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Paavai Engineering College, Namakkal

NH-7, Pachal Post, Namakkal District 637018
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Established
2001
Seats 2026
1,980
Fees / year
–
CSE closing rank, TNEA 2025
1,02,962
Programmes
19
Median package
Not published

About PEC

Paavai Engineering College is a private institution in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, established in 2001. 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 19 programmes with 1,980 seats.

  • Admission through TNEA
  • 1,980 seats in 19 programmes

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. Seats outside the government quota (management and NRI seats) are filled by the college itself.

Aiming for PEC? A counsellor can tell you which programme is realistic for your rank and category, and plan your choices with you.

Fees

B.Tech fee for one year
Not published
Tuition and compulsory institute fees for a general-category student. Hostel and mess are extra.
Hostel and mess for one year
₹82,400
Typical shared room, as published by the institute.

Tuition fee as fixed by the Tamil Nadu fee committee for self-financing colleges (not printed by TNEA). Hostel: mess, room rent and electricity per year for boys, as given by the college to TNEA.

From the official fee notice of PEC. Fees can change each year, so confirm the amount before you pay.

Courses and seats

Seats: intake 2026 · Closing rank: TNEA 2025, general merit
B.Tech (4 years) programmes at PEC: seats and closing rank
ProgrammeSeatsClosing rank
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science18091,241
Computer Science and Engineering3001,02,962
Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)901,13,011
Electronics and Communication Engineering1801,18,084
Aeronautical Engineering601,18,616
Chemical Engineering301,21,917
Bio Medical Engineering601,26,438
Cyber Security1201,26,937
Information Technology2401,30,953
Bio Technology601,35,337
Computer Science and Engineering (IoT)601,44,518
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1201,54,802
Robotics and Automation601,64,002
Agricultural Engineering601,70,977
Mechatronics Engineering601,72,398
Mechanical Engineering1201,75,525
Civil Engineering601,92,884
Food Technology601,96,910
Pharmaceutical Technology602,07,019

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
PEC: TNEA closing ranks, TNEA 2025 round 1, State merit, Open competition (OC)
ProgrammeOpening Closing
Electrical and Electronics Engineering5,2015,201
Agricultural Engineering19,30819,308
Computer Science and Engineering (IoT)23,12623,126
Bio Technology22,40726,431
Pharmaceutical Technology33,59633,596
Aeronautical Engineering34,26036,164
Electronics and Communication Engineering21,13037,016
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science10,93037,440
Computer Science and Engineering9,60538,935
Information Technology20,26338,992
Every category, round and year, 2024 to 2025

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.