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Only those candidates who belong to other state and have studied VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. in Tamil Nadu or Children of Central Government Employees (irrespective of their native) whose parents have been serving in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past 5 years or 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 are eligible for TNEA. Please click the below link to know more about the eligibility criteria.

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