17 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in Chennai

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Chennai ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 372K citations received by 36.8K academic papers made by 17 universities in Chennai was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in India
Founded
1959

2. Anna University

For Electrical Engineering

#10 in India
Founded
1978

3. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#29 in India
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

4. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#56 in India
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

6. Saveetha University

For Electrical Engineering

#14 in Tamil Nadu
#92 in India
Founded
2005

7. University of Madras

For Electrical Engineering

#16 in Tamil Nadu
#94 in India
Founded
1857

8. B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#18 in Tamil Nadu
#124 in India
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1984

9. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Electrical Engineering

#19 in Tamil Nadu
#133 in India
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

10. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

For Electrical Engineering

#23 in Tamil Nadu
#166 in India
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
2007

11. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Electrical Engineering

#24 in Tamil Nadu
#181 in India
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

12. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Electrical Engineering

#25 in Tamil Nadu
#185 in India
Enrollment
12,190
Founded
1984

13. Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

For Electrical Engineering

#27 in Tamil Nadu
#209 in India
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1988

14. Chennai Mathematical Institute

For Electrical Engineering

#30 in Tamil Nadu
#253 in India
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1988

15. Vels University

For Electrical Engineering

#31 in Tamil Nadu
#257 in India
Enrollment
6,684
Founded
1992

17. Indian Maritime University

For Electrical Engineering

#42 in Tamil Nadu
#388 in India
Founded
2008

Universities for Electrical Engineering near Chennai

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
120 Sri Venkateswara University 54
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Tirupati
121 VIT University 8
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Vellore
128 Pondicherry University 36
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Pondicherry
198 Annamalai University 58
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Chidambaram
284 International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore 170
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Bangalore
286 SASTRA University 67
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Thanjavur
288 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research 50
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Bangalore
289 Christ University 155
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Bangalore
291 Jain University 145
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Bangalore
293 Indian Institute of Science 2
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Bangalore