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Top University Colleges in Tamil Nadu: NIRF Ranking 2023

Q: Which is the top University college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2023?

Amrita is the top Tamil Nadu entry in this NIRF 2023 University list at rank 7.

22 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the NIRF 2023 University list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

Amrita leads the Tamil Nadu entries in 2023 at national rank 7 with a score of 64.67.

Tamil Nadu colleges featured across NIRF University editions

These institutions appeared in the available Tamil Nadu lists from 2016 to 2023. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Government University colleges in Tamil Nadu

Anna University 2023 · National rank 14 · Listed this year
Bharathiar University 2023 · National rank 21 · Listed this year
Alagappa University 2023 · National rank 30 · Listed this year
Bharathidasan University 2023 · National rank 41 · Listed this year
Madurai Kamaraj University 2023 · National rank 53 · Listed this year
Periyar University 2023 · National rank 59 · Listed this year
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 2023 · National rank 72 · Listed this year
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women 2023 · National rank 81 · Listed this year
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli 2023 · National rank 83 · Listed this year
Central University of Tamil Nadu 2023 · National rank 89 · Listed this year
The Gandhigram Rural Institute 2020 · National rank 91 · Historical entry
Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University 2019 · National rank 70 · Historical entry
Annamalai University 2017 · National rank 56 · Historical entry
Tamilnadu Agricultural University 2016 · National rank 40 · Historical entry
Central University Of Tamil Nadu-Tiruvarur 2016 · National rank 67 · Historical entry

Top Private University colleges in Tamil Nadu

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 2023 · National rank 7 · Listed this year
Vellore Institute of Technology 2023 · National rank 8 · Listed this year
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 2023 · National rank 13 · Listed this year
SRM Institute of Science and Technology 2023 · National rank 18 · Listed this year
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy 2023 · National rank 26 · Listed this year
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education 2023 · National rank 29 · Listed this year
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology 2023 · National rank 51 · Listed this year
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research 2023 · National rank 57 · Listed this year
Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research 2023 · National rank 66 · Listed this year
Chettinad Academy of Research and Education 2023 · National rank 82 · Listed this year
Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute 2023 · National rank 92 · Listed this year
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences 2019 · National rank 92 · Historical entry
Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research 2019 · National rank 100 · Historical entry
Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology 2017 · National rank 65 · Historical entry
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences-Coimbatore 2017 · National rank 71 · Historical entry
Karpagam Academy of Higher Education 2017 · National rank 90 · Historical entry
B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology 2017 · National rank 100 · Historical entry
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham-Coimbatore 2016 · National rank 14 · Historical entry
Noorul Islam Centre For Higher Education -Kanyakumari 2016 · National rank 75 · Historical entry

Ownership not confirmed

University of Madras 2023 · National rank 50 · Listed this year
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) 2017 · National rank 32 · Historical entry
Sri Ramachandra University 2017 · National rank 39 · Historical entry
The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University 2017 · National rank 91 · Historical entry
Tamilnadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University 2016 · National rank 36 · Historical entry
Chettinad Academy Of Research And Education (Care) 2016 · National rank 100 · Historical entry

This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Tamil Nadu offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national University ranks, not positions within Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu University ranking history

Explore Tamil Nadu institutions in the published NIRF University lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Tamil Nadu. A lower rank number is better.

Comparisons use the preceding available University edition and the state recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Tamil Nadu list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.

Highlights and changes in 2023

22 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2023 published University list. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 7 with a score of 64.67.

View full Tamil Nadu 2023 ranking with scores and college profiles

Major changes from 2022 to 2023

Bharathidasan University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 57 to 41, an improvement of 16 places. University of Madras recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 39 to 50. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Change
41	Bharathidasan University	57	↑ 16 places
13	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	26	↑ 13 places
82	Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	93	↑ 11 places
50	University of Madras	39	↓ 11 places
57	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	48	↓ 9 places
51	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	43	↓ 8 places

Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2023 rank	Institution	Score	Status
72	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	46.02	Newly present

Every Tamil Nadu entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Tamil Nadu NIRF University rankings 2022

21 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2022 published University list. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 5 with a score of 63.40.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Score
5	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	5	63.40
9	Vellore Institute of Technology	13	61.77
15	Bharathiar University	14	58.25
19	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	30	56.24
20	Anna University	16	56.22
24	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	22	53.04
26	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	29	52.45
28	Alagappa University	33	52.18
35	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	50	51.09
39	University of Madras	28	49.86
43	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	40	49.18
48	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	47	48.87
52	Madurai Kamaraj University	63	48.39
57	Bharathidasan University	57	47.98
62	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	51	46.40
63	Periyar University	73	46.06
80	Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli	70	42.92
84	Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women	75	42.53
85	Central University of Tamil Nadu	—	42.47
93	Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	92	42.04
100	Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute	—	40.39

