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About
TNEA or Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions is a counselling process conducted by Anna University each year for admissions into the engineering and related technology courses in the state of Tamil Nadu. The process involves five major steps- Registration, Payment of Registration Fee, Choice Filling, Seat Allotment and Confirmation. The admissions into TNEA participating colleges are purely based on Merit List prepared on the basis of Class 12th scores of the registered candidates and no entrance exam is conducted for the same. According to TNEA 2022 Eligibility Criteria, candidates seeking admissions into B.Tech/B.E courses and related technical courses must be a native of Tamil Nadu or have completed his/her Intermediate education in Tamil Nadu. In addition to the domicile criteria, the candidate should score at least 45% (for General category) in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in class 12th. Candidates must pay an application fee of INR 500 (General) or INR 250 (Reserved) during their online application.
Latest Notification
TNEA 2022 Seat Allotment Result for SCA to SC counselling will be declared in the Third week of October, 2022. Candidates can check their seat allotment result through the official website by login using their email adress and password. To confirm admission, candidates have to pay the admission fee in online mode and report to the allotted institutes for document verification.
Registration
Students can fill TNEA 2022 Application Form online on the official website until the Third week of August, 2022. The detailed steps to fill and submit TNEA 2022 Application Form are as following:
- Visit the official website and select the “Online Registration” link.
- Register and obtain a Registration number/Login ID and Password
- Fill personal and academic details and attach the relevant form as and when required.
- After ensuring all the information entered is correct and relevant, submit the application and pay the application fees by debit card, credit card, UPI and other payment options.
- Take a printout of the filled application form or save it as an soft copy
Candidates must ensure that the email ID and mobile number they are submitting are active till the completion of the counselling process so that the university can notify them of any correction or update.
Since no form correction is allowed after submission, candidates must fill their TNEA 2022 Application Form very carefully
Eligibility Criteria
It is very important for candidates to know before applying as failing to meet any of the criteria would lead to rejection of the form. Only, the candidates who qualify the eligibility conditions must proceed to fill the application form.
TNEA 2022 Domicile Criteria
According to the Domicile Criteria for TNEA 2022, the following candidates are eligible to register. The candidate is required to meet any one of the following Domicile Criteria to register for TNEA 2022:
| Criteria | Supporting Documents Needed |
|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu Domiciled Candidates who have completed their class VIII to class XIIth education in the state of Tamil Nadu | Class 10, 11th, 12th Marksheets |
| Candidates who are not native of/domiciled in Tamil Nadu but have completed their class 8th to Class 12th in the state of Tamil Nadu | Class 10, 11th, 12th Marksheets |
| Tamil Nadu domiciled candidates who have passed any one of the class VIII, Class X!, class X, class XI and class XII examinations outside the state of Tamil Nadu | Domicile/original Nativity certificate (Digitally signed) |
| Native and non native candidates, whose parent is employed by the Central Government and have been serving in Tamil Nadu for past 5 years continuously | Certificate of Employment (of the parent) form the employer |
| Native and non native candidates, whose parent is employed by the Public Sector companies or Government recognised Institutions and have been serving in Tamil Nadu for past 5 years continuously |
|
| Child of an All India Service officer (Tamil Nadu Cadre) | Self declaration from the parent |
Reservation
TNEA 2022 Category-Wise Seat Distribution
As per the rules for TNEA Reservation Criteria 2022, the selection of the candidate will be based on seven categories. These seven categories are- OC, BC, BCM (BC Muslim), MBC and DNC, SC, SCA and ST reservation.
According to the Government of Tamil Nadu, TNEA Reservation Criteria for the seven categories is tabulated in the table below:
| Categories | Percentage Reservation |
|---|---|
| Open Competition (OC) | 31% |
| Backward Class (BC) | 26.50% |
| Backward Class Muslim (BCM) | 3.50% |
| Most Backward Class and Denotified Communities (MBC and DNC) | 20% |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
| Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars) | 3% |
| Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 1% |
| Total | 100% |
Counselling
TNEA 2022 Counselling will be held from September 7 to October 20. The students would be called for counselling rounds on the basis of their ranks, reservation and choices filled in the merit list and allotted colleges as such. A counselling call letter would be released by the authorities after the submission of the counselling fee. During counselling candidates would be allotted seats in TNEA participating colleges in Tamil Nadu. Once a college is allotted, the candidate must report to the college on the specified date and time in the allotment letter.
