Anna University was established in the year 1978 on the 4th of September as a unitary type of university. The university offers higher education in technology, engineering and allied sciences according to the current and future needs of the society. It promotes co-operation between academic and industrial communities apart from disseminating research and promoting knowledge.

It was formed by integrating together well-known technical institutions in the city of Chennai namely School of architecture and planning, Alagappa college of technology, Madras Institute of Technology and College of Engineering. The list of colleges coming under this university is given below:

List of affiliated colleges:

• Vivekanandhaa College of Engineering for Women

• Vivekanandha Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women

• Vins Christian College of Engineering

• Vickram College of Engineering

• Velammal Engineering College

• Velalar College of Engineering and Technology

• Vel’s Srinivasa College of Engineering and Technology

• Vel Tech

• Vel Sri Rangarajan Sakunthala Hi-Tech Engineering College

• Vel Sri Rangarajan Sakunthala College of Multimedia

• Valliammai Engineering College

• V.S.B Engineering College

• V.R.S College of Engineering and Technology

• V.P Muthaiah Pillai Meenakshi Ammal Engg. College for Women

• V.L.B Janakiammal College of Engineering and Technology

• V.K.K.Vijayan Engineering College

• Udaya School Of Engineering

• Trichy Engineering College

• Thiruvalluvar College of Engineering and Technology

• Thirumalai Engineering College

• Thiagarajar College of Engineering

• The Rajaas Engineering College

• The Kavery Engineering College

• Thanthai Periyar Govt. Institute of Technology

• Thangavelu Engineering College

• Tamilnadu School of Architecture

• Tamilnadu College of Engineering

• Tagore Engineering College

• T.J. Institute of Technology

• Syed Ammal Engineering College

• Sun College Of Engineering And Technology

• Sudharsan Engineering College

• St.Peter’s Engineering College

• St.Joseph’s College Of Engineering

• St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering

• St. Michael College Of Engineering And Technology

• SRR Engineering College

• Srinivasan Engineering College

• Srinivasa Institute Of Engineering And Technology

• Sri Venkateswara Institute Of Science And Technology

• Sri Venkateswara College Of Engineering And Technology

• Sri Venkateswara College Of Engineering

• Sri Subramanya College Of Engineering And Technology

• Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College Of Engineering

• Sri Shakthi Institute Of Engg. & Tech

• Sri Sairam Engineering College

• Sri Ramanujar Engineering College

• Sri Ramakrishna Institute Of Technology

• Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College

• Sri Ram Engineering College

• Sri Padmavathi College Of Engineering

• Sri Nandhanam College Of Engineering And Technology

• Sri Muthukumaran Institute Of Technology

• Sri Lakshmi Ammal Engineering College

• Sri Krishna Enginnering College

• Sri Krishna College Of Engineering And Technology

• Sri Jayaram Engineering College

• Sri Balaji Chockalingam Engineering College

• Sree Sowdambika College Of Engineering

• Sree Sastha Institute Of Engineering And Technology

• Sona College Of Technology

• Shri Angalamman College Of Engineering And Technology

• Shri Andal Alagar College Of Engineering

• Shree Motilal Kanhaiyalal Fomra Institute Of Technology

• Shanmuganathan Engineering College

• Sethu Institute Of Technology

• Sengunthar Engineering College

• Seethai Ammal Engineering College

• School Of Architecture And Planning,A.C.Tech Campus

• Scad College Of Engineering And Technology

• Saveetha Enginnering College

• Sasurie College Of Engineering

• Sardar Raja College Of Engineering

• Saraswathi Velu College Of Engineering

• Saranathan College Of Engineering

• Sapthagiri College Of Engineering

• Sams College Of Engineering And Technology

• Sakthi Mariamman Engineering College

• Sakthi Engineering College

• SACS - M.A.V.M.M. Engineering College

• S.Veerasamy Chettiar College Of Engineering And Technology

• S.S.M. College Of Engineering

• S.N.S. College Of Technology

• S.M.Kader Engineering College

• S.K.R. Engineering College

• S.K.P Engineering College

• S.A. Engineering College

• Royal College Of Engineering And Technology

• Roever Engineering College

• Ranipettai Engineering College

• Rajiv Gandhi College Of Engineering

• Rajalakshmi Engineering College

• Raja Rajeswari Engineering College

• Raja College Of Engineering And Technology

• R.V.S College Of Engineering

• R.M.K. Engineering College

• R.M.D. Engineering College

• PSG College Of Technology

• Priyadarshini Engineering College

• Prince Shri Venkateshwara Padmavathy Engineering College

• Prathyusha Institute Of Technology & Management

• Ponnaiyah Ramajayam College Of Engineering And Technology

• Ponjesly College Of Engineering

• PGP College Of Engineering And Technology

• Pet Engineering College

• Periyar Maniammai College Of Technology For Women

• Pavendar Bharathidasan College Of Engineering & Technology

• Park College Of Engineering And Technology

• Panimalar Engineering College

• Pandian Saraswathi Yadav Engineering College

• Pallavan College Of Engineering

• Paavai Engineering College

• P.T.R. College Of Engineering And Technology

• P.T. Lee Chengalvaraya Naicker College Of Engineering & Tech

• P.S.R Engineering College

• P.S.N.A. College Of Engineering And Technology

• P.S.N. College Of Engineering And Technology

• P.R. Engineering College

• P.M.R Institute Of Technology

• P.B. College Of Engineering

• Oxford Engineering College

• Odaiyappa College Of Engineering And Technology

• Noorul Islam College Of Engineering

• Nehru Institute Of Engineering And Technology

