There are 15 Top Engineering Colleges in Chennai that provide full-time engineering education. Out of these 12 colleges are privately owned, with the remaining 3 owned by public or government organisations. TNEA, JEE Main, and other admission examinations are widely accepted at Chennai's top engineering colleges. Some of the top BTech colleges in Chennai are IIT Madras, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai Institute of Technology, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, and many more.
An Engineering course is an organised educational program that aims to provide students with the information and abilities required to become engineers. Engineering is a vast discipline that includes Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Computer, and Aerospace Engineering, among others.
The major highlights of Chennai's best engineering colleges are displayed in the table below:
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Set of Parameters |
Specifics and Data |
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The number of top Engineering Colleges |
15 |
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Yearly Charges |
> INR 5 lakh: 6 colleges INR 3-5 lakh: 1 college INR 2-3 lakh: 4 colleges INR 1-2 lakh: 1 college < INR 1 lakh: 1 college |
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Best Specialisations |
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Accepted Entrance Exam |
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Notice: This data may differ since it is taken from the official website.
Colleges are ranked annually by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The rankings are determined by a number of factors and are subject to yearly shifts based on college performance and university rankings.
The top Engineering colleges in Chennai for the previous two years, as determined by NIRF, are shown below:
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Colleges |
NIRF 2022 |
NIRF 2023 |
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NIT Trichy |
8 |
9 |
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IIT, Madras |
1 |
1 |
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Anna University |
17 |
13 |
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Vellore Institute of Technology |
12 |
11 |
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S.R.M Institute of Science and Technology |
24 |
28 |
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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
19 |
19 |
Most of the top engineering colleges in Chennai accept TNEA scores for admission to the BTech program. Following TNEA, the other major entrance tests for admission to engineering institutions in Chennai include JEE Main, DASA UG, HITSEEE, JEE Advanced, SAEEE, SRMJEEE, and VTUEEE. The table below shows the examinations accepted by a number of colleges in Chennai:
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Exam Name |
Description |
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JEE Main |
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TNEA |
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The qualifying requirements for BTech courses may vary from college to college. However, the primary qualifying requirements for BTech are as follows. The candidates:
Following are the top specialisations provided by the Engineering colleges in Chennai-
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Specialisation |
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Computer Science Engineering |
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Mechanical Engineering |
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Civil Engineering |
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Information Technology |
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Electrical Engineering |
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Electronics & Communication Engineering |
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Electronic Engineering |
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Leather Technology |
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Manufacturing Engineering |
There are around 142 Engineering colleges in Chennai, out of which 91 percent of the colleges are private, and 9 percent of the colleges are public/government.
Following are the top 5 Engineering colleges in Chennai-
Following are the top 5 private Engineering colleges in Chennai-
Following are the top private engineering colleges in Chennai along with their eligibility and entrance exam:
|
College |
Entrance Exam |
Eligibility Criteria |
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SSN College of Engineering |
TNEA |
Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 45% aggregate |
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SRM IST |
SRMJEE/JEE Main |
Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 60% aggregate |
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Crescent School of Life Sciences |
JEE Main, CIEAT |
Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 50%- 60% aggregate |
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Vel Tech Rangarajan |
VTUEEE |
Class 12 with 60% aggregate |
Following are the top 5 government Engineering colleges in Chennai-
Following are the top government engineering colleges in Chennai along with their eligibility and entrance exam:
|
College |
Entrance Exam |
Eligibility Criteria |
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Anna University |
TNEA |
Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 45% aggregate |
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IIT Madras |
JEE Main, JEE Advanced |
Class 12 with 75% aggregate |
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IIITDM |
JEE Main, DASA UG |
Class 12 with 75% aggregate |
Following are the Top entrance exams accepted by the colleges in Chennai for admission to Engineering courses-
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Exam |
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TNEA |
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SRMJEEE |
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CIEAT |
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IMUCET |
Best job offers are given to students in both public and private universities due to the increasing demand of engineering students in Chennai. Some of the top recruiting companies for the Engineering students in Chennai are as follows-
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College Name |
Placement Package |
Recruiting Companies |
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SSNCE |
INR 8 LPA |
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IIT Madras |
INR 19 LPA |
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Rajalakshmi Engineering College |
INR 5 LPA |
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