Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science

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Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science is a well-known institute recognised across categories by a number of ranking bodies. Last year, the university maintained a strong standing in the #76 in NIRF 'Colleges' category rankings, cementing its rank with the top-most institutes in the country.

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Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Ranking Highlights 2025
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India Today Ranking 2025
Outlook Ranking 2024
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Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Ranking Highlights 2025

One of India’s top institutes is Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science. As per the NIRF Ranking 2025, the rank of the institute is #76 under the category Colleges. Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science is top ranked by multiple national ranking bodies for its academic offerings and renowned faculty. Its faculty has a proven track record of doing great research. The article mentioned below covers all the necessary details you need if you're interested in the Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science rankings.

Rank publisher & CategoryRank

BBA

Outlook, 2023

#51

6th Best among Outlook ranked colleges in Tamil Nadu in 2023->

BCA

India Today, 2025

#23

5th Best among India Today ranked colleges in Tamil Nadu in 2025->

MBA/PGDM

Business Today, 2024

#187

18th Best among Business Today ranked colleges in Tamil Nadu in 2024->

Hospitality & Travel

The Week, 2025

#17

2nd Best among The Week ranked colleges in Tamil Nadu in 2025->

Accounting & Commerce

Outlook, 2024

#71

11th Best among Outlook ranked colleges in Tamil Nadu in 2024->

Science

NIRF, 2024

#56

18th Best among NIRF ranked colleges in Tamil Nadu in 2024->

Humanities & Social Sciences

NIRF, 2025

#76

24th Best among NIRF ranked colleges in Tamil Nadu in 2025->

Hotel / Hospitality Management

India Today, 2024

#36

3rd Best among India Today ranked colleges in Tamil Nadu in 2024->

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NIRF Ranking 2025

As per the overall score, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science has been placed at a good position by the NIRF under the 'Colleges' category, reflecting its exceptional performance in areas like Teaching, Research, Graduation Outcomes, and creating an inclusive, quality learning environment. When compared to the ranking from the previous years, it has been seen that in the 'Colleges' category, the institute's ranks have shown a fluctuating trend. In 2025, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts an

Check out the latest rankings for other ranking bodies and their categories below.

Category	2024	2025
Science	56	– / –
Humanities & Social Sciences	– / –	76

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NIRF Ranking Comparison

According to the NIRF ranking 2025, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science received #76 rank in the 'Colleges' category. It holds a comparable status to the most prestigious universities such as Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science, and Vimala College for NIRF rankings under the 'Colleges' category. Check out the year-by-year comparison of Tezpur University with other top institutes:

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science vs Other Institutes: NIRF Ranking 2025
College Name	Colleges 2025
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	76
St Joseph's College Kozhikode	74
Maharaja's College	75
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	76
Vimala College	78

Similar ranked Science colleges by NIRF

Science

Humanities & Social Sciences

College	Ranking
Maharaja's College Compare	53
The American College Compare	54
St. Joseph's College of Commerce Compare	55
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	56
St. Thomas College Compare	57
St. Aloysius College Magaluru Compare	58
KJC Bangalore Compare	60

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India Today Ranking 2025

Over the years, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science has earned commendable rankings across different domains in the India Today 2024. This signifies the institution's esteemed reputation and proficiency in various aspects, assigning it an overall good score. One can observe that, in the 'Hotel Management' category, the institute's ranks have displayed instability in comparison with last year's ranking. In 2024, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science climbed 2 ranks to #36 rank in th

Explore the Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science latest rankings by other ranking bodies and their categories below:

Category	2023	2024	2025
BBA	42	– / –	– / –
BCA	100	– / –	23
Accounting & Commerce	144	– / –	– / –
Science	– / –	52	– / –
Humanities & Social Sciences	82	– / –	– / –
Hotel / Hospitality Management	38	36	– / –

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India Today Ranking Comparison

According to the India Today ranking 2024, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science received #36 rank in the 'Hotel Management' category. It holds a comparable status to the most prestigious universities such as PSG College of Arts and Science, and IIHM Delhi for India Today rankings under the 'Hotel Management' category. Check out the year-by-year comparison of Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science with other top institutes:

