St. Josephs College of Engineering NIRF ranking 2026
St. Josephs College of Engineering is a private institution in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. Its NIRF institution ID is C-16537.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2021 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2021 result is Engineering #183 with a score of 33.36. The latest edition contains 1 published category: Engineering.
The yearly tables run from newest to oldest. A smaller rank number represents a better position, and scores are out of 100; compare scores within the same category rather than across different NIRF categories.
Only categories in which St. Josephs College of Engineering has a published NIRF rank for the respective year are listed below. An omitted category means no ranking row is available on this profile for that year.
St. Josephs College of Engineering NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Engineering #183 with a score of 33.36. Compared with 2020, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 183 | 33.36 | Declined by 23 places |
St. Josephs College of Engineering NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Engineering #160 with a score of 32.95. Compared with 2019, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 160 | 32.95 | Declined by 32 places |
St. Josephs College of Engineering NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is Engineering #128 with a score of 33.84. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 128 | 33.84 |
St. Josephs College of Engineering NIRF Ranking Trends (2019–2021)
The table compares the first and latest published row for each recurring category. “Latest” means the newest year in which that category appears, which may be earlier than the latest overall edition.
| Category | First listed result | Latest listed result | Net rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | #128 · 2019 · 33.84 | #183 · 2021 · 33.36 | Declined by 55 places |
St. Josephs College of Engineering Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2021 Engineering submission. Placement rate is placed students divided by graduating students; higher-studies counts are shown separately.
| Graduating batch | Programme | Graduates | Placed | Placement rate | Median salary | Higher studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | PG, 2 years | 26 | 20 | 76.9% | ₹4.02 lakh | 0 |
| 2019-20 | UG, 4 years | 953 | 905 | 95.0% | ₹4.02 lakh | 46 |
Median salary is the middle reported salary among placed graduates; it is not the highest salary. These submitted outcomes are not an independent audit by NIRFRank.
St. Josephs College of Engineering Student profile in the 2021 submission
The 2021 submission reports 5,214 students across the programme groups below, including 1,704 women, 110 students from outside the home state, 20 international students and 137 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [4 Years Program(s)] | 5,161 | 1,661 | 109 | 20 | 137 |
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 53 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
St. Josephs College of Engineering PhD and Sponsored Research Data
The table keeps PhD scholars, awarded doctorates and sponsored-project counts separate. A project count records reported activity; it is not a measure of project value or research impact.
| Academic year | Full-time PhD scholars | Part-time PhD scholars | PhDs awarded | Sponsored projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 11 | 70 | 11 | 15 |
| 2018-19 | — | — | 7 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | — | — | 5 | 6 |
St. Josephs College of Engineering NIRF Engineering Ranking Score Breakdown
These five NIRF component scores are out of 100 and explain different parts of the published category score. They describe the selected editions and do not predict a future rank.
| Pillar | 2019 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 57.62 | 51.50 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 5.38 | 10.67 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 54.55 | 50.71 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 40.28 | 45.66 |
| PR — Perception | 0.00 | 0.00 |
How to interpret a missing category-year
“No published row on this profile” means only that this page's imported ranking data has no rank and score for that category and year. It does not prove that St. Josephs College of Engineering was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
St. Josephs College of Engineering
Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu · NIRF ID IR-E-C-16537
At a glance
St. Josephs College of Engineering is a private institution in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. Its best current NIRF result is #183 in Engineering (2021). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 95.0% and a ₹4.02L median annual salary for the 2019-20 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 5,214 students.
2019-20
905 / 953
NIRF 2021
full + part-time
NIRF Engineering journey & 2021 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
EngineeringNIRF 2021 Rank#183 Score33.36
NIRF Engineering journey
Rank #128 → #183 since 2019; score 33.84 → 33.36.
The rank line is St. Josephs College of Engineering's all-India position in NIRF Engineering: #128 in 2019 to #183 in 2021. Lower is better. The latest rank slipped 23 places even though the score rose, which means peers improved faster in that edition.
Engineering 2021 summary
- Current rank
- #183
- Score (out of 100)
- 33.36
- Last year rank
- #160
- Movement vs previous
- 23
- Best rank
- #128
- Ranking trend
- Declining
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 77.5% → 95.0%; latest median salary ₹4.02L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 905 placed — 95.0% of the batch
- 46 chose higher studies
- 2 reported another outcome
Half of the 905 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹4.02L
- Placement rate
- 95.0%
Salary and placement rate, year by year
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 rose from 77.5% to 95.0%. The reported median salary moved from ₹3.3L in 2015-16 to ₹4.02L in 2019-20.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2021 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹29.92 Cr → ₹28.6 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.
Year by year, 2016-17–2019-20
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: ₹29.92 Cr in 2016-17 to ₹28.6 Cr in 2019-20. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.38 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹0.98 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) improved most: 40.3 → 45.7. 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. St. Josephs College of Engineering improved most in Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) (40.3 → 45.7). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 51.5, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 0.0.
Questions about St. Josephs College of Engineering
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
St. Josephs College of Engineering ranking questions
What is St. Josephs College of Engineering NIRF ranking 2021?
St. Josephs College of Engineering's best listed NIRF 2021 result on NIRFRank is Engineering rank #183 with a score of 33.36.
Which NIRF categories include St. Josephs College of Engineering in 2021?
St. Josephs College of Engineering appears in the NIRF 2021 Engineering ranking categories on this profile.
Is St. Josephs College of Engineering private or government?
St. Josephs College of Engineering is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is St. Josephs College of Engineering located?
St. Josephs College of Engineering is listed in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of St. Josephs College of Engineering graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹4.02L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2019-20, with 905 of 953 graduates placed (95.0%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹4.02L.
What is St. Josephs College of Engineering's best NIRF category?
Engineering is its best current result at #183 in NIRF 2021, with a score of 33.36.
How many students does St. Josephs College of Engineering have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 5,214 students, including 110 from outside the state and 20 international students.
Is St. Josephs College of Engineering improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 5.4 in 2019 to 10.7 in 2021. The latest disclosure also reports 81 PhD scholars.
How much does St. Josephs College of Engineering spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹28.6 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹0.98 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.38 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 2021 edition.