TANCET MBA Exam Pattern
Each stage is checked separately so one stage cannot inherit another stage's scoring rules.
Business Situations, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Sufficiency, and General English
Official 2026 pattern| Questions | 100 |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Duration | 120 minutes |
| Negative marking | 0.25 per wrong answer |
| Sections | Business Situations, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Sufficiency, General English |
| Test | Qs | Marks | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Situations | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Reading Comprehension | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Data Sufficiency | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| General English | 20 | 20 | 24 |
Timing: Single composite 120-minute timer for all five sections combined: no sectional lock, matching the official test's own no-sectional-time-limit rule.
The official TANCET MBA (conducted by Anna University) has 100 questions for 100 marks in 120 minutes, 1 mark for each correct answer and 0.25 negative marking for each wrong answer, with no sectional time limit, across five equal 20-question sections: Business Situations, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Sufficiency, and General English. This mock covers all five sections at their official scale: 100 questions (20 per section), with the same single composite timer and the same +1/-0.25 marking scheme. Business Situations tests analytical judgment and decision-making applied to a described business scenario or case, not memorized business facts, so all five sections are skill-based and no section needed excluding for content-risk reasons.
Official source · checked 18 August 2026