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Engineering Colleges in Chennai — TNEA Cutoff 2026 List

By Sampath Kumar · Updated 14 Sept 2026

49 colleges2 government / aidedTNEA 2025 closing marks

There are 49 engineering colleges in Chennai district in TNEA counselling. The highest cutoff in the district is University Departments of Anna University Chennai - CEG (OC closing cutoff 200 out of 200 in 2025), and seats were available down to a cutoff of 89 in the lowest-demand branches. Every college below links to its own branch-wise cutoff table for all seven communities.

Reading the table: "Top OC cutoff" is the college's highest closing mark across branches (usually CSE); "Lowest" is the branch that closed last. Your TNEA cutoff = Maths + Physics/2 + Chemistry/2, out of 200. Search every college by your own cutoff →

CSE Cutoff in Chennai Colleges (TNEA 2025, OC)

#	College	Type	CSE OC	CSE BC	CSE MBC	CSE SC
1	University Departments of Anna University Chennai -	Anna University	200	200	200	198.5
2	Chennai Institute of Technology (Autonomous) Puduper	Private (Autonomous)	196	194	193	185
3	Prince Shri Venkateshwaraa Padmavathy Engineering	Private (Autonomous)	195	190.5	192.5	188
4	Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous)	Private (Autonomous)	193.5	191	189	177
5	Loyola-Icam College of Engineering and Technology	Private (Autonomous)	193	188.5	186.5	179
6	Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology (Autonomous)	Private (Autonomous)	191	187	185	169
7	Easwari Engineering College (Autonomous)	Private (Autonomous)	188	183.5	181	168.5
8	ST. Joseph'S College of Engineering (Autonomous)	Private (Autonomous)	187.5	182	178.5	162.5
9	SRI Sai Ram Engineering College (Autonomous)	Private (Autonomous)	186	181.5	178.5	156.5
10	SRM Valliammai Engineering College (Autonomous)	Private (Autonomous)	184.5	178.5	178	161.5
11	Prince DR. K. Vasudevan College of Engineering and	Private (Autonomous)	182.5	166.5	164	118
12	Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College	Private (Autonomous)	180.5	175	172.5	152
13	Velammal Engineering College (Autonomous)	Private (Autonomous)	180	173	169.5	145.5
14	ST. Joseph'S Institute of Technology (Autonomous)	Private (Autonomous)	180	175.5	173.5	149.5
15	Panimalar Engineering College (Autonomous)	Private (Autonomous)	179.5	174	171	144.5

