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The TNEA exam dates 2025 were released on the official website by the Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE), Tamil Nadu. The TNEA 2025 notification was released on May 07, 2025.
Moreover, the TNEA application form 2025 started on May 07, 2025, and will continue till Jun 06, 2025. The candidates can upload the necessary documents till Jun 09, 2025.
TNEA is an online counselling process conducted by the DoTE, Chennai, for undergraduate-level courses available at various state engineering colleges. Candidates can gain admission based on their Class 12th HSC score. Those willing to appear for TNEA must stay posted on the important TNEA dates 2025.
TNEA Exam Dates 2025
For the complete schedule of the TNEA 2025 process, refer to the table given below. TNEA exam dates 2025 have been updated here based on the official notification released:
| Events | Dates |
| Release of TNEA Application Form | May 07, 2025 |
| Last Date to Submit Application Form and 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 27, 2025 |
| Grievances Redressal | Jun 28, to Jul 02, 2025 |
| Counselling for Government (7.5%) Special Reservation Categories: Differently Abled, Ex-Servicemen, Sports | July 2025 |
| Counselling for General Special Reservation Categories: Differently Abled, Ex-Servicemen, Sports | July 2025 |
| General Counselling: Academic, Govt. School 7.5% Category, Vocational | July to September 2025 |
| Commencement of TNEA Supplementary Counselling | September 2025 |
| SCA to SC Counselling | September 2025 |
TNEA 2025 Application Schedule
The authorities released the TNEA application form 2025 dates, along with the official brochure. However, candidates willing to appear for the TNEA 2025 process can check the table below for tentative application dates:
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Release of TNEA Official Notification and Application Form 2025 | May 07, 2025 |
| TNEA Application Last Date 2025 | 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 |
TNEA General Counselling 2025 Schedule
Candidates who have passed or are appearing for their 10+2 exams can apply for TNEA counselling. The admission process will be based on the marks obtained by the candidates in relevant subjects, i.e., Maths, Physics, and Chemistry.
Candidates can find the detailed TNEA 2025 general counselling tentative schedule for Round 1 - Round 3 in the table below:
| Events | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| Choice Filling | Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Tentative Seat Allotment | Jun 2025 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Allotment Confirmation | Jun - Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Provisional Allotment Release for Accept & Join Candidates and Tentative Allotment Release for Accept & Upward Candidates | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Joining Dates for Accept & Join Candidates in Allotted Institute/Colleges and Reporting Dates for Accept & Upward Candidates in TFC | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Provisional Allotment Release for Upward Opted Candidates | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 |
Round-wise TNEA 2025 Counselling Schedule
The counselling process for TNEA shall comprise several rounds. Students can register for the counselling process after the merit list is completed. Candidates can find the detailed TNEA 2025 counselling schedule in the tabular below.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| TNEA 2025 Grievances Redressal | July 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 Counselling for Government (7.5%) Special Reservation Categories (Online) | July 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 Counselling for General, Special Reservation Categories | July 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling round 1 choice filling | July 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling round 1 tentative allotment | August 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling Round 1 Tentative Allotment Confirmation | August 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling Round 1 Release of Provisional Allotment For accept & Join Candidates And Tentative Allotment For accept & Upward Candidates | August 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling Round 1 Joining dates for accepted & joining candidates in Colleges and reporting Dates for accepted & Upward candidates in the facilitation centre (TFC) | August 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling Round 1 Release of Provisional Allotment For upward opted Candidates | August 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 choice filling | August 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 tentative allotment | August 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 tentative allotment confirmation | August 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 Release of Provisional Allotment For accept & Join Candidates And Tentative Allotment For accept & Upward Candidates | August 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 Joining dates for accepted & joining candidates in Colleges and reporting Dates for accepted & Upward candidates in the facilitation centre (TFC) | August 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling round 2 Release of Provisional Allotment For upward opted candidates | August 2025 |
| Release of Provisional Allotment for Acceptance and Joining and Tentative Allotment for Acceptance Round 3 | August 2025 |
| Reporting to Colleges and Acceptance of Upward Movement for Round 3 | August - September 2025 |
| TNEA 2025 general counselling round 3 Release of Provisional Allotment For upward opted candidates | September 2025 |
TNEA 2025 Supplementary Counselling Schedule
Candidates can find the detailed schedule for the TNEA counselling 2025 supplementary round:
| Events | Dates |
| Online Choice Filling Process | Sep 2025 |
| Release of Tentative Seat Allotment | Sep 2025 |
| Confirmation of Seat Allotment | Sep 2025 |
| Release of Provisional Seat Allotment Order | Sep 2025 |
FAQs on TNEA Exam Dates
Q: When will the TNEA rank list #Year be announced?
DoTE, Tamil Nadu will released the TNEA 2025 official notification on the official website tneaonline.org, by the second week of May 2025.
Q: When will the application form for TNEA be released?
The TNEA application form 2025 is likely to be released along with the official notification by the second week of May 2025, and will be available till the first week of June 2025.
Q: When will the TNEA counselling start?
The TNEA counselling process will commence by June 2025. Candidates can visit the official website to check the detailed TNEA counselling schedule 2025.
Q: Where can I find the TNEA counselling schedule 2025?
The authorities will release the TNEA counselling 2025 schedule on the official website of TNEA by the second week of May 2025. Candidates can also visit this page to stay updated.
Q: How many rounds are there in TNEA?
Typically, there are three rounds and a supplementary round under the TNEA counselling, however, based on the availability of seats, authorities may also conduct further rounds.
