TNEA Eligibility Criteria 2024: Nativity, Qualifying Examination, and Course-wise Criteria

TNEA Eligibility Criteria 2024: Nativity

Candidates belonging to the state of Tamil Nadu have to take care of the instructions given below while applying for TNEA 2024. 

• Applicants who have passed 10+2 in Tamil Nadu can apply for TNEA. They need not include Nativity Certification.
• Candidates who have passed 10+2 Std or their equivalent from educational organisations located outside Tamil Nadu can also apply. They must include a duplicate copy of their Nativity Certificate only in the form of a soft copy/ digitally signed e-Certificate.
• Son or Daughters of Central Government Employees may also apply for admission, irrespective of their nativity, provided their mother and father or guardian (only if both parents are not alive) have been employed in Tamil Nadu consistently for the past 5 years, supported by attaching certificates from the company of the parents or guardian to that impact.
• Wards of All Indian Service Tamil Nadu cadre authorities are eligible to apply for the admissions.
• Wards of employees in the Public Sector or Government recognised Institution in Tamil Nadu working continuously for the past five years can also apply. They don’t need to submit a domicile certificate for it. A certificate from the company has to be submitted along with the application stating that the individual is a permanent member of the company with proof like Income Tax Return, PF slips, etc. for the past five years.

Read: TNEA Reservation Criteria

Other General Instructions

• Candidates not submitting their nativity certificate (if needed) in all the categories mentioned above, will not be considered for the exam. 
• Tamil Nadu local applicants alone will be looked at for communal reservation. Others will be found under “Open Competition”.

TNEA 2024 Eligibility for Srilankan Tamil Refugees 

All the candidates who are Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees recognised in Tamil Nadu will be regarded under open competition. They have to submit the following:

• Recognition Certification from the Go Areas Tahsildar.
• Those who have not listed in the refugee camping should submit a duplicate passport, visa and letter registered with the police station.

TNEA Eligibility Criteria 2024: Qualifying Examinations 

The section below covers the details on the minimum academic qualifications required by a candidate to be eligible for TNEA 2024. TNEA Eligibility Criteria 2023 based on Qualifying Examinations are: 

• Candidates must have passed HSC (Academic/ Vocational) with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as main subjects.
• Candidates belonging to the general category must have passed HSC (Academic/ Vocational) with an aggregate of 50%.
• Candidate belonging to Backward Class including Backward Class Muslim candidates must have passed HSC (Academic/ Vocational) with an aggregate of 45%.
• Candidates belonging to MBC (Most Backward Classes) and DNC (Denotified Class) must have passed HSC (Academic/ Vocational) with an aggregate of 45%.
• Candidates belonging to SC/SCA/ST (Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Caste sub-category/ Scheduled Tribe) must have passed HSC (Academic/ Vocational) with an aggregate of 45%.

TNEA Eligibility Criteria 2024: For Marine Engineering Branch 

Candidates applying for Marine Engineering through TNEA 2023 will have to fulfil some additional eligibility criteria. Given below are the eligibility criteria for candidates applying for the Marine Engineering Degree Programme through TNEA:

NOTE: Candidates who have applied for the Marine Engineering Degree Programme through TNEA 2024 need to be medically examined before admission. The Medical Officer authorised by the Director-General of Shipping will issue a certificate of medical fitness based on which admission to the candidates will be granted. Failing to prove that they are medically fit for the course will lead to them losing their admission. 

TNEA Eligibility Criteria 2024: For Mining Engineering 

TNEA Eligibility Criteria 2024 for Mining Engineering are basically for female candidates willing to study the program. Female candidates must therefore note: 

1. As per Mines Act 1952, 46, No woman will be employed.

• In any part of mine below the ground.
• In any mine above ground except between the hours of 6 A.M. and 7 P.M.

2. As per Coal Mines Regulation 1957, 86, no woman or adolescent will go up or go down using a shaft in a cage or other means of conveyance unless they are accompanied by one or more adult males.

3. They have to meet the academic norms of Anna University.