TNEA 2021 Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern and Syllabus

Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission Exam has set certain criteria for the students to get eligible for appearing in the entrance examination. However, the eligibility set by this institute is easy to fulfill but based on the fulfillment of the eligibility criteria, only the seat will be an allotment to the candidates to take admission in the colleges.

TNEA 2021 eligibility for Native candidates:

• Candidates appearing for TNEA should be of age not more than 26 years.
• The minimum qualification required is candidates should have completed 12th/intermediate from a recognized board.
• Candidates should attain 50% aggregate for general category, and 45% for reserved category candidates are mandatory subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
• Candidates should have passed their 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th from Tamil Nadu state.

TNEA 2021 eligibility for Marine Engineering:

• Candidates should secure a minimum of 60% score in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English.
• The candidate's minimum weight should be 48 kg, and the minimum height should be 157cms along with a normal vision.

TNEA 2021 eligibility for other state candidates:

• A minimum of 50% aggregate score in 12th from a recognized board in mandatory subjects like physics, chemistry, and mathematics are mandatory to seek admission.

TNEA (Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission) is a state-level admission procedure. TNEA 2021 Application Form will be released in May 2021. Every year it has been conducted by Anna University. TNEA is not an entrance exam. It is an admission process through which the university offers admissions in B.Tech/BE courses as the university does not conduct any entrance exam to offer admissions in these courses.

Based on the qualifying examination (12^th class) score, admissions will be offered. There is no separate entrance exam conducted for admissions to the course while considering candidates' marks in the class 12^th and college put up cut-off TNEA counseling will be held through which seat allotment will be done. Applicants shall go through the article given below regarding TNEA application form 2021 that includes the application form, eligibility criteria, application fee, dates, etc.

• TNEA 2021 application form will be made available through online mode to the students and is not provided through offline mode.
• From the first week of May, 2021 applicants shall fill the TNEA application form.
• The application process shall include various steps like – Registration, Application filling up, fee payment and image, and document uploading.
• Fill up the details in the application form, including the candidate’s personal details, education details, and communicational details.
• Applicants need to check and fill in the correct details in the application form. Once the final submission is made, no correction window or facility is provided.
• Till the last week of May 2021, applicants can fill their application form.
• Take a print out of the filled application form and keep it safe for further reference.

List of documents required for the TNEA 2021 Registration process include:

• Class 10th mark sheet
• Class 12th mark sheet and hall ticket
• Income certificate
• Category certificate
• Identity proof
• Valid email address and mobile number
• Passport size photograph
• Scanned signature etc.

TNEA 2021 Application Fee

• Through online or offline node TNEA application fee can be paid.
• Online payment can be made via Debit/credit or through net banking.
• Offline application fee payment can be made through demand draft.
• The application fee will be non-transferable and non- refundable.

TNEA 2021 Eligibility Criteria

To seek engineering courses, applicants need to be aware of the TNEA eligibility criteria. Candidates qualified for the eligibility conditions will be eligible for the admissions. A few of the basic eligibility norms include Qualification, Nationality, Marks criteria, Nativity, Age limit, Appearing, etc.

Qualification: Candidates must have passed standard 12^th from any recognized board.

Nationality: Candidates must be the citizen of India to apply.

Nativity: Candidates who passed 10+2 level from Tamil Nadu state will be eligible to apply. Other state candidates passed 10+2 from Tamil Nadu state shall be eligible to apply. As well children of central govt. Are eligible.

Marks Criteria: Candidates should have secured a minimum of 50% aggregate in the qualifying examination to be eligible, while for OCB category 45% and that of for SC/ST category, 40% aggregate is required.

Appearing: Applicants appearing for their 12^th grade are also eligible.

For Marine Engineering, Eligibility Required is:

Age Limit: Upper age limit to apply will be 25 years. The minimum age required to apply is 18 years of age.

Qualification: Candidates should pass the 10+2 level or equivalent exam from any recognized board.

Marks: Candidates must have mandatory subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics in their class 12^th and should have obtained 60% marks.

Subjects: Candidates must have passed 12th level keeping Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, and English as mandatory subjects.

TNEA 2021 Application Dates

TNEA 2021 procedure dates will be released through the official notification. The candidate’s responsibility is to keep track of TNEA 2021 application dates not to miss out on any. Every year after the announcement of the 12^th or qualifying examination results are out, TNEA application forms will be published, followed by counseling, and the admission process shall be held. Important events and tentative exam dates are listed below.

How to Apply for TNEA 2021

Steps to follow to apply for TNEA 2021

• Visit the official site of TNEA
• Click on New Registration Button
• Enter candidate's basic details like their name, valid phone number, email ID, etc., and submit it.
• On the new page, click on the login button and enter candidates' credentials, i.e., registration number and DOB.
• Fill in all the information like the candidate’s personal details, academic and communicational, and others.
• Now upload all the necessary documents like a photograph (passport size) and signature in the application form.
• The documents have to be uploaded in the format (jpg/ jpeg file)
• Now to proceed with the application fee payment, click on the payment tab and enter application fee details.
• The application fee can be done through offline or online mode.
• Online payment shall be made via debit/credit card or internet banking.
• If the application fee is cleared through offline mode, a demand draft shall be made.
• In the final check, all the details are provided in the application form, then take a printout to send it to the authority.

As the entire selection process is based on counseling and merit listing and candidates need not appear for any examinations, there can be no examination syllabus. The merit list is prepared based on the candidates' marks in the higher secondary examination. The higher is the candidates' score, the better will be their chances to get admission to the courses.

Screening is done entirely based on the merit list that the university prepares based on the marks candidates scores in Higher Secondary examination and meeting another point of eligibility, as prescribed by the University. The university will process the candidates' applications and prepare a merit list. All the open positions will be filled through this merit list, and there is no provision of any screening examination linked with this process. 

