Following is the full list of engineering colleges from Tamil Nadu which participated in the NIRF 2020 ranking survey.
| Name of engineering college | Location | Region |
| A.V.C. College of Engineering | Mayiladuthurai | Tamil Nadu |
| AARUPADAI VEEDU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Academy of Maritime Education and Training | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Agni College of Technology | CHENNAI | Tamil Nadu |
| AKSHAYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Ambal Professional Group of Intuitions | Tiruppur | Tamil Nadu |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| ANAND INSTITUTE OF HIGHER TECHNOLOGY | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Anna University | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Annai Vailankanni College of Engineering | Nagercoil | Tamil Nadu |
| Annamalai University | Annamalainagar | Tamil Nadu |
| Arasu Engineering College | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu |
| B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| C K College of Engineering & Technology (Formerly Sri Jayaram Engineering College) | Cuddalore | Tamil Nadu |
| C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering & Technology | Melvisharam | Tamil Nadu |
| C.A.R.E. Group of Institutions | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| CHENNAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Chettinad College of Engineering & Technology | Karur | Tamil Nadu |
| Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Coimbatore Institute of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| College of Poultry Production and Management | Hosur | Tamil Nadu |
| Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| DHANALAKSHMI SRINIVASAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | Mamallapuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology | Pollachi | Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. N. G. P. Institute of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| E.G.S. PILLAY ENGINEERING COLLEGE | Nagapattinam | Tamil Nadu |
| Easwari Engineering College | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Erode Builder Educational Trust’S Group of Institutions | Kangeyam | Tamil Nadu |
| Erode Sengunthar Engineering College | Erode | Tamil Nadu |
| EXCEL ENGINEERING COLLEGE | Pallakapalayam | Tamil Nadu |
| FRANCIS XAVIER ENGINEERING COLLEGE | Tirunelveli | Tamil Nadu |
| G. K. M. College of Engineering and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Gnanamani College of Technology | Namakkal | Tamil Nadu |
| Gojan School of Business and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Government College of Engineering | Theni | Tamil Nadu |
| Government College of Engineering | Krishnagiri | Tamil Nadu |
| Government College of Engineering | Salem | Tamil Nadu |
| Government College of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Hindusthan Institute of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| I. F. E. T. College of Engineering | Viluppuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Institute of Food and Dairy Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Institute of Road and Transport Technology | Erode | Tamil Nadu |
| J.J. College of Engineering and Technology | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| Jaya Institute of Technology | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
| JCT College of Engineering and Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| JEPPIAAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Jerusalem College of Engineering | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| K. L. N. College of Engineering | Sivaganga | Tamil Nadu |
| K. L. N. College of Information Technology | Madurai | Tamil Nadu |
| K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering | Samayapuram | Tamil Nadu |
| K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology (New) | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| K. S. R. College of Engineering | Tiruchengode | Tamil Nadu |
| K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology | Tiruchengode | Tamil Nadu |
| Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Higher Education | Srivilliputtur | Tamil Nadu |
| Kamaraj College of Engineering & Technology | Madurai | Tamil Nadu |
| Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Karpagam Academy of Higher Education | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Karpagam College of Engineering | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Kathir College of Engineering | Neelambur | Tamil Nadu |
| KCG College of Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| KGISL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Kings College of Engineering | Pudukkottai | Tamil Nadu |
| KINGS ENGINEERING COLLEGE | Sriperumbudur | Tamil Nadu |
| Knowledge Institute of Technology | Salem | Tamil Nadu |
| Kongu Engineering College | Perundurai | Tamil Nadu |
| KONGUNADU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Krishnaswamy College of Engineering | Cuddalore | Tamil Nadu |
| KSR Institute for Engineering and Technology | Namakkal | Tamil Nadu |
| Kumaraguru College of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Loyola Institute of Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Loyola Institute of Technology and Science | Nagercoil | Tamil Nadu |
| Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| M. A. M. College of Engineering and Technology | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| M. I. E. T. Engineering College | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering | Karur | Tamil Nadu |
| Mahendra College of Engineering | Salem | Tamil Nadu |
| Mahendra Engineering College | Namakkal | Tamil Nadu |
| Mahendra Institute of Technology | Namakkal | Tamil Nadu |
| Mailam Engineering College | Viluppuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Mepco Schlenk Engineering College | Sivakasi | Tamil Nadu |
| Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Kilakarai | Ramanathapuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Muthayammal Engineering College | Namakkal | Tamil Nadu |
| NADAR SARASWATHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY | Theni | Tamil Nadu |
| Nandha Engineering College | Erode | Tamil Nadu |
| National Engineering College | Kovilpatti | Tamil Nadu |
