397 engineering institutions in Tamil Nadu hold a current approval from AICTE. They are spread across 38 districts, with the largest concentration in Coimbatore (42). Between them they list 12 approved courses.
AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 1 September 2026.
Ownership: PrivateTenkasi, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: PrivateViluppuram, Tamil Nadu
B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: PrivateThiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MCA·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: PrivateVirudhunagar, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: State UniversityChengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: Deemed UniversityKancheepuram, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech·BBA
Ownership: PrivateKrishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: PrivateCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: PrivateErode, Tamil Nadu
B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: GovernmentSivaganga, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: Deemed UniversityCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MCA·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech·BBA·BCA·UG
Ownership: PrivateChengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: PrivateTiruppur, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: State UniversityCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu
MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: State UniversityMadurai, Tamil Nadu
MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
397 engineering institutions in Tamil Nadu hold a current approval from AICTE. AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 1 September 2026.
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.
446,947 approved seats across 397 institutions, as published by the regulator. Intake is counted only where the approving body states it.
Coimbatore, with 42 of the 397 institutions listed here.
The most widely approved are ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (397), MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (374), COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (345), INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (293), CIVIL ENGINEERING (280), ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGG (225). Each figure is the number of institutions approved for that course.
Of the 397 institutions listed: 338 private, 23 deemed university, 16 state university, 14 government, 6 government aided. Ownership is taken from the regulator's own classification.
AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 1 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.