TNEA applications to be issued from May 3 till May 31

Around 50 new engineering colleges are expected to be started in the State with an additional 12,000 seats from this year.

Applications forms for the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions will be issued from May 3 and the university is gearing up for single window counselling, P. Mannar Jawahar, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University, Chennai, said here.

Last date

Dr. Jawahar said 1.8 lakh application forms had been printed by Anna University and they would be issued at 58 places across the State from May 3 (Monday). The last date for submission of application forms is May 31.


“Based on last year's experience, we have supplied more application forms this year. Last year, 1.6 lakh forms were printed, but this year the number has been increased to 1.8 lakh,” he said. The Vice-Chancellor was in the city to participate in ‘The Hindu Education Plus Career Fair 2010,' which was organised to guide students/parents on various courses and careers available.

Dr. Jawahar, who is also the Southern Region Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), said 94 applications were sent to the AICTE from Tamil Nadu seeking approval to start new colleges. “The approval is awaited. But, we expect an increase of 12,000 engineering seats through the new colleges this year,” he said.

Totally, there are 454 engineering colleges in the State with a seat capacity of 1.65 lakh.

30,000 seats left vacant last year

“Last year, 30,000 seats were left vacant as only 1.35 lakh students joined engineering colleges. Seats are available in excess and every one who applies will get an engineering seat in some college or other,” he said.

A coordination committee for engineering admission counselling has been formed with Dr. Jawahar as its chairman.

Members on the committee include the Higher Education Secretary, the Director of Technical Education and the Director of Collegiate Education.

The Vice-Chancellor said a meeting was convened on April 30 with heads of institutions where application forms for engineering admission would be distributed.

“We have instructed them that students should get the forms without any hardship. This year we are giving an improvised version of a comprehensive booklet with the particulars of all engineering colleges in the State and the courses offered. It will be helpful to students,” Dr. Jawahar said.

Five-member committee

A five-member committee, including Dr. Jawahar, has been formed “to inform the government the procedures to be followed for admitting students under management quota in engineering colleges.”

The Vice-Chancellor said Anna University would come out with a rank list for counselling by the third week of June.