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 |
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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 | - |
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 |
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