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: Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) merit ranks are determined by Class 12 board marks, not entrance exams. To ensure fairness across different boards like CBSE and ISC, candidates' marks undergo a normalisation process to align with the Tamil Nadu State Board system. These normalized marks are scaled to a maximum of 200, with 100 marks for Mathematics, and 50 each for Physics and Chemistry, to establish the final counselling rank.
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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TNEA Counselling Process
TNEA counselling is done based on marks. Only registered candidates will be able to participate in the counselling process of TNEA. The detailed process for counselling can be checked below.
- First, visit official website of TNEA - tneaonline.org
- Then fill application form and upload required documents mentioned in portal
- Once registration is complete, students will receive TNEA random numbers that are used for tie-breaking to prepare the TNEA merit list.
- Then, they have to complete their document verification at the nearest TFCs
- Candidates with successfully verified documents are then included in TNEA rank list
- After that, the 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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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 |
Below are the factors that will determine the cut off of TNEA:
- Exam difficulty
- The number of students who appeared in the exam
- Available seats in the institutes
- 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.
AAA College of Engineering and Technology considers TNEA rank of the candidates for admission in BTech programme. The TNEA rank is calculated based on the Class 12 score of the aspirants. In 2024, last round closing ranks ranged between 57060 and 155395 for the General AI quota. Out of all the BE/B Tech specialisations, the most in-demand was BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering with a closing cutoff rank of 57060.
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Prince Dr. K. Vasudevan College of Engineering and Technology (PDKVCET) does not have an official overall 'TNEA rank' but rather accepts TNEA scores for admission with overall Round 2 closing ranks ranging from 22,426 to 129,592 for B.E. programs.
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Answered a month ago
Yes, seats are available for the CSE course through TNEA counselling at Sriram Engineering College.
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Answered 2 months ago
Students looking for BTech admissions at KCT, Coimbatore without TNEA counselling can go through with management quota admissions. Any student can apply with management quota, however the fee charges can be higher than the government quota admissions.
Students can follow these simple steps to apply
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Answered 2 months ago
TNEA counselling session generally held in three batches on the basis of rank list released by TNEA. The dates of TNEA counselling session has not been announced yet. However, students can refer these tentative dates for preparation:
- Round 1 counselling session - July 20 to 24, 2026
- Round 2 counselli
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Answered 2 months ago
The WBJEE cutoff for admission to BTech at Brainware University ranged between 45840 - 98301 in 2025.
CSE Cyber Security was the most competitive specialisation with a last round closing rank of 45840 for the General AI category. Tabulated below is the BTech CSE cutoff:
| Course | 2025 |
|---|---|
| B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) | 89608 |
| B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) | 79098 |
| B.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering | 98301 |
| B.Tech in CSE (Cyber Security) | 45840 |
| B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics) | 86736 |
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Answered 2 months ago
Shiv Nadar University BTech cutoff 2025 ranged from 1109 to 15608 for the OBC AI category. As per this range, BTech CSE was the most competitive course for admission, with the cutoff being 1109.
On the other hand, BTech in Civil Engineering turned out to be the least sought-after course, with the
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Answered 2 months ago
Shiv Nadar University CSE cutoff 2026 was 513 for the General AI category. So, General AI category candidates need to attain a rank of at least 513 or below to gain admission to this specialisation.
Students can check the table below to know the cutoff required by the other categories. The Shiv Nada
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Answered 2 months ago
Shiv Nadar University TNEA cutoff 2025 ranged from 513 to 9832 in the last round for the General AI category. The cutoff was out for different categories and engineering courses.
Students can refer to the table below to know the last round cutoff range for different AI categories.
| Category | Shiv Nadar University TNEA cutoff 2025 |
|---|---|
| General | 513 - 9832 |
| OBC | 1109 - 15608 |
| SC | 8716 - 49697 |
| ST | 17144 - 24361 |
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Answered 2 months ago
No, you cannot get admission at CECRI Karaikudi with the rank of 2526. But other colleges might accept your rank.
For eg, the College of Engineering Guindy accepts a rank up to 3451 for the BTech in Chemical Engineering programme. Similarly, Shiv Nadar University also accepts a rank up to 9832 for
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The TNEA rank needed for admission at this college for the B.Tech. in Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering programme depends on your category.
For the General AI category, the highest rank acceptable according to the CECRI Karaikudi cutoff 2025 was 2524. Students can see the table below to know
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