Top Architecture and Planning Colleges in Tamil Nadu

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION · NIRF INDIA RANKINGS 2025 Top Architecture and Planning Colleges in Tamil Nadu 5 colleges from Tamil Nadu placed in India's top 40 for Architecture and Planning, 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 5 0 #9 64.30 Ranked colleges These are the only colleges from Tamil Nadu that NIRF placed inside the national top 40 for Architecture and Planning in 2025. The change column compares each against its own 2024 rank. Rank College City Score vs 2024 National Institute of Technology 9 Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli 64.30 ▼ 1 (was 8) S.R.M. Institute of Science and 18 Technology Chennai 58.63 ▼ 7 (was 11) 28 Anna University Chennai 54.60 ▲ 6 (was 34) Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research 32 Institute Chennai 53.26 ▼ 10 (was 22) 33 Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai 52.56 ▼ 8 (was 25) 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% National Institute of Technology 55.94 50.92 80.46 75.40 81.24 Tiruchirappalli S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology 62.28 61.04 69.84 56.30 19.07 Anna University 53.19 47.36 51.24 53.12 82.93 Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research 66.14 25.65 68.02 75.08 5.64 Institute Thiagarajar College of Engineering 55.37 32.92 71.08 51.90 44.17 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. Source: NIRF · Visit for all rankings Page 1 of 2

aglasem Top Architecture and Planning Colleges in Tamil Nadu · NIRF 2025 Present in 2024, absent in 2025 These Tamil Nadu institutions appeared in the NIRF Architecture and Planning 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 B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology Chennai #40 How to use this list • Entrance exams. NATA and JEE Main Paper 2 are the usual routes to B.Arch. • A rank is not a ranking of your experience. NIRF measures the institution as a whole, not the individual 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