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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 3,017 Standalone 901

Affiliated College2,775 Technical/Polytechnic479 Teacher Training Institute284 Autonomous College224 Nursing (Diploma) Institute114 PG Center / Off-Campus Center14 PGDM Institute10

Paramedical Institute8

Standalone Institution Under Ministry4

Hotel Management and Catering Institute2

Recognized Center2

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++ 61 A+ 127 A 167 B++ 120 B+ 73 B 62 C 7

Current Lapsed

State

Uttar Pradesh13,065 Maharashtra8,314 Karnataka6,975 Rajasthan5,697 Tamil Nadu3,918 Madhya Pradesh3,912 Andhra Pradesh3,331 Gujarat3,225 Telangana2,711 Odisha2,519 West Bengal2,449 Kerala2,209 Bihar1,654 Haryana1,594 Punjab1,379 Chhattisgarh1,120 Assam857 Jharkhand778 Uttarakhand754 Jammu and Kashmir531 Himachal Pradesh460 Delhi309 Manipur162 Meghalaya124 Mizoram123 Goa101 Nagaland99 Puducherry92 Tripura92 Arunachal Pradesh71 Chandigarh35 Sikkim29 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu25 Ladakh14 Andaman and Nicobar Islands11 Lakshadweep8

District

Coimbatore355 Chennai248 Kanniyakumari192 Tiruchirappalli187 Namakkal176 Salem167 Madurai158 Tirunelveli141 Kancheepuram139 Erode134 Vellore132 Thanjavur126 Thiruvallur123 Dindigul121 Cuddalore116 Pudukkottai116 Dharmapuri111 Tiruvannamalai108 Viluppuram102 Virudhunagar90 Thoothukkudi89 Sivaganga82 Nagapattinam81 Krishnagiri73 Chengalpattu69 Tiruppur68 Theni53 Perambalur50 Karur47 Ramanathapuram46 Thiruvarur40 Tenkasi36 Ariyalur34 Ranipet29 Kallakurichi25 Tirupathur23 The Nilgiris17 Mayiladuthurai12

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