NIRF Ranking 2025: Tamil Nadu shines with India's top engineering institute, 3rd best medical college
Vagisha Kaushik | September 6, 2025 | 03:11 PM IST | 3 mins read
NIRF 2025 Ranking: 33 colleges from Tamil Nadu secured ranks in the college category, 12 ranked in management.
More than 50 colleges emerged from Tamil Nadu in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 for the major categories. The state is also home to the best engineering college in India – IIT Madras.
Notably, multi-disciplinary institutions such as Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, and Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences have made a place in several categories including overall, engineering, management, medical, among others.
14 Tamil Nadu institutes secured positions in top 100 in NIRF engineering ranking 2025 with NIT Tiruchirappalli, SRM, VIT, and Anna University being in top 20 and private universities like Amrita, SASTRA, Kalasalingam making it to top 50. Chennai, Coimbatore, and Tiruchirappalli emerged as engineering hubs.
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, PSG College of Arts & Science, Loyola College (14), Presidency College, and Madras Christian College are some of the best colleges in Tamil Nadu that students can consider for undergraduate studies.
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The third best medical college in India for MBBS is situated in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore – Christian Medical College (CMC). The college retained the top spot this year as well.
In the management category, 12 institutes from the state are among the top 100 MBA colleges in India with the best being IIT Madras’ Department of Management Studies (DoMS), placed at 13th spot.
NIRF Ranking 2025 Tamil Nadu: Category-wise top institutes
The top colleges in Tamil Nadu, as per India rankings 2025, for the key categories are as follows:
Overall
Rank | Name of Institute | City |
1 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) | Chennai |
17 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore |
21 | Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) | Vellore |
22 | SRM Institute of Science & Technology | Chennai |
23 | Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences | Chennai |
29 | Anna University | Chennai |
30 | National Institute of Technology (NIT) | Tiruchirappalli |
48 | Kalasalingam Academy of Research & Education | Krishnankoil |
51 | SASTRA (Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Acad.) | Thanjavur |
61 | Bharathidasan University | Tiruchirappalli |
68 | University of Madras | Chennai |
73 | Alagappa University | Karaikudi |
76 | Bharathiar University | Coimbatore |
82 | SSN College of Engineering | Chennai |
88 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | Coimbatore |
90 | Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research | Chennai |
93 | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai |
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Engineering
Rank | Name of Institute | City |
1 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) | Chennai |
9 | National Institute of Technology (NIT) | Tiruchirappalli |
14 | SRM Institute of Science & Technology | Chennai |
16 | Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) | Vellore |
20 | Anna University | Chennai |
23 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore |
33 | Kalasalingam Academy of Research & Education | Krishnankoil |
40 | SASTRA University | Thanjavur |
45 | Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences | Chennai |
47 | SSN College of Engineering | Chennai |
67 | PSG College of Technology | Coimbatore |
67 | Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology | Chennai |
87 | Vel Tech R&D Institute of Science & Technology | Chennai |
86 | Sri Krishna College of Engineering & Technology | Coimbatore |
Pharmacy
Rank | Name of Institute | City |
4 | JSS College of Pharmacy (Ooty campus) | Nilgiris |
10 | SRM Institute of Science & Technology | Chennai |
14 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimabatore |
36 | Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research | Chennai |
42 | Annamalai University | Annamali Nagar |
61 | Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS) | Chennai |
65 | PSG College of Pharmacy | Coimbatore |
77 | Nandha College of Pharmacy | Erode |
94 | College of Pharmacy, Madras Medical College | Chennai |
96 | Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Pharmacy | Srivilliputtur |
99 | Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation | Salen |
Management
Rank | Name of Institute | City |
13 | IIT Madras (Department of Management Studies) | Chennai |
16 | Indian Institute of Management (IIM) | Tiruchirappalli |
26 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore |
37 | Great Lakes Institute of Management | Chennai |
55 | Loyola Institute of Business Administration | Chennai |
56 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai |
57 | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli |
63 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai |
80 | Thiagarajar School of Management | Madurai |
84 | PSG College of Technology | Coimbatore |
88 | Anna University | Chennai |
96 | Bharathidasan Institute of Management | Tiruchirappalli |
Also read NIRF Ranking 2025: More than half management institutes, 31% colleges publish zero research
Colleges
Rank | Name of Institute | City |
9 | PSGR Krishnammal College for Women | Coimbatore |
10 | PSG College of Arts and Science | Coimbatore |
14 | Loyola College | Chennai |
15 | Presidency College | Chennai |
16 | Madras Christian College | Chennai |
20 | Thiagarajar College | Madurai |
22 | V.O. Chidambaram College | Thoothukudi |
25 | St. Joseph's College | Tiruchirappalli |
40 | Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts & Science for Women | Perambalur |
41 | Stella Maris College for Women | Chennai |
46 | Bishop Heber College | Tiruchirappalli |
48 | St. Xavier's College | Palayamkottai |
50 | Sri Krishna Arts and Science College | Coimbatore |
52 | Holy Cross College | Tiruchirappalli |
55 | Madras School of Social Work | Chennai |
59 | The American College | Madurai |
62 | Queen Mary’s College | Chennai |
63 | Nesamony Memorial Christian College | Marthandam |
64 | Ethiraj College for Women | Chennai |
66 | Dr. N.G.P. Arts and Science College | Coimbatore |
67 | Government Arts College | Coimbatore |
71 | Government Arts College | Kumbakonam |
72 | Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College | Sivakasi |
76 | Alagappa Government Arts College | Karaikudi |
76 | Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science | Coimbatore |
79 | Rajah Serfoji Government College | Thanjavur |
80 | Sacred Heart College (Autonomous) | Tirupattur |
81 | Sri Sarada College for Women (Autonomous) | Salem |
84 | Jamal Mohamed College | Tiruchirappalli |
88 | A.P.C. Mahalaxmi College for Women | Thoothukudi |
91 | DG Vaishnav College | Chennai |
94 | Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts & Science | Coimbatore |
100 | Fatima College | Madurai |
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Medical
Rank | Name of Institute | City |
3 | Christian Medical College | Vellore |
9 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore |
11 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai |
16 | Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital | Chennai |
18 | S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai |
21 | Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research | Chennai |
43 | PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research | Coimbatore |
49 | Chettinad Academy of Research and Education | Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu District |
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