Top Dental colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2021
Explore Tamil Nadu Dental colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2021 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu Dental ranking list
Avg score 61.443 Saveetha Chennai 78.33 1
- 2020: rank 4
- 2021: rank 3
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #4 in 2020 to #3 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
8 SRIHER Chennai 64.33 1
- 2020: rank 7
- 2021: rank 8
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 1 places from #7 in 2020 to #8 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
10 SRM Dental College 63.57 1
- 2020: rank 9
- 2021: rank 10
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 1 places from #9 in 2020 to #10 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
13 Amrita 61.44 0
- 2020: rank 13
- 2021: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Held the #13 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
22 Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital 56.57 NEW
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 22
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #22 in both 2021 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
24 MAHER Chennai 54.37 NEW
- 2020: not ranked
- 2021: rank 24
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #24 in both 2021 and 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental institutions.
35 M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute 51.44 8
- 2020: rank 27
- 2021: rank 35
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 8 places from #27 in 2020 to #35 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top dental 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 Dental college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2021?
Saveetha Chennai is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #3 with a score of 78.33.
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 2021 list?
7 ranked colleges are shown across 2 cities in this state.
What does the rank trend inside each row show?
Open any row to see that college's NIRF Dental rank across the latest available editions.