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 50 to 35, an improvement of 15 places. University of Madras recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 28 to 39. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Change
35	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	50	↑ 15 places
19	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	30	↑ 11 places
52	Madurai Kamaraj University	63	↑ 11 places
39	University of Madras	28	↓ 11 places
62	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	51	↓ 11 places
80	Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli	70	↓ 10 places

Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2022 rank	Institution	Score	Status
85	Central University of Tamil Nadu	42.47	Newly present
100	Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute	40.39	Newly present

Every Tamil Nadu entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Tamil Nadu NIRF University rankings 2021

19 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2021 published University list. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 5 with a score of 61.23.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Score
5	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	4	61.23
13	Vellore Institute of Technology	16	56.63
14	Bharathiar University	13	56.44
16	Anna University	12	54.97
22	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	25	51.83
28	University of Madras	22	50.46
29	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	42	50.36
30	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	35	49.98
33	Alagappa University	36	49.09
40	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	39	48.17
47	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	28	47.17
50	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	72	46.52
51	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	59	46.44
57	Bharathidasan University	53	44.63
63	Madurai Kamaraj University	60	43.32
70	Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli	—	41.67
73	Periyar University	83	41.38
75	Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women	—	41.24
92	Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	98	39.26

Major changes from 2020 to 2021

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 72 to 50, an improvement of 22 places. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 28 to 47. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Change
50	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	72	↑ 22 places
29	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	42	↑ 13 places
73	Periyar University	83	↑ 10 places
47	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	28	↓ 19 places
28	University of Madras	22	↓ 6 places
16	Anna University	12	↓ 4 places

Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

2021 rank	Institution	Score	Status
70	Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli	41.67	Newly present
75	Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women	41.24	Newly present

2020 rank	Institution	Status
91	The Gandhigram Rural Institute	Not present in 2021

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Tamil Nadu NIRF University rankings 2020

18 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2020 published University list. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 4 with a score of 62.27.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Score
4	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	8	62.27
12	Anna University	7	58.71
13	Bharathiar University	14	58.30
16	Vellore Institute of Technology	19	55.22
22	University of Madras	20	52.55
25	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	40	52.22
28	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	33	51.32
35	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	32	50.07
36	Alagappa University	28	49.22
39	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	41	48.77
42	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	43	48.56
53	Bharathidasan University	60	46.41
59	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	36	45.67
60	Madurai Kamaraj University	45	45.58
72	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	—	42.57
83	Periyar University	68	41.09
91	The Gandhigram Rural Institute	75	40.65
98	Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	—	39.97

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 40 to 25, an improvement of 15 places. Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 36 to 59. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Change
25	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	40	↑ 15 places
53	Bharathidasan University	60	↑ 7 places
28	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	33	↑ 5 places
59	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	36	↓ 23 places
91	The Gandhigram Rural Institute	75	↓ 16 places
60	Madurai Kamaraj University	45	↓ 15 places

Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 5 no longer listed

2020 rank	Institution	Score	Status
72	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	42.57	Newly present
98	Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	39.97	Newly present

2019 rank	Institution	Status
44	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	Not present in 2020
70	Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	Not present in 2020
92	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences	Not present in 2020
93	Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli	Not present in 2020
100	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research	Not present in 2020

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Tamil Nadu NIRF University rankings 2019

21 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2019 published University list. Anna University is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 7 with a score of 60.35.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Score
7	Anna University	4	60.35
8	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	8	59.22
14	Bharathiar University	13	57.23
19	Vellore Institute of Technology	16	51.44
20	University of Madras	18	51.34
28	Alagappa University	27	48.54
32	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	41	47.80
33	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	40	47.34
36	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	21	46.32
40	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	36	45.80
41	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	45	45.58
43	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	46	45.42
44	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	25	45.41
45	Madurai Kamaraj University	54	45.20
60	Bharathidasan University	67	43.41
68	Periyar University	90	40.99
70	Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	65	40.88
75	The Gandhigram Rural Institute	79	40.42
92	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences	89	38.79
93	Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli	—	38.76
100	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research	88	38.45

