Top Overall colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2019
Explore Tamil Nadu Overall colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2019 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu Overall ranking list
Avg score 49.971 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.
15 Amrita 59.22 0
- 2017: rank 16
- 2018: rank 15
- 2019: rank 15
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #16 in 2017 to #15 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
21 Bharathiar University 57.23 1
- 2017: rank 45
- 2018: rank 20
- 2019: rank 21
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 24 places from #45 in 2017 to #21 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
24 NIT Trichy 54.32 7
- 2017: rank 34
- 2018: rank 31
- 2019: rank 24
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 10 places from #34 in 2017 to #24 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
32 VIT Vellore 51.44 8
- 2017: rank 22
- 2018: rank 24
- 2019: rank 32
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 10 places from #22 in 2017 to #32 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.
47 Alagappa University 48.54 4
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 43
- 2019: rank 47
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 4 places from #43 in 2018 to #47 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.
63 SASTRA 45.80 9
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 54
- 2019: rank 63
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 9 places from #54 in 2018 to #63 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.
68 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 45.41 28
- 2017: rank 28
- 2018: rank 40
- 2019: rank 68
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 40 places from #28 in 2017 to #68 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
69 Madurai Kamraj University 45.20 12
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 81
- 2019: rank 69
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 12 places from #81 in 2018 to #69 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
76 PSG College of Technology 44.46 12
- 2017: rank 88
- 2018: rank 64
- 2019: rank 76
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 12 places from #88 in 2017 to #76 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
78 SSN College 44.35 5
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 73
- 2019: rank 78
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 5 places from #73 in 2018 to #78 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
86 Bharathidasan University 43.41 8
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 94
- 2019: rank 86
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 8 places from #94 in 2018 to #86 in 2019.
Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.
97 Periyar University 40.99 NEW
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: not ranked
- 2019: rank 97
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #97 in both 2019 and 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. 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 2019?
IIT Madras is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #1 with a score of 83.88.
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 2019 list?
21 ranked colleges are shown across 9 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.