Bharathiar University is a
public
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state university
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in
Coimbatore
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,
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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. Named after
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
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poet
Subramania Bharati
C. Subramania Bharathi Birth name: C. Subramaniyan, the person's given name: Subramaniyan, father's given name: Chinnaswami. (C. Subramaniyan by the prevalent patronymic initials as prefix naming system in Tamil Nadu and it is Subramaniyan C ...
, the university was established in February 1982 under the provision of Bharathiar University Act, 1981 (Act 1 of 1982) and was recognized by the
University Grants Commission (UGC) in 1985.
Bharathiar University celebrated its silver jubilee celebrations on 24 February 2007. The president of India,
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (; 15 October 193127 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied phy ...
, and the chief minister of Tamil Nadu,
Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He was popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Art ...
, were chief guests. Bharathiar University provides graduate, masters, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programs in various subjects. The university is known for its stringent Phd evaluation guidelines.
Departments
Department of Electronics & Instrumentation
Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology
Department of Zoology
Department of Botany
Affiliated colleges and institutes
Institutes affiliated to the university include 13 Government Colleges, 1 Air Force Administrative College, 3 Constituent Colleges, 1 University PG Extension and Research Centre, 16 Aided Colleges and 99 Self Financing Colleges.
Rankings
Bharathiar University was ranked 21st overall in India by ''
National Institutional Ranking Framework
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'' of 2020
[ and 13th among universities.][
]
References
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Universities and colleges in Coimbatore
Educational institutions established in 1982
1982 establishments in Tamil Nadu