Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi
Karaikudi, Sivagangai District 630003- State Government · Autonomous
- Affiliated to AU
- Established
- 1952
- Seats 2026
- 480
- Fees / year
- –
- CSE closing rank, TNEA 2026
- 9,334
- Programmes
- 6
- Median package
- Not published
About ACGCET
Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology is a government institution in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, established in 1952. It is affiliated to Anna University. It admits B.E. and B.Tech students through TNEA counselling on the rank of the Class 12 cut-off mark (there is no entrance test), into 6 programmes with 480 seats.
- Admission through TNEA
- 480 seats in 6 programmes
- Hostel on campus
How to get in
- Entrance exam
- TNEA
- Counselling and seat allotment
- TNEA
There is no entrance exam: B.E. and B.Tech seats are filled through TNEA, the single window online counselling of the Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu, on a cut-off mark out of 200 from Class 12 Mathematics (100), Physics (50) and Chemistry (50). Seats follow the state's communal reservation (OC, BC, BC Muslim, MBC, SC, SC Arunthathiyar, ST), with 7.5% reserved for students who studied in government schools and separate counselling for the vocational stream, differently abled candidates, wards of ex-servicemen and sportspersons.
Courses and seats
Seats: intake 2026 · Closing rank: TNEA 2026, general merit| Programme | Seats | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 60 | 9,334 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 60 | 9,947 |
| Information Technology | 60 | 12,870 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 120 | 19,761 |
| Civil Engineering | 60 | 21,930 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 120 | 35,049 |
Closing rank = general merit seats, the highest closing rank of the year (each counselling round lists only its own allotments). Other categories, rounds and years are in the cut-offs section below.
Cut-offs: opening and closing ranks
TNEA · TNEA| Programme | Opening rank | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 2,550 | 9,334 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 5,128 | 9,947 |
| Information Technology | 9,360 | 12,870 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 7,525 | 19,761 |
| Civil Engineering | 3,722 | 21,930 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 11,614 | 35,049 |
Closing rank is the TNEA rank of the last candidate who got a seat in that category in that TNEA round. Your rank has to be the same as or smaller than the closing rank to have a chance. Each round lists only the seats allotted in that round, so later rounds can show fewer programmes.
About this data
Collected and checked by Insight Mentors from official sources (TNEA, Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu and the institute). Last updated 31 October 2026.