Best Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu(Rank-Wise) - Tamil Nadu is a home state of India’s most prestigious engineering colleges where 14 Best Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu have been marked under top 100 NIRF Ranking in 2024. The ranked engineering college of India IIT Madras secured Rank 1 according to National Institutional Ranking Framework(NIRF) 2024 in India. There are a total of 196 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu 178 of them are private and remaining 18 are government aided colleges.
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Best Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu offer excellent teaching methodology , world class infrastructure, advanced laboratory setups and overall healthy and positive learning culture which makes it one of the most suited states for pursuing engineering as a career option.
Several colleges of Tamil Nadu are quite popular among the engineering aspirants across the nation, some of the best Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu include IIT Madras, NIT Tiruchirappalli, VIT Vellore, SRM Institute of Science and Technology and many more.
Many engineering colleges offer Btech admission through JEE Main, JEE Advanced(for IIT Madras), VITEEE( for VIT Vellore) and many other private entrance exams. For Mtech admission most institutes consider Gate’s scores. Tuition fees lie between Rs. 27 thousands to Rs 24 Lakhs for the entire 4 year Btech course.
Total Engineering colleges | 196 engineering colleges(178 private and 18 are government colleges). |
Top ranked college | IIT Madras NIRF Rank 1 |
Best Engineering colleges | 14 Engineering Colleges secured Rank under top 100. |
Tuition fee | ₹27,000 to ₹24,00,000. |
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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Here is a comprehensive list of the top 25 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu based on their NIRF Ranking, Careers360 Rating, and Placement Records. The data below helps students compare colleges based on academic quality, fee structure, and job outcomes—important factors for making an informed choice.
Mentioned below are the names of top engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu along with their lowest closing rank and the respective BTech branch. This table is useful for estimating admission chances based on cutoff
Institute Name | Entrance Exam | Lowest Closing Cut off | Lowest Cut off Branch |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Jee Advanced | 7404 | B.Tech Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering |
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam | TNEA | 10369 | BE Civil Engineering |
Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore | TNEA | 27746 | BE Mechanical Engineering |
Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai | TNEA | 29592 | BE Civil Engineering |
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore | TNEA | 38052 | B.Tech Textile Technology |
Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore | TNEA | 39243 | BE Mechanical Engineering |
Government College of Technology, Coimbatore | TNEA | 39591 | BE Production Engineering |
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Jee Main | 43172 | B.Tech Civil Engineering |
Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai | TNEA | 46008 | BE Civil Engineering |
Government College of Engineering, Salem | TNEA | 47760 | BE Civil Engineering |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Kancheepuram | Jee Main | 56354 | B.Tech Smart Manufacturing |
Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi | TNEA | 57372 | BE Mechanical Engineering |
Government College of Engineering, Erode | TNEA | 66652 | BE Automobile Engineering |
Government College of Engineering, Bargur | TNEA | 73993 | BE Mechanical Engineering |
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur | Jee Main | 95412 | B.Tech Food Engineering and Technology |
Anna University, Chennai | TNEA | 99005 | BE Mechanical Engineering |
Government College of Engineering, Bodinayakanur | TNEA | 100825 | B.Tech Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar | TNEA | 146082 | BE Manufacturing Engineering |
University College of Engineering Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus Anna University, Tiruchirappalli | TNEA | 183166 | BE Mechanical Engineering Tamil Medium |
University College of Engineering, Dindigul | TNEA | 191169 | BE Civil Engineering Tamil Medium |
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Hi aspirant,
Yes, there are three new exam centres for JEE Main 2027. They are Kalahandi and Sundergarh in Odisha and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in Punjab.
You can also check this page for more details: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-2027-new-centres
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Here are the links you wanted. Hope these help!
Yes IIT Delhi will except admissions from JEE Advanced?
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Hello Student,
You can check the resource provided below:
JEE Main Chapter-wise Weightage 2027
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