Top Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2020
Explore Tamil Nadu Engineering colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2020 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu Engineering ranking list
Avg score 41.831 IIT Madras 89.93 0
- 2016: rank 1
- 2017: rank 1
- 2018: rank 1
- 2019: rank 1
- 2020: rank 1
Lower rank is better.
Held the #1 position for five consecutive years.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
9 NIT Trichy 64.10 1
- 2016: rank 12
- 2017: rank 11
- 2018: rank 11
- 2019: rank 10
- 2020: rank 9
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 3 places from #12 in 2016 to #9 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
14 Anna University 59.89 5
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 8
- 2018: rank 8
- 2019: rank 9
- 2020: rank 14
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 6 places from #8 in 2017 to #14 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
15 VIT Vellore 59.32 3
- 2016: rank 13
- 2017: rank 13
- 2018: rank 16
- 2019: rank 18
- 2020: rank 15
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 2 places from #13 in 2016 to #15 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
37 SASTRA 51.79 1
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 33
- 2019: rank 38
- 2020: rank 37
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 4 places from #33 in 2018 to #37 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
41 SRMIST Chennai 50.95 5
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 35
- 2018: rank 46
- 2019: rank 36
- 2020: rank 41
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 6 places from #35 in 2017 to #41 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
44 SSN College 49.26 7
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 36
- 2019: rank 37
- 2020: rank 44
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 8 places from #36 in 2018 to #44 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
49 PSG College of Technology 47.21 5
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 33
- 2018: rank 29
- 2019: rank 44
- 2020: rank 49
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 16 places from #33 in 2017 to #49 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
51 Sathyabama 46.77 4
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 37
- 2019: rank 47
- 2020: rank 51
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 14 places from #37 in 2018 to #51 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
60 KARE 43.71 1
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 96
- 2019: rank 61
- 2020: rank 60
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 36 places from #96 in 2018 to #60 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
64 Thiagarajar College of Engineering 43.11 8
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 37
- 2018: rank 39
- 2019: rank 56
- 2020: rank 64
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 27 places from #37 in 2017 to #64 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
74 National Institute of Food Technology Thanjavur 40.24 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: not ranked
- 2020: rank 74
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #74 in both 2020 and 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
80 Karunya University 39.40 8
- 2016: rank 44
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 72
- 2019: rank 72
- 2020: rank 80
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 36 places from #44 in 2016 to #80 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
82 Kumaraguru College of Technology 39.24 5
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 82
- 2018: rank 82
- 2019: rank 77
- 2020: rank 82
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #82 in both 2017 and 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
83 SKCET Coimbatore 38.83 14
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 97
- 2020: rank 83
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 14 places from #97 in 2019 to #83 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
90 Coimbatore Institute of Technology 38.24 22
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 51
- 2018: rank 62
- 2019: rank 68
- 2020: rank 90
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 39 places from #51 in 2017 to #90 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
95 Vel Tech Chennai 37.86 9
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 58
- 2018: rank 77
- 2019: rank 86
- 2020: rank 95
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 37 places from #58 in 2017 to #95 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
101 Mepco Schlenk Engineering College 37.52 13
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 73
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 88
- 2020: rank 101
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 28 places from #73 in 2017 to #101 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
104 Government College of Technology 37.10 14
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 93
- 2019: rank 90
- 2020: rank 104
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 11 places from #93 in 2018 to #104 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
106 Rajalakshmi Engineering College 37.01 33
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 139
- 2020: rank 106
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 33 places from #139 in 2019 to #106 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
107 HITS 36.98 12
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 95
- 2020: rank 107
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 12 places from #95 in 2019 to #107 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
108 Sri Sairam Engineering College 36.91 15
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 123
- 2020: rank 108
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 15 places from #123 in 2019 to #108 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
123 Crescent Chennai 35.41 8
- 2016: rank 54
- 2017: rank 89
- 2018: rank 79
- 2019: rank 131
- 2020: rank 123
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 69 places from #54 in 2016 to #123 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
135 Kongu Engineering College 34.45 36
- 2016: rank 46
- 2017: rank 57
- 2018: rank 68
- 2019: rank 99
- 2020: rank 135
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 89 places from #46 in 2016 to #135 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
142 Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College 33.79 4
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 138
- 2020: rank 142
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 4 places from #138 in 2019 to #142 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
149 Saveetha Chennai 33.55 37
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 186
- 2020: rank 149
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 37 places from #186 in 2019 to #149 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
150 Sona College of Technology 33.53 49
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 101
- 2020: rank 150
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 49 places from #101 in 2019 to #150 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
152 Sri Krishna College of Technology 33.43 7
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 145
- 2020: rank 152
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 7 places from #145 in 2019 to #152 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
155 R.M.K. Engineering College Thiruvallur 33.24 2
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 157
- 2020: rank 155
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #157 in 2019 to #155 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
160 St. Josephs College of Engineering 32.95 32
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 128
- 2020: rank 160
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 32 places from #128 in 2019 to #160 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
176 Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering 32.12 33
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 143
- 2020: rank 176
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 33 places from #143 in 2019 to #176 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
182 IIITDM Kancheepuram 31.63 15
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 197
- 2020: rank 182
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 15 places from #197 in 2019 to #182 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
189 National Engineering College 31.36 23
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 166
- 2020: rank 189
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 23 places from #166 in 2019 to #189 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
192 Sri Sai Ram Institute of Technology 31.32 2
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 194
- 2020: rank 192
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #194 in 2019 to #192 in 2020.
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 2020?
IIT Madras is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #1 with a score of 89.93.
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 2020 list?
34 ranked colleges are shown across 13 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.