M.E. in Applied Electronics 

at Chennai Institute of Technology, Kundrathur

Chennai Institute of Technology witnessed the participation of over 110 companies during the 2023 placements. The highest package offered during the 2022-23 academic year was INR 44 LPA. In the absence of ME-specific placements information, check the complete insights of Chennai Institute of Technology placements 2023 for BTech and MTech courses from the table below:

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Engineering colleges in Chennai based on their BTech programme on basis of multiple components such as fee and salary is given below:

NOTE- The ranking fee and salary information mentioned above is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence is indicative. 

At the postgraduate level, Chennai Institute of Technology offers full-time two-year ME programmes across three specialisations. Spread over four semesters, admission to the ME course offered by Chennai Institute of Technology is subject to GATE / CEETA PG exam followed by state-level counselling. All these five specialisations available under ME are as follows:

Yes, at the postgraduate level, Chennai Institute of Technology offers full-time two-year ME programmes across three specialisations. Spread over four semesters, admission to the ME course offered by Chennai Institute of Technology is subject to GATE / CEETA PG followed by Single Window Counseling through Common Engineering Admission Procedure (CEAP-2023). Candidates willing to pursue MTech/ME at CIT need to appear for the CEETA PG exam followed by counselling to be eligible. The CEETA PG application form can be submitted only after the application fee is submitted. 

Yes, Chennai Institute of Technology has a decent record of placements. During the 2025 placement session, CIT Chennai has achieved 95.7% placements. Check out the key highlights of Chennai Institute of Technology placements for the Class of from the table below:

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 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. 

Chennai Institute of Technology offers over 14UG and 3 PG courses under multiple streams. Chennai Institute of Technology fees for all these courses include various components, such as the tuition fee, hostel fee, etc. The fee amount varies from one course to another. Candidates must note that this fee is sourced from the official website of the institute/ sanctioning body. But is subject to change. Below is the Chennai Institute of Technology fee breakup for some of the top courses:

Chennai Institute of Technology admission 2025 is currently ongoing. CIT admission is completely entrance/counselling-based and is conducted by DOTE Chennai. The institute offers 14 undergraduate and 3 postgraduate programmes in Engineering. To meet the financial needs of the students, the institute offers a few scholarships to students based on merit.

• BE Specialisations: 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 Specialisations: Information Technology | Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | Computer Science and Business Systems
• ME Specialisations: CAD / CAM | Computer Science and Engineering | Applied Electronics