TNEA 2019: Changes in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Cutoffs

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Updated on Jul 22, 2019 16:07 IST
The Computer Science and Engineering ranks have witnessed a high rise in the round 1 of TNEA 2019 counselling. On average, the ranks have gone up by 7235 ranks in comparison to last year.

Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE) Tamil Nadu is conducting TNEA 2019 counselling for admission to BTech courses offered by participating institutes of TNEA. The admission authority releases round-wise TNEA cutoff along with the seat allotment list. Candidates are allotted seats based on TNEA rank list published by the conducting authority. Till 2018, admission to undergraduate engineering courses offered by these institutes was conducted by Anna University.

DOTE published the latest TNEA 2019 cutoff ranks on July 18 for Round 2. Through this article, we share round wise comparison of TNEA cutoff ranks for computer science engineering (CSE) for some of the popular participating institute/colleges accepting TNEA scores.

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Take a look at TNEA 2019 cutoff comparison for open category candidates below. Candidates must note that the table lists only those TNEA participating institutes where the change in ranks have been more than 1000 (+/-).

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TNEA Round 1 CSE Cutoff Comparison: 2019 vs 2018

Institute Name

2019

2018

Coimbatore Institute of Technology (Autonomous)

1958

NA

E.G.S. Pillay Engineering College (Autonomous)

1707

83562

IFET College of Engineering

2661

57119

Syed Ammal Engineering College

9070

61564

Sethu Institute of Technology (Autonomous)

5650

54375

Paavai Engineering College (Autonomous)

8735

51993

K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology (Autonomous)

6470

46505

M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering

5789

27407

K.L.N. College of Engineering

9320

29174

National Engineering College

7379

26194

PSNA College of Engineering and Technology

9476

24352

Velammal Engineering College

9187

22842

Thanthai Periyar Govt. Institute of Technology

8819

22459

V.S.B. Engineering College

9470

22422

Institute of Road and Transport Technology

8588

17719

Sri Krishna College of Technology

9654

16188

Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (Autonomous)

9777

15894

Panimalar Engineering College

9758

15077

Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College (Autonomous)

9734

15018

Easwari Engineering College

8991

11364

R.M.K. Engineering College

6261

8243

Kongu Engineering College

9503

10124

Government College of Engineering - Salem

5189

5522

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Yes, TNEA counselling is important for the students who want to take admission in BTech at Jayalakshmi Institute of Technology. The final selection is merit-based for BTech admissions, followed by TNEA counselling. Students must participate in counselling to complete the admission process and pay fe

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Gaurika Chhabra

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Answered a week ago

For students with average cutoffs, TNEA counselling colleges in Kanyakumari 2026 still offer good chances if you choose wisely.TNEA is based on your 12th marks, and you'll get a rank. During choice filling, pick a mix of top, moderate, and safe colleges. Even if you don't get top colleges in the fir

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Answered 2 weeks ago

Yes, you can get a seat at this university if you belong to the General AI category. This university had the last round cutoff ranging from 28 to 239138 for the BE CSE course. Hence, the General AI category can avail admission to the BE CSE course with a TNEA rank of 20000. 

For the BE ECE course, th

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 2 weeks ago

For Anna University admission to the BE courses via TNEA, a good rank would depend on the category. For the General AI, the cutoff ranged from 28 to 239138 for the BE CSE course. Hence, a rank below 239138 would be considered good enough for a seat in various affiliated colleges under this universit

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 2 weeks ago

Yes, Anna University does accept the TNEA counselling results for admission to various BE course and its branches. The TNEA counselling process is based on the class 12th marks for admissions to Government and Government-aided engineering colleges. 

Colleges affiliated with this university also accep

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 2 weeks ago

How much cutoff required for Anna University would depend on the category you belong to and the course chosen. According to the Anna University TNEA cutoff 2025, General AI category students need a rank of at least 239138 if they want admission to the CSE course.

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 3 weeks ago

No, without TNEA counselling candidates cannot apply for the BTech programme at Alpha College of Engineering. To be eligible for admission to BTech/B.E., the candidates must apply and appear in the counselling round. 

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Gaurika Chhabra

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Answered 2 months ago

No, the TNEA cutoff for the BTech course has not been released yet. The students must keep themselves updated from official website. Once released, they can visit TNEA website, search the BTech course category. The tentative dates for release are usually in the months of June and July 2026. 

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Chandeep Singh

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Answered 2 months ago

The students can get regular updates for BTech course admissions at official website of TNEA. The exact dates will be released around May, 2026. The students who have completed their class 12th can apply for TNEA councelling process. They must meet the miniumum eligibility criteria for BTech course

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