Best Engineering Colleges in Chennai

There are 138 best engineering colleges in Chennai, of which 114 colleges are private and 24 are government engineering colleges in the city. The top engineering colleges in Chennai include the IIT Madras, College of Engineering Guindy under Anna University. SRM Institute, SSN college of Engineering and Saveetha Engineering college. Students can pursure a variety of engineering specializations such as Electrical, Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Information Technology, Civil, Mechanical etc. The fee for engineering colleges in chennai ranges from Rs 72 K to Rs 8.58 Lakhs. The list of best Engineering colleges in Tamilnadu is provided below for reference and guidance.

The top examinations accepted in Chennai engineering colleges are GATE, CEETA PG, JEE Main, and JEE Advanced.

Most universities provide admission to undergraduate engineering programmes through the TNEA counselling.
The fees of engineering programmes in Tamil Nadu vary from college to college. It generally ranges from ₹72,000 to ₹8,58,000 for undergraduate programmes.
Engineering is divided into many different specialisations like Automobile Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Agricultural Engineering.

Engineering Colleges in Chennai Highlights

Particular	Details
Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu	Total: 1283 Private: 1131 Government: 152
Range of tuition fees	Rs 72 K to Rs 8.58 Lakhs
Top government engineering colleges accepting JEE Main	IIT Madras, SRM University, Anna University etc.
Top specializations	Electrical, Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Information Technology, Civil, Mechanical etc.
Popular exams	GATE, CEETA PG, JEE Main, and JEE Advanced

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Chennai (NIRF Ranking)

According to the NIRF ranking, IIT Madras is the No 1 college for engineering, along with SRM University and Sathyabama Universoty with ranks 14 and 67 respectively. The table given below shows the list of the top 10 engineering colleges in Chennai.

Top Engineering Colleges in Chennai Rank Wise

College Name	NIRF Ranking 2025	NIRF Ranking 2024
IIT Madras	1	1
SRM University	14	13
Anna University	20	14
Sathyabama University	67	66
Vel Tech Chennai	87	86
HITS Chennai	101-150	101-150
IIITDM Kancheepuram	101-150	101-150
Rajalakshmi Engineering College	101-150	101-150
Vels University Chennai	101-150	101-150
CIT Chennai	101-150	101-150
Sri Sai Ram Engineering College	101-151	101-151

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Chennai With Careers360 Ranking

Candidates can check the top engineering colleges in Chennai with Careers360 Ranking in the table below.

Best Engineering Colleges in Chennai

College Name	Careers360 Ranking
IIT Madras	AAAAA
SRM University	AAAA+
Anna University	AAAA+
Sathyabama University	AAAA+
Vel Tech Chennai	AAAA
HITS Chennai	AAAA+
IIITDM Kancheepuram	AAAA+
Rajalakshmi Engineering College	AAAA+
Vels University Chennai	AAAA
CIT Chennai	AAAA+
Sri Sai Ram Engineering College	AAAA

Top Private Engineering Colleges in Chennai (Fees-wise)

SRM University is one of the top private engineering colleges in Chennai. The table below shows the list of top 5 engineering colleges in Chennai, tuition fees and their entrance exams.

Best Private Engineering Colleges in Chennai

College Name	Tentative Fees	Required Exams
SRM University	₹1,75,000 - ₹18,00,000	JEE Main, SRMJEEE, SRMJEEE PG, GATE,
IIITDM Kancheepuram	₹6,29,000	JEE Main
Sri Sai Ram Engineering College	₹2,20,000	CEETA-PG
Sathyabama University	_	SAEEE
CIT Chennai	₹2,20,000	CEETA-PG

Best Government Engineering Colleges in Chennai

The table below shows the list of the top five engineering colleges in Chennai with fees and their entrance exams.

Top Government Engineering Colleges in Chennai

College Name	Tentative Fees	Required Exams
IIT Madras	₹8,58,000	JEE Advanced
Madras University	₹53,250	_
MIT Chennai	₹1,68,000	_
NIFT Chennai	₹13,30,000	NIFT Entrance Exam
CIPET Chennai	_	CIPET JEE

Best Engineering Colleges in Chennai (Salary-wise)

Premier universities like IIT Madras offer the highest salary package to their graduates. The table below shows the best engineering colleges in Chennai along with their median salary package.

Top Chennai Engineering Colleges

College Name	Median Salary Package
IIT Madras	₹17,00,000
SRM University	₹4,50,000
Sathyabama University	₹4,25,000
HITS Chennai	₹4,50,000
Rajalakshmi Engineering College	₹4,56,000

Top Engineering Colleges in Chennai (Cut-Off)

The table below shows the top Chennai engineering colleges along with the TNEA cut-off trends for BE Civil Engineering.

Best Engineering Colleges in Chennai

College Name	TNEA Cut-Off Rank
Sri Sai Ram Engineering College	49850
Rajalakshmi Engineering College	45927
CIT Chennai	25992

Engineering College Predictors

TNEA College Predictor	JEE Main College Predictor
JEE Main & Advanced College Predictor	GATE College Predictor with PSU Chances & E-Books
JEE Advanced College Predictor	CSAB Counselling College Predictor
MET College Predictor	BITSAT College Predictor