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This list of University of Madras people includes notable graduates, professors, and administrators affiliated with the University of Madras. Five heads of state and two Nobel laureates have been associated with the university.

Arts

K. A. Nilakanta Sastri, Historian and author, Padma Bhushan (1957)
Sarvepalli Gopal, Indian historian, Padma Vibhushan (1999)
Ranvir Shah, Founder of Prakriti Foundation
Gemini Ganesan, Tamil film actor, Padma Shri (1971)
Mani Ratnam, Film director, screenwriter and producer, Padma Shri (2002)
Sashi Kumar, Journalist and film director, Founder, Asianet
Chitra Ramanathan, Contemporary fine artist, Painting
M.G. Ramachandran, Film actor and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Bharat Ratna (1988)
Mahesh Babu, Telugu film actor, Filmfare Awards South (3), Nandi Awards (7)
K. C. S. Paniker, Abstract painter, Lalit Kala Akademi Ratna (1976)

Business and Economics

Jay Vijayan, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Tesla Motors
Kakkadan Nandanath Raj, one of the architects of the Five-Year Plans of India, Padma Vibhushan (2000)
Raja Chelliah, Founding chairman of the Madras School of Economics, Padma Vibhushan (2007)
C. K. Prahalad, Prominent business thinker, Padma Bhushan (2009)
Prathap C. Reddy, Founder, Apollo Hospitals, Padma Vibhushan (2010)
Ram Shriram, Founding board member of Google Inc.
Verghese Kurien, Father of White Revolution in India, Padma Vibhushan (1999)
Indra Nooyi, chairman, PepsiCo, Padma Bhushan (2007)
Srikanth Balachandran, Global CFO, Bharti Airtel
Suresh Krishna, TVS Group, Padma Shri (2006)
Kalanithi Maran, Founder and chairman of Sun Group
Kasinathuni Nageswara Rao, Founder of Amrutanjan Healthcare and Andhra Patrika
Usha Ananthasubramanian, chairman and managing director of the Bhartiya Mahila Bank
Mahesh Amalean, Engineer and industrialist, Deshamanya (2005)
Pushkala Prasad, Zankel Chair Professor of Management and Liberal Arts at Skidmore College

Civil Servants and Diplomats

Name	Degree	College	Notability
Benegal Rama Rau			4th Governor of Reserve Bank of India
C. Sylendra Babu			Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu (since 2021)
C. Rangarajan		Loyola	19th Governor of Reserve Bank of India
F. V. Arul		Loyola; Madras Christian College	Director of CBI (1968–1971)
K. P. S. Menon			1st Foreign Secretary of India
K. Vijay Kumar		Madras Christian College	Director General of Police
Kalyan Sundaram			2nd Chief Election Commissioner of India
M. K. Narayanan		Loyola	Governor of West Bengal; 3rd National Security Adviser of India
N. Vittal			Chief Vigilance Commissioner (1998–2002)
R. V. S. Peri Sastri			8th Chief Election Commissioner of India
S. Jagannathan			10th Governor of Reserve Bank of India
T. N. Seshan			10th Chief Election Commissioner of India
Y. Venugopal Reddy	M.A. in Economics		21st Governor of Reserve Bank of India

Humanities and Social Sciences

Name	Class Year	Degree	College	Notability
David Davidar				Author and publisher, Former CEO of Penguin Group
Muhammed Muhsin		MPhil		Politician, MLA - Kerala Legislative Assembly
Karuppannan Jaishankar				criminologist
P. Gururaja Bhat	1952			historian
R. S. Subbalakshmi				Social reformer and educationist
S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar				historian and indologist
S. R. Ranganathan		BA; MA	Madras Christian College	library scientist known for developing the colon classification
V. Venkayya				Chief epigraphist, Government of India (1908–1912)

Literature

Name	Class Year	Notability
M. Govinda Pai		Kannada poet and writer, Rashtrakavi (1949)
Madhavan Ayyappath		poet and writer
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan	1927	Hindi poet and writer, Jnanpith Award (1978), Sahitya Akademi Award (1964)
Srirangam Srinivasarao		Telugu poet and lyricist, Sahitya Akademi Award (1972)
Kuzhanthai		Tamil poet
Vanamali		Telugu poet and lyricist, PhD in Telugu literature

