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Top Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu@elseTop Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2025

14 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the NIRF 2025 Engineering list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

IIT Madras leads the Tamil Nadu entries in 2025 at national rank 1 with a score of 88.72.

Tamil Nadu colleges featured across NIRF Engineering editions

These institutions appeared in the available Tamil Nadu lists from 2016 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Government Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu

Top Private Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu

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This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Tamil Nadu 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 Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Engineering ranking history

Explore Tamil Nadu institutions in the published NIRF Engineering lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Tamil Nadu. A lower rank number is better.

Comparisons use the preceding available Engineering edition and the state recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Tamil Nadu 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 2025

14 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2025 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 88.72.

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Major changes from 2024 to 2025

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 53 to 45, an improvement of 8 places. Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 83 to 100. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2024

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2025 rank Institution 2024 rank Change
45 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 53 ↑ 8 places
33 Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education 36 ↑ 3 places
100 Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology 83 ↓ 17 places
20 Anna University 14 ↓ 6 places
16 Vellore Institute of Technology 11 ↓ 5 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2025

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No newly listed Tamil Nadu institutions in this comparison.

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2025

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Every Tamil Nadu entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Engineering rankings 2024

14 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2024 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 89.46.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Engineering 2024

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2024 rank Institution 2023 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 89.46
9 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 9 66.88
11 Vellore Institute of Technology 11 66.22
13 SRM Institute of Science and Technology 28 65.41
14 Anna University 13 65.34

Major changes from 2023 to 2024

SRM Institute of Science and Technology recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 28 to 13, an improvement of 15 places. Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 77 to 83. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2023

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2024 rank Institution 2023 rank Change
13 SRM Institute of Science and Technology 28 ↑ 15 places
53 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 64 ↑ 11 places
86 Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology 87 ↑ 1 place
83 Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology 77 ↓ 6 places
23 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 19 ↓ 4 places
38 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy 34 ↓ 4 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2024

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No newly listed Tamil Nadu institutions in this comparison.

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2024

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2023 rank Institution Status
86 Rajalakshmi Engineering College Not present in 2024

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Engineering rankings 2023

15 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2023 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 89.79.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Engineering 2023

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2023 rank Institution 2022 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 89.79
9 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 8 69.71
11 Vellore Institute of Technology 12 66.59
13 Anna University 17 65.06
19 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 19 61.54

Major changes from 2022 to 2023

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 156 to 64, an improvement of 92 places. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 54 to 66. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2022

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2023 rank Institution 2022 rank Change
64 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 156 ↑ 92 places
86 Rajalakshmi Engineering College 95 ↑ 9 places
34 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy 41 ↑ 7 places
66 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology 54 ↓ 12 places
63 PSG College of Technology 57 ↓ 6 places
28 SRM Institute of Science and Technology 24 ↓ 4 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 20 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2023

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No newly listed Tamil Nadu institutions in this comparison.

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2023

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2022 rank Institution Status
85 Thiagarajar College of Engineering Not present in 2023
86 National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management - Thanjavur (NIFTEM - Thanjavur) Not present in 2023
102 B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology Not present in 2023
104 Coimbatore Institute of Technology Not present in 2023
107 Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences Not present in 2023

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Engineering rankings 2022

35 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2022 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 90.04.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Engineering 2022

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2022 rank Institution 2021 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 90.04
8 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 9 69.17
12 Vellore Institute of Technology 12 65.53
17 Anna University 18 61.41
19 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 16 60.92

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

Kongu Engineering College recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 164 to 118, an improvement of 46 places. Sri Sairam Engineering College recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 109 to 157. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2021

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2022 rank Institution 2021 rank Change
118 Kongu Engineering College 164 ↑ 46 places
169 National Engineering College 191 ↑ 22 places
152 Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) 172 ↑ 20 places
157 Sri Sairam Engineering College 109 ↓ 48 places
156 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 121 ↓ 35 places
159 Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS) 125 ↓ 34 places
Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 3 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2022

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2022 rank Institution Score Status
175 Chennai Institute of Technology 35.27 Newly present
184 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN & MANUFACTURING, KANCHEEPURAM 34.93 Newly present

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2022

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2021 rank Institution Status
166 Annamalai University Not present in 2022
175 Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College Not present in 2022
183 St. Josephs College of Engineering Not present in 2022

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Engineering rankings 2021

36 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2021 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 90.19.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Engineering 2021

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2021 rank Institution 2020 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 90.19
9 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 9 66.08
12 Vellore Institute of Technology 15 63.68
16 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham — 59.67
18 Anna University 14 58.31

Major changes from 2020 to 2021

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 149 to 121, an improvement of 28 places. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 107 to 172. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2020

