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{{Short description|Public state university in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Anna University
| image = Anna University Logo.svg
| motto =
| mottoeng = Progress Through Knowledge
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|1978}}
| closed =
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[State university (India)|state university]]
| endowment =
| rector =
| chancellor = [[Banwarilal Purohit]] ([[Governor]] of [[Tamil Nadu]])
| vice_chancellor = "Vacant" <ref>{{cite news |last=Sujatha|first=R |date=11 April 2021 |title= Anna University V-C Surappa’s term ends |url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/anna-university-v-c-surappas-term-ends/article34292430.ece|work= The Hindu|location= Tamil Nadu|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref>
| president =
| principal =
| dean = L. Suganthi (CEG)<br />S. Meenakshisundaram (ACT)<br />T. Thyagarajan (MIT)<br />Ranee Maria Leonie Vedamuthu (SAP)
| head_label = Registrar
| head = Ranee Maria Leonie Vedamuthu
| students = 18,372<ref name="AU">{{cite web |title=University Student Enrollment Details |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=31&Unitype=2 |website=www.ugc.ac.in |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
| undergrad = 11,049<ref name="AU"/>
| postgrad = 4,455<ref name="AU"/>
| doctoral = 2,828<ref name="AU"/>
| city = [[Chennai]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| postalcode = 600025
| country = [[India]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]], 185 acres
| colours =
| nickname = AU
| mascot =
| website = {{URL|www.annauniv.edu}}
| logo =
| staff =
| faculty =
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]], [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]
}}
'''Anna University''' is a [[Public university|public]] [[State university (India)|state university]] located in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The main campus is in [[Chennai]]. It was originally established on 4 September 1978 and was named after [[C.N. Annadurai]], the former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]. After taking many different forms over the years, as per a September 2020 bill passed in the Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly, the varsity is now reconstituted to be an affiliating university for engineering colleges across Tamil Nadu excluding the engineering colleges that are part of [[Anna Technological and Research University]]. The University is now the affiliating authority for close to 550 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu.

==History==
[[File:Annadurai statue.jpg|thumb|200px|Statue of [[C N Annadurai]] in [[College of Engineering, Guindy]] campus]]

The first version of Anna University formed in 1978 had a similar constitution as the current structure of [[Anna Technological and Research University]] before various governments repeatedly kept changing the varsity's structure and affiliation scope. In 2001, under the Anna University Amendment Act of 2001, the erstwhile Anna University became an affiliating university, taking under its wings all the engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. This included six government engineering colleges, three government-aided private institutions, and 426 self-financing colleges. On 1 February 2007, as a result of a [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] decision, the university was split into six constituent universities: Anna University, Chennai, Anna University of Technology, Chennai, [[Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli]], [[Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore]], [[Anna University of Technology Tirunelveli]] and [[Anna University of Technology, Madurai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.annauniv.ac.in/about.aspx |title=Welcome to Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore |work=annauniv.ac.in |access-date=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620130817/http://www.annauniv.ac.in/about.aspx |archive-date=20 June 2009 }}</ref> The institutes were formally created in 2010. On 14 September 2011, a bill was passed to merge back the universities.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/house-passes-bill-to-amend-anna-university-act/article2455344.ece |title=House passes Bill to amend Anna University Act |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 September 2011 |access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref> The merger became final in August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Finally, merger of Anna Universities of Technology with Anna University|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Finally-merger-of-Anna-Universities-of-Technology-with-Anna-University/articleshow/15099311.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=12 July 2017|date=23 July 2012}}</ref>

In 2011 and 2012 the constituents were merged back to a single affiliating university and the four regional universities continue to function as regional campus of the university.

And then in September 2020, the Tamil Nadu government passed a bill making the varsity's four campuses in Chennai to be constituted as a 'unitary type' institution and called 'Anna Technological and Research University' while a new affiliating type university called 'Anna University' will be constituted to manage the affairs of the constituent and affiliated colleges.

The subsequent new Acts will be called Anna University (Amendment) Act 2020 and Anna Technological and Research University Act 1978. The new Act will come into force after the state government issues a notification.

