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Madras Engineering College vs Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University

A side-by-side look at Madras Engineering College in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, both offering B.Tech / B.E., MBA / PGDM and MCA. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

Madras Engineering College logoMadras Engineering CollegeChennai, Tamil NaduPrivateMaharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal UniversityPauri Garhwal, UttarakhandPrivate

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailMadras Engineering CollegeMaharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University
TypePrivatePrivate
LocationChennai, Tamil NaduPauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Course fee range₹1.8L – ₹8.4L₹60k – ₹3.8L
Highest package₹24 LPA₹12 LPA
NIRF 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Programmes listed413
StreamsScienceArts, Science
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeC-75754U-0912
In the official registersAICTE, AISHEUGC, PCI, AISHE
Official websitemec.edu.in hgu.ac.in

Fees and packages are as each college listed them in the Disha Stars directory, so confirm them with the college before you apply. What we check

How they differ

  • Listed course fees start lower at Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University: from ₹60,000, against ₹1.8 lakh at Madras Engineering College.
  • Madras Engineering College lists the higher top package: ₹24 LPA, against ₹12 LPA at Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University.
  • Neither is in the NIRF 2025 rankings, which list only the top institutions in each category.
  • Madras Engineering College is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University is in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, about 1,910 km apart.
  • Madras Engineering College lists 4 programmes and Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University lists 13; 3 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Madras Engineering College lists 4 programmes in all and Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University lists 13; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (3)

  • B.Tech / B.E.
  • MBA / PGDM
  • MCA

Only at Madras Engineering College (1)

  • M.Tech

Only at Maharaja Agrasen Himalayan Garhwal University (9)

  • BBA
  • BCA
  • B.Sc
  • BA
  • Law (LLB / BA LLB)
  • B.Pharm
  • B.Ed
  • M.Sc
  • MA

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