Top Overall colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2018
Explore ranked Overall colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai Overall ranking list
Tamil Nadu2 IIT Madras 81.39 0
- 2017: rank 2
- 2018: rank 2
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Held the #2 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
10 Anna University 62.82 3
- 2017: rank 13
- 2018: rank 10
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Improved by 3 places from #13 in 2017 to #10 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
29 University of Madras 51.52 35
- 2017: rank 64
- 2018: rank 29
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Improved by 35 places from #64 in 2017 to #29 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
35 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 50.74 0
- 2017: rank 35
- 2018: rank 35
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Held the #35 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
62 SRIHER Chennai 45.29 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 62
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Ranked #62 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
63 SRMIST Chennai 45.17 8
- 2017: rank 55
- 2018: rank 63
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Moved down 8 places from #55 in 2017 to #63 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
68 Sathyabama 44.34 4
- 2017: rank 72
- 2018: rank 68
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Improved by 4 places from #72 in 2017 to #68 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
70 Saveetha Chennai 44.00 21
- 2017: rank 91
- 2018: rank 70
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Improved by 21 places from #91 in 2017 to #70 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
92 TANUVAS Chennai 41.73 32
- 2017: rank 60
- 2018: rank 92
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Moved down 32 places from #60 in 2017 to #92 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2018 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top Overall college in Chennai as per NIRF 2018?
IIT Madras leads the city list at rank #2.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
9 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2018 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.