To become eligible for counselling, candidates have to register online, fill out the online TNEA 2026 application form and upload original certificates. The certificates must also be verified at one of the TFCs set up across the state of Tamil Nadu. Know all the details on the documents needed for TNEA 2026 counselling below.
Documents Needed for TNEA 2026 Counselling: After successfully registering for TNEA 2026 counselling, candidates must scan and upload copies of their original certificates. These documents will be verified at the TNEA facilitation centres too. Candidates have to carry the original certificates/documents to one of the TFCs and get them verified physically. Only after the verification of the certificates/documents, the candidate's application for TNEA counselling gets registered, and they become eligible for inclusion in the TNEA rank lists.
For TNEA counselling 2026, candidates must be ready with certain details and documents before they start with the TNEA registration process. After registration is completed, candidates have to upload some more scanned documents. Check this page below for details of all the information and documents needed for the TNEA 2026 counselling process.
- Documents/Information Needed for TNEA 2026 Counselling Registration
- Documents to Upload Online for TNEA 2026 Certificate Verification
- TNEA 2026 Certificate Verification process at TFCs
Documents/Information Needed for TNEA 2026 Counselling Registration
During the TNEA 2026 registration, candidates must be ready with the following details/documents:
- Name of the candidate
- E-mail ID
- Mobile phone number
- Community/Caste details (if Applicable) (ST / SCA / SC / MBC & DNC/ BCM / BC
- Special Reservation Requested (if Applicable)
- Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen
- Differently abled persons
- Eminent sports persons
- Bonafide Certificate for Government School studied students passed before 2026
- Details of the Registration fee to be paid through the Internet
- Credit card / Debit card / UPI/Net banking details
- Demand Draft is permitted only at TFC
- EMIS number
- Aadhar number – optional
- Parents’ annual income details
- School details of VI, VII, VIII, IX ,X ,X I,XII class
- X std Mark sheet
- XII std Examination Roll Number
- XII std Mark sheet
- Scholarship Requested
- First graduation Fee concession
- Post Matric Scholarship (SC/SCA/ST or SC/SCA Converted Christian)
- Use the DATA SHEET for Application Registration.
Documents to Upload Online for TNEA 2026 Certificate Verification
On the official website, tneaonline.org, candidates have to upload the scanned copy of the following documents after their TNEA 2026 registration is over:
- 10th Mark Sheet
- HSC First year (+1) Marksheet
- HSC Second year (+2) / Equivalent Mark sheet
- Transfer certificate
- Registration Fee Details
- Details of Government school studied from Sixth to Twelfth standard for 7.5% Government School Students Reservation
- Permanent Community Certificate for ST, SC, SCA, MBC & DNC, BC and BCM (either Permanent card or electronic form / digitally signed e-certificate)
- Nativity Certificate (only in electronic form / digitally signed e-Certificate) (if applicable)
- Income certificate (if applicable)
- First Graduate Certificate (only in electronic form / digitally signed e-Certificate) and First Graduate Joint Declaration (if applicable)
- Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee Certificate (if applicable)
- Candidates who have applied for special reservation
- Relevant certificates for Son / Daughter of Ex-servicemen with Parent’s discharge certificate and ID card
- Differently abled persons should bring a Medical Certificate obtained from the Medical Board (Consisting of 3 Doctors)
- Eminent sports persons should submit all sports achievement certificates with the necessary forms.
TNEA 2026 Certificate Verification process at TFCs
Commonly asked questions
Candidates can edit the TNEA 2026 application form until the last date of registration. The candidate has to fill up the details in the application form and they can give their preference of TFC for online Certificates Verification. The entered details can be viewed using the login information. The applicant can edit his/her information if necessary. Verify the entries made and if all the details are found correct then submit the online application on or before the last date. Applicants will be provided with a PDF document on successful registration of application through TNEA Application Processing System.
The TNEA 2026 dates for the counselling process will be announced in the coming days after AICTE approval.
