TANCET 2026 Eligibility Criteria: TANCET Eligibility criteria require that the candidate should have passed a recognised Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years duration and obtained at least 50% marks in the qualifying degree examination. TANCET eligibility criteria for non-general category candidates are different. Read complete information on TANCET exam Eligibility criteria in the article below. TANCET 2026 Exam is expected to be held in March, 2026.
TANCET Eligibility criteria are defined by exam conducting body - Anna University, Chennai. TANCET Eligibility criteria require that the candidate should have passed a recognised Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years duration and obtained at least 50% marks in the qualifying degree examination. TANCET eligibility criteria for non-general category candidates are different. Check details in the following section.
As per the official TANCET Information brochure, the TANCET exam eligibility criteria 2026 require that the applicants must have passed a recognised Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years duration and obtained at least 50% (45% in the case of BC, BCM, MBC, SC, SCA and ST candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu) in the qualifying degree examination. The academic degree can be of following types:
(a) 10 + 2 + 3 / 4 /5 years pattern
(or)
(b) 10 + 3 years Diploma +2/3 years pattern
(or)
(c)
(i) 10 + 2 + AMIE* + 2 Yrs of experience
(or)
(ii) 10 + 3 years diploma (awarded by the State Board of Technical Education) + AMIE* + 2 Yrs of experience
Note: Candidates with Section ‘A’ & ‘B’ certificates (A.M.I.E.) and other similar certificates of professional bodies viz. Aeronautical Society of India, etc., recognised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India and enrolled before 31.5.2013 are considered to be equivalent to B.E. / B.Tech. Degree holders, only with 2 years regular full time experience in the relevant field after successful completion of the course including project work. An experience certificate shall be produced by the candidates.
TANCET Eligibility criteria do not prescribe any minimum or 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 meet the TANCET eligibility criteria and requirements, your next step should be to complete TANCET exam registration. Check how to register for the exam.
In summary, TANCET exam eligibility criteria 2026 require that the candidate should have passed a recognised Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years duration and obtained at least 50% marks in the qualifying degree examination. TANCET eligibility criteria for non-general category candidates are different. Read complete information in the above article. To prepare for the exam, check TANCET preparation 2026 Guide and download TANCET previous year question papers.
