VIT - VITEEE 2025
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The following table mentions the list of top Mechanical Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu and their TNEA opening cutoff rank.
Institute’s Name | Ownership | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
Public | 56 | 2279 | |
Private | 786 | 786 | |
Private | 1596 | 4914 | |
Private | 3468 | 5139 | |
Private | 3748 | 13871 | |
Public | 4037 | 20171 | |
Private | 5007 | 10200 | |
Private | 5415 | 10009 | |
Public | 5420 | 16374 | |
Public | 6145 | 10952 | |
Private | 7764 | 12646 | |
Private | 7926 | 16489 | |
Private | 8609 | 21183 | |
Private | 8985 | 8985 | |
Private | 9410 | 9410 | |
Private | 9557 | 9557 | |
Private | 10428 | 17262 | |
Public | 10429 | 10429 | |
Private | 10472 | 22756 | |
Public | 10710 | 22574 | |
Public | 11147 | 15102 | |
Private | 11525 | 22414 | |
Private | 12335 | 17490 | |
Private | 13269 | 21287 | |
Public | 13345 | 13345 | |
Private | 15365 | 15365 | |
Public | 16456 | 16456 | |
Public | 16900 | 16900 | |
Private | 17602 | 17602 | |
Public | 18371 | 18371 | |
Private | 18818 | 18818 | |
Private | 19260 | 22155 | |
Private | 19666 | 19666 | |
Private | 21151 | 21151 | |
Private | 21335 | 21335 | |
Public | 21516 | 21516 | |
Private | 21724 | 21724 | |
Private | 21898 | 22126 |
Note: TNEA cutoff details are based on- Allotted Quota = General, MISC = NA, Special Quota = NA, Caste = Open, Round = 1
Tamil Nadu is home to 992 Mechanical Engineering colleges. Of these, 899 institutions are privately owned and 93 colleges are government/public institutions. The fee structure of these best engineering colleges varies between ₹20 K to ₹6.75 Lakhs. There is no state-level BTech entrance exam in Tamil Nadu engineering colleges. Students need to participate in TNEA counselling which is conducted based on class 12 marks. CEETA- PG is the state-level MTech entrance exam. Few institutes accept JEE Main. JEE Advanced, and GATE scores as well.
As per NIRF, the top Mechanical Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu participating in TNEA counselling are Rajalakshmi Engineering College (rank 86) and Kumaraguru College of Technology (101-150).
According to TNEA counselling cutoff ranks, the topmost colleges in Tamil Nadu for Mechanical Engineering are, the College of Engineering, Guindy, Arunai Engineering College and PSG Tech Coimbatore
Here is the list of Top Mechanical Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, not taking part in TNEA counselling. Aspirants need to have JEE Main, JEE Advanced, VITEEE or SRMJEEE scores to be eligible for admission to these institutions.
Top Mechanical Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu
Institute Name | Ownership | NIRF Ranking |
Public | 1 | |
Public | 9 | |
Private | 11 | |
Private | 28 |
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