NIRF 2022

Chennai Institute of Technology NIRF ranking 2022

Explore Chennai Institute of Technology NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Engineering #175 in NIRF 2022.

Chennai Institute of Technology

Chennai, Tamil Nadu · NIRF ID IR-E-C-16576

Private institution Best in 2022: Engineering #175 1 categories in 2022 2,815 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2022 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

Chennai Institute of Technology is a private institution in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its best current NIRF result is #175 in Engineering (2022). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 60.4% and a ₹3.6L median annual salary for the 2020-21 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 2,815 students.

₹3.6LUG median salary
2020-21
60.4% UG placed
349 / 578
#175Engineering rank
NIRF 2022
48PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF Engineering journey & 2022 category scoreboard

Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 58.4% → 60.4%; latest median salary ₹3.6L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 578 graduates
60.4%
  • 349 placed — 60.4% of the batch
  • 25 chose higher studies
  • 204 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2020-21 ₹3.6L

Half of the 349 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹3.6L
Placement rate
60.4%

Salary and placement rate, year by year

Median salary (₹L)Placement rate %

What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate rose from 58.4% to 60.4%. The reported median salary moved from ₹2.52L in 2018-19 to ₹3.6L in 2020-21.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2018-19 14 / 14 100.0% ₹3.36L
2019-20 10 / 10 100.0% ₹3.36L
2020-21 10 / 10 100.0% ₹4.2L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2022 submission.

Total students2,815All reported programmes
From outside the state21.8%613 students
International0Students from outside India
Women27.2%766 students
Full fee reimbursement1,163Funded by the institution
Largest programme group2,778UG [4 Years Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars480 full-time · 48 part-time
PhDs awarded 2020-21245 in 2018-19 → 24 in 2020-21
Sponsored projects9Peak reported year 2020-21
RPC pillar score9.2Was 9.2 in 2022

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹10.37 Cr → ₹14.06 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.

Faculty & staff salaries₹14.06 Cr₹10.37 Cr in 2018-19 → +36%
Academic maintenance₹13.1 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹0.75 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹1.36 CrBooks, journals and databases

Year by year, 2018-19–2020-21

Library (₹Cr)Lab equipment (₹Cr)Faculty & staff salaries (₹Cr)

Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹10.37 Cr in 2018-19 to ₹14.06 Cr in 2020-21. Latest reported library spending is ₹1.36 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹0.75 Cr.

Official sources

Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.

The five NIRF pillars

Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 55.2 → 55.2. Perception (PR) is the lowest latest pillar.

What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. Chennai Institute of Technology improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (55.2 → 55.2). Its latest strongest pillar is Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) at 56.7, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 8.4.

Questions about Chennai Institute of Technology

Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.

Chennai Institute of Technology ranking questions

What is Chennai Institute of Technology NIRF ranking 2022?

Chennai Institute of Technology's best listed NIRF 2022 result on NIRFRank is Engineering rank #175 with a score of 35.27.

Which NIRF categories include Chennai Institute of Technology in 2022?

Chennai Institute of Technology appears in the NIRF 2022 Engineering ranking categories on this profile.

Is Chennai Institute of Technology private or government?

Chennai Institute of Technology is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is Chennai Institute of Technology located?

Chennai Institute of Technology is listed in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of Chennai Institute of Technology graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹3.6L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2020-21, with 349 of 578 graduates placed (60.4%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹4.2L.

What is Chennai Institute of Technology's best NIRF category?

Engineering is its best current result at #175 in NIRF 2022, with a score of 35.27.

How many students does Chennai Institute of Technology have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 2,815 students, including 613 from outside the state and 0 international students.

Is Chennai Institute of Technology improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 9.2 in 2022 to 9.2 in 2022. The latest disclosure also reports 48 PhD scholars.

How much does Chennai Institute of Technology spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹14.06 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹0.75 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹1.36 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2022 edition.