63 MCA colleges in Chennai 2026
There are 63 MCA colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
15 are government institutions and 48 are private.
22 appear in the NIRF national rankings.
Compiled from listing data on . Fee figures are not published by enough colleges here to quote a range.
MCA in Chennai at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 63
- Government / private
- 15 / 48
- NIRF-ranked
- 22 of 63
- Average student rating
- 3.9 / 5 from 59 rated colleges
- Highest package reported
- ₹4.7 Cr
Narrow by type
Which MCA college in Chennai is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
All MCA colleges in Chennai
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
-
1
-
2
SRM Institute of Science and Technology - [SRMIST]
Chennai Government Est. 1985- Student rating
- 4.0/5
-
3
Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences - [SIMATS]
Chennai Government NIRF #2 Est. 2005- Student rating
- 4.2/5
-
4
-
5
Ethiraj College for Women
Chennai Government NIRF #64 Est. 1948- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹10 L
-
6
-
7
Hindustan College of Arts and Science - [HICAS]
Chennai Government Est. 1995- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Highest package
- ₹3.5 L
-
8
Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies
Chennai Government NIRF #61 Est. 1992- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹33 L
-
9
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
Chennai Government NIRF #53 Est. 1987- Student rating
- 4.0/5
- Highest package
- ₹41.2 L
-
10
St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research - [SPIHER]
Chennai Government Est. 1993- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹7.5 L
-
11
New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering & Technology - [NPSBCET]
Chennai Government NIRF #101 Est. 2008- Student rating
- 3.2/5
-
12
University of Madras
Chennai Government NIRF #18 Est. 1857- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹6 L
-
13
DG Vaishnav College - [DDGDVC]
Chennai Government NIRF #91 Est. 1964- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹9.45 L
-
14
Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College For Women - [JBAS]
Chennai Government Est. 1955- Student rating
- 4.0/5
-
15
Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute
Chennai Private NIRF #30 Est. 1988- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Highest package
- ₹12 L
-
16
GKM College of Engineering and Technology - [GKMCET]
Chennai Private Est. 1996- Student rating
- 3.3/5
- Highest package
- ₹4.5 L
-
17
-
18
Mohamed Sathak College of Arts and Science
Chennai Private Est. 1991- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Highest package
- ₹12 L
-
19
All India Institute of Technology and Management -[AIITM]
Chennai Private Est. 2008- Student rating
- 3.5/5
-
20
University of Madras, Institute of Distance Education
Chennai Private Est. 1981- Student rating
- 3.8/5
-
21
-
22
-
23
Vel Tech High Tech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.Sakunthala Engineering College
Chennai Private Est. 2002- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Highest package
- ₹7 L
-
24
Anna University - [AU]
Chennai Government NIRF #20 Est. 1978- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Highest package
- ₹40 L
-
25
Anna University, Centre for Distance Education -[CDE]
Chennai Private Est. 2007- Student rating
- 4.3/5
-
26
Sri Sairam Engineering College
Chennai Private NIRF #157 Est. 1995- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹16 L
-
27
Prince Shri Venkateshwara Padmavathy Engineering College - [PSVPEC]
Chennai Private NIRF #201 Est. 2001- Student rating
- 3.8/5
- Highest package
- ₹7 L
-
28
-
29
-
30
Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology - [SMIT]
Chennai Private Est. 1996- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Highest package
- ₹7.5 L
Showing the top 30 of 63. See all colleges in Chennai
Entrance exams for MCA in Chennai
The exams most often accepted by colleges on this page.
How to choose between them
- Check the affiliating university and approvals before the fee. A degree's value follows the body that awards it.
- Treat a published fee as the tuition floor. Hostel, exam and one-time charges are usually quoted separately.
- Ask what the placement figure counts. A "highest package" is one student; a median is the useful number, and few colleges publish it.
- Confirm the entrance exam and its dates directly with the college — cycles shift, and a missed form is a lost year.
- Visit if you can. Labs, library and travel time decide three years of your life more than a rank does.
Frequently asked questions
About MCA colleges in Chennai.
There are 63 MCA colleges listed in Chennai, of which 15 are government and 48 are private.
Madras Christian College - [MCC] ranks first on this page, with a student rating of 4.3 out of 5. The order is by rating, and colleges without published data appear last.
Yes — 15 of the 63 MCA colleges listed here are government institutions.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test, Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions, Management Aptitude Test, Common Admission Test, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
The highest package reported by a college on this page is ₹4.7 Cr, from 30 colleges that publish placement figures.