Career Guidance Cell
informs that Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) - a state level
examination, conducted by Anna University for admissions to MTech/ MArch/ MPlan/
ME/MBA and MCA, in different colleges in Tamil Nadu. The exam is usually
conducted in the month of June every year. The Government of Tamil Nadu have
authorized Anna University for conducting the exam on behalf of the Government.
The online registration for TANCET commonly begins in between March and April.
The exam dates for TANCET 2018 have been
announced. Exam for MBA and MCA will be held on May 19, 2018 and exam for
MTech/ MArch/ MPlan/ ME will be held on May 20, 2018.
·
MCA
exam will be held in Forenoon session from 10:00 am to 12 noon
·
MBA exam will be held in Afternoon session
from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
·
MTech/
MArch/ MPlan/ ME exam will be held in Forenoon session from 10:00 am to 12
noon
TANCET scores are accepted by University Departments, University
Colleges of Engineering, Regional Centres of Anna University, Government and
Government Aided Engineering Colleges, Arts & Science Colleges and
Self-financing Colleges (Engineering, Arts & Science Colleges including
stand-alone Institutions) in Tamil Nadu. Some universities and self- financing
engineering colleges also accept TANCET scores.
To apply
for TANCET 2018 successfully, it is important that candidates fulfills the
eligibility criteria for the exam, only then he/she will be allowed to appear
for the entrance test. Following is the eligibility criteria for TANCET:
1.
Appearing candidates should have a recognised Bachelor’s degree or
equivalent in the relevant field with atleast 50 % (45 % in the case of
candidates belonging to reserved category) in the qualifying degree
examination.
2. He/she
should have either of the following Bachelor’s degree- B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Arch/
B.Pharm.
3.
Candidates with a Master’s Degree in the relevant branch of Science / Arts,
which are prescribed, too can apply for TANCET.
4. Students
with 10+2 + AMIE* (or) 10+3 years diploma (awarded by the State Board of
Technical Education) + AMIE.* are eligible to appear for the entrance
examination.
5.
Candidates in their final semester / year of the said qualifying degree course
except courses offered by Professional Institution’s (like AMIE) during
April/May, too can apply for TANCET.
6. Any
decision on the eligibility criteria for admission to colleges in Tamil Nadu,
through TANCET, completely depends on authority offering the courses. Please
note that other State Candidates can also appear for the entrance test,
however, the eligibility conditions is not same in their case.
The TANCET application form is common for all entrance tests
(MCA/MBA/ME/MTech/MArch/MPlan). Candidates who want to apply to more
than one programme, can do so by paying additional Rs 500 ( Rs 250
for SC/SCA/ST candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu) for each programme.
Application Process
TANCET application forms are accepted in online mode only.
STEP 1: Application process
Candidates can register for TANCET 2018 by logging on to the
official website. The filled in downloaded application along with the required
demand draft and photocopies of certificates need to be sent to The Secretary,
TANCET, Centre for Entrance Examinations, Anna University, Chennai – 600 025.
Demand Drafts should be drawn in favour of ‘The Secretary, TANCET, Anna
University, Chennai’ payable at Chennai, obtained from any Nationalised bank.
STEP 2: Admit card
After registration process is completed, admit cards will be
issued to candidates whose applications shall have been accepted. The
candidates will be required to download their respective admit cards from the
official website as the same will not be sent via post.
STEP 3: TANCET exam
TANCET will be held in the month of March. The question paper
will consist MCQs from Data Sufficiency, QA, English and Business Situations.
The pen and paper mode exam will be of two hours.
STEP 4: Result and College Admission
TANCET result will be announced on the scheduled date. The
candidates can download their scorecards from the official website and seek
admission to any of the colleges of their choice, accepting TANCET
scores.
Test Fees
The test fees is Rs 500 (Rs 250 for SC/SCA/ST candidates
belonging to Tamil Nadu).
Download Hall Ticket & Mark Sheet
1.
As soon as the
registration is confirmed, the candidates will receive the Application Number
assigned in the Hall Ticket.
2.
This number should be
entered at the appropriate place in the admission application form at a later
stage. Please note that the candidates shall download the hall tickets from
official website of Anna University.
3.
Candidates must
produce the Hall Ticket at the time of Entrance Test and during the counselling
process.
4.
Mark sheets too can
downloaded from the website by the candidates, but within 10 days from the date
of results declaration. Candidates must present the mark sheet at the time of
admission.
If a candidate loses his/her Mark Sheet or Hall Letter, a
duplicate mark sheet can be obtained on payment of Rs.100/- in the form of a
Demand Draft, with a written request to The Secretary, TANCET, Anna University,
Chennai – 600 025.
TANCET 2018 will be held at the following cities:
|
S.No.
