Top College colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2019
Explore Tamil Nadu College colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2019 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu College ranking list
Avg score 54.113 Presidency College Chennai 68.01 2
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 5
- 2019: rank 3
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #5 in 2018 to #3 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
6 Loyola College Chennai 66.31 0
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 6
- 2019: rank 6
Lower rank is better.
Held the #6 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
13 Madras Christian College Chennai 63.98 3
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 10
- 2019: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #10 in 2018 to #13 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
17 PSG College of Arts and Science 62.42 6
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 11
- 2019: rank 17
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 6 places from #11 in 2018 to #17 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
22 PSGR Krishnammal College for Women 59.77 6
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 16
- 2019: rank 22
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 6 places from #16 in 2018 to #22 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
30 Scott Christian College 57.69 7
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 37
- 2019: rank 30
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 7 places from #37 in 2018 to #30 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
32 Women's Christian College Chennai 57.44 10
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 22
- 2019: rank 32
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 10 places from #22 in 2018 to #32 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
33 Government Arts College Coimbatore 57.19 0
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 33
- 2019: rank 33
Lower rank is better.
Held the #33 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
34 Thiagarajar College 57.11 10
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 44
- 2019: rank 34
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 10 places from #44 in 2018 to #34 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
36 Ethiraj College for Women 55.30 2
- 2017: rank 16
- 2018: rank 38
- 2019: rank 36
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 20 places from #16 in 2017 to #36 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
39 St. Joseph's College Tiruchirappalli 54.70 11
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 28
- 2019: rank 39
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 11 places from #28 in 2018 to #39 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
40 Queen Mary's College 54.65 37
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 77
- 2019: rank 40
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 37 places from #77 in 2018 to #40 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
44 Bishop Heber College Tiruchirappalli 53.89 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 44
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #44 in both 2019 and 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
51 Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College Sivakasi 52.81 4
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 47
- 2019: rank 51
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 4 places from #47 in 2018 to #51 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
51 Kongunadu Arts & Science College Coimbatore 52.81 16
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 67
- 2019: rank 51
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 16 places from #67 in 2018 to #51 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
53 Sri Krishna Arts and Science College 52.73 11
- 2017: rank 22
- 2018: rank 64
- 2019: rank 53
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 31 places from #22 in 2017 to #53 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
58 Stella Maris College 52.57 28
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 30
- 2019: rank 58
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 28 places from #30 in 2018 to #58 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
59 Jamal Mohamed College 52.27 24
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 83
- 2019: rank 59
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 24 places from #83 in 2018 to #59 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
59 SRMVCAS Coimbatore 52.27 20
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 39
- 2019: rank 59
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 20 places from #39 in 2018 to #59 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
63 VHNSNC Virudhunagar 52.14 12
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 51
- 2019: rank 63
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 12 places from #51 in 2018 to #63 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
65 Madras School of Social Work 51.80 16
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 49
- 2019: rank 65
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 16 places from #49 in 2018 to #65 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
67 Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College 51.59 24
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 91
- 2019: rank 67
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 24 places from #91 in 2018 to #67 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
72 Vellalar College for Women 51.27 15
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 57
- 2019: rank 72
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 15 places from #57 in 2018 to #72 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
74 St.Xavier's College 51.26 20
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 54
- 2019: rank 74
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 20 places from #54 in 2018 to #74 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
77 V.O. Chidambaram College 51.12 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 77
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #77 in both 2019 and 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
79 Lady Doak College 51.08 2
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 81
- 2019: rank 79
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #81 in 2018 to #79 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
81 Women's Christian College Nagercoil 51.02 11
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 70
- 2019: rank 81
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 11 places from #70 in 2018 to #81 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
84 Alagappa Government Arts College 50.41 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 84
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #84 in both 2019 and 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
85 Holy Cross College Tiruchirappalli 50.17 43
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 42
- 2019: rank 85
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 43 places from #42 in 2018 to #85 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
86 CMS College of Science and Commerce 50.13 14
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 72
- 2019: rank 86
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 14 places from #72 in 2018 to #86 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
90 Anna Adarsh College for Women 49.90 5
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 95
- 2019: rank 90
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 5 places from #95 in 2018 to #90 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
91 Justice Basher Ahmed Sayeed College for Women 49.81 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 91
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #91 in both 2019 and 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
94 Fatima College Madurai 49.75 29
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 65
- 2019: rank 94
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 29 places from #65 in 2018 to #94 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
97 Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women 49.25 39
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 58
- 2019: rank 97
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 39 places from #58 in 2018 to #97 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
98 Muthurangam Govt. Arts College 49.16 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 98
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #98 in both 2019 and 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top college institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.
Tamil Nadu ranking questions
Which is the top College college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2019?
Presidency College Chennai is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #3 with a score of 68.01.
Does this include private colleges?
Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.
How many Tamil Nadu colleges are in the NIRF 2019 list?
35 ranked colleges are shown across 12 cities in this state.
What does the rank trend inside each row show?
Open any row to see that college's NIRF College rank across the latest available editions.