Which is the top Engineering college in Madurai as per NIRF 2021?
Thiagarajar College of Engineering leads the city list at rank #71.
NIRF 2021 · City ranking
1 Madurai institution appears in the NIRF 2021 Engineering list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
Thiagarajar College of Engineering leads the Madurai entries in 2021 at national rank 71 with a score of 42.58.
Madurai colleges featured across NIRF Engineering editions
These institutions appeared in the available Madurai lists from 2016 to 2021. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
Top Private Engineering colleges in Madurai
- Thiagarajar College of Engineering 2021 · National rank 71 · Listed this year
- Thiagarajar College Of Engineering-Madurai 2016 · National rank 29 · Historical entry
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Madurai offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Engineering ranks, not positions within Madurai.
Madurai Engineering ranking history
Explore Madurai institutions in the published NIRF Engineering lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Madurai. A lower rank number is better.
Comparisons use the preceding available Engineering edition and the state and city recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Madurai list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.
Highlights and changes in 2021
1 Madurai institution appear in the 2021 published Engineering list. Thiagarajar College of Engineering is the highest-ranked Madurai entry at national rank 71 with a score of 42.58.
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Major changes from 2020 to 2021
Thiagarajar College of Engineering recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 64 to 71. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Madurai ranking changes from 2020
1| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Thiagarajar College of Engineering | 64 | ↓ 7 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Madurai institutions in 2021
0No newly listed Madurai institutions in this comparison.
Madurai institutions not present in 2021
0Every Madurai entry in the earlier list remains present.
Madurai NIRF Engineering rankings 2020
1 Madurai institution appear in the 2020 published Engineering list. Thiagarajar College of Engineering is the highest-ranked Madurai entry at national rank 64 with a score of 43.11.
Madurai institutions in NIRF Engineering 2020
1| 2020 rank | Institution | 2019 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Thiagarajar College of Engineering | 56 | 43.11 |
Major changes from 2019 to 2020
Thiagarajar College of Engineering recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 56 to 64. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Madurai ranking changes from 2019
1| 2020 rank | Institution | 2019 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Thiagarajar College of Engineering | 56 | ↓ 8 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Madurai institutions in 2020
0No newly listed Madurai institutions in this comparison.
Madurai institutions not present in 2020
0Every Madurai entry in the earlier list remains present.
Madurai NIRF Engineering rankings 2019
1 Madurai institution appear in the 2019 published Engineering list. Thiagarajar College of Engineering is the highest-ranked Madurai entry at national rank 56 with a score of 43.38.
Madurai institutions in NIRF Engineering 2019
1| 2019 rank | Institution | 2018 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Thiagarajar College of Engineering | 39 | 43.38 |
Major changes from 2018 to 2019
Thiagarajar College of Engineering recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 39 to 56. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Madurai ranking changes from 2018
1| 2019 rank | Institution | 2018 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Thiagarajar College of Engineering | 39 | ↓ 17 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Madurai institutions in 2019
0No newly listed Madurai institutions in this comparison.
Madurai institutions not present in 2019
0Every Madurai entry in the earlier list remains present.
Madurai NIRF Engineering rankings 2018
1 Madurai institution appear in the 2018 published Engineering list. Thiagarajar College of Engineering is the highest-ranked Madurai entry at national rank 39 with a score of 46.66.
Madurai institutions in NIRF Engineering 2018
1| 2018 rank | Institution | 2017 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Thiagarajar College of Engineering | 37 | 46.66 |
Major changes from 2017 to 2018
Thiagarajar College of Engineering recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 37 to 39. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Madurai ranking changes from 2017
1| 2018 rank | Institution | 2017 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Thiagarajar College of Engineering | 37 | ↓ 2 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Madurai institutions in 2018
0No newly listed Madurai institutions in this comparison.
Madurai institutions not present in 2018
0Every Madurai entry in the earlier list remains present.
Madurai NIRF Engineering rankings 2017
1 Madurai institution appear in the 2017 published Engineering list. Thiagarajar College of Engineering is the highest-ranked Madurai entry at national rank 37 with a score of 47.01.
Madurai institutions in NIRF Engineering 2017
1| 2017 rank | Institution | 2016 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Thiagarajar College of Engineering | — | 47.01 |
Major changes from 2016 to 2017
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Madurai lists.
Biggest Madurai ranking changes from 2016
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 1 no longer listed
Newly present Madurai institutions in 2017
1| 2017 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Thiagarajar College of Engineering | 47.01 | Newly present |
Madurai institutions not present in 2017
1| 2016 rank | Institution | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Thiagarajar College Of Engineering-Madurai | Not present in 2017 |
Madurai NIRF Engineering rankings 2016
1 Madurai institution appear in the 2016 published Engineering list. Thiagarajar College Of Engineering-Madurai is the highest-ranked Madurai entry at national rank 29 with a score of 66.51.
Madurai institutions in NIRF Engineering 2016
1| 2016 rank | Institution | Previous rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Thiagarajar College Of Engineering-Madurai | — | 66.51 |
This is the earliest available Engineering edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Madurai Engineering ranking list
Tamil Nadu#InstituteScore
71 Thiagarajar College of Engineering 42.58 7
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
- 2017: rank 37
- 2018: rank 39
- 2019: rank 56
- 2020: rank 64
- 2021: rank 71
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
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Moved down 34 places from #37 in 2017 to #71 in 2021.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2021 ranking by published city and state.
Madurai ranking questions
How many ranked colleges are shown for Madurai?
1 colleges from Madurai appear in the official 2021 list.
Can I compare these colleges?
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The page uses the city published for each institution in the selected NIRF ranking edition.