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There are a total of 80 Computer Science Engineering colleges in Chennai, among these, 69 are private colleges and 11 are government colleges.
The tuition fee generally depends on the college, level of course, etc. Therefore, it ranges from ₹10,000 to ₹7,00,000.
Popular exams accepted by top engineering colleges in Chennai are JEE Main, JEE Advanced, GATE, CEETA-PG, and many more.
Students must enrol for TNEA counselling to get admission to participating colleges.
Some of premier Computer Science Engineering colleges in Chennai include IIT Madras, SRM University and Sathyabama University. Their NIRF rankings are 1, 28 and 66, respectively. Here is the list of the top 10 engineering colleges in Chennai for CSE.
College Name | NIRF 2023 Ranking | Careers360 Ranking |
IIT Madras- (B.E /B.Tech (10 Courses)/ M.E /M.Tech. (33 Courses)) | 1 | AAAAA |
SRM University- (B.E /B.Tech (18 Courses)/ M.E /M.Tech. (34 Courses)) | 28 | AAAA+ |
66 | AAAA+ | |
86 | AAAA+ | |
87 | AAAA | |
101-150 | AAAA | |
101-150 | AAAA+ | |
101-150 | AAAA+ | |
101-150 | AAAA+ | |
151-200 | AAAA |
Details of the top private CSE colleges of Chennai with fees and important entrance exams are given below in tabular format.
Private Colleges | Tentative Fees | Entrance Exams |
Vel Tech Chennai | ₹11,60,000 | |
SRM University | ₹9,00,000 | |
Vels University Chennai | ₹11,12,000 | _ |
Sri Sai Ram Engineering College | ₹2,20,000 | |
₹2,20,000 |
The following table shows the list of government colleges in Chennai that offer CSE with fees and necessary entrance exams.
Government Colleges | Tentative Fees | Entrance Exams |
IIT Madras | ₹8,58,000 | |
IIITDM Kancheepuram | ₹6,29,000 | JEE Main, GATE |
₹1,30,000 | ||
₹2,50,000 | _ | |
₹1,28,000 | _ |
IIT Madras and CIT Chennai offer the better salary packages compared to others. The table below shows the best Computer Science colleges in Chennai along with their median salary package.
College Name | Median Salary |
IIT Madras | ₹17,00,000 |
CIT Chennai | ₹5,84,000 |
SRM University | ₹4,50,000 |
HITS Chennai | ₹4,50,000 |
Sathyabama University | ₹4,25,000 |
Candidates can check below for the TNEA cutoff of some of the top CSE colleges in Chennai for the OC category.
College Name | TNEA BE CSE Cutoff 2022 |
CIT Chennai | 2639 |
Rajalakshmi Engineering College | 4350 |
6788 | |
30134 | |
45557 |
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