TNEA Counselling For NRI Students

TNEA Counselling for NRI Students

TNEA stands for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions. It is a Counseling & Seat Allotment body established by Government of Tamil Nadu & conducted / managed by Anna University, Tamil Nadu.

The purpose of this counseling body is to allot students / candidates into various Engineering Courses such as B.Tech, B.E.  many more.

Get Trial Session Download DASA / CIWG (NRI Quota eBook)

TNEA is not an Engineering Entrance Exam but it is simply a Counseling body that Ranks the Grade 12th (or equivalent) qualified students based on the Marks they score in Grade 12th (or equivalent) Board Exams.

Based on these Rank, it sets a cutoff for admissions of various eligible students after the Counseling & Seat Allotment procedures are done by TNEA.

DoTE (Directorate of Technical Education) also makes various decisions for TNEA.

Also you can take JEE Courses Online of Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics.

TNEA Eligibility:

State / Nationality / Nativity Eligibility:

Candidates who are Tamil Nadu natives but have passed any of the VIII, IX, X, XI, and XII class or their equivalent examination from schools situated outside Tamil Nadu can also apply. However, such candidates will have to enclose a copy of their nativity certificate only in online mode (electronic form/digitally signed e-Certificate)

Candidates whose parents are central government employees will be also eligible to apply for admission, irrespective of their nativity, provided if their parents or guardians (only if both parents are not alive) have been serving in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past 5 years at the time of application submission. The same has to be supported by enclosing a certificate from the employer of the parent or guardian, to that effect

Foreign Nationals, NRI Students, CIWG category NRI Students not satisfying the above criteria can also apply for TNEA Counseling, but they must consult once with the “Centre for International Affairs of Anna University” as each year, these eligibility criteria may be subject to change

TNEA Eligibility For Students:

Center for International Affairs of Anna University Forms & announces all the processes for counseling & admissions of students from outside India. Following are the categories:

• NRI Category

• FN

• CIWG

Marks Eligibility:

Age Eligibility:

• The minimum age of the candidates should be 18 years.

• The maximum age of applicants should be 25 years.

For the Marine engineering branch, candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English as a separate subjects with an average of 60 % in PCM combined

A minimum of 50 % in English either in class 10 or 12 standards is required for all the candidates.

Age Criteria:

• Maximum age limit is 25 years

• Minimum height of 157 cm

• Minimum weight of 48 kg

• Normal color vision

TNEA Registration:

Documents required to NRI students for TNEA  Application / Registration is given below:

• Particulars of the Qualifying Examinations

• Birth Certificate

• Passport and

• Visa of the parent

Candidates are requested to have the above documents ready before proceeding to apply online for Anna University Counseling for NRI quota.

TNEA Online Application / Registration Fees for Students:

Candidates who are interested in applying online for Anna University NRI Quota counseling are asked to pay a sum of $200 USD. [Although Indian resident students pay Rs. 500/- (General Category) & Rs. 250/- (OBS/SC/ST Category)]

Note:

• The payment can be made using Debit Card / Credit Card/ Net Banking

• Applicable Transaction / Convenience fee for online payment, if any, should be borne by the candidates

• Applications will be treated as valid only if the corresponding online payment has been made successfully

TNEA 2025-26 Counseling Registration Important Dates:

The below-mentioned dates are applicable for students belonging to CIWG, FN & NRI Candidates. The dates for TNEA Counseling for the session 2025-2026 will be similar:

Download TNEA Course Brochure

TNEA Counseling Procedures:

The TNEA Counseling starts during the Choice Filling Process. After each round, students get allocated to the Colleges according to the choice & Courses they choose.

Indian & NRI students who wish to take admissions in the colleges that they have been assigned to, they must report at the institute for document verification & Fee Payment. This must be followed for each round.

If a student isn’t satisfied with the allotted seat in a particular College or Course, he/she can skip the document verification/reporting/fee/payment & try their luck for the next round.

Get Counselling Help 

 TNEA Counseling Fees:

Indian & NRI Candidates are required to pay the initial deposit of INR 5000 (general category) and INR 1000 (SC/ST/SCA category) as the counseling fee.

