TNEA

TNEA 2019 eligibility criteria reflects that candidates will be eligible for admissions if they fulfill the below mentioned eligibility criteria:
Candidates are eligible to apply for admission through TNEA if they are:
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 times of TNEA 2019 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 2019. 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.

The online registration of TNEA 2019 will start tentatively in the 1st week of May 2019 for admission to undergraduate engineering and technology courses at some 563 participating institutes. The TNEA 2019 admission process will be conducted by Anna University. The registration-cum-application form of TNEA 2019 will be available in online mode only and have to be filled before the last date by eligible candidates. Admission to different engineering and technology courses will be based on normalized marks of 10+2 (qualifying exam) only, and no separate entrance test will be held. All candidates who have filled the application form will be issued release 10-digit random numbers, which will be used for tie breaking purpose. Next TNEA applicants have to report for document verification at designated facilitation centres on the given schedule, post which rank lists will be announced. Candidates included in the TNEA 2019 rank list have to participate in choice filling and locking.