Tamil Nadu engineering admissions 2026: Over 3 lakh register for counselling, rank list on June 29

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2 min readNew DelhiJun 8, 2026 09:48 AM IST First published on: Jun 7, 2026 at 01:01 PM IST

Over three lakh students enrolled for Tamil Nadu engineering admission counselling, with the online registration concluded, officials said.

A senior official from the Directorate of Technical Education (DOTE) under the Higher Education Department on Saturday said that a total of 3,01,519 students have registered for the engineering admissions till June 5, the closing date for enrollment.

All the processes of the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2026 (TNEA 2026), like registration, fee payment, choice filling, allotment, and confirmation, are done online.

“After certificate verification, the rank list will be published on June 29”, he said, adding, “counselling dates will be updated after the approval from the AICTE”.