Applicants will be selected based on their total score in Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry in their 10 + 2 (or corresponding).
Anna University will lead TNEA-identified Tamil Nadu engineering admissions counseling for all applicants who recognize the eligibility criteria and wish to become engineers in the state. They will have to register themselves. The places will be delivered in the TNEA institutes participating in the ranks obtained by them.
TNEA 2021 Participating Institutes
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Applicants can refer to the list of the top ten participating institutes in TNEA 2021 shown below in the table.
Top 10 institutes offering admissions under TNEA 2021
| List of Participating Institutes | Ownership | Total no of seats |
| Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai | Private | 860 |
| PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore | Private | 300 |
| College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai | Government | 1290 |
| Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai | Government | 900 |
| Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore | Private | 1200 |
| Kongu Engineering College, Erode | Private | 1680 |
| Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore | Government | 700 |
| Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur | Private | 1380 |
| Velammal Engineering College, Chennai | Private | 600 |
| St.Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai | Private | 540 |
Fee Structure of TNEA 2021
Applicants in various categories can check the number of fees they will need to pay to confirm their admission to TNEA 2021.
TNEA Fee Structure
| Particulars | General | SC/ST* | First Graduate General* | Differently-abled** | |
| General | SC/ST | ||||
| Total fees to be paid (Rs) | 9180.00 | 7180.00 | 7180.00 | 5680.00 | 5680.00 |
| Amount paid at the time of counseling (Rs) | 5000.00 | 1000.00 | 5000.00 | 5000.00 | 1000.00 |
| Balance amount to be paid at the time of admission (Rs) | 4180.00 | 6180.00 | 2180.00 | 680.00 | 4680.00 |
