4 Critical Things to Know Before TANCET Registration 2025

Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test 2025 ( TANCET )

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TANCET 2025 registrations will begin anytime soon on the official website, tancet.,annauniv.edu; here are four crucial things you must know before the start of TANCET registration.

Prerequisites of TANCET Registration 2025

TANCET 2025 registration will start anytime soon on its official website, tancet.annauniv.edu. Anna University will likely host the TANCET application form last date around a month from the start date. TANCET is a state-level entrance exam conducted for admission to PG professional courses, including MBA. Candidates are given a deadline to complete the application process of TANCET 2025, typically between 20 days to one month. This year, candidates can apply for TANCET exam until February 7. Candidates who complete the registration for TANCET are issued the admit card, which aids them in appearing for the exam. Before filling out the TANCET 2025 application form, candidates must know some crucial details. This article provides the essential details one must know before proceeding with TANCET 2025 registrations.

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Fulfilling TANCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria is a MUST

Fulfiling all the eligibility conditions is a prerequisite for submitting the registration form. Candidates who do not satisfy the TANCET eligibility conditions can fill out the application form; however, they will be debarred at the time of counselling. We have jotted down the TANCET eligibility criteria to fill the form below:

  1. Qualifying Exam: Candidates must hold a bachelor’s level degree, irrespective of stream
  2. Minimum Qualifying Score: Candidates who belong to the unreserved category must secure a minimum of 50 per cent; the reserved category candidates require 45 per cent minimum aggregate.

Candidates must have passed the qualifying exam in any of the following formats:

  • 10+2+3/4/5 year pattern
  • 10+3 year diploma + 3-year pattern
  • BE/BTech/BArch/B Pharm
  • 10 + 2 + AMIE*

Candidates must hold section ‘A’ & ‘B’ certificates of A.M.I.E. and other similar certificates of professional bodies recognised by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India are considered equivalent to BE/BTech degree holders. However, such candidates must have two years of full-time experience in the relevant field. The experience must be obtained after successful course completion including project work.

Q:   Can I join PSG College without entrance exam?

A:

At PSG College of Technology, applications for MCA must be submitted via TANCET. The online TANCET application process includes several steps such as registration, payment of the application fee, filling in personal and academic details, etc. For the 2022 session, General category aspirants had to pay INR 800 as an application fee while the reserved category candidates had to pay INR 400 as the application fee. Those with a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate can apply for the programme based on a valid score in the TANCET exam. Followed by the entrance test, DTE conducts a centralised counselling process for MCA admission. Followed by it, a merit list is released by the conducting body to announce the names of the candidates shortlisted for the courses. Candidates need to pay the admission fee to confirm their admission.

Q:   When will the registration for TANCET begin?

A:
Based on the previous year's time schedule, Anna University will release the TANCET application form around the first week of February. Candidates aspiring for MBA or MCA admission in 200+ colleges of Tamil Nadu will have to apply for the TANCET exam. All successful applicants are issued the TANCET hall ticket around 10 days before the exam date. As per the typical schedule, TANCET registration is available for a period nearing to one month. Candidates must stay cautious of the deadlines if they wish to apply for the TANCET exam.

Q:   Can I join Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology without any entrance exam?

A:

Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology does not conduct any entrance exam for admission to its undergraduate courses. However, the candidates seeking admission to the B.Tech program must have passed the 12th examination with an aggregate of 50% marks in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics and also have a valid score in the TNEA entrance exam. The college releases a cutoff and students who meet the cutoff need to register for TNEA counseling.

Knowing How to Fill TANCET Application Form?

