The Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examination (TNPCEE) is an enchant examination used for accepting students to the Engineering and medical colleges in Tamil Nadu state of India. This examination is carried out by the Anna University on behalf of the government of Tamil Nadu. Both the Tnpcee and the class 12 board examinations are combined to come up with the cut line which will then be used to know the rank of the student. The Tnpcee examination has got three papers namely Mathematics, Physical Science and Biology which carries 50 marks each and it is in the format of multiple choice question formats.

Anna University was the first to conduct the Tnpcee examination in 1984. Before this examination there was an interview which was carried out to those students wishing to pursue courses in Engineering and Medical but was latter withdrawn has it lacked the credentials. There have been a lot of improvements in the examinations such that when preparing for Tnpcee you need to prepare as well for +12 students. The following are the qualifications for one to join the Engineering and Medical courses that require the Tnpcee examinations. The first qualification is that the student must have passed in HSC Examination with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as the three of the four subjects that are required. A pass in HSC Examination (Vocational) drawn out of the 10 + 2 of the government of Tamil Nadu with Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry as the related subjects.

Another qualification is a pass in HSC Examination (Vocational) 10 +2 course of the government of Tamil Nadu with Physics, Mathematics and any one of the vocational subjects listed below Soil Conservation/Post-harvest Technology, Farm Mechanics/ Agricultural based or rural conservation. One must have passed in Diploma Examination in Engineering or Technology of the Board of Technical Education in Tamil Nadu that is recognized by the e Universities. A pass in the examination set by any other examining body that is accepted by the admitting body. Once a person qualifies in the Tnpcee he can seek admission in the following areas of study, MBBS, B.Pharm, BPT, BSMS, B. Sc Nursing, BDS, and B. Tech. The rank of the students is determined by the performance of the student in Tnpcee and Class 12 Board examination. It is upon the student to choose the course he/she wishes to pursue once he completes the Tnpcee Examination.