Substandard engineering education is now addressed in India, due to flooding of low-quality engineering colleges in the last two decades. Low quality engineering colleges fail to generate employable Engineers. As there is a deep decline in enrollment and now a large number of these colleges are being shut down.
But, I do not mean that opting engineering is not employable. Across the globe , there are numerous vacancies for Engineers. Few engineering colleges are performing extremely well. But, many of our engineering colleges are not upto the mark. So, they fail to produce skillful and employable Engineers. If you select such a college, your career will be a question mark. For selecting a top affiliated engineering college in Tamilnadu, hope this blog will be useful.
National Institutional Ranking Framework(NIRF), a constituent body of Ministry of Education (formerly known as MHRD) releases the Ranking list every year based on the overall performance of the Institutes. Very meticulously they analyze the data furnished by the Institutes, with the help of various third party auditors to check its originality. Other than the Teaching Learning Process , Research performance, Graduation outcomes, Outreach and Perception are also scrutinized to fix a position.
1.Best affiliated Engineering Colleges in Tamilnadu
The following list is prepared in the rank order based on the NIRF Rankings – 2021, published recently.
Sl.NO | College | NIRF RANK | NAAC Grade | NBA Accreditation | Counseling Code | Approx. Fees* |
1 | SSN College of Engineering , Chennai | 45 | A+ | Yes | 1315 | Rs.92500 |
2 | PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore | 53 | A | Yes | 2006 | Rs.92500 |
3 | Thiagarajar College of Engg., Madurai | 71 | A+ | Yes | 5008 | Rs.53500 |
4 | Sri Krishna College of Eng. & Tech, CBE | 78 | A | Yes | 2718 | Rs.92500 |
5 | Kumaraguru College of Tech., CBE | 90 | A | Yes | 2712 | Rs.56000 |
6 | Coimbatore Inst. of Technology, CBE | 102 | A | Yes | 2007 | Rs.18300 |
7 | Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai | 109 | A+ | Yes | 1419 | Rs.92500 |
8 | Rajalakshmi Engg.College, Chennai | 110 | A | Yes | 1211 | Rs.92500 |
9 | Mepco Schlenk Engg.College, Sivakasi | 124 | A | Yes | 4960 | Rs.42000 |
10 | Govt. College of Technology, CBE | 128 | A | Yes | 2005 | Rs.18300 |
11 | PSG Inst.of Tech and Applied Research, CBE | 131 | – | Yes | 2377 | Rs.79600 |
12 | Sri Krishna College of Tech., CBE | 137 | A | Yes | 2722 | Rs.92500 |
13 | Kongu Engg.College, Perundurai | 164 | A | Yes | 2711 | Rs.42000 |
14 | RMK Engineering College, Kavaraipettai | 170 | A+ | Yes | 1113 | Rs.92500 |
15 | Sri Ramakrishna Engg.College, CBE | 175 | A | Yes | 2719 | Rs.92500 |
After the rank list release, as per your counseling schedule the choice list should be prepared and submitted. Regarding the choice list preparation,please go through my blog ” How to Prepare an awesome Choice List for Counseling”.
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2. Placements : the attractive factor of Engineering Colleges
1. Placement Training and Internship: Find out the training schedule and tools (like Skillrack, AMCAT, examly, edwisely, PEGA , etc.,) used for employability training in the College. Prefer the colleges which have the placement training in their regular academic schedule. Kindly omit the colleges giving such training once or twice in a semester at a stretch.Placement training should be a continuous process.
2.Placement achieved in the core and IT companies during previous years ( Give priority to Core placement)
3.What should you look at?

Your Engineering career depends on “Where you study – Not the place but the College”
Studying any branch of Engineering in a good, reputed and outstanding college. Based on the ranks decide the college to study and take any branch of study. That is advisable for sure. For example, studying computer science engineering in a non-reputed college will not yield you any advantage.
I will be happy, if this blog answers the following questions 1.Which are the best Engineering Colleges in tamilnadu? 2.Top NIRF rank Colleges in Tamilnadu 3. NAAC and NBA Accredited Engineering colleges. 4. Fees details of Outstnding engineering colleges in Tamilnadu
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