B.E. in Civil Engineering 

at Chennai Institute of Technology, Kundrathur

Yes, Diploma holders (of various branches) are also eligible to apply for admission directly to the second year of the four years BE Degree course. The students are required to have the below-mentioned scores to be eligible for direct admission to second year:

Student Category	Average of 5th & 6th Semester
Open	45%
Backward	40%
Most Backward	40%
SC / ST	40%

The application window of TNEA 2025 for BTech admission at Chennai Institute of Technology would probably take place during May and June 2025, followed by important events in the form of the distribution of random numbers, certificate verification, and grievance redressal, which might occur between June to July 2025.

The total seat intake for BTech at CIT is 2190. To get a seat at the BTech course, applicants must crack the TNEA Exam successfully and appear for TNEA counselling, to be considered. To apply, students must visit the official website of CIT and apply online. Check out the seat bifurcation for few of the BTech Course at Chennai Institute of Technology: 

Courses	Seats
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science	300
Information Technology	180
Mechanical Engineering	120
Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and ML)	120
Computer Science and Engineering	960
Civil Engineering	30
Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)	60
Electronics and Communication Engineering	60
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	60
Mechatronics	60
Biomedical Engineering	60
Electronics and Communication (Advanced Communication Technology)	60
Computer Science and Business System	60
Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security)	60

The tuition fee of CIT for the B.Tech course is INR 2 lakh. Students are required to reach out to the admission office of the institute for details. Chennai Institute of Technology offers full-time, four-year BE and B.Tech courses as well as lateral entry to these courses in a total of 14 specialisations.

Chennai Institute of Technology and PSGCT Coimbatore both are renowned universities for B.E. / B.Tech. However, in terms of affordability, Chennai Institute of Technology is a better option since the total tuition fee for Chennai Institute of Technology is INR 200,000 and the total tuition fee for B.E. / B.Tech at PSGCT Coimbatore is INR 200,000 - INR 250,000. In the total fees that students generally end up paying the university or the college, various other components are also included, such as the exam fee, application fee, lab and other charges.

No, students can not get direct admission at Chennai Institute of Technology. The institute accepts admission based on entrance exams. Admission to BTech is offered under the TNEA counselling where a candidate has to furnish Class 12 certificate with an aggregate mark of 45 per cent. In case of MTech, the students should have a UG/PG course relevant and they should qualify in either the GATE or CEETA PG. 

Chennai Institute of Technology provides admission to BE and BTech on the basis of TNEA scores. Among the General AI category candidates, the cutoff ranks varied between 3537 and 18646. Therefore, it is possible to get admisison to the college at 15000 rank. However, the choice of specialisation would depend on the cutoff rank of that particular specialisation. At 15000 rank, admission to a few specialisations is possible such as BE in Mechanical Engineering and BE in Civil Engineering. 

 

 

 

The overall average package for CIT placements 2026 has not been disclosed yet. However the average package for top 10% and 20% is given in the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2026)
Average Package for top 10%	INR 27.24 LPA
Average Package for top 20%	INR 18.94 LPA

The Chennai Institute of Technology average package offered to the students during the 2025 placement stood at INR 7 LPA. The same is tabulated below:    

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2025)
Average package	INR 7 LPA

Yes, Chennai Institute of Technology accepts the scores of GATE / CEETA PG exam for admission to the two-year ME programme at the college campus. Chennai Institute of Technology offers full-time two-year ME programmes across five specialisations. Candidates, to be eligible, are required to have completed their UG degree in relevant field with 50% aggregate for General category students and with a minimum of 40% aggregate for reserved category students.

Chennai Institute of Technology admission to BTech is completely TNEA counselling based and is conducted by DOTE Chennai. Check out the below table for details on CIT admission process:

Particulars	BTech Admission Highlighs - Chennai Institute of Technology
Eligibility	Class 12/ Diploma in relevant field with 45% aggregate for General category and 40% aggregate for reserved categories
Selection criteria	Single Window Admissions System, i.e.,  TNEA counselling
Name of specialisations	BE: Mechanical | CSE | ECE | EEE | Mechatronics Engineering | Civil | Biomedical | CSE (Cyber Security) | CSE (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning) | Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design & Technology) | ECE (Advanced Comm. Technology) BTech: Information Technology | Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | Computer Science and Business Systems