Top Dental Colleges in Tamil Nadu

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION · NIRF INDIA RANKINGS 2025 Top Dental Colleges in Tamil Nadu 9 colleges from Tamil Nadu placed in India's top 40 for Dental, plus 0 more in the published rank-bands. IN INDIA'S TOP 40 IN RANK-BANDS 101–300 BEST RANK IN TAMIL NADU HIGHEST SCORE 9 0 #2 85.31 Ranked colleges These are the only colleges from Tamil Nadu that NIRF placed inside the national top 40 for Dental in 2025. The change column compares each against its own 2024 rank. Rank College City Score vs 2024 Saveetha Institute of Medical and 2 Technical Sciences Chennai 85.31 ▼ 1 (was 1) 8 SRM Dental College Chennai 68.19 ▼ 1 (was 7) Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher 13 Education and Research Chennai 61.28 ▼ 3 (was 10) 14 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore 60.83 no change Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education 16 and Research Chennai 59.92 ▼ 3 (was 13) 27 Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital Chennai 56.32 new entry Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research 30 Institute Chennai 55.08 ▼ 10 (was 20) Chettinad Dental College and Research 32 Institute Kelambakkam 54.90 ▲ 1 (was 33) 39 SRM Kattankulathur Dental College Chennai 52.88 ▼ 7 (was 32) Why these colleges rank where they do A NIRF score is the weighted sum of five parameters, each marked out of 100. Two colleges with similar totals can be very different places to study, so it is worth reading across the row rather than only looking at the rank. TLR RPC GO OI PERCEPTION College 30% 30% 20% 10% 10% Saveetha Institute of Medical and 89.37 87.95 84.83 72.35 79.09 Technical Sciences SRM Dental College 84.73 34.65 99.65 67.84 56.67 Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher 75.88 32.34 83.81 61.37 59.17 Education and Research Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 72.56 22.11 91.50 73.40 67.92 Source: NIRF · Visit for all rankings Page 1 of 2

aglasem Top Dental Colleges in Tamil Nadu · NIRF 2025 TLR RPC GO OI PERCEPTION College 30% 30% 20% 10% 10% Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education 76.44 31.77 83.97 65.45 41.22 and Research Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital 84.77 11.06 86.06 73.03 30.63 Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research 75.19 12.39 89.03 70.60 39.30 Institute Chettinad Dental College and Research 81.48 11.20 78.65 70.68 43.05 Institute SRM Kattankulathur Dental College 75.27 14.00 87.72 57.51 28.15 TLR Teaching, Learning & Resources RPC Research and Professional Practice GO Graduation Outcomes OI Outreach and Inclusivity PERCEPTION Perception Green marks a score of 70 or above; red marks below 35. Perception is scored from a survey of academics, employers and the public, so newer and regional institutions often score low there even when their teaching and outcomes are strong — read a low Perception number with that in mind rather than as a verdict on the campus. Present in 2024, absent in 2025 These Tamil Nadu institutions appeared in the NIRF Dental list in 2024 but not in 2025. That usually means the institution did not participate this cycle rather than that standards fell — participation is voluntary. A few may also have been renamed. College City 2024 position Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Kancheepuram Melmaruvathur #39 How to use this list • Entrance exams. NEET UG is the single route to BDS across India, for both the all-India quota and state quotas. • A rank is not a ranking of your experience. NIRF measures the institution as a whole, not the individual department or specialisation. An institution ranked lower overall may still be the stronger choice for the one you want. • Participation is voluntary. A good college missing from this list may simply not have submitted data. Absence is not evidence of poor quality. • Bands hide detail. Inside 101–150 or 201–300 the colleges are listed alphabetically, so position in that list carries no meaning at all. • Check the year. These are the India Rankings 2025 figures, released September 2025. The 2026 edition is expected later in 2026 and will supersede them. Compiled from NIRF India Rankings 2025, including the alphabetical rank-band listings, with year-on-year movement calculated against NIRF 2024. Figures are reproduced as published. Source: NIRF · Visit for all rankings Page 2 of 2