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2021 rank Institution 2020 rank Change
121 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 149 ↑ 28 places
137 Sri Krishna College of Technology 152 ↑ 15 places
112 B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology 123 ↑ 11 places
172 Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) 107 ↓ 65 places
192 Sona College of Technology 150 ↓ 42 places
175 Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College 142 ↓ 33 places
Changes to the published list — 5 newly listed and 3 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2021

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2021 rank Institution Score Status
16 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 59.67 Newly present
125 Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS) 36.63 Newly present
131 PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research 36.41 Newly present
166 Annamalai University 34.23 Newly present
189 Easwari Engineering College 32.75 Newly present

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2021

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2020 rank Institution Status
176 Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering Not present in 2021
182 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN & MANUFACTURING, KANCHEEPURAM Not present in 2021
192 Sri Sai Ram Institute of Technology Not present in 2021

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Engineering rankings 2020

34 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2020 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 89.93.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Engineering 2020

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2020 rank Institution 2019 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 89.93
9 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 10 64.10
14 Anna University 9 59.89
15 Vellore Institute of Technology 18 59.32
37 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy 38 51.79

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 186 to 149, an improvement of 37 places. 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 Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2019

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2020 rank Institution 2019 rank Change
149 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 186 ↑ 37 places
106 Rajalakshmi Engineering College 139 ↑ 33 places
108 Sri Sairam Engineering College 123 ↑ 15 places
150 Sona College of Technology 101 ↓ 49 places
135 Kongu Engineering College 99 ↓ 36 places
176 Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering 143 ↓ 33 places
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 8 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2020

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2020 rank Institution Score Status
74 National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management - Thanjavur (NIFTEM - Thanjavur) 40.24 Newly present

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2020

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2019 rank Institution Status
98 Bannari Amman Institute of Technology Not present in 2020
108 Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University Not present in 2020
124 Saveetha Engineering College Not present in 2020
150 PSNA College of Engineering and Technology Not present in 2020
184 Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology Not present in 2020

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Engineering rankings 2019

41 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2019 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 89.05.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Engineering 2019

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2019 rank Institution 2018 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 89.05
9 Anna University 8 63.12
10 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 11 61.62
18 Vellore Institute of Technology 16 56.46
36 SRM Institute of Science and Technology 46 48.95

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 96 to 61, an improvement of 35 places. B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 79 to 131. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2018

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2019 rank Institution 2018 rank Change
61 Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education 96 ↑ 35 places
36 SRM Institute of Science and Technology 46 ↑ 10 places
77 Kumaraguru College of Technology 82 ↑ 5 places
131 B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology 79 ↓ 52 places
99 Kongu Engineering College 68 ↓ 31 places
98 Bannari Amman Institute of Technology 76 ↓ 22 places
Changes to the published list — 22 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2019

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2019 rank Institution Score Status
88 Mepco Schlenk Engineering College 36.92 Newly present
95 Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) 36.11 Newly present
97 Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology 35.97 Newly present
101 Sona College of Technology 35.79 Newly present
108 Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University 35.32 Newly present

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2019

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Every Tamil Nadu entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Engineering rankings 2018

19 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2018 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 88.95.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Engineering 2018

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2018 rank Institution 2017 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 88.95
8 Anna University 8 67.04
11 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 11 60.35
16 Vellore Institute of Technology 13 57.02
29 PSG College of Technology 33 50.31

Major changes from 2017 to 2018

B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 89 to 79, an improvement of 10 places. Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 58 to 77. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2017

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2018 rank Institution 2017 rank Change
79 B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology 89 ↑ 10 places
29 PSG College of Technology 33 ↑ 4 places
77 Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology 58 ↓ 19 places
46 SRM Institute of Science and Technology 35 ↓ 11 places
62 Coimbatore Institute of Technology 51 ↓ 11 places
Changes to the published list — 7 newly listed and 10 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2018

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2018 rank Institution Score Status
33 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy 48.74 Newly present
36 Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering 48.10 Newly present
37 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology 47.26 Newly present
72 Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences 39.27 Newly present
76 Bannari Amman Institute of Technology 37.81 Newly present

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2018

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2017 rank Institution Status
25 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) Not present in 2018
27 Sri Sivasubrmaniya Nadar College of Engineering Not present in 2018
62 Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences-Coimbatore Not present in 2018
73 Mepco Schlenk Engineering College Not present in 2018
78 PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul Not present in 2018

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Engineering rankings 2017

22 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2017 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 87.96.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Engineering 2017

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2017 rank Institution 2016 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 87.96
8 Anna University — 63.97
11 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 12 59.44
13 Vellore Institute of Technology 13 58.16
25 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) 31 51.44

