Best Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu With High Placements - Tamil Nadu is one of the most promising states for engineering colleges among the thousands of students PAN India. From top leading engineering colleges to world class facilities they cover almost every requirement to be the best across the nation. CIT Coimbatore, NIFTEM Thanjavur and Tamil Nadu DJJFU Nagapattinam have reported 100% on campus placements in 2024 while 12 colleges have shown more than 90% placements.
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Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering has reported one of the highest packages that amounts to Rs. 1.17 Crore LPA while IIT Madras reported the highest median package of Rs. 16 LPA.
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Total Engineering colleges | 196 engineering colleges(178 private and 18 are government colleges). |
Engineering Colleges with 100% placements | CIT Coimbatore, NIFTEM Thanjavur and Tamil Nadu DJJFU Nagapattinam |
Highest package of Tamil Nadu | Rs 1.17 Crore in Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering |
Highest Average and Median package of Tamil Nadu | Rs. 23LPA and Rs. 16 LPA by IIT Madras |
Placements stats | Up to 90 to 100% in around 15 colleges. |
Accepted exams for Btech | JEE Main, JEE Advanced and some institutional level exams. |
Accepted exams for Mtech |
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CIT Coimbatore, NIFTEM Thanjavur and Tamil Nadu DJJFU Nagapattinam have reported 100% on campus placements in 2024 while 12 colleges have shown more 90% placements.
Here is the comprehensive placements statistics of best engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu with high placements recorded.
Here is the curated list of best engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu which recorded one the some high placements number. SSNCE Kalavakkam has reported one of the highest packages of India that amounts to Rs. 1.17 Crore however IIT Madras has shown average and median packages to Rs. 23LPA and Rs. 16 LPA by IIT Madras respectively. Refer to the table given below for more informed analysis.
Name of Institute | Median Package | Highest Package | Average Package |
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam | 800000 | 11700000 | – |
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore | 900000 | 10000000 | – |
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai | 610000 | 6500000 | 650000 |
Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore | 724000 | 5695000 | 920000 |
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore | 700000 | 5606416 | 881159 |
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Virudhunagar | 675000 | 5000000 | 450000 |
Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore | 600000 | 4700000 | 620000 |
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | 1576000 | 4331000 | – |
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai | 482102 | 4120000 | 557000 |
Anna University, Chennai | 750000 | 4000000 | 854000 |
Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore | 578000 | 3400000 | – |
Vel's Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai | 420000 | 3300000 | 500000 |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Kancheepuram | 1095000 | 3200000 | 880000 |
Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai | 471000 | 3131000 | |
Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai | 651000 | 2900000 | 710000 |
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore | 350000 | 2360000 | – |
Government College of Engineering, Erode | 140000 | 1750000 | 339000 |
Government College of Technology, Coimbatore | 460000 | 1450000 | |
Government College of Engineering, Salem | 360000 | 1320000 | 400000 |
Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R and D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai | 400000 | 1000000 | – |
Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi | 450000 | 860000 | 380000 |
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur | 400093 | – | – |
Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam | 200000 | – | – |
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology Research and Academy, Thanjavur | 760000 | – | – |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras | 1663440 | – | 2340700 |
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai | 465000 | – | 460000 |
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