TNEA COUNSELLING 2018. Latest Updates, Notifications 11 December 2018

TNEA Counselling 2018

TNEA Counselling 2018 will be conducted by Anna University soon. Students who are interested in engineering can fill their choices from July 25, 2018, to 1st August 2018. Interested students can pick their desired colleges by just clicking on “Add Choice” and selecting any of the options such as add by College Code, add by College Name, add by Branch Name, add by District Name provided there. TNEA Counselling 2018 will be held in online mode and to participate in the counselling, students have to make payment for round 1 before the mentioned date. Check the complete details of TNEA Counselling 2018 in this article.
Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) which is conducted for engineering candidates to get admissions into various colleges. Candidates who are willing to study engineering should apply for the TNEA Counselling 2018. Shortlisted candidates will be called to participate in the counselling. The candidates will be shortlisted based on various criteria. Document Verification will be conducted at the Tamil Nadu Facilitation Centres (TFC). Candidates have to check the availability of seats in the preferred colleges. 

Important Dates of TNEA 2018 Counselling 

TNEA has been announced the important dates for TNEA Counselling. Candidates should be ready with their documents to apply for TNEA Counselling. The important dates of TNEA 2018 counselling such as registration starting and closing date, random number announcement, merit list, and counselling allotment dates are given below.

Events	Dates
Application Dates	May 3 to June 2, 2018
Random number announcement	June 5, 2018
Allotment of Merit List/ Rank List	June 28, 2018
Counselling and seat allotment	July 21, 2018

 

TNEA Seats Reservation 2018

TNEA counselling is conducted by Anna University on a yearly basis. It will be held in five rounds. Selected aspirants will get admission into various colleges across Tamil Nadu state. The seats are allotted to the students based on various factors. The following tabular column clearly explains the important dates of TNEA seat reservation. 

Events	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	4th Round	5th Round
Initial Payment	21 July to 24 July 2018	25 July 2018 to 29 July 2018	30 July 2018 to 03 August 2018	04 August to 08 August 2018	09 to 13 August 2018
Selection of Colleges	25 to 27 July 2018	30 July to 1 August 2018	04 August to 06 August 2018	09 to 11 August 2018	14 to 17 August 2018
Publication of Tentative Allotment	28 July 2018	02 August 2018	07 August 2018	12 August 2018	18 August 2018
Confirmation of Allotment of colleges	28 to 29 July 2018	02 to 3 August 2018	07 August to 08 August 2018	12 to 13 August 2018	18 to 19 August 2018
Final Allotment of Colleges	30 July 2018	04 August 2018	09 August 2018	14 August 2018	20 August 2018
Reporting For admission	03 August  2018	08 August 2018	13 August 2018	20 August 2018	24 August 2018

The following table explains the categories and number of seats allotted by the Anna University.

Category	No of Seats Alloted
Open Competition (OC)	31
Backward Class (BC)	26
Backward Class Muslim (BCM)	3.5
Most Backward Class & Denotified Communities (MBC & DNC)	20
Scheduled Caste	15
Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars)	3
Scheduled Tribes	1

Check the counselling date and timings scheduled for vocational stream here.

What is the Selection Process followed for TNEA Counselling 2018?

The opening and closing ranks are generally decided by Anna University. The rank list will be displayed on the official website of Anna University. The rank list mainly depends on the overall marks obtained by the candidates, overall cut off and the rank list. The selection process will be prepared by TNEA based on the following parameters.

% of marks obtained in Mathematics
% of marks obtained in Physics
% of marks scored in Chemistry
% of marks in the 4th optional subject
Date of Birth (priority goes to elder candidates)

Here is the official link TNEA Vacancy List to check the candidate’s college and vacancy positions. Click here to get official updates of the TNEA Round 1 opening and Closing rank schedule.

Steps to apply for TNEA Counselling 2018

Candidates who are applied for TNEA counselling will be grouped according to the merit list and it will be published on the official website. SMS and Email notifications will be sent to the candidates before the counselling process. TNEA counselling is carried out in the following steps.

1. Visit the official website.
2. Click on the link mentioning TNEA Counselling Registration.
3. Fill in all the required fields without any error.
4. Pay the application fee and submit it.
5. Later, the random Number will be generated for each candidate who is eligible for the counselling.
6. Certificate verification for the preferred candidates will be held at their TNEA Facilitation Centre (TFC)
7. Rank list with the candidates’ names and the date will be published by TNEA Authority.
8. Candidates have to confirm the allotted colleges to them.
9. Candidates should pay the initial deposit of fees to the selected colleges.

 What is the Detailed Procedure of TNEA Counselling 2018?

