Top Five Engineering Colleges in Chennai-2022 (Based on Ratings & Reviews)

Technology is leading the present world at a rapid phase, in which  Engineering is one of the top and a leading contributor to the development of technology. The best and top innovations are from the engineering sector .which helped in reducing the time consumption of work and increased its productivity. These developments can be witnessed in the Health care systems, Communications, Space Sector, and the list grow on. Innovations in engineering have completely changed the way we communicate with each other. In India, the demand for engineering graduates is quite high. Every year Top MNCs around the globe come to India to hire the best graduates. Chennai, Tamilnadu one of the top metropolitan cities of India has the best institutions to study engineering courses. 

 

Advancements in engineering had a significant impact on mankind as day to day work became simpler and easier. The engineering sector changed everything from manual to automation and the best example for this is from writing on the paper to digital form. The demand for Engineering courses is always high in Chennai, India as it has one of the prestigious engineering colleges that is  Indian Institute Of Technology Madras, one of the top and the oldest engineering colleges in India. To develop a good career as an engineer every aspiring student should have analytical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving skills, etc.

To train students to excel, every engineering colleges should provide lab facilities, library, faculty support, etc. and these can be seen in the well-established top engineering colleges as they not only provide these facilities, these top and best engineering colleges provide extra qualifications like certifications, training for campus placements as it is one of the major goal for every graduate in engineering. Chennai, India has top and best engineering colleges to get into, this article provides details of the top five engineering colleges in Chennai, Tamilnadu, and get to know the insight of colleges details like eligibility, ratings, fee structure, campus placements.

1. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS, CHENNAI

IITM Highlights:

1. The Institute was formally inaugurated in 1959 by Prof. Humayun Kabir, Union Minister for Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs.
2. The campus is located in a beautiful wooded land of about 250 hectares.
3. The Heritage Centre was formally inaugurated by Dr. Arcot Ramachandran, former Director IIT Madras on 3rd March 2006.
4. An ISO 9001 Certified college.
5.  NIRF RATINGS

TLR (100)	RPC (100)	GO (100)	OI (100)	PERCEPTION (100)
95.42	94.64	83.90	61.31	100.00

IITM  Establishment:1959 IITM  Accreditations: AICTE, UGC IITM Affiliated To Central University IITM Courses: CIVIL/MECH/EEE/ECE/CSE IITM Eligibility & Admission:  10+2 with 75% +JEE Main IITM  Fee Structure: Rs 75,000(approx.) IITM  Location:  Indian Institute of Technology Madras, IIT P.O., Chennai 600 036, Tamil Nadu, India. IITM  Cutoff:

Course Name	Quota	GEN	OBC	SC	ST	EWS
Chemical Engineering	AI	3037	1552	1013	583	242
Civil Engineering	AI	4346	1600	868	222	384
Aerospace Engineering	AI	3146	1471	753	473	271
Computer Science and Engineering	AI	188	79	48	28	16
Mechanical Engineering	AI	1891	836	519	221	122
Electrical Engineering	AI	717	327	244	117	46
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering	AI	5892	2381	1712	840	588
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	AI	4720	2119	1454	632	443

IITM Placements:  Google, Samsung, TATA, General Electric, Bain and Company, IBM, J.P Morgan, BCG, Cisco, Microsoft, Auctus Advisors, Intel, Qualcomm, Apple, Star, American Express, Rolls Royce, Shell, Mercedes-Benz, ITC limited, HSBC, Dalberg, Roland Berger, DE Shaw & co, P&G, Goldman Sachs, Citi Bank, EY, Flipkart, EXL Analytics, Mahindra & Mahindra, HCL Technologies, CSS Corp, Rivigo Services, MYntra, Oracle India.

