NIRF Report: 32% Graduates From Top Colleges In Tamil Nadu Get Placed; Many Choose Higher Studies

The top 10 colleges of Tamil Nadu, ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), together saw 87.45 per cent of the students who enrolled in 2019, graduate in 2022. Of them, more than 32 per cent found job placements. This figure has increased by six percentage points compared to last year. Although this represents less than a third of the batch, this was the highest placement rate among states and Union Territories with the most top-ranking colleges – Delhi, Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Plus, a large chunk of BA, BSc and similar degree holders also opted for higher studies.

In the 2023 rankings – based on data from 2021-22 academic year – Tamil Nadu had the maximum number of ranked colleges – 35 followed by Delhi with 32 colleges ranked, all affiliated to the centrally-run Delhi University. Followed by Kerala with 14 colleges; West Bengal with eight; and finally, Maharashtra, with three. These five states together accounted for 92 of the 100 colleges ranked in NIRF 2023.

Recently, NIRF made public the data on enrollment, intake – capacity, graduation and placement for all three-year undergraduate programmes received from the colleges across India.

Careers360 has used this data for the present analysis and the placement rates are based on the number of students to graduate, not the total enrollment.

The 10 best colleges in Tamil Nadu considered have been listed below.

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Top 10 Colleges In Tamil Nadu

Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore placed the highest percentage of students and was also the only college to give information for maximum of their students. While PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore had the highest percentage of students opting for higher studies.

The placement records of the top five Tamil Nadu colleges for the batch that was enrolled in three-year undergraduate programmes from 2020 to 2022 are given below.

Tamil Nadu's Top Colleges

In comparison, the top colleges in Delhi placed 22.41 per cent students; those in Kerala placed 17.4, West Bengal placed 11.3 percent and Maharashtra placed 9.12 percent of their graduates.

Best Colleges In Tamil Nadu

St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli is the only college who had more than 5 per cent students enrolled than the intake capacity.

Given below are intake, enrollment, graduation and placement data – in absolute numbers – for each of the 10, many of them colleges in Coimbatore or Chennai.

Top Colleges In Tamil Nadu: In Numbers

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Students opting for Higher Studies

Among the five states (or Union territories), Tamil Nadu had the lowest percentage of students opting for higher studies, just 37.15 per cent. While more than half of the graduates from top colleges of Kerala, Delhi, Maharashtra and West Bengal went for further studies.

Student's Opted For Higher Study

The top 10 colleges of Tamil Nadu gave information of just 70 per cent of their graduates. Delhi on the other hand, had less number of colleges ranked in NIRF but shared more than 75 per cent of their graduate’s future plans on opting for job or higher studies.

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