Anna University: Cutoff 2026, Fees, Courses, Placement, Admission and Ranking

TANCET is the entrance exam for Tamil Nadu University. It is the entrance test to give admission to student to secure their seats in PG Course. Anna university conducts exam on state-level. The ubniversity give admission to various courses such as MBA/ MCA/ M.Tech/ M.E/ M. Plan. The validity of the scores of the TANCET is one year which means that candidates can secure their seats after the release of results. For instance, if the result is relased on july, then candidates have validity till june that is candidates can secure their admission, in one year. 

Anna University offers four-year full-time BTech and BE courses across 12 specialisations and 17 specialisations, respectively. Anna University was ranked 13 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2025. Talking about Anna University placements 2024, the highest and average package stood at INR 40 LPA and INR 8.54 LPA, respectively.

Anna University TNEA cutoff 2026 for the OBC AI category ranged from 171 to 37960 for the BE in CSE course in the first round. As per this range, College of Engineering, Anna University had the lowest admissible rank, making it the most competitive for admission. Students can check the table below to know which college is the easiest and the hardest for admission to the BE CSE course.  Please know that the cutoff data given here is based on unofficial data and is an estimate. The cutoff for different rounds and courses will be different.

No, Anna University's admission to the MBA course is not based on CAT scores. Admission to the Anna university Chennai MBA course is based on Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET). Anna University itself conducts the state-level entrance exam to admit students to several postgraduate courses such as MBA, ME/ MTech, MPlan and MCA. As per the latest update, Anna University is expected to release the TANCET result in April. 

Anna University offers a two-year full-time MCA course at the postgraduate level. The University also accepts lateral entry to this course. Anna University MCA admission is based on TANCET entrance test scores, followed by the counselling process. Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) is an admission test conducted to offer admission to PG courses, in colleges of Tamil Nadu. 

Anna University BTech admission is based on the TNEA counselling round. For Anna University BE admission also, candidates need to appear for the TNEA counselling. TNEA written exam has been scrapped and the counselling is based on Class 12 marks. Anna University allocates seats on the basis of the TNEA rank list.TNEA is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu to offer admissions to candidates in various engineering colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu. 

For Anna University undergraduate courses, the minimum eligibility requirement is to pass Class 12 with a minimum aggregate of 45% (40% for SC/ ST candidates). However, Class 12 marks is not enough to apply for Anna University UG courses such as BE/ BTech. For Anna University BTech admission, candidates are also required to appear for TNEA counselling process. Basis of which Anna University will allocate the seats for BTech admission. For TNEA counselling, the University will consider the Class 12 marks. For Anna University PG admission, the minimum eligibility requirement is to have a graduation degree from a recognised board with a minimum aggregate of 50%.

The Anna University MBA cutoff 2025 varies for different colleges, rounds, and categories. The MBA course is offered via affiliated colleges of Anna University, wherein the last round cutoff score for MBA admission stood at 5641 for Selvam Educational Institutions, 5632 for Nehru Institute of Information Technology and Management and 5615 for M.A.M. Business School, Tiruchirappalli, for the students belonging to the General AI quota. 

In all 14 BArch students were placed during the Anna University BArch placements 2025. See the table below to know more:

If your Andhra Pradesh EAMCET rank is 29000 and you belong to the General HS category, then you might be able to get a seat for the BE course. For this category, the last round cutoff ranged from 19834 to 72606. Students can refer to the table below to know which courses they can apply for with this rank. 

Note: Other categories will have different cutoffs accordingly. 

