Engineering counselling from July 2: Ponmudy

CHENNAI: State Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy on Friday announced that the online counselling for joining technical courses (B.E., B.Tech.,) in Tamil Nadu, will commence on July 2.

"For a special category (Sports, Ex-serviceman and Differently Abled) counselling will start by July 2 and end by July 6. For the General Category, the counselling will start by July 7 and end by August 28. First year classes will commence on September 3," he told reporters in the Secretariat.

However, the minister said that the deadline for the Under Graduate admission into Government Arts and Science colleges is extended up to May 22.

"So far, 2,58,627 candidates have registered for the UG admission in Government Arts and Science Colleges. Students can apply online till May 22 (Monday). The government has reduced the entry fee by Rs 200 from Rs 600 and this will be collected from the students every year," he added.

Pointing out the rush for the admission in government arts and science colleges, the minister said that the intake will be increased up to 20 percent in the concerned colleges this year (2023-2024).

Further, the minister said that the students who cleared the Class X exam, can apply for polytechnic courses.

"There are 1.65 lakh seats available in more than 500 polytechnic colleges. Students can enrol for polytechnic courses from Saturday on https://tnpoly.in. Students also can apply for lateral entry on the website," he said.