TNEA 2024 Registration started on the official website. The TNEA application form is released online by the DoTE Tamil Nadu. Candidates can check the TNEA application form process and more below.
To be eligible for TNEA 2024, candidates have to pass the qualifying examination i.e. 10+2 or intermediate, and other eligibility criteria as prescribed by the authority. Candidates who have successfully registered for admission will be allotted a random number. The authority will send random numbers will to the candidates through SMS in August. After signing in, the candidates can also view their Random Numbers. To participate in the TNEA 2024 counselling process, candidates have to submit the TNEA application form 2024 within the prescribed timelines.
- TNEA Dates 2024 for BTech
- TNEA Application Form 2024 - Steps
- Documents to be enclosed with TNEA application form 2024
TNEA Dates 2024 for BTech
| NEA Counselling 2024 | Dates |
|---|---|
| Registration/Filling of Application Form | May 6, 2024 - June 6, 2024 |
| Last date for Uploading Documents | June 12, 2024 |
| Assigning Random Number | June 12, 2024 |
| Certificates verification at TFC’s (Online) |
June 13, 2024 - June 30, 2024 |
| Publication of Rank list | July 10, 2024 |
| Grievances Redressal | July 11, 2024 - July 20, 2024 |
Commonly asked questions
The application fee for TNEA is INR 500 for the general candidates and INR 250 for SC /SCA /ST category belonging to Tamil Nadu.
To apply for TNEA 2026, candidates have to meet the below requirements: Candidates must have passed the 10+2 exam with a minimum of 45% marks (40% for reserved category candidates). They should have passed the 10+2 exam from Tamil Nadu board or any equivalent board. They must have cleared any one of the HSC (Vocational Subject) with one of the Engineering related subjects namely Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry. Apart from that, they following requirements must be also met: Tamil Nadu candidates who have passed their Class VIII to Class XII standard in Tamil Nadu. Children of Central Government Employees, irrespective of their nativity, provided their parents or guardians (only if both parents are not alive) have been serving in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past five years at the time of TNEA application form submission. Sons/daughters of All India Service Tamil Nadu cadre officers. Children of employees in the Public Sector or Government recognised institutions who at the time of TNEA 2026 application form submission had been working in their organisations for the past five years are also eligible to apply, irrespective of their domicile. Other state candidates who have studied from Class VIII to Class XII in Tamil Nadu can also apply for TNEA 2026. Tamil Nadu native candidates who have passed any of the VIII, IX, X, XI and XII standards or their equivalent examinations from schools situated outside Tamil Nadu can also apply for TNEA.
TNEA Application Form 2024 - Steps
The detailed application procedure has been explained below:
Step 1 - TNEA 2024 registration
On the registration page, candidates have to enter their name, email ID, password generation, nationality, nativity, religion, community, whether you have studied from 8th to 12th standard in Tamil Nadu or not, date of birth, mobile number, gender, qualifying number, the month of passing, year of passing.
An OTP will be sent to the candidate’s registered mobile number. After submitting the OTP and previewing the details, candidates have to click on the ‘register’ button. After registration, candidates will be sent their user ID in their registered mobile number.
Note:
- The name should be entered as in class 10th /12th mark sheet
- Candidates have to enter his/her e-mail address for 'User ID'. If the candidate does not have an e-mail address, then an e-mail address has to be created and the same for the user ID. In case, they do not have an email and if not in a position to create one immediately, use their parent's email ID. This e-mail address shall be treated as the candidate’s login user ID and registered an e-mail address to which all communications are sent
- The mobile number entered here will be treated as your registered mobile number
- The password should contain a minimum of 8 characters in at least one capital, one numerical and one special character
- Details entered here cannot be modified later, hence enter the details correctly before confirming
- Candidates have to remember their User ID (e-mail address) and password because this will be used during the process of application, payment, choice entry and allotment
Step 2 - Login
After receiving the user ID and password, candidates have to log in using their ID and password to enter details in the application form.
Step 3 - Filling out personal details
After payment of fees, the candidates will have to fill in the required information. All of the submitted details should be valid and according to the documents possessed by the candidates.
- Personal details
- Parent/Guardian’s name
- Nationality
- Religion
- Community
- Category
- Scholarship details
- Applying for first graduate tuition fee concession?
- Already first graduate tuition fee concession availed in the family?
- Applying for AICTE Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW) scheme?
- Applying for a post-matric scholarship?
- Other details
- Mother tongue
- Preferred language of instruction
- Parent/guardian’s occupation
- Civic Status of Native Place
- The civic status of a place of school
- Native district
Step 4 - Fill special reservation information
Next, the candidates will have to fill in the required information related to special reservations such as sports, ex-servicemen, and differently able people.
Step 5 - TNEA application fee
In this step, candidates have to pay the application fees through online mode only. The payment can be made through debit/net banking/ credit card.
The demand draft will be accepted only at the TNEA Facilitation Centres (TFC) and should be drawn in favour of “The Secretary, TNEA" payable at Chennai.
For other state candidates, only online payment will be applicable.
| Category |
Application Fee |
|---|---|
| General Category |
Rs. 500 |
| SC/ST/SCA Category Candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu |
Rs. 250 |
| Special Reservation Category (for each category) |
Rs. 100 for each reservation selected |
Step 6 - Filling of scholarship details
After entering the above details, candidates must enter scholarship details and click on the ‘Save and Preview' button. Before proceeding further, candidates can edit/modify any details entered in the application form or click on ‘confirm’ and move to the next step.
Step 7 - School of study information
Complete information about the candidates' 7th to 12th standard has to be provided by the candidates. Click on Save and Proceed to move to the next step
Step 8 - Academic details
In the next step, candidates have to submit all the educational qualifications, such as their 10th and 12th class marks, passing year, board name, roll number, and other important details of the qualifying examination.
Step 9 - Additional information
Here candidates have to provide additional information such as mother tongue, their medium of instruction, parent's occupation, and other important details.
Step 10 - Preview/submit an application
The preview of the filled application form will be displayed and after checking for any mistakes, the candidates will have to submit it.
Step 11 - Submission and printout of TNEA 2024 application form
After submitting academic details, candidates have to take a printout of the application form for further admission process.
The authorities will also send a copy of the filled TNEA application form 2023 to the candidate’s registered email address.
Documents to be enclosed with TNEA application form 2024
- Qualifying exam or Class 12 level mark sheet
- Qualifying exam or Class 12 level Admit Card
- Nativity e-Certificate (digitally signed, if any)
- First Graduate Certificate/ First Graduate Joint Declaration (optional)
- Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee Certificate (optional)
- Original copy of Space Reservation Form with DD Transfer Certificate
- Standard X result
- Caste Certificate (if any)
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Student Forum
Answered 2 days ago
TNEA has domicile-based eligibility. You are eligible if you or your parents are Tamil Nadu residents, you studied in a TN school for a specified period, or your parents are central/state government employees posted in Tamil Nadu. Children of Central Government Employees are eligible regardless of h
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
Anna University TNEA cutoff 2025 for the OBC AI category ranged from 140 to 39121 in the first round for the BE CSE course. By the final round, the cutoff for the same course varied between 140 and 91013.
For the BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering course, the overall cutoff ranged from
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month 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 a month 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 2
Answered a month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 a month 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

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