TANCET 2026: Notification, Registration, Date, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

TANCET 2026: Anna University conducts the Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test, the TANCET exam, for the candidates who wish to get admission into MBA and MCA courses in colleges in Tamil Nadu. More than 200 colleges in Tamil Nadu accept TANCET 2026 scores in PG programs. The TANCET 2026 registration process will start next year by the end of January, and it will likely to continue till February 2026. TANCET exam date will be released soon by Anna University through an official notification. However, according to the past trends, TANCET exam will be conducted likely in the third/fourth week of March 2026.

As per the given information, registered candidates can download the TANCET admit card 2026 from the official website - - tancet.annauniv.edu at least 10 days before the scheduled examination date. 

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The TANCET syllabus 2026 for MBA and MCA will consist of quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning, and computer awareness. A detailed syllabus for the Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test is provided in this article. The official notification released by the exam authority contains the TANCET exam pattern for 2026. As per the officials, there will be a total of 100 questions in each paper. Each question will have 4 alternatives, while every question will carry 1 mark, and there will be a 1/4 penalty for wrong answers given.

The duration for the TANCET exam will be 2 hours, and which will be held in online mode. The TANCET 2026 answer key will be released after the exam. 

TANCET 2026 Notification Release Date

The Tamil Nadu CET notification 2026 will likely be released in the third week of January, 2026. Interested candidates can apply for TANCET 2026 on the official website tancet.anna.univ.edu. Check the image of the official website below.

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TANCET 2026 Exam Date

Candidates appearing for the Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test 2026 can check the tentative dates in the table below:

TANCET 2026: Application Fee

Candidates need to submit the required amount of the TANCET 2026 application fee at the time of the application process. Check last year's fee details below:

TANCET 2026 Admit Card 

Registered candidates can download the Tamil Nadu CET admit card 2026 to appear for the entrance exam. The TANCET hall ticket is a mandatory document to be carried by the candidate on the exam day. The TANCET admit card comprises various important details related to the candidate, the exam he/she is appearing in, and the exam day guidelines. It must be noted that no candidate will be allowed to enter the exam hall without the hall ticket. 

TANCET 2026 Exam Pattern 

Anna University releases the TANCET MBA exam pattern on its official website. The exam pattern provides important information to the candidates related to the number of questions, maximum marks and details about the negative marking in the entrance exam. Candidates appearing for the MBA entrance exam can check the questions and evaluation scheme in the table below:

TANCET 2026 Syllabus 

The TANCET syllabus 2026 is available on the official website of Anna University. Candidates who are registered and appearing for the MBA entrance exam can go through the complete syllabus online. The syllabus includes the topics and sub-topics for each section of the TANCET exam 2026. The TANCET MBA syllabus comprises four sections: Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Sufficiency, and General English. Check the section-wise important topics in the table below:

TANCET 2026 MCA Syllabus 

Candidates can check the TANCET MCA syllabus 2026 in the table below:

TANCET 2026 Answer Key - Official website

The examination-conducting body will release the provisional TANCET 2026 answer key online. Candidates who wish to raise objections against the answer key will be able to challenge the Tamil Nadu CET answer key within the specified time. After considering all the challenges, the final answer key will be released online. Last year, the TANCET final answer key was issued in April, 2025. 

Candidates can check the image of the last year's TANCET answer key login window below:

TANCET 2026 Result 

Anna University releases the TANCET result 2026 in online mode. Once released, candidates can check their results through the official website - tancet.annauniv.edu. As per the officials, the TANCET 2026 result dates have not been announced yet. Last year, it was released on May 7, 2025. Candidates need to enter the necessary login credentials in the result login window to get their TANCET scorecard 2026 online. 

TANCET Cut off 2026

The Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai, publishes the TANCET cut-off 2026 for MBA and MCA courses offered by participating colleges. Institutes call selected students for counselling based on their cut-off scores, assigning ranks that determine final admission. Meanwhile, students can check the expected TANCET MBA 2026 cut-off for different categories -

TANCET 2026 Counselling

The examination authority will conduct the TANCET counselling 2026 for the qualified candidates. The counselling process comprises registration, document verification, publication of the rank list, choice filling and seat allotment. Candidates can check the tentative schedule for the TANCET MBA counselling from the official website - tn-mbamca.com.