DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION: CHENNAI 600 025

AND
DIRECTORATE OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION: CHENNAI 600 006

ADMISSION TO MCA DEGREE PROGRAMME 2024-2025

INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Common Application form to seek admission to Government, Government Aided Engineering and Arts &
Science Colleges and for the seats in University Departments / Regional Centres, seats surrendered by the self-
Financing Engineering Colleges, Arts & Science Colleges including Stand Alone Institutions under the Unified
online Single Window Admission System for Indian Nationals.

1. ALLOCATION OF SEATS IN ENGINEERING / ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGES

1.1 Seats in the Engineering Colleges and Stand Alone Institutions under the purview of the Directorate of
Technical Education, Chennai 600 025 are grouped into the following categories:
(i) Seats in Government Engineering Colleges.
(ii) Seats in Government Aided Engineering Colleges.
(iii) Seats in Anna University Departments / Regional Centres / Annamalai University and Others
(iv) Seats surrendered by Self-financing Engineering Colleges and Stand Alone Institutions.
1.2 Seats in the Arts and Science Colleges and Stand Alone Institutions under the purview of the
Directorate of Collegiate Education, Chennai 600 006 are grouped into the following categories:
(i) Seats in Government Arts and Science Colleges.
(ii) Seats in Government Aided Arts and Science Colleges.
(iii) Seats in University Departments of University of Madras, Chennai and Others
(iv) Seats surrendered by Self-financing Arts and Science Colleges and Stand Alone Institutions.
1.3 As a part of the regulations, Candidates admitted in the MCA Degree Courses shall have to satisfy the
conditions prescribed by the respective Universities.

1.4 Duration of the Programme

MCA 2 Academic years comprising of 4 semesters

2. ELIGIBILITY RULES

The Eligibility for Admission to First Year MCA Degree Programme is given below:
General:
Candidates satisfying the eligibility rules as follows as on last date of submission of application are eligible
to apply. No change in claims made in application will be permitted after the last date for submission of
application.
Only Indian Nationals are eligible to apply.

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2.1 Nativity :
(i) Tamil Nadu candidates who have studied and passed out in Tamil Nadu as noted below are eligible to
apply. They need not produce the Nativity Certificate.
Pattern of Study Education
Candidates must have studied in Tamil Nadu from XI
10 + Plus Two + 3 years Degree
onwards
10 + 3 years Diploma + 3 years Degree
Candidates must have studied Diploma and Degree
10+ Plus Two + 2 years Lateral Entry Diploma + in Tamil Nadu
3 years degree
Candidates must have studied in Tamil Nadu from
B.E / [Link]. / [Link]. / [Link]
XII onwards
(ii) Children of Central Government Employees may also apply for admission, irrespective of their native,
provided their parents or guardians (only if both parents are not alive) have been serving in Tamil Nadu
continuously for the past FIVE YEARS at the time of submission of application. This should be
supported by producing a certificate from the employer of the Parent or Guardian, to that effect.

(iii) Sons and daughters of All India Service Tamil Nadu cadre Officers are eligible to apply. A Self
declaration from the parent in this regard is to be produced.

(iv) Children of employees in Public Sector or Government recognized institutions who at the time of
submission of application for admission employed in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past FIVE YEARS
may also apply, irrespective of their domicile. A certificate from the employer has to be uploaded along
with the application stating that the person is a Permanent Employee of the Firm or Institution
concerned and is working in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past five years. Evidence like Income Tax
return, PF Slips, etc., should be produced.

(v) Other state candidates who have passed the examinations as noted under 2.1 (i) above, in Tamil Nadu
are eligible to apply. They need not produce - Nativity Certificate.

(vi) Tamil Nadu native candidates who have passed any of the XI std., XII std. and Diploma / Degree
examination as noted under 2.1 (i) from the institutions situated outside Tamil Nadu, can also apply.
They should produce Original Nativity Certificate only in electronic form/digitally signed e-
Certificate
Note:
1. Applications without proper employer certificate for Categories (ii), (iii) and (iv) above and nativity
certificate for the category (vi) will not be considered.
2. Tamil Nadu native candidates alone will be considered for communal reservation. Others will be
considered under ―Open Competition‖.
3. The Tamil Nadu native candidates who belong to category under Item No. 2.1 (vi) and claim Tamil
Nadu Nativity shall submit application along with a copy of Nativity Certificate in the prescribed
format obtained from Tahsildars of their Native place in Tamil Nadu. Such of those applications
received without copy of the Nativity Certificate shall be treated as incomplete application and shall
be rejected.

