Architecture Colleges in Tamil Nadu
4 architecture institutions in Tamil Nadu hold a current approval from AICTE. They are spread across 4 districts, with the largest concentration in Chengalpattu (1). Between them they list 12 approved courses. Their listed courses carry a total approved intake of 16,682 seats. The largest by intake are Anna University, Chennai (6,916), Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Kancheepuram (6,258), Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore (1,988).
AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 10 September 2026.
Anna University, Chennai
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·MCA·M.Arch·B.E /B.Tech·B.Arch
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Address Sardar Patel Road Chennai-25 Tamil Nadu District Chennai State Tamil Nadu Ownership Government Affiliation Anna University, Chennai Approved by AICTE AISHE code U-0439 AICTE ID 1-46209512563 Official siteCourses & intake (95)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Architecture & Town Planning M.Arch Planning 20 AICTE approved Architecture & Town Planning M.Arch Transportation Engineering 24 AICTE approved Architecture & Town Planning B.Arch Planning 40 AICTE approved Computer Applications MCA Master of Computer Applications 60 AICTE approved Computer Applications MCA MCA 300 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Aeronautical Engineering 24 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Applied Electronics 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Artificial Intelligence & Data Science 36 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Automobile Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Avionics 24 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Aerospace Technology 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Biomedical Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Biotechnology 25 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Ceramic Technology 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Chemical Engineering 25 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Chemical Engineering(Pipeline Engineering) 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Climate Change and Disaster Management 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Communication and Networking 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Communication Systems 24 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Computer Integrated Manufacturing 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Computer Science & Engineering 36 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science and Cyber Security) 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Construction Engineerng and Management 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Control and Instrumentation 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Computational Biology 20 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Embedded Systems Technologies 24 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Energy Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Engineering Design 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Environmental Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Environmental Science and Technology 25 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Food Technology 25 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech High Voltage Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Industrial Engineering 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Industrial Safety and Hazards Management 25 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Instrumentation Engineering (Specialization in Industrial Automation) 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Integrated Water Resources Management 25 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Irrigation Water Management 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Leather and Footwear Technology 25 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Manufacturing Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Mechatronics 24 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Nano Science and Technology 25 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Power Electronics and Drives 24 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Power Systems Engineering 24 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Printing and Packaging Technology 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Product Design and Development 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Quality Engineering and Management 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Rubber Technology 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Remote Sensing and Geomatics 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Solar Energy 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Structural Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Textile Technology 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Thermal Engineering (With Specialization in Refrigiration and Air Conditioning) 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Thermal Engineering(Engines & Hybrid Technologies) 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Transportation Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Vlsi Design 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Vlsi Design and Embedded Systems 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Aeronautical Engineering 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Apparel Technology 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Automobile Engineering 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Biomedical Engineering 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Ceramic Technology 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Chemical Engineering 150 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Civil Engineering 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science & Engineering 360 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering 150 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics and Communications Engineering 150 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics Engineering (Vlsi Design and Technology) 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Food Technology 40 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Geo Informatics 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Industrial Biotechnology 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Industrial Engineering 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Information Technology 300 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Leather Technology 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Manufacturing Engineering 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Material Science and Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 180 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Mining Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Petroleum Engineering and Technology 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Printing and Packaging Technology 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Production Engineering 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Pharmaceutical Technology 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Robotics and Automation 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Rubber and Plastics Technology 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Textile Technology 60 AICTE approved Management MBA /PGDM Master in Business Administration(General Management) 1,000 AICTE approved Management MBA /PGDM MBA 60 AICTE approved Management MBA /PGDM MBA (Business Analytics) 1,000 AICTE approved Management MBA /PGDM MBA(Tourism Management) 60 AICTE approved Total intake 6,916 Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Kancheepuram
Diploma·M.E /M.Tech·MCA·MBA /PGDM·M.Arch·B.E /B.Tech·BBA·BCA·UG
