Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College (SREC), Coimbatore, offers a four-year, full-time B.Tech in two branches, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, with 210 seats in 2026. The college is autonomous, works under Anna University and holds a NAAC A+ grade. Seats are filled through TNEA counselling and a management quota. The full fee on a TNEA seat is INR 3 Lakhs for IT and INR 2.80 Lakhs for AI and DS, without hostel. In TNEA 2026, AI and DS closed at an OC rank of 27,158 and IT at 31,274. In 2025, 120 of 183 B.Tech students were placed, with offers from INR 3 LPA to INR 7.6 LPA.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Course Duration | 4 Years |
| Number of B.Tech Branches | 2 |
| Total Seats | 210 |
| Admission Through | TNEA counselling, college code 2719, or a management seat |
| Minimum Eligibility | 45% in Physics, Chemistry and Maths, 40% for reserved groups |
| Total Fees | INR 2.80 Lakhs to INR 3 Lakhs |
| Information Technology Fees | INR 3 Lakhs |
| Hostel + Mess | INR 1 Lakh a year, college estimate |
| Highest Package 2025 | INR 7.6 LPA |
| Placement Rate 2025 | 66% |
| NIRF Engineering Rank | 151 to 200 group in 2025 |
| NAAC Grade | A+ |
The total fees with hostel is INR 7 Lakhs and the fees without hostel is INR 3 Lakhs for IT on a TNEA seat. The tuition fee is INR 75,000 a year in IT and INR 70,000 a year in AI and DS. IT costs more because it holds NBA accreditation. A management seat costs INR 1,65,000 a year in IT. You pay the fee year by year at the college.
| Fee head | Amount | How it is charged |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition, IT, TNEA seat | INR 3 Lakhs | INR 75,000 a year, 4 years |
| Tuition, AI and DS, TNEA seat | INR 2.80 Lakhs | INR 70,000 a year, 4 years |
| Tuition, IT, management seat | INR 6.60 Lakhs | INR 1,65,000 a year, 4 years |
| Tuition, AI and DS, management seat | INR 6.40 Lakhs | INR 1,60,000 a year, 4 years |
| Hostel and mess, college estimate | INR 4 Lakhs | INR 1 Lakh a year, 4 years |
| Total, no hostel, IT TNEA seat | INR 3 Lakhs | Tuition only |
| Total with hostel, IT TNEA seat | INR 7 Lakhs | Tuition + hostel and mess |
TNEA 2027 registration is expected in May 2027 and the rank list in Jul 2027. The counselling rounds follow in Jul 2027 and Aug 2027, and classes are expected in Sep 2027. The 2027 dates are not out yet, so these months follow the 2026 cycle.
| Event | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Class 12 board exams | Mar 2027 | Tentative |
| TNEA online registration and document upload | May 2027 | Tentative |
| Random number and certificate check | Jun 2027 | Tentative |
| TNEA rank list | Jul 2027 | Tentative |
| Special reservation and government school counselling | Jul 2027 | Tentative |
| General counselling, rounds 1 to 3 | Jul 2027 to Aug 2027 | Tentative |
| Seat confirmation and first-year fee | Aug 2027 | Tentative |
| Supplementary counselling round | Sep 2027 | Tentative |
| Reporting and document check at SREC | Sep 2027 | Tentative |
| Classes start | Sep 2027 | Tentative |
You need 45% in Physics, Chemistry and Maths in Class 12 if you are OC, and 40% if you are BC, BCM, MBC, SC, SCA or ST. You must be 17 or older. Both branches use the same rule. You apply through TNEA, which follows the Tamil Nadu nativity rules.
| Requirement | What you need |
|---|---|
| Class 12 subjects | Physics, Chemistry and Maths |
| Class 12 marks | 45% for OC, 40% for every reserved group |
| Age | 17 or older, no upper limit |
| Route | TNEA counselling, or a management seat from the college |
| Second-year entry | Diploma holders, through the Tamil Nadu lateral entry counselling |
You register for TNEA, get a rank, fill your branch order and report at the college. TNEA works out your cutoff out of 200 from your Class 12 marks. In each round you list the SREC branches you want, best first. Management seats are filled by the college itself.
