TNEA 2026 Round 3 Choice Filling Starts; Last Date to Fill Choices August 19
DoTE has started TNEA counselling round 3 choice filling at tneaonline.org. Candidates have to login to the official website to fill the choices. Check complete details below.
TNEA 2026 Round 3 Choice Filling Starts; Last Date to Fill Choices August 19
Candidates eligible for the third and final round of Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) counselling can now enter and submit their preferred colleges and courses through the official website, tneaonline.org. The choice-filling window will remain open until August 19, 2026, up to 5 PM.
TNEA Round 3 is being conducted for candidates with general ranks from 1,31,094 to 2,33,812. The corresponding aggregate marks range is 135.5 to 77.500. Candidates falling within the specified rank range and meeting the eligibility criteria can participate in this round.
TNEA 2026 Round 3 Important Dates
As per the official TNEA counselling schedule, choice filling for Round 3 started at 10 AM on August 17 and will close at 5 PM on August 19. The tentative seat allotment result will be released on August 21. Candidates will then have to confirm their tentative allotment between August 21 and 22.
The provisional allotment for candidates who accept and join, along with tentative allotment for candidates opting for upward movement, will be released on August 23. The joining and reporting window will be open from August 23 to August 27.
How to Fill TNEA Round 3 Choices
Candidates can visit the official TNEA portal and log in using their credentials. They need to select their preferred colleges and branches and arrange them in order of preference before submitting the choices.
The order of preferences is important as seat allotment is based on the candidate's rank, community, availability of seats and the order in which choices are entered. Candidates can enter any number of choices during the choice-filling period.
Candidates are advised to carefully review their preferences before locking or submitting the choices, as the Round 3 process is the final round of TNEA 2026 counselling as per the announced schedule.
Commonly asked questions
The TNEA 2026 document verification at the TFCs was held till June 29.
All the candidates who are satisfied with the allotted seat and have opted for “Accept and Join” must download the TNEA provisional allotment order. After that, candidates have to report to the college on or before the date specified in the allotment order for admission.
Non-reporting and non-payment of fees, will be considered as not willing to join and the allotment order will be cancelled. Such candidates will lose the allotted seat and will not be considered for further rounds of the TNEA counselling.
The candidates can download their TNEA allotment order from their respective individual login at tneaonline.org. Candidates have to use their User ID and password to login.
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