Top Engineering colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2018
Explore ranked Engineering colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai Engineering ranking list
Tamil Nadu1 IIT Madras 88.95 0
- 2016: rank 1
- 2017: rank 1
- 2018: rank 1
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Held the #1 position across 3 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
8 Anna University 67.04 0
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 8
- 2018: rank 8
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Held the #8 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
37 Sathyabama 47.26 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 37
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Ranked #37 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
46 SRMIST Chennai 45.51 11
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 35
- 2018: rank 46
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Moved down 11 places from #35 in 2017 to #46 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
77 Vel Tech Chennai 37.73 19
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 58
- 2018: rank 77
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Moved down 19 places from #58 in 2017 to #77 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
79 Crescent Chennai 37.57 10
- 2016: rank 54
- 2017: rank 89
- 2018: rank 79
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 25 places from #54 in 2016 to #79 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2018 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top Engineering college in Chennai as per NIRF 2018?
IIT Madras leads the city list at rank #1.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
6 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2018 list.
Can I compare these colleges?
Yes. Open any expanded row and use the comparison action to review ranks, scores and historical performance.
How is the city filter created?
The page uses the city published for each institution in the selected NIRF ranking edition.