Tamil Nadu remains top destination for higher education
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu excels in higher education rankings with IIT Madras leading the way, featuring 18 top institutions in the country.
Tamil Nadu continues to be the destination for higher education, as per the results of the 9th edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework that was released on Monday. This year more colleges from the State have participated and have featured in the rankings as well.
While the Indian Institute of Technology Madras stood first in overall ranking and the engineering category, it scored second in research and innovation category. Higher Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who released the NIRF list in New Delhi, praised the institute for introducing sports quota seats “without compromising on merit”.
Institute director V. Kamakoti termed the ranking “a validation of our dedication to producing world-class talent and driving impactful research that addresses national and global challenges.”
This year NIRF introduced a separate category for State public universities as they receive lower funding as compared to Central government institutions.
The State is home to 18 of the 100 top institutions in the country. They include six State universities, 10 private institutions and two Central institutes. Anna University (rank 20); Bharathiar University (44); Bharathidasan University (55); University of Madras (64); Alagappa University (76) and Periyar University (100) are State-run institutions.
Private institutions include Vellore Institute of Technology; Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences; Sastra; SRM Institute of Science and Technology; Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology; Bharat Institute of Higher Education; Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetam and Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education. IIT Madras and National Institute of Technology- Tiruchi are the Central institutions.
Anna University tops the public funded State universities in the country and is ranked 13 among universities. The Tamil Nadu Agriculture University is ranked 6 in its category and the TN Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is ranked 17.
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