Top Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2018
Explore Tamil Nadu Engineering colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2018 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu Engineering ranking list
Avg score 47.581 IIT Madras 88.95 0
- 2016: rank 1
- 2017: rank 1
- 2018: rank 1
Lower rank is better.
Held the #1 position across 3 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
8 Anna University 67.04 0
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 8
- 2018: rank 8
Lower rank is better.
Held the #8 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
11 NIT Trichy 60.35 0
- 2016: rank 12
- 2017: rank 11
- 2018: rank 11
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #12 in 2016 to #11 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
16 VIT Vellore 57.02 3
- 2016: rank 13
- 2017: rank 13
- 2018: rank 16
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #13 in 2016 to #16 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
29 PSG College of Technology 50.31 4
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 33
- 2018: rank 29
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 4 places from #33 in 2017 to #29 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
33 SASTRA 48.74 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 33
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #33 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
36 SSN College 48.10 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 36
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #36 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
37 Sathyabama 47.26 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 37
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #37 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
39 Thiagarajar College of Engineering 46.66 2
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 37
- 2018: rank 39
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 2 places from #37 in 2017 to #39 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
46 SRMIST Chennai 45.51 11
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 35
- 2018: rank 46
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 11 places from #35 in 2017 to #46 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
62 Coimbatore Institute of Technology 41.59 11
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 51
- 2018: rank 62
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 11 places from #51 in 2017 to #62 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
68 Kongu Engineering College 40.28 11
- 2016: rank 46
- 2017: rank 57
- 2018: rank 68
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 22 places from #46 in 2016 to #68 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
72 Karunya University 39.27 28
- 2016: rank 44
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 72
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 28 places from #44 in 2016 to #72 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
76 BIT Sathyamangalam 37.81 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 76
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #76 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
77 Vel Tech Chennai 37.73 19
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 58
- 2018: rank 77
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 19 places from #58 in 2017 to #77 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
79 Crescent Chennai 37.57 10
- 2016: rank 54
- 2017: rank 89
- 2018: rank 79
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 25 places from #54 in 2016 to #79 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
82 Kumaraguru College of Technology 37.19 0
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 82
- 2018: rank 82
Lower rank is better.
Held the #82 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
93 Government College of Technology 36.35 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 93
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #93 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
96 KARE 36.22 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 96
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #96 in both 2018 and 2018.
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
Which is the top Engineering college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2018?
IIT Madras is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #1 with a score of 88.95.
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 2018 list?
19 ranked colleges are shown across 10 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.