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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.

Colleges in Tamil Nadu · ShikshaSphere

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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 256 Standalone 83

Affiliated College181 Autonomous College75 Technical/Polytechnic40 Teacher Training Institute33 Nursing (Diploma) Institute10

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided

3,058

State Government410

Private Aided (Government Aided)339

University75

Central Government22

Local Body2

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 26 A+ 36 A 33 B++ 15 B+ 11 B 10

Current Lapsed

State

Maharashtra1,406 Uttar Pradesh830 Karnataka660 Odisha518 Gujarat458 West Bengal386 Madhya Pradesh369 Tamil Nadu339 Rajasthan334 Kerala316 Haryana166 Punjab159 Andhra Pradesh156 Bihar144 Telangana127 Jharkhand106 Chhattisgarh98 Uttarakhand72 Assam56 Meghalaya37 Goa32 Nagaland28 Manipur24 Jammu and Kashmir21 Himachal Pradesh20 Delhi12 Chandigarh7 Mizoram4 Tripura4 Puducherry2 Arunachal Pradesh2 Sikkim1

District

Chennai38 Coimbatore27 Madurai25 Tirunelveli20 Kanniyakumari19 Vellore17 Tiruchirappalli17 Virudhunagar15 Thanjavur14 Thoothukkudi14 Kancheepuram12 Namakkal12 Nagapattinam11 Sivaganga9 Dindigul9 Salem9 Erode8 Cuddalore6 Thiruvallur6 Dharmapuri5 Viluppuram5 Mayiladuthurai4 Pudukkottai4 Krishnagiri4 Theni4 Tirupathur4 Chengalpattu4 The Nilgiris3 Tiruvannamalai3 Ramanathapuram3 Tiruppur2 Ranipet2 Ariyalur1 Tenkasi1 Karur1 Kallakurichi1

339 colleges foundTamil Nadu ✕Private Aided (Government Aided) ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

Arignar Anna College, Aralvaimoli 629 301 Kanyakumari

Kanniyakumari district · Tamil Nadu

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

Arulmigu Palaniandavar Polytechnic College Palani

Dindigul district · Tamil Nadu

Technical/Polytechnic · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1981

Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal College of Education

Sivaganga district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2006

Arumugam Teacher Training Institute Gandhi RO Alangundy

Pudukkottai district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2006

Arun College of Nursing (Inst. Code - 342), Vellore

Vellore district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2009

Arun College of Paramedical Sciences (Inst. Code - 498), Vellore

Vellore district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2011

Arvinth College of Nursing (Inst. Code - 279), Namakkal

Namakkal district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2008

Auxilium College of Education for Women

Pudukkottai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2005

BPR School of Nursing, Vellore

Vellore district · Tamil Nadu

Nursing (Diploma) Institute · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2008

Bapuji Memorial College of Education

Kanniyakumari district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2009

Beattie Memorial Teacher Training Institute for Women Ranipet

Vellore district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1891

Best Dental Science College (Inst. Code - 269), Madurai

Madurai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2007

Bhavani Polytechnic College Varadhanallur

Erode district · Tamil Nadu

Technical/Polytechnic · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2008

C I T Sandwich Polytechnic College Singanallur

Coimbatore district · Tamil Nadu

Technical/Polytechnic · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1961

C.S.I. College of Education

Ramanathapuram district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2006

C.S.I. Jayaraj Annapackiam College of Nursing (Inst. Code - 069), Madurai

Madurai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1993

C.S.I. Teacher Training Institute for Women Salem

Salem district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1927

C.S.M. College of Education

Cuddalore district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 2009

CBM College

Coimbatore district · Tamil Nadu

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

Cancer Institute (W.I.A.) (Inst. Code - 039), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1954

Cancer Institute (W.L.A.) (Inst. Code - 439), ADYAR, Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1954

Cherraan S College of Physiotherapy (Inst. Code - 111), Coimbatore

Coimbatore district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1994

Chikkaiah Naicker College

Erode district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1954

Christaraja Teacher Training Institute

Tirunelveli district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1958

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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.

Collegesin India

Arignar Anna College, Aralvaimoli 629 301 Kanyakumari

Arulmigu Palaniandavar Polytechnic College Palani

Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal College of Education

Arumugam Teacher Training Institute Gandhi RO Alangundy

Arun College of Nursing (Inst. Code - 342), Vellore

Arun College of Paramedical Sciences (Inst. Code - 498), Vellore

Arvinth College of Nursing (Inst. Code - 279), Namakkal

Auxilium College of Education for Women

BPR School of Nursing, Vellore

Bapuji Memorial College of Education

Beattie Memorial Teacher Training Institute for Women Ranipet

Best Dental Science College (Inst. Code - 269), Madurai

Bhavani Polytechnic College Varadhanallur

C I T Sandwich Polytechnic College Singanallur

C.S.I. College of Education

C.S.I. Jayaraj Annapackiam College of Nursing (Inst. Code - 069), Madurai

C.S.I. Teacher Training Institute for Women Salem

C.S.M. College of Education

CBM College

Cancer Institute (W.I.A.) (Inst. Code - 039), Chennai

Cancer Institute (W.L.A.) (Inst. Code - 439), ADYAR, Chennai

Cherraan S College of Physiotherapy (Inst. Code - 111), Coimbatore

Chikkaiah Naicker College

Christaraja Teacher Training Institute

Colleges
in India