Thiagarajar College NIRF ranking 2026
Thiagarajar College is a private institution in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Its NIRF institution ID is C-36513.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is College #20 with a score of 68.93. The latest edition contains 1 published category: College.
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 Thiagarajar College 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.
Thiagarajar College NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is College #20 with a score of 68.93. Compared with 2024, 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 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College | 20 | 68.93 | Declined by 5 places |
Thiagarajar College NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is College #15 with a score of 66.82. Compared with 2023, 1 improved. 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 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College | 15 | 66.82 | Improved by 3 places |
Thiagarajar College NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is College #18 with a score of 65.08. Compared with 2022, 1 improved. 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 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College | 18 | 65.08 | Improved by 4 places |
Thiagarajar College NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is College #22 with a score of 63.59. Compared with 2021, 1 improved. 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 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College | 22 | 63.59 | Improved by 1 place |
Thiagarajar College NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is College #23 with a score of 60.61. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College | 23 | 60.61 | Declined by 1 place |
Thiagarajar College NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is College #22 with a score of 61.29. Compared with 2019, 1 improved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College | 22 | 61.29 | Improved by 12 places |
Thiagarajar College NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is College #34 with a score of 57.11. Compared with 2018, 1 improved. 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 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College | 34 | 57.11 | Improved by 10 places |
Thiagarajar College NIRF 2018 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2018 is College #44 with a score of 51.93. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| College | 44 | 51.93 |
Thiagarajar College NIRF Ranking Trends (2018–2025)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College | #44 · 2018 · 51.93 | #20 · 2025 · 68.93 | Improved by 24 places |
Thiagarajar College Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2025 College 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | PG, 2 years | 363 | 128 | 35.3% | ₹3.00 lakh | 32 |
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.
Thiagarajar College Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 5,268 students across the programme groups below, including 2,968 women, 17 students from outside the home state, 3 international students and 24 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [3 Years Program(s)] | 4,431 | 2,360 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 837 | 608 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
Thiagarajar College NIRF College 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 | 2018 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 61.85 | 75.68 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 33.16 | 70.21 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 56.70 | 78.00 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 41.19 | 53.52 |
| PR — Perception | 39.19 | 32.83 |
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 Thiagarajar College was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Thiagarajar College
Madurai, Tamil Nadu · NIRF ID IR-C-C-36513
At a glance
Thiagarajar College is a private institution in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Its best current NIRF result is #20 in College (2025). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 5,268 students.
Latest batch
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF College journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
CollegeNIRF 2025 Rank#20 Score68.93
NIRF College journey
Rank #23 → #20 since 2021; score 60.61 → 68.93.
The rank line is Thiagarajar College's all-India position in NIRF College: #23 in 2021 to #20 in 2025. Lower is better. The latest rank slipped 5 places even though the score rose, which means peers improved faster in that edition.
College 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #20
- Score (out of 100)
- 68.93
- Last year rank
- #15
- Movement vs previous
- 5
- Best rank
- #15
- Ranking trend
- Declining
Placements — official numbers
Placement history is not yet available. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: The placement rate is placed graduates divided by graduates in minimum stipulated time. Missing salary values remain unreported.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹16.81 Cr → ₹28.09 Cr.
Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24
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: ₹16.81 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹28.09 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.1 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹0.17 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Graduation Outcomes (GO) improved most: 64.6 → 78.0. 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. Thiagarajar College improved most in Graduation Outcomes (GO) (64.6 → 78.0). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 78.0, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 32.8.
Questions about Thiagarajar College
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Thiagarajar College ranking questions
What is Thiagarajar College NIRF ranking 2025?
Thiagarajar College's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is College rank #20 with a score of 68.93.
Which NIRF categories include Thiagarajar College in 2025?
Thiagarajar College appears in the NIRF 2025 College ranking categories on this profile.
Is Thiagarajar College private or government?
Thiagarajar College is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Thiagarajar College located?
Thiagarajar College is listed in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Students also ask
What is Thiagarajar College's best NIRF category?
College is its best current result at #20 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 68.93.
How many students does Thiagarajar College have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 5,268 students, including 17 from outside the state and 3 international students.
Is Thiagarajar College improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 67.8 in 2021 to 70.2 in 2025.
How much does Thiagarajar College spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹28.09 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹0.17 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.1 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.