The Rise of Non-Metro Colleges in NIRF 2025 Ranking
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The Rise of Non-Metro Colleges in NIRF 2025 Ranking

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Shankha GhoshUpdated on 10 Sep 2025, 02:36 PM IST

Ask anyone about India’s top colleges and you’ll likely hear about colleges from tier 1 cities like Delhi, or Mumbai, Bengaluru and more. Yet in 2025, a number of colleges are emerging rank-wise in the NIRF ranking system from tier 2 cities like Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy. Apart from the two colleges in Coimbatore (PSG and PSGR Krishnammal) securing their spots in the list of top 10 NIRF list, and there are a number of tier 2 city colleges consistently appearing in the top 30 list in NIRF 2025.

This Story also Contains

  1. Factors Affecting NIRF Ranking
  2. Tier 2 Colleges in NIRF Ranking 2025 with Steady Growth
  3. How Ranking Improved for PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore
  4. P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore NIRF Ranking - Over the years
  5. How Ranking Improved for P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore
  6. Honourable Mentions for Tier-2 Colleges in NIRF Ranking 2025
  7. How Ranking Improved for Thiagarajar College, Madurai
  8. University College, Thiruvananthapuram NIRF Ranking - Over the years
The Rise of Non-Metro Colleges in NIRF 2025 Ranking
The Rise of Non-Metro Colleges in NIRF Ranking

Along with that, colleges like Thiagarajar College (Madurai), St. Joseph’s College (Trichy), and University College (Thiruvananthapuram) have maintained their spot in top 30 NIRF colleges list 2025. These changes show that high quality higher education is spreading beyond India’s metros. While colleges from metro cities keep on securing their top spots, like Hindu College, Miranda House, ARSD College, the progress from non-metro city colleges are worth mentioning. Reasons for this improvement in non-metro city colleges ranking can be better faculty, governance, or it could be industry engagement.

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Factors Affecting NIRF Ranking

1. Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)

2. Research and Professional Practices (RP)

3. Graduation Outcomes (GO)

4. Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)

5. Perception (PR)

Tier 2 Colleges in NIRF Ranking 2025 with Steady Growth

In NIRF ranking 2025 for colleges PSG College of Arts & Science and PSGR Krishnammal College for Women from have been consistent with their ranking, with PSG college staying between 11 to 20 mark in past few years and PSGR college, though securing a 7th spot last year, has ended up with 9th rank. These two colleges from tier 2 cities set an example on the possibilities of colleges from non-metro cities to emerge.

PSG College of Arts & Science Coimbatore NIRF Ranking - Over years

Year

NIRF Ranking

2025

10

2024

11

2023

20

2022

20

2021

19

2020

25

2019

17

2018

11

2017

11

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How Ranking Improved for PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore

Year

TLR (100)

RPC (100)

GO (100)

OI (100)

PERCEPTION (100)

2025

73.44

74.00

73.56

53.44

89.42

2024

67.40

67.37

71.92

53.35

86.79

2023

63.20

54.77

70.36

52.95

82.19

2022

63.31

49.54

75.01

53.08

77.47

2021

65.20

40.07

70.32

51.94

80.66

2020

60.37

40.51

73.95

51.98

68.22

2019

61.75

39.44

74.99

52.46

77.99

2018

61.65

38.37

65.94

51.89

82.40

2017

55.73

37.26

72.04

60.58

43.72


P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore NIRF Ranking - Over the years

Year

NIRF Ranking

2025

9

2024

7

2023

4

2022

6

2021

6

2020

10

2019

22

2018

16

2017

14

How Ranking Improved for P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore

Year

TLR (100)

RPC (100)

GO (100)

OI (100)

PERCEPTION (100)

2025

79.82

60.49

82.49

68.82

70.25

2024

73.19

55.22

81.67

66.27

74.81

2023

74.13

52.34

80.36

64.38

70.16

2022

74.20

48.44

81.91

64.34

68.21

2021

74.48

38.88

81.34

61.09

50.71

2020

74.29

33.44

84.24

62.39

45.89

2019

62.37

27.11

80.72

59.52

46.23

2018

66.63

21.10

72.84

60.93

52.83

2017

68.11

15.64

70.73

63.13

32.56


Honourable Mentions for Tier-2 Colleges in NIRF Ranking 2025

Apart from these two colleges mentioned above, there are a few honourable mentions for collges who, may not have secured the top 10 spots, but have secured ranks in top 30 top 50 consistently. Most of these colleges are located in cities like Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tuticorin and more. A few of the tier 2 colleges in NIRF college rankings are as follows.

