Best Colleges in Thanjavur

Thanjavur is located in the bustling state of Tamil Nadu. The top colleges in Thanjavur provide courses in full-time, part-time, distance and online modes. Top colleges in Thanjavur offer courses in various fields like engineering, science, architecture, law, management, information technology, food processing, hotel management and many more.

The top colleges in Thanjavur are both government and privately owned. The top colleges in Thanjavur also provide financial support. The financial aid provided by the top 10 colleges in Thanjavur includes merit-cum-means scholarships, fee waivers, sports scholarships and other national scholarships.

Top 10 Colleges in Thanjavur: Admission Process

Admission into top colleges in Thanjavur is based on the scores of multiple entrance examinations. These entrance exams are national and state-level examinations.

Aspiring candidates need to meet the eligibility criteria to proceed with the admission process.

Top Colleges in Thanjavur: Entrance Exam 2024

The details of the national and state-level entrance examinations accepted by top colleges in Thanjavur are listed below:

JEE Mains - Computer-based standardised test for admission to technical undergraduate programmes in engineering, architecture, and planning.

NATA - National level exam for admission to undergraduate courses in architecture across colleges in India.

TANCET - State-level entrance exam conducted for admission into various PG courses like MTech/ MArch/ ME, MBA and MCA programmes in Tamil Nadu colleges.

XAT - National-level management entrance examination conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur for admission to MBA/PGDM programmes.

Uni-Gauge-E - Common entrance exam for the 40+ institutes of the ERA Foundation for BE/BTech courses.

CAT - The annual Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted online for admission into IIMs and other B-schools offering MBA/PGDM courses.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national-level exam conducted in online mode every year. Organising Institute for GATE 2024 is Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru.

CLAT- The Consortium of NLUs administers the offline Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) annually.

Top Colleges in Thanjavur - NIRF Ranking 2024

National Institute for Ranking Framework - NIRF ranks the colleges and universities on the basis of their infrastructure, course outcomes, placements and other deciding factors. The top colleges with their NIRF ranking is mentioned in the table below:

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management	Agriculture and allied sector	12

Top Government Colleges in Thanjavur: Fee-Wise

The details of top government colleges in Thanjavur with their fee range are mentioned below:

College Name	Fees (in Rs.)
National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur	Rs 1,37,000 - Rs 2,61,000
Government College of Engineering, Thanjavur	Rs 39,460

Top Private Colleges in Thanjavur: Fee-Wise

The top private colleges in Thanjavur with their fee structure are mentioned below:

College Name	Fees in Rs.
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy, Thanjavur	Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,50,000
PMIST Thanjavur - Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur	Rs 30,000 to Rs 5,80,000
Srinivasa Ramanujan Center, Thanjavur	Rs 1,05,000 - Rs 6,20,000
School of Law, Sastra University, Thanjavur	Rs 7,21,000

Top Courses Offered by the Top Colleges in Thanjavur

College Name	Course offered
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy, Thanjavur	B.E / B.Tech, M.E / M.Tech, B.A LLB Hons.


National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur	B.E / B.Tech, M.E / M.Tech

PMIST Thanjavur - Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur	B.E / B.Tech, B.Arch

PRIST University - Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur	B.E / B.Tech, M.E / M.Tech

Government College of Engineering, Thanjavur	B.E / B.Tech
Indian Institute of Catering Technology and Hotel Management, Thanjavur	B.Sc Hotel Management, M.Sc Hotel Management

Srinivasa Ramanujan Center, Thanjavur	B.E / B.Tech, B.Sc, BBA


Tamil University, Thanjavur	M.A, M.Sc

Dr Kalam College of Pharmacy, Thanjavur	B.Pharma
School of Law, Sastra University, Thanjavur	B.A LLB Hons, B.B.A LLB Hons

Top Colleges/Universities in Thanjavur - Placement-wise

Top colleges in Thanjavur have placement cells/training and development cells that assist students with skill development training, mock interviews, seminars, workshops, internship opportunities and on-campus placements.

Placements in Top Colleges in Thanjavur	Median salary - UG	Median Salary - PG
SASTRA Thanjavur Placements	Rs 3,30,000	Rs 7,50,000
NIFTEM-Thanjavur Placements	Rs. 4,00,093	Rs. 4,50,000
PMIST Thanjavur Placements	Rs. 1,80,000	Rs. 2,00,000
PRIST University, Thanjavur Placements	Rs 4,10,894	Rs 4,15,700

Top colleges in Thanjavur with their Top Recruiters:

College Name	Top Recruiters
SASTRA Thanjavur	CTS, Wipro, Mindtree, Capgemini, Accenture, HP, TCS, ABN Amro
PRIST University, Thanjavur	ABT Maruti, Apollo Pharmacy, Eureka Forbes, TCS, Infosys, HCL BPO, Cognizant
NIFTEM Thanjavur	ITC, Cavin Kare, Dr Reddy’s, Nestle, Flipkart, PepsiCo, Future Group, Mother Dairy
PMIST Thanjavur	TCS, Zomato, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Prudential, Kotak Life Insurance