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Food Technology Cutoff in Tamil Nadu — TNEA 2026 (2025 Closing Marks)

By Sampath Kumar · Updated 14 Sept 2026

17 colleges offer Food Technology7 districtsAll 7 communities

Food Technology was offered by 17 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu in TNEA 2025. The General (OC) closing cutoff ran from 177.5 at Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous) down to 102 at Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology. 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 Food Technology by TNEA Cutoff

#	College	District	OC	BC	MBC	SC
1	Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous)	Chennai	177.5	171.5	162	150.5
2	Kongu Engineering College (Autonomous)	Erode	173	164	156	95
3	SNS College of Technology (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	161	137	118.5	—
4	Hindusthan College of Engineering and	Coimbatore	157.5	144.5	118	125.3
5	JCT College of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	157.5	113	123.5	109.5
6	K S Rangasamy College of Technology (Autonomous)	Namakkal	151	122	128	112.5
7	Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering (Cbe)	Coimbatore	149.5	137	134.5	141.5
8	SRI Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology	Coimbatore	147.5	130	—	—
9	Nehru Institute of Technology (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	144.5	121	94	—
10	Excel Engineering College (Autonomous)	Namakkal	144.5	—	122.5	127
11	Dhaanish Ahmed Institute of Technology	Coimbatore	135	95	—	86
12	Mam College of Engineering	Tiruchirappalli	130.5	—	—	—
13	Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering and	Kancheepuram	129.5	—	—	—
14	Gnanamani College of Technology (Autonomous)	Namakkal	120.5	—	91.5	—
15	Paavai Engineering College (Autonomous)	Namakkal	119.5	—	106	—
16	Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College	Perambalur	117.5	—	—	—
17	Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology	Chennai	102	—	—	—

Food Technology Cutoff — All 17 Colleges, All Communities

#	College	District	OC	BC	BCM	MBC	SC	SCA	ST
1	Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous)	Chennai	177.5	171.5	175.5	162	150.5	—	—
2	Kongu Engineering College (Autonomous)	Erode	173	164	—	156	95	109	—
3	SNS College of Technology (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	161	137	141	118.5	—	—	—
4	Hindusthan College of Engineering and	Coimbatore	157.5	144.5	126	118	125.3	157.5	—
5	JCT College of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	157.5	113	109	123.5	109.5	—	—
6	K S Rangasamy College of Technology (Autonomous)	Namakkal	151	122	138.5	128	112.5	129.5	—
7	Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering (Cbe)	Coimbatore	149.5	137	128	134.5	141.5	132	—
8	SRI Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology	Coimbatore	147.5	130	—	—	—	—	—
9	Nehru Institute of Technology (Autonomous)	Coimbatore	144.5	121	116.5	94	—	100	—
10	Excel Engineering College (Autonomous)	Namakkal	144.5	—	134	122.5	127	119.5	—
11	Dhaanish Ahmed Institute of Technology	Coimbatore	135	95	129.5	—	86	110	—
12	Mam College of Engineering	Tiruchirappalli	130.5	—	121.5	—	—	—	—
13	Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering and	Kancheepuram	129.5	—	123	—	—	112	—
14	Gnanamani College of Technology (Autonomous)	Namakkal	120.5	—	—	91.5	—	89	—
15	Paavai Engineering College (Autonomous)	Namakkal	119.5	—	117.5	106	—	107.5	115.5
16	Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College (Autonomous)	Perambalur	117.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology	Chennai	102	—	—	—	—	—	—

Food Technology Cutoff by District

Chennai — 2 colleges, highest OC 177.5 (Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous))
Erode — 1 colleges, highest OC 173 (Kongu Engineering College (Autonomous))
Coimbatore — 7 colleges, highest OC 161 (SNS College of Technology (Autonomous))
Namakkal — 4 colleges, highest OC 151 (K S Rangasamy College of Technology (Autonomous))
Tiruchirappalli — 1 colleges, highest OC 130.5 (Mam College of Engineering)
Kancheepuram — 1 colleges, highest OC 129.5 (Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering and)
Perambalur — 1 colleges, highest OC 117.5 (Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College)

FAQ

What is the Food Technology cutoff in Tamil Nadu?

In TNEA 2025 the General (OC) closing cutoff for Food Technology ranged from 177.5 at Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Autonomous), Rajalakshmi Nagar, Thandalam, Kanchipuram, Chennai-602105. to 102 at Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chennai-Bangalore Highway, Chembarambakkam, Thiruvallur District, Chennai-600123. across 17 colleges. Reserved-category cutoffs (BC, MBC, SC, ST) are lower at every college.

How many colleges in Tamil Nadu offer Food Technology?

17 engineering colleges in 7 districts admitted students to Food Technology through TNEA 2025.

Is a 140 cutoff enough for Food Technology?

Yes — roughly 7 of the 17 colleges closed at or below 140 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.