Military

Every Gentlemen Cadet from Officers Training Academy (OTA) Chennai gets a masters degree from University of Madras

Name	Class Year	Degree	College	Notability
Idris Hasan Latif			Nizam	former Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
Jagath Jayasuria	1990	MSc		former Chief of Defence Staff of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces
K. M. Cariappa			Presidency	former Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army
Krishnaswamy Sundarji		MSc		former Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army
Purna Chandra Thapa				former Chief of Army Staff of the Nepalese Army
Zameer Uddin Shah		MSc		former Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Personnel & Systems), Indian Army
Hamzah Sahat	2010	MPhil		former Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Alirupendi				former Joint Force Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces

Politics and Law

Heads of State

Name	Class Year	College	Notability
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari	1897	Presidency	Governor-General of India (1948–1950)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan	1906	Madras Christian College	2nd President of India (1962–1967)
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy			6th President of India (1977–1982)
R. Venkataraman		Loyola	8th President of India (1987–1992)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam		St. Joseph's	11th President of India (2002–2007)

Supreme Court Judges

Name	Class Year	Degree	College	Notability	References
Patanjali Sastri				2nd Chief Justice of India
K. Subba Rao				9th Chief Justice of India
Muhammad Shahabuddin				3rd Chief Justice of Pakistan
P. Sathasivam				40th Chief Justice of India
V. Balakrishna Eradi				Judge of the Supreme Court of India; 9th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
Doraiswamy Raju				Judge of the Supreme Court of India

Others


Name	Class Year	Degree	College	Notability
A. J. John	1919		Madras Law College	Former Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin and Governor of Madras
Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar			Madras Christian College	Last Diwan of Mysore, Padma Vibhushan (1970)
B. Munuswamy Naidu			Madras Christian College	Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
CN Annadurai				Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
C. P. Ramaswami Iyer				Diwan of Travancore (1936–1947)
C. Vijayaraghavachariar	1875		Presidency	President of the Indian National Congress (1920)
Chidambaram Subramaniam		BSc in Physics	Presidency; Madras Law College	Indian independence activist, Bharat Ratna (1998)
K. K. Nayar				Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
K. V. Reddy Naidu				Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1937)
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy			Presidency	Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
M. Thambidurai				Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari			Madras Medical College	surgeon and President of the Indian National Congress
Nittoor Srinivasa Rau	1927	LLB	Madras Law College	Chief Justice of the High Court of Mysore State
P. Subbarayan			Presidency	Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1924–1930)
P. V. Rajamannar	1921		Presidency	Chief Justice of Madras High Court
Palaniappan Chidambaram				Minister of Finance
Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai				Prime Minister of Travancore and the first Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin
Shankarrao Chavan				Cabinet Minister
V. K. Krishna Menon	1918		Presidency	Minister of Defence

Educationists

M. Aram, Educator and peace advocate, Padma Shri (1990)
G. Viswanathan, Founder and chancellor, VIT University
V. M. Muralidharan, Chairman, Ethiraj College for Women

Religion

Name	Class Year	Degree	College	Notability	References
Ian Ernest				Archbishop of the Indian Ocean
Joshua Russell Chandran		BA; MA

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Nobel Laureates

Name	Class Year	Degree	College	Notability	References
C. V. Raman	1904; 1907	BA; MA	Presidency	Nobel Prize in Physics (1930), Bharat Ratna (1954)
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar	1930	BSc in Physics	Presidency	Nobel Prize in Physics (1983), Padma Vibhushan (1968)

Abel Prize Winners

Name	Class Year	Degree	College	Notability	References
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan	1959	BSc	Presidency	Abel Prize (2007), Padma Bhushan (2008), National Medal of Science (2010), Birkhoff Prize (1994)

Turing Awardee

Name	Class Year	Degree	College	Notability	References
Raj Reddy	1958	Bachelors in Civil Engineering	College of Engineering, Guindy (Then affiliated to Madras University)	Turing Award (1994), Legion of Honour (1985), Padma Bhushan (2001)

