Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of Indian Peninsula. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hills and Kerala on the west, by Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar on the southeast and by the Indian Ocean on the south. Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in India by area. The state has the highest number of business enterprises. Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu which is also the largest city in Tamil Nadu. The state stands second in total employment in India. The literacy rate of Tamil Nadu is 84%. Tamil is the official language of this state. There are many engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu and in this article we will provide you the list of Top Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu 2016.
List of Engineering Colleges 2016
We at sarvgyan.com provide you the list of engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. There are IIT, NIT, private engineering college and government colleges in Tamil Nadu.
How we have rated the Engineering Colleges
We have rated the engineering colleges on the basis of their placements, academic excellence, state of the art infrastructure, quality of education, feedback of students, status of faculty and national importance.
Admission Procedure
Admission in IIT and NIT is done on the basis of candidate’s JEE Main 2016 score. While some of the engineering institutes in Tamil Nadu conduct their own entrance test or consider the TNEA 2016.
Tamil Nadu B.Tech Admission 2016
Top Courses
Most of the engineering colleges of Tamil Nadu offer various disciplines in the field of engineering like mechanical engineering, computer science engineering, transport technology, aerospace engineering, design and manufacturing engineering.
| College | Established | Affiliated To | Rating |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai The 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… | 1961 | Autonomous Institution | NA |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli National Institute of Technology, Trichy is common known as the NIT Trichy. It has been started in the year 1964 as the joint venture of government of Tamil Nadu and the government of India. It is recognized as More… | 1941 | Deemed University | NA |
| Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore Coimbatore Institute of Technology is an autonomous, private, self-financing and co-ed institution established in the year of 1956 by V. Rangaswamy Educational Trust. Coimbatore Institute of Technology is approved More… | 1983 | Anna University | NA |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing is a government and co-educational institute was established in the year 2007 by MHRD- Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. More… | 2008 | Autonomous Institution | NA |
| Anna University Chennai, CEG Campus Anna 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… | 1965 | State University | NA |
| PSG College of Technology Coimbatore PSG College of Engineering is an autonomous, government-funded and private college institution which has been established in the year 1951 by PSG & Sons Charitable Trust. The college is affiliated to Anna University More… | 1999 | Anna University | NA |
| VIT University, Vellore VIT University was established in the year 1984 as “Vellore Engineering College. VIT university was formerly known as the Vellore Engineering College, but later on it became to know as Vellore Institute of More… | 1920 | Deemed University | NA |
| Madras Institute of Technology – Chennai Madras 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… | 2001 | Anna University | NA |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is popularly known as the Amrita University. It is private and self-financing Institution approved by the UGC as a deemed University. It is accredited by the NAAC and ISO 9001:2008 certification. More… | 1998 | Deemed University | NA |
| Karunya University, Coimbatore Karunya University has been established on 4th October 1986 as a private, self-financing and Christian minority institution named as Karunya Institute of Technology by the Human Resource Karunya Educational Trust. More… | 1998 | Deemed University | NA |
| SSN College of Engineering, Chennai The 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… | 2007 | Anna University | NA |
| Alagappa College of Technology (Anna University-ACT Campus) Alagappa 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… | 1991 | Autonomous Institution | NA |
| CSIR-CECRI Sivagangai CECRI (Central Electrochemical Research Institute) is one of the fourty advanced laboratories of the world running under the guidance of CSIR-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. It was established in More… | 2001 | Anna University | NA |
| SRM University, Chennai SRM 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… | 2007 | Private University | NA |
| Sri Venkateswara college of Engineering Sri 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… | 2007 | Anna University | NA |
| SASTRA University, Thanjavur SASTRA University (Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy) is a private and self-financing deemed university recognized by the UGC. SASTRA University has been established in the year 1984. It More… | 1999 | Private University | NA |
| Bharath University, Chennai Bharath 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… | 1999 | Deemed University | NA |
| Government College of Technology Coimbatore Government College of Technology is a non-minority and co-educational college was established in the year 1945. College was known as Arthur College of technology in starting but in 1951 it renamed in Government More… | 2005 | Anna University | NA |
| Government College of Engineering Salem Government College of Engineering is a non-minority and co-educational college was established during the third five-year plan in the year 1966 as a third engineering college in Tamil Nadu. College is affiliated More… | 2002 | Anna University | NA |
| Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai Panimalar 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… | 2003 | Anna University | NA |
| Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Virudhunagar Mepco Schlenk Engineering College has been established in the year 1984 by the joint collaboration of Indian and German companies. it is founded by the Mepco Schlenk Charities. Now, the college is an autonomous More… | 2000 | Autonomous | NA |
| Kongu Engineering College, Erode Kongu Engineering College has been established in the year 1984 by Kongu Vellalar Institute of Technology Trust. It is a private and self-financing engineering college. The college was affiliated to the Anna University More… | 2000 | Autonomous | NA |
| Vel Tech University, Chennai Vel 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… | 2000 | Autonomous | NA |
| BS Abdur Rahman University, Chennai BS 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… | 2000 | Private University | NA |
| Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology is private, self-financing, co-ed and autonomous institution established in the year of 1998 as a part of Sakthi Group of Companies in Pollachi.College is approved More… | 2000 | Anna University | NA |
| Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai Sri 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… | 2000 | Anna University | NA |
| Vels University, Chennai Vels 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… | 2000 | Autonomous | NA |
| Institute of Road and Transport Technology Erode Institute of Road and Transport Technology is run by all transport corporation of government of Tamil Nadu. IRTT is a government undertaking, non-minority, and co-educational institute was established in the year More… | 2000 | Anna University | NA |
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