Top Science Colleges in Tamil Nadu 2026

Some of the popular Science colleges in Tamil Nadu include VIT Vellore, NIT Trichy, Bharathidasan University, SASTRA University, Sathyabama University, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Karunya University, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu Open University, Saveetha University. Tamil Nadu has a total of 659 colleges that offer Science courses. Out of these, 45 are government colleges and 406 are privately owned. The average fee for Science colleges in Tamil Nadu ranges from INR 240 - INR 29,00,000. For admission, candidates need to appear for the TANCET, UGC, CAT, Tamilnadu 10th, KMAT, CBSE 10th, UGC-CSIR, VEE, CSIR NET, CCMN as part of the selection criteria. Some colleges like VIT Vellore, NIT Trichy, Bharathidasan University, SASTRA University, Sathyabama University, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Karunya University, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu Open University, Saveetha University also conduct their own entrance tests for admission. Others may accept direct admission based on merit in the qualifying exam.