Candidates must know the process to fill out the TANCET application form before Anna University commences the online registration. The process to complete the TANCET registration is as follows:

1st Step: One-time registration

2nd Step: Log in and pay of TANCET application fee

3rd Step: Filling personal details

4th Step: Filling academic information

5th Step: Filling exam related details

6th Step: Uploading documents

7th Step: Previewing and confirming details

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Knowing Exam Details: TANCET Exam Pattern & Syllabus

Candidates must prepare for the exam before filling out the TANCET application form. The first stage of TANCET preparation is knowing the exam details, including the TANCET syllabus and exam pattern. The table below mentions the overview of the TANCET MBA test structure:

TANCET Exam Pattern Elements

TANCET Exam Details

Exam mode

Offline

Total questions

100

Number of sections

Five

Sectional overview

Business Situations

20 questions

Reading Comprehension

20 questions

Quantitative Ability

20 questions

Data Sufficiency

20 questions

English Usage

20 questions

Duration of test

2 hours

Marks per correct response

+1 mark

Negative marks

-1/3 for each incorrect response

Medium

English

Q:   What is the validity of TANCET scores?

A:

TANCET scores are valid for a period of one year. Candidates aspiring for admission in 2023-24 exam session can only use the TANCET 2023 scores for admission. Candidates who wish for an MBA Admission in any of the TANCET participating colleges in 2024-25 batch must appear for TANCET 2024.

Irrespective of the 2023 score, DTE Tamil Nadu will not consider the TANCET 2023 scores for 2024 admission. Similarly, candidates planning to apply for MBA Admission in 2025-26 batch, must apply for the TANCET 2025 exam.

Q:   What entrance exam scores does SSN School of Management accept for admission to MBA?

A:

Candidates seeking MBA admissions under the Management Quota must have written one of the entrance tests – CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT or TANCET or any State Level Admission Test conducted by the respective states (outside Tamil Nadu). The selection process is based on the scores in the entrance test as well as past academic record and performance at the Group Discussion and Personal Interview organized by the Institution.

 

Q:   Can I join SSN School of Management directly?

A:

There are two ways you can take addmission in this college, govt. quota and management quota. 

Candidates seeking admission under the Government Quota must have written the TANCET exam (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test) conducted by the Anna University. 

Candidates seeking MBA admissions under the Management Quota must have written one of the entrance tests – CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT or TANCET or any State Level Admission Test conducted by the respective states (outside Tamil Nadu). The selection process is based on the scores in the entrance test as well as past academic record and performance at the Group Discussion and Personal Interview organized by the Institution.

so you have to get admission by this ways only,   as per official informations.

Q:   What is the qualification required to apply for MBA course at SSN School of Management?

A:

A pass in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation with above 60% aggregate is required to apply for the PGDM course. No history of arrears in UG course. However, applicants with up to two history of arrears can apply for the course. Candidates must also qualify TANCET or CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ ATMA or any State Level Admission Test for Management Quota. For Government Quota, TANCET score is required. Students are selected based on the counselling conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Q:   What is TANCET application fee? Do reserved categories have any fee concessions?

A:
TANCET application fee may or may not change across exam sessions. The application fee for TANCET was revised in 2023 exam session. Earlier, candidates had to pay INR 400 if they belonged to reserved categories and INR 800 if they belonged to unreserved categories. However in 2023 exam session, the fee for your categories and reserved categories was hiked to INR 1000 and INR 500, respectively. Since the exam fees was revised in the recent session, Anna University is unlikely to change the same for TANCET 2024. However, the application details along with the TANCET 2024 registration fee is to release soon.

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Know the Colleges Accepting TANCET Scores

Before registering for the TANCET exam, candidates must know the colleges they wish to target based on the TANCET scores. There are more than 250 TANCET MBA participating colleges. Space below mentions the list of some of the top MBA colleges (based on popularity) that accept TANCET scores:

  1. PSG College of Technology - PSGCT
  2. Loyola Institute of Technology
  3. SKCET - Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology
  4. University of Madras
  5. Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
  6. SSN School of Management
  7. Hindusthan College of Arts and Science [HICAS]
  8. Rajalakshmi Engineering College
  9. SRM Easwari Engineering College
  10. St. Joseph's College of Engineering

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