Anna University: Highlights, Admission, Ranking, Courses and Placement

Anna University, Chennai: Anna University is a state public university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The university is accredited with Grade A by NAAC. The university offers multiple courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. The university’s flagship course is B.Tech. Anna University admission to the B.Tech program is offered through the TNEA 2024 exam. Established in the year 1978 Anna University is located in Chennai near Gandhi Mandapam, Tamil Nadu. The university is a unitary type of university named after former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Late Dr.C.N.Annadurai. Engineering, Science, and Management are the popular courses of the university with B.Tech, MBA, and B.Sc  being the flagship courses offered by the college.

Anna University is graded A++ grade in the NAAC 2023 grading scale. In the NIRF report for 2023 rank 13 has been secured by Anna University for the top engineering colleges in India, additionally, a CGPA of 3.46 was re-accredited by NAAC on a scale of four points, which is the highest score among all the states universities of Tamil Nadu. In the QS World Ranking 2024,  the university secured a global rank of 427 and ranked 10th among Indian universities. 

A basic convenience store and stationery are made available within the college premises to serve the basic requirements of the individuals. Accommodation facilities offering separate boys and girls hostels with access to Wifi, mess facilities, sports complexes, and common areas are provided to students to promote their overall growth and a conducive environment of learning. To provide students with excellence in academics with practical skills multiple research laboratories with modern equipment are there to serve the curriculum requirements of various courses.

Anna University Highlights

A range of UG, PG, and PhD level courses are offered at Anna University fostering cooperation between the academic and industrial communities. The university aims to be a world-class institution giving high technical knowledge, professional skills, and ethical values to its students through excellence in teaching, research, and consultancy. Check the highlights below of Anna University:

Anna University Campuses

Anna University was formed by bringing together and integrating four well-known technical institutions in the city of Madras (now Chennai) promoting research and disseminating knowledge. In addition, 4 University Department Campuses (CEG/MIT/ACT/SAP Campuses), has 13 Constituent Colleges, 3 Regional Campuses at Tirunelveli, Madurai, and Coimbatore, and 593 Affiliated Colleges  The four diverse campuses of Anna University are as follows:

Anna University Admissions 2024: Courses Offered

Anna University offers 29 UG and 90 PG Programmes in various disciplines in the University Departments and 41 UG and 57 PG programmes in Affiliated Institutions. Listed below are the courses offered by Anna University along with specialisations tailored to serve the interests of all the individuals.

Anna University Ranking 

•  In the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World Ranking 2024, the university secured a global rank of 427 and ranked 10th among Indian universities. 
• As per QS in the Faculty of Engineering and Chemical during the year 2017-2018,  the World University Ranking Anna University is ranked 201. The university has also got global level rank band of 151-200 and ranks 7 at the national level in its subjects of Mechanical, Aeronautical, and Manufacturing Engineering.
• In the NIRF report 2023,  Anna University secured rank #13 in the top engineering colleges category, rank #18 in the overall category, and #14th in the university category respectively.
• CGPA of 3.46 was re-accredited by NAAC on a scale of four points, which is the highest score among all the state universities of Tamil Nadu at an “A” grade valid for a period of five years from 24th September 2014. 

Anna University Placements 2024

Centre for University-Industry Collaboration (CUIC) facilitates the entire conduct of placement drives and internship fairs acting as a bridge between the students and the industry by making the process of entering into industries for the students more easier and accessible. The CUIC also makes several collaborations with technical domains of mutual interest targeting the enhancement of learning patterns. Check below the average and highest package trends at Anna University in the past few years: