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Top Research colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2025

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

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7Ranked in state
#2IIT Madras
#13Saveetha Chennai
59.82Avg score

Tamil Nadu Research ranking list

Avg score 59.82
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2 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 82.99 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 2
  • 2022: rank 2
  • 2023: rank 2
  • 2024: rank 2
  • 2025: rank 2

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Highlights

Held the #2 position for five consecutive years.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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13 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 60.96 7
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 48
  • 2023: rank 36
  • 2024: rank 20
  • 2025: rank 13

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 35 places from #48 in 2022 to #13 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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14 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 60.39 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 12
  • 2022: rank 10
  • 2023: rank 11
  • 2024: rank 13
  • 2025: rank 14

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #12 in 2021 to #14 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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25 SRMIST Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 55.41 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 46
  • 2022: rank 36
  • 2023: rank 39
  • 2024: rank 24
  • 2025: rank 25

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 21 places from #46 in 2021 to #25 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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26 Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 55.09 9
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 32
  • 2022: rank 21
  • 2023: rank 13
  • 2024: rank 17
  • 2025: rank 26

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 6 places from #32 in 2021 to #26 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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31 Amrita Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 52.48 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 29
  • 2022: rank 31
  • 2023: rank 32
  • 2024: rank 33
  • 2025: rank 31

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #29 in 2021 to #31 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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33 NIT Trichy Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Govt 51.40 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 35
  • 2022: rank 23
  • 2023: rank 22
  • 2024: rank 31
  • 2025: rank 33

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #35 in 2021 to #33 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top research 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 Research college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2025?

IIT Madras is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #2 with a score of 82.99.

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?

7 ranked colleges are shown across 4 cities in this state.

What does the rank trend inside each row show?

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