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    NIRF Ranking Engineering Colleges Chennai - List of Best Colleges

    NIRF Ranking Engineering Colleges Chennai - List of Best Colleges

    Team Careers360Updated on 25 Nov 2025, 03:51 PM IST

    NIRF ranking 2025 Engineering Colleges Chennai: The Ministry of Education has released the NIRF 2025 ranking for the engineering colleges of Chennai. The ranking falls under the ‘Engineering’ category and has been ranked based on multiple factors, including quality of education, graduation outcome, research, and more. NIRF has ranked the top engineering colleges of Chennai, such as IIT Madras, S.R.M. Institute, Anna University and more.

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    1. NIRF ranking 2025 Engineering Colleges Chennai
    2. NIRF ranking 2025 Top 10 Engineering Colleges
    3. Other notable NIRF ranking 2025 Engineering Colleges Chennai
    4. Top Engineering Colleges Chennai Fees and Entrance Exams
    5. Factors Affecting NIRF Ranking 2025
    NIRF Ranking Engineering Colleges Chennai - List of Best Colleges
    NIRF ranking 2025 Engineering Colleges Chennai

    Here in this article, read more on the NIRF ranking 2025 list of Engineering Colleges in Chennai.

    NIRF ranking 2025 Engineering Colleges Chennai

    Candidates will find the ranking number and the total percentile secured by the institute. Here, IIT Madras again secured the number 1 rank, making it the best engineering college in all of India. Find the list of the top engineering colleges in Chennai as per the NIRF ranking 2025.

    Engineering Colleges Chennai NIRF ranking 2025

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    NIRF ranking 2025 Top 10 Engineering Colleges

    Candidates can find below the list of the top 10 engineering colleges in India based on NIRF 2025 rankings. Here, candidates will find that IIT Madras leads not just in Chennai but the whole of India.

    Other notable NIRF ranking 2025 Engineering Colleges Chennai

    Chennai is home to more than 800 engineering colleges, both government and privately owned. However, not every college manages to secure a rank under the NIRF top 100, but there are a few colleges that are included in the NIRF ranking bands (101–150, 151–200, 201–300, etc.), which itself is an important recognition. Here is a list of colleges that fall under the list.

    Top Engineering Colleges Chennai Fees and Entrance Exams

    Clearing the engineering entrance exam is a major step towards securing admission in the top engineering colleges in Chennai. Here is a list of entrance exams and B.Tech. fees of the top engineering colleges of Chennai.

    Institute Name

    Accepted Engineering Exams

    Approximate Total B.Tech Fees

    Indian Institute of Technology Madras

    JEE Main and JEE Advanced

    ₹8 - 10 Lakh

    S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

    SRMJEEE (SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Examination)

    ₹9 - 19 Lakh

    Anna University

    TNEA (Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions)

    ₹19,300 - 25.47 Lakh

    Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

    SEAT or TNEA

    ₹1.4 - 9 Lakh

    Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

    SAEEE (Sathyabama All India Entrance Exam).

    ₹7.55 - 14.2 Lakh

    Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology

    VTUEEE (Vel Tech Undergraduate Engineering Entrance Examination).

    ₹4 - 14.4 Lakh

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    Factors Affecting NIRF Ranking 2025

    There are multiple parameters based on which the authority prepares the NIRF ranking. Find below the major factors based on which NIRF has ranked NIT Puducherry every year.

    • Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)

    • Research and Professional Practices (RP)

    • Graduation Outcomes (GO)

    • Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)

    • Perception (PR)

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Which is the best engineering College in Chennai as per NIRF ranking?
    A:

    IIT Madras, SRM Institute, Anna University, etc., are some of the best engineering colleges in Chennai as per NIRF ranking.

    Q: Which is the top engineering college in Chennai?
    A:

    IIT Madras is the top engineering college in Chennai with an NIRF rank of 1 in 2025.

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