There were 57 engineeering colleges in Chennai. Most of the engineering colleges in Chennai are either affiliated to Chennai University or Anna Universities. Some of the engineering colleges in Chennai are also affiliated to regional Universities. Engineering Colleges in Chennai are applauded for their high quality of teaching and research. Most of the engineering colleges in Chennai lay stress on innovative research, good infrastructure and in providing quality facilities to their students. Engineering Degree such as BE, B.Tech, BPlan, BArch, ME, MTech, MPlan and MArch are offered by most of the engineering colleges in Chennai.

Computer science and Engineering, ,Civil Engineering, Electronics and telecommunication engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Textiles Engineering, Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering, Printing Technology all this courses are offered by the Engineering Colleges in Chennai.

The college campus having a serene and peaceful atmosphere in Chennai with well designed buildings accommodating lecture classes and well equipped laboratories. Vision of the colleges is to impart Technical Education & Training of Exemplary Academic Standards by adoption of Educational Quality Management System, as per ISO 9001-2000 requirements and achieve Institutional Autonomy.

The admission for Government quota are done on the basis of counseling. A Separate hostel for ladies and gents have been constructed in some colleges. The Internet facilities available to students the provides scanning and printing facilities. The centre is accessible 24 hours free for both staff and students. Some colleges operating nearly 14 buses for the convenient of the students. They also organized the Personality Development Training Programmes to accommodate themselves in this global competitive world.

Many students pass out from the engineering colleges and they had been placed in multinational companies and other esteemed institutions. The colleges have a fully functional placement and training and continuing education cell. The cell strives to inculcate additional skills and knowledge on latest technology through special courses and training programs. Industrial exposure is given through industrial and in-plant training. Students are being placed through campus interview.

All the 240 seats in each of the four new constituent colleges of Anna University Tiruchi have been filled in the counseling for engineering admissions.

The mission of the colleges in Chennai is to enhance satisfaction of the students, parents, and Employers by Monitoring Performance Norms, Updating of Educational Planning, Teaching-Learning, Student Evaluation and Placement Processes, Improvements in Infrastructure. and to dedicate and commit themselves o achieve, sustain and foster unmatched excellence in Technical Education. provide students a technologically up-to-date and intellectually inspiring environment of learning, research, creativity, innovation and professional activity and inculcate in them ethical and moral values.