TNEA Counselling

Yes, candidates have to choose one of the confirmation options in TNEA. If candidates fail to do so, they will be included in the next counselling round.

After seat has been allotted in TNEA counselling, candidates must choose any one of the below options:

1. Accept and Join
2. Accept and Upward
3. Decline and Upward
4. Decline and move to next round
5. Decline and Quit
6. Upward or move to next round

If a candidate do not lock the choices filled by them in TNEA counselling then the choices will automatically be locked at the end of the choice filling deadline.

No. Modification of choices can be done only before locking the choices in TNEA counselling. However, once it is locked, if the candidate wishes to modify the choices, candidates has to visit the TFC and submit a requisition letter along with his Aadhaar card copy for unlocking. 

No. A candidate can enter any number of choices. There is no limitation on the number of choices that can be filled.

A candidate can fill the choices only in the TNEA web portal hosted on the official website of TNEA - tneaonline.org. Candidates have to use their UserID and Password to login into the counselling portal of TNEA to fill the choices.

Yes. Candidates will be eligible to attend and choose a seat during the general counselling as well in the corresponding round based on their aggregate mark.

Candidates have to refer to the TNEA counselling schedule on the official website of TNEA. The rounds are classified based on Aggregate mark and General Rank. If the candidate’s general rank falls in between the start and end ranks mentioned against a round, then the candidate belongs to that round. Also cross check the round, by confirming if the aggregate marks obtained by the candidate is within the start and end aggregate marks of that round. 

In previous years of TNEA counselling, the number of candidates who got allotments in all three counselling rounds is as follows:

• Government: 12915
• General: 108780
• Total: 121695

In TNEA counselling, candidates have to login to their counselling portal using their User ID and password. Theregistered mail id of the candidates is the User Id.

In case the candidates have forgotten their password, they can follow the steps given below to retrieve the same:

• Click “Forgot password” present in the TNEA counselling login page.
• By entering the correct email address, an email containing the link and instructions for resetting the password will be sent.
• candidates can use the link to reset their password.
• After the password is changed, kindly write the new password somewhere to remember it.