The detailed procedure of TNEA counselling is mentioned below. Candidates have to follow the steps carefully while applying for TNEA Counselling through the online mode. At first, candidates are asked to download the TNEA application form 2018. Secondly, fill in all the required fields and cross-check everything before submitting it. The TNEA Counselling procedure starts from the registration process, random number, final allotment of seats, certificate verification, and rank list to payment mode.

Registration Process

Candidates who are applying for TNEA Counselling have to download the TNEA Application form. After that, the candidates have to fill all the details and pay the mentioned fees through any mode of payment such as credit card, debit card or by online payment. The registration fees should be payable through online mode only. After the registration process, the candidates will get the random number which is generated by the Anna University.

Random Number

After that, a random number will be assigned to each candidate. It's assigned to each applicant to resolve any issues when more than one candidates hold the same rank and the inter-se-merit cannot be resolved even after checking the criteria such as marks in subjects, date of birth, and so on. The random number is generated based on a unique number generating algorithm. A random number is a 10-digit number which is generated randomly and assigned to each TNEA applicant. Here is how to check your TNEA random number,

• Click on the random number link.
• After that, enter your "user ID and date of birth"
• The random number will be displayed on the screen.
• Note it down for further use.

Certificate Verification

The date for certificate verification for the selected candidates will be officially announced by the Anna University. Candidates should carry the necessary documents for certificate verification to the facilitation centres. Candidates have to produce all the original documents along with the copies of the same. After the certificate verification, rank list will be published by the university.

Documents to be carried for verification

Candidates should carry all the documents for certificate verification to the TamilNadu Facilitation Centres (TFC). The documents to be carried are given below, 

• Class 10th standard Mark Sheet
• HSC / Equivalent Mark Sheet*
• Transfer Certificate*
• Permanent Community Certificate for SC, ST, BCM and other candidates - electronic or digitally signed
• Nativity Certificate - If applicable
• First Graduate Certificate- If applicable.
• Special Reservation Form with DD – If applicable.
• Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee certificate – If applicable

Rank List publication

Candidates can check their seat allotment through the rank list announced by the Anna University. Different rounds are conducted by the University and seat allotment are carried out in a perfect manner and the availability of colleges and seats are regularly updated.
Here there are some official links which are provided by the Anna University.

• Candidates can check their rank list with their User Id through this link TN Candidates rank List
• TNEA 2018 Tentative Allotment (Round 1) has been released on 28th July 2018. Check TNEA Round 1 Tentative allotment here.
• TNEA 2018 Counselling Fee Payment (Round 2) started from 25th July 2018. Click here TNEA Round 2 Tentative Allotment to know the Round 2 allotment
• TNEA 2018 Choice filling (Round 1) started on 25th July 2018 and click here for TNEA Round 1 choice filling
• TNEA 2018 counselling fee payment started from 21st July 2018. Check TNEA Round 1 Counselling Fee Payment 
• Click here for TNEA 2018 Counselling for vocational stream
• TNEA 2018 counselling schedule commenced from 21st July 
• Click here for TNEA 2018 counselling (Phase III) 

Payment of Initial admission fee

Candidates who got shortlisted have to pay the initial amount of fees to their allotted colleges. Candidates are advised to cross-check their names and other details before they pay the initial amount to the college. Candidates can use their debit or credit card to pay their initial amount of Rs. 5000. Additionally, applicants are allowed to pay the amount to the selected college through Net banking. Their selected college will be confirmed once they pay the initial payment to the college.

Final Allotment of Seats 

Candidates have to select their desired college and download their allotment order. After verifying the allotted colleges and course as printed on the letter, candidates have to confirm the seat. In case of any withdraw, the candidates have to report to the college and further, they have to enroll for admission before the given last date. The final list of the candidates will be prepared by the university and it will be published on their official website.

TNEA Counselling 2018 for candidates apply under Special Category

Candidates who are applying for special categories are also eligible for a general counselling session. Candidates applying for differently abled persons have to submit a certificate from Medical Board of the District. Special category counselling will be carried out in Chennai. A separate panel of Anna university authorities will examine the candidates with reference to their certificates before TNEA counselling 2018 and they will finalize the candidates for further process. Candidates who apply under a special category of Ex-serviceman should apply with the concerned ID card.

Click here for the official schedule of TNEA Admission of Special Category.

Key Points to remember to Apply for TNEA Counselling 2018

1. Candidates should check the TNEA Counselling Notification
2. Apply for the TNEA Counselling at www.tnea.ac.in
3. Candidates will be given a unique random number
4. Applicants should attend the counselling and undergo the certificate verification as per schedule
5. Publication of merit list and choice filling
6. Candidates have to pay the specified counselling fee.
7. Finally, allotment order will be issued to the candidates.

Hope, you have read the detailed steps to apply for TNEA counselling. Apply for the TNEA Counselling before the mentioned date and get your desired college to study your dream course.