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Updated on: Monday, July 18, 2011

With almost 21,488 engineering seats allotted in 9 days of counselling, parents students say, "Tamil Nadu Engineering counseling - Hassle free"

Totally, 1,48,353 applications poured-in for admissions (TNEA 2011) for engineering seats in Tamil Nadu Engineering colleges affiliated to Anna Universities offered through single window counseling. Formally, the counselling process began from June 30th for sports quota students, followed by counselling for students of vocational stream. Later, on July 8th, counseling for general category began.

Believe us, its no jokes to process all those 1.5 Lakh applications in a short span of time. Every rejected applications were duly reasoned out through its official website. Later, the varsity attached the copy of missing certificate along with the original application, if not found at the time of submission earlier.

After collecting all the applications, random numbers were generated followed by which ranking was carried out. After the ranking, it released counseling date and time for different cut-offs, which were planned so meticulously. Following the release of counselling dates, the university ensured every applicant got a call letter giving details on the various original certificates to be brought.

At the counselling centre, as soon as the candidate enters Anna University campus, 5 special bank counters are provided for remitting the counseling fee for those who have not brought the DD for the required amount of Rs 5000/ (Rs1000/- for SC/ST candidates). Once the fee is paid, the candidates along with parents proceed to a briefing hall, where the candidates are provided with details on the entire counselling process. This briefing hall is also facilitated with a giant screen on which the latest updates on category based seat vacancies is provided for all those waiting at the hall for their turn of counselling.

Subsequent to the briefing, the students proceed towards certificate verification counter. Here, the students original documents are verified after which the students proceed to the actual spot where the college and course is selected.

Although a specific time is allotted for a particular cutoff mark, the students and the person accompanying are never pressed upon to select the course and college in time.

Once the selection of course and college is complete, the students are guided to another floor to pickup their call letters that is handed over to them within the next five minutes.

At every point, there are well-instructed staffs to guide to every student and parent to the next level. Moreover, staffs posted at various duties keep a vigil over unusual visitors.

Ramya, who had opted ECE and her parents about counselling arrangements told, " Counselling arrangement were good and simplified. We were able to select the course and college without any difficulty. There was good coordination among the staff. Even the call letter was given to us within 5 minutes."

Speaking to Vijayraghavan opting Mechanical Engineering and his parents on the arrangements at the counseling center told, "Arrangements for counselling were good. It is an appreciable fact on making such mammoth arrangement to run flawlessly. No comments to make on faults".

The counseling that started on June 30th goes on till August 11th facilitating students to select a course and college of their choice. On an average, 3000 students attend counselling everyday. Making arrangements, developing the system, monitoring the process and ensuring everything goes on flawlessly with out any break for such a colossal number is no mean task.

The true beauty of the entire counselling process is the transparency that is being maintained without any involvement of political factions.

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