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TNEA Cut Off 2025 will be made available on the official website after the release of the TNEA results 2025. The cutoff will be provided for different categories and colleges.
The TNEA cutoff will be released in the form of opening and closing ranks. Candidates falling within the cutoff marks will be allotted seats as per their preferences during the TNEA counselling 2025.
The cut-off is the minimum mark required for admission to any of the participating institutes in the Engineering courses offered by them. Therefore, the candidates seeking admission through TNEA must score more than or at least equivalent to the cut-off in TNEA 2025.
Expected TNEA Cut Off 2025
The TNEA 2025 cutoff will be released as PDFs on the official website. Candidates can find the cutoffs for various categories, branches and colleges during the counselling process.
However, the cutoff will differ based on multiple factors decided by the DoTE, including the total number of students who have appeared for the exam, the number of students who passed the exam, the difficulty level of the exam, and a few other factors as well.
Candidates are advised to go through the tables given below to get an idea of the estimated cut-off marks that the engineering colleges of Tamil Nadu will announce:
Expected B.Tech Opening and Closing Cut-Off
The conducting authorities will disclose the cut-off list for the B.Tech course in various colleges. The chart on TNEA cut-off 2025 is given below for your reference till then:
|
B.Tech Programs |
Opening cut-off Marks |
Closing cut-off Marks |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
77.5 |
199 |
|
Civil Engineering |
76 |
194.5 |
|
Food Technology |
87.75 |
193.5 |
|
Biotechnology Engineering |
85.75 |
194.25 |
|
Information Technology |
75 |
193 |
|
Electrical & Electronics Engineering |
80.5 |
195.5 |
|
Automobile Engineering |
81.5 |
187.75 |
|
Computer Science Engineering |
75 |
200 |
|
Electronics & Communication Engineering |
87.25 |
198 |
|
Chemical Engineering |
83 |
198.75 |
TNEA Cut off 2025 Highlights
The authorities will release the Along with TNEA cut-off marks 2025, along with the announcement of the TNEA results 2025. The authorities haven’t announced the dates for the release of the cutoffs, however, they can find the dates of the tentative TNEA cut-off declaration and more in the table below:
|
Events |
Event Dates (Tentative) |
|
Rank List Publication Date |
Jun 27, 2025 |
|
Cut Off Declaration Date |
To Be Announced |
|
Counselling Start Date |
July 2025 |
Factors Determining TNEA Cutoff 2025
TNEA cut-off 2025 will be determined by many factors, such as the following:
- The difficulty level of the exam.
- The number of students who appeared in the exam.
- Available seats in the institutes.
- Last year's cut-off trends.
How to Calculate the TNEA 2025 Cutoff?
Candidates can calculate their TNEA 2025 cut-off by following the steps given below:
- Step 1: Divide the marks obtained in Mathematics by 2.
- Step 2: Divide the marks obtained in Physics by 4.
- Step 3: Divide the marks obtained in Chemistry.
Step 4: Add the 3 values that were obtained above
Previous Year TNEA Cut-off Marks
Knowing the previous years' cut-off trends can help the candidates get a basic idea of the expected cut-off for the year they are appearing for the exam. The cut-off marks based on different factors set by the conducting body for previous years are discussed below:
TNEA 2024 Category-Wise cut-off
The table below contains the PDFs for the TNEA 2024 cut-off for each category. The links will be activated once the conducting body releases the cut-off:
|
cut-off Categories |
Download Link |
|
TNEA 2024 Academic cut-off |
To be Updated |
|
TNEA 2024 Vocational cut-off |
|
|
TNEA 2024 Sports - Academic and Vocational cut-off |
To be Updated |
TNEA 2020 cut-off for the Tamil Nadu Institutes
TNEA 2020 cut-off marks for some institutes of Tamil Nadu are given below for your reference.
| Name of the Institute | Opening Marks | Closing Marks |
| Alagappa College of Technology, Chennai | 139.75 | 199.25 |
| SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam | 152.5 | 199 |
| College of Engineering, Anna University | 138.5 | 200 |
| Madras Institute of Technology | 159.75 | 199.75 |
| PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore | 152.75 | 199.75 |
| Anna University Tiruchirappalli, BITs Campus | 77.75 | 195.75 |
TNEA 2019 cut-off
The chart of the TNEA 2019 cut-off is given below for your reference. This data will help the candidates understand the requirements as per the previous year's conditions and estimate the expected cut-off for 2024. Candidates can refer to TNEA 2019 cut-off to calculate their chances of getting accepted into one of the participating colleges under TNEA.
