Top Colleges in Tamil Nadu
Lily Sankhil
By Lily Sankhil
5 min read
April 24, 2025

Top Colleges in Tamil Nadu 2025 | Eligibility & Top Recruiters

Tamil Nadu is renowned for its high literacy rate. Students striving for academic excellence can seek admission to top colleges in Tamil Nadu.

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Tamil Nadu has many top colleges like PSGR KCW, Loyola College, Presidency College, Madras Christian College, Thiagarajar College, St. Joseph College, V.O. Chidambaram, Stella Maris College for women, and many more. Students can seek admission to various popular courses offered by these colleges, like engineering, computer science, management, business programs, MBA program, CSE, and biotechnology. To be eligible for admission in any of these colleges, students must have completed the 12th from a recognised educational board with a minimum required aggregate mark for the particular course. Students must also clear entrance examinations like JEE MAIN, VITEEE, SRMJEEE, and TNEA. After the qualification of the exam, students are required to appear for a personal interview round conducted by the particular college.


Top College Latest Updates:

  • Presidency College admissions are now open for 2025. The online application will soon close on 28th April,2025. Apply now from the Presidency College official admission portal. source

  • Madras Christian College online application for 2025 admission is now live. Go and apply now before 30th April, 2025. source

  • PSGR KCW UG admission 2025-26 is now open. apply for admission by the 30th of April,2025. source


Tamil Nadu Top 10 College List

College 

Scores

  • PSGR Krishnammal college for women

72.09

  • Loyola college 

70.74

  • Presidency college

68.36

  • Madras Christian College

67.41

  • Thiagarajar College

66.82

  • St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli

62.73

  • V.O Chidambaram College

60.80

  • Stella Maris College for Women

59.51

  • Bishop Heber College

58.61

  • Sri Krishna arts and science college

58.22

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

KCW was established in 1963 under the umbrella of the GRG Trust of Coimbatore. It functions as an autonomous college and is affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. It has been ranked 7 among colleges in India by NIRF and has been accredited A++ grade by NAAC. KCW is a UGC certified college of excellence, and all its science departments have been granted ‘star’ status by DST. The university offers many UG, PG, M.Phil, PhD, language, and vocational programs. 

Students can pursue many popular specializations such as business and management studies, science, humanities & social sciences, accounting & commerce, IT & software, along with MBA specializations in finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, and HR.

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women 2025-26 admissions are open. Students can apply for various UG programs through the application form available on PSGR Krishnammal College of Women's official webpage. Students will need to pay KCW application fee of INR 50 per category for UG courses and INR 60 for PG courses. All the students should submit the application form before 30th April 2025*.

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women Eligibility Criteria

  • Students aspiring for UG admission in KCW will be merit-based.

  • Students must have completed the 12th grade from a recognised educational board.

  • For PG admission, students must have completed their UG program from a recognised university.

  • Selection of the students will be based on the cutoff set for the particular program.

  • For MBA admission, students have to appear for the MAT/TANCET entrance examination.

    PSGR Krishnammal College for Women's fee structure

    UG course fees

  • B.A: INR 30,000 per year.

  • B.SC: INR 45,000- INR 4,683

  • B.COM: INR 35,000 per year.

    PG course fees

  • M.A: INR 40,000

M.SC: INR 2,300

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women's Documents Requirement

  • Class 10+2 marsksheet

  • Transfer certificate

  • Migration certificate

  • Character certificatepassport size photo

  • Bachelor's degree certificate

  • Equivalence certificate

  • Community certificate*

  • Caste certificate

  • Identity proof

  • Residential proofs

Top Recruiters

KCW has many prominent top recruiting companies like Amazon Web Services, Fractal AL, Deloitte, Federal Bank, Accenture, Morgan Stanley, Infosys, and many more. 

Loyola College 

Loyola College was founded in 1925 by the Society of Jesus. It is affiliated with the University of Madras and converted into an autonomous college in 1978. Loyola College has been recognised by the UGC as a college with potential for excellence. It has been ranked 8th by NIRF and accredited with an A++ grade by NAAC. Loyola College offers 19 UG courses and 19 PG courses, 12 special institutes, and 11 departments offering MPhil programs and 12 departments offering PhD programs. It provided major facilities like the library and digital library, the prayer room, the health center, the wifi, the food court, the sports & gym centre, and the recreational centre. It offers a variety of interdisciplinary courses like commerce & economics, computational science, humanities & social science, media studies, life science, physical education, and physical science.

Loyola College admissions 2025-26 will commence once the Tamil Nadu state board plus two results are announced. Those interested in applying for the UG course can check daily updates on

the Loyola College website. Students' application fee for the UG course is INR 150, and for the PG course is INR 200.

Loyola College Eligibility Criteria

  • To get admission in Loyola College for any UG courses, students must have completed the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Course or any course recognised by the University of Madras or its equivalent.

  • Media students are required to pass the Loyola Visual Aptitude Test- LOVAT.

  • Students aspiring for PG admission must appear for the entrance exams conducted by the university itself.

  • Students must have a bachelor's degree in a desired field.

  • After qualifying, students are required to appear for the personal interview round.

    Loyola College Fees Structure

    Loyola College's fee structure is based on category and course.

