Tancet 2021

Tamilnadu Common Entrance Test – TANCET -2021

Anna University, Chennai – 600 025

The Government of Tamil Nadu has authorized Anna University for conducting the Tamilnadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) for admission to the following Studies:-

a. M.B.A Degree Programme.

b. M.C.A Degree Programme.

Offered at

University Departments of Anna University, Chennai – 25.
Anna University Regional Campuses and University Colleges of Engineering.
Annamalai University.
Government & Government Aided Engineering Colleges and Arts & Science Colleges.
Self-financing Colleges (Engineering, Arts & Science Colleges including stand-alone Institutions) under Government Quota and seats voluntarily surrendered by the self-financing colleges in Tamil Nadu for admission through the single-window system.

Other Universities functioning under the state Act in Tamil Nadu and self-financing colleges (Engineering Colleges, Arts & Science Colleges including stand-alone Institutions) may also opt to admit the candidates on the basis of the Tamilnadu Common Entrance Test 2021.

c. M.E/M.Tech/M.Arch/M.Plan Degree programs.

offered at

University Departments of Anna University, Chennai-25, Anna University Regional Campuses, and University Colleges of Engineering.
Annamalai University.
Government & Government Aided Engineering Colleges.
Self-financing Engineering Colleges for the seats voluntarily surrendered for admission through single-window counseling.

Other institutions may also opt to admit candidates on the basis of the Tamilnadu Common Entrance Test 2021.

2. ELIGIBILITY

No	Course Eligibility	Eligibility
1.	M.B.A.	A pass in a recognised Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years duration and obtained at least 50% (45% in the case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the qualifying degree examination. (a) 10 + 2 + 3 / 4 /5 years pattern (or) (b) 10 + 3 years Diploma +3 years pattern (or) (c) B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Arch. / B.Pharm. (or) (d) (i) 10 + 2 + AMIE* (or) (ii) 10 + 3 years diploma (awarded by the State Board of Technical Education) + AMIE.*
2.	M.C.A.	A pass in a recognized Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years duration in B.C.A. or B.Sc. (Information Technology / Computer Science or equivalent), or a pass in a recognized Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration (in disciplines other than the ones mentioned above) with Mathematics at 10 + 2 level or at Graduation Level and obtained at least 50 % (45 % in the case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the qualifying degree examinations. (a) 10 + 2 + 3 / 4 / 5 years Pattern (or) (b) 10 + 3 years Diploma + 3 years Pattern (c) (i) 10 + 2 + AMIE* (or) (ii) 10 + 3 years diploma (awarded by the State Board of Technical Education) + AMIE*
3	M.E. / M.Tech. /M.Arch./M.Plan.	a. A pass in a recognized Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in the relevant field and obtained at least 50% (45% in the case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the qualifying degree examination. (i) B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Arch. Degree Programmes (or) (ii) B.Pharm. Degree Programmes (or) (iii) Master’s Degree in the relevant branch of Science / Arts, which are prescribed. b. (i) 10 + 2 + AMIE* (or) (ii) 10 + 3 years diploma (awarded by the State Board of Technical Education) + AMIE.*
* Candidates with Section ‘A’ & ‘B’ certificates (A.M.I.E.) and other similar certificates of professional bodies viz. Aeronautical Society of India, etc., recognized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India and enrolled before 31.5.2013 are considered to be equivalent to B.E. / B.Tech. Degree holders, only with 2 years regular full time experience in the relevant field after successful completion of the course including project work. An experience certificate shall be produced by the candidates.

Note:
1. Candidates admitted through Lateral Entry in degree courses are not eligible except, B.E./B.Tech.
and M.C.A degree courses.
2. Candidates with B.E./B.Tech. Degree obtained through Distance / Weekend mode Programmes
are not eligible.
3. Candidates with Degree obtained without studying 10th Std., 12th Std. or 3 years Diploma and
3/4/5 years degree program is not eligible.

Candidates appearing for the final semester/year of examination of the said qualifying degree course except courses offered by Professional Institution like AMIE, during April/May 2021 may also apply for TANCET 2021.
Acceptance of a person as a candidate for writing the entrance test does not confer on the person, the right of equivalent eligibility for admission to any of the above courses.
The decision on the eligibility for admission to a course entirely rests with the admitting
authority offering the courses.
Other State Candidates can also appear for the entrance test, but the eligibility conditions
will be stipulated by the admitting authority / University.

3. REGISTRATION FOR ENTRANCE TEST.

(Only through Online)

Candidates can register online only by filling-up the application and submitting the same along with a good quality recently taken photograph.

4. ENTRANCE TEST FEE (Only through Online)

Candidates have to pay 600/- (300/- for SC /SCA /ST candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu) towards the entrance test fee for any one of the programs either 1. M.B.A. (or) 2. M.C.A. (or) 3.M.E/M.Tech./M.Arch./M.Plan. degree program.
A candidate registering for more than one program has to pay 600/- (300/- for SC/SCA/ST candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu) for each additional program online only.

5. HALL TICKET AND SCORECARD

The Registration Number assigned in the Hall Ticket should be entered at the appropriate place in the admission application form to be filed with the respective admitting authority later.All the candidates should download the hall tickets from the Anna University website.

5.3 For any clarification, the candidates may come in person to the place as given below.

City	Centre for the Enquiry Office	Date & Time (10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m)
Chennai	Centre for Entrance Examinations Anna University, Chennai – 25.	18.03.2021&19.03.2021

6. GUIDELINES AND SYLLABI FOR THE ENTRANCE TEST

6.1 Syllabi and Evaluation Scheme

Sl.No.	Course	Duration of the Test	Syllabi
1	M.B.A.	2 Hours	The question paper will have the following sections i) Evaluate the candidate’s ability to identify critically the data and apply the data to business decisions from given typical business situations. ii) Evaluate the skill of the candidate in answering questions based on the passages in the comprehension. iii) Evaluate the skill of solving mathematical problems at graduate-level including those learned in plus two or equivalent level. iv) Test on determining data sufficiency for answering certain questions using the given data and the knowledge of mathematics and use of day-to-day facts. v) Test the knowledge of written English with questions on errors in usage, grammar, punctuation, etc.,
2	M.C.A.	2 Hours	The question paper will have the following sections: i) Quantitative ability ii) Analytical reasoning iii) Logical reasoning iv) Computer awareness A few questions may also be on verbal activity, basic science, etc.
3	M.E./M.Tech./M.Arch./M.Plan.	2 Hours	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 a different section, Part – III will not be evaluated. The syllabi for the entrance test are available in https://tancet.annauniv.edu/tancet/syllabus.pdf. The questions will be set at the undergraduate level.

7. DATE AND TIME OF ENTRANCE TEST

Program	Date	Time
M.C.A.	20.03.2021	10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon
M.B.A.	20.03.2021	02.30 p.m. to 04.30 p.m.
M.E./M.Tech./M.Arch./M.Plan.	21.03.2021	10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon

Candidates have to appear for the entrance test at the allotted centres at their own cost and risk.

Entrance Test Centres

The entrance test will be held at the following cities :-

1.	Chennai	2.	Coimbatore	3.	Chidambaram	4.	Dindigul	5.	Erode
6.	Karaikudi	7.	Madurai	8.	Nagercoil	9.	Salem	10.	Thanjavur
11.	Tirunelveli	12.	Tiruchirappalli	13.	Vellore	14.	Villupuram	15.	Virudhunagar

Every effort will be taken to comply with the candidate’s choice for the entrance test centre. However, any other centre may be allotted to few candidates due to non-availability of space. In any case, a centre once allotted cannot be changed for any reasons.