Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) is a central university located in Thiruvarur,

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

History

CUTN was established by the

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in 2009 under the ''Central Universities Act, 2009''. It was inaugurated in September 2009 and B. P. Sanjay has been appointed the first

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(VC). Aditya Prasad Dash was appointed VC in August 2015. G. Padmanabhan replaced

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in July 2018. Karpaga Kumaravel replaced Aditya Prasad Dash as acting VC in August 2020. A selection panel for a new VC was set in October 2020 and a shortlist was submitted in January 2021 but , no VC was appointed. Prof. M. Krishnan has joined as new regular VC of CUTN on 6th August, 2021.

Ranking

CUTN was ranked in the 101–150 band among universities in India by the

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(NIRF) in 2020.

Notable alumni

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, Lyricist

References

External links

* Central universities in India Central University of Tamil Nadu Tiruvarur district Educational institutions established in 2009 2009 establishments in Tamil Nadu {{TamilNadu-university-stub