Section 5 English Usage

Candidates preparing as per the TANCET exam pattern and syllabus will not face any issues to meet the TANCET cutoff rank/scores.

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.

TANCET exam is conducted once every year. TANCET is a state-level entrance exam conducted by Anna University for MBA and MCA admission across the colleges in Tamil Naud. The TANCET exam is conducted annually in the first quarter of a calendar year. However, candidates must note that the exam schedules and frequency can vary from year to year and is subject to change. Before planning to take the exam, it is advisable that the candidates check the official website of the conducting body for the latest information on exam dates and schedules. Alternatively, candidates can find the event schedule on Shiksha's exam page for the TANCET exam, that is https://www.shiksha.com/mba/tancet-exam.

Both TANCET MBA and MCA exams have sections on Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, and English Language. However, the TANCET MCA exam includes a Computer Awareness section, while the TANCET MBA exam features Data Sufficiency and Business Analysis sections. These differences align with the specific skills required for each program. Candidates preparing for TANCET MBA or MCA exam must refer to previous years questions to understand the section wise topics.

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. OMR or Optical Mark Recognition sheet acknowledges human-created marks on a specially printed paper. OMR sheets are commonly used in surveys, exams, etc.

Anna University evaluates the responses by all the candidates using the OMR device which scans the sheet after reflecting a light. The OMR device looks at the contrasting reflectivity of the light at certain positions on the form. Shaded areas on the form will reflect less light. Therefore, the shaded blocks are detected as the response from the test-taker.

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.

Duration of the TANCET exam is two hours. Candidates need to answers as many as 100 questions within 120 minutes. Therefore, for each question, candidates have more than one minute to land at an answers. TANCET exam duration is not divided into sections. Candidates can proceed to answers questions from any section from the TANCET exam. Candidates must aim to answers each question in TANCET exam within one minute. If the test take is able to answers questions within one minute, he/she will have 20 minutes spare. With spare time after answering all questions, candidates can go through their answers for the last time to know if they made any error.

Since the exam will have negative marking, candidates must avoid guessing answers of the questions in TANCET exam. Leaving a question will be a smarter move than tempting questions in haste.

As per the TANCET exam pattern, the exam has five sections compiling 100 questions. The total duration to answers all these 100 MCQs is 120 minutes. It is up to the test take to decide how much time he/she should allocate to each section. Since there is no pre-define sectional time limit, candidates can over across questions as well as sections. Although there is no sectional time limit, candidates must not forget that the weightage of questions and marks in each section is similar. Therefore, all five sections hold equal significance. It is crucial to allocate time to each section based on the candidates individual comfort and preparation. Candidates must keep the total time duration of the exam in mind and the time they need to answers questions from the next section of 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.

The TANCET exam has five sections, namely,

1. Business Situations 
2. Reading Comprehension
3. Quantitative Ability
4. Data Sufficiency
5. English Usage

As per the TANCET exam pattern, a total of 100 questions are asked collectively from all sections of the TANCET exam. All five section of TANCET MBA exam have equal weightage. Therefore, candidates have to answer a total of 20 questions, irrespective of the section. Since all sections of the TANCET exam have equal weightage, candidates must take all sections seriously. Each section of TANCET exam holds identical importance.

TANCET exam has a total of 100 questions across sections. Each question of the TANCET exam comprises four options. Out of all the available options, one is correct. Candidates choosing the correct answers option will fetch one mark. On the contrary, candidates choosing an incorrect answers response will lead to a negative marking of 1/3 mark. Therefore, candidates are advise to choose an answers only when they are sure about an answers option. Guess work in TANCET exam may lead to drop in the overall score. Additional, candidates must note that only one option is correct out of four. Marking more than one option will also lead to a negative marking.

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.

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.

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.