Tamilnadu Engineering cut off 2016:

TNEA 2016 Cutoff – The Cutoff for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2016 is minimum score required by candidates to be eligible for admission to various engineering colleges in the state. The cutoff score will be declared by Anna University tentatively in the month of June, 2016. TNEA 2016 Cutoff is predetermined minimum scores that is based on various factors such as seat availability, number of applicants, performance of candidates in class 12, etc. Candidates can check below cutoff for last year of different branches and colleges in Tamil Nadu.

Normalization process:

The process of normalization of candidates' marks in the qualifying exam involves a procedure where candidates' marks obtained in a particular subject from any board are equated by the marks obtained by other candidates in the same subject in Tamil Nadu Board. After their marks in the qualifying exam are normalized, TNEA 2016 Rank List will be prepared.    

Undergraduate admissions to private and government engineering colleges affiliated to Anna University in Tamil Nadu will be done on the basis of TNEA Cutoff 2016. The cutoff will help candidates to know their chances of getting admission. There will be separate TNEA 2016 Cutoff List for different courses and colleges.

Candidates can go through last year's cutoff of TNEA that will help them get an idea about TNEA 2016 Cutoff for this year.
Formula
Tamil Nadu Engineering Cut-off = (Maths / 2) + (Chemistry / 4) + (Physics / 4)

TNEA 2015 closing ranks of top colleges:

S. No	College Name	Course Name	Closing Rank – 2015 (Open Category)
1.	Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore	Chemical Engineering	4359
2.	SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam	Chemical Engineering	5241
3.	CSIR-Central ElectroChemical Research Institute, Karaikudi	Chemical Engineering	5829
4.	Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai	Mechatronics Engineering	5963
5.	PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore	Civil Engineering	6132
6.	Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai	Rubber Technology	8176
7.	PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore	Fashion Technology	9019
8.	Government College of Engineering, Salem	Metallurgical Engineering	9525
9.	Alagappa College of Technology, Chennai	Fashion and Apparel Engineering	13898
10.	Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur	Marine Engineering	14471
11.	St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai	Instrumentation and Control Engineering	19142
12.	Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore	Fashion Technology	20361

From the table above, we can understand that candidates who had obtained the aforementioned ranks and above that got admission in different branches at the top engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu state.