The TANCET Exam Pattern 2025 comprises the total number of questions which is 100, the duration of 2 hours, and the mode of exam paper i.e., OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) based offline entrance test. The exam is conducted in 2 sessions (on the same day), one session each for MBA & MCA; both will be held in English language. Anna University, Chennai which is the conducting body of the test (authorised by the Tamil Nadu Government) releases the TANCET Exam Pattern 2025.
This article includes all the important details about the TANCET 2025 Exam Pattern like mode of exam, sections, marking scheme, total number of questions, and other related information.
Aspirants who wish to score good marks in the entrance test must be aware of the TANCET Exam Pattern 2025. The updated exam pattern will be released on the official website of the conducting body i.e., Anna University on “tancet.annauniv.edu”.
Candidates who meet the TANCET Eligibility Criteria 2025 must go through the below-given table to get detailed information about the paper pattern of the TANCET 2025 entrance examination:
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Particular
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Details
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Exam Mode
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Offline - Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) based Test
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Exam Medium / Language
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English
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Sessions
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2 (conducted on the same day)
* 1 session will be conducted for MBA & 1 for MCA.
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Sections
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Time Duration
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2 Hours (120 Minutes)
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Total Marks
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100 (1 mark for each question)
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TANCET Marking Scheme
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- 1 marks awarded for every right answer.
- -0.25 mark deducted for every wrong answer and multiple shading.
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Type of Questions
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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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Total Number of Questions
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100
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Number of Answer Choices
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4 Options (for each question)
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TANCET 2025 Course-Wise Pattern
According to the TANCET Exam Pattern 2025, the entrance test will be conducted in 2 sessions on the same day, wherein, 1 session will be for MBA & the other 1 for MCA. There will be 4 sections in the TANCET 2025 question paper of MCA and 5 sections in the exam paper of MBA.
As per the TANCET pattern 2025 , the below-given table outlines the total number of questions and marks in the exam of each course (MCA & MBA):
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Course
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Total Number of Questions
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Total Marks
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MBA
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100
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100
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MCA
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100
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100
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*In the TANCET exam, students should mark the correct option on the OMR sheet only with a black ball point pen carefully. Also, it is to be noted that marked answers using a pencil will not be considered for evaluation.
TANCET Exam Pattern 2025: Marking Scheme
Students must be aware of the marking scheme prescribed in the TANCET Exam Pattern 2025 to avoid last minute confusion. The marking scheme of TANCET exam is given in detail below:
- For every right answer, the candidate will be awarded with 1 mark.
- For each wrong answer, 1/4th (0.25) mark will be deducted.
- If multiple options are shaded in the OMR sheet for a particular question, 1/4th mark will be deducted, considering it as a wrong answer.
* Students who have successfully completed their TANCET Registration 2025 can download the TANCET Syllabus 2025 and start analysing the exam pattern to understand it better and get good marks in the entrance exam.