While verifying the documents uploaded during TNEA 2026 registration, candidates have to follow the following steps:
Step 1: If the status shown is Incomplete, candidates have to scan all the required certificates as a single PDF file and upload it.
Step 2: After uploading, they must freeze the upload and log out.
Step 3: If the status shown is 'upload not completed and the upload status is not started', scan all the certificates as a single PDF file and upload.
Step 4: After uploading, freeze the upload and log out.
Step 5: If the status shown is 'In Progress', it indicates that certificate verification is in process.
Step 6: If the status shown is 'Completed successfully', then it indicates that Certificate verification is completed successfully for that application.
Only those candidates whose certificates are verified successfully are included in the TNEA rank list and become eligible to participate in the TNEA counselling process.
Note that in the TNEA 2026 counselling process, certificate verification is one of the most important steps. TNEA counselling process includes steps like: registration on the official website tneaonline.org, followed by online application filling and certificate uploading. Then the uploaded certificates are verified at the TFC. Thereafter, random numbers are allotted to the candidates whose documents are successfully verified. Next comes the publication of TNEA 2026 rank list & grievance redressal.
After the rank list is published, the online TNEA counselling rounds start, which include - Choice filling, seat allotment, seat confirmation and reporting at the allotted college.
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Student Forum
Answered 2 days ago
Yes, seats are available for the CSE course through TNEA counselling at Sriram Engineering College.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Students looking for BTech admissions at KCT, Coimbatore without TNEA counselling can go through with management quota admissions. Any student can apply with management quota, however the fee charges can be higher than the government quota admissions.
Students can follow these simple steps to apply
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
TNEA counselling session generally held in three batches on the basis of rank list released by TNEA. The dates of TNEA counselling session has not been announced yet. However, students can refer these tentative dates for preparation:
- Round 1 counselling session - July 20 to 24, 2026
- Round 2 counselli
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The WBJEE cutoff for admission to BTech at Brainware University ranged between 45840 - 98301 in 2025.
CSE Cyber Security was the most competitive specialisation with a last round closing rank of 45840 for the General AI category. Tabulated below is the BTech CSE cutoff:
| Course | 2025 |
|---|---|
| B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) | 89608 |
| B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) | 79098 |
| B.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering | 98301 |
| B.Tech in CSE (Cyber Security) | 45840 |
| B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics) | 86736 |
Answered a month ago
Shiv Nadar University BTech cutoff 2025 ranged from 1109 to 15608 for the OBC AI category. As per this range, BTech CSE was the most competitive course for admission, with the cutoff being 1109.
On the other hand, BTech in Civil Engineering turned out to be the least sought-after course, with the
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Shiv Nadar University CSE cutoff 2026 was 513 for the General AI category. So, General AI category candidates need to attain a rank of at least 513 or below to gain admission to this specialisation.
Students can check the table below to know the cutoff required by the other categories. The Shiv Nada
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Shiv Nadar University TNEA cutoff 2025 ranged from 513 to 9832 in the last round for the General AI category. The cutoff was out for different categories and engineering courses.
Students can refer to the table below to know the last round cutoff range for different AI categories.
| Category | Shiv Nadar University TNEA cutoff 2025 |
|---|---|
| General | 513 - 9832 |
| OBC | 1109 - 15608 |
| SC | 8716 - 49697 |
| ST | 17144 - 24361 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, you cannot get admission at CECRI Karaikudi with the rank of 2526. But other colleges might accept your rank.
For eg, the College of Engineering Guindy accepts a rank up to 3451 for the BTech in Chemical Engineering programme. Similarly, Shiv Nadar University also accepts a rank up to 9832 for
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The TNEA rank needed for admission at this college for the B.Tech. in Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering programme depends on your category.
For the General AI category, the highest rank acceptable according to the CECRI Karaikudi cutoff 2025 was 2524. Students can see the table below to know
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
CECRI Karaikudi TNEA cutoff 2025 was 2524 for the General AI category in the last round. The cutoff was released for different All India categories for all rounds.
The General AI category needs to attain a rank of at least 2524 to be considered eligible for admission to the BTech Chemical and Elect
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