Best Colleges in Chennai

Chennai is among fastest growing cities of India and is home to the best educational institutions in the country. Top colleges in Chennai offer courses in Engineering and Architecture, Management and Business Administration, Sciences, Art, humanities and social sciences and computer applications & IT, Management and Business Administration, Medicine and allied sciences. Top Colleges in Chennai offers courses in online, full time and part-time mode. The admission to the top colleges in Chennai is based on entrance exams like JEE Main, TANCET, CAT, XAT, MAT, NEET and others. The colleges in Chennai are owned both by the government and private bodies.

Top Colleges in Chennai - Eligibility Criteria

B.Tech - Candidates must have completed 10+2 or equivalent as Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics are required as compulsory subjects in Class 12th.

M.Tech - B.Tech/B.E degree and/or master’s degree in sciences in a relevant discipline and valid score in GATE.

M.Sc - Bachelor's degree with relevant subjects.

M.B.A - Candidates must have completed graduation in any discipline from a recognised university with the qualifying marks.

M.B.B.S - Candidates must have completed 10+2 or equivalent with minimum 50 percent marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English. Candidates must have qualified NEET(UG).

Ph.D - Candidates must have completed master’s degree with valid GATE score/ entrance examination

Top Colleges in Chennai - Entrance Examination

Admission to top colleges is based on the score obtained in the entrance examination by the candidate. The details of some of the popular entrance examinations is mentioned in the table below:

Entrance Exam	Details
JEE Advanced	Joint Entrance Exam Advanced is online exam conducted once a year in online mode.
NEET	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is conducted by NTA one a year in offline mode.
GATE	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national level exam conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur once a year in online mode.
JEE Main	Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is conducted by NTA twice a year in online mode
TANCET	Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test or TANCET is conducted by Anna University in offline mode once a year.

List of Top Colleges in Chennai - NIRF Ranking 2024

National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a ranking methodology adopted by MHRD to rank higher education institutes in India. The list of top colleges in Chennai based on their NIRF ranking for 2024 is mentioned in the table below:

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	Overall	1
Anna University, Chennai	University	13
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology Chennai	University	12
SIMATS Chennai	University	11
University of Madras	University	39
Sathyabama University, Chennai	University	51

Top Colleges in Chennai: Fee-Wise

The course fee of the top 10 colleges in Chennai ranges from Rs 1,310 to Rs 1.20 Crore depending upon the type and level of the course.Top universities in Chennai provide various kinds of scholarship schemes and freeships to its students

Top Government Colleges in Chennai - Fee-Wise

College Name	Fee Range
IIT Madras	Rs 1,320 to Rs 10.72 Lakhs
Anna University	Rs 4,000 to Rs 22 Lakhs
Madras University Chennai	Rs 1.130 to Rs 18.66 Lakhs
IMU Chennai	Rs 2.75 Lakhs to Rs 18.60 Lakhs
MMC Chennai	Rs 87. 23 to Rs 1,41 Lakhs

Top Private Colleges in Chennai - Fee-Wise

College Name	Fee Range
SIMATS Chennai	Rs 1 Lakh to Rs 1.20 Crore
Sathyabama University Chennai	Rs 90,000 to Rs 23 Lakhs
SRM University Chennai	Rs 16,000 to Rs 1.35 crore
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education And Research	Rs 1.50 Lakhs to Rs 1.62 Crore
Bharath Institute of Higher Education And Research, Chennai	Rs 90,000 to Rs 1.36 Crore

Top Courses Offered by the Top Colleges in Chennai

College Name	Courses offered
IIT Madras	B.Tech, B.Tech M.Tech, MBA, M.Tech, Executive MBA
Anna University, Chennai	B.E/B.Tech,B.Arch, M.E/M.Tech, MBA, MCA
SIMATS Chennai	B.E /B.Tech, M. E, M.Sc, M.D.S
Sathyabama University, Chennai	B.E/B.Tech, B.Sc, M.E/M.Tech, M.D.S, MBA
Madras University, Chennai	B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Com, MBA

Top Colleges in Chennai: Placement -Wise

Below mentioned is the placement details of top 5 colleges in Chennai with meridian salary offered for the undergraduate and post graduate courses as per NIRF report 2024:

College Name	Median Salary 2023 - UG	Median Salary 2023 - PG
IIT Madras Placements	Rs 17 Lakhs	Rs 15 Lakhs
Anna University Placements	Rs 7.50 Lakhs	Rs 6.80 Lakhs
SIMATS Placements	Rs 9.30 Lakhs	Rs 15.60 Lakhs
Madras University Placements	NA	Rs 3.73 Lakhs
SRM. Institute of Science and Technology Placements	Rs 1.60 Lakhs	Rs 2.04 Lakhs

Top Colleges in Chennai: Cutoff

IIT Madras Cutoff	Anna University Cutoff
Vel Tech Chennai Cutoff	Rajalakshmi Engineering College Cutoff

Top Colleges in Chennai: College Predictor

JEE Advanced College Predictor	NEET Rank Predictor
NEET College Predictor	JEE Main College Predictor
CAT College Predictor	XAT College Predictor

Note: The colleges in Chennai also receive financial support from the government. The top colleges in Chennai provide financial support to its students based on their financial need and academic performance.