List of Engineering Colleges in Chennai
Below is the list of top engineering colleges in Chennai. As mentioned above most of them admit students based on their TNEA, SRMJEEE or JEE scores.
| S.No. | List of Engineering Colleges in Chennai |
| Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras), Chennai | |
| Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VELS University), Chennai | |
| SRM Institute of Science & Technology (SRMIST), Chennai | |
| Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER, Chennai), Chennai | |
| Sathyabama University, Chennai | |
| Indian Maritime University (IMU), Chennai | |
| Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute (DRMGRERI), Chennai | |
| Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology (Vel Tech), Chennai | |
| Saveetha School of Engineering (SSE), Chennai | |
| St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research (SPIHER), Chennai | |
| King's Cornerstone International College (KCIC), Chennai | |
| Mohamed Sathak College of Arts and Science (MSCAS), Chennai | |
| All India Institute of Management Studies (AIIMAS), Chennai | |
| National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFTC), Chennai | |
| International Council for Management Studies (ICMS), Chennai | |
| DreamZone School of creative studies (DZSCS), Chennai | |
| MEASI Academy of Architecture (MEASI), Chennai | |
| Aaalim Muhammed Salegh Academy of Architecture (AMS), Chennai | |
| International Maritime Academy (IMA), Chennai | |
| Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC), Chennai | |
| Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology (AVIT), Chennai | |
| St. Joseph s College of Engineering and Technology (SJCET), Chennai | |
| Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Chennai | |
| P.B. College of Engineering (PBCE), Chennai | |
| SSN College of Engineering (SSNCE), Chennai | |
| Easwari Engineering College (SRM), Chennai | |
| Jerusalem College of Engineering (JCE), Chennai | |
| GRT Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chennai | |
| Velammal Engineering College (VEC Chennai), Chennai | |
| Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College (MNMJEC), Chennai | |
| KCG College of Technology, Chennai | |
| Mohamed Sathak A J College of Engineering (MSAJE), Chennai | |
| KCG College of Technology, Chennai | |
| PERI Institute of Technology (PERIIT), Chennai | |
| SMK Fomra Institute of Technology (SMKFIT), Chennai | |
| Arunai Engineering College (AEC), Chennai | |
| Apollo Engineering College (AEC), Chennai | |
| Jaya Engineering College (JEC), Chennai | |
| Alpha College of Engineering (ACE), Chennai | |
| Saranathan College of Engineering (SCE), Chennai | |
| ARM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai | |
| DMI College of Engineering (DMI), Chennai | |
| Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research Faculty of Engineering & Technology (MAHERFET), Chennai | |
| Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University (ACT), Chennai | |
| Meenakshi College of Engineering (MCE), Chennai | |
| Panimalar Engineering College (PEC), Chennai | |
| Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Chennai | |
| Saveetha Engineering College (SEC), Chennai | |
| Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology (SMIT), Chennai | |
| Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology (KVCET), Chennai | |
| Tagore Engineering College (TEC), Chennai | |
| S.A. Engineering College (SAEC), Chennai | |
| Gojan School of Business and Technology (GSBT), Chennai | |
| Aalim Muhammed Salegh College of Engineering (AMSEC), Chennai | |
| Anand Institute of Higher Technology (AIHT), Chennai | |
| GKM College of Engineering & Technology, Chennai | |
| Loyola Institute of Technology (LIT), Chennai | |
| OAS Institute of Technology and Management (OASITM), Chennai | |
| Prince Shri Venkateshwara Padmavathy Engineering College (PSVPEC), Chennai | |
| Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) , Chennai | |
| Muthiah Polytechnic College (MPC), Chennai | |
| Madha Institute of Engineering & Technology (MIET), Chennai | |
| Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute (SRMCRI), Chennai | |
| T J Institute of Technology (TJIT), Chennai | |
| St. Joseph's Institute of Technology (SJIT), Chennai | |
| Sri Ramanujar Engineering College (SREC), Chennai | |
| Vi Institute of Technology (VIIT), Chennai | |
| Sri Venkateswara Institute of Engineering (SVIE), Chennai | |
| Sri Venkateswara College of Technology (SVCT), Chennai | |
| SAMS College of Engineering and Technology (SAMSCET), Chennai | |
| Thangavelu Engineering College (TEC), Chennai | |
| Loyola ICAM College of Engineering and Technology (LICET), Chennai | |
| Panimalar Institute of Technology (PIT), Chennai | |
| New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering and Technology (NPSBCET), Chennai | |