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Srilankan Tamil Refugee:
As per G.O. (Ms.) No.143, Higher Education (J2) Department, dated 14.06.2011 and G.O.(Ms.)
No.159, Higher Education (J2) Department, dated 4.7.2011 candidates who are Srilankan Tamil Refugees
studied in Tamil Nadu will be considered under open competition. They have to produce the following:
(i) Identification certificate from the Head Quarters Tahsildar.
(ii) Those who have not registered in the refugee camp should submit a copy of passport, visa and
letter registered with Police Station (with proof of Srilankan Tamil Refugee like TC etc.).

2.2 Qualifying Examinations and Eligibility

(a) A pass in B.C.A/ [Link]. (Computer Science)/ [Link]. (IT) / B.E. (CSE)/ [Link]. (IT) or equivalent
Degree. OR a pass in any graduation degree (e.g.: B.E. / [Link]. / [Link] / [Link]. / B.A./ B. Voc./ etc.,)
preferably with Mathematics at 10+2 level or at Graduation level.
Obtained at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category – BC / BCM
/ MBC & DNC / SC / SCA / ST) in the qualifying degree examination.

(a) 10 + 2 + 3 / 4 / 5 years pattern (or)

(b) 10 + 3 years Diploma* + 3 years pattern (or)
(c) 10 + 2 + 2 years Lateral Entry Diploma* + 3 years pattern (or)
(d) (i) 10 + 2 + AMIE** (or)
(ii) 10 + 3 Years Diploma* + AMIE**

* Awarded by the State Board of Technical Education

** Candidates with section ‗A‘ & ‗B‘ certificates and other similar certificate issued by professional bodies or
societies (e.g. A.M.I.E) recognized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India and
enrolled with Institutions with permanent recognition upto 31-5-2013 are eligible to be considered
equivalent to B.E. / [Link]. Degree holders, only with 2 years regular full time Teaching / Industrial
experience in the relevant field after successful completion of the course including project work. An
experience certificate is to be produced by the candidates.

Minimum Marks in the Qualifying

Community
Examination

OC 50 %

Tamil Nadu native candidates belonging to

BCM, BC, MBC & DNC, SC, SCA and ST 45 %
Communities

(b) In case of B.E./ [Link]., in addition to regular mode of study, Lateral Entry and Part time modes are
also considered to be eligible.
(c) Candidates with B.E. / [Link]. Degrees obtained through Distance mode / Week end courses are
not eligible.
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 (d) Candidates with Degree obtained in arts and Science Colleges without studying 10th, 12th Std are not
eligible.
(e) Candidates admitted through Lateral Entry in UG Degree courses of Arts and Science Colleges are
not eligible.
(f) The qualifying UG Degree awarded by Universities should conform to the minimum standards of
instruction for Grant of the First Degree through Formal / Non-Formal / Distance (Wherever
applicable) Education prescribed by UGC.
(g) Candidates who have already passed the above qualifying Degree course and candidates who are
appearing for the final semester / year examination of the said qualifying Degree course except
certificates issued by professional bodies or societies such as AMIE etc., during April / May 2024
may apply for admission to MCA Degree Programme. However, candidates should provide evidence
for having passed the qualifying degree examination at the time of admission to the Institutions.

2.3 Computation of minimum eligibility marks in the qualifying examinations

The average percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the entire duration of the qualifying UG
Degree (semester / Yearly pattern) course after exclusion of marks for extra curricular subjects (NCC, NSS,
YRC, YOGA etc…) will be considered for computation of minimum eligibility marks.

2.4 Entrance Examination

Candidates should have appeared for the TANCET 2024 (MCA) Examination conducted by Anna University
Chennai, Chennai 600 025 and should produce TANCET 2024 (MCA) Mark Sheet issued by Anna University
Chennai, Chennai 600 025.

2.5 Age Limit

There is no age limit for admission to MCA Degree Programme.

3. ALLOCATION OF SEATS
3.1 Selection shall be made under Seven categories namely OC, BC, BCM (BC Muslim), MBC & DNC, SC, SCA,
and ST following the rule of reservation of the Government of Tamil Nadu as follows:
Rule of Reservation
Open Competition … 31.00%
Backward Class … 26.50%
Backward Class Muslims … 3.50%
Most Backward Class and Denotified Communities … 20.00%
Scheduled Caste … 15.00%
SC (Arunthathiyar) … 3.00 %
Scheduled Tribes … 1.00%
Total … 100.00%

