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The TNEA Registration 2026 is expected to start in May 2026. The DTE, Chennai, will be conducting TNEA to get admissions into B.E. and B.Tech programs of Tamil Nadu.
The TNEA 2026 Registration will start after the declaration of class 12 results and will include application form submission, document verification, publication of merit list and counselling, which is expected in May and August 2026.
- There is no entrance exam for TNEA, and admissions will be based on class 12 marks in physics, chemistry, and mathematics, totalling 200 marks.
- To be eligible for TNEA, you have to pass class 12 with PCM Subjects and meet the domicile rules of Tamil Nadu, without any age limit and will follow a reservation policy by the government.
- The TNEA Admission process will include registration, certificate verification at TFCs, merit list release, choice filling, and seat allotment.
More than 400 colleges participate in TNEA, which offers more than 1.4 lakh engineering seats in Tamil Nadu. You should regularly check the TNEA Official website, tneaonline.org, for the official notification, admission and counselling.
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For Engineering entrance exams in 2026, the JEE Main (for B.Tech/B.E.) is scheduled Session 1 from January 21–29, 2026 and Session 2 from April 2–9, 2026, conducted by NTA. For TNEA (Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions) 2026, there is no entrance test; admissions are based on Class 12 PCM marks. The online application is expected to open in May 2026, with the last date around June 2026 on the official portal tneaonline.org. After registration, document upload, merit list, and counselling follow before seats are allotted in Tamil Nadu engineering colleges.
At PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, admission to CSE (Computer Science & Engineering) is highly competitive through TNEA merit ranks. For recent cycles, CSE general category closing ranks were around 200–600 (equivalent to 198–200 marks in Class 12 merit-based ranking), reflecting strong demand and high cut-offs
With a 120 cutoff, General rank 197300, and BC rank 90310, getting Computer-based courses at KRCE/KRCT Trichy or SKCET Coimbatore in TNEA Round 3 is difficult. Chances may exist only in spot or vacancy rounds, or in allied branches, depending on seat availability.
Admissions based on TNEA (Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions) start with online registration in May or June every year. The process includes document verification, rank list publication, counselling rounds, and seat allotment, which continue till July or August, depending on the schedule announced by DoTE.
With a TNEA cutoff of 165.5 and MBC rank 21532, you have fair chances for CSE in mid-tier colleges. Consider Kongu Engineering College, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Velammal Engineering College, and KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology through counselling.
194.25 is the final cutoff score for 7.5 quota candidates enrolled in the B.Tech Biotechnology programme through TNEA. For the same programme, the first cutoff score is 199.
For the ST category, the TNEA threshold is 165 in 2024. INR 7,180 must be paid at the time of counselling out of the total INR 9,180 in fees for TNEA 2024. For first graduation general, the required payment is INR 5,000; for first graduate general for SC/ST, the payment is INR 1,000.
The Tamil Nadu Entrance Examination Association's official website, tneaonline.org, offers the TNEA rank list for prior years for download. You may:
1. Visit tneaonline.org.
2. After selecting the Rank Details option, pick a category.
3. Get the PDF file here.
4. Examine the inventory
Anna University discontinued its B.Tech. in Food Technology course in February 2023.
With a TNEA cutoff of 160, you can get into Anna University if there are students in your community who scored higher than you but did not choose Anna University, thereby creating open seats. Candidates seeking admission to Anna University should aim for ranks below 5,000 and marks above 195 in order to get into top engineering programmes including CS, ECE, Mechanical, and Civil.
Saveetha Engineering College accepts applications using the online registration form, phone number +91-8939902737, email address admission@saveetha.ac.in, and in-person visits to the admission office during business hours. The following phases make up Saveetha Engineering College's online admissions process:
Application process
Selection round
Merit list release
Seat allotment via counseling process
The minimum scores required for admission to the Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) programme at Anna University are 194.75–200 for CEG and 185.75–198.5 for MIT.
As per the records, during Anna University Placements 2022, students received 1700 offers by reputed recruiters. There was a participation of 142 recruiters. Major recruiters included Cisco, DE Shaw, Ola, Samsung, Tiger Analytics & many more. Students received an average salary of INR 7 LPA. Placement opportunities provided by Anna University is excellent and is one of the reason that it is chosen by many tudents. You may check the official website of the university to know more.
Yes you can apply for both if you fall eligible for both the categories.
TNEA cut-off is different for each universtiy/college, each program, each category of students and each round of counseling. You must check the cut-off for the particular college/university you are interested in before applying. Please check the cut-offs for the top instituitions from TNEA 2023 Cut-offs.
According to TNEA 2023 Eligibility Criteria, candidates must be a native of Tamil Nadu or have completed his/her Intermediate education in Tamil Nadu. Check the website for more information.
TNEA Counseling is conducted for 4 general rounds followed by supplementary counseling. Counseling is conducted separately for different categories of students. Please check the the tentative counseling schedule and the complete counseling procedure from TNEA Counseling.
Anna University offers admission to its B.Tech program through TNEA. The university has not yet started the application process for TNEA 2023. The application process is expected to begin the the third week of June 2023.
Yes, students with state/national/international level sports certiticates are eligible to apply for sports quota in Nursing colleges as well. During the application process, you must submit the certificates and apply for reservation under sports quota.