Chennai is the capital city of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. The previous name of Chennai is Madras. It is the biggest industrial and business centre in South India. Chennai is also called as the “Detroit of India” for its automobile industry. It is the sixth- biggest city and fourth-most crowded metropolitan region in the country. It is also a 36th-largest urban zone in the world. Chennai is the hub of a major educational centre such as engineering, medical and management. According to the 2011 census, the literacy rate of Chennai is 90.33%. Here, we will provide you the catalogue of Top Engineering Colleges in Chennai 2016.
List of Engineering Colleges 2016
For the academic session of 2016, we at sarvgyan.com listed the top engineering colleges in Chennai. The list comprises of many private and government colleges/universities/institutions.
How we have rated the institutions
We rated the top engineering colleges on the premises of several parameters including placement statistics, national importance, and faculty competence, advanced technology education, building and infrastructure and campus facility.
Admission procedure
There is a state level exam is conducted to get admission in various top engineering colleges in Chennai that is TNEA 2016. All engineering colleges in Chennai also consider the all India ranks in the JEE Main 2016.
Top Engineering Courses
Chennai is the biggest industrial and commercial centre in South India. The top engineering courses that are most liked by the candidates of Chennai are: Information Technology, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer and Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automobile Engineering and etc.
| College | Established | Affiliated To | Rating |
| India institute of technology, chennai, tamilnaduThe IIT established in 1959 by the technical and financial assistance from the government of West Germany. It was the third Indian institute of technology that was established through the Act of parliament. It is More… | 1959 | Autonomous | NA |
| Anna University of Technology, ChennaiAnna University was established on 4th September of 1978 located in Chennai. The CEG campus has been started separately in 2007 after the splitting of Anna University into six bodies. It is the Autonomous department More… | 1978 | state university | NA |
| Alagappa College of Technology, ChennaiAlagappa College of Technology is a split body of Anna Technical University and was established on 1944 and become a constituent part of Anna University in 1978. The college owe the autonomous status. All programmes More… | 1944 | Autonomous | NA |
| Sri Sairam Engineering College, chennaiSri Sairam Engineering College has been established in the year 1995 as a private and self-financing institution by Sapthagiri Educational Trust. The college is affiliated to the Anna University and approved by More… | 1995 | Anna University | NA |
| Madras Institute of Technology, ChennaiMadras Institute of Technology was established in the year of 1949. It was the first self – financing institute of the country. This college is a constituent of Anna Technical University. To being a part of Anna More… | 1949 | Anna university | NA |
| Sri Ventakeswara College of Engineering, ChennaiSri Ventakeswara College of Engineering has been established in the year 1985 as a private and self-financing college by Sri Venkateswara Educational and Health Trust. The college is affiliated to the Anna University More… | 1985 | Anna university | NA |
| BS Abdur Rahman University, ChennaiBS Abdur Rahman University was established in the year 1984 by Dr. Abdur Rahman as a private and self-financing university. The university is affiliated by UGC. It is one of the few institutes with all UG and PG More… | 1984 | Deemed University | NA |
| SRM UniversitySRM University was established in the year 1985 as SRM Engineering College. It got the status of Deemed University in the year 2003 and renamed as SRM Institute of Science and Technology. It turns to full-fledged More… | 1985 | Private University | NA |
| Panimalar Engineering College, ChennaiPanimalar Engineering College is a private, self-financing and christian minority institution run by the Jai Sakthi Educational Trust. The College is established in the year 2000. The college is affiliated to the More… | 2000 | Anna University | NA |
| Bharath Institute of Science and Technology, ChennaiBharath Institute of Science and Technology was established in the year 1984 by Sri Lakshmi Ammal Educational and social Trust. BIST acquired deemed university recognition by UGC in 2003 and became Bharath University. Campus: The More… | 1984 | Deemed University | NA |
| St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, ChennaiSt. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai was established in the year 1994 by Jeppiaar Educational Trust. College is approved by All India Council for Technical Education and affiliated to Anna University. More… | 1994 | Anna University | NA |
| Vel Tech Dr Rangrajan Dr Sakunthala Technical University, ChennaiVel Tech Dr Rangrajan Dr Sakunthala Technical University, Chennai was established in the year 1990 by Vel Tech Group of Educational Institution. The Institution known as the Vel Tech University. The institution More… | 1990 | Deemed university | NA |
| Vels University – School of Engineering, ChennaiVels University – School of Engineering, was established in the year 1992 by VAEL’S EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The college was known as the Vels College of Science, Technology and advanced studies during the 1992-2008. More… | 1992 | Deemed University | NA |
| Aalim muhammad saligh college of engineeringAalim Muhammad Salegh College of Engineering (AMSCE) was established on the year 2000. It is a private and self-financing institution. The college has been affiliated to the Anna University and approved by the AICTE More… | 2000 | Anna University | NA |
| SSN College of Engineering, ChennaiThe chairman of HCL Technologies, Dr. Shiv Nadar has been founded the Institution in Chennai named Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering which is now popular as the SSN College of Engineering. The college More… | 1996 | Anna University | NA |
| Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology, Chennai | 1968 | Autonomous | NA |
| Indian Maritime University, Chennai | 2008 | Central University | NA |
| Easwari Engineering College, Chennai | 1997 | Anna University | NA |
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