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Tamil Nadu Records Maximum Presence in 11 Out of 17 NIRF 2025 Ranking Categories
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
- Tamil Nadu Colleges In Different Categories
- Which are the categories where Tamil Nadu Leads?
- Tamil Nadu’s Performance in Other Categories
- List of Institutions from Tamil Nadu Under NIRF 2025 Overall Ranking Category
- NIRF University Ranking For Tamil Nadu
- NIRF College Ranking 2025 For Tamil Nadu
- NIRF Engineering Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu
- NIRF Management Ranking - Tamil Nadu
- NIRF Medical Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu
- NIRF Research Institution Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu
- NIRF Architecture and Planning Ranking - Tamil Nadu
- NIRF Agriculture & Allied Sectors - Tamil Nadu
- NIRF Innovation Ranking 2025 - Tamil Nadu
- NIRF 2025 State Public University - Tamil Nadu
- NIRF SDG Ranking 2025 -Tamil Nadu
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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
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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Download NowNIRF 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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