Engineering

Specialization (General Category)

Approx. GATE Score

Computer Science & Engineering

~750

Civil Engineering (Structures)

~675

Mechanical / Thermal & Fluids

~600

Electrical Engineering (various)

~510

Biomedical Engineering

~400

Earth Sciences

~325

UCEED — needed for B.Des at many IITs / IIITDM (so apply to IIITDM Jabalpur and other UCEED colleges).

Lovely Professional University (LPU)

Amity / SRM / Some private universities

MIT Institute of Design (MIT ADT) 

No, Anna University does not refund the TANCET application fee if candidates fail to appear for the exam. TANCET registration fee is non refundable.

Candidates need to upload photograph and signature while filling TANCET application form. Candidates have to upload the documents in JPG format.

No. Anna University does not facilitate the TANCET application process in an offline mode. Candidates can register themselves for TANCET exam in an online mode only.

Anna University has closed the TANCET registration window. Candidates aspiring for MBA admissions via TANCET will be able to apply in the next term of the exam.

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.

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.

Soon after the TANCET results are declared, candidates will be able to download the scorecard. DTE Tamil Nadu facilitates the TN MBA admission process. Candidates have to get their documents verified to be considered for centralised counselling.

GATE 2026 CE-1 paper was conducted on Feb 14 in forenoon shift. Based on the experts and students feedback, the paper was easy to moderate with concept loaded questions. The most important topics that were covered in GATE 2026 CE-1 question paper were - Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental, and Transportation Engineering.