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NIRF rankings, real fee structures, honest cutoffs, scholarships you may have missed. Verified by students currently studying there. 77 colleges curated from the official NIRF 2024 rankings — engineering, medical, management, law, universities and pharmacy. Every rank cites NIRF directly. No invented rankings, no paid placements.
Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India (2024).
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai · Tamil Nadu · est. 1959
India's top-ranked institution overall and in engineering for six consecutive NIRF cycles. Strong in mechanical, ocean engineering, computer science and the new BS in Data Science (online + on-campus tracks).
NIRF Overall #1, Engineering #1, Management #4 (2024)
Christian Medical College Vellore
Vellore · Tamil Nadu · est. 1900
Among India's oldest medical colleges, with a strong tradition of rural healthcare service. MBBS intake via NEET UG with separate Christian-community and general categories.
NIRF Medical #3 (2024)
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore · Tamil Nadu · est. 1994
Multi-campus deemed university with strong engineering (AEEE entrance) and good NIRF placement. The Coimbatore engineering campus is the flagship.
NIRF University #7 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli · Tamil Nadu · est. 1964
Top-ranked NIT for six consecutive years. Strong CSE and ECE placements, the largest electrical engineering intake among the NITs.
NIRF Engineering #9 (2024)
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore · Tamil Nadu · est. 1984
India's largest private engineering school by intake. Admission via VITEEE entrance. Strong industry placement pipeline, multiple campuses.
NIRF Engineering #11, University #16 (2024)
Anna University
Chennai · Tamil Nadu · est. 1978
Tamil Nadu's flagship engineering university with affiliated colleges across the state. The CEG (College of Engineering Guindy) campus is the original engineering school of South India.
NIRF Engineering #13, University #20 (2024)
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli · Tamil Nadu · est. 2011
Tamil Nadu's IIM. Newer batch but strong placement track record especially in BFSI and consulting.
NIRF Management #13 (2024)
VIT University
Vellore · Tamil Nadu · est. 2001
The deemed university umbrella that operates VIT's multi-campus engineering ecosystem. Separate engineering page covers admission and NIRF Engineering rank.
NIRF University #13 (2024)
Shishya maintains a curated database of scholarships every Indian student can apply for — central government, state portals, private foundations, and international fellowships. All free to apply, with the official link on every entry.
Browse scholarships →Cutoff trends per college × exam × category × branch, fee structures linked to official college fee pages, placement statistics from official reports only, and AI counselling ("I scored X in JEE Main, what colleges should I consider?") that pulls from cutoff data + your category + state preference.
Phase 2 of the roadmap. Cross-link to the existing Entrance & Government Exams section for the prep side; the 77 colleges above are the first cut.