Documents Needed During Verification / Reporting:

• Class 10th  and class 12th Certificate and Mark sheet

• Identity proof

• Category certificate (if applicable)

• Domicile certificate

• Counseling call letter

• Six passport size photographs

TNEA 2025 Cutoff:

TNEA Cut off Ranks for Engineering 2025 (Round 3)

College	CSE	ECE	CE	ME
PPG Institute of Technology	4970	110329	–	174447
Sri Venkateswaraa College of Technology	31082	–	–	189565
MRK Institute of Technology	39492	142101	163862	167097
Excel Engineering College	72394	41700	184093	165078
Arunai Engineering College	–	51539	160681	196466
S.Veerasamy Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology	54860	161455	193499	188741
Einstein College of Engineering	55959	114618	187845	181215
PERI Institute of Technology	–	57751	193889	194880
M.A.M. College of Engineering and Technology	113612	60664	–	174921
Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College	–	65589	174902	177139

TNEA Cut off Ranks for Engineering 2025 (Round 2)

College	CSE	ECE	CE	ME
Government College of Engineering	19966	34153	33559	25427
K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering	20073	50599	–	103076
Government College Of Engineering Sengipatti	26728	38326	95430	85601
Anna University, College of Engineering	27125	44115	–	98906
Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology	–	27254	60031	73157
Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Anna University	–	27329	86513	98459
Sri Eshwar College of Engineering	–	–	–	27358
Velammal College of Engineering and Technology	–	27533	90125	57749
J.K.K. Nattraja College of Engineering and Technology	101401	27743	–	–
Government College of Engineering Srirangam	–	27882	58462	65248

TNEA Cut off Ranks for Engineering 2025 (Round 1)

College	CSE	ECE	CE	ME
College of Engineering, Anna University	44	135	10951	16507
SSN College of Engineering	511	1279	10369	5448
P.S.G College of Technology	–	1607	16545	22564
Coimbatore Institute of Technology	3120	1958	23447	21842
Madras Institute of Technology	2175	5048	–	–
Jairupaa College of Engineering	–	–	2217	–
AAA College of Engineering & Technology	24642	25328	2323	–
New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering & Technology	2721	9136	–	–
Apollo Engineering College	–	3557	–	–
Erode Sengunthar Engineering College	3964	–	–	–

Engineering Preparation Guide

TestprepKart offers guidance and a range of resources to help students looking for schools and financial assistance.

Quick Connect: +91 8800 1234 92 / [email protected]

For specific queries on DASA / CIWG – Please share your query here: DASA / CIWG Queries 

Download Notes

Physics	Chemistry	Math
Mathematics in Physics	Solutions	SET Theory
Units, Dimensions & Measurement	Solid State	Probability And Its Fundamental
Motion in One Dimension	Gaseous State	Exploring Vectors
Circular Motion	Nuclear Chemistry	Continuity
Projectile Motion	Chemical Equilibrium	Mastering 3D Co-ordinate Geometry.
Friction	Thermodynamics & Thermochemistry	Conic Section – Parabola
Work, Energy, Power & Collision	Chemical Kinetics	Mastering Heights and Distances.
Rotational Motion	Redox Reaction	Functions
Gravitation	Electrochemistry	Conic Section Hyperbola.
Elasticity	Surface Chemistry	Differentiability
Surface Tension	Purification	Trigonometric Function, Ratios and Identities
Wave Motion	General Organic Chemistry	D And F Block Element
Transmission of Heat	Aromatic Hydrocarbons	Indices and Surds
Electrostatics	Aliphatic Hydrocarbons	Logarithms
Alternating Current	Halogen Derivatives	Numerical methods of mathematics
Kinetic Theory of Gases	Hydroxy Compounds & Ethers	Partial Fractions
Electron, Photon and X-Ray	Aldehydes and ketones	Complex Numbers
Nuclear Physics	Carboxylic Acids & Their Derivatives	Dynamic-The Mathematical Concept.
Optics – Reflection of Light	Nitrogen Containing Compounds	Progression
Photometry	Polymers	Quadratic Equations
	Bio-Molecules	Statistics in Mathematics
	Chemistry in Action	Binomial Theorem
	Periodic Classification of Element & Periodic Properties	Exponential & Logarithmic Series
	Extraction of Metals	Hyperbolic Functions
	S & P Block Element	Determinants
	Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics	Limits
	Chemical Analysis