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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 34

Affiliated College34 Technical/Polytechnic12 Nursing (Diploma) Institute5 Autonomous College2 Teacher Training Institute2 Paramedical Institute1

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided

159

State Government34

Private Aided (Government Aided)22

Central Government6

University3

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

B++ 1 B+ 1 B 2 C 1

Current Lapsed

State

Tamil Nadu34

34 colleges found“Chennai” ✕Affiliated College ✕State Government ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

Institute of Advanced Study in Education

B++

Chennai · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1856

CGPA 2.79 · Valid till 2 Oct 2029

Presidency College (Autonomous)

B+

Chennai · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1840

CGPA 2.58 · Lapsed 25 Sept 2023

Lokanatha Narayanaswamy Government College

Ponneri · Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1965

Valid till 18 Jul 2027

Rajeswari Vedachalam Government Arts College

Chengalpattu · Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1970

CGPA 2.37 · Lapsed 15 Aug 2023

Government ATRS College for MEN

Chennai · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1901

CGPA 1.86 · Lapsed 7 Feb 2024

Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2021

Bharathi Womens College

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1964

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

Government Arts and Science College

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2025

Government Arts and Science College Dr RK Nagar Tondiarpet Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2015

Government Arts and Science College Perumbakkam Chennai

Chengalpattu district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2016

Government Arts and Science College, Nemmeli

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2011

Government Arts and Science College, Sriperumbudur, Kundrathur, Chennai

Kancheepuram district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2022

Government College of Fine Arts

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1850

Government Institute of Rehabilitation and Medicine (Inst. Code - 036), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1959

Government Kilpauk Medical College (Inst. Code - 004), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1960

Government Medical College, Omandurar Estate (Inst. Code -)

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2015

Government SIDDHA Medical College (Inst. Code - 015), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1985

Government Unani Medical College (Inst. Code - 017), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1979

Government Yoga and Naturopathy College, Aringnar Anna Govt. Hospital of Indian Medicine Campus (Inst. Code - 159), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 2000

King Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research (Inst. Code - 405), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1899

Lady Willingdon Institute of Advanced Study In Education, (Autonomous)

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1922

Madras Medical College & Govt. General Hospital (Inst. Code - 395), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1835

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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.

“Chennai” colleges · ShikshaSphere

Collegesin India

Institute of Advanced Study in Education

Presidency College (Autonomous)

Lokanatha Narayanaswamy Government College

Rajeswari Vedachalam Government Arts College

Government ATRS College for MEN

Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College

Bharathi Womens College

Dr Ambedkar Govt Arts College

Dr Ambedkar Govt Law College

Government Arts and Science College

Government Arts and Science College Dr RK Nagar Tondiarpet Chennai

Government Arts and Science College Perumbakkam Chennai

Government Arts and Science College, Nemmeli

Government Arts and Science College, Sriperumbudur, Kundrathur, Chennai

Government College of Fine Arts

Government Institute of Rehabilitation and Medicine (Inst. Code - 036), Chennai

Government Kilpauk Medical College (Inst. Code - 004), Chennai

Government Medical College, Omandurar Estate (Inst. Code -)

Government SIDDHA Medical College (Inst. Code - 015), Chennai

Government Unani Medical College (Inst. Code - 017), Chennai

Government Yoga and Naturopathy College, Aringnar Anna Govt. Hospital of Indian Medicine Campus (Inst. Code - 159), Chennai

King Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research (Inst. Code - 405), Chennai

Lady Willingdon Institute of Advanced Study In Education, (Autonomous)

Madras Medical College & Govt. General Hospital (Inst. Code - 395), Chennai

Colleges
in India