TNEA 2025: Notification, Application Form (Till Jun 06), Eligibility, Document Upload, Steps, Direct Link

Kriti Jain
Kriti Jain

Updated on - Jun 5, 2025

The last date to apply for TNEA 2025 is Jun 06, 2025. Candidates can fill out the TNEA application form 2025 by providing their name, email address, phone number, date of birth, qualifying exam name and marks on the official website.

Candidates applying for the counselling must check the TNEA eligibility criteria released along with the notification. Candidates can apply for TNEA 2025 with their class 12 merit score by paying an application fee of INR 500. 

The TNEA counselling 2025 will take place from Jul 2025 onwards, tentatively. TNEA is an online counselling process conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai, for aspirants looking for admission into the top Engineering colleges of Tamil Nadu. Qualified candidates will be granted admission into various private and government engineering colleges/institutes affiliated with Anna University.

TNEA Exam Dates 2025

The TNEA 2025 registration will commence soon in the official website. TNEA exam dates 2025 will be released by the conducting body. Since no entrance exam is conducted, the admission procedure will be based on the aggregate marks obtained by the candidate in class 12.

Interested applicants must register for the selection process by going to the TNEA 2025 exam's official website. Candidates may look at the table below to understand new events in the TNEA 2025 admission process. The TNEA schedule is given below in the table.

Events Dates
Release of TNEA Application Form May 7, 2025 (Official)
Last Date to Submit Application Form Upload Documents Jun 06, 2025
Last Date to Upload Documents Jun 09, 2025
Generation of Random Numbers Jun 11, 2025
Verification of Certificates at TFCs Jun 10 to Jun 20, 2025
Release of Rank/ Merit List Jun 28, 2025
Grievances Redressal Jul 28 to Jul 02, 2025
Counselling for Government (7.5%) Special Reservation Categories (Online) Jul 2025
Counselling for General Special Reservation Categories (Online) Jul 2025
TNEA 2025 Online Counselling for General Category Jul - Sep, 2025
Commencement of Online Supplementary Counselling Round Sep 2025
SCA to SC Counselling Online Sep 2025
TNEA 2025 Seat Matrix After SCA to SC Sep 2025
TNEA Counselling Ends Sep 4, 2025
TNEA Additional Counselling Rounds Sep 6, 2025

Read More: TNEA Exam Dates 2025

About TNEA

Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) is an online counselling process conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai, for undergraduate-level courses available at various state engineering colleges.

The candidates who satisfy TNEA eligibility criteria 2025 criteria will be required to complete their admission online by logging onto the official website with counselling and submitting their documents. TNEA 2025 is the key through which many Engineering students get enrolled in the Engineering colleges of Tamil Nadu. Their admission happens through single-window counselling. The authorities believe that this process provides transparency to a great extent.

TNEA 2025 is conducted for admission into undergraduate Engineering programs in Tamil Nadu. Applicants who intend to pursue their Engineering undergraduate degree in any of the colleges participating will have to appear for the TNEA. The score obtained by the candidate in the TNEA 2025 and their class 12/ HSC score will be considered when giving admission to one of the programs. Applicants can register for TNEA 2025 on the official website after checking their eligibility.

The courses offered through TNEA are B. Tech and B.E. These courses consist of 4 academic years divided into eight semesters. There is also an integrated course, B.E., which consists of 5 academic years. It is divided into ten semesters.

The common application form of TNEA seeks admission to the university departments and the constituent colleges of Anna University, Government and Government Aided Engineering colleges and for the seats surrendered by self–financing Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu under the Unified Single Window Admission System for Indian Nationals.

Candidates who wish to take the TNEA 2025 can read below for more information. Given below are the highlights of the TNEA.

TNEA Highlights 2025
Particulars Details
Exam Name TNEA
Full Form Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission
Exam Level State
Conducting Body Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai
Application Mode Online
Exam Category Undergraduate
Official Website www.tneaonline.org
Helpdesk 0462-2912081/ 82/ 83/ 84/ 85

TNEA Courses Offered 2025

The candidates for admission to engineering colleges will be selected based on their performance on the class 12 board or equivalent exam from a recognized board. TNEA authorities have scrapped the written test for admission into the course.

The university offers several courses under the engineering stream for aspirants who are pursuing different courses. The list of courses offered is given below.

TNEA Application Form 2025

TNEA 2025 registration will commence soon on the official website. The last date to register will be announced by the authorities. In addition, applicants will be able to upload their documents for verification. 

