TANCET 2017 – Anna University has conducted TANCET 2017
on March 26 for the M.Tech aspirants of the state of Tamilnadu. The entrance
exam was objective in nature and conducted in pen and paper based mode across
15 exam cities. TANCET Result 2017 has been declared on April 11, 2017.
Candidates who have valid scores in GATE as specified by the university will be
exempt from the TANCET 2017 exam. GATE XE /XL candidates have to appear for the
TANCET exam even if they have valid GATE scores. The University had announced
the detailed syllabus and all the requisite information pertaining to the
TANCET exam on January 30, 2017. The TANCET application form 2017 was available
from January 29, 2017 until February 28, 2017. Candidates may note that
the counselling for the TANCET qualified candidates will be done through the
TANCA 2017 which will be held tentatively in May after the declaration of the
results of TANCET on April 11, 2017. Check the complete details of the TANCET
2017 exam, along with the important dates, how to fill the application,
eligibility that will be considered, exam pattern, syllabus to download, hall
ticket details, result and more below in this article.

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Exam Name: TAMIL NADU COMMON ENTRANCE TEST
(TANCET)

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Commonly Known as: TANCET

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Conducting University: Anna University

·      About TANCET: Admissions to the M.E / M.Tech
programmes offered by the Anna University Departments, Government &
Government Aided Engineering Colleges as well as the Self-financing Engineering
Colleges in Tamilnadu will be on the basis of the TANCET scores. Candidates can
must appear for the entrance test and qualify in the same to participate in the
common counselling that will be held through TANCA.

GATE qualified candidates are exempt from appearing for TANCET if
they have valid GATE scores above the GATE cutoff for TANCET. Candidates with
valid GATE 2015/ 2016/ 2017 are eligible to apply for the admissions.

Candidates who have valid GATE 2017 scores in GATE XL or XE
papers will be required to appear for the TANCET 2017 exam. Their GATE scores
will not be considered for exemption.

All M.Tech aspirants in Tamil Nadu can use the given Important Dates for
TANCET 2017 to keep track of the deadlines as well as the schedules for the
TANCET Application form, download of admit card as well as the entrance exam.
The dates for the result as well as the availability of the TANCET Marks Sheets
are also mentioned below. Check the complete detailed TANCET Important Dates
2017 here.

TANCET 2017 result has been announced on April 11, 2017. Candidates will
be able to see their marks and their performance details. However, for
admission purposes, they will require the marks sheet which is also available
with the result. Candidates can check their TANCET Result here after entering
their Email and password to log in.

The Marks sheet for the TANCET candidates is also available along with
TANCET Result. Candidates must log in and download their TANCET Marks sheet 2017.
They must take a printout to submit the same during the counselling and
admission process.

The TANCET 2017 Rank will be deduced after the normalization of the
marks obtained by the candidates in the TANCET 2017 exam. The normalization
will be obtained as per the following formula:

Normalised marks = 40 + (10/s) (r – m) where m is the mean mark and s is
the standard deviation of raw marks which is denoted by r. This gives the
relative ranking of the candidates in any discipline.

The cutoff for TANCET will be the minimum score that has to be obtained
by candidates to qualify in the exam as well as for admissions to the various
M.Tech courses. While the qualifying TANCET Cutoff 2017 will be determined by
Anna University, the admission cutoffs for TANCET 2017 will be dependent upon
the institute, course, number of applicants, seat intake etc. Check the TANCET
Cutoff 2017 here.

Counselling for the M.tech admissions will be through TANCA 2017 which
is the Tamilnadu Common Admissions 2017. Admissions will be through two
channels – one for the GATE qualified candidates and one for the TANCET 2017
qualified candidates.

Application forms will be separate for both these categories of students
and so will the merit lists. After the counselling schedules are announced,
candidates will have to attend the TANCA 2017 process for verification of their
documents, seat allotment and confirmation of the admission process.

Check the detailed TANCA 2017 process along with the application form,
important dates, counselling process, merit lists, documents required to be
submitted.

The TANCET Hall Ticket 2017 was available for download from March 14,
2017. To download the hall ticket to appear for the TANCET exam, candidates had
to log in. They were required to carry the same to the exam centre as their
identity to appear for the exam. The hall ticket will also be required to be
submitted during the admission process so candidates must safe keep the same.

In case candidates had misplaced or lost the hall ticket, they were
required to apply for a duplicate one by paying Rs 100/- via a Demand Draft
favouring The Secretary, TANCET, Anna University, Chennai – 600 025, payable at
Chennai. This had to be accompanied with a written request with details of the
candidate’s TANCET 2017 Registration No. / Application No. and the name of the
Examination Centre.

It is vital for candidates to know the exam pattern for TANCET before
starting their preparation. A familiarity with the kind of question to expect,
the duration of the exam and the marking scheme can be had with the help of the
Exam pattern of TANCET 2017.

Anna University has announced the complete syllabus for TANCET
exam. Candidates must download the Syllabus for the TANCET 2017 exam and check
the syllabus for their respective discipline. Candidates can download the
TANCET Syllabus here.

 Practice makes everyone perfect. So it is ideal to put the
learning done to practice with the help of the sample papers. Candidates can
check the various sample papers to get an idea of the kind of questions they
may get and the topics that are covered more in depth than the others.
Candidates can know these minute details in addition with loads of practice to
ensure their success in TANCET 2017. To download the sample papers for TANCET
2017 click here

 Anna University had announced the list of exam cities where the
TANCET exam was held. Candidates had to choose one city while filling the
application form. The list of TANCET exam centres contains 15 cities which will
be hosting the TANCET exam. The list of the exam cities are as follows:

All applicants must note that they must meet the prescribed
eligibility of the TANCET exam failing which their applications will not be
considered. The following are the generalised eligibility criteria for TANCET
2017 which detail the qualifying degree acceptable and considered, pass
percentage, domicile, age criteria etc. Check the detailed TANCET Eligibility
Criteria 2017 before applying.

Registrations for TANCET 2017 is now closed. The application form was
available online and the candidates were able to register themselves from
January 29, 2017. Candidates had to log in after registration to fill the
details in the TANCET 2017 Application Form. Candidates must follow the steps
given below to fill the TANCET Application Form.

Step 1 – Registration: Candidates must register by
entering their Name, Email Id, Date of Birth and mobile no to register. They
must also specify the password of their preference to create their login
ID.

Step 2 – Logging in and filling details in the TANCET Application
Form: Candidates must enter their personal details, opt
for the exam centre of their choice, select the TANCET 2017 exam they are
appearing for as well as the TANCET 2017 Paper they will be appearing in. They
must also enter their address details and upload a recent passport size
photograph in .jpg/.jpeg format in a file with size of 20KB to 30KB.

Step 3 – Paying the Application fees: Candidates
must pay the application fees online only through Net banking, Debit/Credit
Cards.

Step 4 – Submission of application and printout: The TANCET
2017 Application form has to be submitted after verification of the details
entered by candidates as they cannot be edited or changed at a later point of
time. Candidates must also note the unique TANCET Application number that will
be generated after submission of the application form.

The Secretary,

Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET)

Centre for Entrance Examinations

Anna University

Chennai – 600 025