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Colleges In Chennai
Colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, are the best in India with regard to the infrastructure, faculties and placement records.

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College of engineering guindy in Chennai , Tamil NaduColleges in Chennai are among the best higher education institutes in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. There are various engineering colleges, polytechnics colleges, humanities colleges and medical colleges in the capital city of Chennai. The colleges of this south Indian city aim at providing quality education to its subjects so that they can, in future, excel in their respective fields.

The city of Chennai is well-known for its proficiency in all fields of activities like education, art, industries and science. The colleges in the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu are among the best in the southern parts of India. They are renowned for their cultural activities, promotion of academics as well as sports. A number of brilliant and confident students pass out from the colleges in Chennai. There are several colleges in this state which are coeducational and otherwise. One can also get to find a list of colleges in this city run by convents, which are immensely popular. This capital city is a store house of some of the famous colleges of India. These colleges or educational institutions contribute a lot in the process of developing the education in Chennai as well as in the entire state of Tamil Nadu.

The colleges of Chennai belong to a number of categories like Technical colleges, Arts and Science Colleges, Medical colleges and Management Institutes. This is home to the top ranked technical institute, IIT Chennai, which is an honour granted to a lesser number of India cities. There is also a list of autonomous or affiliated engineering colleges in Chennai. One can also get to find a number of Medical Colleges and other related colleges like Physiotherapy colleges, Dental colleges and Nursing Colleges in Chennai for which students from different parts of the country vie for admission. The are several other colleges in the city which provide the students with courses in Alternative Medicine like Siddha Colleges, Ayurveda Colleges and Homeopathy Colleges. The city of Chennai is a suitable place for students where they have the option to choose and study any subject they prefer. The Management Colleges and the Law Colleges in Chennai are also renowned and boast of among the top infrastructure and faculty members in the entire country. Several Science and Arts Colleges in the city of Chennai are immensely popular due to the variety of courses that they offer. All these colleges contribute largely to the development of sports and art along with academics in this capital city.

Vivekananda College, A.M Jain College, Women"s Christian College, SDNB Vaishnav College for Women and S I E T College are among the best colleges for arts and science in Chennai. The capable hands of proficient scholars and lecturers control the departments of the colleges in Chennai. Apart from teaching the plain degrees of arts and science, the Chennai Colleges are also institutes where a number of seminars and conferences are organized. Maharaja College of Pharmacy, Chennai Veterinary College, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Stanley Medical College, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital are a few of the several well-known medical colleges of the south Indian city of Chennai. Apart from competent teachers, these medical colleges also offer the best medical equipments and nursing facilities. Engineering has also emerged as one of the much sought after subjects in the city of Chennai, which necessitated the establishment of colleges like Dr. M G R Engineering College, Chennai Institute of Technology, Cresent Engineering College, Hindustan College of Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology and so on. The study of business and management has expanded in almost every city of India. The city of Chennai being one of the prominent hubs of education in India is no exception to it and projected many reputed colleges like Thangavelu College of Science and Management, Velammal College of Management and Computer Science, New College Institute of Management, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, VGP School of Management, Enjambakkam and many others.

The city of Chennai holds some of the best educational institutions and here the quality of education is of the highest order. Some of the famous educational institutions or colleges in Chennai are Anna University, Loyola College, IIT Madras, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Central Leather Research Institute and National Institute of Technology, Guindy.

With modernisation of the Indian education system and increasing penetration of computers, several online degree programs and distance learning courses are gaining popularity. But this has not been able to decrease the demand for courses in the conventional engineering colleges. Some of the renowned engineering colleges in Chennai are Dr. M G R Engineering College, Poonamallee High road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Bharath Engineering College, Camp road, Seliyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Cresent Engineering College, Vandalur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indian Institute of technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Chennai Institute of technology, Chrompet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, A C College of Technology, Sardar Patel road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, etc.

From among several management institutes in Chennai, the well known management institutes of this city are Maharishi Institute of management, New College Institute of management, Chennai, Dr Guru Swami road, Chetput ,Chennai, Padma Seshadri Evening college, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Valliammal College for women, Anna Nagar, Chennai, VGP. School of Management, Enjambakkam, Chennai, Aarupadai Veedu institute of technology, Vanagaram, Chennai, Velammal College of Management and computer Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Asan Memorial Arts and Science college, Thangavelu College of Science and management, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Karapakkam, Chennai, Bharath Institute of Science and technology, Selaiyur, Chennai, Ethiraj College for women, Chennai, Vael`s College of science, Old Pallavaram, Chennai, Crescent Engineering college, G.S.T. road, Vandalur, Chennai, St.Peter"s Engineering college, Avadi, Chennai, Dr MGR Engineering college, Poonamalleee High road, Chennai, Vellachery, Chennai, Mohemad Sathak College of Arts and science, Sholinganallur, Chennai, St.Mary`s School of management Studies, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Hindustan College of engineering, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai, etc.

Some of the Medical Colleges, Ayurvedic Colleges, Pharmacy College, Dental Colleges, Nursing College and Physiotherapy Colleges in Chennai are Chennai Veterinary College, Vepery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Saveetha Dental College & hospital, Chennai, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & research Institute, Ramachandra Nagar, Porur, Chennai, Government Unani Medical college, Arumbakkam, Chennai, S R M College of Physiotherapy, Bharathi salai, Ramapuram, Chennai, Annai Velankanni College of pharmacy, Saidapet, Chennai, Shri Bajali College of nursing, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Sri Jaya Paramedical Educational institute, Haddows road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Kilpauk Medical college-Kilpauk, Chennai, Stanley Medical college, Chennai, Sri Jaya Paramedical Educational institute, Haddows road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Maharaja College of pharmacy, Besantt Nagar, Chennai, School of physiotherapy, K K Nagar, Chennai, Madras Medical college, Park town, Chennai, Government Siddha Medical college, Arumbakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Dental College & hospital, ParkTown, Chennai, etc.

A number of undergraduate colleges or sciences and art colleges in Chennai include Presidency College, Kamarajar Salai, Chennai, A.M Jain College, Meenambakkam, Chennai, Vivekananda college, Mylapore, Chennai, S D N B Vaishnav College for women, Chennai, Kandasamy Naidu college, Anna Nagar, Chennai, Madras Christian college, Tambaram, Chennai, Government Bharathi Womens college, Chennai, Valliammal College for women, Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Guru Nanak College, Velachery, Chennai, Loyola College, Sterling road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Women"s Christian College, College Road, Chennai, St. Louis College for the Deaf & the Blind Adyar, Chennai, SDNB Vaishnav College for Women, Chrompet, Chennai, Government Arts College, Nandanamm, Chennai, S I E T College for women, Mount Road, Chennai, Anna Adarsh College for women, Anna Nagar, Chennai, Queen Mary"s College, Kamaraj Salai, Chennai, etc.

The colleges in the capital city of Chennai have earned a laudable status since they started to operate as apex bodies in the southern parts of India. Updated curriculum, competent teachers, best facilities, well stacked libraries and well-equipped laboratories contribute a lot in making the ideal colleges of Tamil Nadu"s capital city, Chennai.


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