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The TNEA cut-off 2025 proved what many aspirants had already guessed; CSE continues to be the most sought-after branch in Tamil Nadu, with the best colleges having closed at more than 195 marks.

This blog shares 5 years’ worth of TNEA cut-off trends (2021-2025) from the best colleges, highlighting a consistent trend of a 2-mark increment and a consistent difference between the best colleges and AI & Data Science quickly becoming the equal of CSE.

As every year, during the release of Class 12 results in Tamil Nadu each June, there is one number that becomes an essential part of every engineer aspirant’s discussion: the TNEA cutoff.

The TNEA cutoff 2025 numbers proved once again what many counsellors were aware of: computer science continues being the branch that receives the most attention from all aspirants in the state, with the best government institutions requiring marks above 195 out of 200 in the OC category.

However, looking at a number from just one year is not enough to really understand what the future holds. Comparing numbers from five years in a row, from 2021 till 2025, is a useful thing to do.

The TNEA cutoff is not an absolute passing mark; rather, it is the lowest mark up to which the last seat in that particular college, branch, and category got filled in a particular counselling session.

The cutoff is calculated out of 200 with the use of the formula (Maths + Physics ÷ 2 + Chemistry ÷ 2). The reason why a different cutoff is calculated each year is because it depends upon the number of seats, applicants, and demand of the particular branch.

As per the TNEA Official Cutoff Portal, the TNEA cutoff 2025 for CSE at the College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), Anna University was at 199.5 out of 200 marks for the OC category, one of the highest in the state.