TNEA Colleges for Cutoff Marks Between 160 to 200

Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2026 ( TNEA )

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Mamona Majumder
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Updated on Sep 18, 2025 11:22 IST
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).

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

TNEA Colleges for Cutoff Marks Between 160 to 200

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.

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

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   I have 75 % in CBSE class 12th and my cutoff is 136. Can I get B.Tech IT in TNEA colleges?
A: 
The Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions TNEA process is used to place candidates at various engineering colleges throughout the state of Tamil Nadu. TNEA rank lists are used to offer admissions to candidates in undergraduate programs like Bachelors of Engineering (BE) and Bachelors of Technology (B.Tech) in colleges in Tamil Nadu. The TNEA written exam has been scrapped as the counselling is based on Class 12 marks, and therefore seats are allotted in the colleges through the TNEA rank list. You need to register on the official website, after which category-wise rank lists will be announced. You can get admission for B.Tech (IT) in TNEA if your aggregate score is decent enough (130 or more) and you make it to the rank list released by the Directorate of Technical Education.
Q:   What is the TNEA cutoff for BTech at SNS College of Technology?
A: 

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:

Course202220232024
B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering362163971537839
B.Tech. in Information Technology375594105643553
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering110800110022100247
B.E. in Automobile Engineering11434294836115218
B.E. in Civil Engineering119375127554157638
B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering616097385770713
B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering458155036250616
B.E. in Mechatronics Engineering709926892189757
B.E. in Agriculture Engineering94694119556160684
B.E. in Biomedical Engineering786487423969901
B.Tech. in Food Technology7134498521101888
B.E. in Aerospace Engineering820664706129426
Q:   What factors determine TNEA cutoff?
A: 

Below are the factors that will determine the cut off of TNEA:

  1. Exam difficulty
  2. The number of students who appeared in the exam
  3. Available seats in the institutes
  4. Last years cutoff trends The authority releases TNEA community-wise cutoffs for all the candidates.

TNEA cut-off score is the minimum mark that candidates have to secure to be eligible for admission to B.Tech courses. Eligible candidates for TNEA are called seat allotment on the basis of TNEA cut-off marks and availability of seats in the TNEA participating colleges. The TNEA cut-off admission scores will also be released after each round of counselling on the official website. TNEA cutoffs are different for all the categories depending on various exam factors.

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TNEA 2025 Counselling Process

The TNEA admission process has the following steps:

  1. Candidates need to register on the official website - tneaonline.org
  2. Next, candidates have to fill the online application form and upload the necessary documents.
  3. The registered candidates are then assigned TNEA random numbers that are used for tie-breaking to prepare the TNEA merit list.
  4. Candidates have to then proceed to document verification at the nearest TFCs.
  5. The candidates with successfully verified documents are then included in the TNEA rank list.
  6. 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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Answered 2 weeks 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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The Bannari Amman Institute of Technology accepts the TNEA entrance examination results for admission to the BE/BTech courses. The BAIT CSE cutoff 2025 was released for various categories under the All India quota. Students can refer to the table below to know the category-wise last round cutoff for

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