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.	Exam City	S.No.	Exam City
1	Chennai	9	Salem
2	Coimbatore	10	Thanjavur
3	Chidambaram	11	Tirunelveli
4	Dindigul	12	Tiruchirappalli
5	Erode	13	Vellore
6	Karaikudi	14	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.

Official Website : https://www.annauniv.edu/tancet2016/

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	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:

Reading Comprehension	Synonyms	Analogies
Grammar	Word meaning	Antonyms
Vocabulary	Fill in the blanks	Idioms
English Usage	Sentence correction

Quantitative Ability

This section will have questions from the following topics:

Number Systems	LCM and HCF	Percentages
Profit, Loss and Discount	Time and Work	Averages
Simple Interest	Speed, Time and Distance	Ratio and Proportion
Compound Interest	Quadratic Equations	Complex Numbers
Linear Equations	Logarithm	Progressions
Binomial Theorem	Surds and Indices	Inequalities
Permutation and Combination	Probability	Functions and Graphs
Set Theory	Mixtures and Alligations	Geometry
Co-ordinate Geometry	Trigonometry	Mensuration