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

Periyar University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 90 to 68, an improvement of 22 places. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 25 to 44. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Change
68	Periyar University	90	↑ 22 places
32	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	41	↑ 9 places
45	Madurai Kamaraj University	54	↑ 9 places
44	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	25	↓ 19 places
36	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	21	↓ 15 places
100	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research	88	↓ 12 places

Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2019 rank	Institution	Score	Status
93	Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli	38.76	Newly present

Every Tamil Nadu entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Tamil Nadu NIRF University rankings 2018

20 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2018 published University list. Anna University is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 4 with a score of 62.82.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Score
4	Anna University	6	62.82
8	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	9	58.46
13	Bharathiar University	28	55.08
16	Vellore Institute of Technology	14	52.68
18	University of Madras	41	51.52
21	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	21	50.74
25	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	17	49.22
27	Alagappa University	97	48.25
36	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	—	46.33
40	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	—	45.29
41	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	34	45.17
45	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	44	44.34
46	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	55	44.00
54	Madurai Kamaraj University	77	42.98
65	Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	38	41.73
67	Bharathidasan University	88	41.63
79	The Gandhigram Rural Institute	—	39.50
88	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research	70	38.70
89	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences	—	38.61
90	Periyar University	85	38.58

Major changes from 2017 to 2018

Alagappa University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 97 to 27, an improvement of 70 places. Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 38 to 65. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Change
27	Alagappa University	97	↑ 70 places
18	University of Madras	41	↑ 23 places
54	Madurai Kamaraj University	77	↑ 23 places
65	Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	38	↓ 27 places
88	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research	70	↓ 18 places
25	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	17	↓ 8 places

Changes to the published list — 4 newly listed and 8 no longer listed

2018 rank	Institution	Score	Status
36	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	46.33	Newly present
40	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	45.29	Newly present
79	The Gandhigram Rural Institute	39.50	Newly present
89	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences	38.61	Newly present

2017 rank	Institution	Status
32	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA)	Not present in 2018
39	Sri Ramachandra University	Not present in 2018
56	Annamalai University	Not present in 2018
65	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	Not present in 2018
71	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences-Coimbatore	Not present in 2018
90	Karpagam Academy of Higher Education	Not present in 2018
91	The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University	Not present in 2018
100	B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology	Not present in 2018

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Tamil Nadu NIRF University rankings 2017

24 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2017 published University list. Anna University is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 6 with a score of 56.50.

2017 rank	Institution	2016 rank	Score
6	Anna University	—	56.50
9	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	—	54.70
14	Vellore Institute of Technology	—	51.36
17	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	—	48.84
21	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	—	46.45
28	Bharathiar University	14	44.29
32	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA)	—	43.50
34	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	43	43.07
38	Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	—	42.48
39	Sri Ramachandra University	—	42.46
41	University of Madras	—	41.85
44	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	42	41.30
55	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	—	38.68
56	Annamalai University	57	38.59
65	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	—	37.13
70	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research	—	36.47
71	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences-Coimbatore	48	36.44
77	Madurai Kamaraj University	—	36.04
85	Periyar University	47	35.44
88	Bharathidasan University	—	35.14
90	Karpagam Academy of Higher Education	—	34.86
91	The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University	—	34.56
97	Alagappa University	49	33.66
100	B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology	—	32.99

Major changes from 2016 to 2017

SRM Institute of Science and Technology recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 43 to 34, an improvement of 9 places. Alagappa University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 49 to 97. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2017 rank	Institution	2016 rank	Change
34	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	43	↑ 9 places
56	Annamalai University	57	↑ 1 place
97	Alagappa University	49	↓ 48 places
85	Periyar University	47	↓ 38 places
71	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences-Coimbatore	48	↓ 23 places

Changes to the published list — 17 newly listed and 8 no longer listed

2017 rank	Institution	Score	Status
6	Anna University	56.50	Newly present
9	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	54.70	Newly present
14	Vellore Institute of Technology	51.36	Newly present
17	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	48.84	Newly present
21	Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research	46.45	Newly present
32	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA)	43.50	Newly present
38	Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	42.48	Newly present
39	Sri Ramachandra University	42.46	Newly present
41	University of Madras	41.85	Newly present
55	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	38.68	Newly present
65	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	37.13	Newly present
70	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research	36.47	Newly present
77	Madurai Kamaraj University	36.04	Newly present
88	Bharathidasan University	35.14	Newly present
90	Karpagam Academy of Higher Education	34.86	Newly present
91	The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University	34.56	Newly present
100	B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology	32.99	Newly present

