40 Best Agricultural Science schools in Tamil Nadu

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tamil Nadu ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Science. A graph of 423K citations received by 31.6K academic papers made by 40 universities in Tamil Nadu was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#4 in India

#28 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

2. Annamalai University

Chidambaram

For Agricultural Science

#11 in India

#111 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

3. VIT University

Vellore

For Agricultural Science

#17 in India

#156 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

4. Anna University

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#21 in India

#173 in Asia

Founded: 1978

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#29 in India

#227 in Asia

Founded: 1959

6. Bharathiar University

Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#35 in India

#264 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

7. Bharathidasan University

Tiruchirappalli

For Agricultural Science

#45 in India

#312 in Asia

Founded: 1982

8. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#59 in India

#360 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

9. Amrita University

Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#66 in India

#413 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

10. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tiruchirappalli

For Agricultural Science

#69 in India

#428 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

11. University of Madras

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#84 in India

#471 in Asia

Founded: 1857

12. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#95 in India

#513 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

13. Madurai Kamaraj University

Madurai

For Agricultural Science

#104 in India

#536 in Asia

Founded: 1965

14. SASTRA University

Thanjavur

For Agricultural Science

#120 in India

#577 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

15. Saveetha University

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#134 in India

#626 in Asia

Founded: 2005

16. Periyar University

Salem

For Agricultural Science

#138 in India

#646 in Asia

Founded: 1997

17. Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#140 in India

#650 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

18. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tirunelveli

For Agricultural Science

#143 in India

#668 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

19. Alagappa University

Karaikudi

For Agricultural Science

#153 in India

#706 in Asia

Founded: 1985

20. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#154 in India

#715 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

21. Kalasalingam University

Krishnankoil

For Agricultural Science

#159 in India

#747 in Asia

Founded: 1984

22. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#161 in India

#757 in Asia

Founded: 2008

23. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#164 in India

#771 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

24. Gandhigram Rural University

Gandhigram

For Agricultural Science

#195 in India

#897 in Asia

Founded: 1956

25. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#205 in India

#945 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

26. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#221 in India

#1023 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

27. Avinashilingam University

Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#237 in India

#1109 in Asia

Founded: 1957

28. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#241 in India

#1138 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

29. Central University of Tamil Nadu

Thiruvarur

For Agricultural Science

#276 in India

#1312 in Asia

Founded: 2009

30. B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#278 in India

#1320 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1984

31. Vels University

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#290 in India

#1372 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

32. Thiruvalluvar University

Vellore

For Agricultural Science

#300 in India

#1405 in Asia

Founded: 2002

33. Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University

Nagapattinam

For Agricultural Science

#305 in India

#1431 in Asia

Founded: 2012

34. Vinayaka Missions University

Salem

For Agricultural Science

#309 in India

#1468 in Asia

Founded: 1981

35. Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#322 in India

#1535 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1988

36. Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology

Vallam

For Agricultural Science

#347 in India

#1681 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1988

37. Ponnaiyan Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology

Thanjavur

For Agricultural Science

#348 in India

#1682 in Asia

Founded: 1985

38. SCSVMV University

Kanchipuram

For Agricultural Science

#355 in India

#1712 in Asia

39. Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#374 in India

#1805 in Asia

Founded: 2004

40. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#378 in India

#1838 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2007

Closest to Tamil Nadu states to learn Agricultural Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Karnataka	30	16
Andhra Pradesh	13	61
Telangana	8	27
Kerala	11	33
Maharashtra	29	20
Chhattisgarh	7	55
Odisha	14	40
Madhya Pradesh	16	42
Jharkhand	7	78
West Bengal	25	8
Gujarat	24	57
Bihar	11	98
Uttar Pradesh	42	3
Rajasthan	21	39
Sikkim	3	235
Haryana	33	1
Uttarakhand	13	10
Manipur	3	44
Assam	10	25
Punjab	20	2
Himachal Pradesh	8	30
Jammu and Kashmir	9	26

Closest to Tamil Nadu states to learn Agricultural Science

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