Over 55,000 students get provisional allotment through upward movement after Round 3 of TNEA 2026

During the third and concluding round of Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2026 counselling, 55,365 students were granted provisional allotment through upward mobility. This category comprises 2,450 students from the horizontal reservation group, representing 7.5% for government school students. Provisional allottees may commence their studies at their assigned colleges by September 10, provided they submit their fees and submit required certificates at TNEA Facilitation Centres.

This marks a total of 1,44,295 provisional allotments at the conclusion of all three TNEA counselling rounds. Among these, 1,29,364 are general category students, while 14,931 belong to the government school reservation category. Compared to last year's TNEA counselling, where 1,45,481 provisional allotments were distributed, the number of students from the special reservation category rose to 14,143.

During the third round alone, 52,168 provisional allotments were granted, of which 2,075 were from the government school category. In total, 1.8 lakh engineering seats will be filled through the counselling process.