Others

Name	Class Year	Degree	College	Notability
A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar			Madras Christian College	Padma Vibhushan (1963)
Alladi Ramakrishnan				Theoretical physicist, founder of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Arunachala Sreenivasan				Nutritional scientist and Padma Bhushan awardee
C. V. Subramanian				Mycologist and plant pathologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1965)
E. C. George Sudarshan				Theoretical physicist, Dirac Prize (2010), Padma Vibhushan (2007)
G.N. Ramachandran				Biophysicist who described the structure of Collagen
Gunamudian David Boaz				1st Indian Psychologist (1943)
Janaki Ammal				Botanist and Cytologist, Padma Shri (1977)
K. G. Ramanathan		M.A. in Mathematics		Padma Bhushan (1983), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1965)
K. S. Krishnan				Physicist, Co-discoverer of Raman scattering, Padma Bhushan (1954)
M. Visveshwarya	1881	B.A.	Central College of Bangalore	Civil engineer, Bharat Ratna (1955)
Mushi Santappa				Polymer chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1967)
Om Dutt Gulati				pharmacologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar and B. C. Roy laureate
Srinivasan Chandrasekaran				organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Raja Ramanna				Nuclear scientist, Padma Vibhushan (1975)
Rajagopala Chidambaram				Nuclear scientist, Padma Vibhushan (1999)
Srinivasa Ramanujan				Mathematical prodigy
Srinivasan Varadarajan				Chemist and Padma Bhushan awardee
Tanjore R. Anantharaman				Materials scientist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1967)
Toppur Seethapathy Sadasivan				Plant pathologist and Padma Bhushan (1974) awardee
Udupi Ramachandra Rao	1952	BSc		space scientist, Padma Vibhushan (2017)
V. Sasisekharan				Molecular biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1978)
Vasanthy Arasaratnam		BSc		Biochemist, Vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna (2011 – present)
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran				Cognitive neuroscientist, Ariëns Kappers Medal (1999)

Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan, Forensic expert and Padma Bhushan winner
John Barnabas, Evolutionary biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1974)
Avadhesha Surolia, Glycobiologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1987)
Thavamani Jegajothivel Pandian, Geneticist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1984)
Narayanaswamy Srinivasan, Molecular biophysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (2007)
T. R. Govindachari, Natural product chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1960)
P. T. Narasimhan, theoretical chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (1970)
Paramasivam Natarajan, photochemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (1984)
Siva Umapathy, organometallic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate.
Subramania Ranganathan, organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Govindasamy Mugesh, physical chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Kunchithapadam Gopalan, geochronologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Rengaswamy Ramesh, geophysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Mangalore Anantha Pai, electrical engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Nuggehalli Raghuveer Moudgal, endocrinologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
E. S. Raja Gopal, physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Muthusamy Lakshmanan, theoretical physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
E. V. Sampathkumaran, condensed matter physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
K. Sekar, bioinformatician, N-Bios laureate
Kumaravel Somasundaram, cancer biologist, N-Bios laureate
G. Dhinakar Raj, veterinary scientist, N-Bios laureate
S. Ganesh, molecular geneticist, N-Bios laureate
P. Karthe, structural biologist, N-Bios laureate
C. S. Seshadri (FRS), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1972)
M. S. Narasimhan (FRS), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1975)
K. S. Chandrasekharan, Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal (1966), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1963)
M. S. Raghunathan (FRS), Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal (1991), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1977)
Sundararaman Ramanan, Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal (2010), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1979)
C. P. Ramanujam, Ramanujam–Samuel theorem and Ramanujam vanishing theorem
Krishnaswami Alladi, Fellow of American Mathematical Society
A.V. Balakrishnan, Control Heritage Award (2001)
Rangaswamy Srinivasan, pioneer work on Excimer laser at IBM Research, National Medal of Technology (2011)
M. S. Swaminathan, Father of Green Revolution in India, Padma Vibhushan (1989)

Sports


Name	Degree	College	Notability
Dipika Pallikal Karthik		Ethiraj	Squash player
Eric Prabhakar			Olympian sprinter
Ramanathan Krishnan			Tennis player, Arjuna award (1961), Padma Bhushan (1967)
Syed Mohammad Hadi		Nizam	First class cricketer and tennis player
Vijay Amritraj			Tennis player and sports commentator, UN Messengers of Peace (2001), Padma Shri (1983)
Viswanathan Anand	B.Com.	Loyola	Chess Grandmaster and former World Chess Champion, Padma Vibhushan (2007)

Others

Notes

^ The Nizam College was affiliated to the University of Madras between 1887 and 1947.
The St. Joseph's College was affiliated to the University of Madras between 1869 and 1982.
^ The Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College (also known as Government Law College and Madras Law College) was affiliated to the University of Madras between 1891 and 1996.
The Madras Medical College was affiliated to the University of Madras between 1857 and 1988.
The Central College of Bangalore was affiliated to the University of Madras between 1858 and 1964.