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| Register for TNEA | Apply online and upload your mark sheets and certificates. |
| Get your rank | TNEA publishes one rank list for the state. |
| Fill your branch order | List SREC IT and AI and DS among your choices, best first. |
| Confirm the seat | Accept the seat you are given before the round closes. |
| Report and pay | Bring your originals to SREC and pay the first-year fee. |
AI and DS is the tougher branch, with 90 seats and an OC close of 27,158 in TNEA 2026. IT has 120 seats and closed at 31,274. Both branches share one exam, one campus and one placement cell. IT placed a bigger share of its students in 2025. Every branch name below opens its own course page.
| Branch | Seats | Closing rank | Placed in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | 90 | 27,158 | 56% |
| B.Tech Information Technology | 120 | 31,274 | 70% |
The OC seat in AI and DS closed at 27,158 and the BC seat at 41,688 in TNEA 2026. These are general ranks in the last round each seat was filled. In 2025 the IT OC seat closed at 23,867, so the close moved by thousands in one year.
| Branch | OC | BC | MBC |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI and DS | 27,158 | 41,688 | 46,768 |
| IT | 31,274 | 45,398 | 56,183 |
In 2025, 120 of 183 B.Tech students were placed, which is 66%, with offers from INR 3 LPA to INR 7.6 LPA. The college does not publish an average or median pay for B.Tech alone. Across all its B.E. and B.Tech graduates of 2025, 87% were placed at a median of INR 5.6 LPA.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| B.Tech placed, 2025 | 120 of 183 (66%) |
| Highest offer, B.Tech 2025 | INR 7.6 LPA |
| Lowest offer, B.Tech 2025 | INR 3 LPA |
| IT placed, 2025 | 85 of 121 (70%) |
| AI and DS placed, 2025 | 35 of 62 (56%) |
| All B.E. and B.Tech, 2025 | 776 of 892 placed (87%), median INR 5.6 LPA |
| All B.E. and B.Tech, 2024 | 858 of 993 placed (86%), median INR 5.4 LPA |
The post-matric scholarship pays the most, INR 55,000 a year in IT, and the First Graduate concession takes INR 27,500 a year off. Both come from the Tamil Nadu government and are paid each year you study. You need an income or first graduate certificate to claim them.
| Scholarship | Who can get it | Amount or waiver |
|---|---|---|
| Post-matric scholarship | SC, SCA or ST, family income up to INR 2.5 Lakhs | INR 55,000 a year in IT, INR 50,000 in AI and DS |
| First Graduate concession | First in your family to go to college, TNEA seat | INR 27,500 a year in IT, INR 25,000 in AI and DS |
| Tamizh Pudhalvan and Pudhumai Penn | Studied Class 6 to 12 in a government school | INR 1,000 a month |
| Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund | Students from poor families | INR 50,000 once |
| AICTE Tuition Fee Waiver | Family income below INR 8 Lakhs, on merit | Full tuition, on a few seats |
NIRF placed SREC in the 151 to 200 group for engineering in 2025 and in 2024, and Collegedunia ranks it #211 in its 2026 engineering list. NAAC graded the college A+ with a score of 3.27. NBA has accredited B.Tech IT since 2007; AI and DS has applied.
| Ranking body | Year | Rank or grade |
|---|---|---|
| NIRF, Engineering | 2025 | 151 to 200 group |
| NIRF, Engineering | 2024 | 151 to 200 group |
| NAAC, second cycle | 2021 | A+, score 3.27 |
| NBA, B.Tech IT | 2007 | Accredited, valid to 2028 |
| Collegedunia rank, Engineering | 2026 | #211 |
The 2027 calendar is not out. These estimates hold for every branch.
Source: the TNEA 2026 schedule of DOTE, Tamil Nadu.
This is the full 4-year cost, TNEA seat. Tuition differs by branch: tap yours.
Source: SREC AICTE mandatory disclosure 2025-26, fee table.
Pick your community and TNEA rank range. Ranges change with community.
Trust the last-round close, not round 1. The IT OC close was 23,867 in 2025 and 31,274 in 2026, so a rank just past the line can still get in. Keep both branches on your list until the supplementary round ends.
Answer two questions. Amounts are for IT; AI and DS gets a little less.
Each chip below says which answer blocked the scheme.
Figures for B.Tech IT and AI and DS only, not the whole college.
Class of 2025, the B.Tech batch, both branches.
Source: SREC AICTE mandatory disclosure 2025-26 and NIRF 2026 data.
Short answers to what students ask before they apply.
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