TANCET (MBA) Paper has 100 objective type questions. Each question is followed by five answer choices.

Broadly, TANCET(MBA) Paper consists of the following areas:

1. Analysis of Business Situations
2. Reading Comprehension
3. Quantitative Ability
4. Data Sufficiency
5. English Usage.

The 100 objective type questions are to be answered in 2 hours. 1 mark is awarded for each correct answer and 1/5 mark is deducted for every wrong answer.

Analysis of Business Situations

This section generally has two Case Studies. Each case study is followed by 10 questions which are to be answered based on the data given. Generally, the questions are not straight forward, so one has to think carefully for answering these questions. This section is given to evaluate the candidate's ability to identify critically the data and apply the data to business decisions from given typical business situations.

Reading Comprehension

In the Reading Comprehension section, usually there are two passages with each passage having 10 questions. Almost on the same lines as that of the ABS, here also one has to go through the passages and answer the questions that follow. This section is given to evaluate the skill of the candidate in answering questions based on the passages in the comprehension.

Quantitative Ability

In the Quantitative Ability section, the basic understanding of arithmetic concepts like numbers, ratios, percentages, time – work & rate, geometry and mensuration along with permutations and combinations, probability, etc. is tested. This section is given to evaluate the skill on solving mathematical problems at graduate level (including those learnt in plus two or equivalent level).

Data Sufficiency

This section in TANCET tests how good a candidate is at understanding the application of various concepts of Mathematics and use of day - to - day facts.

English Usage

This section mainly focuses on English grammar including sentence correction, error identification, etc. This section is given to test the knowledge on written English with questions on errors in usage, grammar, punctuation and the like.

TANCET MBA Exam is one of the entrance tests where the areas tested and the number of questions per each test area almost remained the same but the difficulty lelvel of the questions varied heavily from year to year. If we look at the last ten years papers, in one or two instances there were more questions on ABS, accordingly questions in other areas were decreased. This is the only case of change in its pattern. Finally, we can conclude that TANCET is an examination where you have to be ready for surprises.