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3.2 (a) Tamil Nadu Native candidates alone will be considered for communal reservations. The community
recorded in the certificate of Tamil Nadu native candidate should appear in the list of communities
approved by the Government of Tamil Nadu. (Annexure – I)
(b) The applicants from Tamil Nadu State should have obtained permanent community certificate (for ST /
SC / SCA / MBC & DNC / BCM / BC) in Permanent card format/ electronic form / digitally signed
e-Certificate only from the authorities given below on or before the last date prescribed for submission
of online application. Community Certificate obtained after the last date prescribed for submission of
online applications will not be considered.
Community Issuing Authority

Revenue Divisional Officer / Sub Collector of their

native place (except Chennai) or P.A. (General) to
Scheduled Tribe
Collector of Chennai. The Community Certificate
card issued by Tahsildars upto 11.11.1989 is valid.

Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Caste

Tahsildar of Native Taluk of the candidate
(Arunthathiyars)

Backward Class/ Backward Class

Headquarters Deputy Tahsildar / Zonal Deputy
(Muslim)/ Most Backward Class/
Tahsildar / Deputy Tahsildar (Certificates)
Denotified Communities.

(c) Community Certificate obtained from other states will not be considered for communal reservation.
(d) For communities linked with Districts (See Annexure – I) the candidates should obtain their community
certificates in the respective districts except the communities mentioned in G.O. (St.) No. 95 Backward,
Most Backward and Minorities Welfare Department, Dated 28-10-2009. Such of those community
certificates obtained on or after 28.10.2009 will be considered. Community certificate obtained from
other than the respective district will not be considered.
(e) Candidates who have not produced the Community Certificate in the form of Permanent
Community [Card] Certificate or electronic form / digitally signed e-Certificate, their
application will be treated under “Open Competition (OC)”.

The candidate is further informed that in the event of such a decision, the eligibility conditions and rules
prescribed for OC will be applicable for such candidates and if such candidates do not satisfy the rules of
OC, their application are liable to be rejected. No correspondence in this connection will be entertained.

(f) ST / SC / SCA / MBC & DNC / BC / BCM Candidates are eligible for selection under Open Competition
in addition to the reservations made for them.

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4. SELECTION AND ADMISSION PROCEDURE
(a) The selection shall be made on the basis of the marks secured in the TANCET 2024 Entrance
Examination. If there is a tie (same marks obtained in TANCET 2024 by more than one candidate) while
preparing the rank list, the candidates will be ranked as per following inter-se merit rules:
(i) Average % of marks from first semester / year to N-1 semesters / years in the qualifying
Degree examination where N is the total no. of semesters / years in the qualifying
examination.
(ii) Date of Birth (Candidates elder will be given preference)
(iii) Random Number assigned (higher value will be given preference)

(b) Candidates should produce the proof of pass in the Degree Examination (Degree Certificate / Provisional
Certificate / Mark Sheets of all Semesters of Degree Examinations) during the certificate upload phase.
Candidates who do not produce the proof of pass in Degree Examination will not be considered for
allotment.
(c) The candidates are informed that the allotment given in the counselling is only provisional. In
accordance with rules prescribed for admission, if they are found ineligible on actual verification of
original certificates by the Principal / Directorate of Technical Education, they cannot claim any right for
admission or continuation of study at whatever stage of study they may be.

5. SPECIAL RESERVATION
5% of seats under government quota are reserved Differently Abled candidates. Candidates seeking
admission against this reservation should produce the certificate from the Medical Board of the District
Concerned certifying the nature and extent of disability in percentage and with regard to his / her suitability for
admission to MCA Programme specifically mentioned in the format appended to this application (Certificate No. I
/ II / III / IV / V) respectively. Certificates obtained from an individual Doctor will not be considered. Further,
a separate Medical Board for each category will examine the candidates with reference to their
certificates.

List of Disabilities #

1. Blindness 12. Muscular Dystrophy

2. Low-Vision 13. Chronic Neurological conditions
3. Leprosy Cured persons 14. Specific Learning Disabilities
4. Hearing Impairment 15. Multiple Sclerosis
(deaf and hard of hearing)
5. Locomotor Disability 16. Speech and Language disability
6. Acid Attack Victim 17. Thalassemia
7. Dwarfism 18. Hemophilia
8. Intellectual Disability 19. Sickle Cell disease
9. Mental Illness 20. Multiple disabilities including deaf
blindness
10. Autism Spectrum Disorder 21. Parkinson‘s disease
11. Cerebral Palsy

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# As per the norms for various disabilities under 5% differently abled quota issued in [Link].7017/DAW
2.2/2017, Commissionerate for the Welfare of Differently Abled Department, dated: 23.06.2017 as per RPWD
Act 2016 under section 32(1) & 32(2) shall be adopted.

