ELIGIBILITY RULES
General
Candidates satisfying the eligibility conditions given below as of the last date of submission of online application are
eligible to apply. Passing the qualifying examination or changing the religion after the last date of submission of
the online application shall not be considered.
3.1 Nativity
i) Tamil Nadu candidates who have passed VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. from schools situated in Tamil Nadu
are eligible to apply. They need not produce a Nativity Certificate for verification.
ii) Tamil Nadu native candidates who have passed any of the VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. or their equivalent
examination from schools situated outside Tamil Nadu can also apply. They should produce Nativity
Certificate only in electronic form/digitally signed e-certificate at the time of original
certificates verification at the TNEA Facilitation Centre (TFC).
iii) Children of Central Government Employees may also apply for admission, irrespective of their native,
provided their parents or guardians (only if both parents are not alive) have been serving in Tamil Nadu
continuously for the past FIVE YEARS at the time of submission of application. This should be
supported by producing a certificate from the employer of the parent or guardian, to that effect at the
time of original certificate verification at TF
iv) Children of employees in the Public Sector or government-recognised Institutions who at the time of
submission of application for admission employed in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past five years
may also apply irrespective of their domicile. A certificate from the employer stating that the person is a
Permanent Employee of the Firm or Institution concerned with evidence like Income Tax return, PF
Slips, etc. and have been working in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past FIVE YEARS have to be produced at
the time of original certificate verification at TFC. v) Sons and daughters of All India Service Tamil Nadu cadre officers are eligible to apply. A Self-declaration
from the parent in this regard is to be produced at the time of original certificate verification.
vi) Other State candidates who have studied VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. in Tamil Nadu are eligible to apply.
They need not produce a “Nativity Certificate”.
Note:
1. Applications without a proper Nativity Certificate for Category (ii) without proper employer
certificate for Categories (iii) and (iv) and without self-declaration from the parent for
Category (v) will not be considered. 2. Category (vi) need not produce an employer certificate/nativity certificate.
3. Categories from (iii) to (vi) will be considered under “Open Competition”.
