Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology (PMIST), formerly Periyar Maniammai College of Technology for Women and Periyar Maniammai University (PMU), is a

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deemed-to-be-university headquarters is in the town of

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, India. The campus is on east of

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and west of

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History

PMIST was established in 1998 as Periyar Maniammai College of Technology for Women, named after social reformers

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and his wife Annai E. V. R. Maniammai. The college was originally affiliated to

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until 2001, when it was reassigned to

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. In 2007 it was awarded the deemed-to-be-university status and renamed as Periyar Maniammai University. In 2010, it was one of 44 institutions which were due to lose the deem university status, which resulted in student protest and violence. The decision was halted by the

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and the issue was left undecided until 2014. In 2017, following the University Grants Commission directive to 123 institutes not to use "university" in the title of deemed universities, it was renamed Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology.

Faculty and departments

* Faculty of Architecture and Planning (FAP) ** Department of

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* Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) **Department of

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Engineering **Department of

Biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used b ...

**Department of

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

**Department of

Electronics and Communication Engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current fl ...

**Department of

Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

**Department of

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

* Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering (FCSE) **Department of

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**Department of

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

**Department of Computer Science and Applications **Department of

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*Faculty of Humanities, Science and Management (FHSM) **Commerce **Chemistry **English **Mathematics **Physics **Management Studies **Education **Physical Education

References

External links

Official website
Education in Thanjavur district Universities in Tamil Nadu 1988 establishments in Tamil Nadu Educational institutions established in 1988 {{TamilNadu-university-stub