Top Engineering colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2021
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 90.19 0
- 2017: rank 1
- 2018: rank 1
- 2019: rank 1
- 2020: rank 1
- 2021: rank 1
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Held the #1 position for five consecutive years.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
18 Anna University 58.31 4
- 2017: rank 8
- 2018: rank 8
- 2019: rank 9
- 2020: rank 14
- 2021: rank 18
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 10 places from #8 in 2017 to #18 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
34 SRMIST Chennai 54.17 7
- 2017: rank 35
- 2018: rank 46
- 2019: rank 36
- 2020: rank 41
- 2021: rank 34
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Improved by 1 places from #35 in 2017 to #34 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
55 Sathyabama 46.65 4
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 37
- 2019: rank 47
- 2020: rank 51
- 2021: rank 55
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Moved down 18 places from #37 in 2018 to #55 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
93 Vel Tech Chennai 39.84 2
- 2017: rank 58
- 2018: rank 77
- 2019: rank 86
- 2020: rank 95
- 2021: rank 93
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 35 places from #58 in 2017 to #93 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
110 Rajalakshmi Engineering College 37.71 4
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 139
- 2020: rank 106
- 2021: rank 110
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Improved by 29 places from #139 in 2019 to #110 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
112 Crescent Chennai 37.58 11
- 2017: rank 89
- 2018: rank 79
- 2019: rank 131
- 2020: rank 123
- 2021: rank 112
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Moved down 23 places from #89 in 2017 to #112 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
121 Saveetha Chennai 37.09 28
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 186
- 2020: rank 149
- 2021: rank 121
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Improved by 65 places from #186 in 2019 to #121 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
125 VISTAS 36.63 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 125
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Ranked #125 in both 2021 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
172 HITS 33.98 65
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 95
- 2020: rank 107
- 2021: rank 172
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 77 places from #95 in 2019 to #172 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
189 Easwari Engineering College 32.75 11
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 200
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 189
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 11 places from #200 in 2019 to #189 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2021 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top Engineering college in Chennai as per NIRF 2021?
IIT Madras leads the city list at rank #1.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
11 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2021 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.