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TNEA  stands for tamil nadu engineering admission , the tnea counselling is conducts by anna university. every year around 500+ colleges of tamil nadu participate in tnea counselling process. counselling is based on 10+2 score, and there is no entrance examinations.

the education eligibility criteria is Candidates must clear HSC  or its equivalent examination  with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry put together for recognized education board .

now for other state candidates you must satisfy any of the below mention criteria of nativity to become eligible for tnea counselling,

• Children of Central Government Employees (irrespective of their native) whose parents have been serving in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past 5 years
• Children of employees in Public Sector or Government recognized Institutions who at the time of submission of application for admission employed in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past five years
• Children of All India service Tamil Nadu cadre officers
• Other State candidates who have studied VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. in Tamil Nadu

follow our article  to know about eligibility criteria of TNEA counselling

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/tnea-eligibility-criteria