How can I (Outside State) get admission in Anna University?

Other state (OS) students have two main ways to get admissions into Anna University.

Through Other State Quota: Only government colleges can be availed through this. About 2-3 seats are available only for each department. The counselling procedure is based on home state 12 equivalent marks.

Through Home State Quota: This way allows any other students to participate in counselling along with home state students provided that they fill certain criteria. The criteria for this is that 

• the students should not have presumed his education of 8,9,10,11,12 classes or equivalent in Tamil Nadu
• His father or mother should have a ration card with candidate name in Tamil Nadu.
• The candidate has to show a nativity certificate with signatures of VO, tahsildar and many others to attend counselling.

The cutoff through the second method is set based on marks he scored on 12 equivalent exams.