Top Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu: Admission process, Courses, Information and more

Introduction: Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu is the main focus of the article to empower the students in taking right decision while contemplating admission into engineering courses after 12^th standard or after their engineering graduation; such students and enthusiasts will benefit from this article and are suggested to read till the end.

Speaking of engineering courses, students not only from Tamil Nadu region but also from all around India flock here to get admission into one of the best engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as it is the best place for candidates who are interested in courses like B. Tech, M. Tech and Ph. D in any one discipline of engineering studies.

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India with Chennai been its capital and also it’s the largest city. The state lies in the southernmost part of the subcontinent and shares its borders with the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Speaking of literacy rate in Tamil Nadu the state is doing quite well and the literacy rate is above national average as the literacy rate was recorded 80.33% in the 2011 census.

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With that been said, this article will tackle the following topics, the availability of engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, admission process, courses offered and more.

The engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu state offer almost every engineering course and specialization available out there, just to name a few here goes the list Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical engineering, Computer science engineering, Electronics and Communication, Civil engineering and Architecture.

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Top Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu List

Students looking for admission in B. tech, M. tech, Ph. D courses in Tamil Nadu state can expect admission in the following top engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. I have compiled list of engineering colleges/institutes with links to their official websites, please find it below.

S No.	Name of College	Affiliation	Official website
1.	Vels University, Chennai	Autonomous	http://www.velsuniv.ac.in/
2.	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	Autonomous Institution	https://www.iitm.ac.in/
3.	Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai	Anna University	https://www.mitindia.edu/en/
4.	Bharath University, Chennai	Deemed University	https://www.bharathuniv.ac.in/
5.	SSN College of Engineering, Chennai	Anna University	https://www.ssn.edu.in/
6.	SRM University, Chennai	Private University	https://www.srmist.edu.in/
7.	Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai	Anna University	https://panimalar.ac.in/
8.	Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai	Anna University	https://sairamit.edu.in/
9.	Vel Tech University, Chennai	Autonomous	https://www.veltech.edu.in/
10.	Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai	Anna University	https://www.svce.ac.in/
11.	BS Abdur Rahman University, Chennai	Private University	https://crescent.education/
12.	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli	Deemed University	https://www.nitt.edu/
13.	Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore	Anna University	https://www.cit.edu.in/
14.	PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore	Anna University	https://www.psgtech.edu/
15.	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore	Deemed University	https://www.amrita.edu/
16.	Karunya University, Coimbatore	Deemed University	https://www.karunya.edu/
17.	Government College of Technology, Coimbatore	Anna University	http://www.gct.ac.in/
18.	Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore	Anna University	http://mcet.in/
19.	Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode	Anna University	http://www.irttech.ac.in/
20.	Kongu Engineering College, Erode	Autonomous	https://kongu.ac.in/
21.	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram	Autonomous Institution	https://www.iiitdm.ac.in/
22.	VIT University, Vellore	Deemed University	https://vit.ac.in/
23.	Anna University Chennai, CEG Campus	State University	https://ceg.annauniv.edu/
24.	Alagappa College of Technology (Anna University-ACT Campus)	Autonomous Institution	https://www.annauniv.edu/act/
25.	CSIR-CECRI Sivagangai	Anna University	https://www.annauniv.edu/act/
26.	Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Virudhunagar	Autonomous	https://www.mepcoeng.ac.in/
27.	SASTRA University, Thanjavur	Private University	https://www.sastra.edu/
28.	Government College of Engineering, Salem	Anna University	https://www.gcesalem.edu.in/

Admission process in engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu

In Tamil Nadu state the admission into the Undergraduate and Post Graduate courses is through the following entrance exams mentioned below.

Undergraduate: Admission through JEE Main (National Level Examination)
Post graduation: Admission through GATE entrance exam.

There are also other exams like state designed exams and college level entrance exams created to assess student before admission into their respective institutes.

The admission is also depending upon the merit list created by the institute where the admission is contemplated by a candidate.

Also the performance on the 12^th standard for undergraduate program and graduation marks for post graduation course is also considered during the admission.

Takeaway

Higginbotham’s book shop on mount road is the first and one of the oldest existing book shop in India which was started in 1844 in Chennai, how interesting is that? Now coming back to admission process, as far as the admission into engineering colleges is concerned, only suggestion to students who wants to become engineers would be to keep a nine months window for preparing for entrance exam because without it, admission into a good engineering college will not be possible.

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