The Directorate of Technical Education conducts the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission Counselling Process for Admission to Undergraduate Examination.

Table of Content

Quick Summary

UG Counselling Registration

Counselling Process

Reservation

Eligibility

Needed Documents

Quick Summary

Region Level	State level
Course Covered	B.E, B.Tech, B.Arch, B. E. (Sandwich)
College Type Covered	Government Engineering Colleges, Government Aided Engineering Colleges, Central Government Institutions, Self Financing Engineering Colleges, B. E. & B. Tech. Degree Courses in Anna University, B. E. Degree Courses in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Quotas Covered	SQ and MQ
Reservation Covered	GN, BC, BCM, MBC, SC, SCA, ST
Registration Timeline	May 2024 1 week
Total Rounds	Rounds 1,2,3, and Supplementary
Registration Fees	GN – 500Rs and  SC, SCA, ST – 250Rs, Special reservation – 100Rs
Security Deposit Fee	GN – 5000Rs and SC, ST, SCA – 1000Rs
Counselling Mode	Online
Frequency	Once a Year
Official Website	https://www.tneaonline.org/

UG Counselling Registration

Registration for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission Counselling is conducted online. Applicant must fill in the following details in the online application. www.tneaonline.org Registration for the official website.

1. Mobile phone number
2. E-mail ID
3. 10th Mark sheet
4. 12th Mark sheet
5.  7.5% Government School Bonafide Certificate in 6 to 12
6. Community details.
7. Aadhar card number.
8. Special Reservation details (If Applicable).
9. First Graduated details (Fee Concession If Applicable). 

After filling out the Application form Candidate should pay the registration fee online through a Credit Card /Debit Card/NetBanking. Candidates are requested to download the application form and keep it for future reference.

Counselling Process

Online counseling will be conducted in 4 rounds as per the schedule. Candidates will participate in the respective rounds based on their rank. Each round has 4 stages.

1. Choice Filling 
2. Allotment 
3. Confirmation of Allotment 
4. Reporting to the College/Tamil Nadu Facilitation Centre and payment of fees depending upon their confirmation.

• A candidate will be given three days to take the Choice filling in which the candidate has to fill out the selection of colleges and branches based on their preferences. The order of choices is important. A candidate can fill any number of options.
• Allotment of the candidate will be based on their rank and priority order of selections based on the eligible seat matrix.
• At the allotment stage, if the candidate is allotted a seat, the below-mentioned options will be displayed to confirm the seat. Candidate should confirm their seat within 2 days from the date of allotment. If not confirm the allotted seats, the candidate will take the next round

There are 6 steps available the confirm the allotted seats.  

1. Accept and Join.

Candidates who are satisfied with the allotted seat can download the Provisional Allotment Order and inform the college of the specified date for admission. If the candidate Fails to report to the allotted college the candidate loses the allotted seat. Undeclared candidates cannot participate in subsequent rounds.

2. Accept and Upward.

The candidate is satisfied with the allotted seat but wants to wait for the allotment in the higher order of the candidate’s choice in the next upward movement. For example, if a candidate is allotted a seat for Choice 5, the candidate can wait for Choice 1,2,3,4. If the best choice is not available in the upward movement, the candidate will be confirmed for the seat with the previously allotted choice 5.

3. Decline and Upward.

The candidate is not satisfied with the allotted seat and wants to decline the allotment but wants to wait for the allotment in the higher row of her choice in the next upward movement. If unable to get preferred allotment in an upward movement, the candidate will be shifted to the next round.

4. Decline and move to the next round.

The candidate is not satisfied with the allotted seat. Also, candidates don’t want to wait for upward movement and the candidate is ready to participate in the next round.

5. Decline and Quit.

If the candidate is not satisfied with the allotted seat, they do not participate in the subsequent rounds.

6. Upward or move to the next round.

This option will be displayed if the candidate is allotted ‘No Seat’ based on all choices. Candidates allotted such ‘No Seat’ can opt for upward movement. If a seat becomes available during upward movement, it will be reserved. If the seats are not available while moving upwards, the candidate will be shifted to the next round. 

Reservation

• 31 % of seats are reserved for Open Category, 26.5 % of seats are reserved for Backward Class, 3.5% Seats are reserved for Backward class Muslim, 20% seats are reserved for Most Backward Class, 15% seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste, 3% seats are reserved for Schedule Caste Arunthathiyars and 1% seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.

Eligibility 

• The candidate studied in 6 std to 12 in Tamil Nadu, they are eligible to apply, they need not produce a Nativity Certificate.
• Tamil Nadu candidates who have studied in any one of the classes from 6 to 12 outside Tamil Nadu are eligible to apply, The candidate produced an Original Nativity Certificate.
• Other state students who have studied 6 std to 12 std in Tamil Nadu, are eligible to apply then the candidate need not produce a Nativity Certificate.
•  All India Service Tamil Nadu Cadre Officers Sons and Daughters are eligible to apply. In this regard, a self-notification is to be published from the parent’s side.
• Children of Central Government employees and their parents or guardians (only if both parents are alive) who have worked continuously in Tamil Nadu for the last five years at the time of application submission, irrespective of their hometown, can apply for admission. This should be supported by producing a certificate from the employer of the parent or guardian.

Needed Documents

1. 10 th Mark Sheet
2. 11 and 12th Mark Sheet.
3. Transfer Certificate
4. Nativity Certificate
5. Community Certificate
6. Bonafide Certificate
7. Income Certificate(If Applicable)
8. Special Reservation Certificate(If Applicable)
9. First Graduated Certificate(If Applicable)
10. Srilankan Tamil Refugee Certificate (If Applicable)