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Answer: No TANCET issues reported in the last 24 hours, and it responded normally at our last check on 24 Oct 2026, 4:08 AM IST.
Our automated check runs from one or more locations and may miss in-app problems; reports come from users across India. We only call something "down" when users confirm it too. Here's how we check.
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About TANCET
Anna University's Centre for Entrance Examinations conducts the Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) for MBA and MCA admission, and CEETA-PG for M.E., M.Tech., M.Arch. and M.Plan., for the Government of Tamil Nadu. Applications, hall tickets, results and score cards all go through tancet.annauniv.edu.
The 2026 tests were held on 9 and 10 May 2026 at 35 centres in 15 Tamil Nadu cities, and results came out on 22 May 2026. Counselling is separate. TN MBA/MCA Admissions in Coimbatore fills MBA and MCA seats, and CEAP at Anna University fills the engineering PG seats.
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If TANCET isn't working
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See if other TANCET candidates report it A cluster of TANCET reports points to a portal fault. Wait and try after some time.
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Open the main TANCET page Type tancet.annauniv.edu and let it take you to the current page. Open the form from the home page rather than an old saved link.
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See which window is open Application, hall ticket and score card links show up only during their dates. Read the latest announcement on the home page first.
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Try another browser If the form does not submit, clear the cache or switch to another browser before trying again.
Other ways to access TANCET
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Order a duplicate by post Request a lost hall ticket or score card from the Secretary, TANCET, with a Rs 590 demand draft and a stamped cover.
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Go to the counselling site After results, MBA and MCA admission moves to tn-mbamca.com, and M.E./M.Tech. admission to CEAP on Anna University's admissions site.
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Write to the TANCET office Queries go by email to the TANCET office. Attach proof for any correction to your name, date of birth or community.
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Call Anna University The TANCET office and counselling numbers are on our TANCET helpline page.
Official channels during an outage: Website
Questions
Our TANCET card checks tancet.annauniv.edu and counts reports from MBA, MCA and M.E. aspirants. If a lot of them arrive together, the Anna University portal is struggling. For a single failure on your side, check the network.
Load peaks on registration closing day, hall ticket day and result day.
Between cycles the site shows only the latest announcements. The application, hall ticket and score card links appear only while that window is open. For 2026, score card download ran from 27 May to 26 June 2026 and is now closed.
Anna University will announce the TANCET 2027 dates on tancet.annauniv.edu. For reference, TANCET 2026 MBA and MCA were held on 9 May 2026 and CEETA-PG on 10 May 2026. The last date to apply was 10 April 2026.
Ask for a duplicate score card by post. The 2026 download window closed on 26 June 2026.
- Take a demand draft for Rs 590 (Rs 500 + 18% GST) in favour of "The Secretary, TANCET, Anna University", payable at Chennai.
- Add a self-addressed envelope with Rs 42 stamps.
- Write a request with your registration or application number to The Secretary, TANCET, Anna University, Chennai 600 025.
From tancet.annauniv.edu, when Anna University opens the hall ticket link before the exam. Keep it safe; you need it at the exam, at counselling and at admission. Anna University replaces a lost one for Rs 590 by demand draft, the same way as a score card.
CEETA-PG is the entrance test for M.E., M.Tech., M.Arch. and M.Plan. TANCET covers only MBA and MCA. Candidates with a GATE score who want admission under CEETA-PG must also sit CEETA-PG.
MBA and MCA counselling is run by TN MBA/MCA Admissions at Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, on tn-mbamca.com. Watch for its separate advertisement after TANCET results.
M.E., M.Tech., M.Arch. and M.Plan. seats go through CEAP at Anna University. CEETA-PG candidates do not have to apply again for CEAP.
Each paper runs 2 hours, with one mark per correct answer and a quarter mark off for every wrong one.
- MBA and MCA: 100 questions each
- CEETA-PG: Part I (10), Part II (15) and Part III in your discipline (75)
Unanswered questions cost nothing. The final score card shows only your percentile.
Rs 1000 for TANCET MBA or MCA, and Rs 500 for SC, SCA and ST candidates of Tamil Nadu. CEETA-PG costs Rs 1944, or Rs 972 for SC/SCA/ST, because it includes counselling charges. Pay online only.
The Secretary, TANCET at Anna University is on 044-22358277. The email is a Gmail address printed on the official TANCET site. Both, with the counselling desks, are on our TANCET helpline page.
Yes. The download button on the status card saves a server down image with TANCET's status, the time of our last check, and how many users are reporting problems.
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