TANCET to be conducted by Anna University Chennai on behalf of the Govt. of Tamil Nadu for candidates who seek admission to MBA, MCA & ME/M.Tech/M.Arch/M.Plan Degree programmes in Tamil Nadu.

Eligibility for MBA

A pass in a recognised Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration and obtained at least 50% (45% in the case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the qualifying degree exam

a) 10+2+3 years pattern (or)
b) 10+3 years Diploma +3 years pattern (or)
c) B.E / B.Tech / B.Arch / B.Pharm (or)
d) (i) 10+2 + AMIE* (or) ii) 10+3 years diploma (awarded by the State Board of Technical Education) + AMIE


the Sample Question Paper of the MBA Course of the TANCET Examination is given below


If m, n, o and p are real numbers, each of the following expressions equals m(nop) EXCEPT

(a) (op)(mn) (b) ponm (c) p(onm)
(d) (mp)(no) (e) (mn) (mo)(mp)

If the area of the triangle BCE is 8, what is the area of the square ABCD?
(a) 16 (b) 82 (c) 8 (d) 4 (e) 22


The diagonal of the floor of a rectangle closet is 7.5 m. The shorter sideof the closet is 4.5 m. What is
the area of the closet in square meter?
(a) 37 (b) 27 (c) 54/4 (d) 21/4 (e) 5

John has more money than Sam but less than Bill. If the amount held by John, Sam and Bill are x, y
and z respectively, which of the following is true?
(a) z < x < y (b) x < z < y (c) y < x < z (d) y < z < x (e) x < y < z
45. If mx + ny = 12my and my ≠0, then x/y + n/m =
(a) 12 (b) 12 mn (c) 12m + 12y (d) 0 (e) mx + ny


Some students planned a picnic. The budget for foodwas Rs 500. But, 5 of them failed to go and thus
the cost of food for each member increased by Rs 5. How many students attended the picnic?
(a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 30 (e) 45


Which of the following must be true?
I. Any two lines which are parallel to a third line are also parallel to each other
II. Any two planes which are parallel to a third plane are parallel to each other
III. Any two lines which are parallel to the same plane are parallel to each other.

(a) I only (b) II only (c) I and II only
(d) II and III only (e) I, II and III

The co-ordinates of the vertices A, B of square ABCD is (2, 0) and (0, 2) respectively. What is the area
of the square ABCD?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 4√2 (d) 8 (e) 8√2

A figure that can be folded over along a straight line so that the result is two equal halves which are then lying on top of one another with no overlap is said to have a line of symmetry. Which of the following figures has only one line of symmetry?

(a) Square (b) Circle (c) Equilateral Triangle
(d) Isosceles triangle (e) Rectangle

A labourer is paid Rs. 8 per hour for an 8 hour day and 1.5 times that rate for each hour in excess of 8 hours in a single day. If the labourer received Rs. 80 for a single day's work, how long did he work on that day?
(a) 6 hrs 40 min (b) 9 hrs 20 min (c) 9 hrs 30 min
(d) 9 hrs 40 min (e) 10 hrs

The vertex of the square MNOP is located at the centre of circle O. If arc NP is 4πunits long, then the
perimeter of the square MNOP is
(a) 32 (b) 32π (c) 64 (d) 64π
(e) cannot be determined

How many minutes will it take to completely fill a water tank with a capacity of 3750 litres if the water is
being pumped into the tank at the rate of 800 litres per minute and is being drained out of the tank at
the rate of 300 litres per minute?
(a) 3 min 36 sec (b) 6 minutes (c) 7 min 30 sec (d) 8 minutes (e) 1875 minutes

Triangle ABC is inscribed in a semicircle. What is the area of the shaded region above?
(a) 32π– 4 (b) 2π– 4 (c) 12π- 4 (d) 6π- 4
(e) Cannot be determined from the information given

Two fences in a field meet at an angle of 120º , A cow is tethered at their intersection with a 15 meter
rope. Over how many square meters can the cow graze?
(a) 50π (b) 75π (c) 80π (d)85π (e) 90π

In the same amount of time a new production assembly robot can assemble 8 times as many
transmissions as an old assembly line. If the new robot can assemble 'x' transmissions per hour, how
many transmissions can the new robot and the old assembly line produce together in five days of round
the clock production.
(a) 45x/8 (b) 15x (c) 135x/8 (d) 135x (e) 1080x

A computer is available for Rs 39,000 cash or Rs 17,000 as cash down payment followed by five
monthly installments of Rs 4,800 each. What is the rate of interest under the installment plan?
(a) 35.71% p.a (b) 37.71% p.a (c) 36.71% p.a (d) 38.71% p.a (e) 45.71% p.a

If Sasi has Rs. 5 more than Tarun and if Tarun has Rs. 2 more than Eswar, which of the following
exchanges will ensure that each of the three has an equal amount of money?
(a) Sasi must give Eswar Rs. 3 and Tarun Rs. 1
(b) Tarun must give Sasi Rs. 4 and Sasi must give Eswar Rs. 5
(c) Eswar must give Sasi Rs. 1 and Sasi must give Tarun Ra. 1.
(d) Sasi must give Eswar Rs. 4 and Tarun must give Eswar Rs. 5
(e) Either Sasi or Eswar must give Tarun Rs. 7.

A train with 90 km/h crosses a bridge in 36 seconds. Another train 100 metres shorter, crosses the
same bridge at 45 km/h. What is the time taken by the second train to cross the bridge?
(a) 61 seconds (b) 63 seconds (c) 62 seconds (d) 64 seconds
(e) 68 seconds

For which of the following figures can the perimeter of the figure be determined if the area is known?
I. a trapezoid
II. a square
III. an equilateral triangle
IV. a parallelogram
(a) I only (b) II only (c) III only
(d) II and III only (e) I and III only