    UG course fees

  • B.A course is between INR 14,090- INR 25,710

  • B.COM: INR 15,880- INR 84,600

  • B.SC: INR 15,250- INR 60,310

  • BBA: INR 53,150

  • BCA: INR 54,830

    PG course fees

  • M.A: INR 13,190- INR 52,950

  • M.SC: INR 15,100- INR 95,880

  • M.COM: INR 14,760

    Loyola College Documents Required

  • Recent passport size

  • Class 10+2 marksheet

  • For PG programs- UG statements of marks

  • Community certificate*

  • Baptism certificate

  • Document proof( for claim to special quota)

  • Scanned documents of all of the above in black and white within a 200 KB size.

Loyola College Top Recruiters 

  • Some of the top recruiting companies provided by the college include Deloitte, KPMG, Wipro, Amazon, Cognizant, Infosys, Comcast, Citibank, and more.

  • As per the 2023-24 report, Loyola College has recorded the highest placement of INR 22.5 LPA, average package of INR 6.34 LPA, and median package of INR 5.88 LPA. The highest cross placement valve recorded by Loyola College is INR 30.85 crore.

Madras Christian College

Madras Christian College was founded in 1837. Located in Tambaram, Chennai, it is affiliated with the University of Madras. It is a government-aided institution that also acts as an autonomous institution. Madras Christian College was ranked 14th in the college category by the NIRF ranking of 2024 and received an A grade by the NAAC accreditation. MCC offers BA, BCOM, and B.Sc at UG level with various specialities and MA, MCOM, and M.Sc at PG level.

Madras Christian College admissions are open for the academic year 2025-26. Students can visit Madras Christian College website and fill out the application form online. To complete the application process, students will need to proceed with the online payment. The last date to apply for admission is 30th April 2025*.

Madras Christian College Eligibility Criteria

  • Students applying for UG admissions must have passed 12th (Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary) or equivalent examination with a minimum of 50% marks.

  • The minimum upper age limit is 21 years as on 1st July 2025.

  • Students from boards other than the Tamil Nadu State Board, CBSE, ISCE, and AISSCE will have to produce an eligibility certificate from the University of Madras.

  • For PG admission, students can apply with their 5th semester's marks.

  • Graduates with a minimum 50% aggregate can also apply.

    Madras Christian College Document Required

  • Provisional Admission Notification

  • 12th standard marksheet

  • Transfer certificate/ conduct certificate*

  • Fee receipt

  • Community certificate*

  • Aadhaar card of the applicant and parents*

  • Studenst bank passbook*

  • Eligibility certificate*

  • Disability certificate, first graduate certificate

  • Migration certificate/ pass certificate

  • Recent passport-size photo

    Madras Christian College Fees Structure

    UG course fees

  • B.COM: INR 83,760

  • BCA: INR 1,00,000

  • B.A.: INR 56,160

  • B.SC: INR 58,270- INR 1,27,000

    PG course fee

  • M.SC: INR 29,140- INR 71,210

  • PG fees generally range between 30,000 to 70,000 per year.

    Madras Christian College Top Recruiters

  • Madras Christian colleges' prominent recruiters include NatWest, TECHFORINDIA, Accenture, Deloitte, Wipro, Cognizant, KPMG, INFOSYS, and more. The average package recorded was INR 3.5 LPA, and the median package was INR 3,50,000.

    Students can also apply for admission to top 10 colleges in Tamil Nadu.

    Presidency college

    Presidency College is an autonomous college that started in 2000. It is a renowned B-school affiliated with Bangalore City University. Presidency College is located in Kamarajar Salai, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Presidency College got an A+ in the second cycle of NAAC accreditation and is approved by the AICTE, and UGC. It offers various programs in the department of humanities, computer applications, PG commerce, Presidency B school, UG commerce and management, and language. Students can choose UG programs like Bachelor's of Commerce, BBA, BCA, Bachelor's of Arts in Humanities. AT PG level programs offered are MBA, Master of Commerce in finance and accounting, and MCA.

    Presidency College, Tamil Nadu admission 2025 is currently open. Students can apply for the desired courses through the Presidency College application form 2025 with a non-refundable fee of INR 554 for both UG and PG admission. Presidency College's last date to fill the admission form is 28th April, 2025.

    Presidency College Eligibility Criteria

  • Admission to UG courses would require passing the 10+2 qualifying examination from any recognized secondary education board.

  • For the PG program, a bachelor's degree under any discipline with 50% marks in aggregate from any UGC recognized university.

    Presidency College's Required Documents for UG and PG Admission

  • 10/SSLC/ICSE/CBSE passing certificate with BOB.

  • PUV or equivalent marks card

  • Degree or provisional certificate

  • Transfer certificate

  • Conduct a certificate from a previous college

  • Migration certificate

  • Address proof

  • 6 passport-size photos

    Presidency College, Tamil Nadu fee structure

    Presidency college fees structure UG courses

  • BCA: INR 3.795

  • BA: INR 3,850

  • B.COM: INR 3,880

  • B.SC: INR 3,940

    Presidency college fees structure PG courses

  • MCA: INR 4,245

  • MA: INR 1,730

  • M.COM: INR 1,850

  • M.SC: INR 1,850

    Presidency College, Tamil Nadu Top Recruiters

  • Presidency College's top recruiters include Deloitte, Infosys, KPMG, SAP, Wipro, Cognizant, Genpact, Aditiya Birla, Indiamart, and many more.

  • The highest MBA package in 2024 was INR 6 lakhs (P.A) and for BBA and B.COM students, the package is 4.7 LPA. Check out the presidency's official site to know more information.