Tamil NaduFriday, 21 August 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
TNEA 2026 third round: 68,640 tentative allotments, confirmation due by August 22
TNEA 2026 counselling’s third round gave tentative allotments to 68,640 of 1,02,719 eligible candidates, with confirmation due by August 22, 2026.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On August 21, 2026, the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2026 third-round counselling gave tentative allotments to 68,640 students out of 1,02,719 eligible candidates, with seat confirmation due by 5 p.m. on August 22.
Key specifics
- 68,640 students received tentative allotments in the third round.
- 1,02,719 candidates were eligible for this round of TNEA 2026 counselling.
- 1,06,583 engineering seats were available for the round.
- Confirmation was mandatory by 5 p.m. on August 22, 2026, or the allotment could be cancelled.
- In the first two rounds, 88,930 provisional allotments were issued, including the 7.5% horizontal reservation for government school students.
Exam lens
Question type: Tamil Nadu education and reservation facts, TNEA 2026 counselling, 7.5% horizontal reservation, seat allotment numbers. TNPSC may ask which admission process uses tentative allotment and mandatory confirmation in Tamil Nadu.