Colleges in Chennai

At Anna University TNEA counselling is needed to get admission in BTech. It is the single medium by which students can get inducted into BTech/BE programs. Scores given in 12th PCM are taken into consideration in the process of counselling. The reservation of seats is only done on merit and category.

Anna University BTech 2025 is done under TNEA counseling wherein the Counseling will be done on the basis of marks in Class 12. This process does not require any written entrance exam in the university. The students are required to take part in counselling and make their registrations to TNEA. The seat allotment is done according to the published TNEA rank list.

-Indian Maritime University (IMU), Chennai Campus.

Location: East Coast Road (ECR), Uthandi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600119.

2025 application window: March 7 – May 6, 2025  

Next session (for 2026), likely opening in March 2026.

Exam held in late May; public counselling follows in June–July.

-Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical & Engineering Training (CIFNET), Chennai Unit

Location: Royapuram, Chennai

Admission: Conducted via CIFNET's official notifications—typically April–May, varying by year.

The CII School of Logistics Chennai provides scholarships to eligible students based on merit. Below are the details:

SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur has a superb placement landscape at its campus, with improving trends every year. During the 2025 placements, over 9740 offers were made to students. The highest package stood at INR 65 LPA. while the average package was INR 6.68 LPA. The top recruiters during SRM Institute of Science and Technology placements include Microsoft, Google, Amazon, HCL, IBM, TCS, etc.

There are various diverse extra-curricular activities at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur that keep the atmosphere for students vibrant. The university has several student clubs in place, from where students can participate to hone their skills or hobbies. Across the 16 clubs, the university also conducts various fests and programs like Shuru (talent hunt), Jhalak (intra-college cultural event), Butterflies (sports day), among others.

SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur admissions for MBA are held as per the entrance-test basis. Students who wish to pursue the Management course of MBA can apply and appear for the SRMJEEM exam, which the universtiy itself conducts. SRM Chennai also accepts many state and national-level entrance exams such as CAT,  TANCET, and MAT for MBA admissions.

SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur offers the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programme to students who wish to pursue an illustrious career in the Business Management field. The BBA programme at the university is offered in various specializations like Data Science, Digital Marketing, etc. SRMIST Kattankulathur is ranked 4th by Times 2023 for BBA, and is ranked 1001-1200 by the QS World University Rankings 2026 under the 'World University' category.

CII School of Logistics offers admission to MBA programmes in a full-time mode. Candidates need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria, i.e., pass graduation with a minimum of 50% aggregate in the relevant stream. Moreover, candidates are required to qualify for any one of the entrance exams among CAT/ MAT/ GMAT/ XAT/ NMAT/ CMAT, a personal interview round, extempore and an English Language Test.