TNEA Cut Off 2024: College-Wise & Previous years (2022, 2021, 2020)

Selva Kumar
Selva Kumar

Updated on - Dec 1, 2023

TNEA cut-off 2024 will be released after the publication of the seat allotment list by the Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE), Tamil Nadu. The cut-off is the minimum mark required for admission to any of the participating institutes in the Engineering courses offered by them.

Only those candidates will proceed to the counselling rounds who have surpassed the stated cut-off. Therefore, the candidates seeking admission through TNEA must score more than or at least equivalent to the cut-off in TNEA 2024.

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TNEA cut-off 2024 Highlights

Along with TNEA 2024 exam result, TNEA 2024 cut-off marks will also be released on the official website by the conducting authorities. Students can also check the category-wise TNEA 2024 cut-off along with the rank lists.

Find the dates of the TNEA cut-off declaration and more in the table below.

TNEA cut-off 2024 Highlights
Events Event Dates (Tentative)
 Rank List Publication Date Jun 2024
Cut Off Declaration Date To Be Announced
Counselling Start Date Aug 2024

TNEA 2024 cut-off changes every year since it is based on multiple factors decided by the DoTE authorities, which are 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. When the TNEA rank list will be released, the authorities will publish TNEA cut-off 2024 marks as well.

TNEA 2024 Expected Cut-Off

Candidates must refer to last year's data regarding TNEA 2024 cut-off marks given out by various institutes of Tamil Nadu. TNEA cut-off can be estimated based on overall scores, the paper's difficulty level, and the number of applicants for the year.

To get an idea of the estimated cut-off marks, which the engineering colleges of Tamil Nadu will announce, candidates, are advised to go through the tables given below.

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 2024 is given below for your reference till then.

Expected B.Tech TNEA cut-off 2024
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 2024 Category-Wise cut-off

The table below contains the PDFs for TNEA 2024 cut-off for each category. The links will be activated once the conducting body releases the cut-off.

TNEA 2024 Category-Wise cut-off
cut-off Categories  Download Link
TNEA 2024 Academic cut-off To Be Released
TNEA 2024 Vocational cut-off  To Be Released
TNEA 2024 Sports - Academic and Vocational  cut-off To Be Released

Factors Determining TNEA cut-off 2024

TNEA cut-off 2024 is determined by many factors, such as the availability of seats and difficulty of the exam, and the other factors have been listed below.

  • 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 TNEA 2024 cut-off?

Candidates can calculate their TNEA 2024 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 marks 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 to 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 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. 

 TNEA 2020 cut-off for the Tamil Nadu Institutes
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.

TNEA 2019 cut-off
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.

TNEA 2018 cut-off
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.

TNEA 2016 cut-off
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

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