TNEA Registration 2025 Links
TNEA B.Tech Registration 2025 Direct Link
TNEA B.Arch Registration 2025 Direct Link
TNEA Login 2025 Direct Link

After successfully registering for TNEA online, candidates will be sent a random number via SMS on their registered mobile number by TNEA authorities. Candidates can also see this random number after they sign into their TNEA 2025 accounts.

Details Required on TNEA Application Form 2025

Candidates are required to enter all the details asked in the TNEA application form 2025 very carefully. All the details and information about the candidate must be correct, and all documents mentioned must be uploaded as per the instructions. If any conflicting information is found later on, then their candidature might get rejected.

The candidate will be asked to provide personal and educational details. The details that must be filled in the application form are as follows. It is advised to give a correct and active phone number and email, as all TNEA login information will be conveyed to the candidate by the authority through these contact details.

Details Required on TNEA Application Form 2025
Category Details
Personal Details Name of the Candidate
Date of Birth
Name of Parent/ Guardian
Address: State, District, Pincode,
Category
Nativity
Nationality
Sportsperson or Not [for Sports Quota]
Details about the first graduate in the family of the candidate.
Other Details Mother Tongue
Annual Income
Occupation of Parent/ Guardian

TNEA Application Fee 2025

Candidates must upload the necessary documents on the portal. The participants must pay a certain amount as a registration fee. The TNEA application fee can be paid online. No application will be considered if the payment is incomplete.

TNEA Application Fee 2025
Category Application Fees
General INR 500
SC/SCA/ST Categories INR 250

Steps for TNEA 2025 Online Registration

The TNEA 2025 application process consists of various steps before a candidate completes the TNEA 2025 application process. Candidates can follow the below process to apply for the TNEA 2025.

  • Step 1: Candidates must visit the official website of TNEA
  • Step 2: Check for the 'Online Registration' link and click on it
  • Step 3: Register by entering your name, phone number, email ID, etc. An OTP will be sent to the phone number, which must be fed, and the candidate's username and password will be created.
  • Step 4: After the registration is done, log in with the username and password.
  • Step 5: Fill in the personal and academic details and verify them.
  • Step 6: Post that, pay the application fee, and take a printout of the application form.

TNEA Selection Process 2025

The TNEA 2025 admission will be based on the class 12 marks of the candidates and the Counselling process. TNEA selection process 2025 consists of various steps. Candidates must follow all the steps thoroughly. These instructions play a very important role in the admission procedure of the candidate. The important points are given below.

  • TNEA # year's first step is that TNEA 2025 aspirants must first meet all the eligibility criteria. Then they must proceed with the application form and the registration process.
  • After the candidates have successfully registered themselves, a random number will be generated for each applicant, which will be considered as the roll/registration number of the candidate.
  • Based on the document verification process, a rank list will be released with the names of the candidates who have qualified for the counselling process.
  • Participate in the online TNEA counselling process 2025 by following the instructions set by the conducting body.
  • Eligible candidates will be allotted seats based on the above selection process.

TNEA Eligibility Criteria 2025

Candidates taking the exam must satisfy TNEA eligibility criteria 2025 before registering for the exam. TNEA eligibility criteria 2025 depends upon multiple aspects, such as the nativity of the candidate, the minimum educational qualification, and the candidate's age.

The eligibility criteria differ according to the different streams or branches. Therefore, candidates applying for TNEA should check whether they satisfy the eligibility criteria or not. TNEA eligibility criteria 2025 are as follows.

TNEA 2025 Domicile Eligibility

Candidates who are citizens of India and have completed their 10+2 or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution can apply for TNEA. The candidate must either be a resident of Tamil Nadu or have been a resident of Tamil Nadu for at least five years to apply for the examination. In either case, the candidate has to produce a nativity certificate as proof.

Children/ wards of central government employees can also apply for TNEA provided that their parents show the certificate, proving that they have been living in Tamil Nadu for the last five years. Candidates who are children of All India Service Tamil Nadu Cadet Officers are also eligible for TNEA.

TNEA 2025 Educational Qualification

Candidates interested in appearing for TNEA should have completed their 10+2 from a recognized board in India with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. Candidates belonging to the general category should have achieved 50% marks, OBC category students should have achieved 45% marks, and SC/ ST should have achieved 40% marks.

TNEA 2025 Age Limit

As per TNEA, the lower age limit for the examination is 18 years, and the upper age limit is 25 years. The candidate is considered eligible for the programs offered through TNEA only if they are within the said range.