2016 rank	Institution	Status
14	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham-Coimbatore	Not present in 2017
36	Tamilnadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	Not present in 2017
40	Tamilnadu Agricultural University	Not present in 2017
41	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	Not present in 2017
52	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	Not present in 2017
67	Central University Of Tamil Nadu-Tiruvarur	Not present in 2017
75	Noorul Islam Centre For Higher Education -Kanyakumari	Not present in 2017
100	Chettinad Academy Of Research And Education (Care)	Not present in 2017

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Tamil Nadu NIRF University rankings 2016

15 Tamil Nadu institutions appear in the 2016 published University list. Bharathiar University is the highest-ranked Tamil Nadu entry at national rank 14 with a score of 74.31.

2016 rank	Institution	Previous rank	Score
14	Bharathiar University	—	74.31
14	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham-Coimbatore	—	74.02
36	Tamilnadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University	—	64.23
40	Tamilnadu Agricultural University	—	63.66
41	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	—	62.53
42	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	—	62.46
43	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	—	62.29
47	Periyar University	—	60.99
48	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences-Coimbatore	—	60.85
49	Alagappa University	—	60.63
52	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	—	60.27
57	Annamalai University	—	57.58
67	Central University Of Tamil Nadu-Tiruvarur	—	55.37
75	Noorul Islam Centre For Higher Education -Kanyakumari	—	53.42
100	Chettinad Academy Of Research And Education (Care)	—	47.05

This is the earliest available University edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.

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7 Amrita Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 64.67 2

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Improved by 1 places from #8 in 2019 to #7 in 2023.

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8 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 64.33 1

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Improved by 11 places from #19 in 2019 to #8 in 2023.

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13 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 60.98 13

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Improved by 30 places from #43 in 2019 to #13 in 2023.

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14 Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 60.48 6

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Moved down 7 places from #7 in 2019 to #14 in 2023.

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18 SRMIST Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 58.73 1

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Improved by 14 places from #32 in 2019 to #18 in 2023.

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21 Bharathiar University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Govt 57.82 6

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Moved down 7 places from #14 in 2019 to #21 in 2023.

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26 SASTRA Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Private 54.71 2

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Improved by 14 places from #40 in 2019 to #26 in 2023.

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29 KARE Srivilliputtur, Tamil Nadu Private 53.76 6

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Improved by 43 places from #72 in 2020 to #29 in 2023.

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30 Alagappa University Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu Govt 53.53 2

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Moved down 2 places from #28 in 2019 to #30 in 2023.

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41 Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Govt 51.48 16

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Improved by 19 places from #60 in 2019 to #41 in 2023.

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50 University of Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu 49.50 11

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Moved down 30 places from #20 in 2019 to #50 in 2023.

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51 Sathyabama Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 49.26 8

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Moved down 10 places from #41 in 2019 to #51 in 2023.

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53 Madurai Kamraj University Madurai, Tamil Nadu Govt 48.95 1

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Moved down 8 places from #45 in 2019 to #53 in 2023.

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57 SRIHER Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 48.61 9

NIRF Rank Trend (University)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 24 places from #33 in 2019 to #57 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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59 Periyar University Salem, Tamil Nadu Govt 48.30 4

NIRF Rank Trend (University)

Lower rank is better.

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Improved by 9 places from #68 in 2019 to #59 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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66 Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 46.91 4

NIRF Rank Trend (University)

Lower rank is better.

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Moved down 30 places from #36 in 2019 to #66 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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72 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Govt 46.02 28

NIRF Rank Trend (University)

Lower rank is better.

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Moved down 28 places from #44 in 2019 to #72 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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81 Avinashilingam University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Govt 44.92 3

NIRF Rank Trend (University)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 6 places from #75 in 2021 to #81 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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82 Chettinad Academy of Research and Education Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu Private 44.88 11

NIRF Rank Trend (University)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 16 places from #98 in 2020 to #82 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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83 Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu Govt 44.85 3

NIRF Rank Trend (University)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 10 places from #93 in 2019 to #83 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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89 Central University of Tamil Nadu Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu Govt 44.09 4

NIRF Rank Trend (University)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #85 in 2022 to #89 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top university institutions.

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92 M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 43.62 8

NIRF Rank Trend (University)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 8 places from #100 in 2022 to #92 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top university 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 University college in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF 2023?

Amrita is the top Tamil Nadu entry, ranked #7 with a score of 64.67.

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 2023 list?

22 ranked colleges are shown across 12 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.