Based on NIRF Rankings (2019 – 2023)
IIT Madras has been consistently ranked at No. 1 Engineering Institute and the undisputed leader in both overall and government colleges category, for the past 5 years in the NIRF ranking.
Top 100 B Schools – based on ‘Graduate Outcome’ scores and overall NIRF Ranking
IIT Madras ranked at top when it comes to overall rankings and also amongst government colleges of the NIRF Ranking.
Among the private engineering colleges of India, VIT Vellore has been at the top for 5 years consecutively and stands out when it comes to consistency in performance and all round improvement.
IIT Madras and VIT Vellore (among private colleges) outshined other colleges in their own category since 2016.
Why is it important to check GO and TLR Ranks while checking the NIRF Overall Ranks?
Performance of colleges from Tamil Nadu seems to be outstanding as 15 Engineering colleges and 22 Universities from Tamil Nadu find a place in the top 100 NIRF Ranking – Engineering category.
Find Placement Details of IIT Madras
The table indicates how VIT Vellore has been holding to the pole position – ranked No. 1 amongst the Private Engineering colleges for the last 5 years. It denotes that VIT has been focusing on improvements in the areas where it matters for students – the learning and research areas indicated in TLR and placement areas indicated by GO scores. Identifying and proving these two areas has clearly given VIT an edge over all the competition.
VIT Vellore Placement Details
At a Glance – IIT M and VIT Vellore
| IIT Madras | VIT Vellore | |||||||
| Year | Overall Rank | Ranking amongst – Govt Inst. | TLR Scores | GO Scores | Overall Rank | Ranking amongst – Pvt. Inst. | TLR Scores | GO Scores |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 93.55 | 84.36 | 18 | 1 | 54.65 | 63.57 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 95.42 | 83.90 | 15 | 1 | 56.79 | 63.07 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 95.47 | 81.92 | 12 | 1 | 61.41 | 67.01 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 94.62 | 80.42 | 12 | 1 | 62.53 | 69.44 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 88.26 | 81.81 | 11 | 1 | 62.35 | 70.39 |
NIRF Ranking: VIT tops for once again in Private Engg Category