Thiagarajar College Madurai NIRF Ranking

Year

NIRF Ranking

2025

20

2024

15

2023

18

2022

22

2021

23

2020

22

2019

32

2018

44

How Ranking Improved for Thiagarajar College, Madurai

Year

TLR (100)

RPC (100)

GO (100)

OI (100)

PERCEPTION (100)

2025

75.68

70.21

78.00

53.52

32.83

2024

68.38

79.31

75.35

53.46

33.76

2023

67.70

74.55

73.60

53.49

30.74

2022

65.50

69.56

71.49

53.47

37.44

2021

66.45

67.80

64.64

53.35

23.56

2020

64.55

63.75

67.57

53.85

36.27

2019

60.63

55.71

66.30

48.48

30.75

2018

61.85

33.16

56.70

41.19

39.19

University College, Thiruvananthapuram NIRF Ranking - Over the years

Year

NIRF Rank

2025

23

2024

22

2023

26

2022

24

2021

25

2020

23

2019

23

2018

18

How Ranking Improved for University College, Thiruvananthapuram

Year

TLR (100)

RPC (100)

GO (100)

OI (100)

PERCEPTION (100)

2025

76.56

63.30

75.09

54.83

28.12

2024

73.69

56.71

73.94

54.44

17.45

2023

77.58

42.88

73.06

54.79

10.52

2022

75.61

38.15

73.57

55.72

19.92

2021

75.09

31.83

70.63

56.68

14.37

2020

75.74

30.22

77.15

54.24

15.37

2019

73.60

20.35

79.06

53.62

17.63

2018

75.58

16.82

71.68

48.35

20.09

St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli NIRF Ranking - Over years

Year

NIRF Rank

2025

25

2024

25

2023

25

2022

26

2021

27

2020

31

2019

39

2018

28

How Ranking Improved for St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli

Year

TLR (100)

RPC (100)

GO (100)

OI (100)

PERCEPTION (100)

2025

71.45

60.69

77.83

49.39

45.09

2024

63.84

61.55

75.46

48.61

42.43

2023

68.13

48.92

73.59

46.72

48.24

2022

67.51

49.77

73.08

46.59

41.96

2021

66.72

47.17

64.61

46.08

45.73

2020

64.14

43.88

65.15

44.31

53.12

2019

61.85

36.07

61.43

42.01

49.94

2018

62.67

32.48

55.65

38.20

67.41

V. O. Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi NIRF Ranking - Over years

Year

NIRF Rank

2025

22

2024

28

How Ranking Improved for V. O. Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi

Year

TLR (100)

RPC (100)

GO (100)

OI (100)

PERCEPTION (100)

2025

75.91

71.90

77.17

57.75

10.35

2024

62.25

65.44

77.46

57.48

9.63

Holy Cross College Tiruchirappalli NIRF Ranking - Over the years

Year

NIRF Rank

2025

52

NIRF Ranking Scores for Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli

Year

TLR (100)

RPC (100)

GO (100)

OI (100)

PERCEPTION (100)

2025

69.11

32.88

78.78

54.64

17.36

American College Madurai NIRF Ranking - Overthe years

Year

NIRF Rank

2025

56

2024

53

How Ranking Improved for American College Madurai

Year

TLR (100)

RPC (100)

GO (100)

OI (100)

PERCEPTION (100)

2025

72.24

43.05

57.30

45.77

38.64

2024

67.64

43.74

58.12

45.83

29.71


Note: Students are also advised to check the NIRF colleges list 2025 for an overall understanding of the top colleges.

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