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The TNEA examination is an entrance examination that offers admission to different engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. Here, you will learn everything about the TNEA exam – an overview of the examination, the result that you will get, and the TNEA Exam dates for the year 2024.
Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions is a yearly entrance exam that offers opportunities to students seeking admission to engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. The exam is a state level entrance test, which is conducted by the DOTE for admittance into various professional courses in Tamil Nadu as per the direction of the government of Tamil Nadu. TNEA is an examination conducted at the state level and has nearly 2.5 lakh students passing the exam each year. The exam is in one paper of 180 multiple choice questions and this covers Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Students are to obtain cut-off marks in the exam for them to be given an opportunity to be-seated in the counseling process where students are given seating based on merit, choice and the reservation policies. The TNEA results normally take one month when the exam is completed to be released. In the case of TNEA 2024, it is believed that the notification will be released in April of 2023 while the exam may be conducted in the second half of June 2024. The results can be expected in the last week of July 2024.
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) |
| Exam Type | State-level entrance exam |
| Conducting Authority | Directorate of Technical Education (DOTE), Tamil Nadu |
| Exam Purpose | Admission to undergraduate engineering programs |
| Eligibility Criteria | 10+2 with minimum 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Application Fee | ₹500 (General), ₹250 (SC/ST/SCA) |
| Exam Mode | Offline (pen-paper based) |
| Exam Duration | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Exam Sections | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics |
| Total Questions | 150 |
| Total Marks | 300 |
| Counseling Process | Single-window counseling |
| Seat Allotment | Based on merit, category, and choices |
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Online Application Starts | 1st week of May 2024 |
| Last Date to Submit Application | 4th week of May 2024 |
| Application Correction Window | 1st week of June 2024 |
| Merit List Release | 2nd week of June 2024 |
| Counselling Starts | 3rd week of June 2024 |
| Counselling Ends | 4th week of July 2024 |
| Seat Allotment | 1st week of August 2024 |
| Admission Process | 2nd week of August 2024 |
1. Registration: To begin with, the candidate should visit the official website of TNEA and enter the candidate’s email ID, mobile number and other details and the candidate will receive the credentials to log in.
2. Fill Application Form: This can be done online; you just have to complete a form which has to be filled with proper information. Give information like name, roll number, marks in any examination, choices regarding engineering college of branch etc.
3. Upload Documents: Documents need to be scanned and uploaded are photograph, signature, community certificate, marks sheet of qualifying examination etc., that is to be scanned as per the specifications.
4. Pay Application Fee: Complete the application fee via online using Credit/Debit card or Net Banking or other possibilities available.
5. Submit Form: It is only wise that one reviews the filled details severally before submitting the TNEA application form. Double check to ensure that all the boxes are filled appropriately.
6. Download Confirmation Page: You should then print, save or keep a copy of the confirmation page that you are provided with once you have completed the form.
7. Choice Locking: If you do not restrict your choices of colleges/branches lock them as per the important dates. It does not allow you to make changes to the choices once this is done.
| Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|
| General | ₹500 |
| SC/ST/SCA | ₹250 |
| General (Outside Tamil Nadu) | ₹1000 |
| SC/ST/SCA (Outside Tamil Nadu) | ₹500 |
| Subject | Topics |
|---|---|
| Physics | Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electrostatics, Electromagnetism, Optics, Nuclear Physics |
| Chemistry | Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding, Stoichiometry, Thermodynamics, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry |
| Mathematics | Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry, Geometry, Vector Calculus, Probability |