There is no provision for Admit card for this screening as candidates will not appear for any examination. Still, admissions are made based on the university's counseling and merit list, based on the academic scores and the candidates meeting other prescribed eligibility criteria.

The admission authorities of the TNEA 2021 exam result will declare in June. The result will be declared through the Anna University official website. The admission will be based on the score attained in the 12th examination. The merit list to take admission in Tamil Nadu Engineering institute will be declared by the concerned authorities. Applicants who successfully satisfy the university's eligibility criteria will be eligible to seek admission to their respective colleges through TNEA 2021 score.  

Steps to download Results:

Step 1: Visit TNEA official website and navigate to Check Results.

Step 2: Log in with the login Id and Password.

Step 3: Take the printout of the scorecard for further use.

Counseling for the TNEA 2021 Entrance Examination will be started soon after the results' declaration. Candidates with an appropriate score in TNEA will be eligible to attend the counseling process, and the seat will be allotted based on the merit rank.

Three types of counseling:

• Special Counseling: For the candidates seeking admission through various quotas such as Sports quota, Differently Abled and Ex-Serviceman children.
• Vocational Counseling
• General Counseling: Candidates applied for the counseling through the general category, i.e., regular counseling comes under general counseling.

TNEA Counseling Fee:

Candidates applying for the counseling process will have to make the payment of INR 5000/- (in case of general category) and INR 1000/- (in case of reserved category) as an initial deposit through net banking/credit card/debit card by using TNEA official website.

TNEA 2021 Counseling Procedure:

Stage 1: Analysis of the application form

Stage 2: Issuing of the application form

Stage 3: Declaration of rank list

Stage 4: Assignment of random number

Stage 5: Addressing the call letter

Stage 6: Counseling via a single window

Required documents for TNEA Counseling:

• Class 10th and 12th marks sheets
• Transfer certificate/Migration certificate
• School leaving certificate.
• Category Certificate (if applicable)
• Nativity Certificate (if applicable)

All the above-mentioned documents should be carried to the TNEA Facilitation Center (TFC) for the verification process. Candidates should carry the original documents along with the photocopy for verification.

TNEA 2021 Seat Reservation:

The admission authorities of Anna University allocates the seats for the candidates based on the merit list. The foremost priority will be given to the Tamil Nadu candidates than the other state candidates. The choice opted by the candidates will be taken into consideration during seat allotment, and once the seat is allocated, candidates will have to make the fee payment.

TNEA 2021 Rank List:

The rank list of TNEA will be prepared by the admission authorities of Anna University, taking into consideration the scores obtained in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. The rank list will be made available in June for those candidates who have completed the online registration process.

The rank list is prepared based on the total marks, i.e., 200 out of which 100 marks have been allocated to Mathematics and 100 marks to Physics + Chemistry. In case of two or more candidates obtain the same score, the decision will be based on:

• Percentage of marks in Physics
• Percentage of marks obtained in Mathematics
• Percentage of marks in the fourth optional subject
• Random number assigned
• Age of the candidate

Tie-Breaking Criteria for TNEA:

In certain situations, if a couple or more candidates will secure the same score in 12^th and it becomes a tie, based on certain criteria’s the tie can be broken between the candidate’s scores.

• Percentage of marks in Mathematics
• Based on age (with preference given to the older candidate)
• If the tie persists at this stage, random numbers assigned to candidates will break the deadlock.
• Percentage of marks in optional subject
• Percentage of marks in Physics

Following are a few of the participating colleges:

• 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

Anna University has established approximately 42 TNEA Facilitation centers to conduct document verification, seat allotment, and counseling. All the below-mentioned counseling centers have been facilitated with all the necessary equipment like internet, computers, printers, trained professionals, and seminar halls to smoothly conduct the process.

In Eligibility criteria, what will be the Qualification criteria? 

Details on Eligibility criteria:

• Qualification criteria: Aspirants should be qualified in their 10th, 12th exam (10+2 system) from a recognized board.
• Compulsory subjects: Physics, Chemistry, and Maths.  
• Percentage criteria: 50% marks aggregate for General cadre, For SC/ST candidates 40% marks aggregate, for OBC candidates 45% marks aggregate. 
• Domicile: the candidate has to belong to Tamil Nadu's state to fulfill the Eligibility Criteria. 
• The candidates who don’t belong to Tamil Nadu's state but need to clear their 10+2 class from the state can also apply. 

Wanted to know the process of filling the Application form? 

Process of filling the Application form

• Aspirants are required to visit the official website to register for the exam.
•  The candidates need to fill in the application form's complete details via online mode.
• The hard copy of the filled Application form and required documents (enclosures) have to be sent to the Secretary of Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions.

May I know which are Documents required at the time of the Counselling process? 

Documents required at the time of the Counselling process are:

• 10th marks card is necessary.
• A 12th exam mark sheet is required.
• Study and Passing Certificates of 10th & 12th class.
• 6 Passport size photograph is required.
• Reservation certificate if applicable.
• Income certificate and Domicile certificate have to be shown during the TNEA Counselling process.

Provide me the details on Admission Process?       

Details on Admission Process:

• The admission Process will begin after the Counselling process.
• For the Admission process, Aspirants need to get their required documents and allotment letter.
• Then the aspirants need to report to their allotted Institution.
• Then they are required to pay the program fee and have to complete the institution’s admission formalities.

How much will be Application form Fee?

Details on Application Form Fee:

• After filling up the Application Form, they need to pay the Application form fee.
• For the General cadre, the Application Form fee costs Rs500. For SC/ST/OBC cadre candidates, it is Rs 200.
• The payment of the Application Form has to be done via online mode, i.e., Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking.