30 Polytechnic colleges in Chennai 2026
There are 30 Polytechnic colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
6 are government institutions and 24 are private.
Annual fees run from ₹19,000 to ₹40,000 (median ₹26,609), based on published figures from 4 of the 30 colleges.
Compiled from listing data on . Fee figures cover 4 of 30 colleges.
Polytechnic in Chennai at a glance
- Colleges listed
- 30
- Government / private
- 6 / 24
- Annual fees
- ₹19,000 – ₹40,000
- Median annual fee
- ₹26,609
- Course fees based on
- 4 of 30 colleges
- Average student rating
- 4.0 / 5 from 14 rated colleges
- Total seats (where published)
- 90 across 1 college
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Which Polytechnic college in Chennai is best?
Each pick names the figure it was chosen on. Categories with no published data are left out.
Polytechnic fees in Chennai
The 4 colleges here that publish a fee for this course. An empty cell means the college has not published that figure.
| College | Annual fee | Total fee | Seats |
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| Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology - [CIPET] Diploma in Engineering (Polytechnic) | ₹34,217 | ₹1.03 L | — |
| Indian Institute of Knowledge Management - [IIKM] Diploma in Engineering (Polytechnic) | ₹19,000 | ₹57,000 | — |
| Aalim Muhammed Salegh Polytechnic College Diploma in Engineering (Polytechnic) | ₹40,000 | ₹1.2 L | — |
| Panimalar Polytechnic College - [PPTC] Diploma in Engineering (Polytechnic) | ₹19,000 | ₹57,000 | 90 |
All Polytechnic colleges in Chennai
Ordered by rating. Colleges that publish no rating appear last.
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All India Institute of Technology and Management -[AIITM]
Chennai Private Est. 2008- Student rating
- 3.5/5
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Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology - [CIPET]
Chennai Private Est. 1968- Student rating
- 4.1/5
- Fees from
- ₹34,217/yr
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Indian Institute of Knowledge Management - [IIKM]
Chennai Private Est. 2005- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Fees from
- ₹19,000/yr
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Aalim Muhammed Salegh Polytechnic College
Chennai Private Est. 1996- Student rating
- 4.2/5
- Fees from
- ₹40,000/yr
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Panimalar Polytechnic College - [PPTC]
Chennai Private Est. 2000- Student rating
- 3.9/5
- Fees from
- ₹19,000/yr
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Entrance exams for Polytechnic 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 Polytechnic colleges in Chennai.
There are 30 Polytechnic colleges listed in Chennai, of which 6 are government and 24 are private.
Published annual fees range from ₹19,000 to ₹40,000, with a median of ₹26,609. That is based on the 4 colleges out of 30 that publish a fee; each college's own figure is in the table on this page.
All India Institute of Technology and Management -[AIITM] ranks first on this page, with a student rating of 3.5 out of 5. The order is by rating, and colleges without published data appear last.
Yes — 6 of the 30 Polytechnic colleges listed here are government institutions.
Colleges on this page most commonly accept Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, National Aptitude test in Architecture, National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery, National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test, Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling, Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test.