Chennai: In view of the delay in revaluation of CBSE Class XII answer scripts and the NEET re-exam, Tamil Nadu, along with several other states, has sought a one-month extension of the admission deadline from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).According to the AICTE academic calendar for 2026-27, the last date for admissions in technical courses against the vacancies is Aug 14. It also asked the colleges to begin classes for first-year students from Aug 1.“The admissions to professional courses are expected to be delayed across the country due to the ongoing issues,” a source from the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions committee said. Last year, engineering admissions were allowed to be conducted by Sept 15. “We are hopeful that the AICTE will positively consider our demand,” the source added.The engineering rank list is expected to be released on June 29, but iy will depend on the release of CBSE Class XII revaluation results. CBSE will directly communicate the change of marks to the TNEA, and the committee will award the rank to the candidates. TNEA also assigned a 10-digit random number to all the candidates, to be used to break the tie in the ranking.Meanwhile, the state selection committee will begin admissions to allied health courses — including nursing, physiotherapy and optometry — ahead of medical admissions. The Centre exempted allied health courses from NEET this year, following representations from several states.A college principal said conducting the engineering admissions counselling before the release of NEET results will leave many seats vacant in top colleges for post-medical admissions. For engineering admissions counselling this year, 2,45,220 students have paid the fees across the state. Of them, 28,693 are CBSE students. Experts also warn that students will block allied health seats as insurance until MBBS counselling concludes, creating artificial vacancies and shutting out genuine aspirants — a cascading effect of the NEET crisis on the broader admissions calendar.