Read More: TNEA eligibility criteria 2025 Criteria

TNEA Random Number 2025

The government has announced the TNEA 2025 random number normalisation process. If all other options for breaking a tie between two or more candidates have been explored, the random number TNEA 2025 will be used. Candidates can look up their TNEA random numbers on the official website.

TNEA Exam Centre 2025

TNEA conducts a counselling process for admissions. There are 52 facilitation centres arranged by TNEA 2025 authorities. Document verification of the candidates will be done at these centres.

Candidates will be assigned to any of these centres where they must report on time for the TNEA counselling 2025 process. Please note that not all centres are listed; candidates can check the official website for a detailed list.

TNEA Facilitation Centre 2025
Location Name of the facilitation centre
Chennai Tamilnadu Science and Technology Centre
Chennai Anna Centenary Library, Kotturpuram
Chennai Central Polytechnic College (integrated workshop), Tharamani
Chennai Central Polytechnic College[auditorium], Tharamani
Chennai Government Polytechnic College, R. K Nagar
Chennai Government Polytechnic College, Purasawalkam
Coimbatore Government College of Technology (GCT), Thadagam Road
Coimbatore Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore District
Coimbatore Anna University Regional Campus
Erode Government Polytechnic College, Perundurai
Erode Gobi Arts & Science College (Autonomous), Gobichettipalayam
Salem Government College of Engineering, Karuppur, Omalur
Cuddalore Thiru Kolanjiappar Government Arts College, Virudhachalam
Cuddalore Faculty of Engineering and Technology Annamalai University, Chidambaram
Thiruvallur Murugappa Polytechnic College, Avadi
Thiruvallur Loganatha Narayanasamy Government College (Autonomous), Ponneri
Madurai Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Madurai Anna University Regional Campus
Kanchipuram Pachaiyappas Women's College, Ramasamy Kulam, Chinna Kanchipuram

TNEA Results 2025

TNEA 2025 results will be declared on the official website. TNEA's 2025 rank list will also be released by the conducting body on its official website. The aggregate marks obtained by the candidate in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry are reduced to a base of 200.

The Chemistry and Physics marks will be combined and reduced to 100 whereas the Mathematics, which will be 100 marks total, has the most weightage.

Steps to Check TNEA 2025 Result

The result has been declared in the form of a rank list and is available online only. The participant must keep in mind that TNEA results have been published as a rank list. The candidates can check the results using the steps given below.

  • Step 1: Visit the official website.
  • Step 2: Enter the required TNEA login credentials.
  • Step 3: After logging in, find and click on the option that says 'Rank List'.
  • Step 4: The rank list for the TNEA 2025 will appear on the screen.
  • Step 5: Download and print the result for future reference.

TNEA 2025 Merit List

TNEA merit list has been published by the conducting body, which contains the name and rank of the candidate. The merit list will be based on the class 12 score of the candidate in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics out of 200, where Physics and Chemistry have 50 marks and Mathematics has 100 marks.

The merit list contains the score and overall rank of the candidate with their personal data like name, phone number, gender, age, and the random number assigned.

Read More: TNEA Results 2025

TNEA Cut Off 2025

TNEA cut-off 2025 will be released online on the official website of TNEA. TNEA cut-off 2025 will be released after the successful conduction of the TNEA counselling 2025. The candidates who score or meet the TNEA cut-off 2025 will be shortlisted for further selection rounds.

For admissions, the candidates must qualify for the minimum marks specified by the university for different programs. TNEA cut-off 2025 for each subject is given below.

TNEA Cut Off 2025
B.Tech Programs Opening Cut-Off Marks Closing Cut-Off Marks
Computer Science Engineering 75 200
Biotechnology Engineering 85.75 194.25
Civil Engineering 76 194.5
Mechanical Engineering 77.5 199
Food Technology 87.75 193.5
Chemical Engineering 83 198.75
Electrical & Electronics Engineering 80.5 195.50
Electronics & Communication Engineering 87.25 198
Information Technology 75 193
Automobile Engineering 81.5 187.75

Read More: TNEA Cut Off 2025

TNEA Colleges and Seat Availability 2025

The candidate can check the following colleges and institutes that have enabled admissions to their programs by considering TNEA scores or ranks.