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Chennai

History

Early history (pre-1500)	Sangam period Thomas the Apostle Pallava Dynasty Chola Dynasty Vijayanagar Empire
Colonial period (1500–1900)	São Tomé de Meliapore Raja of Chandragiri Agency of Fort St George 1721 Madras cyclone Carnatic Wars (Madras Adyar Chingleput) Anglo-Mysore Wars Governors
Modern period (1900–present)	Arbuthnot Bank Crash Besant v. Narayaniah Bombardment of Madras by SMS Emden de La Haye scandal 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike Neil Statue Satyagraha 1928 South Indian Railway Strike 1932 Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Strike 1943 Chennai floods Madras Manade Anti-Hindi agitations R. S. S. Chennai bombing 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 2013 Anti-Sri Lanka protests 2015 South India floods
Writers and historians	S. Muthiah Randor Guy S. Theodore Baskaran V. Sriram A. R. Venkatachalapathy

Geography and wildlife

Regions	Chennai Metropolitan Area Central Chennai North Chennai South Chennai
Waterways	Adyar River Buckingham Canal Coovum River Kosasthalaiyar River Otteri Nullah
Lakes	Adambakkam Lake Ambattur Lake Ayanambakkam Lake Chembarambakkam Lake Chetput Lake Chitlapakkam Lake Cholavaram aeri ICF Lake Korattur Aeri Long Tank Madambakkam Lake Madhavaram Lake Maduranthakam Lake Mangal Lake Manali Lake Pallavaram Lake Paruthipattu Lake Perungudi Lake Porur Lake Pulhal Lake Porur Lake Red Hills Lake Retteri Thervoy Kandigai reservoir Tiruninravur Lake Velachery Lake Veeranam Vilinjiyambakkam Lake Villivakkam lake
Islands	Kattupalli Island Quibble Island The Island
Zoological parks	Arignar Anna Zoological Park Chennai Snake Park Guindy National Park Madras Crocodile Bank
Reserve Forests	Nanmangalam Reserve Forest Vandalur Reserve Forest
Marshlands	Adyar Creek Ennore Creek Pallikaranai Wetland
Heritage monuments	Amir Mahal Bharat Insurance Building Brodie Castle Chennai Central Prison Chepauk Palace LIC Building Lighthouse Police headquarters Port Trust Building Rajaji Hall Ripon Building Royapuram railway station University of Madras Senate House Southern Railway headquarters Valluvar Kottam Victoria Public Hall Anna Nagar twin arches
Statues	Marina Beach Statues Thomas Munro Triumph of Labour
Memorials	Anna Memorial Gandhi Mandapam M.G.R. and Amma Memorial Madras War Cemetery Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Victory War Memorial Vivekanandar Illam

Administration and politics

Districts

Taluks

Chennai District	Aminjikarai Ayanavaram Egmore Guindy Mambalam Mylapore Perambur Purasaiwalkam Tondiarpet Velachery
Tiruvallur district	Tiruvottiyur Madhavaram Ambattur Avadi Maduravoyal Ponneri Poonamallee Tiruvallur Gummidipoondi Uthukottai Tiruttani Pallipattu
Kanchipuram district	Alandur Sholinganallur Pallavaram Tambaram Chengalpattu Thiruporur Tirukalukundram Sriperumbudur Walajabad Kanchipuram Uthiramerur Madurantakam Cheyyur
Vellore District	Arakkonam

Constituencies

Parliamentary	Chennai Central Chennai North Chennai South Sriperumbudur Thiruvallur
Assembly	Alandur Ambattur Anna Nagar Avadi Chengalpattu Chepauk Egmore Harbour Kolathur Madhavaram Maduravoyal Mylapore Pallavaram Perambur Ponneri Poonamallee RK Nagar Royapuram Saidapet Sholinganallur Sriperumbudur T.Nagar Tambaram Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Thiruvottiyur Thousand Lights Tiruvallur Villivakkam Virugambakkam Velachery

