TNEA 2021 choice filling for Round 2 started; check details here
Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2026 ( TNEA )
TNEA 2026 General Counselling Round 1: JOINING DATES FOR ACCEPT & JOIN CANDIDATES IN COLLEGES AND REPORTING DATES FOR ACCEPT & UPWARD CANDIDATES IN TNEA FACILITATION CENTER (TFC)
26 Jul '26 - 30 Jul '26
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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 4 weeks 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 |
Contributor-Level 10
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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Anna University TNEA Cutoff 2025 for CSE varied between 28 and 239138 for the General AI category students in the last round. This specialisation had the lowest cutoff, indicating its popularity in comparison to other courses.
Among the OBC category students, the final round closing ranks varied betw
Contributor-Level 10
How to apply for BTech admission at KCT, Coimbatore without TNEA counselling?