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The Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu has started TNEA 2025 counselling for B.Arch courses. The counselling process is ongoing on the official website tneaonline.in. The registration process was open from May 7 to June 6, 2025. However, the last date for uploading documents if June 9, 2025.
TNEA counselling 2025 has seen a total of 3,01,026 registrations as of June 6, 2025, with 2,47,938 candidates having paid the application fee, and 2,24,102 candidates have successfully uploaded the required documents.
TNEA 2025 rank list will be released on June 27, 2025. Candidates can check the rank list on the official website – barch.tneaonline.org. The grievances redressal will be open from June 28 to July 2, 2025.
The Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2025 counselling process will be conducted entirely online in three rounds. Candidates who secured a place on the merit list are eligible to participate. This is your chance to secure a seat in academic programs, the government school 7.5% category, or vocational programs.
The schedule is divided into three phases:
- Government Reservation Category: This phase caters to differently-abled students, ex-servicemen, and sports quota candidates applying under the 7.5% government reservation.
- General Special Reservation Categories: This phase is similar to the above but applies to candidates opting for online counselling for these special reservation categories.
- General Counselling: This final phase is for admissions to academic programs, the government school 7.5% category, and vocational programs.
Candidates who make it to TNEA Rank List 2025 are eligible for the counselling rounds. TNEA Rank List 2025 will be prepared based on marks obtained in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, reduced to 200 (Mathematics- 100, Physics + Chemistry- 100). However, the vocational TNEA Rank List is prepared taking into account marks obtained in Mathematics (100 marks) and vocational subject including theory and practical (100 marks).
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TNEA Rank List 2025 Counselling Dates
Candidates who qualify TNEA Rank List 2025 can participate in the counselling rounds. The Directorate of Technical Education released the notification for TNEA counselling 2025. Check out the following table for the tentative schedule.
| Events | TNEA 2025 Dates |
|---|---|
| Registration and Document Submission Starts | 07.05.2025 |
| 1) Last date for Registration of Online Applications 2) Last date for Uploading Documents | 06.06.2025 09.06.2025 |
| Assigning a Random Number | 11.06.2025 |
| Certificates Verification at TFC's (Online) | 10.06.2025 to 20.06.2025 |
| Publication of Rank List | 27.06.2025 |
| Grievances Redressal | 28.06.2025 to 02.07.2025 |
| Counselling for Government (7.5%) Special Reservation Categories (Online):1) Differently Abled2) Ex-Servicemen3) Sports | Counselling Dates will be updated after the release of AICTE’s Academic Calendar |
| Counselling for General Special Reservation Categories (Online):1) Differently Abled2) Ex-Servicemen3) Sports | |
| General Counseling (Online):1) Academic2) Govt. School 7.5% Category3) Vocational | |
| Supplementary Counseling (Online) | |
| SCA to SC Counseling (Online) | |
| End of Counseling |
Note: These dates are indicative and will be confirmed once the official notice is made.
Quick Link: Predict Your Admission Chances Using TNEA College Predictor 2025
TNEA Counselling 2025 Registration and Verification
- Students need to register first and upload all the required certificates.
- Next, to complete the registration process, pay the registration fees online via the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission portal.
- Further TFC will verify the students’ uploaded documents. SDAT will verify the uploaded documents of sports candidates in-person.
- After the verification, the rank list of the candidates will be released via the TNEA web portal.
- Next, students will be given a week to redress their grievances against the published rank list. Moreover, grievances redressal will be done in-person and the candidates need to contact the Office of Secretary, TNEA, Directorate of Technical Education, or any TFCs.
TNEA 2025 Online Counselling Process
Counselling will be held online in three rounds and each phase consists of four stages, which are as follows. Students will appear in the counselling sessions on the basis of their rank.
Choice Filling: Candidates will get three days to decide which colleges and branches they want to choose based on their preferences. Here candidates will have to choose in order of preference.
Allotment: Allotment will be given based on certain factors like rank, community, and availability of seats.
Confirmation of Allotment: In this stage, if a seat is allotted to candidates, they must confirm it within two days of allotment. In case any candidate fails to confirm the seat allotment, then he/she might lose the seat. Moreover, candidates will be given the following options if a seat is allotted to them.
- To accept and join: Candidates who accept the allotted seat are required to download the provisional allotment order. After downloading the provisional allotment order, they must report to their respective colleges before the date mentioned in the provisional allotment letter to complete the admission process. If any candidate fails to report his/her allotment will be canceled.
- To accept and upward: In this, if candidates are allotted seats but wish to move in the higher order of preference a tentative allotment will be given to them. Candidates must confirm their allotment of the previous order and report to any nearby TFC and pay the required fees for higher allotment.
- To decline and upward: In case a candidate is not satisfied with the allotment, but wishes to move to the higher allotment of his/her choice and is not able to get the desired allotment, he/she will be moved to the next round.
- To decline and move to the next round: A candidate can choose this option if he/she does not get the desired allotment and doesn't want to wait for the higher allotment.
- To decline and quit: Candidates can choose this option if they have not been allotted the desired seat and want to quit from all rounds.
- Upward or to move to the next round: If a candidate is not allotted any seat, they will be shown this option. However, to such candidates, seats will be allotted if available and if no seats are available they will be moved to the next round.
Reporting to College/TFC and payment of fees depending upon their confirmation: Upon final confirmation, students must report to their respective college and pay the required fees to complete the admission process.
Students who are eligible for scholarships must report to their respective colleges or TFCs (for upward movement) for furthering the admission process. These scholarship students are not required to pay the college fees. Students who come under First Graduate Scholarship, PMSS, and Government schools with 7.5% preferential treatment are eligible to get scholarships.
Also Check: TNEA Selection Process 2025
TNEA Counselling 2025 FAQs
Ques: How to apply for TNEA 2025 online counselling?
Ans: Candidates need to register online to participate in the counselling procedure. To register for the TNEA online counselling procedure visit the TNEA official website and complete the registration process by providing the asked details.
Ques: When will TNEA 2025 online counselling begin?
Ans: TNEA 2025 online counselling procedure started on May 7, 2025 and the last date to register is June 6, 2025. To participate in the counselling, students are required to register online.
Ques: How many rounds are there in TNEA counselling?
Ans: TNEA 2025 online counselling consists of 3 rounds and each round consists of four stages; Choice filling, Allotment, Confirmation of allotment and Reporting to the college, and payment of fees.
Ques: What is the registration fee for TNEA counselling 2025?
Ans: The registration fee for the TNEA counselling 2025 is INR 500 for general category students and INR 250 for SC/ST category students who belong to Tamil Nadu state.
Ques: How do I check my TNEA allotment?
Ans: Follow the given steps to check the TNEA allotment:
- Go to the official website of TNEA
- Next, login into your portal by providing login details like username and password
- After login, go to the Open Provisional Allotment link
- Once you click on the Open Provisional Allotment link, allotment will be automatically generated to download.
Ques: How much should we pay for TNEA counselling?
Ans: The TNEA counselling fee for General candidates is INR 5000 and INR 1000 for SC/ST category students who belong to Tamil Nadu.
Ques: How rank is decided for TNEA counselling?
Ans: The rank list is prepared based on the students’ marks obtained in the qualifying exam. The authority prepares the rank list to shortlist candidates for the counselling round.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.
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