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Exam City
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S.No.
|
Exam City
|
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1
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Chennai
|
9
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Salem
|
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2
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Coimbatore
|
10
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Thanjavur
|
|
3
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Chidambaram
|
11
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Tirunelveli
|
|
4
|
Dindigul
|
12
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Tiruchirappalli
|
|
5
|
Erode
|
13
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Vellore
|
|
6
|
Karaikudi
|
14
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Villupuram
|
|
7
|
Madurai
|
15
|
Virudhunagar
|
|
8
|
Nagercoil
|
-
|
-
|
Please note that candidates can select a test
centre of their choice, but the same will be allotted to them, subject to
availability. Once selected, a centre cannot be changed for any reasons.
The Secretary,
Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET)
Centre for Entrance Examinations
Anna University
Chennai – 600 025.
TANCET Exam Dates
2018
Apr 02 Start of TANCET 2018 Registration
Apr
23 End of TANCET
2018 registration
May 19 TANCET 2018 exam for MBA and MCA
May 20 TANCET 2018 exam for ME/MTech/MArch and MPlan
Exam
Pattern
The exam paper of TANCET 2018 will be divided in to three parts-
Part-I and Part-II. While, the first two parts are compulsory, candidates needs
to answer only the single section of Part-III, which they selected at the time
of registration.
Questions and Evaluation Scheme:
Take a look at the marking scheme for TANCET below:
|
ME / MTech / MArch / MPlan Course
|
No. of Questions
|
No. of alternative answers
|
Mark for every correct answer
|
Max. Marks
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Negative Marks for every wrong answer
|
Other Points
|
|
Part I
|
20
|
4
|
1
|
20
|
1/3
|
Multiple shading will be considered as wrong answer and 1/3
mark will be reduced.
|
|
Part II
|
35*
|
4
|
1
|
20
|
1/3
|
*All the correct answers upto 20 will be awarded marks and all
the wrong answers shall be taken into consideration for awarding negative
marks. Multiple shading will be considered as wrong answer and 1/3 mark will
be reduced.
|
|
Part III
|
60
|
4
|
1
|
60
|
1/3
|
Multiple shading will be considered as wrong answer and 1/3
mark will be reduced.
|
Normalisation of marks
The question paper will have three parts. Part-I and Part-II are
compulsory and under Part-III the candidates have to answer the section which
has been chosen at the time of registration. If a candidate appears for
different section, Part – III will not be evaluated.
The entrance test question paper for ME/ MTech/ MArch / MPlan
will have two common parts namely, Part – I Engineering Mathematics and Part –
II Basic Engg. & Sciences and Part – III meant for different disciplines.
On evaluation, the mean (m) mark and the standard deviation (s) of raw marks
(r) may vary from discipline to discipline under Part – III. Marks will be
normalised using the formula
Normalised marks = 40 + (10/s) (r – m)
This gives the relative ranking of the candidates in any
discipline.
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TANCET MBA Syllabus 2018
TANCET MBA 2018 will consist of sections which will evaluate the
candidate’s ability to assess the importance of data and its application to
business decisions in the form of case study describing the typical business
situations.
The exam will help the examiner check the candidates’
capabilities by:
·
Assessing the skills of answering passage based question
·
Testing the skills related to mathematical problems at
graduation level
·
Evaluating them on analytical reasoning and data interpretation
·
Assessing their English or verbal ability with questions related
to grammar, vocabulary, punctuations etc
Analysis of Business Situations
This section comprises two passages pertaining to a situation.
After each passage, questions consisting of items relating to the preceding
passage are given. The candidate will have to evaluate each item separately in
terms of the respective passage and choose the right answer from the given
options.
English:
This section will have questions from the following topics:
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Reading Comprehension
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Synonyms
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Analogies
|
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Grammar
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Word meaning
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Antonyms
|
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Vocabulary
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Fill in the blanks
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Idioms
|
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English Usage
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Sentence correction
|
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Quantitative Ability
This section will have questions from the following topics:
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Number Systems
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LCM and HCF
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Percentages
|
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Profit, Loss and Discount
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Time and Work
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Averages
|
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Simple Interest
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Speed, Time and Distance
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Ratio and Proportion
|
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Compound Interest
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Quadratic Equations
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Complex Numbers
|
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Linear Equations
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Logarithm
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Progressions
|
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Binomial Theorem
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Surds and Indices
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Inequalities
|
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Permutation and Combination
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Probability
|
Functions and Graphs
|
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Set Theory
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Mixtures and Alligations
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Geometry
|
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Co-ordinate Geometry
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Trigonometry
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Mensuration
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Data Sufficiency
This section will have questions from the following topics:
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Number System
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Algebra
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Geometry
|
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Mensuration
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Percentage
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Profit and Loss
|
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Time, Speed & Distance
|
Permutation and Combination
|
Probability
|
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Ratio and Mixtures
|
|
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FOR MBA & MCA
details please refer information and instruction brochure.
Please click the links below for details
