Tamil Nadu has been coveted as one of the best destinations for scholastic purpose. The state is home to some of the best known engineering colleges. The following post explores the best engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu.

A multidisciplinary field, engineering has been a favorite among Indian students for a long time now. Every year, thousands of students graduate with a degree in engineering.

Almost all cities in India are well known for having some of the best engineering colleges. After popular Indian cities like Chennai and Bangalore, there comes Tamil Nadu, which is at present the homeland of numerous well reputed engineering colleges. So, before you plan to head towards Tamil Nadu you need to have a clear picture about the top engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu.

Top Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is the home of the first engineering college established in India at Guindy. At present this Indian city is in the second position of having the largest number of engineering institutes after Andhra Pradesh. The most common course offered in the engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu is electronics and communication. However, the scenario varies from one institute to another.

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT M) is an institute of national importance which was established in 1959. The college has a long campus of about 250 hectares and provides a state of the art facility to the students. The institute is also equipped with a huge library and separate hostels for girls and boys. A wide range of engineering subjects is offered by the college like aeronautical engineering, automobile engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering and animation and design. All the courses are taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Doctoral studies are also offered at IIT M.

Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai

Thiagarajar College of Engineering TCE, Madurai is an autonomous institute affiliated to the Anna University. This is one of the best philanthropic and educational institutes of Tamil Nadu. The courses offered here are all approved by the AICTE. The college has been accredited by the National Board of accreditation. This college offers seven undergraduate programs and fourteen postgraduate as well as doctorate programs. The fields of engineering studies offered here are instrumentation, electronics, and computer science, electrical and civil.

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli

Located at Tiruchi or Trichi National Institute of Technology (NIT) was started as a joint venture of the Indian government and the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1964. It was later given the status of a deemed University with the approval of AICTE and the government of India. Students willing to apply in this institute, needs to qualify in the JEE main exam. Engineering courses like electrical, computer science, civil, chemical and architecture are offered both at the undergraduate as well as postgraduate level.

Vellore Institute of Technology University, Vellore

Initially this University was known by the name of the Vellore Engineering College, which later earned the status of a deemed university. Today Vellore Institute of Technology University, (VIT) is one of the best engineering institutes within the state.  There are two campuses of the institute within Tamil Nadu. Students taking admission in this institute should qualify in the JEE main exam. The institute offers 20 undergraduate programs, 34 postgraduate programs and 4 integrated and research programs respectively. VIT is also well known for offering courses like electrical engineering, computer science, automobile engineering, civil engineering and animation and design.

PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

Established in 1951 PSG College of Technology is a government aided autonomous and private engineering college in Coimbatore. The institute is affiliated to Anna University.  The college is known to have excellent infrastructure and it offers a total of 48 part time and full time programs in engineering. The qualifying exam for taking admission in this college is JEE Main. You can opt for either of electronics, electrical engineering, civil engineering, computer science and automobile engineering courses.  This college is also known to have the most advanced communications Lab.

SRM University, Chennai

The Sri Ramaswamy Memorial University is a private University in Tamil Nadu, which was initially known as SRM Institute of Science and Technology. One of the most promising institutes, SRM University, now has 4 campuses in Tamil Nadu and three other campuses in other parts of India. The institute is known to offer courses like aeronautical engineering, automobile engineering, civil engineering and architecture. Students seeking admission need to qualify in the entrance exams like SRMEE and NATA.

These are the top five engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. Almost all the institutes have grabbed the rank of AAA and AAA+ in 2020. Some of the institutes in Tamil Nadu even offer most recent and popular subjects like Robotics engineering, automation and Geo Informatics.

The above-mentioned colleges happen to be some of the best known colleges in Tamil Nadu; however, this is not all; one can find a host of other engineering colleges to choose from in Tamil Nadu.