| B.Tech Programs | cut-off |
| Automobile Engineering | 187.75 |
| Biotechnology Engineering | 194.25 |
| Civil Engineering | 194.5 |
| Computer Science Engineering | 200 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 195.50 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 198 |
| Information Technology | 193 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 199 |
| Food Technology | 193.5 |
| Chemical Engineering | 198.75 |
TNEA 2018 cut-off
All the details related to the college-wise TNEA cut-off and the corresponding categories are given here. The table shows the TNEA 2018 cut-off for various reservation categories set by the participating institutions for the corresponding branch of engineering in 2018.
| College | Branch | Category | ||||||
| Amrita College of Engineering and Technology | OC | BC | BCM | MBC/DNC | SC | SCA | ST | |
| CE | 97.75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| CSE | 92.75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| EC | 131.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| EE | 106 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ME | 144.7 | 95.75 | - | - | 142 | - | - | |
| Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology | CE | 94.75 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CSE | 121.25 | 86.5 | - | 84 | 92.5 | - | - | |
| EC | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| EE | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| IT | 146.5 | 97 | 130.75 | - | 85.5 | 113.75 | - | |
| MT | 147.75 | 102.5 | - | 115.75 | 96.25 | - | - | |
| ME | 98 | 96 | 95.5 | - | 94 | - | - | |
| PSG College of Engineering and Technology | AE(SS) | 193.25 | 191.5 | 189.75 | 189.5 | 162.25 | 148 | 115.5 |
| BT(SS) | 195 | 193 | 194.25 | 190.5 | 180.5 | 189.75 | 166.25 | |
| BM(SS) | 194.25 | 192.5 | 186.75 | 190.75 | 181.25 | 185 | - | |
| CE | 196.25 | 195.25 | 194 | 193.5 | 185.75 | 171.75 | - | |
| CSE(SS) | 198.5 | 197.75 | 194.25 | 195.5 | 182.75 | 173.5 | 176 | |
| CE(SS) | 194.5 | 193.75 | 189.25 | 192.5 | 181 | 147.75 | - | |
| EC | 198.75 | 198.25 | 197.25 | 196.75 | 190 | 187 | 170.25 | |
| EE | 197.75 | 197 | 194.75 | 195.5 | 189.25 | 186.25 | 176.75 | |
| EC(SS) | 197.75 | 197.33 | 193.75 | 195.5 | 186.75 | 162.5 | 160.25 | |
| EE(SANDWICH)(SS) | 192.75 | 191 | 189 | 189.5 | 161.25 | 164 | - | |
| FT(SS) | 188.75 | 185.75 | 176.5 | 174.75 | 147 | - | - | |
| IN(SS) | 197 | 196.5 | 192.75 | 193.75 | 175.75 | 156.25 | 152 | |
| ME | 198 | 197 | 196.25 | 195.75 | 188.75 | 183.25 | 173.25 | |
| ME(SS) | 196.75 | 196.25 | 194.5 | 194 | 181.5 | 174.5 | 172.5 | |
| ME(SANDWICH)(SS) | 194.5 | 192.5 | 188.5 | 190.5 | 164.5 | 187.5 | 151.25 | |
| MR | 194 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 174 | 165.25 | - | |
| MR(SS) | 190.25 | 189.25 | 187.25 | 187.5 | 155.25 | 135.5 | - | |
| PE(SS) | 190.5 | 190 | 185.75 | 187.25 | 164.5 | 154 | - | |
| PE | 194 | 191.5 | 189.75 | 189.25 | 172.25 | 159.25 | - | |
| PE(SANDWICH)(SS) | 189 | 187 | 173.5 | 184.5 | 151 | 131 | - | |
| RA(SS) | 195.5 | 193.75 | 190.25 | 190.25 | 163.75 | 149.75 | - | |
| TT(SS) | 187 | 186 | 181.5 | 179 | 160.75 | - | ||
| TT | 192.75 | 190 | 182 | 188 | 165.25 | 161 | - | |
| Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai | CE | 193.5 | 191.25 | 188.5 | 190.5 | 179.25 | 179.75 | 128.25 |
| CSE(SS) | 195.5 | 194.5 | 191.75 | 191.25 | 165.75 | 164 | - | |
| CE(SS) | 189.5 | 187.75 | 188 | 185.25 | 157.75 | 118.5 | - | |
| CSE | 196.5 | 195.75 | 193.75 | 193.25 | 179.75 | 172.25 | - | |
| EC | 196.25 | 195.75 | 194.25 | 193.75 | 188.25 | 163 | - | |
| EE | 195 | 194.25 | 192.25 | 181.5 | 154.25 | 157.25 | ||
| EC(SS) | 194.75 | 194.25 | 193.25 | 190.75 | 170.5 | 145 | 98.5 | |
| EE(SS) | 192.75 | 191.75 | 189.25 | 188.75 | 164 | 112.5 | - | |
| IT(SS) | 193.75 | 193.25 | 191.5 | 189 | 156.25 | 122 | - | |
| ME | 194 | 193.5 | 191.5 | 191.25 | 174.25 | 175.25 | - | |
| ME(SS) | 192.25 | 191.25 | 189.25 | 188.5 | 163.5 | 146.75 | - | |
