Top Research colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2022
Explore Tamil Nadu Research colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2022 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu Research ranking list
Avg score 51.772 IIT Madras 86.38 0
- 2021: rank 2
- 2022: rank 2
Lower rank is better.
Held the #2 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
10 VIT Vellore 59.71 2
- 2021: rank 12
- 2022: rank 10
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #12 in 2021 to #10 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
21 Anna University 52.85 11
- 2021: rank 32
- 2022: rank 21
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 11 places from #32 in 2021 to #21 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
22 Bharathiar University 51.18 1
- 2021: rank 23
- 2022: rank 22
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #23 in 2021 to #22 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
23 NIT Trichy 51.14 12
- 2021: rank 35
- 2022: rank 23
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 12 places from #35 in 2021 to #23 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
31 Amrita 49.42 2
- 2021: rank 29
- 2022: rank 31
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 2 places from #29 in 2021 to #31 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
36 SRMIST Chennai 46.00 10
- 2021: rank 46
- 2022: rank 36
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 10 places from #46 in 2021 to #36 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
43 Alagappa University 41.00 NEW
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: rank 43
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #43 in both 2022 and 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
44 SASTRA 40.40 6
- 2021: rank 50
- 2022: rank 44
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 6 places from #50 in 2021 to #44 in 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.
48 Saveetha Chennai 39.58 NEW
- 2021: not ranked
- 2022: rank 48
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #48 in both 2022 and 2022.
Consistently ranked among India's top research 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 Research college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2022?
IIT Madras is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #2 with a score of 86.38.
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 2022 list?
10 ranked colleges are shown across 6 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.