# Letter No. 9768/DAP-3.1/2017-24, dated: 10.05.2024 from the Secretary to Government, Welfare of
Differently Abled Persons (DAP3.1) Department

Candidates seeking selection against the seats under Special Reservation Categories should also satisfy
the eligibility rules mentioned in item No.2 of page number 1. The candidates are also eligible for
admission under general counselling.

5.1 Eligibility criteria for various disabilities

A. Norms for Visual Impairment (Certificate No. I)

Candidates with low vision of 40 % and above are considered as disabled, and hence eligible for claiming MCA
Admission against Differently Abled Persons category.

1. "Blindness" means a condition where a person has any of the following conditions, after best correction —
(i) total absence of sight; or
(ii) visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible correction;
or
(iii) limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree.
2. "Low-vision" means a condition where a person has any of the following conditions, namely:—
(i) visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 up to 3/60 or up to 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye
with best possible corrections; or
(ii) limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degree.
Person with impairment of vision of less than 6/18 to 6/60 with best correction in the better eye or
impairment of field in any one of the following categories:
(a) Reduction of fields less than 50 degrees, (b) Heminaopia with macular involvement, and (c)
Altitudinal defect involving lower fields categories of Visual Disability all with correction.
Category Better eye Worse eye Impairment
Category O 6/9 – 6/18 6/24 to 6/36 20 %
Category I 6/16 – 6/36 6/20 to Nil 40 %
Category II 6/40 – 4/60 or field of vision 10º - 20º 3/60 to Nil 75 %
Category III 3/60 to 1/60 or field of vision 10º F.C at 1 ft. to Nil 100 %
Category IV F.C at 1 ft. to Nil or field of vision 10º F.C at 1 ft. to Nil 100 %
One eyed persons * 6/6 F.C at 1 ft. to Nil or field of vision 10º 30 %

Note: F.C. means Finger Count

* ONE EYED persons with normal vision are not considered as disabled.

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 B. Norms for Hearing Impairment (Certificate No. II)

Candidates with hearing ability of 40 db and above only in the better ear with speech discrimination score of
50 % and above are considered disabled and hence eligible for claiming MCA Admissions against Differently
Abled Persons category.

1. "Deaf" means persons having 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears.
2. "Hard of hearing" means person having 60 DB to 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears.
C. Norms for Locomotor Disability (Certificate No. III)

Candidates with permanent physical impairment of 40 % and above are considered as disabled. The candidates
with Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular
dystrophy of the following types are eligible for claiming MCA Admission against Differently Abled Persons
category.

1. Locomotor disability (a person's inability to execute instinctive activities associated with movement of self
and objects resulting from affliction of musculoskeletal or nervous system or both).
(i) Independent in ambulance with or without calipers but without walking aids. (ii) Good Standing Balance
without calipers but without any support. (iii) Hand Function with normal limit without any aid. (iv) Good
control over bladder & bowel. (v) Disease must be non progressive.
2. “Leprosy cured person" means a person who has been cured of leprosy but is suffering from—
(i) Loss of sensation in hands or feet as well as loss of sensation and paresis in the eye and eye-lid but with
no manifest deformity;
(ii) Manifest deformity and paresis but having sufficient mobility in their hands and feet to enable them to
engage in normal economic activity;
(iii) Extreme physical deformity as well as advanced age which prevents him/her from undertaking any
gainful occupation, and the expression "leprosy cured" shall be construed accordingly;
3. "Cerebral palsy" means a Group of non-progressive neurological condition affecting body movements and
muscle coordination, caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, usually occurring before,
during or shortly after birth;
4. "Dwarfism" means a medical or genetic condition resulting in an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches
(147 centimeters) or less;
5. "Muscular dystrophy" means a group of hereditary genetic muscle disease that weakens the muscles that
move the human body and persons with multiple dystrophy have incorrect and missing information in their
genes, which prevents them from making the proteins they need for healthy muscles. It is characterised by
progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue;
6. "Acid attack victims" means a person disfigured due to violent assaults by throwing of acid or similar
corrosive substance.

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D. Norms for Autism, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability and Mental Illness
(Certificate No. IV)

Candidates with permanent physical impairment of 40 % and above are considered as disabled. The candidates
with Autism, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability and Mental Illness of the following types are
eligible for claiming MCA Admission against Differently Abled Persons category.

