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Automobile Engineering Cutoff in Tamil Nadu — TNEA 2026 (2025 Closing Marks)

By Sampath Kumar · Updated 14 Sept 2026

15 colleges offer Automobile6 districtsAll 7 communities

Automobile Engineering (Automobile) was offered by 15 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu in TNEA 2025. The General (OC) closing cutoff ran from 193.5 at University Departments of Anna University Chennai - MIT down to 96.5 at Annapoorana Engineering College (Autonomous). The full table below is ranked by OC cutoff and shows every community, so you can find the colleges your own cutoff can reach.

How to use this: find your community column, scan down to your cutoff, and everything from that row upward closed above your mark — those are your "reach" colleges; the rows below are safer choices. Or let the finder do it for you →

Top 25 Colleges for Automobile by TNEA Cutoff

#	College	District	OC	BC	MBC	SC
1	University Departments of Anna University Chennai -	Chengalpattu	193.5	191	190.5	184.5
2	Kumaraguru College of Technology (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	183	180.5	179	166.5
3	Govt College of Engineering (Formerly Institute of	Erode	172.5	164	164.5	144.5
4	Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous)	Chennai	171.5	168	161	141.5
5	Easwari Engineering College (Autonomous)	Chennai	168	166	159.5	138
6	Kongu Engineering College (Autonomous)	Erode	168	165.5	159.5	119.5
7	DR Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology	Coimbatore	164	156.5	146.5	—
8	Velammal Engineering College (Autonomous)	Chennai	154.5	144	138.5	117.5
9	KCG College of Technology (Autonomous)	Chennai	151	129	120.5	107
10	Hindusthan College of Engineering and	Coimbatore	142	132.5	131	—
11	SNS College of Technology (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	140.5	130.5	132	—
12	Tamilnadu College of Engineering	Coimbatore	130.5	—	—	—
13	R V S Technical Campus Coimbatore (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	128.5	—	—	—
14	Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology	Kancheepuram	108	—	—	—
15	Annapoorana Engineering College (Autonomous)	Salem	96.5	—	81.5	—

Automobile Cutoff — All 15 Colleges, All Communities

#	College	District	OC	BC	BCM	MBC	SC	SCA	ST
1	University Departments of Anna University Chennai - MIT	Chengalpattu	193.5	191	189	190.5	184.5	176.5	174.5
2	Kumaraguru College of Technology (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	183	180.5	178	179	166.5	—	—
3	Govt College of Engineering (Formerly Institute of Road	Erode	172.5	164	161.5	164.5	144.5	145	—
4	Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous)	Chennai	171.5	168	169	161	141.5	—	—
5	Easwari Engineering College (Autonomous)	Chennai	168	166	165	159.5	138	—	—
6	Kongu Engineering College (Autonomous)	Erode	168	165.5	—	159.5	119.5	—	—
7	DR Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology	Coimbatore	164	156.5	151	146.5	—	127	—
8	Velammal Engineering College (Autonomous)	Chennai	154.5	144	—	138.5	117.5	—	—
9	KCG College of Technology (Autonomous)	Chennai	151	129	132.5	120.5	107	—	—
10	Hindusthan College of Engineering and	Coimbatore	142	132.5	136.5	131	—	—	—
11	SNS College of Technology (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	140.5	130.5	128	132	—	—	—
12	Tamilnadu College of Engineering	Coimbatore	130.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	R V S Technical Campus Coimbatore (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	128.5	—	102.5	—	—	—	—
14	Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology	Kancheepuram	108	—	98	—	—	—	—
15	Annapoorana Engineering College (Autonomous)	Salem	96.5	—	—	81.5	—	95	90

Automobile Cutoff by District

Chengalpattu — 1 colleges, highest OC 193.5 (University Departments of Anna University Chennai)
Coimbatore — 6 colleges, highest OC 183 (Kumaraguru College of Technology (Autonomous))
Erode — 2 colleges, highest OC 172.5 (Govt College of Engineering (Formerly Institute of)
Chennai — 4 colleges, highest OC 171.5 (Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous))
Kancheepuram — 1 colleges, highest OC 108 (Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and)
Salem — 1 colleges, highest OC 96.5 (Annapoorana Engineering College (Autonomous))

FAQ

What is the Automobile cutoff in Tamil Nadu?

In TNEA 2025 the General (OC) closing cutoff for Automobile Engineering ranged from 193.5 at University Departments of Anna University Chennai - MIT Campus Chrompet Tambaram Taluk Chengalpattu District 600 044 to 96.5 at Annapoorana Engineering College (Autonomous), Sankari Main Road (NH-47), Periyaseeragapadi, Salem-636308. across 15 colleges. Reserved-category cutoffs (BC, MBC, SC, ST) are lower at every college.

How many colleges in Tamil Nadu offer Automobile?

15 engineering colleges in 6 districts admitted students to Automobile Engineering through TNEA 2025.

Is a 145 cutoff enough for Automobile?

Yes — roughly 6 of the 15 colleges closed at or below 145 for OC in 2025, and more for reserved categories. Check the full table for the exact list.

Are these the 2026 cutoffs?

These are the published TNEA 2025 closing marks — the reference for 2026 counselling. 2026 closing marks appear round by round on the official TNEA portal.

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Source: TNEA 2025 closing marks as published by the Directorate of Technical Education. College Path is an independent guidance platform, not affiliated with Anna University or DoTE.