Which are the top colleges in Tamil Nadu where the high scores of TNEA with scaled marks between 160 to 200 take admission? What are the average cutoff marks of these colleges? Everything is answered below in the article.
TNEA Colleges for Cutoff Marks Between 160 to 200: Admission in Tamil Nadu UG engineering colleges is based on TNEA marks and ranks. TNEA marks are prepared based on the class 12 marks of the candidates who register for the TNEA counselling. The class 12 marks submitted by the candidates during TNEA registration are scaled down to 200 (Mathematics: 100, Physics: 50, Chemistry: 50) using the normalisation process. The marks obtained by students in the qualifying examination conducted by different Boards or authorities will be equated with the marks obtained by students in the same subjects in the qualifying examination conducted by the State Board of Tamil Nadu using a normalisation method.
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Around 440 colleges participate in TNEA counselling. Tamil Nadu is also considered the state with the highest number of BTech seats as per the AICTE data. The competition is very high, and therefore candidates must do well in class 12 board exams to get good college. Each participating college of TNEA relies on the TNEA rank list based on TNEA scaled scores to fill BTech seats. The colleges that usually accept candidates with TNEA marks between 160 to 200 are the best colleges of the state. Top scores usually qualify for admission to these colleges. To know which colleges have TNEA cutoff marks between 200 and 160, read below.
TNEA Colleges for Cutoff Marks Between 160 to 200
Below, we have provided the average TNEA cutoff marks based on previous year cutoff trends of the colleges participating in the TNEA counselling process. Note that the TNEA cutoff marks given below are the average cutoff of the college and not the exact cutoff. The average TNEA cutoff will help the candidates understand which college they can get based on their TNEA marks, after being scaled to 200 for the coming admission session.
Note that the average cutoff marks on a college mean the what was mean cutoff of that particular college, taking together the cutoff marks of all the BTech courses offered in that college. The cutoff below is only for the Open Community (OC).
| Name of the college | District | Category | Average TNEA Cutoff Marks out of 200 Scaled Score | 
|---|---|---|---|
| University Departments of Anna University Chennai - MIT Campus Chrompet Tambaram Taluk Chengalpattu District 600 044 | Chengalpattu | University Departments | 190.98 | 
| Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (Autonomous), Kalavakkam Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), Chengalpattu District 603110 | Chengalpattu | Private Self-Financing | 190.93 | 
| University Departments of Anna University Chennai - CEG Campus Sardar Patel Road Guindy Chennai 600025 | Chennai | University Departments | 190.67 | 
| Central Electrochemical Research Institute CECRI) Karaikudi Sivagangai District 630006 | Sivagangai | Central Government College | 188.95 | 
| PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research Avinashi Road Neelambur Coimbatore 641062 | Coimbatore | Private Self-Financing | 185.98 | 
| Coimbatore Institute of Technology (Autonomous) Civil Aerodrome Post Coimbatore District 641014 | Coimbatore | Government Aided College | 185.91 | 
| Chennai Institute of Technology (Autonomous), Puduper Village, Nandambakkam Post, Kundrathur Chennai 600069 | Kancheepuram | Private Self-Financing | 185.87 | 
| Thiagarajar College of Engineering (Autonomous) Tirupparankundram Madurai District 625015 | Madurai | Government Aided College | 185.31 | 
| PSG College of Technology (Autonomous) Peelamedu Coimbatore District 641004 | Coimbatore | Government Aided College | 184.77 | 
| Government College of Technology (Autonomous) Thadagam Road Coimbatore District 641013 | Coimbatore | Government College | 180.72 | 
| Chennai Institute of Technology and Applied Research Sarathy Nagar, Puthuper Village, Kundrathur Chennai 600069 | Kancheepuram | Private Self-Financing | 179.03 | 
| Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology (Autonomous) Irulapalayam Kuthampakkam Post Kancheepuram District Chennai 600124 | Thiruvallur | Private Self-Financing | 178.95 | 
SNS College of Technology offers seats to candidates based on Class 12 score and TNEA rank. Students get a TNEA rank based on their merit. Below is TNEA rank for BE/ BTech specialisations of last three years:
| Course | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering | 36216 | 39715 | 37839 | 
| B.Tech. in Information Technology | 37559 | 41056 | 43553 | 
| B.E. in Mechanical Engineering | 110800 | 110022 | 100247 | 
| B.E. in Automobile Engineering | 114342 | 94836 | 115218 | 
| B.E. in Civil Engineering | 119375 | 127554 | 157638 | 
| B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 61609 | 73857 | 70713 | 
| B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering | 45815 | 50362 | 50616 | 
| B.E. in Mechatronics Engineering | 70992 | 68921 | 89757 | 
| B.E. in Agriculture Engineering | 94694 | 119556 | 160684 | 
| B.E. in Biomedical Engineering | 78648 | 74239 | 69901 | 
| B.Tech. in Food Technology | 71344 | 98521 | 101888 | 
| B.E. in Aerospace Engineering | 82066 | 47061 | 29426 | 
TNEA 2025 Counselling Process
The TNEA admission process has the following steps:
- Candidates need to register on the official website - tneaonline.org
- Next, candidates have to fill the online application form and upload the necessary documents.
- The registered candidates are then assigned TNEA random numbers that are used for tie-breaking to prepare the TNEA merit list.
- Candidates have to then proceed to document verification at the nearest TFCs.
- The candidates with successfully verified documents are then included in the TNEA rank list.
- Next, the online TNEA counselling process is held for the candidates with names in the TNEA rank list. The online counselling process will include steps like choice filling, seat allotment, seat confirmation and then reporting to the college allotted to them.
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