Anna University

To check the merit list for Anna University, students can go to the official site of the Andhra Pradesh EAMCET entrance exam and click on either the rank list or merit list available on the site. 

Only those students whose names are in the merit list are qualified to participate in the counselling process. 

Yes, you can get admission to Anna University and its affiliated colleges with a cutoff rank of 20000 if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the Round 1 cutoff ranged from 508 to 37952 for the BTech CSE course.

Candidates can check the table below to know some of the colleges that might accept their attained rank. Students should know that the cutoff data given here is based on unofficial sources and is for reference only.

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 university for this course. 

Note -  This is the cutoff for the General AI category; other categories, courses will have different cutoffs. 

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 accept the TNEA results. The counselling result is published in various rounds, in the form of opening and closing ranks for different All India categories, like General, OBC, SC, etc. 

General AI category candidates need to secure a rank of at least 37952 in the first round if they want admission to the BTech CSE course.

See below to know the category-wise highest rank admissible the BTech CSE course. Please note that the cutoff data here has been taken from unofficial sources.

To get into Anna University for the MBA/PGDM course, students would need to appear in the accepted exam, like CAT, MAT, and TANCET. 

• Students who appear in the CAT or MAT exam would need to attain a valid percentile, and only then are they eligible for the next round of admission, which involves GD, PI, and WAT. 
• For the TANCET exam, valid ranks are needed, and then participants have to take part in the counselling process to get a seat. 

TANCET admit card is available on the official website. Candidates can visit the website to download the TANCET 2026 hall ticket now.

Yes, an average student can get admission in Anna  University. The college offers UG, PG, and Diploma-level programmes. Anna University admissions are entrance + counselling-based to some courses. Interested students can first check the eligibility and prepare for course admission. With the correct strategy, even an average student can get admission in the university.

So far, Anna University has not released any last date of admissions. Students can apply when the admission cycle starts. The applications have to be given before the last date of admissions. Students can check the official page of Anna University to know more.