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TNEA Fee Structure 2026

The Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu, releases the fee structure of TNEA 2026 online. Candidates will be able to check the TNEA fee structure for 2026 below as soon as it is released. Candidates can check the table below for TNEA fee struture based on previous years:

TNEA 2025 Fee Structure

Note: The fee is an all-inclusive annual fee including various fees like Tuition fee, Admission fees, Special fees, Laboratory / Computer / Internet fees, Library fees, Sports fees, Placement and training fees, Maintenance fees and amenities fees, extracurricular activities fees, and other recurring expenditure.

TNEA 2026 Tuition Fee Concessions

The authority releases the tuition fee concessions for students appearing for TNEA 2026 counselling. Applicants can refer to the tuition fee concessions based on 2025.

• First Graduate Tuition Fee Concession - It is a tuition fee concession provided by the authorities to the first graduate in a family who is attending counselling or has joined professional courses in Government / Aided and Self-Financing Engineering Colleges. It should be noted that a candidate whose brother/sister has claimed this concession before will not be eligible for such a concession.

Applicants of the first graduate tuition fee concession will have to submit the following documents-

• Certificate obtained from Deputy Tahsildar in the format prescribed in G.O., Electronic form/ digitally signed e-Certificate.The certificate should include the name of the applicant’s father, mother, father’s father, father’s mother, mother’s father, mother’s mother, brothers, and sisters.

• Joint declaration by the candidate and his/ her parent/ guardian in the prescribed format.

• AICTE Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW) Scheme

This scheme applies only to B.E./B. Tech courses offered by self-financing engineering colleges and self-supporting courses in government-aided engineering colleges. It is provided by the management of the Institutions. Candidates whose annual parental income is less than 6 lakhs (From all sources) will be eligible for tuition fee exemption under the scheme. It should be noted that such candidates will have to pay all other fees except tuition fees. Also, such candidates will not be allowed to change institutions/courses after allotment in any circumstances.

Post Matric Scholarship

This scholarship is provided to all SC/ SCA/ ST candidates and SC/ SCA converted Christians whose annual parental income is less than Rs. 2,50,000/- (from all sources). Applicants must submit the income certificate from the appropriate authorities to claim the scholarship.

Important Facts related to TNEA Fee Structure 2026

• Candidates who will be shortlisted in the TNEA 2026 rank list will have to pay the counselling fee as per the TNEA fee structure. General candidates must pay a counselling fee of INR 5000, and SC/ST candidates have to pay INR 1000.

• The seats allotted to candidates will be cancelled if they fail to pay the TNEA admission fee 2026 within the specified time after seat allotment.

• This amount paid by the candidates as a counselling fee is adjustable in the TNEA 2026 tuition fee if candidates are allotted seats. According to the TNEA fee structure 2026, the remaining amount of the admission fee has to be paid by the candidates at the allotted TNEA 2026 participating institute.

• If a candidate does not wish to join the institute allotted after admission is done, then he/ she can apply for a refund. It should be noted that candidates will be refunded only 80% of the initial Tamil Nadu fee paid.

• If a candidate is not allotted a seat during TNEA counselling 2026, then he/she can claim the initial deposit refund. The refund will be done as per the procedure set by the authorities.

• To claim a refund, candidates have to submit the original allotment letter and receipt of payment of the TNEA 2026 fee before the last date.