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science vs Other Institutes: India Today Ranking 2024
College Name	Hotel Management 2024
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	36
KLE Society's S Nijalingappa College	34
AIMS Bangalore	35
PSG College of Arts and Science	37
IIHM Delhi	38

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BCA

Science

Hotel / Hospitality Management

College	Ranking
IMS Noida Compare	20
MIT ACSC Compare	21
S.S. Jain Subodh PG College Compare	22
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	23
ITS - Institute of Technology and Science Compare	24
Prestige Institute of Management and Research Gwalior Compare	25
Galgotias University Compare	26

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Outlook Ranking 2024

Based on the rankings from Outlook-ICARE, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science outperformed numerous other institutes, securing a higher position, indicating that the institute is considered to be doing better in various factors evaluated by the Outlook-ICARE ranking system. It can be seen that the Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science's rankings in 'Science' category have displayed stability in trend as per the rankings of the previous years. In 2024, Sri Ramakrishna College of Art

It has been observed that the institute has displayed a fluctuating trend in the 'Arts' category as compared to the ranking of preceding years. In 2024, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science climbed 1 rank to #82 rank in the 'Arts' category by the Outlook-ICARE ranking.

In the 'Commerce' category, the institute's ranks have shown a fluctuation when compared with the previous year's ranking. In 2024, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science climbed 2 ranks to #71 rank in the 'Commerce' category by the Outlook-ICARE ranking.

Refer to the rankings and categories from various ranking bodies in the table below.

Category	2021	2023	2024
BBA	– / –	51	– / –
Hospitality & Travel	17	– / –	– / –
Accounting & Commerce	– / –	79	71
Science	– / –	81	81
Humanities & Social Sciences	– / –	83	82

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Outlook Ranking Comparison

As per the Outlook-ICARE 2024 rankings, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science achieved a rank #41 in the 'Science' category. It stands on par with renowned institutions like All Saints College, and Shivaji College under the Outlook-ICARE 'Science' category. Explore the year-wise comparison of Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science with other leading institutes below.

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science vs Other Institutes: Outlook-ICARE Ranking 2024
College Name	Science 2024
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	41
Manipal School of Life Sciences	39
Chandigarh University	40
All Saints College	42
Shivaji College	43

Similar ranked Accounting & Commerce colleges by Outlook

Accounting & Commerce

Science

Humanities & Social Sciences

College	Ranking
St. Aloysius College Magaluru Compare	67
HA College of Commerce Compare	69
St. Xaviers College, Mapusa Compare	70
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	71
BBK DAV College for Women Compare	72
Guru Nanak College Compare	73
DAV College, Abohar Compare	74

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Business Today Ranking 2024

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science holds a favourable position in the 'MBA' category, as per the overall score assessed by Business Today. Upon considering various criteria, the university's ranking stands commendably when compared to other institutes. One can observe that within the category of 'MBA', the institute's ranking has scaled up when compared with the previous year's ranking. In 2023, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science climbed 15 ranks to #195 rank in the 'MBA' category by the Business Today ranking. This is the second consecutive year that the institute has ascended in the rankings. For more information about Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science's ranking according to the Business Today, students can refer to the table provided below:

Category	2024
MBA/PGDM	187

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Business Today Ranking Comparison

Compared to all the universities, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science has secured a good rank compared to other institutes in the 'MBA' category by the Business Today Rankings 2023. Check the following table to know about the Business Today rankings:

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science vs Other Institutes: Business Today Ranking 2023
College Name	MBA 2023
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	195
Shri Ram Murti Engineering College Bareilly	193
School of Management, Presidency University, Bangalore	194
CMRIT	196
Amity University Lucknow	197

Similar ranked MBA/PGDM colleges by Business Today

MBA/PGDM

College	Ranking
Amity University Lucknow Compare	184
BMSCE Bangalore Compare	185
CMRIT Bangalore Compare	186
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	187
TMU Compare	189
Heritage Business School Compare	190
V. M. Patel Institute of Management, Ganpat University Compare	191

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The Week Ranking 2025

According to The Week's ranking, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science has performed better than several other institutions and has been ranked at a decent position under the 'Hotel Management' category. View the table for the Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science rankings 2023:

Category	2025
Hospitality & Travel	17

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The Week Ranking Comparison

In the latest The Week 2023 ranking, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science has achieved rank #45, while the M.M. Institute Of Computer Technology & Business Management has been ranked at #46. Refer to the table below for The Week's ranking of India's Top Government Universities.