Major changes from 2016 to 2017

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 31 to 25, an improvement of 6 places. B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 54 to 89. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2016

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2017 rank Institution 2016 rank Change
25 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) 31 ↑ 6 places
11 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 12 ↑ 1 place
89 B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology 54 ↓ 35 places
57 Kongu Engineering College 46 ↓ 11 places
Changes to the published list — 16 newly listed and 14 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2017

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2017 rank Institution Score Status
8 Anna University 63.97 Newly present
27 Sri Sivasubrmaniya Nadar College of Engineering 50.77 Newly present
33 PSG College of Technology 49.49 Newly present
35 SRM Institute of Science and Technology 49.20 Newly present
37 Thiagarajar College of Engineering 47.01 Newly present

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2017

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2016 rank Institution Status
24 Psg College Of Technology-Coimbatore Not present in 2017
29 Thiagarajar College Of Engineering-Madurai Not present in 2017
34 Coimbatore Institute Of Technology-Coimbatore Not present in 2017
44 Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences Not present in 2017
47 sona College Of Technology-Salem Not present in 2017

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Engineering rankings 2016

20 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2016 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 89.41.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Engineering 2016

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2016 rank Institution Previous rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras — 89.41
12 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli — 74.45
13 Vellore Institute of Technology — 74.40
24 Psg College Of Technology-Coimbatore — 67.80
29 Thiagarajar College Of Engineering-Madurai — 66.51

This is the earliest available Engineering edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.

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1 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 88.72 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 1
  • 2022: rank 1
  • 2023: rank 1
  • 2024: rank 1
  • 2025: rank 1

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #1 position for five consecutive years.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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9 NIT Trichy Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Govt 68.14 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 9
  • 2022: rank 8
  • 2023: rank 9
  • 2024: rank 9
  • 2025: rank 9

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #9 in both 2021 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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14 SRMIST Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 65.83 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 34
  • 2022: rank 24
  • 2023: rank 28
  • 2024: rank 13
  • 2025: rank 14

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 20 places from #34 in 2021 to #14 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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16 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 65.25 5
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 12
  • 2022: rank 12
  • 2023: rank 11
  • 2024: rank 11
  • 2025: rank 16

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #12 in 2021 to #16 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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20 Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 63.51 6
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 18
  • 2022: rank 17
  • 2023: rank 13
  • 2024: rank 14
  • 2025: rank 20

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #18 in 2021 to #20 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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23 Amrita Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 62.46 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 16
  • 2022: rank 19
  • 2023: rank 19
  • 2024: rank 23
  • 2025: rank 23

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 7 places from #16 in 2021 to #23 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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33 KARE Krishnan Koil, Tamil Nadu Private 59.03 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 56
  • 2022: rank 39
  • 2023: rank 36
  • 2024: rank 36
  • 2025: rank 33

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 23 places from #56 in 2021 to #33 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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40 SASTRA Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Private 58.02 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 38
  • 2022: rank 41
  • 2023: rank 34
  • 2024: rank 38
  • 2025: rank 40

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #38 in 2021 to #40 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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45 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 56.55 8
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 121
  • 2022: rank 156
  • 2023: rank 64
  • 2024: rank 53
  • 2025: rank 45

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 76 places from #121 in 2021 to #45 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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47 SSN College Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu Private 56.08 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 45
  • 2022: rank 48
  • 2023: rank 45
  • 2024: rank 46
  • 2025: rank 47

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #45 in 2021 to #47 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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67 Sathyabama Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 50.64 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 55
  • 2022: rank 54
  • 2023: rank 66
  • 2024: rank 66
  • 2025: rank 67

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 12 places from #55 in 2021 to #67 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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67 PSG College of Technology Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 50.64 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 53
  • 2022: rank 57
  • 2023: rank 63
  • 2024: rank 67
  • 2025: rank 67

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 14 places from #53 in 2021 to #67 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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87 Vel Tech Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 47.43 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 93
  • 2022: rank 84
  • 2023: rank 87
  • 2024: rank 86
  • 2025: rank 87

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 6 places from #93 in 2021 to #87 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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100 SKCET Coimbatore Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 45.55 17
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2021: rank 78
  • 2022: rank 73
  • 2023: rank 77
  • 2024: rank 83
  • 2025: rank 100

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 22 places from #78 in 2021 to #100 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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Tamil Nadu ranking questions

Which is the top Engineering college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2025?

IIT Madras is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #1 with a score of 88.72.

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 2025 list?

14 ranked colleges are shown across 7 cities in this state.

What does the rank trend inside each row show?

Open any row to see that college's NIRF Engineering rank across the latest available editions.