Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu

18 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the NIRF 2020 Overall list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

IIT Madras leads the Tamil Nadu entries in 2020 at national rank 1 with a score of 85.31.

Tamil Nadu colleges featured across NIRF Overall editions

These institutions appeared in the available Tamil Nadu lists from 2017 to 2020. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Government Overall colleges in Tamil Nadu

Top Private Overall colleges in Tamil Nadu

Ownership not confirmed

This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Tamil Nadu 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 Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Overall ranking history

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

Comparisons use the preceding available Overall edition and the state recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Tamil Nadu 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 2020

18 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2020 published Overall list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 85.31.

View full Tamil Nadu 2020 ranking with scores and college profiles

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 63 to 48, an improvement of 15 places. Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 57 to 87. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2019

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2020 rank Institution 2019 rank Change
48 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy 63 ↑ 15 places
77 Bharathidasan University 86 ↑ 9 places
28 Vellore Institute of Technology 32 ↑ 4 places
87 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 57 ↓ 30 places
64 Alagappa University 47 ↓ 17 places
84 Madurai Kamaraj University 69 ↓ 15 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 3 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2020

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No newly listed Tamil Nadu institutions in this comparison.

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2020

3
2019 rank Institution Status
68 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Not present in 2020
97 Periyar University Not present in 2020
99 Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University Not present in 2020

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Overall rankings 2019

21 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2019 published Overall list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 1 with a score of 83.88.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Overall 2019

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2019 rank Institution 2018 rank Score
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2 83.88
14 Anna University 10 60.35
15 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 15 59.22
21 Bharathiar University 20 57.23
24 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 31 54.32

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

Madurai Kamaraj University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 81 to 69, an improvement of 12 places. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 40 to 68. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2018

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2019 rank Institution 2018 rank Change
69 Madurai Kamaraj University 81 ↑ 12 places
52 SRM Institute of Science and Technology 63 ↑ 11 places
54 Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research 62 ↑ 8 places
68 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 40 ↓ 28 places
57 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 35 ↓ 22 places
76 PSG College of Technology 64 ↓ 12 places
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 2 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2019

1
2019 rank Institution Score Status
97 Periyar University 40.99 Newly present

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2019

2
2018 rank Institution Status
75 PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Not present in 2019
95 Thiagarajar College of Engineering Not present in 2019

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Overall rankings 2018

22 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2018 published Overall list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 2 with a score of 81.39.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Overall 2018

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2018 rank Institution 2017 rank Score
2 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2 81.39
10 Anna University 13 62.82
15 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 16 58.46
20 Bharathiar University 45 55.08
24 Vellore Institute of Technology 22 52.68

Major changes from 2017 to 2018

University of Madras recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 64 to 29, an improvement of 35 places. Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 60 to 92. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Tamil Nadu ranking changes from 2017

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2018 rank Institution 2017 rank Change
29 University of Madras 64 ↑ 35 places
20 Bharathiar University 45 ↑ 25 places
64 PSG College of Technology 88 ↑ 24 places
92 Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University 60 ↓ 32 places
40 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 28 ↓ 12 places
63 SRM Institute of Science and Technology 55 ↓ 8 places
Changes to the published list — 8 newly listed and 6 no longer listed

Newly present Tamil Nadu institutions in 2018

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2018 rank Institution Score Status
43 Alagappa University 48.25 Newly present
54 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy 46.33 Newly present
62 Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research 45.29 Newly present
73 Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering 43.60 Newly present
75 PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research 43.24 Newly present

Tamil Nadu institutions not present in 2018

6
2017 rank Institution Status
50 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) Not present in 2018
61 Sri Ramachandra University Not present in 2018
67 Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli Not present in 2018
80 Sri Sivasubrmaniya Nadar College of Engineering Not present in 2018
87 Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology Not present in 2018

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Tamil Nadu NIRF Overall rankings 2017

20 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2017 published Overall list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 2 with a score of 73.97.

Tamil Nadu institutions in NIRF Overall 2017

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2017 rank Institution Previous rank Score
2 Indian Institute of Technology Madras — 73.97
13 Anna University — 56.50
16 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham — 54.70
22 Vellore Institute of Technology — 51.36
28 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University — 48.84

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

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Tamil Nadu Overall ranking list

Avg score 51.64
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1 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 85.31 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 2
  • 2018: rank 2
  • 2019: rank 1
  • 2020: rank 1

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #2 in 2017 to #1 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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13 Amrita Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 60.74 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 16
  • 2018: rank 15
  • 2019: rank 15
  • 2020: rank 13

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #16 in 2017 to #13 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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20 Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 58.10 6
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 13
  • 2018: rank 10
  • 2019: rank 14
  • 2020: rank 20

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 7 places from #13 in 2017 to #20 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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21 Bharathiar University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Govt 57.32 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 45
  • 2018: rank 20
  • 2019: rank 21
  • 2020: rank 21

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 24 places from #45 in 2017 to #21 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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24 NIT Trichy Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Govt 55.92 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 34
  • 2018: rank 31
  • 2019: rank 24
  • 2020: rank 24

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 10 places from #34 in 2017 to #24 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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28 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 53.89 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 22
  • 2018: rank 24
  • 2019: rank 32
  • 2020: rank 28

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 6 places from #22 in 2017 to #28 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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41 University of Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu 50.76 8
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 64
  • 2018: rank 29
  • 2019: rank 33
  • 2020: rank 41

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 23 places from #64 in 2017 to #41 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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48 SASTRA Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Private 49.40 15
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 54
  • 2019: rank 63
  • 2020: rank 48

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 6 places from #54 in 2018 to #48 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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51 SRIHER Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 48.59 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 62
  • 2019: rank 54
  • 2020: rank 51

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 11 places from #62 in 2018 to #51 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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58 SRMIST Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 47.27 6
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 55
  • 2018: rank 63
  • 2019: rank 52
  • 2020: rank 58

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #55 in 2017 to #58 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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61 Sathyabama Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 47.03 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 72
  • 2018: rank 68
  • 2019: rank 64
  • 2020: rank 61

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 11 places from #72 in 2017 to #61 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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64 Alagappa University Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu Govt 46.85 17
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 43
  • 2019: rank 47
  • 2020: rank 64

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 21 places from #43 in 2018 to #64 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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66 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 46.81 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 91
  • 2018: rank 70
  • 2019: rank 67
  • 2020: rank 66

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 25 places from #91 in 2017 to #66 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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77 Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Govt 44.70 9
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 94
  • 2019: rank 86
  • 2020: rank 77

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 17 places from #94 in 2018 to #77 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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83 SSN College Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu Private 44.42 5
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 73
  • 2019: rank 78
  • 2020: rank 83

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 10 places from #73 in 2018 to #83 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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84 Madurai Kamraj University Madurai, Tamil Nadu Govt 44.27 15
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 81
  • 2019: rank 69
  • 2020: rank 84

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #81 in 2018 to #84 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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85 PSG College of Technology Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 44.17 9
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 88
  • 2018: rank 64
  • 2019: rank 76
  • 2020: rank 85

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #88 in 2017 to #85 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top overall institutions.

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87 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 44.03 30
NIRF Rank Trend (Overall)
  • 2017: rank 35
  • 2018: rank 35
  • 2019: rank 57
  • 2020: rank 87

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 52 places from #35 in 2017 to #87 in 2020.

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 2020?

IIT Madras is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #1 with a score of 85.31.

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 2020 list?

18 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.