TANCET MBA study plan
TANCET MBA · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Quantitative Aptitude & Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability
Diagnose baseline by taking one full-length timed mock and logging section-wise accuracy and time per question
Build a personal formula sheet covering percentages, ratios, averages, profit-loss, and simple/compound interest, writing each formula from memory before checking
Solve 60 arithmetic questions in mixed sets, tagging every error as concept gap, calculation slip, or time overrun
Read two 400-word passages daily and write a one-line main idea plus one inference for each
Your checkpoint
A baseline scorecard listing accuracy and average time per question for all five domains, plus a 25-formula reference sheet
Quantitative Aptitude
Master time-speed-distance, time-and-work, and mixtures by solving 20 questions per topic under a 90-second-per-question cap
Drill mental calculation: squares to 40, cubes to 20, and fraction-to-percentage conversions, tested against a self-made 50-item quiz
Practice backsolving and option elimination on 30 questions where full computation is unnecessary
Review all week-1 arithmetic errors and re-solve each one unaided
Your checkpoint
A timed 30-question arithmetic test scored at 80% or above with a written error log
Data Interpretation & Quantitative Aptitude
Interpret tables, bar charts, line graphs, and pie charts by extracting values for 10 sets without a calculator
Compute percentage change, ratios, and averages directly from chart data for 40 sub-questions
Apply approximation to select answers within 5% of the exact value on 20 calculation-heavy data sets
Finish one 20-question data interpretation set in 25 minutes
Your checkpoint
A completed 20-question DI set at 75% accuracy within the 25-minute limit, with scratch work shown
Data Interpretation & Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability
Handle caselet and mixed-graph data sets by converting each into a clean table before answering
Complete three full DI sections of 20 questions each, recording time per set to find the slowest chart type
Read four editorials and summarize each in three sentences capturing argument, evidence, and conclusion
Answer 30 vocabulary-in-context and para-jumble items, reviewing every wrong option's logic
Your checkpoint
A DI section log across three attempts showing improving accuracy and a per-chart-type time breakdown
Logical Reasoning
Solve 40 syllogism and logical deduction questions using Venn diagrams and the possibility-versus-certainty rule
Complete 30 seating arrangement and linear/circular ordering puzzles, drawing the arrangement before answering
Practice blood relations, direction sense, and coding-decoding in three 15-minute sprints
Identify and name the assumption behind 15 conclusion-based arguments
Your checkpoint
A puzzle workbook of 20 fully solved arrangement puzzles with diagrams and the deduction order used
Logical Reasoning & General Awareness / Business Knowledge
Solve 25 critical reasoning items, classifying each as assumption, strengthen, weaken, or inference before choosing
Build a one-page timeline of major Indian economic reforms, budget concepts, and banking terminology
Revise core business terms: GDP, inflation, repo rate, FDI, and types of business organization, testing recall with 40 flashcards
Complete one 30-question mixed reasoning set in 30 minutes
Your checkpoint
A 40-term business and economy glossary written in your own words, self-quizzed to 85% recall
General Awareness / Business Knowledge & Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability
Cover current affairs from the past six months across business, economy, awards, and appointments, noting 60 facts
Practice 40 reading comprehension questions on business and economics passages, targeting 80% accuracy
Review static business knowledge: company types, stock market basics, and key institutions such as RBI and SEBI
Take one 25-question general awareness mock and categorize every miss by theme
Your checkpoint
A 60-fact current affairs digest plus a themed list of weak awareness areas from the mock
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning & Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability & General Awareness / Business Knowledge
Take three full-length timed mocks under exam conditions and log section-wise scores and time allocation
Re-solve every error from all mocks without notes until each is correct on the first attempt
Finalize a section-order and time-budget strategy, testing it in at least two mocks
Revisit the formula sheet, glossary, and current affairs digest for a final rapid pass
Your checkpoint
A final readiness report with three mock scores, an error-recurrence count, and a written exam-day time plan
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 80% on a timed 30-question arithmetic test and show a written error log covering every miss
Week 4: Complete a 20-question DI set within 25 minutes at 75% or higher accuracy, and summarize four editorials in three sentences each
Week 6: Reach 85% recall on the 40-term business glossary and finish a 30-question reasoning set within 30 minutes
Week 8: Show improving scores across three full-length mocks with a final mock at or above your target percentile band, and a written exam-day time plan