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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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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 272 Standalone 138

Affiliated College255 Technical/Polytechnic59 Teacher Training Institute51 Nursing (Diploma) Institute26 Autonomous College16 Paramedical Institute1

PG Center / Off-Campus Center

Hotel Management and Catering Institute1

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided3,058 State Government410 Private Aided (Government Aided)339 University75 Central Government22 Local Body2

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 1 A+ 3 A 8 B++ 12 B+ 8 B 15 C 5

Current Lapsed

State

Rajasthan978 Karnataka780 Madhya Pradesh748 Uttar Pradesh715 Assam479 West Bengal476 Chhattisgarh443 Odisha411 Tamil Nadu410 Kerala402 Telangana373 Andhra Pradesh329 Gujarat320 Bihar296 Haryana271 Maharashtra261 Uttarakhand230 Jammu and Kashmir215 Himachal Pradesh195 Punjab145 Manipur58 Jharkhand57 Tripura54 Mizoram44 Arunachal Pradesh40 Nagaland38 Puducherry30 Delhi29 Meghalaya26 Sikkim22 Goa21 Chandigarh15 Ladakh6 Andaman and Nicobar Islands5 Lakshadweep4 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu3

District

Chennai53 Madurai21 Coimbatore19 Thanjavur15 Cuddalore15 Vellore14 Dindigul14 Pudukkottai13 Krishnagiri13 Tirunelveli13 Tiruchirappalli13 Dharmapuri12 Salem12 Namakkal11 Viluppuram11 Thiruvarur11 Sivaganga10 Erode10 Theni10 Ramanathapuram10 Tiruppur10 Virudhunagar9 Thoothukkudi9 Kanniyakumari8 Chengalpattu7 Tiruvannamalai7 Karur7 Kancheepuram7 Nagapattinam7 Perambalur6 Kallakurichi6 The Nilgiris6 Thiruvallur5 Ariyalur5 Mayiladuthurai3 Tirupathur3 Ranipet3 Tenkasi2

410 colleges foundTamil Nadu ✕State Government ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

District Institute of Education and Training Machuvadi Pudukottai

Pudukkottai district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1993

District Institute of Education and Training Mayanur Karur

Karur district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1988

District Institute of Education and Training Munanjipatti Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1990

District Institute of Education and Training Namakkal Namakkal

Namakkal district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1988

District Institute of Education and Training Perundurai Erode

Erode district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1993

District Institute of Education and Training Ranipet Vellore

Vellore district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1990

District Institute of Education and Training T.Kallupatti Madurai

Madurai district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1988

District Institute of Education and Training TIRUR Thiruvallur

Thiruvallur district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1988

District Institute of Education and Training Triplicane Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1990

District Institute of Education and Training Vadalur Cuddalore

Cuddalore district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1988

District Institute of Education and Training Vanaramutti Tuticorin

Thoothukkudi district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1993

District Institute of Education and Training Virudhunagar

Virudhunagar district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1990

District Institute of Education and Training, Dharmapuri

Dharmapuri district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 2007

District Institute of Education and Training, Perambalur

Perambalur district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 2016

Dr Alva Paramedical Educational Institute Coimbatore

Coimbatore district · Tamil Nadu

Nursing (Diploma) Institute · State Government · est. 1998

Dr Ambedkar Government Law College Pudupakkam

Kancheepuram district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2018

Dr Ambedkar Govt Arts College

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1973

Dr Ambedkar Govt Law College

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1891

Dr Dharmambal Government Polytechnic College for Women Tharamani

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Technical/Polytechnic · State Government · est. 1962

Dr M G R Government Arts and Science College for Women

Viluppuram district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2017

Dr Purathchithalaivar Government Arts and Science College

Thiruvarur district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2017

GOvernment Polytechnic College, R K Nagar

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Technical/Polytechnic · State Government · est. 2016

Goverment Arts and Science College, Thiruchuzhi

Virudhunagar district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2022

Government Arts &Science Colllege, Thiruvannainallur, Tirukoilur-607 203

Viluppuram district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2010

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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

District Institute of Education and Training Machuvadi Pudukottai

District Institute of Education and Training Mayanur Karur

District Institute of Education and Training Munanjipatti Tirunelveli

District Institute of Education and Training Namakkal Namakkal

District Institute of Education and Training Perundurai Erode

District Institute of Education and Training Ranipet Vellore

District Institute of Education and Training T.Kallupatti Madurai

District Institute of Education and Training TIRUR Thiruvallur

District Institute of Education and Training Triplicane Chennai

District Institute of Education and Training Vadalur Cuddalore

District Institute of Education and Training Vanaramutti Tuticorin

District Institute of Education and Training Virudhunagar

District Institute of Education and Training, Dharmapuri

District Institute of Education and Training, Perambalur

Dr Alva Paramedical Educational Institute Coimbatore

Dr Ambedkar Government Law College Pudupakkam

Dr Ambedkar Govt Arts College

Dr Ambedkar Govt Law College

Dr Dharmambal Government Polytechnic College for Women Tharamani

Dr M G R Government Arts and Science College for Women

Dr Purathchithalaivar Government Arts and Science College

GOvernment Polytechnic College, R K Nagar

Goverment Arts and Science College, Thiruchuzhi

Government Arts &Science Colllege, Thiruvannainallur, Tirukoilur-607 203

Colleges
in India