Tamil Nadu Records Maximum Presence in 11 Out of 17 NIRF 2025 Ranking Categories

Tamil Nadu Records Maximum Presence in 11 Out of 17 NIRF 2025 Ranking Categories

Nikita ShawUpdated on 16 Sep 2025, 01:37 PM IST

Tamil Nadu is once again stealing the spotlight in the latest NIRF ranking. The state dominates its position in the most number of categories with a maximum number of institutes in 11 categories. There are a total of 17 categories in the NIRF ranking 2025. Since 2019, the IIT Madras has set a benchmark, maintaining the top position under the overall category. In the NIRF overall ranking, 17 institutions from Tamil Nadu have gained a spot. This figure is higher across all states and UTs. However, last year 18 institutions from Tamil Nadu secured their position in the overall ranking. Despite that, Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of colleges in the NIRF overall ranking category 2025. Let’s dive deep into how the southern state dominated most of the categories in the India Ranking 2025.

This Story also Contains

  1. Tamil Nadu Colleges In Different Categories
  2. Which are the categories where Tamil Nadu Leads?
  3. Tamil Nadu’s Performance in Other Categories
  4. List of Institutions from Tamil Nadu Under NIRF 2025 Overall Ranking Category
  5. NIRF University Ranking For Tamil Nadu
  6. NIRF College Ranking 2025 For Tamil Nadu
  7. NIRF Engineering Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu
  8. NIRF Management Ranking - Tamil Nadu
  9. NIRF Medical Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu
  10. NIRF Research Institution Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu
  11. NIRF Architecture and Planning Ranking - Tamil Nadu
  12. NIRF Agriculture & Allied Sectors - Tamil Nadu
  13. NIRF Innovation Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu
  14. NIRF 2025 State Public University - Tamil Nadu
  15. NIRF SDG Ranking 2025 -Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Records Maximum Presence in 11 Out of 17 NIRF 2025 Ranking Categories
Tamil Nadu leads 11 out of 17 categories in NIRF 2025 Ranking

Tamil Nadu Colleges In Different Categories

In the table below, we can see that the most number of institutions in 11 categories are from Tamil Nadu. The table also contains a number of colleges from Tamil Nadu for the year 2024 in NIRF Ranking. However, the number of colleges with respect to the year 2024 has decreased in most of the categories. Still, the colleges from the Tamil Nadu status surpasses all other states in terms of number of colleges.

Number of Tamil Nadu Colleges in NIRF Ranking - 2025 vs 2024

Category

No. of Tamil Nadu Colleges in 2025

No. of Tamil Nadu Colleges in 2024

Overall Ranking (Out of 100)

17

18

University Ranking (Out of 100)

20

22

Colleges (Out of 100)

33

37

Research Institutions (Out of 50)

7

9

Engineering (Out of 100)

14

14

Management (Out of 100)

12

11

Pharmacy (Out of 100)

11

12

Medical (Out of 50)

8

7

Dental (Out of 40)

9

9

Law (Out of 40)

3

2

Architecture & Planning (Out of 40)

5

6

Agriculture & Allied Sectors (Out of 40)

5

6

Innovation (Out of 10)

2

2

Open University (Out of 3)

0

0

Skill University (Out of 3)

0

0

State Public University (Out of 50)

10

10

SDG (Out of 10)

2

-

*Note - SDG category is launched in the year 2025.

Which are the categories where Tamil Nadu Leads?

Last year, the NIRF ranking was done for a total of 16 categories. Tamil Nadu had a maximum number of colleges in 10 categories. This year, Tamil Nadu managed to have the maximum number of colleges in 11 categories out of 17 categories. Let's check out the categories where Tamil Nadu takes a lead.

  • Overall Category

  • University Category

  • College

  • Research Institutions

  • Engineering

  • Management

  • Medical

  • State Public University

  • Architecture and Planning

  • Agriculture & Allied Sector

  • Innovation

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Tamil Nadu’s Performance in Other Categories

There are remaining 6 categories where some other states had the maximum number of colleges in NIRF 2025 ranking.

Number of Tamil Nadu Colleges - Other Categories

Categories

Number of education institute

Pharmacy

11

Dental

9

Open University

0

Skill University

0

Law

3

SDG

2


List of Institutions from Tamil Nadu Under NIRF 2025 Overall Ranking Category

From the table below, we can see that there are various colleges that have enhanced themselves and secured better positions with respect to the last few years. Also, there are few colleges that lost their position this year. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is the newest addition in the list which was not listed in the NIRF 2024 ranking.

Name of the Institute

NIRF Ranking 2025

NIRF 2024 Ranking

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

1

1

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

17

18

Vellore Institute of Technology

21

19

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

22

21

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

23

22

Anna University

29

20

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

30

31

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education

48

50

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy

51

47

Bharathidasan University

61

55

University of Madras

68

64

Alagappa University

73

76

Bharathiar University

76

44

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering

82

81

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

88

Not in the list

Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research

90

91

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

93

85

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NIRF University Ranking For Tamil Nadu

There are 20 universities that managed to secure their ranks under top 100 universities. Institutions such as Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and Central University of Tamil Nadu secured good ranking positions with respect to the previous year. Many such as VIT, Anna University and Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences witnessed slip in their rankings in comparison to the previous year

University Name

NIRF 2025

NIRF 2024

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

8

7

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

11

12

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

13

11

Vellore Institute of Technology

14

10

Anna University

20

13

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education

28

30

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy

29

28

Bharathidasan University

36

36

University of Madras

38

39

Alagappa University

44

47

Bharathiar University

46

26

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

53

51

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

60

55

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education

61

79

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

73

84

Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research

76

73

Central University of Tamil Nadu

83

99

Madurai Kamaraj University

85

63

Periyar University

94

56

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women


99

98

NIRF College Ranking 2025 For Tamil Nadu

Out of 457 participating colleges, 33 Tamil Nadu colleges are able to make their positions under the top 100 NIRF 2025 college ranking. There are a total 13 colleges from the Tamil Nadu state under top 50 NIRF college ranking. In the NIRF college ranking 2025, there are 6 new colleges that managed to enter in the top 100 positions.

