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Colleges in Tamil Nadu · ShikshaSphere

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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 2,387 Standalone 671

Affiliated College2,251 Technical/Polytechnic376 Teacher Training Institute199 Autonomous College132 Nursing (Diploma) Institute78 PGDM Institute9

Paramedical Institute

PG Center / Off-Campus Center3

Standalone Institution Under Ministry2

Recognized Center1

Who runs it

Private Un-Aided3,058 State Government410 Private Aided (Government Aided)339 University75 Central Government22 Local Body2

Education loan available PM Vidyalakshmi

Accreditation

Assessed by NAAC 7,973

A++ 33 A+ 86 A 126 B++ 92 B+ 53 B 35 C 2

Current Lapsed

State

Uttar Pradesh11,118 Maharashtra6,307 Karnataka5,318 Rajasthan4,143 Tamil Nadu3,058 Andhra Pradesh2,770 Madhya Pradesh2,503 Gujarat2,331 Telangana2,123 Odisha1,469 West Bengal1,442 Kerala1,328 Haryana1,124 Punjab1,035 Bihar1,007 Jharkhand554 Chhattisgarh527 Uttarakhand403 Jammu and Kashmir242 Himachal Pradesh228 Assam219 Delhi169 Mizoram68 Manipur64 Puducherry53 Meghalaya46 Nagaland29 Arunachal Pradesh25 Goa25 Tripura23 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu12 Chandigarh7 Sikkim5 Ladakh3

District

Coimbatore299 Kanniyakumari160 Tiruchirappalli154 Namakkal149 Chennai143 Salem141 Kancheepuram116 Erode113 Thiruvallur111 Madurai107 Tirunelveli104 Vellore101 Pudukkottai96 Tiruvannamalai96 Cuddalore95 Dindigul93 Thanjavur92 Dharmapuri87 Viluppuram81 Thoothukkudi66 Virudhunagar66 Nagapattinam63 Sivaganga59 Chengalpattu57 Krishnagiri54 Tiruppur54 Perambalur43 Karur37 Theni35 Tenkasi33 Ramanathapuram29 Thiruvarur29 Ariyalur27 Ranipet23 Kallakurichi17 Tirupathur16 The Nilgiris7 Mayiladuthurai5

3,058 colleges foundTamil Nadu ✕Private Un-Aided ✕Clear allAccreditation Name Newest assessment

Haji S.M.S. SHAIK Jalaludeen Teacher Training Institute Thanjavur

Thanjavur district · Tamil Nadu

Teacher Training Institute · Private Un-Aided · est. 2004

Haji S.M.S.SHAIK Jalaludeen B.Ed. College, Thanjavur

Thanjavur district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2012

Hindu Mission College of Nursing (Inst. Code - 551), Chennai

Chennai district · Tamil Nadu

Affiliated College · Private Un-Aided · est. 2012