List of institutions of higher education in Tamil Nadu

Universities

Public Universities

State Government Universities

No.	University Name	Location	District	Support	Specialization	Estd	Weblink
1	Alagappa University	Karaikudi	Sivagangai	State	Humanities, Sciences	1985	[1]
2	Anna University	Chennai	Chennai	State	Engineering	1978	[2]
3	Annamalai University	Annamalai nagar	Chidambaram	State	Humanities, Sciences, Engineering, Agri	1929	[3]
4	Bharathiar University	Coimbatore	Coimbatore	State	Humanities, Sciences	1982	[4]
5	Bharathidasan University	Trichy	Trichy	State	Humanities, Sciences	1982	[5]
6	Madurai Kamaraj University	Madurai	Madurai	State	Humanities, Sciences	1965	[6]
7	Manonmaniam Sundaranar University	Tirunelveli	Tirunelveli	State	Humanities, Sciences	1992	[7]
8	Mother Teresa Women's University	Kodaikanal	Kodaikanal	State	Humanities, Sciences	1984	[8]
9	The Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University	Chennai	Chennai	State	Medical	1989
10	Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University	Chennai	Chennai	State	Law	1998	[9]
11	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	Coimbatore	Coimbatore	State	Agriculture	1971	[10]
12	Periyar University	Salem	Salem	State	Humanities, Sciences	1998	[11]
13	Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University	Chennai	Chennai	State	Veterinary	1990	[12]
14	Tamil University	Thanjavur	Thanjavur	State	Humanities, Sciences	1981	[13]
15	Thiruvalluvar University	Vellore	Vellore	State	Humanities, Sciences	2003	[14]
16	University of Madras	Chennai	Chennai	State	Humanities, Sciences	1857	[15]
17	Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University	Chennai	Chennai	State	Education	2008	[16]
18	Tamil Nadu Open University	Chennai	Chennai	State		2004	[17]
19	Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University	Chennai	Chennai	State	Sports	2005	[18]
20	Tamil Nadu Fisheries University	Nagapattinam	Nagapattinam	State	Fisheries & Aqua Culture	Proposed (as per Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012)	http://www.tnfu.org.in

Central Government Universities

No.	University Name	Location	District	Support	Specialization	Estd
1	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Chennai	Chennai	Center	Engineering	1959
2	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing	Chennai	Chennai	Center	Engineering
3	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Trichy	Trichy	Center	Engineering	1964
4	National Institute of Technology, Puducherry	Karaikal	Karaikal	Center	Engineering	2009
5	Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli	Trichy	Trichy	Center	Management	2011
6	Central University of Tamil Nadu	Tiruvarur	Tiruvarur	Center	Humanities, Sciences
7	Central Leather Research Institute	Chennai	Chennai	Center	Leather Research	1948
8	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management	Coimbatore	Coimbatore	Center	Textile Processing	2002
9	Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology	Thanjavur	Thanjavur	Center	Crop Research	1967
10	Gandhigram Rural Institute	Dindigal	Dindigal	Center
11	Bharathidasan Institute of Management	Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Bharathidasan University	Management	1984

State & Central Government Joint Support Universities

No.	University Name	Location	District	Support	Specialization	Estd
1	Institute of Mathematical Sciences	Chennai	Chennai		Department of Atomic Energy	1962
2	Indian Maritime University	Chennai	Chennai		Maritime Studies	2008
3	Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (India)	Chennai	Chennai	Department of Chemicals and fertilizers	Chemicals	1968
4	Chennai Mathematical Institute (Deemed)	Chennai	Chennai	Center-aided	Mathematics	1989
5	Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) (Autonomous)	Chennai	Chennai			1971
6	Anna Institute of Management	Chennai	Chennai	State		1811
7	Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (Autonomous)	Karaikudi	Karaikudi	CSIR	electrochemical	1948
8	Tamil Virtual Academy (Tamilnadu)	Chennai	Chennai	Tamilnadu Government	Tamil Language	2001