All 49 Engineering Colleges in Chennai — Ranked by TNEA Cutoff

#	College	Code	Type	Top OC cutoff	Lowest OC	Branches
1	University Departments of Anna University Chennai - CEG	1	Anna University	200	187	18
2	Chennai Institute of Technology (Autonomous) Puduper	1399	Private (Autonomous)	196	188	14
3	University Departments of Anna University Chennai - Act	2	Anna University	195	176.5	11
4	Prince Shri Venkateshwaraa Padmavathy Engineering College	1414	Private (Autonomous)	195	145.5	6
5	Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous)	1211	Private (Autonomous)	193.5	171.5	19
6	Loyola-Icam College of Engineering and Technology	1450	Private (Autonomous)	193	178.5	6
7	Prince DR. K. Vasudevan College of Engineering and	1442	Private (Autonomous)	192.5	182.5	3
8	Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology (Autonomous)	1432	Private (Autonomous)	191	180.5	9
9	Easwari Engineering College (Autonomous)	1304	Private (Autonomous)	188	168	15
10	ST. Joseph'S College of Engineering (Autonomous)	1317	Private (Autonomous)	187.5	170	13
11	SRI Sai Ram Engineering College (Autonomous)	1419	Private (Autonomous)	186	171.5	15
12	SRM Valliammai Engineering College (Autonomous)	1422	Private (Autonomous)	184.5	146	11
13	Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College (Autonomous)	1309	Private (Autonomous)	180.5	152.5	7
14	Velammal Engineering College (Autonomous)	1120	Private (Autonomous)	180	154.5	10
15	ST. Joseph'S Institute of Technology (Autonomous)	1149	Private (Autonomous)	180	170	8
16	Panimalar Engineering College (Autonomous)	1210	Private (Autonomous)	179.5	168	7
17	KCG College of Technology (Autonomous)	1311	Private (Autonomous)	179.5	142	14
18	Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and	1321	Private	178.5	177.5	2
19	Jeppiaar Engineering College	1306	Private	174	149.5	9
20	Meenakshi College of Engineering	1509	Private	169.5	135.5	10
21	Jerusalem College of Engineering (Autonomous)	1307	Private (Autonomous)	169	143.5	9
22	S.A. Engineering College (Autonomous)	1114	Private (Autonomous)	168	140.5	11
23	Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College	1310	Private	167	128.5	7
24	Loyola Institute of Technology	1225	Private	166.5	144	7
25	Mohamed Sathak A J College of Engineering (Autonomous)	1301	Private (Autonomous)	161.5	126	12
26	Mahalakshmi Tech Campus (Formerly Mahalakshmi Engineering	1339	Private	159.5	123	5
27	Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering	1405	Private	159	136.5	8
28	Aalim Muhammed Salegh College of Engineering	1101	Private	159	126	9
29	SRI Muthukumaran Institute of Technology	1218	Private	158	102.5	11
30	Tagore Engineering College	1420	Private	157.5	109.5	7
31	Sriram Engineering College	1115	Private	155.5	122	6
32	ST. Joseph College of Engineering	1325	Private	155	134	6
33	New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering and	1431	Private (Autonomous)	153	120	7
34	Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology	1217	Private	152.5	102	8
35	Gojan School of Business and Technology	1123	Private	149.5	107	14
36	Dmi College of Engineering (Autonomous)	1202	Private (Autonomous)	148.5	114	8
37	Alpha College of Engineering	1228	Private	147	94.5	7
38	SRI Krishna Engineering College	1427	Private	147	133.5	3
39	G K M College of Engineering and Technology	1407	Private	145.5	120	7
40	ST. Peter'S College of Engineering and	1127	Private (Autonomous)	144.5	115	9
41	SRI Ramanujar Engineering College	1426	Private	144.5	109.5	6
42	Peri Institute of Technology (Autonomous)	1452	Private (Autonomous)	144.5	108	10
43	Jaya Engineering College	1106	Private	142.5	89.5	10
44	P.B. College of Engineering	1222	Private	140	89	3
45	Thangavelu Engineering College	1319	Private	130.5	110.5	3
46	Annai Veilankannis College of Engineering	1133	Private	129.5	97.5	3
47	Madha Engineering College	1411	Private	128.5	102	6
48	Jaya Sakthi Engineering College	1416	Private	127	91.5	3
49	T.J. Institute of Technology	1318	Private	108.5	108.5	1

Government & Aided Engineering Colleges in Chennai

University Departments of Anna University Chennai - CEG — Anna University, top OC cutoff 200
University Departments of Anna University Chennai - Act — Anna University, top OC cutoff 195

FAQ

How many engineering colleges are there in Chennai?

49 engineering colleges in Chennai district admit students through TNEA counselling, including 2 government or government-aided institutions.

Which is the top engineering college in Chennai by TNEA cutoff?

University Departments of Anna University Chennai - CEG Campus Sardar Patel Road Guindy Chennai 600 025 had the highest closing cutoff in Chennai in TNEA 2025 — 200 out of 200 for the General (OC) category.

What cutoff is needed for CSE in Chennai?

In TNEA 2025 the CSE (OC) closing cutoff in Chennai ranged from 200 at University Departments of Anna University Chennai - CEG Campus Sardar Patel Road Guindy Chennai 600 025 down to 89 at P.B. College of Engineering, Chennai-Bangalore High Way, Irungkattukottai, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District, Chennai -602117.. Reserved-category cutoffs are lower — see each college's table.

Are these cutoffs for 2026?

They are the published TNEA 2025 closing marks, which are the best guide to what to expect in 2026 counselling. Actual 2026 closing marks are published 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.