Anna University Chennai - Regional Campus, Madurai formerly
Anna University of Technology, Madurai is a technological university located at
Madurai
Madurai ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is ...
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Tamil Nadu
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India
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. It was established on 2010 as a result of a decision to split
Anna University
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, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Histor ...
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 ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is ...
,
Ramanathapuram
Ramanathapuram (), also known as Ramnad, is a city Municipal Corporation 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) ...
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.

Transport Facility
The college has a separate bus route (21 CM) which makes it easier to reach without any hassle.
The bus starts from M G.R.BUS TERMINAL goes via PERIYAR BUS TERMINAL to reach
The college.
Bus Timings
On average the bus starts from M.G.R BUS TERMINAL at 7:15 am (IST) reaches PERIYAR BUS TERMINAL at 7:55 am (IST) and via KALAVASAL-Nagamalai Pudukkottai - Kilakuyilkudi and to the college at 8:45 am (IST)
See also
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Education in India
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Literacy in India
Literacy in India is a key for social-economic progress. The 2011 census, indicated a 2001–2011 literacy growth of 9.2%, which is slower than the growth seen during the previous decade. At the then-current rate of progress in 1990, one study ...
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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
References
External links
Official website*
Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu
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