19 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Chennai

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Chennai ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 447K citations received by 33.5K academic papers made by 19 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 Mechanical Engineering

#1 in India
Founded
1959

2. Anna University

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in India
Founded
1978

3. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in India
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

4. Saveetha University

For Mechanical Engineering

#41 in India
Founded
2005

5. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#42 in India
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

7. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#14 in Tamil Nadu
#72 in India
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

8. University of Madras

For Mechanical Engineering

#18 in Tamil Nadu
#119 in India
Founded
1857

9. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in Tamil Nadu
#123 in India
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

10. Vels University

For Mechanical Engineering

#20 in Tamil Nadu
#134 in India
Enrollment
6,684
Founded
1992

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#22 in Tamil Nadu
#145 in India
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1984

12. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Mechanical Engineering

#23 in Tamil Nadu
#158 in India
Enrollment
12,190
Founded
1984

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in Tamil Nadu
#178 in India
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1988

14. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

For Mechanical Engineering

#26 in Tamil Nadu
#186 in India
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
2007

15. Chennai Mathematical Institute

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in Tamil Nadu
#228 in India
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1988

17. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

For Mechanical Engineering

#36 in Tamil Nadu
#303 in India
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1989

18. Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R.Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#42 in Tamil Nadu
#366 in India
Founded
1987

19. Indian Maritime University

For Mechanical Engineering

#44 in Tamil Nadu
#412 in India
Founded
2008

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Chennai

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
63 SCSVMV University 141
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Kanchipuram
120 Sri Venkateswara University 82
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Tirupati
121 VIT University 8
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Vellore
128 Pondicherry University 77
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Pondicherry
136 Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research 173
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Pondicherry
198 Annamalai University 22
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Chidambaram
284 International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore 139
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Bangalore
286 SASTRA University 55
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Thanjavur
288 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research 103
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Bangalore
289 Christ University 54
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Bangalore