Anna University MCA Courses & Fees 2025: Eligibility, Admission, Placements, Cutoff, Seats

Anna University offers a two-year full-time MCA course at the postgraduate level. The University also accepts lateral entry to this course. Anna University MCA admission is based on TANCET entrance test scores, followed by the counselling process. Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) is an admission test conducted to offer admission to PG courses, in colleges of Tamil Nadu. 

Anna University MCA fees will range from INR 12,000 to INR 1.7 Lacs for two years. The fee mentioned here is the total tuition fee and is taken from an unofficial source, hence is indicative. For detailed fee structure, candidates are advised to contact the admission department of the University. 

For Anna University MCA admission candidates must visit the official website of the University to apply online. To complete the application process, students need to upload self-attested copies of the documents at the time of the application process. Given below is the list of documents: 

• TANCET hall ticket
• TANCET score card
• Class 10 & 12 mark sheet
• Mark sheets of all the semesters / consolidated mark sheet of the qualifying examination completed
• Degree certificate (or) provisional certificate

To be eligible to pursue MCA at Anna University, an applicant must have a valid bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration in BCA, BSc (Information Technology/Computer Science), Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent, with a minimum aggregate of 50%. The minimum aggregate required in case of candidates belonging to the reserved categories is 45%. Hence, whether a candidate scoring less than 50% is eligible to pursue MCA at the university depends on the reservation category they belong to. However, meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee admission to the MCA programme of the university. The admission to the programme is based on the scores in TANCET. In case a candidate fails to clear the TANCET cut-off required for MCA admission at Anna University,  they can check out other colleges/universities offering the course. They can also pursue MCA in distance mode. Candidates can also go for one of the colleges offering online MCA courses.