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2 programmes · 1 institution. Check the admission year and requirements.
2 programmes · 1 institution. Check the admission year and requirements.
Read the published admission guide below. Keep each programme, admission year and counselling-merit scale separate when interpreting historical figures.
Compare cutoffs for the same course, quota, category, domicile and round.
For DoMS Anna University, an admission cutoff should be read as a historical outcome of a particular MBA seat-allocation round, programme, community category and applicant pool. It is not a published minimum score that guarantees admission in a later year. The TANCET route uses an entrance test score and a separate counselling process; a mark in an old cutoff table is not the same thing as a percentile, rank, or eligibility threshold.
The department’s official home identifies TANCET as the entrance route for its MBA. The 2026 TANCET information brochure describes the test for MBA programmes offered by Anna University University Departments and explains that candidates must make a later application to the admitting authority. The brochure separately sets eligibility conditions. Meeting eligibility allows a candidate to participate; it does not establish a seat cutoff.
The Tamil Nadu MBA/MCA Admissions portal’s historical cut-off documents list category-wise TANCET marks for University Departments of Anna University at the CEG campus and for the Tourism Management self-supporting programme. Those are useful only as dated reference points. The available official table is explicitly labelled 2024. It cannot support an estimate for 2026-27 or 2027-28, and an applicant should not copy a number from a third-party page that changes the year, treats a mark as percentile, or confuses the University Department entry with another Anna University centre.
Use the year, MBA programme name, admission mode and category printed in the source row before comparing your own result. If those dimensions do not match your application, the figure is not a valid comparison.
The Directorate of Technical Education’s Tamil Nadu MBA/MCA Admissions cutoff document is titled “MBA - TANCET MARK CUT OFF - 2024.” It prints community columns for OC, BC, BCM, MBC, SC, SCA and ST. For the row “University Departments of Anna University, Chennai - CEG Campus,” branch MBA, the published figures are OC 99.729, BC 99.282, BCM 99.492, MBC 97.956, SC 98.166, SCA 98.691 and ST 97.142. These are the table’s TANCET mark cutoff values for that named entry; they are not percentiles, ranks or an assured threshold for a future round.
The same document separately lists “MBA (Tourism Management) (SS)” under the University Departments entry. Its figures are OC 91.159, BC 84.949, BCM blank, MBC 76.419, SC 62.869, SCA 16.364 and ST blank. A blank cell means the table supplies no value for that category. It must not be turned into zero or interpreted as a promise that a seat was available. The SS label matters: this is a self-supporting Tourism Management listing, distinct from the generic MBA row.
These are year-specific printed values from an official counselling cutoff table, not the 2026 TANCET score release. The source does not provide a current DoMS seat-availability forecast. The department’s connection to the University Departments entry should be checked against the current counselling choice list and prospectus before treating a legacy cutoff as directly comparable to a particular DoMS seat.
A closing mark reflects the last reported allocation under a particular set of seats, choices, category rules and rounds. It can shift when the applicant pool changes, candidates reorder preferences, seats are added or surrendered, or a later allotment round fills vacancies. The historical table itself demonstrates why programme labels must be kept separate: the generic University Departments MBA row and the MBA Tourism Management (SS) row have different numbers and category cells.
The 2026 TANCET brochure describes the common entrance examination, while the admissions authority handles the subsequent application and counselling steps. Its 2026 schedule and rules are cycle-specific. The 2024 cutoff table is earlier evidence and does not tell an applicant what score will secure an offer in 2026-27 or the planned 2027-28 cycle. Nor does a higher TANCET mark by itself establish final admission: eligibility, the candidate’s category and counselling participation remain relevant.
Do not compare these values directly with percentile estimates on coaching or college-list websites. The official table calls its figures “mark cut off,” and the row values are shown as decimal numbers; the table does not label them percentiles. It also reports marks, not a universal qualifying score for the test. A source that reports percentiles, rank numbers or a different year is measuring a different quantity.
The available official table does not provide enough information to reconstruct each seat-allocation round or to predict a future closing mark. Treat it as one historical result, and use current official notices for the next cycle’s process.
For a current application, begin with the TANCET and Tamil Nadu MBA/MCA Admissions websites, then confirm the exact programme and code in the active choice list. The 2026 TANCET brochure describes the entrance examination and eligibility; the counselling authority’s own notices establish the application, rank list, choice filling, allotment and reporting steps. A test score alone does not complete the admissions process.
Before relying on any DoMS cutoff number, confirm four details in the official document: the session year; the precise college or University Department entry; whether the row is generic MBA or Tourism Management (SS); and the community column used. Also check the table heading to distinguish marks from rank or percentile. Preserve the PDF or notice URL and date when comparing a value with your score.
The official materials reviewed for this page include the 2026 TANCET brochure and the historical 2024 cutoff table. They do not establish a 2026-27 or 2027-28 DoMS closing mark. No forecast is supplied here. Applicants should check the active counselling portal for the latest rank list, vacancy and allotment notices, and ask the admissions authority to clarify any code or category mismatch before making a choice.
A useful personal comparison records the same cycle, MBA route, category and counselling stage. If one of those differs, treat the result as context rather than as a cutoff target. Keep a copy of the official notice, follow its deadlines, and rely on the authority’s current instructions over summaries or expected-cutoff articles.
