Hello aspirant, hope you are doing good.

So, even if you have had a drop year, you can sit for the TNEA exam and counseling but you should have any of the following eligibility criteria to be able to sit for the exam:

1. Tamil Nadu candidates who have passed VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. from schools situated in Tamil Nadu

2. Tamil Nadu native candidates who have passed any of the VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. or their equivalent examination from schools situated outside Tamil Nadu

3. Children of Central Government Employees (irrespective of their native) whose parents have been serving in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past 5 years

4. Children of employees in Public Sector or Government recognised Institutions who at the time of submission of application for admission employed in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past five years

5. Children of All India service Tamil Nadu cadre officers

6. Other State candidates who have studied VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. in Tamil Nadu

If you want to know more about the eligibility for TNEA and various other details about it, find it here:

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

Hope this helps you. Good Luck !!

Hello,

Tnea is not an exam,it is the state councelling process for engineering colleges.For that the eligibility criteria is Higher secondary exam or its equivalent in other states or diploma.In case of diploma graduates there will be a provision for lateral entry.You may even try to complete your school graduation through distance education.

Best of luck

Hello Aspirant,

TNEA stands for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission process and it is conducted by Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE), Tamil Nadu for admission in engineering institutions of Tamil Nadu. Let me make you clear that there is no entrance exam for TNEA, TNEA is a counselling process through a merit list is prepared on the basis of class 12th marks. Candidates from all over India are allowed to take part in it so you are also eligible for it. As you are from state other than Tamil Nadu so you need to fulfil the eligibility criteria which is minimum aggregate of 50% marks in class 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as mandatory subjects.

For complete details about TNEA kindly check out the link given below :-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/tnea

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!