  • Academy of Maritime Education and Training, Kancheepuram
  • Indian Maritime University, Kancheepuram
  • Periyar Maniammai University- School of Architecture, Engineering and Technology, Thanjavur
  • Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute University- Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Chennai
  • Vinayaka Mission's University- Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Salem
  • Vels University- School of Engineering, Chennai
  • Noorul Islam College of Engineering, Kumaracoil
  • PRIST University, Thanjavur
  • VIT University, Vellore
  • Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore
  • Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
  • College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
  • Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
  • Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai
  • Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
  • St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai
  • Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur
  • PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
  • Adhiparasakthi Engineering College, Kancheepuram
  • Kancheepuram Amrita Institute of Computer Technology, Chennai
  • Kongu Engineering College, Erode
  • Easwari Engineering College, Chennai
  • Sona College of Technology, Salem
  • Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore
  • Velammal Engineering College, Chennai
  • Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Coimbatore
  • Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode.

TNEA 2025 Sports Quota Reservation

The university gives special preference to candidates who have a distinguished stature in sports. The candidates who have represented themselves at state-level, national, or international levels will be given preference over the other candidates. The sports quota reservation includes the following sports.

TNEA 2025 Sports Quota Reservation
TNEA 2025 Sports Quota Reservation
Mallakhamb Athletics Squash Rackets Cycle Polo
Motor Sports Atya Patya Swimming Cycling
Netball Badminton Table Tennis Fencing
Powerlifting Ball Badminton Tae-kwon–do Football
Roller Skating Baseball Tennikoit Golf
Rowing Basketball Tennis Gymnastics
Rugby Beach Volleyball Throwball Handball
Sailing Billiards and Snooker Triathlon Hockey
Sepak Takraw Bodybuilding Volleyball Judo
Shooting Boxing Weightlifting Kabaddi
Silambam Carom Wrestling Karate-Do
Soft Ball Chess Wushu Kho Kho
Soft Tennis Cricket Yachting KorfBall
Archery Yoga Asanas - -

TNEA 2025 Accepting Colleges

TNEA 2025 has several colleges around Tamil Nadu. The candidates can apply to get admitted to the college they desire. There are about 512 colleges, and only the best colleges are listed. Refer to the table below to learn about the number of seats offered by each college that accepts the scores of the TNEA.

TNEA 2025 Accepting Colleges
List of Top Institutes Accepting TNEA Total Number of Seats
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 300
College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai 1290
Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore (MCET) 1110
Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai 900
Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai 860
Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore 1200
Kongu Engineering College, Erode 1680
Velammal Engineering College, Chennai 600
St.Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai 540
Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore 700
Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur 1380

TNEA Rank List 2025

DoTE will release the TNEA 2025 rank list on its official website, tneaonline.org. TNEA rank list is based on candidates' qualifying exam scores. The obtained marks were reduced to a base of 200 (100 for mathematics and 100 for physics and chemistry combined). The authorities utilise a normalisation procedure to create a TNEA 2025 rank list.

TNEA Counselling 2025

Candidates who are allocated seats in TNEA 2025 counselling must complete the document verification and fee payment online. Only registered candidates can apply for TNEA counselling 2025. To access the TNEA 2025 counselling portal, candidates must enter their email addresses and passwords.

However, the counselling will be commenced after the merit list is made available on the official website. The list will be prepared based on the marks obtained by the candidate in 10+2. Then, candidates will be allotted the colleges in TNEA counselling 2025:

Upcoming Exam Dates Dates (Tentative)
Additional TNEA Counselling Rounds Sep 6 - Sep 8, 2025
TNEA 2025 general Counselling Round 3 Release of Provisional Allotment For upward Opted Candidates Sep 4, 2025
Reporting to Colleges and Acceptance of Upward Movement for Round 3 Aug 28 - Sep 1, 2025
Release of Provisional Allotment for Acceptance and Joining and Tentative Allotment for Acceptance Round 3 Aug 28, 2025
TNEA 2025 general counselling Round 1 Release of Provisional Allotment for Upward Opted Candidates Aug 10, 2025
TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 choice filling Aug 10 - 12, 2025
TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 tentative allotment Aug 13, 2025
TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 tentative allotment confirmation Aug 13 - 14, 2025
TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 Release of Provisional Allotment for Accept & Join Candidates And Tentative Allotment For accept & Upward Candidates Aug 15, 2025
TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 Joining dates for accept & join candidates in Colleges and reporting Dates for accept & Upward candidates in facilitation center (tfc) Aug 15 - 20, 2025
TNEA 2025 general counselling round 1 tentative allotment Aug 1, 2025
TNEA 2025 general counselling Round 1 Tentative Allotment Confirmation Aug 1 - 2, 2025
TNEA 2025 general counselling round 1 choice filling Jul 29 - 31, 2025
TNEA 2025 Counseling for General Special Reservation Categories Jul 25 - 27, 2025
TNEA 2025 Counseling for Government (7.5%) Special Reservation Categories (Online) Jul 22 - 23, 2025
TNEA 2025 Grievances Redressal Jul 11 - 18, 2025
TNEA 2025 Publication of Rank list Jul 10, 2025
TNEA 2025 Assigning Random Number Jun 12, 2025
TNEA 2025 Last date for uploading documents Jun 12, 2025
TNEA 2025 Tentative Allotment Confirmation Round 3 Aug 26 - 27, 2025
TNEA 2025 Tentative Allotment Round 3 Aug 26, 2025
TNEA 2025 Round 3 choice filling Aug 23 - 25, 2025
TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 Release of Provisional Allotment For upward opted candidates Aug 23, 2025

