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Top Overall colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2025

Explore Tamil Nadu Overall colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2025 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.

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17Ranked in state
#1IIT Madras
#17Amrita
57.82Avg score

Tamil Nadu Overall ranking list

Avg score 57.82
Showing 17 colleges Sort: NIRF rank
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1 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 87.31 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 1
  • 2022: rank 1
  • 2023: rank 1
  • 2024: rank 1
  • 2025: rank 1

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #1 position for five consecutive years.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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17 Amrita Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 64.97 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 12
  • 2022: rank 16
  • 2023: rank 15
  • 2024: rank 18
  • 2025: rank 17

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #12 in 2021 to #17 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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21 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 62.88 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 21
  • 2022: rank 18
  • 2023: rank 17
  • 2024: rank 19
  • 2025: rank 21

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #21 in both 2021 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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22 SRMIST Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 62.87 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 53
  • 2022: rank 36
  • 2023: rank 32
  • 2024: rank 21
  • 2025: rank 22

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 31 places from #53 in 2021 to #22 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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23 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 62.23 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 49
  • 2022: rank 44
  • 2023: rank 27
  • 2024: rank 22
  • 2025: rank 23

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 26 places from #49 in 2021 to #23 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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29 Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 60.06 9
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 25
  • 2022: rank 22
  • 2023: rank 18
  • 2024: rank 20
  • 2025: rank 29

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #25 in 2021 to #29 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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30 NIT Trichy Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Govt 60.05 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 23
  • 2022: rank 21
  • 2023: rank 21
  • 2024: rank 31
  • 2025: rank 30

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 7 places from #23 in 2021 to #30 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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48 KARE Krishnan Koil, Tamil Nadu Private 55.68 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 74
  • 2022: rank 50
  • 2023: rank 48
  • 2024: rank 50
  • 2025: rank 48

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 26 places from #74 in 2021 to #48 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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51 SASTRA Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Private 55.32 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 42
  • 2022: rank 49
  • 2023: rank 49
  • 2024: rank 47
  • 2025: rank 51

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 9 places from #42 in 2021 to #51 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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61 Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Govt 53.82 6
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 90
  • 2022: rank 82
  • 2023: rank 70
  • 2024: rank 55
  • 2025: rank 61

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 29 places from #90 in 2021 to #61 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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68 University of Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu 52.89 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 47
  • 2022: rank 70
  • 2023: rank 65
  • 2024: rank 64
  • 2025: rank 68

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 21 places from #47 in 2021 to #68 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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73 Alagappa University Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu Govt 52.27 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 57
  • 2022: rank 53
  • 2023: rank 56
  • 2024: rank 76
  • 2025: rank 73

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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76 Bharathiar University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Govt 51.96 32
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 22
  • 2022: rank 24
  • 2023: rank 36
  • 2024: rank 44
  • 2025: rank 76

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 54 places from #22 in 2021 to #76 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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82 SSN College Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu Private 51.01 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 89
  • 2022: rank 96
  • 2023: rank 80
  • 2024: rank 81
  • 2025: rank 82

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 7 places from #89 in 2021 to #82 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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88 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Govt 50.03 5
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: not ranked
  • 2023: rank 93
  • 2024: not ranked
  • 2025: rank 88

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 5 places from #93 in 2023 to #88 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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90 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 49.85 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 75
  • 2022: rank 95
  • 2023: not ranked
  • 2024: rank 91
  • 2025: rank 90

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 15 places from #75 in 2021 to #90 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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93 Sathyabama Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 49.79 8
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2021: rank 61
  • 2022: rank 67
  • 2023: rank 84
  • 2024: rank 85
  • 2025: rank 93

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 32 places from #61 in 2021 to #93 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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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 Overall college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2025?

IIT Madras is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #1 with a score of 87.31.

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 2025 list?

17 ranked colleges are shown across 8 cities in this state.

What does the rank trend inside each row show?

Open any row to see that college's NIRF Overall rank across the latest available editions.