Top Research colleges in Chennai: NIRF ranking 2025
Explore ranked Research colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with official NIRF ranks, scores, ownership labels and historical rank trends.
Chennai Research ranking list
Tamil Nadu2 IIT Madras 82.99 0
- 2021: rank 2
- 2022: rank 2
- 2023: rank 2
- 2024: rank 2
- 2025: rank 2
Lower rank is better.
Held the #2 position for five consecutive years.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
13 Saveetha Chennai 60.96 7
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: rank 48
- 2023: rank 36
- 2024: rank 20
- 2025: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 35 places from #48 in 2022 to #13 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
25 SRMIST Chennai 55.41 1
- 2021: rank 46
- 2022: rank 36
- 2023: rank 39
- 2024: rank 24
- 2025: rank 25
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 21 places from #46 in 2021 to #25 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
26 Anna University 55.09 9
- 2021: rank 32
- 2022: rank 21
- 2023: rank 13
- 2024: rank 17
- 2025: rank 26
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 6 places from #32 in 2021 to #26 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2025 ranking by published city and state.
Chennai ranking questions
Which is the top Research college in Chennai as per NIRF 2025?
IIT Madras leads the city list at rank #2.
How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?
4 colleges from Chennai 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.