Tancet Entrance Exam

The Anna University is going to oversee the 2009 edition of the Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Exam (TANCET). The dates set for the exam are May 30 and 31st. It is compulsory for every student hoping to join MBA, MCA, ME, MTech, M.Arch, and Mplan postgraduate degrees courses to sit for the TANCET entrance exam. Tancet entrance Examination will be done in several centers in Chennai, Erode, Coimbatore, Karaikudi, Vellore, Tirunelveli, Chindambaram Salem, Thanjavur, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Nagercoil and Madurai.

All aspiring students are requested to send their applications for the Tancet entrance exam 2009. Anna University Chennai will conduct the exam on behalf of the Tamil Nadu government. Candidates can get the application forms for Tancet in person, either by post or through internet registration. For internet registration, a candidate will log onto www.annauniv.edu/tancet2009. The applications should be addressed to The Secretary TANCET, Examination Centre, Anna University Chennai 600 025 on or before 25th 042009 by 5.30 p.m. Late applications will not be put into consideration. These courses will be offered at various departments of the Anna University Chennai like, Anna University Coimbatore, Anna University Trichy, Government Engineering, Arts and science colleges, government quota seats in self-financing Engineering. Some self-financing Engineering Colleges and universities may also choose to offer admission to students based on their Tancet exam performance for their allocation of seats. Other students from other states can also sit for the exam although their admission is subject to the qualification conditions of the admitting university or college.

For students to qualify for a course they must have met the eligible conditions of that course. In MBA, a pass in any degree with 10 +2+3/4 year’s pattern or a pass in any degree with 10+3+3 year’s pattern is required. In MCA a pass in any degree is required with 10+2+3/4 years pattern with a + 2 level in mathematics or a pass in 10+3(Diploma course) +3 years pattern with mathematics at Diploma level or mathematics /statistics as one of the subjects at the degree level. For M.E./MTech./M.plan/M.Arch courses, their eligibility conditions will be availed to you on this website: www.annanuniv.edu. Those candidates who are sitting for a final year examination for these degree programmes in April /May 2009 may also apply for Tancet 2009.

The application form is common for all three-entrance examinations so candidates will have to submit just one application. To get this application form a candidate will have to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs.300/- or Rs.150/- for SC / ST Candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu on presentation of a replica of permanent Community Certificate. This will be an entrance fee for any of the above three programmes. However if a candidate wishes to sit for more than one programme, he/she will have to pay for each additional programme Rs.300/- or Rs.150 for SC/ST candidates who belong to Tamil Nadu, this should be accompanied by the filled in application. M.B.A. entrance examination will be conducted on Saturday 30.5.2009, from 10.00a.m. To 12.00 noon while the M.C.A entrance examination will take place on the same day, starting from 02.30 p.m. to 04.30 p.m. the M.E./M.Tech./M.Arch./M.plan entrance examination will be conducted on 31.05.2009 as from 10.00a.m. To 12.00 noon.