Top Overall colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2019
Explore ranked Overall colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai Overall ranking list
Tamil Nadu1 IIT Madras 83.88 1
- 2017: rank 2
- 2018: rank 2
- 2019: rank 1
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #2 in 2017 to #1 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
14 Anna University 60.35 4
- 2017: rank 13
- 2018: rank 10
- 2019: rank 14
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 1 places from #13 in 2017 to #14 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
33 University of Madras 51.34 4
- 2017: rank 64
- 2018: rank 29
- 2019: rank 33
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 31 places from #64 in 2017 to #33 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
52 SRMIST Chennai 47.80 11
- 2017: rank 55
- 2018: rank 63
- 2019: rank 52
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 3 places from #55 in 2017 to #52 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
54 SRIHER Chennai 47.34 8
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 62
- 2019: rank 54
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 8 places from #62 in 2018 to #54 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
57 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 46.32 22
- 2017: rank 35
- 2018: rank 35
- 2019: rank 57
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 22 places from #35 in 2017 to #57 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
64 Sathyabama 45.58 4
- 2017: rank 72
- 2018: rank 68
- 2019: rank 64
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 8 places from #72 in 2017 to #64 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
67 Saveetha Chennai 45.42 3
- 2017: rank 91
- 2018: rank 70
- 2019: rank 67
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 24 places from #91 in 2017 to #67 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
99 TANUVAS Chennai 40.88 7
- 2017: rank 60
- 2018: rank 92
- 2019: rank 99
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 39 places from #60 in 2017 to #99 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2019 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top Overall college in Chennai as per NIRF 2019?
IIT Madras leads the city list at rank #1.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
9 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2019 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.