Archive · 20 Jul 2026
Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2026: General Counselling Begins
In Tamil Nadu, the online counselling for engineering admissions for general category students starts today.
The process is divided into three rounds.
The first round is for students ranked 1 to 37,976 and runs until August 3.
The second round is for ranks 37,977 to 1,31,093 and runs from August 3 to August 17.
The final round is for ranks 1,31,094 to 2,33,812 and runs from August 17 to August 31.
Additionally, there is a 7.5% horizontal reservation for students who studied in government schools, with counselling also in three rounds.
If seats remain vacant, a supplementary counselling session will be held to fill them.
Online counselling for general category engineering admissions in Tamil Nadu begins on August 1, 2026.
The process is divided into three rounds based on general ranks, ending on August 31.
Special category admissions have already allotted 813 seats, including 416 for sports quota, 258 for persons with disabilities, and 139 for children of ex-servicemen.
Parallel counselling for 7.5% horizontal reservation for government school students also starts on August 1 and ends on August 31.
A supplementary counselling session will be conducted if seats remain vacant after all three rounds.
- Who
- Students under the general category in Tamil Nadu
- What
- Online counselling process for engineering admissions
- When
- August 1 to August 31, 2026
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Why
- To allocate engineering seats systematically and transparently
Government
Students
Counselling Process
Government
The government has structured the counselling process into three rounds to ensure a systematic and transparent admission process.
Students
Students may find the three-phase process lengthy and prefer a more streamlined approach.
- Sports Quota Applicants
- 3,210
- Persons with Disabilities Applicants
- 500
- Children of Ex-Servicemen Applicants
- 1,176
- Total Seats Allotted
- 813
- Seats Allotted to Sports Quota
- 416
- Seats Allotted to Persons with Disabilities
- 258
- Seats Allotted to Children of Ex-Servicemen
- 139
- General Counselling Rounds
- 3
- General Counselling Start Date
- August 1
- General Counselling End Date
- August 31