| Name of engineering college | Location | Region |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education | Kanyakumari | Tamil Nadu |
| P. S. R. Engineering College | Virudhunagar | Tamil Nadu |
| P. S. R. Rengasamy College of Engineering for Women | Sivakasi | Tamil Nadu |
| Paavai Engineering College | Namakkal | Tamil Nadu |
| Pandiyan Saraswathi Yadav Engineering College, Arasanoor, Sivagangai | Thirumansoali Post | Tamil Nadu |
| Panimalar Engineering College | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
| Panimalar Institute of Technology | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
| Pavai College of Technology | Namakkal | Tamil Nadu |
| Peri Institute of Technology | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Periyar Manaimmai Institute of Science & Technology (PMIST) | Vallam Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu |
| Ponjesly College of Engineering | Nagercoil | Tamil Nadu |
| Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science & Technology | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu |
| Prathyusha Engineering College | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
| PSG College of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul | Dindigul | Tamil Nadu |
| R. M. D Engineering College | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
| R. M. K. College of Engineering and Technology | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
| R. M. K. Engineering College | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
| R.V.S.College of Engineering | Dindigul | Tamil Nadu |
| Rajalakshmi Engineering College | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
| RAMCO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Virudhunagar | Tamil Nadu |
| RATHINAM TECHNICAL CAMPUS | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Roever Engineering College | Elambalur | Tamil Nadu |
| ROHINI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | Kanyakumari | Tamil Nadu |
| RVS College of Engineering and Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| RVS Educational Trust`s Group of Institutions | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| S. A. Engineering College | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
| S. R. M. Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| S. V. S. College of Engineering | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| SARANATHAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| Sasurie College of Engineering | Tiruppur | Tamil Nadu |
| Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Saveetha Engineering College | Sriperumbudur | Tamil Nadu |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| SCAD Institute of Technology | Tiruppur | Tamil Nadu |
| Sengunthar College of Engineering | Tiruchengode | Tamil Nadu |
| Sengunthar Engineering College | Tiruchengode | Tamil Nadu |
| Sethu Institute of Technology | Virudhunagar | Tamil Nadu |
| Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu |
| Shree Venkateshwara Hi-Tech Engineering College | Erode | Tamil Nadu |
| SNS College of Engineering | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| SNS College of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Sona College of Technology | Salem | Tamil Nadu |
| Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology | Chembarambakkam | Tamil Nadu |
| Sree Sowdambika College of Engineering | Aruppukottai | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Eshwar College of Engineering | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Krishna College of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Sai Ram Institute of Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Sairam Engineering College | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| SRI SHANMUGHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | Sankari | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Sriram Engineering College | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| SSM Institute of Engineering and Technology | Dindigul | Tamil Nadu |
| St. Joseph College of Engineering | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| St. Joseph`s Institute of Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| St. Josephs College of Engineering | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu |
| St. Peter`s College of Engineering and Technology | Avadi | Tamil Nadu |
| St. Xavier`s Catholic College of Engineering | Kanniyakumari | Tamil Nadu |
| SYED AMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE | Ramanathapuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Tagore Engineering College | Kancheepuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Tagore Institute of Engineering and Technology | Attur | Tamil Nadu |
| Tamil Nadu Fisheries University | Nagapattinam | Tamil Nadu |
| THENI KAMMAVAR SANGAM COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | Koduvilarpatti | Tamil Nadu |
| Thiagarajar College of Engineering | Madurai | Tamil Nadu |
| Thiruvalluvar College of Engineering and Technology | Tiruvannamalai | Tamil Nadu |
| UNITED INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, BIT CAMPUS TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | Tamil Nadu |
| V. S. B. Engineering College | Karur | Tamil Nadu |
| V. V. College of Engineering | Tirunelveli | Tamil Nadu |
| V.R.S. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | VILUPPURAM | Tamil Nadu |
| VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Vel Tech | Morai | Tamil Nadu |
| Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College | Morai | Tamil Nadu |
| VEL TECH MULTI TECH DR.RANGARAJAN DR.SAKUNTHALA ENGINEERING COLLEGE | Morai | Tamil Nadu |
| Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Velalar College of Engineering and Technology | Erode | Tamil Nadu |
| Velammal College of Engineering & Technology | Madurai | Tamil Nadu |
| Velammal Engineering College | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Velammal Institute of Technology | Thiruvallur | Tamil Nadu |
| Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore | Tamil Nadu |
| Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS) | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College | Salem | Tamil Nadu |
| Vivekanandha College of Engineering for Women | Namakkal | Tamil Nadu |
| Vivekanandha College of Technology for Women | Namakkal | Tamil Nadu |