• National Engineering College

• National College Of Engineering

• Narayana Guru College Of Engineering

• Nandha Engineering College

• Muthayammal Engineering College

• Mount Zion College Of Engineering And Technology

• Mookambigai College Of Engineering

• Mohamed Sathak Engineering College

• Mohamed Sathak A.J College Of Engineering

• Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College

• Mepco Schlenk Engineering College

• Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College

• Meenakshi college of engineering, k.k. Nagar west, chennai-78

• Measi Academy Of Architecture

• Marthandam College Of Engineering And Technology

• Mailam Engineering College

• Mahendra Engineering College

• Maharaja Prithvi Engineering College

• Maharaja Institute Of Technology

• Maharaja Engineering College

• Maha College Of Engineering

• Magna College Of Engineering

• Madras Institute Of Technology

• Madha Engineering College

• Maamallan Institute Of Technology

• M.P Nachimithu M.Jaganathan Engineering College

• M.N.S.K. College Of Engineering

• M.I.E.T Engineering College

• M.A.M. College Of Engineering

• M. Kumarasamy College Of Engineering

• Lord Venkateswara Engineering College

• Lord Jegannath College Of Engg. & Technology

• LCR College Of Engineering And Technology

• Kurinji College Of Engineering And Technology

• Kumaraguru College Of Technology

• Krishnasamy College Of Engineering And Technology

• Kongu Engineering College

• Kodaikanal Institute Of Technology

• Kings Engineering College

• Kings College Of Engineering

• KCG College Of Technology

• Karpagam College Of Engineering

• Karpaga Vinayaga College Of Engineering And Technology

• Kanchi Pallavan Engineering College

• Kamban Engineering College

• Kamaraj College Of Engineering And Technology

• Kalsar College Of Engineering

• K.S.R College Of Engineering

• K.S. Rangasamy College Of Technology

• K.L.N. College Of Engineering

• K.L.N. College Of Information Technology

• Joe Suresh Engineering College

• Jerusalem College Of Engineering

• Jeppiaar Engineering College

• Jayaram College Of Engineering & Technology

• Jayaraj Annapackiam CSI College Of Engineering

• Jayamatha Engineering College

• Jayam College Of Engineering And Technology

• Jaya Engineering College

• J.J. College Of Engineering And Technology

• J.A Institute Of Engineering And Technology

• Institute Of Road And Transport Technology

• Infant Jesus College Of Engineering

• Idhaya Engineering College For Women

• I.F.E.T College Of Engineering

• Hindustan College Of Engineering And Technology

• Hindustan College Of Engineering

• GOVT. College Of Technology , Coimbatore

• GOVT. College Of Engineering,Tirunelveli

• Govt. College of Engineering, Salem

• Government College Of Engineering, Bargur

• Gojan School Of Business And Technology

• Gnanamani College Of Technology

• GGR College Of Engineering

• Ganadipathy Tulsi’s Engineering College

• G.K.M College Of Engineering And Technology

• Francis Xavier Engineering College

• Erode Sengunthar Engineering College

• ER.Perumal Manimekalai College Of Engineering

• Einstein College Of Engineering

• Edayathangudy G.S.Pillay Engineering College

• Easwari Engineering College

• E.V.P Engineering College

• Dr. G.U. Pope College Of Engineering

• Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar College Of Engineering

• Dr. Navalar Nedunchezhiyan College Of Engineering

• Dr. Pauls Engineering College

• Dr. Mahalingam College Of Engineering And Technology

• DMI College Of Engineering

• Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College

• Dhanalakshmi College Of Engineering

• Dhaanish Ahmed College Of Engineering

• College Of Engineering, Guindy campus

• Coimbatore Institute Of Technology

• Coimbatore Institute Of Engineering and Information Tech.

• Christian College Of Engineering And Technology

• Cape Institute Of Technology

• C.S.I. Institute Of Technology

• C. Abdul Hakeem College Of Engineering And Technology

• Bharathidasan Institute Of Technology (Bharathidasan University)

• Bharathidasan Engineering College

• Bharath Niketan College Of Engineering

• Bhajarang Engineering College

• Bannari Amman Institute Of Technology

• B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College

• Asan Memorial College Of Engineering And Technology

• Arunai Engineering College

• Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College Of Engineering

• Arulmigu Kalasalingam College Of Engineering

• Arignar Anna Institute Of Science And Technology

• Arasu Engineering College

• Annai Teresa College Of Engineering

• Annai Mathammal Sheela Engineering College

• Anjalai Ammal Mahalingam Engineering College

• Anand Institute Of Higher Technology

• Alpha College Of Engineering

• Adhiyamaan College Of Engineering

• Adhiparasakthi Engineering College, Melmaruvathur

• Adhiparasakthi College Of Engineering

• A.V.C College Of Engineering

• A.R.J College Of Engineering And Technology

• A.M.S College Of Engineering

• A.C. College Of Technology, A.C. Tech Campus

• A.C College Of Engineering & Technology, Karaikudi

Anna University is offering quality education and has brought out several successful candidates every year and the university is continuing its quality service to the industry of education. Apart for education industry, the university also offers service to corporate sector by producing bright candidates.

The main campus of the university extends over 100 hectares and apart from this the university has several campuses all over Tamil Nadu. It is regarded as one of the best universities in India and is well-known for the bright candidates coming out of the university. For getting admission to the engineering courses in this university, candidates have to get through the entrance examination.