Best Schools & Colleges in Chennai

India's largest preschool chain by Zee Learn. [A]

EuroSchool-group preschool, EUNOIA curriculum. [A]

Premium preschool chain. [A]

Premium preschool + full daycare for IT-corridor parents. [A]

International preschool and full-day daycare, HighScope curriculum. [A]

Pan-India preschool franchise. [A]

Podar Education Network preschool. [A]

Research-led early-education chain. [A]

Canadian-curriculum bilingual preschool. [A]

Premium international preschool chain. [A]

Montessori-method preschool chain. [A]

National play-school chain. [A]

Established preschool brand. [A]

Early-years preschool. [A]

National play-school chain. [A]

Activity-based preschool. [A]

Established preschool and daycare chain. [A]

Leading CBSE/ICSE schools run their own pre-primary wings. [A]

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Among Chennai's most prestigious and sought-after schools. [A]

Highly reputed CBSE school. [A]

Well-regarded CBSE school. [A]

Bhavan's-group CBSE school. [A]

Reputed CBSE school. [A]

Established CBSE school. [A]

Prestigious CBSE school. [A]

Reputed NPS-group CBSE school. [A]

Chinmaya Mission CBSE school. [A]

DAV-group CBSE school. [A]

Established CBSE school group. [A]

Popular CBSE school. [A]

Reputed CBSE school. [A]

Large CBSE school group. [A]

PSBB-group CBSE school. [A]

Established CBSE school group. [A]

Central-government KV on the IIT-M campus. [A]

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Highly reputed ICSE school. [A]

Krishnamurti Foundation school known for holistic learning. [A]

Historic Anglo-Indian ICSE school. [A]

Established Anglo-Indian ICSE school. [A]

Reputed ICSE school. [A]

Historic Doveton ICSE boys' school. [A]

Historic Doveton ICSE girls' school. [A]

Reputed ICSE school. [A]

Established ISC school. [A]

Reputed ICSE school on OMR. [A]

International ICSE/Cambridge school. [A]

Velammal-group ICSE school. [A]

Montessori-rooted ICSE school. [A]

Established ICSE school. [A]

Historic ICSE school. [A]

Reputed ICSE school. [A]

Residential ICSE/ISC school. [A]

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Large matriculation higher-secondary school group. [A]

Reputed matriculation higher-secondary school. [A]

Established matriculation school. [A]

Tamil Nadu state-board government higher-secondary schools. [A]

Chennai Corporation-run higher-secondary schools. [A]

Government-aided higher-secondary schools. [A]

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Premier international school with IB and American curricula. [A]

Reputed IB + Cambridge international school. [A]

Shiv Nadar Foundation school. [A]

IB + Cambridge international school. [A]

IB World School. [A]

International multi-board school. [A]

International school. [A]

IB + Cambridge international school. [A]

International multi-board school. [A]

International school in the IT corridor. [A]

International school. [A]

Cambridge international school. [A]

International school on OMR. [A]

TIPS-group international school. [Verify branch]

International school on OMR. [A]

Large international school. [A]

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India's top-ranked IIT; world-class CSE department. JEE-Advanced. [A]

India's oldest engineering college (1794); Anna University's flagship. [A]

Madras Institute of Technology — renowned engineering campus. [A]

Top private engineering college with a powerhouse CSE department. [A]

Large, popular deemed university with strong CSE. [A]

VIT-group campus with strong CSE and placements. [A]

Large deemed university with CSE specialisations. [A]

Reputed autonomous engineering college. [A]

Popular autonomous engineering college. [A]

Reputed autonomous engineering college. [A]

Established autonomous engineering college. [A]

Large autonomous engineering college. [A]

Reputed engineering college. [A]

SRM-group autonomous engineering college. [A]

Centrally located engineering college. [A]

Deemed university with CSE programmes. [A]

Top autonomous engineering college, daily-commutable from Chennai. [A]

Engineering college on the GST-road commute belt. [A]

Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, daily-commutable / rail-connected. [A]

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Top-ranked electrical engineering department. [A]

Anna University's flagship ECE department. [A]

MIT renowned for electronics & communication. [A]

Strong ECE with modern VLSI labs. [A]

Large deemed university with strong ECE. [A]

Strong ECE department. [A]

ECE with VLSI specialisations. [A]

Reputed ECE department. [A]

Established ECE programme. [A]

Strong ECE department. [A]

Large ECE programme. [A]

Reputed ECE department. [A]

Top autonomous engineering college, daily-commutable from Chennai. [A]

Kanchipuram deemed university, rail-connected to Chennai. [A]

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Top-ranked mechanical engineering department. [A]

Anna University's flagship mechanical department. [A]

Madras Institute of Technology mechanical programmes. [A]

Strong mechanical department. [A]

Large deemed-university mechanical programmes. [A]

Strong mechanical programme. [A]

Mechanical engineering programmes. [A]

Reputed mechanical department. [A]

Established mechanical programme. [A]

Large mechanical programme. [A]

Reputed mechanical department. [A]

Top autonomous engineering college near the Sriperumbudur auto hub. [A]

Engineering college on the GST-road commute belt. [A]

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Top-ranked electrical engineering department. [A]

Anna University's flagship EEE department. [A]

MIT electrical programmes. [A]

Established EEE department. [A]

Large deemed-university EEE programmes. [A]

Strong EEE department. [A]

EEE programmes. [A]

Reputed EEE department. [A]

Established EEE programme. [A]

Large EEE programme. [A]

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Top-ranked civil engineering department. [A]

Anna University's historic civil department. [A]

MIT civil engineering programmes. [A]

Strong civil department. [A]

Large civil programmes. [A]

Civil engineering programmes. [A]

Reputed civil department. [A]

Established civil programme. [A]

Large civil programme. [A]

Top autonomous engineering college, daily-commutable from Chennai. [A]

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Madras Institute of Technology — pioneered aeronautical engineering in India. [A]

Premier aerospace engineering and research department. [A]

Known for aeronautical and aerospace programmes. [A]

Offers aeronautical/aerospace branch with a satellite programme. [A]

Aerospace engineering department. [A]

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Historic premier government medical college (est. 1835). [A]

Major government medical college with a large teaching hospital. [A]

Reputed government medical college. [A]

Government medical college and multi-super-speciality hospital. [A]

Top-ranked deemed medical university and hospital. [A]

Large deemed-university medical college. [A]

Deemed-university medical college and hospital. [A]

Reputed deemed-university medical college. [A]

ESIC government medical college. [A]

Dr MGR Educational group medical college. [A]

Bharath-group medical college. [A]

Private medical college and hospital. [A]

Meenakshi Academy medical college. [A]

Panimalar-group medical college. [A]

Private medical college and hospital. [A]

Private medical college. [A]

Vels-group medical college. [A]

Historic government medical college, rail-connected to Chennai. [A]

Private medical college on the GST-road belt. [A]

Additional NMC-recognised medical colleges. Use Search Online. [GAP — top up]

Strong government PG and super-speciality seats. [A]

Broad government PG programmes. [A]

Government PG medical programmes. [A]

Reputed for postgraduate and super-speciality training. [A]

Renowned cardiac-care and super-speciality training institute. [A]

Apollo accredited postgraduate (DNB) medical training. [A]

Deemed-university PG medical programmes. [A]

Deemed-university PG medical programmes. [A]

Deemed-university PG medical programmes. [A]

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Tamil Nadu's premier government dental college. [A]

Reputed deemed-university dental college. [A]

Among India's highest-ranked dental colleges. [A]

Large deemed-university dental college. [A]

Established dental college. [A]

Private dental college. [A]

Dr MGR-group dental college. [Verify]

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Government nursing college attached to Madras Medical College. [A]

Reputed nursing college run by the Apollo group. [A]

Nursing college attached to a major teaching hospital. [A]

Long-established, highly reputed nursing college. [A]

Deemed-university nursing college. [A]

Deemed-university nursing college. [A]

Apollo's allied-health-sciences and hospital-management institute. [A]

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Long-established, reputed pharmacy college. [A]

Large deemed-university pharmacy college. [A]

Deemed-university pharmacy programmes. [A]

Deemed-university pharmacy college. [A]

Government pharmacy programmes. [A]

Additional PCI-approved pharmacy colleges. Use Search Online. [GAP — top up]

Premier national Siddha medical institute — Tamil Nadu's signature AYUSH system. [A]

Government Siddha medical college. [A]

Government homoeopathy college, NEET admission. [A]

Private Siddha, Ayurveda and homoeopathy colleges. [Verify]

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Among India's top-ranked private business schools. [A]

Premier Jesuit business school. [A]

IIT-M's well-regarded MBA programme. [A]

University department of management studies. [A]

Deemed-university management school. [A]

Deemed-university management school. [A]

VIT management school. [A]

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Flagship law school of Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University. [A]

Tamil Nadu's dedicated law university. [A]

Historic government law college. [A]

Government law college. [A]

University of Madras law department. [A]

Deemed-university integrated law school. [A]

VIT integrated law school. [A]

Large integrated law school. [A]

Integrated law school. [A]

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent law school. [A]

Hindustan-group law school. [A]

Vels-group integrated law school. [A]

Vel Tech integrated law school. [A]

Bharath-group law school. [A]

Dr MGR-group law programmes. [A]

Women's law college. [A]

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Anna University's premier architecture and planning school. [A]

Reputed architecture school (B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent). [A]

Established architecture school. [A]

Hindustan-group architecture and interior school. [A]

Deemed-university architecture school. [A]

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National Institute of Fashion Technology campus. [A]

Historic government fine-arts and design college. [A]

Reputed design school. [A]

Established creative-media institute. [A]

Reputed visual-communication programme at Loyola. [A]

Women's college visual-communication programme. [A]

Fashion and interior design institute. [A]

Fashion and interior design institute. [A]

Fashion and design institute. [A]

Industry-recognised animation institute. [A]

Industry-recognised animation and VFX institute. [A]

Media and creative-arts academy. [A]

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Among India's top-ranked arts and science colleges. [A]

Historic, prestigious autonomous college. [A]

Premier women's autonomous college. [A]

Reputed women's autonomous college. [A]

Historic government autonomous college. [A]

Large reputed women's college. [A]

Reputed Vaishnav-group college. [A]

Premier women's commerce-focused college. [A]

Women's autonomous college. [A]

Reputed autonomous college. [A]

Historic autonomous college. [A]

Reputed autonomous men's college. [A]

Historic government women's college. [A]

Women's autonomous college. [A]

Women's autonomous college. [A]

Historic aided men's college. [A]

Established aided college. [A]

Kanchipuram deemed university, rail-connected to Chennai. [A]

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Government ITIs offering certified trades. [A]

Tamil Nadu government skilling and employability scheme. [A]

State skill-development corporation programmes. [A]

Industry-recognised technical-training diplomas. [A]

Skill-India and PMKVY certified training centres. [A]

IT and software-skilling brand. [A]

Hardware and networking training institute. [A]

IT and software-skilling brand. [A]

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One of India's oldest flying clubs (est. 1929). [A]

Aircraft-maintenance-engineering and aeronautics programmes. [A]

Cabin-crew and airport-management academies. [Verify]

Cabin-crew and aviation-hospitality training institute. [Verify branch]

IMU headquarters campus — India's apex maritime university. [A]

Academy of Maritime Education & Training — renowned merchant-navy university. [A]

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India's largest UPSC coaching institute, headquartered in Chennai. [A]

Reputed Chennai UPSC academy. [Verify]

Government-supported free civil-services coaching. [Verify]

Government civil-services and groups coaching. [Verify]

Coaching for Tamil Nadu state civil-services exams. [Verify]

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Official IELTS preparation resources. [A]

IDP co-owns IELTS and runs official prep and test centres. [A]

Reputed test-prep and admissions consultancy. [Verify branch]

Test-prep and overseas-admissions consultancy. [Verify branch]

Study-abroad and visa consultancies. [Verify]

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Reputed NEET-focused coaching institute. [A]

Well-known Chennai-grown JEE/NEET coaching. [A]

Historic Chennai coaching institution. [A]

National medical/engineering coaching brand. [A]

National coaching brand. [A]

Premier JEE coaching institute. [A]

National integrated coaching group. [A]

Test-prep brand for MBA and government exams. [A]

Reputed coaching institute. [A]

Established Chennai coaching centre. [A]

Competitive-exam coaching institute. [A]

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Live online tutoring with interactive classes. [A]

India's largest home-tutor marketplace. [A]

Specialised maths tuition, centre-based and online. [A]

Offline tuition centres with app content. [A]

International tutor marketplace. [A]

Online tutoring marketplace. [A]

On-demand live tutor app. [A]

Online JEE/NEET coaching. [A]

Home-tuition marketplace. [A]

Online tutoring platform. [A]

Major online learning platform. [A]

Online private-tutor marketplace. [A]

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Chennai's most prestigious Carnatic music institution, home of the December Margazhi season. [A]

Iconic institution for Carnatic music (founded by Rukmini Devi Arundale). [A]

Founded by A.R. Rahman — Western, film and Hindustani music with Trinity/Middlesex pathways. [A]

Government music college offering diploma and degree courses. [A]

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World-renowned institution for Bharatanatyam, a deemed cultural university. [A]

Chennai's many established Bharatanatyam schools and sabhas. [Verify branch]

Contemporary, Bollywood and Western dance studios. [Verify]

Long-established Bharatanatyam school. [Verify branch]

Degree-granting classical dance and arts college within Kalakshetra. [A]

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Historic government fine-arts college (est. 1850). [A]

India's largest self-supporting artists' commune and gallery. [A]

Private fine-arts and painting schools. [Verify]

National academy of art regional centre with studios and exhibitions. [A]

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Central-government IHM, the city's flagship hotel-management institute. [A]

SRM-group hotel-management institute. [A]

Reputed hotel-management institute. [A]

University hotel-management programmes. [A]

International Institute of Hotel Management. [A]

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Among India's most prestigious journalism schools. [A]

Renowned film and television academy. [A]

State film and television training institute. [A]

Reputed visual-communication department. [A]

Private film and television academy. [A]

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