 Prince Dr. K. Vasudevan College of Engineering and Technology (PKVCET), Chennai |
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| Veltech Polytechnic College (VTPC), Chennai |
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| Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology (RIT Chennai) , Chennai | |
| Sakthi Mariamman Engineering College (SMEC), Chennai | |
| Jaya Sakthi Engineering College (JSEC), Chennai | |
| Jaya Group of Institutions (JGI), Chennai | |
| Davinci School of Design and Architecture (DSDA), Chennai |
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| Annai Veilankanni's College of Engineering (AVCE), Chennai |
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| Gopal Ramalingam Memorial Engineering College, Chennai | |
| MARG Institute of Design & Architecture Swarnabhoomi (MIDAS), Chennai | |
| P.M.R. Engineering College (PMREC), Chennai | |
| Balaji Institute of Engineering and Technology (BIET), Chennai | |
| Kings Engineering College (KEC), Chennai | |
| St Peter's College of Engineering and Technology (SPCET), Chennai | |
| Sri Lakshmi Ammal Engineering College (SLAEC), Chennai | |
| Magna College of Engineering (MCE), Chennai | |
| Dhaanish Ahmed College of Engineering (DACE), Chennai | |
| Chennai Institute of Technology (CIT), Chennai | |
| Jawahar Engineering College (JEC), Chennai | |
| Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College (MSEC), Chennai | |
| Apollo Priyadarshanam Institute of Technology (APIT), Chennai | |
| Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering (RGCE), Chennai | |
| Jeppiaar Engineering College (JEC), Chennai | |
| Arignar Anna Institute of Science and Technology (AAIST), Chennai | |
| Veterinary College and Research Institute (VCRI), Chennai | |
| Sri Sai Ram Institute of Technology (SSIT), Chennai | |
| St. Joseph's College of Engineering (SJCE), Chennai | |
| Velammal Institute of Technology (VIT CHENNAI), Chennai | |
| RRASE College of Engineering (RRASECE), Chennai | |
| Thiru Seven Hills Polytechnic College (TSHPC), Chennai | |
| PSB Polytechnic College (PSBPC), Chennai | |
| Meenakshi Krishnan Polytechnic College (MKPC), Chennai | |
| Murugappa Polytechnic College (MPC), Chennai | |
| Apollo Subbulakshmi Polytechnic College (ASPC), Chennai | |
| Aalim Muhammed Salegh Polytechnic College (AMSPC), Chennai | |
| Sri Nallalaghu Nadar Polytechnic College (SNNPC), Chennai | |
| Sriram Polytechnic College (SPC), Chennai | |
| Saint Michael's Polytechnic College (SMPC), Chennai | |
| T.S. Srinivasan Centre for Polytechnic College and Advanced Training (TSSCPCAT), Chennai | |
| Little Flower Polytechnic College (LFPC), Chennai | |
| PANIMALAR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE (PPC), Chennai | |
| P.T.Lee Chengalvaraya Naicker Polytechnic College ( PTLCNPC) , Chennai | |
| Agni college of Technology (ACT), Chennai | |
| Asian College of Engineering and technology (ACET), Chennai | |
| Don Bosco Polytechnic College (DBPC), Chennai | |
| St. Joseph Industrial Training Centre (SJITC), Chennai | |
| Government Polytechnic College (GPC), Chennai | |
| Apollo Polytechnic College (APC), Chennai | |
| V. Ramakrishna Polytechnic College (VRPC), Chennai | |
| CPCL Polytechnic College, Chennai | |
| Arasu Polytechnic College (APC), Chennai | |
| Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering and Technology (SVCET), Chennai | |
| Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain School of Architecture (MNMA), Chennai | |
| VIT University Chennai, Chennai | |
| B. S. Abdur Rahman University (BSAU), Chennai | |
| Spectrum College of Technology (SCT), Chennai | |
| Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Engineering & Technology) (REC CHENNAI), Chennai | |
| Government Technical Training Centre, Chennai | |
| Institute of Food and Dairy Technology (IFDT), Chennai | |
| Mechanical Training Institute (MTI), Chennai | |
| Institute of Leather Technology (ILT), Chennai | |
| Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS Chennai) , Chennai | |
| Sairam Group of Institutions, Chennai | |
| University of Madras, Chennai | |
| Saveetha Group of Colleges (SDC), Chennai | |
| Madha Group Colleges, Chennai | |
| Sree Sastha Group of Institutions (SSGI), Chennai | |
| MH Cockpit Aviation Academy (MHCAA), Chennai | |
| Saveetha College of Architecture and Design (SCAD), Chennai | |
| Sree Sastha School of Architecture and Planning (SSSA), Chennai | |
| Vel Tech Multi Tech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.Sakunthala Engineering College , Chennai | |
| Vel Tech High Tech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.Sakunthala Engineering College ( Vel Tech High Tech) , Chennai | |
| Remo International College of Aviation ( RICA) , Chennai | |
| Saveetha University, Chennai |