TNEA 2023 – Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions
TNEA 2023 – Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2023 | Online Application, Counselling Procedure and Important Dates
What is TNEA – Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions:-
Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) is conducted by Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu to offer admissions to candidates in various engineering colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2023 (TNEA 2023) is a complete online process includes Registration, Payments, Choice Filling, Allotment and Confirmation. Candidates are requested to read the instructions given here completely for the successful completion of their Counseling and Admissions.
TNEA counselling 2023 is a single-window process and admissions in Tamil Nadu engineering colleges are offered through such a process because authorities believe that such an initiative facilitates transparency. TNEA rank list is used to offer admissions to candidates in undergraduate programmes like Bachelors of Engineering (BE) and Bachelors of Technology (BTech) in colleges of Tamil Nadu.
TNEA 2022 – Important Dates:-
| S. No | Events | TNEA 2022 Dates (Academic & Vocational) |
| 1 | Commencement of Online Registration and filling of Applications |
20.06.2022 |
| 2 | Last date for Registration of Online Applications | 27.07.2022 |
| 3 | Commemcement of uploading original certificates | 20.06.2022 |
| 4 | Last date for uploading original certificates | 27.07.2022 |
| 5 | Assigning Random Number | 02.08.2022 |
| 6 | Original Certificates verification at TFC’s | 19.07.2022 to 05.08.2022 |
| 7 | Publication of Rank list | 16.08.2022 |
| 8 | Grievances Redressal | 16.08.2022 to 19.08.2022 |
| 9 | Counseling for Special Reservation categories – Online i. Differently Abled ii. Ex-Servicemen iii. Sports iv. Govt. School 7.5% category |
20.08.2022 to 23.08.2022 |
| 10 | Commencement of General Counseling – Online
1) Academic |
25.08.2022 to 21.10.2022 |
| 11 | Supplementary Counseling (Online) | 22.10.2022 & 23.10.2022 |
| 12 | SCA to SC counseling (Online) | 24.10.2022 |
| 13 | End of counseling | 24.10.2022 |
TNEA 2022 – Eligibility Criteria:-
- Tamil Nadu candidates who have passed VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. from schools situated in Tamil
Nadu are eligible to apply. They need not produce Nativity Certificate for verification. - Tamil Nadu native candidates who have passed any of the VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. or their equivalent
examination from schools situated outside Tamil Nadu can also apply. They should produce Original
Nativity Certificate only in electronic form/digitally signed e-Certificate. - Children of Central Government Employees may also apply for admission, irrespective of their native,
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 submission of application. - Children of employees in Public Sector or Government recognised Institutions who at the time of
submission of application for admission employed in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past five years
may also apply irrespective of their domicile. - Sons and daughters of All India service Tamil Nadu cadre officers are eligible to apply. A Self declaration from the parent in this regard is to be produced.
- Other State candidates who have studied VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. in Tamil Nadu are eligible to apply.
They need not produce ―Nativity Certificate.
Qualifying Examinations and Eligibility:-
A pass in the HSC (Academic: both +1 and +2) or its equivalent with a minimum average percentage in Mathematics,Physics and Chemistry put together as given below
| Sl. No | Community | Pass Percentage |
| 1 | General Category | 45.00 % |
| 2 | Backward Class including Backward Class Muslim | 40.00 % |
| 3 | MBC & DNC | 40.00 % |
| 4 | SC/SCA/ST | 40.00 % |
OR
A pass in any one of the HSC (Vocational Subject: both +1 and +2) as given below with any one of the Engineering related subjects namely Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry with a minimum average percentage put together as given
| Sl. No | Community | Pass Percentage |
| 1 | General Category | 45.00 % |
| 2 | Backward Class including Backward Class Muslim | 40.00 % |
| 3 | MBC & DNC | 40.00 % |
| 4 | SC/SCA/ST | 40.00 % |
Vocational Courses prescribed for B.E. / B. Tech. Degree Admission:-
| Group Code | Name of the Vocational Subjects |
| 1921 | General Machinist |
| 1922 | Electrical Machines and Appliances |
| 1923 | Electronic Equipments |
| 1924 | Draughtsman Civil |
| 1925 | Auto Mechanic |
| 1926 | Textile Technology |
Counselling Procedure:-
The entire Counseling procedure consists of various steps as given below:
1. Filing of application (Registration) by the candidate.
2.Random Number Generation (by TNEA Authority)
3.Certificates Verification at Designated TNEA Facilitation Centre.
4.Rank Publication(by TNEA Authority)
5.Counseling for Special Reservation and Vocational categories (in person)
6.Commencement of General Counseling
i. Payment of Initial Deposit
ii. Exercising the choices of institutions and Branches
iii. Publication of Tentative Allotment on a notified date (by TNEA Authority)
iv. Confirmation of allotment option (by TNEA Authority)
v. Final allotment of institution and branch (by TNEA Authority)
vi. Finally reporting to the allotted Institutions at specified date
7.Supplementary Counseling (In Person)
8.SCA to SC counseling (In person)
TNEA 2022 Facilitation Centres for Certificate Verification:-
A total of 52 TNEA facilitation centres were set up to conduct TNEA counselling for the process of document verification and seat allotment.