Chettinad Academy of Research and Education

Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu

#49 NIRF Medical 2025

100% Placed

18.5 LPA Median Medical

1790 Students

236 Faculty

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Overview

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, located in Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, is placed #49 in the NIRF Medical 2025 rankings, with a score of 51.41 out of 100. The institute has 1790 students and 236 teaching staff.

Placement records show a clear pattern by programme. In the three-year Medical PG course, outcomes have been consistently strong: all 113 graduates were placed in 2023-24 at a median salary of 18.5 LPA, following 109 of 114 placed in 2022-23 at 18 LPA, and 104 of 106 placed in 2021-22 at 16.5 LPA. The two-year Medical PG programme placed 26 of 29 graduates in 2023-24 at a median of 5.5 LPA, after placing 62 of 69 in 2022-23 at 5.2 LPA and 45 of 54 in 2021-22 at 4.5 LPA.

The five-year Medical UG programme has seen lower placement numbers relative to its batch size, with 50 of 137 graduates placed in 2022-23 at a median salary of 5.4 LPA, 25 of 143 placed in 2021-22 at 8.9 LPA, and 25 of 142 placed in 2020-21 at 8.75 LPA.

Placements

Reported by the institute in its NIRF data submission. Median salary is the figure NIRF asks for — half of the placed students were paid more, half less.

Medical

Year	Programme	Graduated	Placed	Median salary
2023-24	PG 3-year	113	113	18.5 LPA
2023-24	PG 2-year	29	26	5.5 LPA
2022-23	PG 3-year	114	109	18 LPA
2022-23	UG 5-year	137	50	5.4 LPA
2022-23	PG 2-year	69	62	5.2 LPA
2021-22	PG 3-year	106	104	16.5 LPA
2021-22	UG 5-year	143	25	8.9 LPA
2021-22	PG 2-year	54	45	4.5 LPA
2020-21	UG 5-year	142	25	8.75 LPA

Rankings

Published by the National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education. The score is out of 100 and is what the rank was decided on.

Year	Category	Rank	Score
2025	Medical	#49	51.41

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