Tamil Nadu
UGC approved universities in Tamil Nadu: all 68.
There are 68 universities in Tamil Nadu on the UGC's own lists: 22 state universities, 9 private universities, 2 central universities, 35 deemed to be universities. Each entry shows where the UGC lists it, and we have added nothing of our own.
What this page is. The University Grants Commission's own lists of universities in Tamil Nadu (the consolidated list dated 25.01.2023 and the UGC website as on 23.09.2026), plus the NIRF 2025 ranks where an institution took part.
Every ranked institution here links to its own official data. The "official data" link opens the file that institution itself filed with NIRF, hosted on the government's server. It carries the sanctioned seats for each programme across six years, the actual student strength, and the number of faculty. We do not copy any of it, so when NIRF publishes the next cycle the link shows the new figures without us touching anything.
What it is not. Being on this list means recognised. It says nothing about teaching, placement, or whether the fee is fair. And a college affiliated to one of these universities will not appear under its own name, which is normal.
Every recognised university in Tamil Nadu
Sorted by name. 68 in total.
Academy of Maritime Education and Training
Deemed to be UniversityAlagappa University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Anna University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Annamalai University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Avinashilingam Institute for Home S cience & Higher Education for Women
Deemed to be UniversityB.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology
Deemed to be UniversityBharath Institute of Higher Education & Research
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Bharathiar University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Bharathidasan University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Central University of Tamil Nadu
Central UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Chennai Mathematical Ins titute
Deemed to be UniversityChettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE)
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Research and Technology (DSIRT)
Deemed to be UniversityDhanalakshmi Srinivasan University
Private UniversityDr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Gandhigram Rural Institute
Deemed to be UniversityHindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS)
Deemed to be UniversityIndian Maritime University
Central UniversityJeppiaar University
Private UniversityJoy University
Private UniversityKalasalingam Academy of Research and Higher Education
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Karpaga Vinayaga Educational Lore for Learning
Deemed to be UniversityKarpagam Academy of Higher Education
Deemed to be UniversityKarunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
Deemed to be UniversityMadurai Kamraj University
State UniversityManonmaniam Sundarnar University
State UniversityMeenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Mother Teresa Women’s University
State UniversityNMV University
Private UniversityNational Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research (NITTTR)
Deemed to be UniversityNoorul Islam Centre for Higher Education
Deemed to be UniversityP K Das Institute of Social Sciences, Health Sciences and Technology
Deemed to be UniversityPeriyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology (PMIST)
Deemed to be UniversityPeriyar University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science & Technology (PRIST)
Deemed to be UniversityRathinam Global
Deemed to be UniversityS.R.M. Institute of Sciences and Technology
Deemed to be UniversitySai University
Private UniversitySathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Shanmugha Arts
Deemed to be UniversityShiv Nadar University
Private UniversitySri Chandrasekharandra Saraswati Vishwa Mahavidyalaya
Deemed to be UniversitySri Krishna Knowledge Foundation
Deemed to be UniversitySri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute
Deemed to be UniversitySri Venkateswaraa University
Private UniversitySt. Joseph University
Private UniversitySt. Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research
Deemed to be UniversityTakshashila University
Private UniversityTamil Nadu Teacher Education University
State UniversityTamil University
State UniversityTamilnadu Agricultural University
State UniversityTamilnadu Dr. Ambedk ar Law University
State UniversityTamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
State UniversityTamilnadu Fisheries University
State UniversityTamilnadu Music and Fine Arts University
State UniversityTamilnadu National Law School
State UniversityTamilnadu Open University
State UniversityTamilnadu Physical Education and Sports Univer sity
State UniversityTamilnadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University
State UniversityThiruvalluvar University
State UniversityUniversity of Madras
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
VELS Institute of Science Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS)
Deemed to be UniversityVel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Vellore Institute of Technology
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Vel’s Institute of Science
Deemed to be UniversityVinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
SOURCE: UGC consolidated list of universities, as on 25.01.2023. ugc.gov.in Universities added since then: UGC website lists, as on 23.09.2026. ugc.gov.in
Ranked institutions in Tamil Nadu, by course
From the NIRF 2025 tables published by the Ministry of Education. Showing the top few in each; the full table is one click away.
