Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE) Tamil Nadu has started the TNEA choice filling for Round 2 on October 5. The initial payment for Round 3 of TNEA counselling has also been enabled. The choice filling and locking is held as per the ranks and aggregate marks obtained by the candidates. Candidates have to participate in the counselling process as per the TNEA rank list. Round 2 of TNEA counselling is being held between 14789 45227.
TNEA Choice Filling 2021 - Steps
Candidates can check steps to fill their choice from below:
- Login: In this step candidates have to login using their credentials and then click on the ‘Sign In’ button.
- View Personal Details: Check the personal details entered during the registration and click on the ‘Next’ button
- Payment: Candidates have to pay INR 5000 (Gen) and INR 1000 (SC/ST) as a counselling fee through online payment or demand draft.
- Add/Remove choices: In this step, candidates have to add their preferences of colleges and courses by clicking on ‘Add choices’.
- Rearrange the choices: Candidates must rearrange their preferences as per their district, branch name, college name and code. Add/remove anytime before the third day before 5 pm
- Choice Locking: After adding/removing choices, candidates have to lock their choices. In this step candidates have to click on ‘Sent OTP’. Once choices are locking it cannot be changed.
- Tentative seat allotment: Once candidates have locked their choices, a tentative TNEA seat allotment will be made based on the rank and preferences of the candidates.
TNEA counselling 2021 will comprise four to five rounds. Each round will be held over 5 days where candidates will have three days to enter their tentative option (college/course). The authority has released the first list of TNEA 2021 seat allotment results on October 05. The seat allotment is done solely based on the merit list prepared by the authority, choices filled and category. Candidates have to visit the TNEA login window to see the result of seat allotment.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 17 hours ago
Yes, TNEA counselling is important for the students who want to take admission in BTech at Jayalakshmi Institute of Technology. The final selection is merit-based for BTech admissions, followed by TNEA counselling. Students must participate in counselling to complete the admission process and pay fe
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
For students with average cutoffs, TNEA counselling colleges in Kanyakumari 2026 still offer good chances if you choose wisely.TNEA is based on your 12th marks, and you'll get a rank. During choice filling, pick a mix of top, moderate, and safe colleges. Even if you don't get top colleges in the fir
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Beginner-Level 1
Answered a week ago
Yes, you can get a seat at this university if you belong to the General AI category. This university had the last round cutoff ranging from 28 to 239138 for the BE CSE course. Hence, the General AI category can avail admission to the BE CSE course with a TNEA rank of 20000.
For the BE ECE course, th
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
For Anna University admission to the BE courses via TNEA, a good rank would depend on the category. For the General AI, the cutoff ranged from 28 to 239138 for the BE CSE course. Hence, a rank below 239138 would be considered good enough for a seat in various affiliated colleges under this universit
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Yes, Anna University does accept the TNEA counselling results for admission to various BE course and its branches. The TNEA counselling process is based on the class 12th marks for admissions to Government and Government-aided engineering colleges.
Colleges affiliated with this university also accep
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
How much cutoff required for Anna University would depend on the category you belong to and the course chosen. According to the Anna University TNEA cutoff 2025, General AI category students need a rank of at least 239138 if they want admission to the CSE course.
Students can refer to the table below
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
No, without TNEA counselling candidates cannot apply for the BTech programme at Alpha College of Engineering. To be eligible for admission to BTech/B.E., the candidates must apply and appear in the counselling round.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
No, the TNEA cutoff for the BTech course has not been released yet. The students must keep themselves updated from official website. Once released, they can visit TNEA website, search the BTech course category. The tentative dates for release are usually in the months of June and July 2026.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The students can get regular updates for BTech course admissions at official website of TNEA. The exact dates will be released around May, 2026. The students who have completed their class 12th can apply for TNEA councelling process. They must meet the miniumum eligibility criteria for BTech course
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The Bannari Amman Institute of Technology accepts the TNEA entrance examination results for admission to the BE/BTech courses. The BAIT CSE cutoff 2025 was released for various categories under the All India quota. Students can refer to the table below to know the category-wise last round cutoff for
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Contributor-Level 10
Is TNEA counselling important for admission in Jayalakshmi Institute of Technology?