CIT Chennai is an engineering college established in 2010. The college is affiliated with Anna University. It is recognized by AICTE. According to NIRF 2024 reports, the college has been ranked #101 out of 300 under the ‘Engineering’ category.

CIT Chennai offers B.E as its flagship course. The fee for B.E is for INR 2.2 lakhs. The eligible candidates should have passed 10+2 in the PCM stream with 45% marks (5% marks relaxation for reserved category) from a recognized board. The selection process for admission is based on the valid scores of TNEA examination followed by counselling. The TNEA cutoff 2024 for OC Category is 7727 - 23473.

CIT Chennai also offers M.E course. The fee for M.E is for INR 1 lakh. The eligible candidates should have graduated in B.E /B.Tech degree in relevant discipline with 50% marks (5% marks relaxation for reserved category) from a recognized university. The selection process for admission is based on the valid scores of GATE/TANCET examination.

CIT Chennai offers various scholarships such as merit-based scholarships for students performing well in academics, cut-off mark scholarships for first-year students who achieve the highest cut-off in their program, and the Parthasarathy Seeniammal Educational Trust Scholarship.

CIT Chennai Placement for the academic year 2024 received the highest package of INR 51 LPA and an average package of INR 21 LPA. The recent placement drives top recruiting companies were Zscaler, Tejas Network, Petavue, Pega Systems, New Fold, Devrev, Capgemini, Deloitte, Emerson, HCL Technologies and many more.