TANCET Question Paper: Anna University releases TANCET question papers every year. Shiksha has compiled the official TANCET question paper PDFs for 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and more on this page. Candidates can download the TANCET question paper PDF for MBA, and MCA. Besides the TANCET previous year question papers, candidates can find TANCET sample paper PDFs below.
Candidates planning to appear for TANCET 2026 exam can use the previous year papers to know the marking scheme, important topics and the difficulty level. Candidates preparing with previous year's question paper or TANCET sample papers tend to familiarise themselves with important exam aspects before exam day.
- TANCET 2025 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2024 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2023 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2022 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2021 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2020 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2018 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2017 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2015 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2014 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2013 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2011 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET 2010 Question Paper PDF
- TANCET Sample Paper PDF
- FAQs on TANCET Question Papers
Download previous year TANCET question papers and sample papers. Use them for practice and improve your speed and accuracy. You can download TANCET previous year question papers and the preparation guides for free.
TANCET 2025 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2024 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2023 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2022 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2021 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2020 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2018 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2017 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2015 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2014 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2013 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2011 Question Paper PDF
TANCET 2010 Question Paper PDF
TANCET Sample Paper PDF
Sample papers can help candidates during TANCET preparation. Candidates get to know important topics, syllabus weightage, and difficulty standards while practising sample papers of TANCET exam. These sample papers are in line with the official TANCET exam pattern.
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Commonly asked questions
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.
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.
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.
FAQs on TANCET Question Papers
Here are some important FAQs related to TANCET question papers:
TANCET exam is conducted for all candidates who apply for the same. Every year, Anna University releases the TANCET question papers for the previous exam term for candidates to prepare for the upcoming exam. Candidates can also find the previous year's TANCET question paper on shiksha's TANCET sample paper article https://www.shiksha.com/mba/tancet-exam-question-papers
TANCET question papers from one last year is publkished with the release of information brochure on the website. Candidates can find TANCET question paper from past few years on shiksha's TANCET sample papers article https://www.shiksha.com/mba/tancet-exam-question-papers
Most of the topics in the CAT syllabus and TANCET syllabus are same. Candidates who have already prepared for the TANCET exam will easily prepare for the TANCET exam. However, while preparing for the TANCET exam, candidates must use mock tests, and practice using past papers for a TANCET dedicated approach.
TANCET exam is conducted once every year. Candidates aiming for admissions via TANCET in current year must appear for the current cycle of the TANCET exam. In case of change in the TANCET exam frequency, Anna University will notify the details on teh official website and the infoirmation brochure.
TANCET exam has a total of 100 questions. Candidates have to answer all the questions within 120 minutes. These 100 questions are divided equally among all sections of TANCET exam.
TANCET exam preparation can be different for different aspirants. This is because of the difference in the strengths and weaknesses. Some candidates may find Quantitative Ability easy, whereas some might find English usage on an easier side. Most of the candidates prepare well for the TANCET exam in 2-3 month time duration.
Anna University conducts TANCET exam for MBA and MCA courses seperately. TANCET MCA exam has a total of four sections. Candidates have to answer questions from all sections of TANCET exam within the given timeframe. As many as 100 questiosn appear in the TANCET exam. In the TANCET MCA exam, each section will have 25 questions.
For details on TANCET exam pattern, refer to shiksha's article on test structure https://www.shiksha.com/mba/tancet-exam-pattern
TANCET MBA exam has five sections. Each section of TANCET MBA exam will have 20 questions. Candidates have to answer questions from all five sections of the TANCET exam. Get details on TANCET exam sections on shiksha's TANCET exam pattern article https://www.shiksha.com/mba/tancet-exam-pattern
Yes, TANCET MBA and MCA have a distinct question paper. Since the test structure for both MBA and MCA differs, candidates will fidn different question paper for MBA and MCA.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 weeks ago
The time notified for TANCET 2026 hall ticket download was 12:30 PM. However, the hall ticket was released around 12:50 PM.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, TANCET admit card is released on the official website. Candidates can download the hall ticket of TANCET exam until the exam date.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 4 weeks ago
No, you can not join Anna University without appearing for an entrance exam if you want admission to the MBA/PGDM course. Students can either take the CAT or MAT exam, attain a valid percentile and then proceed to the next round.
Or they can take the TANCET entrance examination, attain valid ranks an
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Anna University releases the TANCET answer key in an online mode. Candidates can download both the provisional and final answer keys from the official website.
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, candidates cannot raise objections after the TANCET result is declared. Anna University allows candidates to challenge provisional answer key until the results and final answer key is released.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
After the provisional TANCET answer key is released, candidates can calculate their probable scores and raise objections through the login portal.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
There are no official passing or failing marks in TANCET, candidates do not technically fail. However, candidates have to meet the minimum cutoff to secure admissions.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
TANCET admission process generally relies on the entrance exam scores and the subsequent centralised counselling conducted by DTE Chennai. TANCET colleges does not conduct GD/PI rounds for admissions.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
Top MBA colleges accepting TANCET include
- Anna University, CEG Campus
- PSG College of Technology
- University of Madras
- SSN School of Management
- SRM University
- ITM Business School
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
The TANCET cutoff is the minimum qualifying score required for admission. It is calculated considering the total number of applicants, available seats, and exam difficulty.
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Contributor-Level 7
562 Institutes accepting TANCET
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