Which is the top Engineering college in Salem as per NIRF 2021?
Sona College of Technology leads the city list at rank #192.
NIRF 2021 · City ranking
1 Salem institution appears in the NIRF 2021 Engineering list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
Sona College of Technology leads the Salem entries in 2021 at national rank 192 with a score of 32.61.
Salem colleges featured across NIRF Engineering editions
These institutions appeared in the available Salem 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 Salem
- Sona College of Technology 2021 · National rank 192 · Listed this year
- sona College Of Technology-Salem 2016 · National rank 47 · Historical entry
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Salem 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 Salem.
Salem Engineering ranking history
Explore Salem institutions in the published NIRF Engineering lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Salem. 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 Salem 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 Salem institution appear in the 2021 published Engineering list. Sona College of Technology is the highest-ranked Salem entry at national rank 192 with a score of 32.61.
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Major changes from 2020 to 2021
Sona College of Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 150 to 192. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Salem ranking changes from 2020
1| 2021 rank | Institution | 2020 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | Sona College of Technology | 150 | ↓ 42 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Salem institutions in 2021
0No newly listed Salem institutions in this comparison.
Salem institutions not present in 2021
0Every Salem entry in the earlier list remains present.
Salem NIRF Engineering rankings 2020
1 Salem institution appear in the 2020 published Engineering list. Sona College of Technology is the highest-ranked Salem entry at national rank 150 with a score of 33.53.
Salem institutions in NIRF Engineering 2020
1| 2020 rank | Institution | 2019 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | Sona College of Technology | 101 | 33.53 |
Major changes from 2019 to 2020
Sona College of Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 101 to 150. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Salem ranking changes from 2019
1| 2020 rank | Institution | 2019 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | Sona College of Technology | 101 | ↓ 49 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Salem institutions in 2020
0No newly listed Salem institutions in this comparison.
Salem institutions not present in 2020
0Every Salem entry in the earlier list remains present.
Salem NIRF Engineering rankings 2019
1 Salem institution appear in the 2019 published Engineering list. Sona College of Technology is the highest-ranked Salem entry at national rank 101 with a score of 35.79.
Salem institutions in NIRF Engineering 2019
1| 2019 rank | Institution | 2018 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Sona College of Technology | — | 35.79 |
Major changes from 2018 to 2019
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Salem lists.
Biggest Salem ranking changes from 2018
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Salem institutions in 2019
1| 2019 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Sona College of Technology | 35.79 | Newly present |
Salem institutions not present in 2019
0Every Salem entry in the earlier list remains present.
Salem NIRF Engineering rankings 2018
0 Salem institutions appear in the 2018 published Engineering list.
Salem institutions in NIRF Engineering 2018
0No Salem institutions appear in this edition's published list.
Major changes from 2017 to 2018
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Salem lists.
Biggest Salem ranking changes from 2017
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Salem institutions in 2018
0No newly listed Salem institutions in this comparison.
Salem institutions not present in 2018
0Every Salem entry in the earlier list remains present.
Salem NIRF Engineering rankings 2017
0 Salem institutions appear in the 2017 published Engineering list.
Salem institutions in NIRF Engineering 2017
0No Salem institutions appear in this edition's published list.
Major changes from 2016 to 2017
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Salem lists.
Biggest Salem ranking changes from 2016
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 1 no longer listed
Newly present Salem institutions in 2017
0No newly listed Salem institutions in this comparison.
Salem institutions not present in 2017
1| 2016 rank | Institution | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | sona College Of Technology-Salem | Not present in 2017 |
Salem NIRF Engineering rankings 2016
1 Salem institution appear in the 2016 published Engineering list. sona College Of Technology-Salem is the highest-ranked Salem entry at national rank 47 with a score of 58.97.
Salem institutions in NIRF Engineering 2016
1| 2016 rank | Institution | Previous rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | sona College Of Technology-Salem | — | 58.97 |
This is the earliest available Engineering edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Salem Engineering ranking list
Tamil Nadu#InstituteScore
192 Sona College of Technology 32.61 42
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 101
- 2020: rank 150
- 2021: rank 192
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
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Moved down 91 places from #101 in 2019 to #192 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.
Salem ranking questions
How many ranked colleges are shown for Salem?
1 colleges from Salem appear in the official 2021 list.
Can I compare these colleges?
Yes. Open any expanded row and use the comparison action to review ranks, scores and historical performance.
How is the city filter created?
The page uses the city published for each institution in the selected NIRF ranking edition.