TANCET Eligibility Criteria 2024

TANCET 2025 is the MBA entrance test for the MBA admission 2024 in the colleges of Tamil Nadu State. TANCET exam eligibility 2025 is determined by Anna University Chennai which conducts TANCET every year. Anna University TANCET exam Eligibility  2025 prescribe mandatory and desirable qualification for the candidates of Tamil Nadu state and other states as well. Following are the key components that determine TANCET eligibility for MBA: 

• Completed Academic Qualification
• Academic Qualification to be Completed by Stipulated Date
• Accepted Academic Qualifications
• Maximum Age Limit
• Domicile Requirement
• Candidates who are Not Eligible for TANCET

Let us know about each component of TANCET Exam Eligibility Criteria 2025

The TANCET exam eligibility criteria 2025 require that the applicants must have passed a recognised Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration and obtained at least 50 % marks (45 % in the case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the qualifying degree examination. 

TANCET MBA eligibility also permits the candidates who are appearing for the final semester / year of examination of the graduation degree course to apply. These courses do not include the courses offered by Professional Institutions (like AMIE). 

The candidate applying for TANCET 2025 must have at least one of the following qualifications to become eligible for Anna University TANCET exam: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in 10+2+3 years pattern 
• 10+3 years Diploma as per +3 years pattern 
• B.E./B.Tech./B.Arch./B.Pharm Degrees
• 10+2+AMIE or 10+3 years diploma (awarded by the State Board of Technical Education) + AMIE. 

TANCET Eligibility criteria do not prescribe any maximum age limit to appear in the exam. A candidate of any age with required qualification can appear in TANCET exam  

TANCET eligibility does not restrict any candidate from any state to appear in the TANCET exam. Other State Candidates can also appear for the TANCET entrance exam. However, the domicile eligibility conditions will be stipulated by the admitting authority / University. In its TANCET Notification, Anna University, the TANCET conducting body has clarified, “Some Universities and Self-Financing Engineering Colleges may also opt to admit the candidates on the basis of marks obtained in TANCET. Other State candidates can appear for the entrance test, but the eligibility conditions will be stipulated by the admitting authority / University.”

• If you are not pursuing or completed your Bachelor’s degree or any Professional degree, you are not eligible to appear for TANCET 2025
• If you have not completed any graduation course but you are in the final year of a professional course like AMIE, you are not eligible for TANCET 2025.
• If you have scored below 50% marks in graduation as a general category candidate and below 45% as SC/ST/PwD candidate you are not eligible for TANCET 2025
• If your Graduation is not recognized by UGC/AICTE/MHRD-Govt. of India, you are not eligible to apply for TANCET 2025 

• TANCET eligibility criteria 2025 do not impose any age bar to appear in TANCET 2025 exam.
• TANCET eligibility allows you to appear in TANCET 2025 only if you have done graduation from a UGC recognized university or the other graduation as given above duly recognized by the competent authority
• Ensure that you fulfil one of the following TANCET eligibility criteria 2025
• Completed Bachelor’s degree with the required percentage of marks, or
  B. Completed professional degree with required percentage, or 
  C. In the final year of Bachelor’s degree with required percentage 
• The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice as followed by the respective University/Institution.
• In case of grades / CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/ institution in accordance with the TANCET eligibility criteria 2025.
• If any University/institution confirms that there is no scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA, and multiplying the result with 100 as per the TANCET 2025 eligibility
• Mere fulfilment of minimum TANCET eligibility criteria 2025 will not ensure consideration for short listing by the institutes.

Conversion of CGPA to Percentage of Marks to Check TANCET Eligibility
To determine TANCET Eligibility 2025 in case of CGPA where no percentage of marks is given on the marks-sheet, the percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice as followed by the respective University/Institution. 

The conversion to percentage of marks from Grades/CGPA is based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/Institution. If any University/Institution confirms that there is no scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA, and multiplying the result with 100. 

Q. Who is eligible for the TANCET exam?
A. A graduate with 50% marks in any discipline from recognized university is eligible for the TANCET exam

Q. Can Non-Tamilians apply for TANCET?
A. TANCET is open for all the eligible candidates including Tamil Nadu State candidates as well as outside Tamil Nadu state candidates