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science vs Other Institutes: The Week Ranking 2023
College Name	Hotel Management 2023
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science	45
IAM Kolkata	43
Himalayan Institute of Technology	44
M.M. Institute Of Computer Technology & Business Management	46
Subhas Bose Institute of Hotel Management [SBIHM]	46

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Times Ranking 2021

Category	2021
BBA	48

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Course Ranking

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BBA

Ranked by	2021	2022	2023
Outlook	-	-	51
India Today	-	48	42
Times	48	-	-

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BCA

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India Today	100	23

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MBA/PGDM

Ranked by	2024
Business Today	187

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The students are placed in top-recruiting companies like Amazon, Infosys, Wipro, HDFC, IDBI etc.

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Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) - Batch of 2023

3.2

3Placements3Infrastructure4Faculty3Crowd & Campus Life3Value for Money

Satisfied with the faculty and facilities of the Sri Ramakrishna College.

Placements: There were not many placement opportunities available at this college for BCA course students. Hardly a few of the BCA students get placed at this college. The average package offered at the college was between 3-5 LPA. Some of the local IT companies visit college for placements.

Infrastructure: Sri Ramakrishna College has a decent infrastructure for the BCA course. The college offers computer labs, a library, a canteen, Wi-Fi, etc. to its students. Various sports tournaments were also organised at this college for the students. Students were also getting hostel facilities at this college.

Faculty: The faculty of the college was good. Teachers were helpful, qualified, and knowledgeable. The quality of the teaching was also good. The course curriculum for our course was also relevant at this college. It makes the students industry-ready. Semester exams at our college were not hard to pass; students can easily pass exams.

Reviewed on 23 Jun 2024Read More

Anonymous

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Batch of 2024

5Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

Absolutely satisfied with the placements.

Placements: Our college gives great importance to placement. Many multinational companies, like Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, and many others, will come to our college for campus purposes. Many students have been placed in reputed companies.

Infrastructure: My course is international business. I took this course because I'm very interested in the logistical field. Also, our international business department has been awarded as the best department for the years 2022–23 in our college. Our college hostel has good infrastructure and food.

Faculty: Our faculty in our department (i.e., international business) is very good and friendly. They will all mingle with the students and help us in our studies at any time. They even behave with us like our friends and help us both in our curriculum and personal lives.

Reviewed on 5 Oct 2023Read More

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Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Batch of 2024

4Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

I am very satisfied with placements of this college.

Placements: Many students got placed in top companies with decent salary packages. Top recruiting companies visit our college for recruitment. Internships are also offered at this college.

Infrastructure: Our campus is well-maintained. Sports facilities are good. There is a cricket ground on our campus. Laboratory is well-furnished. Computer laboratory is also available in this college.

Faculty: Teachers are knowledgeable and well-qualified. They guide us in all aspects. Many opportunities are offered in this course. Seminars are also conducted by teachers. The teaching quality is good.

Reviewed on 19 Sep 2023Read More

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Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Batch of 2024

5Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

Absolutely satisfied with good infrastructure.

Placements: Students were placed in many reputed companies. Everyone was very well trained. Reputed companies like Infosys, GEP, and TCS selected our students. They got jobs as HR, accounting manager, sales manager, etc. 80% of the students were placed.

Infrastructure: The B.Com. IB course is a very popular course in our college. This course mainly depends on logistics and transportation. Our hostel food is really good compared to other colleges hostel food. They also provide non-vegetarian foods twice a week, and it tastes really good.

Faculty: Our faculty are well experienced and trained. They had good experience in their field. They are so friendly with us. Every single teacher will communicate with the students in a very friendly manner. All will show respect to the students and their parents.

Other: Good.

Reviewed on 13 Sep 2023Read More

Aswin

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3Placements3Infrastructure3Faculty2Crowd & Campus Life3Value for Money

Absolutely disappointed in the placement and faculty.