College Name

NIRF 2025

2024

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

9

7

PSG College of Arts and Science

10

11

Loyola College

14

8

Presidency College

15

13

Madras Christian College

16

14

Thiagarajar College

20

15

V.O. Chidambaram College

22

28

St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli

25

25

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts & Science for Women

40

44

Stella Maris College for Women

41

30

Bishop Heber College

46

33

St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai

48

36

Sri Krishna Arts and Science College

50

37

Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli

52

41

Madras School of Social Work

55

73

The American College

59

54

Queen Mary`s College

62

71

Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam, Kanyakumari Dist.

63

42

Ethiraj College for Women

64

79

Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College

66

75

Government Arts College, Coimbatore

67

-

Government Arts College, Kumbakonam

71

96

Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College

72

63

Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi

76

-

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science

76

56

Rajah Serfoji Government College, Thanjavur - 613 005.

79

-

Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)

80

47

Sri Sarada College for Women(Autonomous)

81

-

Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli

84

59

A.P.C. Mahalaxmi College for Women

88

78

DG Vaishnav College

91

-

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

94

82

Fatima College

100

-

NIRF Engineering Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has 14 colleges in this list. Last year also, all these colleges were there in the NIRF ranking list.

Institution Name

NIRF 2025

NIRF 2024

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

1

1

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

9

9

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

14

13

Vellore Institute of Technology

16

11

Anna University

20

14

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

23

23

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education

33

36

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy

40

38

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

45

53

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering

47

46

PSG College of Technology

67

67

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

67

66

Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology

87

86

Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology

100

83

NIRF Management Ranking - Tamil Nadu

Under the Management category, there are 12 Tamil Nadu institutions in the NIRF 2025 ranking. However, there is not a single institution in the top 10 under this category. There are two new institutions in the recent ranking, which were not present in the last years’ ranking.

Institution Name

NIRF 2025

NIRF 2024

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

13

16

Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli

16

27

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

26

28

Great Lakes Institute of Management

37

34

Loyola Institute of Business Administration

55

66

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

56

-

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

57

-

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

63

74

Thiagarajar School of Management

80

82

PSG College of Technology

84

80

Anna University

88

69

Bharathidasan Institute of Management

96

94

NIRF Medical Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu

8 colleges from Tamil Nadu managed to get featured in the list of top medical institutes. In the year 2024, there were only 7 colleges in this list.

Institution Name

NIRF 2025

NIRF 2024

Christian Medical College

3

3

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

9

8

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

11

12

Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, Chennai

16

10

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

18

18

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

21

20

PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

43

41

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education

49

-

NIRF Research Institution Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu

There are 7 colleges from the state under this category. However, this number is less than the previous year. In 2024, there were 9 colleges under the research institution category.

Name of Research Institute

NIRF 2025

NIRF 2024

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

2

2

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

13

20

Vellore Institute of Technology

14

13

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

25

24

Anna University

26

17

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

31

33

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

33

31

NIRF Architecture and Planning Ranking - Tamil Nadu

Out of the 40 institutions, 5 colleges belong to Tamil Nadu in this category. Last year, there were 6 colleges in this ranking. B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology was ranked in the 40th place.

Institution Name

NIRF 2025

NIRF 2024

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

9

8

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

18

11

Anna University

28

34

Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute

32

22

Thiagarajar College of Engineering

33

25

NIRF Agriculture & Allied Sectors - Tamil Nadu

The S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology is the new addition under the agriculture category. Also, one college was removed from this list in comparison to last year. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University ranked 6th and top from the Tamil Nadu state. All the other colleges are able to upgrade their ranking as compared to the year 2024.

Institution Name

NIRF 2025

NIRF 2024

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

6

6

National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management - Thanjavur (NIFTEM - Thanjavur)

13

12

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

26

17

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

33

-

Annamalai University

38

27

NIRF Innovation Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu

Out of 10 colleges under the innovation ranking, 2 colleges are from Tamil Nadu. This number is higher than any other state. These two colleges were also present in the 2024 ranking.

Institution Name

NIRF 2025

NIRF 2024

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

1

2

Anna University

9

10

NIRF 2025 State Public University - Tamil Nadu

There are 10 universities from Tamil Nadu in this category. However, Anna University, which topped the ranking last year, dropped to second place. Also, Periyar University slips from 25 to 40 and Madurai Kamaraj University from 26 to 31. Alagappa University, University of Madras and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University are the names of such institutions that have upgraded their positions in comparison to the last year.

Institution Name

NIRF 2025

NIRF 2024

Anna University

2

1

Bharathiar University

10

8

Alagappa University

14

17

Bharathidasan University

16

16

University of Madras

18

12

Madurai Kamaraj University

31

26

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli

33

37

Annamalai University

34

31

Periyar University

40

25

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

42

49

NIRF SDG Ranking 2025 -Tamil Nadu

The Sustainable Development Goal is the newly added category in the NIRF ranking. In this category, two colleges are from Tamil Nadu. IIT Madras tops the NIRF 2025 SDG ranking and the other college is SRM institute of Science and Technology positioned at 4th.

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