NIRF 2025 · City ranking

Top Overall Colleges in Karaikudi@elseTop Overall colleges in Karaikudi: NIRF ranking 2025

Q: How many ranked colleges are shown for Karaikudi?

1 colleges from Karaikudi appear in this NIRF 2025 list.

1 Karaikudi institution appears in the NIRF 2025 Overall list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

Alagappa University leads the Karaikudi entries in 2025 at national rank 73 with a score of 52.27.

Karaikudi colleges featured across NIRF Overall editions

These institutions appeared in the available Karaikudi lists from 2017 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Government Overall colleges in Karaikudi

Alagappa University 2025 · National rank 73 · Listed this year

This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Karaikudi offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Overall ranks, not positions within Karaikudi.

Karaikudi Overall ranking history

Explore Karaikudi institutions in the published NIRF Overall lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Karaikudi. A lower rank number is better.

Comparisons use the preceding available Overall edition and the state and city recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Karaikudi 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 2025

1 Karaikudi institution appear in the 2025 published Overall list. Alagappa University is the highest-ranked Karaikudi entry at national rank 73 with a score of 52.27.

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Major changes from 2024 to 2025

Alagappa University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 76 to 73, an improvement of 3 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2025 rank	Institution	2024 rank	Change
73	Alagappa University	76	↑ 3 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Karaikudi institutions in this comparison.

Every Karaikudi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karaikudi NIRF Overall rankings 2024

1 Karaikudi institution appear in the 2024 published Overall list. Alagappa University is the highest-ranked Karaikudi entry at national rank 76 with a score of 51.07.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Score
76	Alagappa University	56	51.07

Major changes from 2023 to 2024

Alagappa University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 56 to 76. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Change
76	Alagappa University	56	↓ 20 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Karaikudi institutions in this comparison.

Every Karaikudi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karaikudi NIRF Overall rankings 2023

1 Karaikudi institution appear in the 2023 published Overall list. Alagappa University is the highest-ranked Karaikudi entry at national rank 56 with a score of 50.99.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Score
56	Alagappa University	53	50.99

Major changes from 2022 to 2023

Alagappa University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 53 to 56. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Change
56	Alagappa University	53	↓ 3 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Karaikudi institutions in this comparison.

Every Karaikudi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karaikudi NIRF Overall rankings 2022

1 Karaikudi institution appear in the 2022 published Overall list. Alagappa University is the highest-ranked Karaikudi entry at national rank 53 with a score of 49.73.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Score
53	Alagappa University	57	49.73

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

Alagappa University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 57 to 53, an improvement of 4 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Change
53	Alagappa University	57	↑ 4 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Karaikudi institutions in this comparison.

Every Karaikudi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karaikudi NIRF Overall rankings 2021

1 Karaikudi institution appear in the 2021 published Overall list. Alagappa University is the highest-ranked Karaikudi entry at national rank 57 with a score of 46.79.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Score
57	Alagappa University	64	46.79

Major changes from 2020 to 2021

Alagappa University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 64 to 57, an improvement of 7 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Change
57	Alagappa University	64	↑ 7 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Karaikudi institutions in this comparison.

Every Karaikudi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karaikudi NIRF Overall rankings 2020

1 Karaikudi institution appear in the 2020 published Overall list. Alagappa University is the highest-ranked Karaikudi entry at national rank 64 with a score of 46.85.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Score
64	Alagappa University	47	46.85

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

Alagappa University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 47 to 64. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Change
64	Alagappa University	47	↓ 17 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Karaikudi institutions in this comparison.

Every Karaikudi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karaikudi NIRF Overall rankings 2019

1 Karaikudi institution appear in the 2019 published Overall list. Alagappa University is the highest-ranked Karaikudi entry at national rank 47 with a score of 48.54.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Score
47	Alagappa University	43	48.54

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

Alagappa University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 43 to 47. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Change
47	Alagappa University	43	↓ 4 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Karaikudi institutions in this comparison.

Every Karaikudi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karaikudi NIRF Overall rankings 2018

1 Karaikudi institution appear in the 2018 published Overall list. Alagappa University is the highest-ranked Karaikudi entry at national rank 43 with a score of 48.25.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Score
43	Alagappa University	—	48.25

Major changes from 2017 to 2018

No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Karaikudi lists.

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2018 rank	Institution	Score	Status
43	Alagappa University	48.25	Newly present

Every Karaikudi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karaikudi NIRF Overall rankings 2017

0 Karaikudi institutions appear in the 2017 published Overall list.

No Karaikudi institutions appear in this edition's published list.

This is the earliest available Overall edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.

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Karaikudi Overall ranking list

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73 Alagappa University Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu Govt 52.27 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 16 places from #57 in 2021 to #73 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2025 ranking by published city and state.

Karaikudi ranking questions

Which is the top Overall college in Karaikudi as per NIRF 2025?

Alagappa University leads the city list at rank #73.

How many ranked colleges are shown for Karaikudi?

1 colleges from Karaikudi appear in the official 2025 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.