TNEA Application Form 2020 Registration Dates Eligibility Procedure


TNEA Application Form 2020 Dates: TNEA 2020 official notification will be released in April month along with the detailed notification. The notification will be published only for the students of Tamil Nadu state. TNEA application registration dates will be released in the notification.

Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission (TNEA) 2020 is a single window admission system through which candidates will be granted admission to B.Tech/B.E at various departments and constituent colleges of Anna University, Govt. & Govt. aided engineering colleges, and self-financing colleges at Tamil Nadu State.

TNEA Application Form 2020

As per Hindustan NEWS, there are approximately 159631 students who will be seeking admission for around 249625 seats in 501 engineering colleges and institutes of the state this year. All these candidates can fill online application from the 2nd week of May 2020. No admission test will be conducted for the preparation of merit and rank list of the applicants.

TNEA 2020 will be managed by Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE). Earlier it was the responsibility of Anna University to conduct this single window admission program.

TNEA 2020- An overview

Official notice-

For admission to B.Arch. program, Directorate will issue a separate notification.

TNEA Application Form 2020

  • Eligible applicants can apply from 1st week of May 2020 onwards.
  • Application can be made only through the online mode. No offline application forms will be made available.
  • Applicants have to apply through the official TNEA 2020 portal before stipulated schedule.
  • Applicants must hold a valid mobile No. and an email Id before filling the online application form and both should be retained till the completion of counseling process.
  • They must thoroughly read the information brochure before registration.
  • Candidates should fill the application forms as early as possible. They should not wait for the last date.


  • All the details in the TNEA application form should be filled with utmost care as applicants will not be given chance for correction once application has been finally submitted.
  • Candidates are advised to keep all the documents handy while filling the application so that they refer them and avoid mistakes.
  • They must take multiple printouts of the filled-in application form.

TNEA Application Form Important Dates 2020

Candidates can have a look at tentative schedule of TNEA 2020-

*Final dates will be updated soon.

TNEA Application Form Eligibility 2020

It is always compulsory for all the applicants to read the eligibility requirements before filling application. They should apply only they have ensured that they satisfy all the eligibility conditions required for the application.

Similarly, for TNEA 2020, only eligible candidates should apply. In case a candidate is found ineligible at any stage of the admission process his/her candidature will be canceled. They must go through the eligibility criteria prescribed by the authority for the admission process.

If you are interested in participating in this admission process, then you should know TNEA 2020 eligibility requirements. The complete eligibility criterion is given below-

Nativity Criteria

  • Candidates should be a resident of Tamil Nadu and must possess a domicile certificate issued by the competent authority.

Education Qualification Criteria

  • Candidates must have qualified 10+2 or equivalent with PCM group from a recognized Board.
  • Applicants should have scored 50% (general), 45% (OBC) and 40% (other reserved category) aggregate marks in the qualifying exam.

Age Criteria-

  • Applicants should not be more than the age of 25 years on notified dates.

For more details about the eligibility requirements, you should wait for the release of detailed TNEA 2020 notification.

How to do registration for TNEA 2020?

In this section, you will get information about you can submit online application for TNEA 2020. You just have to follow the steps given below-



Click here to apply- link (will be activated from the 2nd week of May 2020)

TNEA Application fee 2020

  • For general candidates, application fee will be Rs.500/- and for SC/ST/SCA candidates it will be Rs.250/-
  • Applicants can make payment of application fee either through online mode (credit/debit card/ internet banking) or offline mode (demand draft).
  • Payment through demand draft should be made at TFCs and should be drawn in the favor of “The Secretary, TNEA” payable at Chennai. Applicants must note that DD should not be dated earlier than 1st May 2020.

TNEA 2020 Verification of Documents

Once the registration procedure will be completed, applicants have to appear for the document verifications at the designated TNEA 2020 Facilitation Centres (TFCs).

Candidates will be allotted Facilitation Centres as per choice filled by them at the time of online registration. The date and time for verification will be initiated to the candidates through their registered mobile no. and email addresses.

They have to carry all the necessary documents/ certificates in original (plus photocopy of each) at TFCs on the date and time specified to them. The list of all the documents that TNEA applicants must carry atTFCs is given below-

TNEA Admission Reservation of Seats

Category-wise seat reservation as per the government policy for TNEA 2020 is provided as under- 

Random Number

Random Number for TNEA 2020 candidates will be generated after registration and successful verification of original documents at the Facilitation Centres. It is basically a 10-digit unique number distributed to registered candidates.

It is used as a tool for breaking the ties between the marks of two candidates. In case all the other tie-breaking criteria have failed and exhausted, then this 10-digit random number is used as a tie-breaker. Candidate having the smaller random number will be given preference.



Candidates shall be intimated about the generation of random number through email/ SMS/ official portal. Once it will be allotted, they have to check it by logging in online.

TNEA Application Form- Rank List

After the scrutiny of applications made by the applicants, TNEA authority will publish the rank list of the candidates.  Rank list will be prepared on the basis of marks of candidates in class 12th. No separate examination will be conducted.

You can check the rank list at the TNEA 2020 portal. It will be published in the 2nd week of June 2020.

TNEA 2020 Counselling

TNEA 2020 counseling is likely to start from third week of June 2020. Counseling will be conducting in online mode. Candidates who had verified their original documents at the TFCs and have receive the receipts have to apply for online counseling.

Under this procedure, they are required to fill and lock their choice for their preferred college and trade. On the basis of their choice, rank, availability of seats and various other factors TNEA authority will publish the seat allotment lists and finally, seats will be allotted to the candidates. DoTE, Tamil Nadu will conduct various seat allotment rounds until all the seats in participating colleges get filled.

TNEA 2020- FAQs

Selection will be made on the basis of academic merit of the candidates.

You can visit your nearby TNEA Facilitation Centre to get assistance related to admission process and to submit your online application.

No, you are not eligible. Only the native of Tamil Nadu can apply.

Yes, without verification of documents, you will not be allowed to apply for counseling.

No, you can only register through the online mode.

If will register under this particular category, you should verify your original documents/ certificates at TFC Chennai only.



It is a 10-digit unique number used as a tie-breaker. It is generated automatically at TNEA portal. You can get by logging with your valid login details.

You have to visit the TFC of your district that you have selected at the time of online application. Helpline No- 044-22351014/ 1015

Hope you have understood all the important points related to TNEA application form registration 2020, if you have any query, then comment below and we will help you solve it.

 

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