

Location
Periyar E.V.R. High Road, (NH 4 Highway), Maduravoyal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600095
Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute Chennai, founded in 1988 by the TMT Kannammal Educational Trust, is an esteemed institution recognized by UGC and AICTE and accredited with a Grade A by NAAC. In 2024, it was placed in the 151-200 range overall by NIRF. The institute's flagship program, BSc, offers 86 different specializations, and applicants need to have completed their 10+2 education to qualify for admission. The total fee for the BSc course ranges from INR 60,000 to INR 5.6 lakh. Although the DR MGR Institute's Placement Report for 2025 is yet to be published, the 2025 NIRF report indicates that 583 and 324 students were placed from the 4-Year and 5-Year UG programs respectively in 2024. The median salary for the 4-Year UG graduates was INR 6.95 lakh, while the 5-Year PG students received a median package of INR 9.6 lakh. Among the leading companies recruiting from this institute were Hexaware, IBM, Deloitte, Cognizant, Accenture, Google, and Ford.