==Admissions==
A common entrance test – the Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examination (TNPCEE) – was used as a basis for admission to professional courses in the state until 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/07/stories/2006120707380100.htm/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207223530/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/07/stories/2006120707380100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-12-07|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-12-07|title=Common Entrance Test abolished in Tamil Nadu}}</ref> Starting in the academic year 2007–08, students were admitted to engineering colleges on the basis of their higher secondary marks.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/21/stories/2006082102990300.htm/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220134949/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/21/stories/2006082102990300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-20|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-08-21|title=Should Common Entrance Test be scrapped?}}</ref> Post-graduate admission process is carried out through TANCET and GATE scores.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ceg.annauniv.edu/pg.html|title=Admission for PG in CEG}}</ref>

==Academics==
The university offers courses in engineering and technology through its affiliated colleges and follows a dual semester system. Every year the university conducts examinations for even semester in May–June and for odd semester in November–December. The first semester students have exams in January.

=== Rankings ===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University and college

| ARWU_W_2020 = 901–1000
| THE_W_2020 = 1001+
| THES_A_2020 = 351–400
| QS_W_2020 = 751–800
| QS_A_2020 = 169
| QS_BRICS_2019 = 87
| NIRF_O_2020 = 20
| NIRF_U_2020 = 12
| NIRF_E_2020 = 14
| NIRF_B_2020 = 59
| OUTLOOK_U_2020 = 10
}}

==Affiliated colleges==
{{Main|List of colleges and institutions affiliated with Anna University}}

The university's campus is in Chennai. The university has satellite campuses in [[Anna University Coimbatore Campus|Coimbatore]], [[Anna University Tiruchirappalli Campus|Tiruchirappalli]], [[Anna University Madurai Campus|Madurai]] and [[Anna University Tirunelveli Campus|Tirunelveli]]. The university also runs engineering colleges at [[Villupuram]], [[University College of Engineering Tindivanam|Tindivanam]], [[University College of Engineering, Arni|Arani]] and [[University College of Engineering Kanchipuram|Kanchipuram]] in [[Chennai]] region, [[Institute of Road & Transport Technology|Erode]] and [[Government College of Engineering, Bargur|Bargur]] in [[Coimbatore]] region, [[Panruti]], [[Anna University Pattukkottai|Pattukkottai]], [[Anna University Thirukkuvalai Campus|Thirukkuvalai]] and [[Anna University Ariyalur|Ariyalur]] in [[Tiruchirapalli]] region, [[Ramanathapuram]] and [[Dindigul]] in [[Madurai]] region, [[Anna University College of Engineering Nagercoil|Nagercoil]] and [[Anna University V.O.Chidambaranar College of Engineering|Thoothukudi]] in [[Tirunelveli]] region.

==Notable alumni==

{{alumni|date=February 2018}}
* [[M. Madan Babu]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSC}}, director at [[ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]]
* [[Sundaram Karivardhan]], industrialist and motorsport pioneer<ref name="alumni">{{cite web|url=http://www.alumni.psgtech.ac.in/Outstanding%20Alumni.pdf|title=Outstanding Alumni Award}}{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
* [[G. V. Loganathan]], former professor, [[Virginia Tech]]
* [[A. G. Ramakrishnan]], professor, [[Indian Institute of Science]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psgtech.edu/department/ece/people/alumni.html|title=Distinguished Alumni|publisher=Electronics & Communication Engineering, PSG College of Technology|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924082746/http://www.psgtech.edu/department/ece/people/alumni.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=31 August 2014}}</ref>
* [[Y. S. Chowdary]], [[Minister of Science and Technology (India)|Minister of State, Science and Technology & Earth Sciences]], [[Government of India]]
* [[Kalidhindi B. R. Varma]], Vice Chancellor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
* [[Mahesh Muthuswami]], Cinematog 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cprindia.org/users/g-parthasarathy|title=Mr.G.Parthasarathy's profile as a faculty of Centre for Policy Research|work=cprindia.org|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref>
* [[Thirumalachari Ramasami]], secretary to Government of India, Department of Science and Technology
* [[Ravichandran Ashwin]], cricketer, [[SSN College of Engineering]]
* [[Balaji Mohan]], film director, SSN College of Engineering
* [[Anaka Alankamony]], squash player, SSN College of Engineering

== See also ==
* [[List of Colleges & Institutions affiliated to Anna University]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Anna University}}
* [http://www.annauniv.edu Official website]

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