NIRF 2025

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education NIRF ranking 2025

Explore Chettinad Academy of Research and Education NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Medical #49 in NIRF 2025.

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education

Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu · NIRF ID IR-D-U-0451

Private institution Best in 2025: Medical #49 2 categories in 2025 3,001 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education is a private institution in Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu. Its best current NIRF result is #49 in Medical (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 95.9% and a ₹4.8L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 3,001 students.

₹4.8LUG median salary
2023-24
95.9% UG placed
94 / 98
#49Medical rank
NIRF 2025
711PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF Medical journey & 2025 category scoreboard

Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.

UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#61 Score51.06
Chettinad Academy of Research and Education is ranked #61 in University for NIRF 2025 with a score of 51.06.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 97.5% → 95.9%; latest median salary ₹4.8L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 98 graduates
95.9%
  • 94 placed — 95.9% of the batch
  • 4 chose higher studies
  • 0 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2023-24 ₹4.8L

Half of the 94 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹4.8L
Placement rate
95.9%

Salary and placement rate, year by year

Median salary (₹L)Placement rate %

What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate fell from 97.5% to 95.9%. The reported median salary moved from ₹3.36L in 2017-18 to ₹4.8L in 2023-24.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2021-22 50 / 59 84.7% ₹4.6L
2022-23 71 / 78 91.0% ₹5.8L
2023-24 27 / 30 90.0% ₹6.2L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students3,001All reported programmes
From outside the state38.0%1,141 students
International304Students from outside India
Women56.2%1,687 students
Full fee reimbursement177Funded by the institution
Largest programme group1,414UG [5 Years Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars711216 full-time · 495 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-2410857 in 2021-22 → 108 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects62Peak reported year 2021-22
RPC pillar score28.4Was 16.7 in 2022

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹64.41 Cr → ₹135.09 Cr.

Faculty & staff salaries₹135.09 Cr₹64.41 Cr in 2017-18 → +110%
Academic maintenance₹145.97 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹74.8 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹15.9 CrBooks, journals and databases

Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24

Library (₹Cr)Lab equipment (₹Cr)Faculty & staff salaries (₹Cr)

Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹64.41 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹135.09 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹15.9 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹74.8 Cr.

Official sources

Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.

The five NIRF pillars

Research (RPC) improved most: 16.7 → 28.4. Perception (PR) is the lowest latest pillar.

What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. Chettinad Academy of Research and Education improved most in Research (RPC) (16.7 → 28.4). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 74.8, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 11.0.

Questions about Chettinad Academy of Research and Education

Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education ranking questions

What is Chettinad Academy of Research and Education NIRF ranking 2025?

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Medical rank #49 with a score of 51.41.

Which NIRF categories include Chettinad Academy of Research and Education in 2025?

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education appears in the NIRF 2025 Medical and University ranking categories on this profile.

Is Chettinad Academy of Research and Education private or government?

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is Chettinad Academy of Research and Education located?

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education is listed in Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of Chettinad Academy of Research and Education graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹4.8L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 94 of 98 graduates placed (95.9%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹6.2L.

What is Chettinad Academy of Research and Education's best NIRF category?

Medical is its best current result at #49 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 51.41.

How many students does Chettinad Academy of Research and Education have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 3,001 students, including 1,141 from outside the state and 304 international students.

Is Chettinad Academy of Research and Education improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 16.7 in 2022 to 28.4 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 711 PhD scholars.

How much does Chettinad Academy of Research and Education spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹135.09 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹74.8 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹15.9 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.