TNEA 2018 Mode of Selection & Normalisation of Marks: At the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission 2018 the following methods of selection is used.
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TNEA 2018 ADMISSION TO GENERAL CATEGORY:
(i) The selection of candidates will be based on the marks obtained in the prescribed subjects reduced to 200 (Mathematics – 100, Physics + Chemistry – 100) in the qualifying examination.
(ii) TNEA 2018 Normalisation of Marks and Inter-se Merit
As per Tamil Nadu Acts No.3 of 2007, dt: 05.03.2007 and G.O. (Ms) No.77 HE (J2) Dept, dt: 05.04.2007, the marks obtained by the students in the relevant subjects in the qualifying examination conducted by various Boards or Authority shall be equated with the marks obtained by the students in the same subjects in the qualifying examination conducted by the State Board of Tamil Nadu by adopting the method of normalisation. (e.g.) If the highest mark secured by the student of State Board of Tamil Nadu in Physics is 100 and the highest mark secured by a student of any other Board in the same subject is 90 both the highest marks will be considered to be equal to 100. If a student of the other Board secures 60 marks in Physics when the first mark in Physics in the same Board is 90, 60 marks will be considered to be equal to 66.66 marks as arrived below.
After normalisation of marks in the relevant subjects in the qualifying examination conducted by different Boards, the qualified students shall be merged into a common merit list.
In the case of candidates who have qualified from National Boards namely CBSE and ISCE, the highest mark obtained in the relevant subject by the candidates at the National Level alone will be taken into consideration for normalisation.
The Other Boards will be requested to furnish the maximum marks scored in the relevant subjects. In case, such marks are not available before the preparation of rank, the maximum marks scored in that Board will be considered as 100 %.
For minimum eligibility, normalised marks will not be considered.
A merit list will be prepared based on the total mark of 200. In cases where more than one candidate have got the same marks in the common merit list, the inter-se-merit among such candidates shall be determined in the order of priority as specified below.
(1) Percentage of marks in Mathematics, (2) Percentage of marks in Physics, (3) Percentage of marks in the Fourth optional subject, (4) Date of Birth (elder will be given preference) & (5) Random number assigned (higher value will be given preference).
The overall rank and Community wise rank lists will be published in Anna University website
https://www.tnea.ac.in. Separate announcement will not be given in Newspapers. The college and the branch will be provisionally allotted through counselling only, as per their choice.
(iii) Admission to Special Reservation Categories
Candidates who are applying for seats under special reservation categories as in item 21 & 22 (Refer section 5.1 and 5.2) should satisfy the rules stipulated for admission. Allocation of these Special Reservation seats will be followed as per communal reservation.
Selection for item 21 will be based on the ranking as given in 6(a) (i) and (ii).
Selection for item 22 will be based on the total marks obtained for achievements in Sports as per Annexure II.
If any vacancy arises it will be reverted to the general counselling in the respective communities.
ADMISSION OF VOCATIONAL STREAM CANDIDATES :
100 seats in Category I and 4 % of seats surrendered in Category II have been set apart vide G.O. (Ms.) No. 290 HE (J2) Dept. dt: 21.08.2007 for the HSC (vocational stream) candidates. The academic marks in the prescribed subjects will be reduced to 200 (Related subject 100 marks, vocational subject including theory and practical 100 marks). Seats
are not reserved in University Departments and University Colleges. Selection will be made following the Communal reservation. Ranking and counselling will be separate for vocational candidates. Out of 3 % Vocational seats in Category I and II, the reservation for Differently Abled Persons candidates is 1 % for Orthopaedically Differently Abled Persons, 1 % for Hearing Impaired and 1 % for Visually Impaired.
TNEA 2018 ADMISSION TO SANDWICH COURSES :
Sandwich courses in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Production Engineering are offered at PSG College of Technology under self-financing scheme. The duration of the course is 5 Years. It comprises of practical training in the mornings and class work in the evenings. There will be an additional fee payable towards practical training and it will be intimated by the Principal of the college at the time of admission.