SECE publishes TNEA cutoffs for admission to its BE and B.Tech programmes. The latest data covers 2026, when the overall Round 3 closing-rank ranges were 4473 - 162216 for BE and 7849 - 182603 for B.Tech across all categories.

Across the course-wise data, BE Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning had a 2026 closing rank of 66148, while B.Tech Artificial Intelligence & Data Science closed at 98978. The tables also compare category-wise and course-wise closing ranks from 2026 to 2022.

Programme Accepted exam Cutoff range
B.Tech TNEA 7849 - 182603
BE TNEA 4473 - 162216

Table of Contents

  1. SECE TNEA Cutoff 2026
  2. SECE TNEA Cutoff Trends

SECE TNEA Cutoff 2026

TNEA scores are used for admission to the BE and B.Tech programmes at SECE. In Round 3 of 2026, the BE cutoff across all categories extended from 4473 to 162216.

  • Across all categories, the overall B.Tech closing-rank range in Round 3 of 2026 was 7849 - 182603.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning under BE and Artificial Intelligence & Data Science under B.Tech are the listed TNEA course choices. For the SC category, the Round 3 closing-rank range for BE Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning was 35117 - 66148 in 2026.

  • For SC candidates, B.Tech Artificial Intelligence & Data Science recorded a TNEA Round 3 closing-rank range of 32042 - 98978 in 2026.

The following tables show the 2026 category-wise closing ranks for both courses.

SECE BE Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Cutoff 2026

Category Closing rank
BC 13489
BCM 20458
MBC 19828
OC 8591
SC 35117 - 66148
SCA 10641 - 46144
ST 50748

SECE B.Tech Artificial Intelligence & Data Science Cutoff 2026

Category Closing rank
BC 15446
BCM 20015
MBC 26450
OC 10494
SC 32042 - 98978
SCA 34348 - 69900
ST 75494

SECE TNEA Cutoff Trends

The overall BE closing rank across all categories changed from 131624 in 2025 to 162216 in 2026.

  • For B.Tech, the closing rank across all categories moved from 142787 in 2025 to 182603 in 2026.

Category-wise and course-wise TNEA closing-rank trends are listed below for BE and B.Tech.

SECE TNEA BE Cutoff Trends: Category-wise

Category 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022
BC
24583
31600
38043
45042
52005
BCM
36792
26167
34617
41029
73415
MBC
54736
47660
51791
58691
60794
OC
22766
26215
27358
33391
41730
SC
120616
127201
115462
147444
153870
SCA
162216
131624
125583
152121
154993
ST
50748
119119
95622
130891
93404

SECE TNEA BE Cutoff Trends: Course-wise

Courses Closing rank 2026 Closing rank 2025 Closing rank 2024 Closing rank 2023 Closing rank 2022
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
66148
119119
111301
140548
129575
Computer and Communication Engineering
141741
109825
111987
130891
124273
Computer Science And Engineering
130361
55290
122489
118926
122668
Cyber Security
94501
117352
- - -
Electrical And Electronics Engineering
87541
131624
109962
118667
134475
Electronics & Communication Engineering
162216
111121
125583
102547
154993
Mechanical Engineering
134000
127201
115462
152121
134851
VLSI Design & Technology
103762
- - - -

SECE TNEA B.Tech Cutoff Trends: Category-wise

Category 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022
BC
19171
19583
25574
23907
24437
BCM
30489
30522
32732
30941
41741
MBC
37712
29883
34769
35292
38286
OC
16309
18559
24350
22501
19272
SC
135419
82640
102948
100529
151674
SCA
182603
142787
107717
132262
93914
ST
75494
102794
130089
112428
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SECE TNEA B.Tech Cutoff Trends: Course-wise

Courses Closing rank 2026 Closing rank 2025 Closing rank 2024 Closing rank 2023 Closing rank 2022
Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
98978
108329
130089
94497
102307
Computer Science and Business Systems
182603
142787
99342
132262
151674
Information Technology
153553
91683
107717
96923
91884