For Anna University MCA admission candidates must visit the official website of the University to apply online. To complete the application process, students need to upload self-attested copies of the documents at the time of the application process. Given below is the list of documents: 

• TANCET hall ticket
• TANCET score card
• Class 10 & 12 mark sheet
• Mark sheets of all the semesters / consolidated mark sheet of the qualifying examination completed
• Degree certificate (or) provisional certificate

Yes, the university does accepts JEE Marks for admission to BTech courses. Admission into BTech courses at Anna University-affiliated colleges, several entrance examinations are accepted, including JEE Main, AEEE, IMU CET, and TNEA Counselling. Hence, candidates who have secured a decent scores in any one of these entrance examination are allowed to apply for BTech course at university, and students who qualify the cutoff list/ merit list can get a seat in the programme. 

TANCET counselling is conducted around a month after the scorecard download window is closed. TANCET counselling is held in multiple rounds, including publication of rank list, general counselling for MBA and MCA, supplementary counselling for bith MBA and MCA.

Every year Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai invites application from eligible Degree holders for admission to MBA/ MCA courses offered in Government, Government Aided Engineering and Arts and Science Colleges, University Departments of Anna University/ Regional Centres, Annamalai University.

TANCET exam is conducted once every year. Candidates can appear for the TANCET exam once within one academic year. For admission to the next year, candidates have to appear for the subsequent term of the TANCET exam. However, the exam schedule and frequency might change in the future.

For latest updates on TANCET exam, candidates can rely on shiksha's TANCET exam page. https://www.shiksha.com/mba/tancet-exam.

Anna University exam dates change every year. In the past two exam sessions, Anna University has been conducting the TANCET exam in March for MBA and MCA courses. Anna University maintained the exam schedule in line with the previous session. The complete schedule, including answer key release and result dates, was announced in due course.

TNEA 2026 notification is out.

TNEA stands for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions. The Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu conducts TNEA every year. It is an online counselling window. All Indian National candidates who wish to take admission to Government and Government Aided Engineering Colleges, University Departments and Constituent Colleges of Anna University, Annamalai University and for the seats surrendered by Self-Financing Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu have to apply for TNEA counselling.

TNEA counselling is a Unified Single Window Admission System for Indian Nationals only. The courses offered via this online counselling are BE/BTech and BE (sandwich) courses. TNEA counselling is conducted online in 4 rounds as per the schedule. Candidates need to participate in corresponding rounds based on their rank.

Candidates need to the following documents for the certificate verification process in the TN MBA MCA counselling:

• Class 10 mark sheet
• Graduation mark sheets for all semesters / Years of qualifying Degree exam
• Class 12 mark sheet / Diploma Certificate
• Provisional / Degree Certificate
• TANCET Scorecard/ Rank Card
• TANCET hall ticket
• Permanent Community Certificate Card (to avail reservation)
• District Medical Board Certificate (for Differently able Candidates only)
• Nativity Certificate in electronic form / digitally signed e-certificate (If applicable)
• Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee Certificate (If applicable).

TANCET 2024 was held on March 9 in an offline mode. Whereas, TANCET 2023 exam was conducted on March 25 in an offline mode. Initially, Anna University notified the exam date for TANCET 2023 as February 25 and 26. However, later, a change in exam name for engineering courses was seen, which led to postponement of the TANCET exam date. TANCET M.Tech exam is now known as CEETA PG. However, the website for both TANCET and CEETA PG remains the same, TANCET. Annauniv. Edu.

Anna University releases the TANCET results within a month of the exam date. Soon after the release of the TANCET results, Anna University schedules the release of TANCET scorecard. Candidates can download the TANCET scorecard using the same link within a specified period. After closing of the window to download the scorecard, candidates have to pay a processing fee to get the duplicate TANCET scorecard. TANCET scorecard and hall ticket is required at the time of document verification.

Yes, you can easily get admission Based on the information you have given, you get admission to SSN College or ANNA University. However, you can use the Shiksha platform's TANCET College Predictor 2026. To get more details based on courses, fees, etc. , here you need to enter your TANCET score or percentile and category to get recommendations of possible good colleges. The Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test TANCET is conducted by Anna University, Chennai on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu, for admission to various postgraduate courses such as MBA, MCA, ME, MTech, etc.