Top Overall colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2018
Explore Tamil Nadu Overall colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2018 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu Overall ranking list
Avg score 49.372 IIT Madras 81.39 0
- 2017: rank 2
- 2018: rank 2
Lower rank is better.
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
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 3 places from #13 in 2017 to #10 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
15 Amrita 58.46 1
- 2017: rank 16
- 2018: rank 15
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #16 in 2017 to #15 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
20 Bharathiar University 55.08 25
- 2017: rank 45
- 2018: rank 20
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 25 places from #45 in 2017 to #20 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
24 VIT Vellore 52.68 2
- 2017: rank 22
- 2018: rank 24
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 2 places from #22 in 2017 to #24 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
29 University of Madras 51.52 35
- 2017: rank 64
- 2018: rank 29
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 35 places from #64 in 2017 to #29 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
31 NIT Trichy 51.38 3
- 2017: rank 34
- 2018: rank 31
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 3 places from #34 in 2017 to #31 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
Lower rank is better.
Held the #35 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
40 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 49.22 12
- 2017: rank 28
- 2018: rank 40
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 12 places from #28 in 2017 to #40 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
43 Alagappa University 48.25 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 43
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #43 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
54 SASTRA 46.33 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 54
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #54 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
62 SRIHER Chennai 45.29 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 62
Lower rank is better.
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
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 8 places from #55 in 2017 to #63 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
64 PSG College of Technology 44.94 24
- 2017: rank 88
- 2018: rank 64
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 24 places from #88 in 2017 to #64 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
68 Sathyabama 44.34 4
- 2017: rank 72
- 2018: rank 68
Lower rank is better.
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
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 21 places from #91 in 2017 to #70 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
73 SSN College 43.60 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 73
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #73 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
75 PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research 43.24 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 75
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #75 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
81 Madurai Kamraj University 42.98 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 81
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #81 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
92 TANUVAS Chennai 41.73 32
- 2017: rank 60
- 2018: rank 92
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 32 places from #60 in 2017 to #92 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
94 Bharathidasan University 41.63 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 94
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #94 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
95 Thiagarajar College of Engineering 41.41 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 95
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #95 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall 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 Overall college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2018?
IIT Madras is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #2 with a score of 81.39.
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 2018 list?
22 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.