Nodal agencies

Economy

Business districts	Burma Bazaar Kothawal Chavadi Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex Panagal Park Parry's Corner Pondy Bazaar Purasawalkam Ranganathan Street Ritchie Street Velachery Washermanpet
SEZ	SEZ Corridor MEPZ Tidel Park TIDEL Park, Pattabiram World Trade Center
Companies and institutions	Aavin Ashok Leyland Basin Bridge Gas Blue Dart Aviation Chettinad Group Chennai Trade Centre EID Parry Ennore Thermal GMR Vasavi Heavy Vehicles Factory Higginbotham's Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank Integral Coach Factory Madras Atomic Power Station Madras Rubber Factory Madras Stock Exchange Murugappa Group North Chennai Thermal Reserve Bank of India Royal Enfield SPIC Sun Group The Hindu The New Indian Express TI Cycles of India TVS Motors Vallur Thermal World Bank office
Industry	Automotive Electronics Retail Software

Culture and recreation

General	Architecture of Chennai Broadcasting in Chennai Kollywood Madrassi Madras Bashai Madras School Tourism in Chennai
Beaches	Covelong Elliot's Beach Golden Beach Marina Beach
Parks	Anna Nagar Tower Park Dr. Annie Besant Park May Day Park Natesan Park Panagal Park People's Park Semmoli Poonga Secretariat Park Tholkappia Poonga
Cinemas	Cinépolis INOX PVR Cinemas Mayajaal Multiplex Shanti Theatre
Periodic events	Chennai Book Fair Chennai International Film Festival Chennai Sangamam Lit for Life Madras Day Madras Music Season Saarang Techofes
Theme parks	MGM Dizzee World Queens Land VGP Universal Kingdom Dash N Splash Kishkinta Mayajaal
Shopping malls	Abhirami Mega Mall Alsa Mall Ampa Skywalk Chandra Mall Chennai Citi Centre Coromandel Plaza Express Avenue Gold Souk Grande Mall Phoenix Market City Ramee Mall Spectrum Mall Spencer Plaza Forum Vijaya Mall
Clubs	Gymkhana Club Madras Boat Club Royal Madras Yacht Club

Religion

Temples	Adikesava Perumal Temple Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple Anjaneya Temple, Nanganallur Ayyappan Temple Ashtalakshmi Kovil Bodyguard Muniswaran Temple Dandeeswarar Temple Devi Karumariamman Temple Ekambareswarar Temple ISKCON Temple Chennai Kalikambal Temple Kamakshi Amman Temple Kapaleeswarar Temple Kundrathur Murugan Temple Kalikambal Temple Madhya Kailash Marundeeswarar Temple Mundaka Kanni Amman Temple Parthasarathy Temple Prathyangira Devi Temple Ravishwarar Temple Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Vadapalani Andavar Temple Varasiddhi Vinayaka temple
Churches	Armenian Church Church of Our Lady of Light St. Andrew's Kirk St. George's Cathedral St. Patrick's Cathedral Santhome Basilica St. Mary's Church
Others	Madras Synagogue Mahabodhi Centre Thousand Lights Mosque

Transport

Air

Chennai International Airport

Sea

Rail

Railways	Chennai Metro Chennai Metrolite Chennai MRTS Chennai Suburban Railway Southern Railway
Stations	Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Others

Road

Roads and expressways	Anna Salai Cenotaph Road Chennai Bypass Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway China Bazaar Road East Coast Road Inner Ring Road Outer Ring Road Poonamallee High Road Rajiv Gandhi Salai Sardar Patel Road
Grade separators and flyovers	Anna Flyover Chennai Airport Flyover Chrompet Flyover Irumbuliyur Junction Kathipara Junction Koyambedu Junction Madhavaram Junction Maduravoyal Junction Moolakadai Junction Padi Junction
Others	Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus Kilambakkam bus terminus Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus Metropolitan Transport Corporation State Express Transport Corporation

Sport

Venues

Teams

Badminton	Chennai Superstarz
Cricket	Chennai Super Kings Chepauk Super Gillies
Field hockey	Chennai Cheetahs Chennai Veerans
Football	Chennai City F.C. Chennaiyin FC
Kabaddi	Tamil Thalaivas
Tennis	V Chennai Warriors
Table tennis	Chennai Lions
Volleyball	Chennai Spartans Chennai Spikers Chennai Blitz