Note: For this purpose, candidates have to submit INR 5000 for general candidates and INR 2500 for SC/ST candidates.

Steps for TNEA Counselling 2025 Process

TNEA counselling 2025 process has various steps including the following:

  • Step 1: All candidates who have registered for TNEA 2025 must pay the Counselling fees, which are different for different categories. The candidates belonging to the general and OBC categories must pay INR 500, candidates belonging to the SC/ ST category must pay INR 250, and for other reserved categories, INR 100.
  • Step 2: After the fee payment, the candidates must submit all their personal details like nationality, nativity, category, etc.
  • Step 3: The candidates after this will be given a random ten-digit number to help when the candidates have reached a tie and have exhausted the tie-breaking rules of TNEA 2025.
  • Step 4: Then the candidates will proceed to the document verification round.
  • Step 5: After this, the candidates will have to choose the course or the college they want to take admission to.
  • Step 6: The authority will release the TNEA 2025 seat allotment list based on the merit list, category of the candidate, and availability of course.

Documents Required for TNEA Counselling 2025

Candidates must carry the following documents with them while going for TNEA counselling 2025. These documents act as the participant's identification and will be verified by the committee at the centre. Some of the documents have been listed below:

  • Valid Photo ID Proof
  • Marksheets of Class 10 and 12
  • Category Certificate
  • Domicile Certificate
  • Call Letter for Counselling
  • Recent passport-sized photographs.

Documents Required for TNEA Counselling 2025

Candidates must carry the following documents with them while going for TNEA counselling 2025. These documents act as the participant's identification and will be verified by the committee at the centre. Some of the documents have been listed below.

  • Valid Photo ID Proof
  • Marksheets of Class 10 and 12
  • Category Certificate
  • Domicile Certificate
  • Call Letter for Counselling
  • Recent passport-sized photographs.

TNEA Contact Details 2025

The candidates can contact the conducting body for any queries about entrance and admission to colleges. The contact details of the authority are given below.

Address:
Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE),
53, Sardar Patel Road,
Guindy, Chennai - 600 025

Email ID: care@tneaonline.org

Phone Number: 0462-2912081/ 82/ 83/ 84/ 85, 044-22351014, 044-22351015

FAQs on TNEA

Q: What is the age limit for the TNEA 2024?

A: There is no specified age limit for TNEA programs. However, for the marine engineering course, a candidate must be less than 25 years old.

Q: What is the educational eligibility criteria for the TNEA Exam?

A: The candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and they must have score aggregate of 50% for the general category and 45% for the OBC category and 40% for the SC, ST, SCA, MBC, DNC category.

Q: What is the purpose of the TNEA Exam?

A: The TNEA Exam is conducted as an entrance test for admission into B.E and B.Tech programs available in the participating colleges and universities in the state of Tamil Nadu. This is an admission test for the engineering programs.

Q: Can I apply to the TNEA Exam if I am not a resident of the Tamil Nadu state?

A: Yes. Students who are not from the state of Tamil Nadu can also apply to the TNEA Exam. There will be reserved seats through which these students can get admission. There will 50 seats reserved in the different departments of Anna University for the students who are not residents of the Tamil Nadu state.

Q: Are there any quotas available for the admissions through TNEA?

A: Yes. There several quotas available for getting admission through TNEA. These include quotas like Sports quota, Ex-serviceman quota, quotas for Persons with Disabilities as well as category and caste-based quotas. Candidates can find more information regarding the quotas available on the official website of the TNEA Exam.

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