Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering 

at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode

TNEA 2026 notification will be out in May 2026.

TNEA stands for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions. The Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu conducts TNEA every year. It is an online counselling window. All Indian National candidates who wish to take admission to Government and Government Aided Engineering Colleges, University Departments and Constituent Colleges of Anna University, Annamalai University and for the seats surrendered by Self-Financing Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu have to apply for TNEA counselling.

TNEA counselling is a Unified Single Window Admission System for Indian Nationals only. The courses offered via this online counselling are BE/BTech and BE (sandwich) courses. TNEA counselling is conducted online in 4 rounds as per the schedule. Candidates need to participate in corresponding rounds based on their rank.

Bannari Amman Institute of Technology offers BE/ BTech at the UG level and ME/ M.Tech and MBA at the PG level in Engineering and Management streams. BAIT is affiliated with the Anna University, Chennai and accredited with A+ Grade by NAAC and NBA. BTech and MBA are the flagship courses of the institute. The selection for the programmes is both merit and entrance-based.

Candidates need to apply for TNEA for BTech admission. The applications for TNEA are open in May and closes by June. The selection for PG courses is based on CET score. The application window for CET conducted by Association of Management of Coimbatore opens by the last week of June and closes by the last week of July.

Candidates need to pass a minimum of Class 12 for Bannari Amman Institute of Technology BTech/ BE course. As per the official website, aspirants need to complete their Class 12 or equivalent with at least 45% aggregate (40% aggregate for Backward Class/ MBC & DNC/ SC/ SCA/ ST) for BTech/ BE admission. Hence, aspirants with 60% in Class 12 have a good chance of getting a seat in the institute.

Yes, candidates do not require JEE score to get admission in BE or BTech course of BAIT Coimbatore. Aspirants are offered admission in BE based on their merit in the last qualifying exam. Aspirants fulfiling the eligibility criteria can apply for TNEA Counselling for seat allotment. Candidates need to pass a minimum of Class 12  with at least 45% aggregate (40% aggregate for Backward Class/ MBC & DNC/ SC/ SCA/ ST) for BTech course.