B.Tech
14 in Tamil Nadu
- 1 Indian Institute of Technology Madrasrank 1
- 9 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappallirank 9
- 14 S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technologyrank 14
- 16 Vellore Institute of Technologyrank 16
- 20 Anna Universityrank 20
- 23 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeethamrank 23
- 33 Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Educationrank 33
- 40 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academyrank 40
MBA
12 in Tamil Nadu
- 13 Indian Institute of Technology Madrasrank 13
- 16 Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappallirank 16
- 26 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeethamrank 26
- 37 Great Lakes Institute of Managementrank 37
- 55 Loyola Institute of Business Administrationrank 55
- 56 S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technologyrank 56
- 57 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappallirank 57
- 63 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciencesrank 63
MBBS
8 in Tamil Nadu
- 3 Christian Medical Collegerank 3
- 9 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeethamrank 9
- 11 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciencesrank 11
- 16 Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, Chennairank 16
- 18 S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technologyrank 18
- 21 Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Researchrank 21
- 43 PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Researchrank 43
- 49 Chettinad Academy of Research and Educationrank 49
BDS
9 in Tamil Nadu
- 2 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciencesrank 2
- 8 SRM Dental Collegerank 8
- 13 Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Researchrank 13
- 14 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeethamrank 14
- 16 Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Researchrank 16
- 27 Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospitalrank 27
- 30 Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Instituterank 30
- 32 Chettinad Dental College and Research Instituterank 32
B.Pharm
11 in Tamil Nadu
- 4 JSS College of Pharmacyrank 4
- 10 S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technologyrank 10
- 14 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeethamrank 14
- 36 Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Researchrank 36
- 42 Annamalai Universityrank 42
- 61 Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS)rank 61
- 65 PSG College of Pharmacyrank 65
- 77 Nandha College of Pharmacyrank 77
LLB
3 in Tamil Nadu
- 11 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academyrank 11
- 19 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciencesrank 19
- 25 S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technologyrank 25
B.Arch
5 in Tamil Nadu
- 9 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappallirank 9
- 18 S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technologyrank 18
- 28 Anna Universityrank 28
- 32 Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Instituterank 32
- 33 Thiagarajar College of Engineeringrank 33
BA / B.Sc / B.Com
33 in Tamil Nadu
- 9 PSGR Krishnammal College for Womenrank 9
- 10 PSG College of Arts and Sciencerank 10
- 14 Loyola Collegerank 14
- 15 Presidency Collegerank 15
- 16 Madras Christian Collegerank 16
- 20 Thiagarajar Collegerank 20
- 22 V.O. Chidambaram Collegerank 22
- 25 St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappallirank 25
NIRF prints individual ranks only for the top of each table and lists the rest as rank bands such as 101-150. 144 institutions from Tamil Nadu are placed in those bands: College 101-150, College 151-200, College 201-300, Engineering 101-150, Engineering 151-200, Engineering 201-300, Innovation 11-50, Management 101-125, Overall 101-150, Overall 151-200, Pharmacy 102-125, SDG Institutions 11-50, State Public University 51-100, University 101-150, University 151-200. Each link opens the NIRF page that lists them.
Scholarships in Tamil Nadu
A student in Tamil Nadu can normally apply on two tracks at once: the central schemes on the National Scholarship Portal, and the state's own. Both are free, and no agent should ever be paid to fill either.
Tamil Nadu
National Scholarship Portal
The state's own scholarship route. Deadlines are set by the state and are usually earlier than families expect.
Open it ↗Government of India
National Scholarship Portal
One application for most central schemes. A hard deadline, no late window, and no appeal.
Ask your college for its NSP institute code before you pay the admission fee. Without an active code it cannot verify your application.
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Questions people actually ask
What a family in Tamil Nadu wants to know.
How many universities are there in Tamil Nadu?
The University Grants Commission's consolidated list of universities (as published on 25.01.2023) together with the university lists on the UGC website (as on 23.09.2026) carry 68 universities in Tamil Nadu: 22 state universities, 9 private universities, 2 central universities, 35 deemed to be universities. This page lists every one of them, with the UGC entry number and the year of recognition where the consolidated list gives them. CollegeJaancho adds nothing of its own to that list.
Which institutions in Tamil Nadu are ranked by NIRF 2025?
NIRF 2025 ranks 81 institutions from Tamil Nadu, across 139 table entries, because an institution ranked in more than one field appears in more than one table. Those tables cover colleges and standalone institutions as well as universities, so this count is not a subset of the 68 universities on the UGC list. Among them: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (University, rank 8); S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology (University, rank 11); Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Overall, rank 1); Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Overall, rank 17). NIRF prints individual ranks only for the top of each table and lists the institutions below them as rank bands such as 101-150, so a college that is missing from the numbered ranks may still be placed by NIRF, and a missing name is never a verdict on it. 144 institutions from Tamil Nadu are placed in those bands: College 101-150, College 151-200, College 201-300, Engineering 101-150, Engineering 151-200, Engineering 201-300, Innovation 11-50, Management 101-125, Overall 101-150, Overall 151-200, Pharmacy 102-125, SDG Institutions 11-50, State Public University 51-100, University 101-150, University 151-200. Every numbered rank on this page links to the institution's own filing with the Ministry of Education.
How do I check whether a college in Tamil Nadu is genuine?
Two UGC documents settle it, and both are linked from this page. The first is the consolidated list of universities, where a recognised institution carries an entry number. The second is the UGC's state-wise list of fake universities, which names institutions that have no authority to award a degree at all. A college that awards a degree must be on the first list and absent from the second. For an affiliated college rather than a university, check that its parent university is on the first list, because the degree comes from the parent.
Which scholarship portal do students in Tamil Nadu use?
National Scholarship Portal applies for state schemes, and central schemes run through the National Scholarship Portal at scholarships.gov.in. Both are linked on this page. CollegeJaancho does not print scheme amounts or income limits anywhere on this site, because they are revised every session and a stale figure misleads a family. The scheme's own page always carries the current condition.
What does CollegeJaancho charge for a check?
Nothing. The check is free for a student and a family. Send a college name on WhatsApp and the check comes back based on public record.
Other states
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