# B.E. Computer Science and Engineering, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering at Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering

> B.E. Computer Science and Engineering, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (B.E./B.Tech CSE) at Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Chennai, India.

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- Last reviewed: 2026-10-26
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## Key facts

- University: [Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering](https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/dhanalakshmi-college-of-engineering) (Private, Chennai, [India](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/india))
- Course family: [B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/be-btech-computer-science-engineering)
- Duration: 4 years
- Teaching language: English
- Language note: DCE's AISHE 2024-25 return records every programme as not offered in an Indian language, and the college publishes its programmes and admissions in English.
- Fees: ₹50,000 / year
- Fee verified: 2026-10-26
- Intake: September
- Official programme page: https://dce.edu.in/department-of-computer-science-engineering/

## Who can apply

- Availability: restricted
- Eligible: Indian nationals meeting TNEA 2026 nativity or Tamil Nadu schooling rules (government-quota seats)
- Eligible: Indian nationals applying to the college for management-quota seats
- Eligible: OCI/PIO card holders who are natives of Tamil Nadu (TNEA open competition)
- Restriction: AICTE's 2026-27 approval shows NRI and international-student approval as No for every DCE programme, so foreign nationals cannot be admitted on a student visa.
- Restriction: TNEA government-quota seats are open only to Indian nationals; OCI/PIO card holders qualify only if natives of Tamil Nadu and not born abroad after 4 March 2021.
- Restriction: Other-state Indian candidates qualify for TNEA only if they studied Classes 8 to 12 in Tamil Nadu or meet another TNEA nativity category.

The college admits men and women. Indian applicants enter through TNEA 2026 (college code 1405, branch code CS) or the college's management quota. AICTE approves an intake of 180 for 2026-27; TNEA 2026 lists the branch as started in 2001.

## Admissions

The B.E. Computer Science and Engineering at Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) is a four-year, eight-semester degree at Manimangalam near Tambaram, Chennai; DCE sets the syllabus and exams as an autonomous college and Anna University awards the degree. Most seats are filled through TNEA counselling on Class 12 marks; there is no entrance test.

TNEA 2026 sets these conditions for B.E./B.Tech admission, and DCE's admissions page repeats the same minimum marks.

- Pass in HSC (Class 11 and 12, academic stream) or equivalent with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
- Minimum average in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry: 45 per cent for General category, 40 per cent for BC, BCM, MBC/DNC and SC/SCA/ST
- HSC vocational candidates qualify with a listed engineering vocational subject and the same minimum averages
- TNEA nativity rules apply: Tamil Nadu schooling for Classes 8 to 12, Tamil Nadu nativity certificate, or another listed category
- Diploma holders may apply for lateral entry to the third semester through TNEA Lateral Entry counselling

Steps:

1. Register and apply online at tneaonline.org (registration fee INR 500, or INR 250 for SC/SCA/ST); TNEA 2026 registration ran 3 May to 5 June 2026
2. Upload Class 10, 11 and 12 mark sheets, transfer certificate and any community, nativity, income or first-graduate certificates for verification
3. Check the TNEA rank, computed from Mathematics (100), Physics (50) and Chemistry (50), on the published rank list
4. Fill choices online in your counselling round, entering college code 1405 with branch CS, then confirm the tentative allotment
5. Download the allotment order, report to the college within 5 days and pay the fees to complete admission
6. For a management-quota seat, contact the DCE admissions office or submit the enquiry form on dce.edu.in

- Document: Class 10 mark sheet
- Document: Class 11 (HSC first year) mark sheet
- Document: Class 12 (HSC second year) or equivalent mark sheet
- Document: Transfer certificate
- Application document: Permanent community certificate where claiming reservation
- Application document: Nativity e-certificate where applicable
- Application document: Income certificate and first-graduate e-certificate where claiming concessions
- Application document: Aadhaar details
For 2026 entry, TNEA registration closed on 5 June 2026 and general counselling ran 20 July to 30 August 2026. DCE's own 2026-27 calendar started first-year classes with a bridge course on 1 September 2026.


## Teaching phases

- Years 1-4 (8 semesters) (English): DCE's own autonomous curriculum for Computer Science and Engineering, set by the college's Boards of Studies, with college-run internal assessment tests and end-semester examinations. The department page lists compiler, operating systems, networking, internet programming, graphics and multimedia, and DBMS laboratories. Anna University, Chennai awards the degree.

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