TNEA 2026 counselling: Over 35,000 students receive tentative allotment in first round
Last year, the figure stood at 36,731.For the academic courses, 31,221 students received allotments under the general category while 2,427 candidates received under the horizontal reservation category (7.5% reservation for government schools students). The TNEA committee stated that if the students failed to confirm their allotted seat, it could lead to cancellation of the allotment.Out of 37,976 eligible general category students in the academic courses stream, only 32,250 had filled choices for seats, the TNEA release noted. Among students coming under the horizontal reservation category, a total of 2,434 students had filled their choice out of a total eligible pool of 2,570 students.In the vocational stream, 2,205 general category students were eligible and 1,493 filled their choices.
- ▪Last year, the figure stood at 36,731.For the academic courses, 31,221 students received allotments under the general category while 2,427 candidates received under the horizontal reservation category (7.5% reservation for government school
- ▪The TNEA committee stated that if the students failed to confirm their allotted seat, it could lead to cancellation of the allotment.Out of 37,976 eligible general category students in the academic courses stream, only 32,250 had filled cho
- ▪Among students coming under the horizontal reservation category, a total of 2,434 students had filled their choice out of a total eligible pool of 2,570 students.In the vocational stream, 2,205 general category students were eligible and 1,
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The Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission (TNEA) 2026 committee has released the tentative allotment for the first round of general category students for academic and vocational courses.The committee has issued tentative allotments to a total of 35,214 candidates in all categories and courses of study, a press release from the TNEA stated. Last year, the figure stood at 36,731.For the academic courses, 31,221 students received allotments under the general category while 2,427 candidates received under the horizontal reservation category (7.5% reservation for government schools students).
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