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Prototype. University list and classification from AISHE (aishe.gov.in), rankings from NIRF 2025 (nirfindia.org), accreditation from NAAC's list of institutions holding valid accreditation as on 14 August 2025 (naac.gov.in). Fees, placements, cutoffs and ratings are indicative seed data and should be verified before launch. Sponsored placements are always labelled and never affect rankings or the ShikshaSphere Score.

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Colleges
in India

Every institution on AISHE's register — what it is, who runs it, which university it answers to, and its NAAC grade where it has one.

68,747Institutions36States & UTs51,520Affiliation known7,973NAAC assessed

What this list covers. All 68,747 institutions on AISHE's register — 51,831 colleges that sit under a university and 16,916 standalone institutions (polytechnics, nursing, teacher training, paramedical and the rest). Of these, 7,973 have been assessed by NAAC — so a college with no grade shown is one NAAC has not assessed, not one we are missing a grade for.

Kind of institution

Under a university 18

Affiliated College108 Autonomous College18 Technical/Polytechnic14 Teacher Training Institute12 Nursing (Diploma) Institute3 PGDM Institute1 Paramedical Institute1

Standalone Institution Under Ministry

Who runs it

Private Aided (Government Aided)13 Private Un-Aided3 State Government2

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 3 A+ 6 A 4 B++ 2 B+ 1

Current Lapsed

State

Tamil Nadu18

District

Coimbatore48 Madurai18 Chennai18 Namakkal14 Erode12 Tiruchirappalli12 Thiruvallur10 Chengalpattu10 Tirunelveli9 Virudhunagar8 Salem8 Thanjavur7 Kancheepuram7 Kanniyakumari4 Thoothukkudi4 Dindigul3 Krishnagiri3 Perambalur3 Karur3 Tirupathur3 Nagapattinam3 Theni2 Pudukkottai2 Ranipet2 Sivaganga2 Vellore2 Viluppuram2 Ramanathapuram1 Tiruppur1 Mayiladuthurai1 Thiruvarur1 The Nilgiris1

18 colleges foundTamil Nadu ✕Madurai district ✕Autonomous College ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

FATIMA College (Autonomous)

A++

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1953

CGPA 3.61 · Valid till 2 Nov 2026

Thiagarajar College

A++

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1949

CGPA 3.63 · Lapsed 7 Feb 2026

Thiagarajar College of Engineering

A++

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1957

CGPA 3.56 · Valid till 4 Sept 2029

LADY DOAK College (Autonomous)

A+

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1948

CGPA 3.27 · Valid till 25 Apr 2027

Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College

A+

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1974

Valid till 13 Nov 2029

Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College of Science

A+

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 1994

CGPA 3.48 · Valid till 22 Aug 2029

The American College (Autonomous)

A+

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1881

CGPA 3.47 · Valid till 11 Apr 2027

Thiagarajar School of Management

A+

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 1962

CGPA 3.39 · Valid till 6 Feb 2028

Vivekananda College

A+

West · Madurai district · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1971

CGPA 3.33 · Valid till 1 Nov 2028

ARUL Anandar College (Autonomous)

Karumathur · Madurai district · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1970

CGPA 3.15 · Valid till 23 May 2027

Sourashtra College

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1967

CGPA 3.03 · Valid till 5 Feb 2030

The MADURA College

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1889

CGPA 3.14 · Valid till 13 Mar 2029

YADAVA College

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1969

Valid till 13 Mar 2028

Saraswathi Narayanan College

B++

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1966

CGPA 2.95 · Valid till 15 Jan 2030

Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women (Autonomous)

B++

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · State Government · est. 1965

CGPA 2.85 · Valid till 10 Apr 2028

Madurai Institute of Social Sciences

B+

Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1969

CGPA 2.65 · Valid till 18 May 2030

E.M.G. Yadava Women's College

Madurai district · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1974

Velammal College of Engineering &Amp; Technology, Madurai

Madurai district · Tamil Nadu

Autonomous College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2007

Rankings, accreditation, approvals and recognition come from official sources — look for the verified mark on each. Fees, placement figures and ratings are indicative where an institution publishes none.

Autonomous Colleges in Tamil Nadu · ShikshaSphere

Collegesin India

FATIMA College (Autonomous)

Thiagarajar College

Thiagarajar College of Engineering

LADY DOAK College (Autonomous)

Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College

Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College of Science

The American College (Autonomous)

Thiagarajar School of Management

Vivekananda College

ARUL Anandar College (Autonomous)

Sourashtra College

The MADURA College

YADAVA College

Saraswathi Narayanan College

Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women (Autonomous)

Madurai Institute of Social Sciences

E.M.G. Yadava Women's College

Velammal College of Engineering &Amp; Technology, Madurai

Colleges
in India