Placements: Sri Ramakrishna college of arts and Science is average in every aspects and placements are not to good only the toppers are placed in big companies like HCL Zoho etc. The average students are given some internships in samll and local companies after the internship period they are sent out.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure of the college is average and the college contain a well maintained state level cricket ground where every one are not allowed to play only the members in the college cricket academy are able play in college cricket ground. Hostels are lagging in proper infrastructure.

Faculty: The college has well experienced teachers but also there are more freshers where they lag in teaching they are unable to copup with the students and teachers. The semesters are not too difficult students attending every questions with 30 per centage of actual concepts accuracy will able to pass academics easily.

Other: I choose the college because the review of the college in the Google is good compared to many local colleges.

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Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Batch of 2025

4Placements3Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

It is the best college in Coimbatore.

Placements: Our college provides the best placements in Coimbatore. Many students got placed in our college, but the salary packages are less. A few students got placed with a salary package of 8 LPA. Around 3 students got placed at Zoho. Almost 85% of students got placed in our college. The highest salary package offered is 8 LPA. The lowest salary package offered is 2 LPA.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure of our college is average. The hostel is not good. The food served in the hostel is not good. The hostel is safe. We have a canteen. The food served in the canteen is good and expensive. Our college has many peaceful places.

Faculty: Our faculty members are the best. The teaching quality is good. They taught us life lessons. The course curriculum is helpful in the accounts stream. Exams are easy, but the exposure will be good enough. The pass percentage is 40%, but the correction will be liberal.

Other: I opted for this course because B.Com is the best stream. Many cultural events are held in our college. The hostel food should be improved.

Reviewed on 14 Feb 2023Read More

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Does Ramakrishna College, Coimbatore offer B.Sc Agriculture course?

Answered 7 months ago

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science (SRCAS) in Coimbatore does not offer a B.Sc. Agriculture program. However, it provides various other B.Sc. courses such as Computer Science, Biotechnology, Information Technology, Physics, Chemistry, and Catering Science and Hotel Management. If you're spe

krish mittal

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What is the fee for B.Sc at Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science?

Answered 11 months ago

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science courses, such as BBA, BCom, MBA, MSc etc., at the UG and PG level. Apart from the UG and PG courses, the institute also offers doctorate, research and value-added courses. Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science fee contains various components, such as

Gunjan Singh

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What is the median salary of B.A. course available at Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science?

Answered 11 months ago

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science median package stood at INR 3 LPA. The the highest and average package offered during Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science placements 2024 stood at INR 12 LPA and INR 4.6 LPA, respectively. In addition, a total of 1272 students were placed and the p

Atul Singh

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What are the courses that Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science offers?

Answered 11 months ago

Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science offers 31 undergraduate and 11 postgraduate courses apart from Research programmes. Candidates can check the Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science courses in the table provided below:

Undergraduate Course
BBA	BBA Logistics	BBA Computer Application
BCom	BCom Accounting & Finance	BCom Banking & Insurance
BCom Computer Application	BCom Retail Marketing	BCom Cost & Management Accounting
BCom Information Technology	BCom International Business	BCom Corporate Secretaryship
BSc Electronics	BCom Professional Accounting	BCom Business Process services (integrated with TCS)
BSc Physics	BSc BioTechnology	BSc Mathematics with Computer Applications
BSc Mathematics	BSc Chemistry	BSc Catering Science & Hotel Management
BA English Literature	-	-
Postgraduate Course
MCom FCA	MSc Biotech	MSc CS
MIB	MA English Lit	MBA (Full Time- AICTE approved)
MSc VLSI	MSc ECS	MSc Mathematics
MSc IT	MSW	-
Research Course
Electronics	Computer Science	Commerce
English	Mathematics	Management Science
Tamil	Library Science	-

Aayush Karan

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What is the latest TANCET cutoff for admission to Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science?

Answered 11 months ago

The Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore TANCET cutoff for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme for 2024 was 3347 for the General AI quota. Here are some other expected TANCET cut-off marks for 2024:

General: 38 - 40
OBC: 33.25 - 35.5
SC: 20.5 - 35.5
ST: 19 - 36

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