Top University colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF ranking 2018
Explore Tamil Nadu University colleges ranked in the official NIRF 2018 list, including rank, score, city and private/government labels.
Tamil Nadu University ranking list
Avg score 46.784 Anna University 62.82 2
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 6
- 2018: rank 4
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #6 in 2017 to #4 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
8 Amrita 58.46 1
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 9
- 2018: rank 8
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #9 in 2017 to #8 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
13 Bharathiar University 55.08 15
- 2016: rank 14
- 2017: rank 28
- 2018: rank 13
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #14 in 2016 to #13 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
16 VIT Vellore 52.68 2
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 14
- 2018: rank 16
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 2 places from #14 in 2017 to #16 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
18 University of Madras 51.52 23
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 41
- 2018: rank 18
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 23 places from #41 in 2017 to #18 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
21 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 50.74 0
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 21
- 2018: rank 21
Lower rank is better.
Held the #21 position across 2 published years.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
25 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 49.22 8
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 17
- 2018: rank 25
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 8 places from #17 in 2017 to #25 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
27 Alagappa University 48.25 70
- 2016: rank 49
- 2017: rank 97
- 2018: rank 27
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 22 places from #49 in 2016 to #27 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
36 SASTRA 46.33 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 36
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #36 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
40 SRIHER Chennai 45.29 1
- 2016: rank 41
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 40
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #41 in 2016 to #40 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
41 SRMIST Chennai 45.17 7
- 2016: rank 43
- 2017: rank 34
- 2018: rank 41
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 2 places from #43 in 2016 to #41 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
45 Sathyabama 44.34 1
- 2016: rank 42
- 2017: rank 44
- 2018: rank 45
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 3 places from #42 in 2016 to #45 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
46 Saveetha Chennai 44.00 9
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 55
- 2018: rank 46
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 9 places from #55 in 2017 to #46 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
54 Madurai Kamraj University 42.98 23
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 77
- 2018: rank 54
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 23 places from #77 in 2017 to #54 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
65 TANUVAS Chennai 41.73 27
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 38
- 2018: rank 65
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 27 places from #38 in 2017 to #65 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
67 Bharathidasan University 41.63 21
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 88
- 2018: rank 67
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 21 places from #88 in 2017 to #67 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
79 GRI Gandhigram 39.50 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 79
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #79 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
88 MAHER Chennai 38.70 18
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: rank 70
- 2018: rank 88
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 18 places from #70 in 2017 to #88 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
89 Karunya University 38.61 NEW
- 2016: not ranked
- 2017: not ranked
- 2018: rank 89
Lower rank is better.
Ranked #89 in both 2018 and 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.
90 Periyar University 38.58 5
- 2016: rank 47
- 2017: rank 85
- 2018: rank 90
Lower rank is better.
Moved down 43 places from #47 in 2016 to #90 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top university 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 University college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2018?
Anna University is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #4 with a score of 62.82.
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 2018 list?
20 ranked colleges are shown across 9 cities in this state.
What does the rank trend inside each row show?
Open any row to see that college's NIRF University rank across the latest available editions.