Best Government Engineering Colleges in Chennai

Chennai has 134 engineering colleges. Of these, 23 colleges are government institutions and 111 are private institutions.

The fees generally range from ₹4,700 to ₹8,58,000.
JEE Main, GATE, JEE Advanced, CEETA PG and CIPET JEE are among some of the entrance exams that candidates must take to gain admission into the top engineering colleges in Chennai.
Most universities provide admission to undergraduate engineering programmes through the TNEA counselling.
Engineering programs cover diverse fields such as mechanical, electrical, civil, computer science, and more. It can be pursued by the students at Diploma, Bachelor’s and Master’s, either in Part-time, Full-time, Distance or Online.

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Best Government Engineering Colleges in Chennai Based (NIRF Ranking)

According to the NIRF ranking, IIT Madras is the No 1 college for engineering in India. Here is the list of top 10 engineering colleges in Chennai.

College Name	NIRF Ranking	Careers360 Ranking
IIT Madras- (B.E /B.Tech (10 Courses)/ M.E /M.Tech. (33 Courses))	1	AAAAA
IIITDM Kancheepuram	101-150	AAAA+
Madras University	_	_
MIT Chennai- (B.E /B.Tech (17 Courses)/ M.E /M.Tech. (19 Courses) )	_	_
NIFT Chennai	_	_
CIPET Chennai- (Diploma (2 Courses))	_	_
IMU Chennai- (B.E /B.Tech (1 Course))	_	_
College of Engineering, Guindy- (B.E /B.Tech (15 Courses)/ M.E /M.Tech. (44 Courses))	_	_
CSIR Central Leather Research Institute- (B.E /B.Tech (2 Courses))	_	_
Institute of Printing Technology	_	_
Government Polytechnic College, Tondiarpet- (Diploma (5 Courses))	_	_

The details of the top 5 government engineering colleges in Chennai with fees and the necessary entrance exam are mentioned below.

Given below is the list of the best government engineering colleges in Chennai with the median salary offered and top recruiters.

College Name	Median Salary	Top Recruiter
IIT Madras	₹15 Lakhs	Cisco, Amazon, JP Morgan Chase, Apple, HSBC.
IIITDM Kancheepuram	₹10.16 Lakhs	Zoho, Ford, Google, Samsung, Amazon
CIPET Chennai	₹3.2 Lakhs	Reliance, Reynolds, Bright Autoplast, MGM Group, Godavari Polymers
College of Engineering, Guindy	_	TCS, Wipro Limited, Reliance , Morgan Stanley, Infosys
MIT Chennai	_	BYJU’S, Crayon Data, Walmart Labs, L&T Infotech Limited, Sony India Software.

Top specialisations offered at the best government colleges in Chennai are as follows:

JEE Main College Predictor	TNEA College Predictor
JEE Main & Advanced College Predictor	JEE Advanced College Predictor
MET College Predictor	BITSAT College Predictor