1. "Speech and language disability" means a permanent disability arising out of conditions such as
laryngectomy or aphasia affecting one or more components of speech and language due to organic or
neurological causes.
2. Intellectual disability, a condition characterized by significant limitation both in intellectual functioning
(reasoning, learning, problem solving) and in adaptive behaviour which covers a range of every day, social and
practical skills, including—
(i) "specific learning disabilities" means a heterogeneous group of conditions wherein there is a deficit in
processing language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself as a difficulty to comprehend, speak,
read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations and includes such conditions as perceptual
disabilities, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia and developmental aphasia;
(ii) "autism spectrum disorder" means a neuro-developmental condition typically appearing in the first three
years of life that significantly affects a person's ability to communicate, understand relationships and
relate to others, and is frequently associated with unusual or stereotypical rituals or behaviours.
3. Mental behaviour — "mental illness" means a substantial disorder of thinking, mood, perception,
orientation or memory that grossly impairs judgment, behaviour, capacity to recognize reality or ability to meet
the ordinary demands of life, but does not include retardation which is a condition of arrested or incomplete
development of mind of a person, specially characterized by sub normality of intelligence.

4. Disability caused due to—

(i) chronic neurological conditions, such as—

(a) "Multiple sclerosis" means an inflammatory, nervous system disease in which the myelin sheaths
around the axons of nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelization
and affecting the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other;
(b) "Parkinson‘s disease" means a progressive disease of the nervous system marked by tremor,
muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement, chiefly affecting middle-aged and elderly people
associated with degeneration of the basal ganglia of the brain and a deficiency of the
neurotransmitter dopamine.
(ii) Blood disorder—
(c) "hemophilia" means an inheritable disease, usually affecting only male but transmitted by women to
their male children, characterized by loss or impairment of the normal clotting ability of blood so that a
minor would may result in fatal bleeding;
(d) "Thalassemia" means a group of inherited disorders characterized by reduced or absent amounts of
hemoglobin.

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 (e) "sickle cell disease" means a hemolytic disorder characterized by chronic anemia, painful events, and
various complications due to associated tissue and organ damage; "hemolytic" refers to the destruction
of the cell membrane of red blood cells resulting in the release of hemoglobin.

E. Norms for Multiple Disabilities (Certificate No. V)

Candidates with multiple disabilities with permanent physical impairment of 40 % and above are considered
as disabled and they are eligible for claiming MCA Admission against Differently Abled Persons category.
Multiple Disabilities (more than one of the above specified disabilities) including deaf blindness which means
a condition in which a person may have combination of hearing and visual impairments causing severe
communication, developmental, and educational problems.

6. Uploading copy of Original Certificates through online.

The candidates should upload their copy of following original certificates.
1. SSLC Mark Sheet
2. HSC Mark Sheet / Diploma Certificate
3. All Semester Mark Sheets / Years of qualifying Degree Examinations (Scanning both sides)
4. Provisional / Degree Certificate / Course Completion Certificate
5. Permanent Community Certificate for BC, BCM, MBC & DNC, SC, SCA and ST
(either Permanent card / electronic form/digitally signed e-Certificate)
6. TANCET 2024 (MCA) Mark sheet
7. TANCET 2024 (MCA) Hall Ticket
8. District Medical Board Certificate (for Differently abled Candidates only)
9. Nativity Certificate only in electronic form / digitally signed e-certificate – If applicable
10. Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee certificate – If applicable
11. Passport Size Photo
12. Signature

Registration Fee details

(i) For General category - Rs. 600
(ii) For SC /SCA /ST category belonging to Tamil Nadu - Rs. 300

7. BAN ON RAGGING IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Section 4 and 5 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Act 1997 contain the following:
Section 4 : Whoever directly or indirectly commits, Participates in, abets or Propagates Penalty for ―Ragging‖
within or without any educational institution, shall be punished with ragging imprisonment for a
term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to a fine which may extend to Twenty
Five Thousand rupees.
Section 5 : Any student Convicted of an offence under section 4 shall also be dismissed from the educational
institution and such student shall not be admitted in any other educational institution.

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8. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(i) Tamil Nadu MBA/MCA Admissions 2024 is made online.
(ii) Candidates have to make online registration for the counselling and the process is explained in the
‗Instructions to candidates‘ column, ‗Counselling Process‘ and ‗Counselling Procedures‘ column in the
home page.
(iii) The payment should be made online.
(iv) The Secretary, Tamil Nadu MBA / MCA Admissions 2024 reserves the right to accept or reject any
application without assigning any reason.
(v) For any correspondence, kindly contact ‗Office of MBA/MCA Admissions‘ in 0422-2451100.

DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

CHENNAI 600 025.

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