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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
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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 259 Standalone 46

Affiliated College224 Autonomous College29 Technical/Polytechnic18 Nursing (Diploma) Institute13 Teacher Training Institute8 PG Center / Off-Campus Center4 PGDM Institute4

Hotel Management and Catering Institute

Recognized Center1

Standalone Institution Under Ministry1

Paramedical Institute1

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided189 State Government56 Private Aided (Government Aided)44 Central Government11 University3

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 12 A+ 22 A 24 B++ 13 B+ 14 B 9 C 1

Current Lapsed

State

Tamil Nadu304 Karnataka1

305 colleges found“Chennai” ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

Dr.Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre & Dr.Mohan's Diabetes Education Academy (Inst. Code - 451), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 1991

Dr.Rajalakshmi College of Education

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2010

ESI Medical College & ESI-PGIMSR (Inst. Code - 495), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Central Government · est. 2011

Es Subramaniam Memorial College of Arts and Science

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2011

GOvernment Polytechnic College, R K Nagar

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Technical/Polytechnic · State Government · est. 2016

Gem Hospital and Research Centre Pvt Ltd

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2019

Global Hospitals & Health City (Inst. Code - 382), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2007

Global Hospitals & Health City (Inst. Code - 512), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2007

Gnanodaya Teacher Training Institute St.Thomas Mount Chennai

Kancheepuram district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · Private Aided (Government Aided) · est. 1926

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 Polytechnic College Purasawalkam OTTERI

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Technical/Polytechnic · State Government · est. 1999

Government Polytechnic College Thiruvottriyur

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Technical/Polytechnic · State Government · est. 2025

Government Polytechnic College, Chrompet, Chennai

Chengalpattu district · Tamil Nadu

Technical/Polytechnic · State Government · est. 1992

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

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · State Government · est. 1985

Government Teacher Training Institute for Women Royapettah Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · State Government · est. 1955

Government Technical Training Centre GUINDY, Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Technical/Polytechnic · State Government · est. 1962

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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

Dr.Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre & Dr.Mohan's Diabetes Education Academy (Inst. Code - 451), Chennai

Dr.Rajalakshmi College of Education

ESI Medical College & ESI-PGIMSR (Inst. Code - 495), Chennai

Es Subramaniam Memorial College of Arts and Science

GOvernment Polytechnic College, R K Nagar

Gem Hospital and Research Centre Pvt Ltd

Global Hospitals & Health City (Inst. Code - 382), Chennai

Global Hospitals & Health City (Inst. Code - 512), Chennai

Gnanodaya Teacher Training Institute St.Thomas Mount Chennai

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 Polytechnic College Purasawalkam OTTERI

Government Polytechnic College Thiruvottriyur

Government Polytechnic College, Chrompet, Chennai

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

Government Teacher Training Institute for Women Royapettah Chennai

Government Technical Training Centre GUINDY, Chennai

Colleges
in India