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Address No.1, Rajiv Gandhi Salai(omr), Padur(via) Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103 District Chengalpattu State Tamil Nadu Ownership Deemed University Institution type Deemed to be University(Pvt) Affiliation Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Kancheepuram Approved by AICTE AISHE code U-0454 AICTE ID 1-46215264805 Official siteCourses & intake (43)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts UG Communication Design 30 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Fashion and Apparel Design 30 AICTE approved Architecture & Town Planning M.Arch Planning 20 AICTE approved Computer Applications MCA Master of Computer Applications 150 AICTE approved Computer Applications MCA MCA 1,000 AICTE approved Computer Applications BCA BCA 1,000 AICTE approved Design UG Design 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Automobile Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Civil Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Computer Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Electrical and Electronics Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Electronics and Communication Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Mechanical Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Aeronautical Engineering 24 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Artificial Intelligence 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Automobile Engineering 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Biotechnology 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Civil Engineering 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Defence Technology 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Electronics and Communications Engineering 6 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Mechanical Engineering 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Robotics and Mechatronics 12 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Aeronautical Engineering 180 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Aerospace Engineering 180 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science 180 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Automobile Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Biomedical Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Biotechnology 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Civil Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering 360 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security) 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering(Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics and Communications Engineering 150 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Information Technology 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Mechatronics 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Robotics and Artificial Intelligence 30 AICTE approved Management MBA /PGDM MBA 1,000 AICTE approved Management MBA /PGDM MBA(Aviation Management) 60 AICTE approved Management BBA BBA 1,000 AICTE approved Total intake 6,258 Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore
M.E /M.Tech·MCA·MBA /PGDM·M.Arch·B.E /B.Tech·BBA·BCA·UG
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Address Pollachi Main Road, Eachanari Post, Coimbatore District Coimbatore State Tamil Nadu Ownership Deemed University Institution type Deemed to be University(Pvt) Approved by AICTE AISHE code U-0459 AICTE ID 1-46216208478 Official siteCourses & intake (24)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Architecture & Town Planning M.Arch Town and Country Planning 20 AICTE approved Computer Applications MCA Master of Computer Applications 120 AICTE approved Computer Applications BCA BCA 180 AICTE approved Design UG Fashion Design 30 AICTE approved Design UG Interior Design 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Cad/ Cam Robotics 6 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering 24 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Power Systems Engineering 6 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Structural Engineering 6 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Vlsi Design 6 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Biomedical Engineering 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Biotechnology 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Civil Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science and Business Systems 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering 300 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security) 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics and Communications Engineering 240 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering (Vlsi Design & Technology) 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Food Technology 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 120 AICTE approved Management MBA /PGDM MBA 120 AICTE approved Management BBA BBA 120 AICTE approved Total intake 1,988 Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
M.E /M.Tech·MCA·M.Arch·B.E /B.Tech·UG
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Address Tiruparankundram Madurai 625 015 District Madurai State Tamil Nadu Ownership Government Aided Affiliation Anna University, Chennai Approved by AICTE AISHE code C-26794 AICTE ID 1-46268251099 Official siteCourses & intake (20)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Architecture & Town Planning M.Arch Planning 20 AICTE approved Computer Applications MCA Masters in Computer Applications 30 AICTE approved Design UG Interior Design 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Communication Systems 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Computer Science & Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Construction Engineering and Management 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Embedded Systems Technologies 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Structural Engineering 18 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Civil Engineering 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science & Engineering 180 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science and Business System 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electrical and Computer Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engg 180 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics Engineering (Vlsi Design and Technology) 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Fashion Technology 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Information Technology 240 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Mechatronics 60 AICTE approved Total intake 1,520
Frequently asked questions
How many architecture colleges are there in Tamil Nadu?
4 architecture institutions in Tamil Nadu hold a current approval from AICTE. AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 10 September 2026.
Where can I find the full list of AICTE-approved architecture colleges in Tamil Nadu?
This page is that list. Every institution shown holds a current approval from AICTE, with its district and approved courses. Applications are made on each institution's own website, not here.
How many seats do architecture colleges in Tamil Nadu have?
16,682 approved seats across 4 institutions, as published by the regulator. Intake is counted only where the approving body states it.
Which district in Tamil Nadu has the most architecture colleges?
Chengalpattu, with 1 of the 4 institutions listed here.
What courses do architecture colleges in Tamil Nadu offer?
The most widely approved are ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (4), MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (4), CIVIL ENGINEERING (4), INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3), MECHATRONICS (3), MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (3). Each figure is the number of institutions approved for that course.
How many architecture colleges in Tamil Nadu are government and how many are private?
Of the 4 institutions listed: 2 deemed university, 1 government, 1 government aided. Ownership is taken from the regulator's own classification.
Where does this list come from?
AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 10 September 2026. This screener publishes only what the approving body publishes, and shows when each list was last checked. It does not rank institutions or estimate fees. Applications are made on each institution's own website.