Top 10 Colleges in Coimbatore - 2022

Coimbatore is one of the very important educational cities in South India. The city is home for some of the well known educational institutions that are best among those offering courses of their kind. There are many state owned universities and private universities located in the city. The educational history of the city begins with the opening of Government Arts College in 1875. The first Research Institute was opened in 1916 and the first Engineering College in the city was started by G.D. Naidu as the Hope College in 1945, which later became Government College of Technology (GCT) Coimbatore. In 1949, Air Force Administrative College was established in 1949 to train Air Force personnel. Medical college was opened in 1966 and the Government Law College started functioning from 1978.

The city also has some well known schools. Coimbatore is the city having largest number of educational institutions after Chennai in Tamil Nadu. The growth and development of the city due to the development of Information Technology, Engineering and Textiles, is the reason behind the city being one amongst top cities in education. The city has got a nickname `The Manchester of the South' due to its extensive textile industry, IT industry, and small & medium scale enterprise.

It is second largest city by GDP in Tamil Nadu and ranks 15 among the most competitive Indian States. There are more than 50,000 engineering units functioning in and around Coimbatore city and is one of the most trusted outsourcing destinations for the auto component industry.

Higher Education Review, in this issue presents a list of `Top 10 Colleges in Coimbatore - 2022' who have been offering best-in-class education in the country. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.