❖ Tamil Nadu continues to be the destination for higher education, as per the results of the 9th edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework.

❖ The Indian Institute of Technology Madras stood first in overall ranking and the engineering category.

❖ It also scored second in research and innovation category.

❖ The State is home to 18 of the 100 top institutions in the country

.❖ They include six State universities, 10 private institutions and two Central institutes.

❖ The State universities are: Anna University (rank 20); Bharathiar University (44); Bharathidasan University (55); University of Madras (64); Alagappa University (76) and Periyar University (100) are State-run institutions.

❖ Anna University tops the public funded State universities in the country and is ranked 13 among universities.

❖ The Tamil Nadu Agriculture University is ranked 6 in its category and the TN Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is ranked 17

. ❖ JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, is ranked 6th, the College of Pharmacy of Madras Medical College is ranked 78.

❖ Of the six architecture and planning colleges four are in Chennai.

❖ Madras Medical College is ranked 10 while Christian Medical College is ranked 3rd among medical colleges.

❖ Presidency College is ranked 13 from 3rd last year in arts and science colleges and Loyola has been ranked 8th