Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) 2018

Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) is 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.

TANCET 2018 Important Dates: 

1. Start of TANCET 2018 Registration 02.04.2018

2. Last Date of TANCET 2018 registration 23.04.2018

3. TANCET 2018 exam for MBA and MCA 19.05.2018

4. TANCET 2018 exam for ME/MTech/MArch and MPlan 20.05.2018

5. Hall Ticket Availability May 2018

TANCET 2018 Notification & Application:

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TANCET 2018 Exam Centers

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

TANCET 2018 Eligibility

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. 

TANCET 2018 Process:

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 Result 2018:

The results of TANCET 2018 will be declared online. The candidates can check their scores by using login IDs. The scorecard can be downloaded by entering registered email ID and password.

To download the scorecard, you must follow the given steps:

• Log on to TANCET website
• Click on TANCET result tab
• Enter your email ID and password
• Click on download tab

The marksheet will contain name of the student, his/her roll number, sectional and overall scores. The candidates must note that scorecards will be available for download for a limited period. Once the download window closes, request for obtaining scorecard will not be entertained. Hence, the candidates must ensure they have downloaded their respective scorecards before the last date.

TANCET scores (a combination of written test and counselling) are used for admission at University Departments, University College of Engineering, Regional Centres of Anna University, Government and Government-aided engineering colleges, Arts and Science colleges and self-financing colleges across the state of Tamil Nadu.

The candidates will be shortlisted for counselling on the basis of marks scored in TANCET 2018. The final selection will be based on the combined score of written test and counselling.

Students can download TANCET mark sheets from the website by the candidates within 10 days from the date of publication of results of the entrance test. The mark sheet should be produced at the time of admission. If the mark sheet is lost, a duplicate mark sheet can be obtained on payment of ` 100/- in the form of a Demand Draft, with a written request to The Secretary, TANCET, Anna University, Chennai – 600 025.

TANCET 2018 Counselling:

Post the declaration of result, a rank list is released on the basis of which Counselling takes place. Universities accepting TANCET scores for admission conduct Counselling between July and August. Counselling dates may vary for different colleges, hence the aspirants must check college notifications individually.

The candidates can check their rank on the TANCET website using their email and password.

To participate in the Counselling process the candidate has to be present in person and carry the following documents:

• TANCET 2018 score card
• Graduation mark sheet
• Class 12 mark sheet
• Class 10 mark sheet
• Address proof
• Identity proof issued by the Government of India
• Transfer certificate
• Domicile certificate (if applicable)
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• Requisite fee in form or DD or cash (as mentioned by the institute in the admission notification)
• Recent pass port size photographs

TANCET 2018 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.

TANCET 2018 Application & Registration:

TANCET application form is common for all courses (MCA/MBA/ME/MTech/MArch/MPlan). Application forms for TANCET 2018 will be made available in January 2018.

If candidates want to apply to more than one programme, they will be required to additional Rs 500 ( Rs 250 for SC/SCA/ST candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu) for each programme.

Application forms can be submitted in online mode only.

To fill the application form, the candidates will have to register on the official website using an email ID. The candidates must use only the functioning email ID as it will be used by TANCET authorities for all communication purposes.

The duly filled application form must be downloaded and sent to the following address, along with copies of relevant documents and a demand draft of Rs 500 (Rs 250 for SC/SCA/ST candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu).

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.

How to fill the form:

• Click on application tab on TANCET website
• Enter login ID or log in as new user
• Fill the application form with all the information asked
• Don’t leave sections marked mandatory empty as incomplete forms will be rejected
• Check details mentioned thoroughly before hitting submit button. Once submitted, the form cannot be edited
• Take a print out and send it to TANCET secretary via post, along with application fee