Education in Chennai

Prestigious Institutes in Chennai

The University of Madras founded in 1857 has three campuses in the city that offer varied programs in liberal arts, science and commerce. A large majority of city colleges are affiliated to the university and offer programs in medicine, law, science, Arts and commerce.

The Anna University, founded in 1978 with the merger of the College of Engineering, Guindy (1794), the Madras Institute of Technology (1949), the Alagappa College of Technology (1944), and the School of Architecture and Planning (1957), is a leading university in Chennai. Another prestigious institute in Chennai is the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) founded in 1959 - this institute is renowned globally for its engineering programs. Madras Christian College, Loyola College, Chennai; Asian College of Journalism are some of the other reputed colleges that Chennai's education system is so proud of.