Colleges · Chennai
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Chennai district, Tamil Nadu
Disha Stars lists 35 institutions listed for diploma in Chennai, all from official registers. Of these, 21 are government and 12 private; for 2 no register states the management. The register listings are 6 colleges and 29 standalone institutes. None is ranked in NIRF 2025. Register data as of 6 October 2026, mostly from AISHE, AICTE 2025-26 and PCI.
- Institutions
- 35
- Verified profiles
- 0
- Government
- 21
- NIRF 2025 ranked
- 0
Top 10 on this list
| Institution | Place | Management | NIRF 2025 | Registers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C L Baid Mehta College of Pharmacy | Chennai | Private | Not ranked | PCI approved, UGC 2(f) |
| Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology | Chennai | Government | Not ranked | AICTE approved, AISHE listed |
| Don Bosco Polytechnic College | Chennai | Private | Not ranked | AICTE approved, AISHE listed |
| Government Polytechnic College Thiruvottriyur | Chennai | Government | Not ranked | AICTE approved, AISHE listed |
| Government Polytechnic College, RK Nagar | Chennai | Government | Not ranked | AICTE approved, AISHE listed |
| Government Technical Training Centre | Chennai | Government | Not ranked | AICTE approved, AISHE listed |
| Institute of Chemical Technology | Kanchipuram | Government | Not ranked | AICTE approved, AISHE listed |
| Institute of Leather Technology | Chennai | Government | Not ranked | AICTE approved, AISHE listed |
| Institute of Printing Technology | Chennai | Government | Not ranked | AICTE approved, AISHE listed |
| Institute of Textile Technology | Chennai | Government | Not ranked | AICTE approved, AISHE listed |
Which are the government diploma colleges in Chennai?
21 on this list have government management, as the register or the verified profile states it. The first 10 in list order:
- Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology, Chennai
- Government Polytechnic College Thiruvottriyur, Chennai
- Government Polytechnic College, RK Nagar, Chennai
- Government Technical Training Centre, Chennai
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Kanchipuram
- Institute of Leather Technology, Chennai
- Institute of Printing Technology, Chennai
- Institute of Textile Technology, Chennai
- State Institute of Commerce Education, Chennai, Chennai
- ANM Training School at Multipurpose Health Workers (Female) Training School Triplicane Chennai, Chennai
Which diploma colleges in Chennai are ranked in NIRF 2025?
None of them appears in the official India Rankings 2025 (NIRF). NIRF ranks only the leading institutions in each category, so most institutions are not on it.
All diploma colleges in Chennai
Showing 1 to 35 of 35
- 1.C L Baid Mehta College of Pharmacy
ChennaiPrivateCollegeRegisters: PCI approved, UGC 2(f)
- 2.Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology
ChennaiGovernmentCollegeRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 3.Don Bosco Polytechnic College
ChennaiPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 4.Government Polytechnic College Thiruvottriyur
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 5.Government Polytechnic College, RK Nagar
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 6.Government Technical Training Centre
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 7.Institute of Chemical Technology
KanchipuramGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 8.Institute of Leather Technology
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 9.Institute of Printing Technology
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 10.Institute of Textile Technology
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 11.Jaya College of Paramedical Sciences College of Pharmacy
ChennaiPrivateCollegeRegisters: PCI approved, AISHE listed
- 12.K K College of Pharmacy
ChennaiPrivateCollegeRegisters: PCI approved, AISHE listed
- 13.P. T. Lee Chengalvaraya Naicker Polytechnic College
ChennaiPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 14.Ramakrishna Mission Polytechnic College
ChennaiPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 15.Siga Polytechnic College
ChennaiPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 16.State Institute of Commerce Education, Chennai
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 17.V. Ramakrishna Polytechnic College
ChennaiPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
- 18.ANM Training School at Multipurpose Health Workers (Female) Training School Triplicane Chennai
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 19.ANM Training School, Communicable Diseases Hospital
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 20.Central Polytechnic College Kalikundram
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 21.Central Polytechnic College, Chennai
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved
- 22.Dr Dharmambal Government Polytechnic College for Women
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved
- 23.Dr Dharmambal Government Polytechnic College for Women Tharamani
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 24.Faculty of Pharmacy, Chennai
ChennaiManagement not statedCollegeRegisters: PCI approved
- 25.Government Polytechnic College Purasawalkam Otteri
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 26.Government Polytechnic College, Chennai
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved
- 27.Madras College of Pharmacy
ChennaiManagement not statedCollegeRegisters: PCI approved
- 28.Regional Labour Institute Adyar
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 29.School of Nursing, Csi Rainy Multispeciality Hospital, Chennai
ChennaiPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 30.School of Nursing, Durgabai Deshmukh General Hospital & Research Centre, Chennai
ChennaiPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 31.School of Nursing, Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Chennai
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 32.School of Nursing, Government Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 33.School of Nursing, Kasturba Hospital, Chennai
ChennaiGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 34.Sooriya School of Nursing Chennai
ChennaiPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
- 35.Sri Kumaran School of Nursing, Chennai
ChennaiPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AISHE listed
How this list is built
- An institution is listed here when a register states that it teaches at diploma level. The registers do not list every course, so confirm the exact course with the institution.
- A listing in the AISHE directory of the Ministry of Education is not a recognition. Each row names the regulator lists it appears in, so check the approval for your course with that regulator.
- Government or private is the management a register states. Where no register states it, the row says so.
- Order: verified Disha profiles first, then institutions ranked in NIRF 2025 (best rank in any category), then the rest, those named by more official registers first, then A to Z. This is not a quality ranking.
Read the methodology or report a correction.
Sources and last updated
- Listed in the AISHE directory of higher education institutions, Ministry of Education (a listing is not a recognition) (29 on this list)
- Approved by AICTE for 2025-26 (17 on this list)
- Approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (5 on this list)
- College recognised by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f), or 2(f) and 12B (1 on this list)
Register data as of . AISHE HE Directory read on . Verified profiles updated .
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