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TNEA Counselling 2019: TNEA is a centralized counselling process conducted every year by Anna University for admitting students in B.E./B.Tech first-year course. But this year inwards, DoTE, Tamil Nadu is going to conduct the counselling process. The registrations for TNEA 2019 has ended on May 31, 2019. Seats are allotted to all the participating colleges through TNEA on the basis of marks scored in class 12 exam and no separate entrance exam is conducted in Tamil Nadu for UG admissions in engineering course.
Latest Update:
TNEA 2019 seat allotment final result for Round 1 announced by Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE) Tamil Nadu on July 13. to view TNEA Round 1 Seat Allotment Result.
Students who want to participate in TNEA 2019 Counselling had to register in TNEA portal. DoTE, Tamil Nadu had opened TNEA facilitation centers (TFC) to help students register and participate in TNEA Counselling 2019. Students could register either from home/cafe or visit facilitation centers. Students have to visit facilitation centers after registrations for verification of documents. Read on to find out more about TNEA Counselling 2019.
TNEA Counselling 2019 Highlights
| Counselling Name | Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) |
| Conducting Body | Anna University, Chennai |
| Official Website | tnea.ac.in |
| Counselling Type | State Level Counselling |
| Eligibility Criteria | Qualifying 10+2 Board Exam |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Admission | Based on the Rank achieved in Counselling |
| Contact Numbers | 044-2235 8044, 044 22358-45 044-2235 8065, 044 22358-66 044-2235 8067, 044 22358-68 |
| Email-id | tneaenq@annauniv.edu |
| Official website |
TNEA Counselling 2019 Important Dates
Given below are the important dates and deadlines pertaining to TNEA counselling 2019. Note them down and plan accordingly to avoid any last-moment hassle.
| Events | Dates |
| TNEA 2019 application Process | May 2, 2019 |
| Last date to submit the application form | May 31, 2019 |
| Random number announcement | June 3, 2019 |
| Rank list | June 20, 2019 |
| Counselling for special reservation (in person) | Differently Abled quota- June 20, 2019 Ex-Servicemen quota- June 21, 2019 Sports quota- June 22, 2019 |
TNEA Counselling Schedule 2019
| Round | Initial Payments | Add and Locking of Choices (3 Days) |
Publication of Tentative Allotment |
| Round – 1 From 200 – 178 Marks From 1 – 9872 rank |
July 3 to 10, 2019 (5 PM) | July 8 to 10, 2019 (5 PM) | July 11, 2019 |
| Round – 2 From 177.75 – 150 Marks From 9873 – 30926 Rank |
July 8 to 12, 2019 (5 PM) | July 13 to 15, 2019 (5 PM) | July 16, 2019 |
| Round – 3 149.75 – 115 Marks From 30927 – 64093 Rank |
July 13 to 17, 2019 (5 PM) | July 18 to 20, 2019 (5 PM) | July 21, 2019 |
| Round – 4 From 114.75 – 77.5 Marks From 64094 – 101692 rank |
July 18 to 22, 2019 (5 PM) | July 23 to 24, 2019 (5 PM) | July 26, 2019 |
| Round | Confirmation of Tentative Allotment (2 Days) | Final Allotment Publication |
| Round – 1 From 200 – 178 Marks From 1 – 9872 rank |
July 11 and 12, 2019 (5 PM) | July 13, 2019 |
| Round – 2 From 177.75 – 150 Marks From 9873 – 30926 Rank |
July 16 and 17, 2019 (5 PM) | July 18, 2019 |
| Round – 3 149.75 – 115 Marks From 30927 – 64093 Rank |
July 21 and 22, 2019 (5 PM) | July 23, 2019 |
| Round – 4 From 114.75 – 77.5 Marks From 64094 – 101692 rank |
July 26 and 27, 2019 (5 PM) | July 28, 2019 |
TNEA Counselling 2019 Eligibility Criteria
As there is no entrance exam for TNEA, students need to satisfy the given eligibility criteria to be eligible for counselling.
Nativity
- Candidates who have studied in class 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th from Tamil Nadu state are eligible to apply. They need not produce a nativity certificate.
- Natives of Tamil Nadu who have studied outside the state are also eligible to apply by producing the nativity certificate
- Children of central govt employee whose parents are posted in Tamil Nadu are also eligible to apply in TNEA
- Wards of Tamil Nadu service (All India Cadre) are also eligible to participate in TNEA
Educational Qualification: Students who are applying for TNEA Counselling 2019 are required to meet the criteria of educational qualification failing which their admission shall stand canceled. The detailed educational qualification is mentioned below
| Category of Student | Marks |
| General | 45% |
| Backward Class (Including backward class Muslims) | 40% |
| MBC and DNC | 40% |
| SC/SCA/ST | 40% |
Age Criteria: The TNEA conducting authority has not mandated any restrictions on minimum and maximum age except for Marine engineering, for which maximum permissible age is 25 at the time of submission of application.
