Check here the list of popular colleges that admit students via Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) counselling. Check complete details below.
TNEA is the short form of Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions. It is conducted by the Directorate Of Technical Education (DOTE) Chennai and earlier, TNEA was conducted by Anna University. TNEA is organised every year for admission to engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu in online mode. Applicants seeking admission to undergraduate engineering courses offered by the colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu have to register for TNEA with their class 12 marks. More than 1.5 lakh engineering aspirants get themselves enrolled into engineering colleges of Tamil Nadu.
Candidates are evaluated only based on their performance in the class 12th qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as their main subjects. There is no entrance test for admissions through TNEA (Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions). Check more details related to the institutes offering admission through TNEA below.
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List of popular colleges offering admission through TNEA
Have a look at the names of some popular colleges that offer admission based on the TNEA rank list:
1. Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore (MCET)
Established in 1998, the MCET is a private self-financing institute approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and affiliated to Anna University. The institute offers 8 undergraduate and 6 postgraduate courses. Undergraduate engineering courses offered by MCET are Electronics and Communication, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation, Mechanical, Automobile, Computer Science and Engineering, Civil, Production, Mechatronics Engineering.
2. PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
Established in 1951, the college is a government-aided autonomous institution affiliated with Anna University. The campus is well equipped to provide its students with 48 full-time and part-time courses in the field of computer applications, science and management at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The popular streams in the BTech programme are Automobile, civil, Robotics & Automation, Information and Mechanical Engineering provided on the campus.
3. Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
Funded by the Central and State Governments, the college offers undergraduate engineering programmes with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approval. The college offers seven undergraduate, 14 postgraduate and doctoral programmes in engineering, science and architecture. Students can opt for various branches in undergraduate engineering courses such as B.E. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics and Communications, Computer Science and Engineering, BTech Information Technology and B.Arch. Architecture.
4. Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
Another Anna University affiliated college, the Government College of Technology, is a state-funded autonomous engineering college. The college offers its students full-time and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in various fields. Some of the popular disciplines under the BTech programme include civil, mechanical, electronic & instrumental and industrial biotechnology engineering.
5. Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
Recognised by the AICTE and NAAC, Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) is a government-aided autonomous engineering college. CIT offers 10 undergraduate and seven postgraduate along with M.Sc and Ph.D research programmes to its students. The college is also accredited by the National Board of Accreditation which offers Mechanical (Sandwich) and Mechanical Engineering diploma programmes.
6. Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbadur, Kancheepuram (Dist)
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE) located at Pennalur, Sriperumbudur is established by the Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) group, a petrochemical corporation in India. The institute is among the top ten engineering colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu. Some of the popular undergraduate courses opted by students are B.E Automobile, civil, computer science and engineering and Marine engineering.
7. Government College of Engineering, Salem
Government College of Engineering has a beautiful 400-acre campus surrounded by hills and is the third government engineering college in the state of Tamil Nadu. The college offers both regular as well as part-time programmes to its students in various fields. Apart from undergraduate courses, the college offers M.E, M.Sc and research scholars PhD and M.S programmes to its students. Some of the popular courses at the undergraduate level are Civil, mechanical and electronics & communication engineering.
8. Kongu Engineering College, Erode
Founded by Kongu Vellalar Institute of Technology Trust (KVITT) in 1984, the college is affiliated with Anna University, Chennai. The campus is spread over 173.25 acres of land and is ranked fourth amongst the top private engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu.
Students are offered with a wide variety of programmes such as B.E Mechanical, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electronics and Communication, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Instrumentation and B.Tech Information Technology, Food Technology and Chemical Engineering. The college also invites students to learn 14 ME programmes, three undergraduate and four postgraduate courses in the field of applied sciences.
9. Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Kodambakkam, Chennai
Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College is well known for imparting quality education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the fields of Science, Engineering, Arts, Commence and Management.
The campus consists of four blocks dedicate only to engineering college designed according to the latest industrial standards by L&T. The college offers B.Tech Information Technology, B.E. in Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical, Civil, Computer Science and Electronics and Communication to its students.
10. Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli
State-owned engineering college, Government College of Engineering is another Anna University-affiliated college located in the town of Tirunelveli. The college campus is spread over an area of 23 hectares, offering five B.E and three postgraduate programmes. Courses available for B.E programmes include civil, computer, Mechanical, Electronics & Communication and Electrical & Electronics Engineering offered to the students.
11. MepcoSchlenk Engineering College, Virudhunagar
This private engineering college is well known for its undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. The college offers four four-year BE programmes in courses such as Bio-Technology, Mechanical, Electronics & Communication, Electrical & Electronics, Civil and Information Engineering. Students who want to pursue their post-graduation in various fields like M.E in VLSI Design, Communication Systems, Power Electronics & Drives, BioTechnology, Nano Science & Technology, CAD/CAM, MCA and MBA courses can apply to this college.
12. Bharathidasan Institute of Engineering and Technology – Tiruchirappalli
Established in 1999, Bharathidasan Institute of Engineering and Technology (BIT) was formerly known as the School of Engineering and Technology established by Bharathidasan University. BIT offers learning in different branches including Pharmaceutical Technology, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication, Bio-Technology, Civil, Electrical & Electronic and Electronics & Communication Engineering courses. Some of these programmes are taught in the native language, that is, Tamil.
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All cost of tuition (4 year course): Rs 2.20 lakh
-Well applicable across all braches of B.Tech and BE (such as CSE, ECE, IT, Mechanical, Civil etc.).
Year by breakdown:
This will be on average Rs 55,000 per annum (Rs 2.2 L / 4).
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