Private (Deemed to be) Universities

No.	University Name	Location	District	Support	Specialization	Estd
1	AMET University	Chennai	Chennai	Private	Marine	1993
2	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Coimbatore	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities	1994
3	Avinashilingam University	Coimbatore	Coimbatore	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities	1987
4	Bharat University	Chennai	Chennai	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
5	B. S. Abdur Rahman University	Chennai	Chennai	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
6	Kalasalingam University	Madurai	Madurai	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
7	Hindustan University	Chennai	Chennai	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
8	karpagam University	Coimbatore	Coimbatore	Private
9	Karunya University	Coimbatore	Coimbatore	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
10	Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute	Chennai	Chennai	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
11	Noorul Islam University	Thuckalay	Kanyakumari district	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
12	Periyar Maniammai University	Thanjavur	Thanjavur	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
13	Prist University	Thanjavur	Thanjavur	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
14	Sathyabama University	Chennai	Chennai	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
15	Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy	Thanjavur	Thanjavur	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
16	Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute	Chennai	Chennai	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
17	SRM University	Chennai	Chennai	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
18	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research	Chennai	Chennai	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
19	Vels University	Chennai	Chennai	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
20	Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, Deemed University	Salem	Salem	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
21	VIT University	Vellore	Vellore	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities
22	Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya	Kanchipuram district	Kanchipuram district	Private	Engineering,Medicine and Humanities

Colleges

College Name	Stream(Engg or Science)	University Affiliation	Location	District	Support	Estd	Rating or Rank
American College, Madurai	Science	M.K	Madurai	Madurai	Aided
National Institute of Siddha	Medical	Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University	Chennai	Chennai	Aided
Coimbatore Institute of Technology	Engg	Anna	Coimbatore	Coimbatore	Aided
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi
Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology	Engg	Anna	Chennai	Chennai
BannariAmman Institute of Technology	Engg	Anna	Sathiyamangalam	Erode
Alpha Arts & Science College
Adi Parasakthi Engineering College, Melmaruvathur
Angel College of Engineering,Tirupur
Bharathidasan Institute of Management
Sona College of Technology, Salem
College of Arts and Science, Trichy
Christian Medical College	Medical	Autonomous	Vellore
CMS College of Science and Commerce	Science and Commerce	Autonomous	Coimbatore	Coimbatore
Coimbatore Institute of Technology	Engg	Autonomous	Coimbatore	Coimbatore
Film and Television Institute of Tamil nadu (FTIT)
Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
Government College of Engineering, Salem
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science
IIKM Business School, Chennai
Indian Institute of Information Technology Design & Manufacturing Kancheepuram
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Indra Ganesan College of Engineering
Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode
IRT Perundurai Medical College, Erode
Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi
J.A Institute of Engineering and Technology
Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai
Meenakshi college of Engineering, Chennai
Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology
Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar
Karapagam Arts and Science College
Karpagam college of engineering
Kongu Institutions, Erode
KODAI INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL www.auiedu.com	AIMA, Bharathiar University	KODAIKANAL, TAMILNADU www.auiedu.com
K.S.Rangasamy College Of Technology, Tiruchengode
Kumararani Meena Muthiah College of Arts & Science
Loyola College
Loyola Institute of Business Administration
Madras Institute of Technology
Madras Medical College
Maharaja Engineering College
Marudupandiyar College of Arts and Science,Thanjavur
Mazharul Uloom Arts & Commerce College, Ambur
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College	Engg	Anna	Sivakasi	Virudhunagar	private
Mount Zion College of Engineering and Technology
Nazareth College of Arts & Science
Nazareth College of Education for Women
Parisutham Institute of Technology & Science
Paavai Engineering College
Paavai College of Engineering
Presidency College
PSG College of Arts and Science
PSG College of Technology
Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai	Engineering	Anna University	Thandalam	Chennai	Private	1997
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore
Rathinam College of Arts and Science
Ragas Dental College & Hospital
Ranipettai Engineering College, Walaja
RMK Engineering College
RMD Engineering College
RMK College of Engineering and Technology
S.A Engineering College
Shree Venkateshwara Hi-Tech Engineering College
Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering
SSN College of Engineering
St. Peter's Engineering College
St. Joseph's College of Engineering
St. Thomas College, Chennai
Sona College of Technology, Salem
Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal	Engineering	Anna University	ponnusamynager,Namakkal	Namakkal
M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering	Engineering	Anna University	Karur	Karur	Un-Aided
Government Arts College,Karur	Arts & Science	Bharathidasan University	Karur	karur	Government
Stanley Medical College
Thanjavur Medical College
The New College
Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Thiagarajar School of Management
Thiruthangal Nadar College
Tirunelveli Medical College
Valliammai Engineering College,chennai
Vickram College of Engineering
Velalar College of Engineering and Technology
Velammal College of Engineering and Technology
Velammal Engineering College
Paavai Engineering College
Women's Christian College, Chennai
Coimbatore Medical College
College of Engineering, Guindy
Dr.MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women

See also

• List of Tamil Nadu Government's Educational Institutions

* [Colleges in Tamilnadu]] [http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/hedu.html/ * [Colleges in Tamilnadu from Tabmilnadu Government official website