Anna University Chennai - Regional Campus, Madurai formerly
Anna University of Technology, Madurai is a technological university located at
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
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Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
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India
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. It was established on 2010 as a result of a decision to split
Anna University into six universities, namely,
Anna University, Chennai,
Anna University, Chennai - Taramani Campus,
Anna University Chennai - Regional Office, Tiruchirappalli,
Anna University Chennai - Regional Office, Coimbatore,
Anna University Chennai - Regional Office, Tirunelveli and Anna University Chennai - Regional Office, Madurai.
It is an accredited university with powers to grant affiliations to colleges and universities conducting graduate and post graduate studies, as well as diploma courses, and is also recognized by the
University Grants Commission. Dr. R. Murugesan was the founding vice-chancellor and led a leadership team consisting of Dr. E.B. Perumal Pillai as the first registrar, Dr. G.Elangovan as controller of examinations), Dr. V. Malathi as director of academics, Dr. R. Subramaniam Pillai as director of admissions, Dr. T. Chitravel as director of research), Dr. S. Srinivasan as director of affiliations) and R. Sivaraman as deputy registrar administration.
The university had 46 affiliated colleges and three university campuses, at
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
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Ramanathapuram
Ramanathapuram (), also known as Ramnad, is a town and a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district and the second largest town (by population) in ...
and
Dindigul.
After functioning for a brief period inside the premises of Madurai Kamaraj University, it is presently located on National Highway 7 at a sprawling campus at the serene and historic location of Keelakuilkudi in Madurai. Located on a hillock adjacent to the world famous Samanar Hills, it offers the right ambiance for the academic environment.
On 14 September 2011 a bill was passed to merge back the universities.
Though the university was merged with Anna University Chennai, it still functions as the regional campus and offers BTech and MTech degree programmes.
See also
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Education in India
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Literacy in India
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List of colleges and institutes in Madurai district
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List of institutions of higher education in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is home to some of the most reputed institutes for higher education in India. Arts and science colleges include Madras Christian College, Loyola College, Chennai, Presidency College, Chennai, Pachaiyappa's College, Dr. N.G.P. Arts and ...
References
External links
Official website*
Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu
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