Top Engineering colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2024
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 89.46 0
- 2020: rank 1
- 2021: rank 1
- 2022: rank 1
- 2023: rank 1
- 2024: rank 1
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Held the #1 position for five consecutive years.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
13 SRMIST Chennai 65.41 15
- 2020: rank 41
- 2021: rank 34
- 2022: rank 24
- 2023: rank 28
- 2024: rank 13
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Improved by 28 places from #41 in 2020 to #13 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
14 Anna University 65.34 1
- 2020: rank 14
- 2021: rank 18
- 2022: rank 17
- 2023: rank 13
- 2024: rank 14
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Ranked #14 in both 2020 and 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
53 Saveetha Chennai 52.85 11
- 2020: rank 149
- 2021: rank 121
- 2022: rank 156
- 2023: rank 64
- 2024: rank 53
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Improved by 96 places from #149 in 2020 to #53 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
66 Sathyabama 50.05 0
- 2020: rank 51
- 2021: rank 55
- 2022: rank 54
- 2023: rank 66
- 2024: rank 66
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Moved down 15 places from #51 in 2020 to #66 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
86 Vel Tech Chennai 46.23 1
- 2020: rank 95
- 2021: rank 93
- 2022: rank 84
- 2023: rank 87
- 2024: rank 86
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Improved by 9 places from #95 in 2020 to #86 in 2024.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2024 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top Engineering college in Chennai as per NIRF 2024?
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 2024 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.