The TNEA counselling process will begin in July 2025. The process can be competitive and difficult. There are a total of 3 rounds of counselling for TNEA 2025. However, there is a ‘bonus’ or ‘spot’ round of counselling that will take place after the third round of counselling. The spot round of counselling will take place in September 2025. This article highlights the spot counselling round for the TNEA 2025 counselling process as well as how students can participate in it.
TNEA 2025 Counselling Important Dates
Provided below is an overview of the important dates for the TNEA 2025 counselling process. Keeping these important dates in mind is very helpful for students to stay up to date on deadlines and other important events with regard to the TNEA counselling process. It is recommended for students to write down these important dates and keep them somewhere that is easy to access in case a student does forget them.
The important dates are as follows:
TNEA 2025 Spot Counselling Process Explained
There are a total of 3 rounds of counselling for the TNEA 2025 counseling process. However, there is a ‘bonus’ or ‘spot’ round of counselling that does take place. This round takes place after the 3rd round of the TNEA counselling process.
The spot round of counselling is often referred to as a ‘bonus’ or ‘supplementary’ round. Like the other rounds of the TNEA counselling process, this will also be taken in the online mode. The spot round of counselling will take place in September 2025. This round of counseling mainly aims to distribute leftover seats or ‘spots’ to students.
Students who missed the initial rounds of counselling will be eligible to participate in this round. Those who failed their initial class 12th examinations will also be eligible to participate in this round of counselling.
Read more on the TNEA counselling process here.
How to Participate in TNEA 2025 Spot Counselling?
Provided below is a simple step-by-step process for students to be able to participate in the TNEA spot counselling process:
- Registration: Students will have to visit the official TNEA website at tneaonline.org to complete their registration process. During this process students will also be required to pay the registration fee for counselling as well. For the general category, students will be required to pay a fee of INR 5000.
- Document Verification: After registration, a proper verification of students’ documents will be required for them to advance to further rounds.
- Choice-Filling: The choice-filling process helps students get into the colleges of their preference. For the spot round of counselling, it is recommended students have realistic expectations as it for a limited amount of leftover seats.
- Seat-Allotment: After all formalities are completed, the seat allotment process will begin. Seats are allotted to students on the basis of their rank, marks and overall availability of seats.
- Confirmation: After the allotment of seats, students will be required to confirm their admission to their colleges of allotment.
