The Common Engineering Test that is conducted every year determines the rank of engineering colleges that are located in our country. Those students who score higher in CET gets a privilege to study in good institutes while those scoring less in the scale gets admission to the colleges of the second grade. The quality of the students makes an engineering college good or better. Most of the leading engineering colleges in TamilNadu eventually give better placements to the students. CET has determined the names of the engineering colleges that are situated within the first bracket.

• CEG Campus of Anna University, Chennai
• PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
• MIT Campus of Anna University, Chennai
• Coimbatore Institute of Technology
• Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
• Thyangarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
• SSN College of Engineering, Chennai
• Sri Venkateshwar College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur
• St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai
• Kumaraguru College of Engineering, Coimbatore
• Government College of Engineering, Salem
• Meenakshi Sundarajan Engineering College, Chennai
• AC College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi
• Velammal Engineering College, Chennai
• Kongu Engineering College, Erode
• Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
• Anna University Department, Tiruchirappalli
• Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai
• RMK Engineering College, Thiruvallur
• Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai
• MS Engineering College, Viruthanagar
• Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli
• Easwari Engineering College, Chennai
• Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode

Most of the engineering colleges in TamilNadu are working towards achieving professional excellence. The Education Policy of TamilNadu Government is favourable for the development of these institutes

IIT, Chennai

The Indian Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu has emerged to be the leading institute offering the specialised technical education in the applied and basic research. It has hundred laboratories whose functioning has a unique pattern. It offers BTech, there are programmes which are offered at post BSc level and MSc programmes along with the inclusion of MBA department.

AMS College of Engineering

This college was inaugurated to facilitate the education of men and women at par and help them to be independent by providing job assistance.

Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology

Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology imparts engineering course that has a qualitative approach as well. The ratio of students to faculty is quite balanced. Outstanding programs are held in Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology in academics where trained academicians uses modern infrastructure and takes the study to a world class level.