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Public university in Chennai, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anna University is a public state university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The main campus is in Guindy. It was originally established on 4 September 1978 and is named after C.N.Annadurai, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.[3]
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Other name | AU |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Progress Through Knowledge |
| Type | Public state university |
| Established | 1978 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Tamil Nadu |
| Vice-Chancellor | R. Velraj[1] |
| Dean | K.S. Easwarakumar (CEG) R. Jayavel (ACT) K. Ravichandran (MIT) K. R. Sitalaksmi (SAP) |
| Registrar | J. Prakash |
| Students | 18,372[2] |
| Undergraduates | 11,049[2] |
| Postgraduates | 4,455[2] |
| 2,828[2] | |
| Location | , , 600025 , |
| Campus | Urban, 185 acres |
| Affiliations | UGC, AICTE, AIU, ACU |
| Website | annauniv |
Anna University (Chennai) comprises four colleges - the principal seat College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG, Guindy Campus), Alagappa College of Technology (ACT, Guindy Campus), Madras Institute of Technology (MIT, Chromepet Campus) and School of Architecture and Planning (SAP, Guindy Campus).
The first version of Anna University was formed in 1978 and various governments changed the varsity's structure and affiliation scope repeatedly. In 2001, under the Anna University Amendment Act of 2001, the erstwhile Anna University became an affiliating university, taking under its wings all the engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. This included six government engineering colleges, three government-aided private institutions, and 426 self-financed colleges. On 1 February 2007, as a result of a Government of Tamil Nadu decision, the university was split into six constituent universities: Anna University, Chennai; Anna University of Technology, Chennai; Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli; Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore; Anna University of Technology Tirunelveli and Anna University of Technology, Madurai.[4] The institutes were formally created in 2010. On 14 September 2011 during period of Ex CM Jayalalitha, a bill was passed to re-merge the universities.[5] The merger was finalized in August 2012.[6]
In 2011 and 2012 the constituents colleges were merged back to a single affiliating university and the four regional universities continue to function as a regional campus of the university.
A common entrance test – the Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examination (TNPCEE) – was used as a basis for admission to professional courses in the state until 2006.[7] Starting in the academic year 2007–08, students were admitted to engineering colleges on the basis of their higher secondary marks.[8] Post-graduate admission process is carried out through TANCET and GATE scores.[9]
The university offers courses in engineering and technology through its affiliated colleges and follows a dual semester system. Every year the university conducts examinations for the even semester in May–June and for an odd semester in November–December.[10][11][12]
| University and college rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – international | |
| QS (World) (2023)[10] | 551–560 |
| QS (Asia) (2023)[11] | 185 |
| Times (World) (2023)[12] | 801–1000 |
| Times (Asia) (2022)[13] | 201–250 |
| Times (Emerging) (2022)[14] | 251–300 |
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2024)[15] | 20 |
| NIRF (Research) (2024)[16] | 17 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2024)[17] | 13 |
| Outlook India (Universities) (2020)[18] | 10 |
| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF (2024)[19] | 14 |
| Business/Management – India | |
| NIRF (2024)[20] | 69 |
| Architecture – India | |
| NIRF (2024)[21] | 34 |
Internationally, Anna University was ranked under 1000 in the QS World University Rankings & Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2023.[13][14]
In the 2024 National Institutional Ranking Framework, Anna University was ranked 20th overall and 13th among universities in India. Additionally, it secured the 14th position in the Engineering category and the 69th in the Management category.[22]
The university's campus is in Chennai. The university has satellite campuses in Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Tirunelveli. The university also runs engineering colleges at Villupuram, Tindivanam, Arani and Kanchipuram in Chennai region, Erode and Bargur in Coimbatore region, Panruti, Pattukkottai, Thirukkuvalai and Ariyalur in Tiruchirapalli region, Ramanathapuram and Dindigul in Madurai region, Nagercoil and Thoothukudi in Tirunelveli region.
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (February 2018) |
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