Others

Institutions

Education

Universities	Anna University University of Madras Dr MGR Medical University Dr Ambedkar Law University Indian Maritime University Veterinary and Animal Sciences University VIT University Chennai SRM Institute of Science and Technology B S Abdur Rahman University Tamil Nadu Open University Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Vels University Hindustan University
Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology Madras College of Engineering, Guindy Madras Institute of Technology Alagappa College of Technology
Medical	Madras Medical College Stanley Medical College Kilpauk Medical College Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute National Institute of Siddha
Arts and science	Loyola Madras Christian College Presidency College Queen Mary's (Women) Vivekananda Pachaiyappa's College Stella Mary's (Women) DG Vaishnav MOP Vaishnav (Women) Women's Christian College
Research	Central Leather Research Institute National Institute of Ocean Technology Institute of Mathematical Sciences Chennai Mathematical Institute Regional Meteorological Centre Structural Engineering Research Centre Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (India)

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North	Aamullaivoyal Aathur Agaram Alamathi Andarkuppam Angadu Anuppampattu Arambakkam Arani Ariyalur Arumandhai Assisi Nagar, Chennai Athipattu Athipattu New Town Athivakkam Attanthangal Avurikollaimedu Ayanavaram Azhinjivakkam Bandikavanoor Basin Bridge Chinnasekkadu Chettimedu Edapalayam Edayanchavadi Ennore Elandanur Elanthancherry Elavur Ernavoor Erukkancherry Gnayiru Gounderpalayam Grant Lyon Gummidipoondi Janapanchatram Jawahar Nagar Kadapakkam Kaladipet Kalakkral Kalpalayam Kanniammanpettai Kannigaipair Karanodai Kathirvedu Kathivakkam Katupalli Kavangarai Kavaraipettai Kasimedu Kattur KK Thazhai Kaviarasu Kannadhasan Nagar Kodipallam Kodungaiyur Kolathur Kondithope Korukkupet Kosappur Kottai Karai Kumaran Nagar Lakshmipuram Madhavaram Madhavaram Milk Colony Madharpakkam Madiyur Mahakavi Bharathi Nagar Manali Manali New Town Manjambakkam Mathur Mettu Surapedu Mettu Thandalam Minjur Moolachatiram Moolakadai Muthialpet Nallur Nandiambakkam Napalayam Naravarikuppam New Erumai Vetti Palayam Old Erumai Vetti Palayam Orakadu Padianallur Pallipattu Panchetti Payasambakkam Pazhaverkadu Perambur Peravallur Periapalayam Periyamullavoyal Periyar Nagar Periyasekkadu Perungavur Ponneri Ponniammanmedu Pothur Puthubakkam Puduvoyal Pulli Lyon Puthagaram Puzhal Red Hills Retteri Royapuram Sadayankuppam Sathangadu Sathyamoorthy Nagar (Tiruvottiyur) Sathyamoorthy Nagar (Vyasarpadi) Seemavaram Selavayal Sembilivaram Sembium Sembiyamanali Sholavaram Siruvapuri Sirunium Sowcarpet Sothuperumbedu Surapet Thadaperumbakkam Thatchoor Thathaimanji Theerthakariampattu Theeyampakkam Thervoy Kandigai Thirunilai Thiruvellavoyal Thiru Vi Ka Nagar Tiruvottiyur Tollgate Tondiarpet Uthukottai Vadagarai Vadamadurai Vadaperumbakkam Vaikkadu Vallalar Nagar Vallur Vannipakkam Vazhuthigaimedu Vellivoyalchavadi Vengal Vichoor Vijayanallur Vilakupattu Vilangadupakkam Villivakkam Vinayagapuram VOC Nagar Voyalur Vyasarpadi Washermanpet Wimco Nagar