| MT(SS) | 191.5 | 190.75 | 190 | 186 | 154.25 | 131.5 | - | |
| Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam | BM | 192.51 | 191.5 | 190.75 | 187.5 | 165.25 | 114.5 | - |
| CE | 192 | 190.5 | 189.5 | 187.75 | 167.25 | 117 | - | |
| CH | 192.25 | 190.75 | 191 | 186.75 | 166 | 155.75 | - | |
| CSE | 196 | 195.25 | 192 | 193 | 176.5 | 155 | 151 | |
| EC | 195.75 | 194.75 | 190.75 | 192.5 | 177.75 | 148 | 153 | |
| EE | 194.25 | 193.5 | 191 | 190.75 | 172.25 | 159.75 | - | |
| IT | 195 | 194.25 | 190.5 | 190.5 | 174 | 127.5 | 135.75 | |
| ME | 194.5 | 192.75 | 189.75 | 190.75 | 171.5 | 147.5 | 176.75 | |
TNEA 2016 cut-off
TNEA 2016 cut-off is listed here in the table given below. Take a look at the table below to have a brief knowledge of various B.Tech programs and their corresponding opening and closing ranks for TNEA 2016.
| B.Tech Programmes | Opening Marks | Closing Marks |
| Aeronautical Engineering | 79 | 199.25 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 86.75 | 195.75 |
| Automation and Robotics | 134 | 157 |
| Automobile Engineering | 79.75 | 194.5 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 87.75 | 197.75 |
| Biotechnology Engineering | 81.75 | 195.75 |
| Ceramic Engineering | 149 | 193 |
| Chemical Engineering | 81 | 198.75 |
| Civil Engineering | 77.5 | 199.25 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 77.5 | 200 |
| Electrical & Electronics Engineering | 77.5 | 199.75 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | 77.5 | 200 |
| Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering | 80 | 199.75 |
| Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering | 119.75 | 182.5 |
| Environmental Engineering | 104 | 183 |
| Fashion Technology | 84.75 | 190 |
| Food Technology | 90.75 | 193.5 |
| Geoinformatics | 181 | 197.25 |
| Industrial Biotechnology | 99 | 199.25 |
| Industrial Engineering | 106 | 197.25 |
| Information Technology | 77.5 | 197 |
| Instrumentation and Control Engineering | 85 | 187 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 166.25 | 197 |
| Marine Engineering | 114 | 195.25 |
| Materials Science and Technology | 83.75 | 167.5 |
| Mechanical and Automation Engineering | 79 | 177.25 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 77.5 | 200 |
| Mechatronics Engineering | 79.5 | 198.25 |
| Medical Electronics | 91.5 | 192.25 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 139 | 197.5 |
| Mining Engineering | 185.25 | 198.25 |
| Nanotechnology Engineering | 94.5 | 190.5 |
| Petrochemical Engineering | 83.5 | 194 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 78.75 | 188.75 |
| Pharmaceutical Engineering | 146.25 | 194.75 |
| Plastic Engineering | 129.25 | 196.5 |
| Polymer Technology | 89.5 | 182 |
| Printing Technology | 138.5 | 194.25 |
| Production Engineering | 82.5 | 197.75 |
| Rubber Technology | 159.75 | 195.75 |
| Textile Chemistry | 106 | 188.5 |
| Textile Technology | 90 | 196.5 |
FAQs on TNEA Cut Off
Q: Is 160 a good cut-off for TNEA?
Yes, 160 is a good cutoff in TNEA 2025. Candidates falling within the cutoff range of 160 - 200 can expect admission to decent government colleges in Tamil Nadu.
Q: Is the TNEA cutoff based on 12th marks?
While 12th class marks of the candidates are important in deriving the TNEA cutoff 2025, other factors like the number of students and availability of seats also have a huge impact on the cutoff marks.
Q: How do I find my TNEA cut off marks?
The TNEA cutoff marks will be released on the official website after the announcement of the results. The cutoffs will be provided in the form of opening and closing ranks for various categories.
Q: What are the maximum marks for TNEA?
The class 12th marks of the registered candidates are normalised. The class 12 marks submitted by the candidates during TNEA registration are scaled down to 200.
Q: What is cut off rank in TNEA?
The TNEA cutoff for Electrical and Electronics Engineering is likely to range from 190 to 195. While the Information Technology cutoff is expected between 195 to 200.
