TNEA Reservation Criteria 2026 - Check here List of Reserved Categories

TNEA Reservation Criteria 2026 - Check here List of Reserved Categories

#TNEA Counselling
K Guna SahitiUpdated on 20 Nov 2025, 05:14 PM IST

TNEA Reservation Criteria 2026 - DoTE, Tamil Nadu, will release the TNEA 2026 reservation criteria along with its information brochure. The authority will upload the TNEA reservation criteria on the official website, tneaonline.org. Candidates can check this page for the previous year's reservation criteria for TNEA until then. It will consist of the percentage seats allocated to OC, BC, BCM, MBC & DNC, SC, SCA and ST. Aspirants can get B.Tech / BArch admission through TNEA 2026. Candidates are advised to check the reservation categories and their seat intake before applying for the TNEA 2026 counselling.

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  1. TNEA 2026 Reservation Criteria
  2. TNEA Reservation 2026 - Community Certificates Issuing Authority
  3. TNEA 2026 Special Category Reservation
TNEA Reservation Criteria 2026 - Check here List of Reserved Categories
TNEA Reservation Criteria

TNEA 2026 Reservation Criteria

The authority will specify the percentage of seats reserved during the TNEA counselling 2026 through the reservation criteria. Below is the TNEA reservation criteria for candidates from Tamil Nadu and other states, as per last year’s brochure. The reservation criteria are distributed into 7 categories i.e. OC, BC, BCM (BC Muslim), MBC & DNC, SC, SCA, and ST.

TNEA Reservation Criteria 2026

Category of Candidates

Percentage of TNEA Reservation

General

31%

Backward Classes (BC)

26.50%

Backward Class Muslim

3.50%

Most Backward Class & Denotified Communities

20%

Scheduled Castes

15%

Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars)

3%

Scheduled Tribes

1%

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TNEA Reservation 2026 - Community Certificates Issuing Authority

Candidates belonging to reserved communities as per TNEA 2026 reservation criteria will have to produce relevant certificates for admissions. The table below shows the community and authorized entity to issue such community certificate.

Reserved Community

Certificate Issuing Authority

Scheduled Tribe

Revenue Divisional Officer / Sub Collector of their native place (except Chennai) or P.A. (General) to Collector of Chennai. The Community Certificate card issued by Tahsildars up to 11.11.1989 is valid.

Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars)

Tahsildar of Native Taluk of the candidate

Backward Class / Backward Class (Muslim) / Most Backward Class / Denotified Communities.

Headquarters Deputy Tahsildar / Zonal Deputy Tahsildar / Deputy Tahsildar (Certificates)

TNEA 2026 Special Category Reservation

The authorities have also specified special reservations under the TNEA reservation criteria 2026. It may be noted that only candidates belonging to the state of Tamil Nadu are eligible to apply under a special category reservation of TNEA 2026.

TNEA Special Category Reservation

Category

Number of Seats

University Departments and Colleges

Govt. & Govt. Aided Colleges

self-financing Colleges

TOTAL

Sons / Daughter of Ex-Servicemen

8

34

108

150

Sons / Daughters of Freedom Fighters

2

2

6

10

Persons with benchmark disabilities

1%


University Departments

University Colleges / Govt. / Aided and Self-Financing Colleges


Eminent Sports Persons

12

488

500

TNEA Reservation 2026 - Eligibility Criteria for Various Categories of Differently Abled Persons

Candidates should refer to the TNEA eligibility criteria for various categories of differently-abled persons mentioned below-

Disability

Norms followed

Visual Impairment

Candidates with a low vision of 40% or above will be eligible to claim reservations. “Blindness” means a person having a total absence of sight or visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200. "Low-vision" means visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 up to 3/60 or up to 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with the best possible corrections

Hearing Impairment

Candidates with 40 db and above hearing ability only in the better ear with a speech discrimination score of 50 % and above will only be eligible to claim reservation. "Deaf" means persons having 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears. "Hard of hearing" means a person having 60 DB to 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears.

Locomotor Disability

Candidates with permanent physical impairment of 40 % and above will be eligible for the reservation

Multiple Disabilities

Candidates with multiple disabilities with permanent physical impairment of 40 % and above will be eligible for reservation

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Is there any reservation followed for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions?
A:

Yes, there will be reservations in TNEA 2026. The authorities will release the TNEA reservation criteria 2026 in the official notification.

Q: How many categories enjoy reservation as per TNEA 2026 reservation criteria?
A:

The authority will release the TNEA reservation 2026 online at the official website.

Q: Is there any special reservation as well for TNEA 2026?
A:

All the details about the special reservation for TNEA will be released by the authority. 

Q: When are TNEA reservation documents required to be produced before the officials?
A:

During the TNEA counselling 2026, the authorities will conduct a round of document verification. Candidates who apply under the reserved categories will have to produce the documents of reservation.

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