Which is the top Engineering college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2016?
IIT Madras is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #1 with a score of 89.41.
20 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the NIRF 2016 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 2016 at national rank 1 with a score of 89.41.
Tamil Nadu colleges featured across NIRF Engineering editions
These institutions appeared in the available Tamil Nadu lists from 2016 to 2016. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
Top Government Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2016 · National rank 1 · Listed this year
- National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 2016 · National rank 12 · Listed this year
- Indian Institute Of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing (IIITD&M) Kancheepuram-Chennai 2016 · National rank 80 · Listed this year
Top Private Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu
- Vellore Institute of Technology 2016 · National rank 13 · Listed this year
- Psg College Of Technology-Coimbatore 2016 · National rank 24 · Listed this year
- Thiagarajar College Of Engineering-Madurai 2016 · National rank 29 · Listed this year
- Coimbatore Institute Of Technology-Coimbatore 2016 · National rank 34 · Listed this year
- Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences 2016 · National rank 44 · Listed this year
- Kongu Engineering College 2016 · National rank 46 · Listed this year
- sona College Of Technology-Salem 2016 · National rank 47 · Listed this year
- Kumaraguru College Of Technology-Coimbatore 2016 · National rank 53 · Listed this year
- B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology 2016 · National rank 54 · Listed this year
- Bannari Amman Institute Of Technology-Sathyamangalam 2016 · National rank 62 · Listed this year
- Hindustan Institute Of Technology And Science (Hits) 2016 · National rank 72 · Listed this year
- Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College-Coimbatore 2016 · National rank 90 · Listed this year
- Anand Institute Of Higher Technology 2016 · National rank 98 · Listed this year
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- Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) 2016 · National rank 31 · Listed this year
- Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham-Amrita Nagar (Po) ,Ettimadai 2016 · National rank 50 · Listed this year
- Noorul Islam Centre For Higher Education 2016 · National rank 66 · Listed this year
- Adhiyamaan College Of Engineering (Engineering & Technology) 2016 · National rank 94 · Listed this year
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 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.
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This is the earliest available Engineering edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Tamil Nadu Engineering ranking list
Avg score 60.99
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1 IIT Madras 89.41 NEW
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- 2016: rank 1
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Ranked #1 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
12 NIT Trichy 74.45 NEW
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- 2016: rank 12
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Ranked #12 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
13 VIT Vellore 74.40 NEW
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- 2016: rank 13
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Ranked #13 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
24 Psg College Of Technology-Coimbatore 67.80 NEW
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- 2016: rank 24
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Ranked #24 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
29 Thiagarajar College Of Engineering-Madurai 66.51 NEW
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- 2016: rank 29
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Ranked #29 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
31 SASTRA 63.77 NEW
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- 2016: rank 31
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Ranked #31 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
34 Coimbatore Institute Of Technology-Coimbatore 62.58 NEW
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- 2016: rank 34
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Ranked #34 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
44 Karunya University 59.29 NEW
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- 2016: rank 44
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Ranked #44 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
46 Kongu Engineering College 59.06 NEW
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- 2016: rank 46
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Ranked #46 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
47 sona College Of Technology-Salem 58.97 NEW
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- 2016: rank 47
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Ranked #47 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
50 Amrita Coimbatore 58.78 NEW
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Ranked #50 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
53 Kumaraguru College Of Technology-Coimbatore 58.44 NEW
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- 2016: rank 53
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Ranked #53 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
54 Crescent Chennai 57.80 NEW
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- 2016: rank 54
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Ranked #54 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
62 BIT Sathyamangalam 56.21 NEW
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- 2016: rank 62
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Ranked #62 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
66 NICHE Kanyakumari 55.45 NEW
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- 2016: rank 66
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Ranked #66 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
72 HITS 54.32 NEW
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- 2016: rank 72
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Ranked #72 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
80 IIITDM Kancheepuram 52.64 NEW
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- 2016: rank 80
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Ranked #80 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
90 Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College-Coimbatore 50.55 NEW
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- 2016: rank 90
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Ranked #90 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
94 Adhiyamaan College Hosur 50.04 NEW
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- 2016: rank 94
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Ranked #94 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
98 Anand Institute Of Higher Technology 49.41 NEW
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- 2016: rank 98
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Ranked #98 in both 2016 and 2016.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering 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
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 2016 list?
20 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 Engineering rank across the latest available editions.