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Top Research colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2024

Explore Tamil Nadu Research colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2024 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.

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9Ranked in state
#2IIT Madras
#13VIT Vellore
55.96Avg score

Tamil Nadu Research ranking list

Avg score 55.96
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2 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 83.29 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 2
  • 2022: rank 2
  • 2023: rank 2
  • 2024: rank 2

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Highlights

Held the #2 position across 4 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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13 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 60.28 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 12
  • 2022: rank 10
  • 2023: rank 11
  • 2024: rank 13

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #12 in 2021 to #13 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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17 Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 58.39 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 32
  • 2022: rank 21
  • 2023: rank 13
  • 2024: rank 17

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 15 places from #32 in 2021 to #17 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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20 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 55.85 16
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 48
  • 2023: rank 36
  • 2024: rank 20

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 28 places from #48 in 2022 to #20 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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24 SRMIST Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 53.34 15
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 46
  • 2022: rank 36
  • 2023: rank 39
  • 2024: rank 24

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 22 places from #46 in 2021 to #24 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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31 NIT Trichy Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Govt 50.94 9
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 35
  • 2022: rank 23
  • 2023: rank 22
  • 2024: rank 31

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #35 in 2021 to #31 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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33 Amrita Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 50.38 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 29
  • 2022: rank 31
  • 2023: rank 32
  • 2024: rank 33

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #29 in 2021 to #33 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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41 Bharathiar University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Govt 46.79 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: rank 23
  • 2022: rank 22
  • 2023: rank 38
  • 2024: rank 41

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 18 places from #23 in 2021 to #41 in 2024.

Consistently ranked among India's top research institutions.

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48 Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Govt 44.41 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Research)
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: not ranked
  • 2023: not ranked
  • 2024: rank 48

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #48 in both 2024 and 2024.

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 2024?

IIT Madras is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #2 with a score of 83.29.

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 2024 list?

9 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.