2. ANNA UNIVERSITY-ENGINEERING, CHENNAI

AU Highlights:

1. Anna University was established on 4th September 1978 as a unitary type of University. This University was named after Late Dr.C.N.Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
2. It offers higher education in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, and Applied Sciences relevant to the current and projected needs of society. 
3. In 2001, Anna University was converted to an affiliating type University by bringing together all the Engineering colleges in the State of Tamil Nadu and was again reconverted to the unitary type in 2010.
4. In World University Ranking Anna University is ranked 201 as per QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) in the Faculty of Engineering and Chemical during the year 2017-2018. Anna University is ranked between 151 and 200 at the global level and 7 at the national level.
5. NIRF RATINGS

TLR (100)	RPC (100)	GO (100)	OI (100)	PERCEPTION (100)
64.62	54.07	61.50	51.62	68.24

AU  Establishment: 1974 AU  Accreditations: AICTE, NAAC GRADE A AU Affiliated To AU, CHENNAI AU Courses: CIVIL/MECH/EEE/ECE/CSE AU   Eligibility & Admission:10+2 With 50%+ TNEA AU  Fee Structure: 50,000(approx.) AU  Location: Anna University, Guindy, Chennai - 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India. AU  Cutoff:

COLLEGE NAME	OC	BC	BCM	MBC	SC	SCA	ST
University Departments of Anna University - CEG, Chennai	64.667	58.333	57.333	53.333	51	56.667	40

AU  Placements: Tcs, Wipro, Accenture, Asian paints, Birlasoft, Biocon, Bridgestone, CaliberPoint among the top recruiters.

3. SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RAMAPURAM CAMPUS, CHENNAI

SRM Highlights:

1. The Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD), Department of Higher Education, Government of India, has placed SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) in the highest Category ‘A’.
2. Ranked 32nd Under University Category by NIRF in 2019
3. SRMIST has been accredited by NAAC with the Highest ‘A++’ Grade in the year 2018, valid for the next 5 years
4. The weekly magazine has ranked SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) as No: 2 among the private Universities
5. NIRF RATINGS

TLR (100)	RPC (100)	GO (100)	OI (100)	PERCEPTION (100)
61.27	41.96	63.57	61.06	11.55

SRM  Establishment:2004 SRM  Accreditations: UGC SRM  Affiliated To DEEMED UNIVERSITY SRM Courses: CIVIL/MECH/EEE/ECE/CSE SRM   Eligibility & Admission: 10+2 with 50%+SRMJEE SRM  Fee Structure: Rs 2.5 Lakh SRM Location: SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur - 603 203,Chengalpattu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,India. SRM  Cutoff: As this is a private Entrance exam there is no exact Cut-off, college decides the cut off based on the overall performance of applied students and calls admissions.

SRM Placements: Photon,Prestige, PureChemicals, Ramco, Rbs, Ttk, Real-Image, Redington, Reliance Retail, Religare, TataGroup, Tafe, Syrma, Syntel, Sutherland, Sbi, SrmTechnologies, Spr, Siemens, SonataSoftware, Sopra    Steria, Sony, Sify, Siemens, Shell, SchneiderElectric, Satven, Sap, Samsung, Saint-gobain, Sahaj, RoyalEnfield, TeachForIndia, Techaspect ,D-TechData, Tech Mahindra, Temenos, TekSystems, Thoughtworks, Tips, Transys, TorryHarris, Vedanta, Vertzon, Vernals, Vestas, Veda, VirtusaPolaris, Vimana, Visuali, Vkc, Vodafone, Volante, Voonik.Com, Wabag, Whirlpool, Wipro, Wockhardt, Ybio, YesBank, Zepo, Zifo, Zoho, ZouseRentals, Net Connect, Lucus , Tvs, Aakash, Abb, Accenture, Access Healthcare, Accolite, Acciva, Adroitec, Aditya Birla Group, Afcons, Agshealth, Align, Alcatel, Amdocs, Amtex, Amadeus, AmaraRaja, Amazon.Com, Anand, AngloEastern, Apollo, Aricent, Aspire Systems, AxisBank, BajajFinserv, BankOfAmerica, Bata, Berger, Bosch, CapGemini, CapitalFirst, Canon, Cavinkare , Cisco, Cognizant among top recruiters.

4. SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI

 SIST Highlights:

1. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (A Christian Minority Institution) formerly known as Sathyabama Engineering College was established in 1987 by Dr. Jeppiaar.
2. The institution's progress and contribution to the field of technical education for over two decades resulted in granting Deemed University status on 16th July 2001.
3. The University has been awarded as Category "A" University by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India, and accredited by NAAC with Grade "A" in the year 2017.
4. Certified with DNV-GL ISO 9001 standard
5. NIRF RATINGS

TLR (100)	RPC (100)	GO (100)	OI (100)	PERCEPTION (100)
59.06	31.77	64.14	64.20	2.69

SIST  Establishment:1987 SIST  Accreditations: AICTE, NAAC GRADE A SIST   Affiliated To Deemed To Be University SIST Courses: CIVIL/MECH/EEE/ECE/CSE SIST Eligibility & Admission:10+2 With 45%+SAEEE EXAM  SIST  Fee Structure: Rs 1.75 Lakh SIST Location: Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai - 600 119, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. SIST  Cutoff: As this is a private Entrance exam there is no exact Cut-off, college decides the cut off based on the overall performance of applied students and calls admissions.

SIST Placements: Accenture, Asian paints, Birlasoft, Biocon, Bridgestone, Caliber Point, Caterpillar, Cognizant, Capgemini, Careernet Consulting, Csc, Deutschebank, Essar, Emphasis, Hp, Hcl, Intergraph, Icicidirect.Com, Icici Prudential, Igate, Inautix, Infosys, Indiabulls, Indiamart.Com, Kotak, Logica, L&T, Mgl, Naukari.Com, Newgen, India Invest, Arjunchemicals, Photon, Polaris, Suzlon, Bnymellon, Quintegra, Sanmar, Sasken, Soma, Siemens, Softgensolutions, Syntel, Tatachemicals, Trianz, Titan, Tcs, Tvs, Thermax, United Online, Unicon, Valeo, Vt, Virtusa, Wipro, Oracle, Ofs, Ozonegroup, Reliance, Bosch, L&T infotech, Samsung, Deloitte, Oiltanking, Mahendra, TechMahindra, Ibm, Vertex, Diksha, Wabag, Aspire Systems, Maveric.

5. VEL TECH RANGARAJAN DR. SAGUNTHALA R & D INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI

VEL TECH Highlights:

1. Ranked 5th in India by MHRD, Govt. of India 
2. Member of CDIO -First in India 
3. Ranked by TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION-LONDON-IMPACT RANKING 2020
4. 86th   in NIRF Ranking
5. NIRF RATINGS

TLR (100)	RPC (100)	GO (100)	OI (100)	PERCEPTION (100)
57.70	24.09	36.36	59.88	0.55

VEL TECH   Establishment:2009 VEL TECH  Accreditations: AICTE VEL TECH Affiliated To AU, CHENNAI VEL TECH Courses: CIVIL/MECH/EEE/ECE/CSE VEL TECH Eligibility & Admission:10+2 With 50%+VTUEEE VEL TECH Fee Structure: Rs 2.10 Lakh VEL TECH Location: No.42, Avadi-Vel Tech Road, Poonamallee - Avadi High Rd, Vel Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,600062. VEL TECH Cutoff:

Category	2019
SC	91279
OBC	46815
BC-Muslims	62881
MBC-Most Backward Class	57888

VEL TECH Placements:  Amazon, L&T Infotech Ltd, Odessa Technologies, Bosch, Hyundai, Mbit Wireless, Deltax, Thoughtworks, Latent View Analytics, Econ Systems, Quest Global, Vvdn Technologies, Musigma, Maveric Systems, Data Patterns, Kaar Technologies, Ninjacart, Oyo Rooms, Wipro, TCS, Capgemini, Mindtree, Hexaware Technologies, Sap, Yellow Messenger, Valued Epistemics, Elgi, Sanmina, Titan Automation, Khadims.