Eligibility Criteria for Marine Engineering: Candidates who want to apply for Marine engineering course through TNEA must have
- Passed class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects having scored minimum 60% marks aggregate in PCM.
- Candidates are also required to compulsorily have English 50% marks either in class 10th or 12th.
- Minimum height permissible is 157 cm and minimum permissible weight is 48 kg.
- Candidate must not have color blindness and vision should be 6/6 in both the eyes.
Other State Candidates: Candidates who have passed their class 12 from a state other than Tamil Nadu are eligible to apply in TNEA other state quotas. All the eligibility criteria for educational qualification and age remains the same other than the eligibility of nativity.
TNEA Counselling 2019 Reservation
The below-given percentage of seats are reserved for the mentioned categories.
| Category | Reservation percentage |
| Open Competition | 31.00% |
| Backward Class | 26.50% |
| Backward Class Muslim | 3.50% |
| Most Backward Class & Denotified Communities | 20.00% |
| Scheduled Caste | 15.00% |
| Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars) | 3.00% |
| Scheduled Tribes | 1.00% |
| Total | 100.00 % |
TNEA Counselling Procedure 2019
The University prepares a merit list of the applicants based on their score in 10+2 examination. The candidate will be called for counseling based on their rank in the merit list.
Here we give the comprehensive procedure for TNEA Counselling 2019.
TNEA Counselling 2019 – Registration
You will have to register for counselling via online mode on the official website (link is given above). You will have to provide information such as your name, date of birth, etc.
TNEA Counselling Fee
After providing the basic information, you will have to pay the registration fee to proceed to the next step. The application fee for General/OBC is ₹500 and ₹250 for SC/ST category.
TNEA Counselling 2019 – Filling Personal Details
Finally, you will have to enter details such as nativity, category, marks obtained, etc. Once done, you can submit your form.
Ensure that you check what you’ve entered a few times before submitting to avoid any errors/discrepancies.
TNEA Counselling 2019 – Random Number Generation
A 10 digit random number will be generated and allotted to you. It will help in resolving ties if any still remain after exhausting all the tie-breaking rules.
TNEA Counselling 2019 – Document Verification
You will have to report to the TNEA facilitation centers for document verification. You need to bring the following documents in original:
- High School mark sheet
- Intermediate mark sheet
- Transfer certificate from the last school attended
- Nativity certificate (If applicable)
- Category certificate (Applicable category)
- Photo identity proof like Aadhaar, Election ID card, Driving license
TNEA Counselling 2019 – Merit List
The merit list will be prepared on the basis of the marks scored in 10+2 examination. Marks scored by the candidate in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics will be calculated out of 100 with the break-up of 100 marks for Mathematics and 50 marks each for Physics and Chemistry. Physics and Chemistry subjects carry equal weightage. In case of a tie, it will be resolved based on the following criteria
- Marks in Mathematics
- Marks in Physics
- Marks in optional subject
- Age (Older candidate will get higher preference)
- Random Number ( Candidate with a larger number will get higher preference)
TNEA Counselling 2019
Candidates will be called in the order of rank on the merit list. You are required to pay an initial fee of ₹5000 (₹1000 in case of SC/ST) towards college admission. You can fill in your choices of preferred colleges and courses on the official website (link is given above) by logging in using your registered credentials. We recommend that you enter as many colleges and courses as possible to increase your chances of getting a seat.
TNEA Counselling 2019 – Seat Allotment
The DoTE will release the results of seat allotment. You will be allotted a seat based on your rank in the merit list, your preference order of colleges and courses and the number of seats available. You can view the results on the official website (link is given above) by logging in. You can choose to either accept the seat or surrender to participate in further rounds of counselling. The final seat allotted to you will be announced after all the rounds of counselling are over. The University will conduct as many rounds as required to fill all the seats.
You will have to report to your allotted institute to finish the admission process.
The counselling process is simple and mostly online, except for the document verification step for which the candidate needs to report at the Facilitation centers. You need to register on the official website (link is given above) by providing all the required details and paying the registration fee.
Once you have registered and your documents have been verified, a merit list will be released on the basis of your score in the 10+2 examination. You will be called for counseling in the order of your rank in the merit list.
You will be able to then log in to the official website (link is given above) and fill in your choices of colleges and courses. You will be allotted a seat based on your merit, choices filled and the number of vacancies available. Note that some seats are reserved for certain categories.
We hope that this article cleared all your doubts regarding TNEA counselling 2019. Good luck!
