TNEA 2020: Counselling (Started), Seat Allotment (Announced)

TNEA 2020 - Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE), Tamil Nadu has released TNEA seat allotment for the supplementary round. Candidates can now check their TNEA 2020 seat allotment status from the official website tneaonline.org. The authorities started the TNEA counselling for under supplementary round on November 3. The allotment of seats for TNEA 2020 is being done on the basis of rank list. TNEA 2020 rank list was released on September 28 on the official website. TNEA random number was released on August 26. TNEA 2020 application form was released on the official website and the last date to submit the application form was August 16. This year, due to COVID-19, the authorities have decided to conduct certificate verification, special counselling for differently abled and supplementary counselling in online mode, It must be noted that there will be no entrance test for TNEA and admission of the candidates will be done on the basis of their class 12 scores. The authorities will conduct the general counselling of TNEA 2020. There are a total of 4 rounds of TNEA 2020 counselling and candidates are being allotted seats as per their merit ranks. Read more about TNEA 2020 - important dates, counselling, seat allotment, rank list and other important information in this article.
Latest: Supplementary round seat allotment for TNEA Counselling 2020 has been announced.

TNEA 2020 Highlights

TNEA Important Dates 2020

TNEA 2020 General Counselling Schedule

TNEA Rank List 2020

The admission conducting authorities normalize the marks of the candidates who applied for TNEA 2020 and create the rank list. The TNEA rank list 2020 has been released on September 28 on the basis of the marks secured by the candidates in their class 12. The authorities took into consideration Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in class 12. The normalized marks were calculated out of 100 (100 for mathematics and 100 for Physics and Chemistry combined). The authorities normalized the scores of the candidate to make sure the scores of the candidates are levelled in terms of difficulty and other aspects.

Tie Breaking Criteria for TNEA 2020

In case two or more candidates secure equal marks, the tie breaking procedure for the same was on the basis of the following:

• Percentage of marks in Mathematics

• Percentage of marks in Physics

• Percentage of marks in optional subject

• Based on age (with preference given to the older candidate)

• If tie persists at this stage, random numbers assigned to candidates will be used to break the deadlock.

TNEA Eligibility Criteria 2020

Candidates before applying for TNEA 2020 must check the detailed eligibility criteria of TNEA to make sure that they are eligible for admissions as per the conditions laid out by the conducting authorities. The detailed eligibility criteria of TNEA 2020 is given below:

Nativity:

• Candidates who have passed their class 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th from Tamil Nadu will be eligible for TNEA 2020.
• Candidates who are natives of Tamil Nadu but have passed their class 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th from outside Tamil Nadu will also be eligible for TNEA 2020.
• Children of central government employees who have worked as employees in Tamil Nadu for the past 5 years will also be eligible.
• Those who have passed their class 8 to 12 from Tamil Nadu do not need to enclose any Nativity certificate.
• Children of All India service Tamil Nadu cadre officers are also eligible to apply for TNEA 2020.
• Children of Public sector employees or those posted in government recognized organisations for the past 5 years are also eligible for admissions through TNEA 2020.

Qualifying Exam

Students seeking admissions through TNEA must have passed their class 12 with a minimum 50% aggregate score in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The table given below shows the minimum aggregate score required for different categories:

Category-wise minimum marks in Qualifying Exam

Age Criteria: There is no age limit specified by the authorities. However, for marine engineering candidates whose age is older than 25 years will be ineligible to apply for TNEA 2020.

Eligibility Criteria for Marine Engineering

• Candidates must have passed their class 12 with minimum 60% aggregate score in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Also, candidates applying for Marine Engineering must also have studied English as one of the subject in their class 12 with minimum 50% aggregate score.

• Height – Not less than 157 cm

• Weight – Must be minimum 48 kg

• Vision – Should have normal vision

TNEA 2020 Eligibility Criteria for Other State Candidates

Candidates who hail from states outside Tamil Nadu can also apply for TNEA 2020 if they fulfill the below given eligibility conditions:

Qualifying Exam: Other state candidates must have passed their class 12 with minimum 50% aggregate score in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

TNEA Application Form 2020

Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu released the TNEA 2020 application form in online mode. Eligible candidates were able to apply for TNEA 2020 by providing correct and verifiable data and pay the required application fee before the last date.

How to fill TNEA 2020 Application Form?

Step 1: Registration: The first step to apply for TNEA 2020 was registration. Candidates were required to register for TNEA 2020 by entering their mobile number and email address along with their pertaining nativity, religion, and communication, details, etc.

Step 2: Application Fee Payment: After registration, candidates had to pay the required application fee as per their category. The TNEA application fee for Open Category is Rupees 500 and Rupees 250 for SC, ST, SCA candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu.

Step 3: Filling Personal Details: Next, candidates had to enter the required personal, academic and other important details in the required boxes.

Step 4 - Uploading documents - Candidates were also be required to upload all the documents asked in the application form of TNEA 2020.

Step 5: Submission of Application Form: After completing the above-given steps, candidates were required to submit their filled application form online.

TNEA Random Number 2020

Upon successful submission of the TNEA application form, candidates have been allotted their TNEA random number on August 26. The sole purpose behind assigning random number to students is to break the deadlock in case the rank of two or more students remains tied after all the tie-breaking criteria. Candidates can check their TNEA 2020 random number by logging in to the candidate portal using their credentials. The random number of TNEA 2020 will also be sent to the registered email address and mobile number of the candidate.

How to check TNEA 2020 Random Number?

• Visit the official website of TNEA 2020.

• Enter your login id/email id and password.

• Upon successful login, candidates will successfully login to their TNEA 2020 account.

• The TNEA random number assigned to the students will appear on the screen.

TNEA Cutoff 2020

Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu will release the TNEA cutoff 2020 for each of the seat allotment round. TNEA cutoff will specify the opening and closing ranks of candidates eligible for admission in that particular round of counselling and seat allotment. Candidates who score equal to or more than the opening rank and equal to or less than the closing rank will be eligible to claim admission given that they fulfill the eligibility conditions specified by the authorities.

TNEA Counselling 2020

Directorate of Technical Education started supplementary round of TNEA counselling 2020 on November 3 and seat allotment has been announced on November 23. TNEA 2020 counselling round 2 seat allotment was announced on October 20. Round 1 seat allotment was released on October 16. The counselling process of TNEA for special category candidates started from October 1. Candidates who will be allotted seats in any round of TNEA 2020 counselling will have to log in to the counselling portal and if they are willing to take admission then pay the required initial fee of Rs. 5000 (SC,ST and SCA candidates need to pay only Rs. 1000). The choice filling facility of TNEA counselling 2020 will also be held in online mode. Candidates will also be allowed to fill fresh choices after each round of counselling.

TNEA Seat Allotment 2020

DTE, Tamil Nadu announced supplementary seat allotment on November 23. The authorities released round 3 seat allotment for TNEA counselling on October 24. The authorities will conduct TNEA 2020 seat allotment in online mode in total 4 rounds. Candidates will be offered seats on provisional basis, where candidates will be given an opportunity or accept the seat allotted to them. Candidates who will be allotted seats in the earlier rounds will be given an option to upgrade their allotted seat.