West	Adayalampattu Alwarthirunagar Ambattur Aminjikarai Athipet Andankuppam Anna Nagar Anna Nagar West Annanur Arakkambakkam Aranvoyal Ashok Nagar Arakkonam Arumbakkam Avadi Ayanambakkam Ayapakkam Ayathur Beemanthangal Chembarambakkam Choolaimedu Egattur Gerugambakkam Govardhanagiri ICF Colony Irungattukottai Iyyapanthangal K. K. Nagar Kadambathur Kadavur Kakkalur Kakkalur Industrial Estate Kallikuppam Karambakkam Karayanchavadi Kattupakkam Kilkondaiyur Koduvalli Koladi Kolapakkam Konnur Korattur Kovur Koyambedu Kumananchavadi Kundrathur Kuthambakkam Maduravoyal Malayambakkam Manapakkam Manavala Nagar Melkondaiyur Mettu Kandigai MGR Nagar Mogappair Morai Moulivakkam Mugalivakkam Muthapudupet Nandambakkam Nandambakkam Narasingapuram Nazarathpettai Nemam Nemilichery Nesapakkam Nerkundram Nolambur Noombal Oragadam Padi Pakkam Pandeswaram Pandur Paraniputhur Parivakkam Paruthipattu Pattabiram Pattaravakkam Perambakkam Periyapanicheri Perumalpattu Poochi Athipedu Poonamallee Poondi Poonthandalam Porur Pudhur Putlur Ramapuram Ramavaram Sekkadu Seneerkuppam Sevvapet Shenoy Nagar Sorancheri Sriperumbudur Sunguvarchatram Surapet Tamaraipakkam Thandalam Thandurai Thathankuppam Thirumangalam Thirumazhisai Thirumullaivoyal Thiruninravur Tiruvallur Tiruverkadu Valasaravakkam Vanagaram Veerapuram Vellanur Vellavedu Velappanchavadi Vengathur Venkatapuram Veppampattu Vilinjiyambakkam Virugambakkam
Central	Alwarpet Broadway Burma Bazaar Chennai Central Chepauk Chetput Chintadripet Choolai Egmore Foreshore Estate George Town Gopalapuram Greenways Road Kilpauk Kodambakkam Kosapet Kothawal Chavadi Kotturpuram Mandavelli Mannady Mambalam MRC Nagar Mylapore Nandanam Nochikuppam Nungambakkam Otteri Panagal Park Park Town Parry's Corner Pattalam Periamet Pondy Bazaar Pudupet Pulianthope Purasawalkam Quibble Island Raja Annamalai Puram Royapettah Saidapet Saligramam Santhome T Nagar Teynampet The Island Triplicane Trustpuram Vadapalani Vepery West Mambalam
South	Adambakkam Adyar Agaramthen Alandur Anakaputhur Besant Nagar Chitlapakkam Chromepet Chengalpattu Egattur Ekkaduthangal Erumaiyur Gowrivakkam Guduvancheri Guindy Guindy TVK Estate Devaneri Hasthinapuram Illalur Injambakkam Irumbuliyur Jafferkhanpet Jaladampet Kanathur Kandanchavadi Kannivakkam Karanai Karapakkam Karumbakkam Kattankulathur Kazhipattur Kizhkalvoy Keelkattalai Kelambakkam Kottivakkam Kovalam Kovilambakkam Kovilanchery Madambakkam Madhuvankarai Madipakkam Mamallapuram Manimangalam Mannivakkam Maraimalai Nagar Medavakkam Meenambakkam Melkalvoy MEPZ Mettukuppam Mudichur Muttukadu Nandivaram Nanganallur Nanmangalam Navalur Neelankarai Nellikuppam Noothancheri Okkiyam Okkiyampet Oragadam Ottiambakkam Padappai Palavakkam Palavanthangal Pallavaram Pallikaranai Pammal Panaiyur Paranur Pattipulam Payanur Pazhanthandalam Peerkankaranai Perumbakkam Perumathunallur Perungalathur Perungudi Perunthandalam Ponmar Polichalur Potheri Pudupakkam Puzhuthivakkam Rajakilpakkam Rathinamangalam Selaiyur Sembakkam Semmencherry Sholinganallur Singaperumalkoil Siruseri Sithalapakkam Somangalam St. Thomas Mount Tambaram Tambaram Sanatorium Thaiyur Tharamani Tharapakkam Thirumudivakkam Thiruneermalai Thiruporur Thiruvanmiyur Thiruvidandhai Thuraipakkam Tirusulam Ullagaram Urapakkam Uthandi Vadanemili Vandalur Vanuvampet Velachery Vengaivasal Vettuvankeni

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