Major steps involved in TNEA 2022 Counselling are:
- TNEA 2022 Counselling Registration and Uploading of Required Documents
- TNEA 2022 Random Number Generation. Random Number refers to a unique 10 digit number assigned to each applicant by TNEA based on a computerized process to break a tie between candidates with the same score.
- Online Document/ Certificate Verification at Designated TNEA Facilitation Center
- Rank Publication
- Online TNEA 2022 Counselling for Special Reservation and Vocational Categories
- Commencement of General TNEA 2022 Counselling
- Payment of Initial Deposit
- Choice Filling
- Publication of tentative TNEA 2022 Seat Allotment
- Choice Locking by candidates
- Publication of Final TNEA Seat Allotment
- Reporting at allotted institute
- Online TNEA 2022 Supplementary Counselling
- Online SCA to SC Counselling
Application Fee
| Category | TNEA 2022 Application Fee (in INR) |
|---|---|
| General | 500 |
| Reserved | 250 |
Exam
TNEA 2022 Dates
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Start date of online TNEA Registration | Third week of July, 2022 |
| Last date of online TNEA Registration | Third week of August, 2022 |
| Issue of Random Number in case of a Tie | Third week of August, 2022 |
| Declaration of TNEA Rank List | Second week of September, 2022 |
| Special TNEA Counselling (For reserved categories) | Third week of September, 2022 |
| Commencement of TNEA Online Counselling (Academic & Vocational) | Third week of September, 2022 to First week of October, 2022 |
| Supplementary TNEA Counselling (Online) | Third week of October, 2022 |
| SCA to SC Counselling (Online) | Third week of October, 2022 |
| End of TNEA Counselling | Third week of October 2022 |
| TNEA 2022 Supplementary Counselling | Third week of October 2022 |
| Confirmation of TNEA 2022 Supplementary Counselling | To be notified |
| Provisional TNEA 2022 Supplementary Counselling Allotment | To be notified |
Eligibilty Criteria
It is very important for candidates to know before applying as failing to meet any of the criteria would lead to rejection of the form. Only, the candidates who qualify the eligibility conditions must proceed to fill the application form.
TNEA 2022 Domicile Criteria
According to the Domicile Criteria for TNEA 2022, the following candidates are eligible to register. The candidate is required to meet any one of the following Domicile Criteria to register for TNEA 2022:
| Criteria | Supporting Documents Needed |
|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu Domiciled Candidates who have completed their class VIII to class XIIth education in the state of Tamil Nadu | Class 10, 11th, 12th Marksheets |
| Candidates who are not native of/domiciled in Tamil Nadu but have completed their class 8th to Class 12th in the state of Tamil Nadu | Class 10, 11th, 12th Marksheets |
| Tamil Nadu domiciled candidates who have passed any one of the class VIII, Class X!, class X, class XI and class XII examinations outside the state of Tamil Nadu | Domicile/original Nativity certificate (Digitally signed) |
| Native and non native candidates, whose parent is employed by the Central Government and have been serving in Tamil Nadu for past 5 years continuously | Certificate of Employment (of the parent) form the employer |
| Native and non native candidates, whose parent is employed by the Public Sector companies or Government recognised Institutions and have been serving in Tamil Nadu for past 5 years continuously |
|
| Child of an All India Service officer (Tamil Nadu Cadre) | Self declaration from the parent |
Counselling
TNEA 2022 Counselling will be held from September 7 to October 20. The students would be called for counselling rounds on the basis of their ranks, reservation and choices filled in the merit list and allotted colleges as such. A counselling call letter would be released by the authorities after the submission of the counselling fee. During counselling candidates would be allotted seats in TNEA participating colleges in Tamil Nadu. Once a college is allotted, the candidate must report to the college on the specified date and time in the allotment letter.
Major steps involved in TNEA 2022 Counselling are:
- TNEA 2022 Counselling Registration and Uploading of Required Documents
- TNEA 2022 Random Number Generation. Random Number refers to a unique 10 digit number assigned to each applicant by TNEA based on a computerized process to break a tie between candidates with the same score.
- Online Document/ Certificate Verification at Designated TNEA Facilitation Center
- Rank Publication
- Online TNEA 2022 Counselling for Special Reservation and Vocational Categories
- Commencement of General TNEA 2022 Counselling
- Payment of Initial Deposit
- Choice Filling
- Publication of tentative TNEA 2022 Seat Allotment
- Choice Locking by candidates
- Publication of Final TNEA Seat Allotment
- Reporting at allotted institute
- Online TNEA 2022 Supplementary Counselling
- Online SCA to SC Counselling
