Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission (TNEA) is the process through which more than 1.5 lakh engineering aspirants get themselves enrolled into engineering courses :

Key dates
Issue of notification inviting application for Admission to B.E./B.Tech. 15 Apr 2016
Issue of application forms 15 Apr 2016
Last date for Registration of Online Application 31 May 2016
Last date for submission of filled-in applications 04 June 2016
Random Number Generation 20 Jun 2016
Publication of Rank List 22 Jun 2016
Counseling for Eminent Sports Persons 24 Jun 2016
Counseling for Differently Abled Persons 25 Jun 2016
Date of General Counselling 27 Jun 2016 onwards

Eligibility
Students must pass in the HSC (Academic) or its equivalent with a minimum average percentage in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry put together as given below.

Community
A Pass with Minimum average marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry put together

General Category 50.00 %
Backward Class including Backward Class Muslim 45.00 %
MBC & DNC 40.00 %
SC/SCA/ST 40.00 %


OR

Students pass in any one of the HSC (Vocational Subject) as given below with any one of the Engineering related subjects namely Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry with a minimum average percentage put together as given below.

Community
A Pass with Minimum average marks in Related Subjects, Vocational Theory and Practicals put together

General Category 50.00 %
Backward Class including Backward Class Muslim 45.00 %
MBC & DNC 40.00 %
SC/SCA/ST 40.00 %