Engineering

To be eligible to the B.E. / B.Tech programme in the Park College of Engineering and Technology (PCET), candidates must have an upper secondary education qualification (10+2) with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as principal subjects. They should acquire at least 50% marks in the qualifying examination which is relaxed to 45% in case of students belonging to reserved categories. Candidates must also hold a valid score in Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions counseling or recognised entrance exams such as JEE Main. In addition, candidates should be at least 17 years old by December 31 of the admission year. To understand the eligibility criteria, the official website of PCET may be referred to.

Along with the qualifying exam criteria, you also need to score a minimum of 75% aggregate marks to be eligible to appear in JEE Mains 2025.

You can go through the complete JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria and check if you are eligible to appear for JEE Mains 2025.

• The aspirant should have completed final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognised central/ state Board, such as CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education); CISCE (Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations) etc.
• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognised Board or University.
• Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
• Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or in any foreign country recognised as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
• H.S.C. vocational examination.
• A Diploma recognised by AICTE or a state board of technical education of at least 3 year duration.
• General Certificate Education  (GCE) examination (London / Cambridge / Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
• Aspirant should have completed the class 12 or equivalent examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class 12 exam.
• In case the relevant JEE Main Qualifying Exam is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination at an earlier level.

Your chances of being admitted to NITs, IIITs, or GFTIs with an 87.20% JEE 67% in your 12th grade exams and 56% in PCM may vary depending on the cutoff and qualifying requirements of the particular institute Your 56% in PCM may raise questions because NITs and IIITs often to require a minimum of 75% in your 12th grade (or the top 20%ile on your board test) for eligibility.Although there is still fierce competition you may have some leeway in the cutoff because you fall under EWS category. Your eligibility will be determined by the particular needs of the institute for the current academic year but you can still apply through the counselling procedure

The qualifying cutoff marks for various courses at the Institute of Aeronautical Engineering (IARE) are primarily based on TS EAMCET ranks. For the 2023 batch, the closing ranks for the Aeronautical Engineering programme were as follows:

OC Boys: 16,659

OC Girls: 17,431

BC_A Boys: 39,151

BC_A Girls: 39,151

BC_B Boys: 26,321

BC_B Girls: 26,321

SC Boys: 26,453

SC Girls: 34,098

ST Boys: 27,623

ST Girls: 27,623

These ranks are important for general category students, but other factors like management quotas and category-specific reservations also play a role in the final admissions. For detailed cutoff trends, it's always advisable to check official sources like the TS EAMCET website or the Institute's own updates.