In this work, novel ternary catalysts Ag/TiO₂/CoFe₂O₄ were synthesized with variable ferrite content for the photocatalytic reduction of Cr⁺⁶ pollutant, under UV and solar light illumination. Both TiO₂ (T) and CoFe₂O₄ (CF) were synthesized using the sol-gel method followed by hydrothermal treatment to prepare the TiO₂/CoFe₂O₄ (TCF) composite. Silver nanoparticles were successfully loaded on the surface of TCF to get different Ag/TCF composites. The analysis of their crystal structure indicated the presence of pure anatase phase TiO₂, cubic CoFe₂O₄, and silver nanoparticles, in both XRD patterns and Raman spectra. It was found that the addition of silver nanoparticles to the titania/ferrite composite has a great contribution to the photocatalytic reduction of Cr⁺⁶ species. The photocatalytic reaction mechanism was studied by applying scavenging reaction process and spin trap experiments, revealing that photogenerated electrons were mainly responsible for the reduction of Cr⁺⁶ species. After the photocatalytic experiments, the composite catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction solution with a magnetic bar and be re-used.