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{{Short description|Public state university in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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{{Infobox university  
'''Madurai Kamaraj University''' (MKU) is a [[Public university|public]] [[State university (India)|state university]] located in [[Madurai]] city, in southern [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], that was established in 1966. MKU is one of the 15 universities in India with the University with Potential for Excellence status, which was awarded by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=UGC Shortlists 15 Universities with Potential for Excellence {{!}} CollegeDekho|url=https://www.collegedekho.com/news/ugc-shortlists-15-universities-with-potential-for-excellence-37195/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=CollegeDekho.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2021, the university was awarded an 'A++' grade from the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) in its 4th cycle.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2021-03-25|title=MKU gets A++ accreditation|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/mku-gets-a-accreditation/article34162735.ece|access-date=2022-01-09|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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== History ==
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[[File:Madhurai kamaraj university front view.JPG|thumb|left|Madurai Kamaraj University-front view]]
|motto          ="To Seek Truth Is Knowledge"
The university was established in the year 1966 as Madurai University. In 1978, the name was changed to Madurai Kamaraj University to honor [[K. Kamaraj]], former [[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]] of [[Madras State]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mkuniversity.org/menu_pg.php?id=44?s_id=44 |title=Welcome to the official website of MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY |work=mkuniversity.org |access-date=20 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101091613/http://www.mkuniversity.org/menu_pg.php?id=44%3Fs_id%3D44 |archive-date=1 January 2012 }}</ref>
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== Rankings ==
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The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked Madurai Kamaraj University 63rd among universities in India in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NIRF Ranking 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}</ref> The ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' ranked the university 310 in Asia in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-20 |title=QS Asia University Rankings 2025 - Overall |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings?page=1&items_per_page=150 |access-date= |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>
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|chancellor      =[[Governor of Tamil Nadu]]
|vice_chancellor = Dr J. Kumar<ref>http://www.tnrajbhavan.gov.in/PressReleases/2022/PR290322-1.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=April 2022}}</ref>
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'''Madurai Kamaraj University''' (MKU) is a [[Public university|public]] [[State university (India)|state university]] located at [[Madurai]] city in southern [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], established in 1966. MKU is one of the 15 universities in India with 'University with Potential for Excellence' status which is awarded by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UGC Shortlists 15 Universities with Potential for Excellence {{!}} CollegeDekho|url=https://www.collegedekho.com/news/ugc-shortlists-15-universities-with-potential-for-excellence-37195/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=CollegeDekho.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2021, the university has been awarded 'A++' grade from [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) in 4th cycle.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2021-03-25|title=MKU gets A++ accreditation|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/mku-gets-a-accreditation/article34162735.ece|access-date=2022-01-09|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
== Academics ==
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==History==
There are 121 colleges and institutions under MKU which include 16 aided colleges, 24 autonomous colleges (including both government and self-financed), 4 constituent colleges, 1 MKU college, 5 MKU evening colleges, 57 self-financed colleges and 14 approved institutions. Currently, the university consists of 77 renowned Departments and 20 renowned Schools as a whole.
The university was established in 1966 as Madurai University. In 1978, the name was changed to Madurai Kamaraj University to honour [[K. Kamaraj]], former [[List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]] of [[Madras State]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mkuniversity.org/menu_pg.php?id=44?s_id=44 |title=Welcome to the official website of MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY |work=mkuniversity.org |access-date=20 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101091613/http://www.mkuniversity.org/menu_pg.php?id=44%3Fs_id%3D44 |archive-date=1 January 2012 }}</ref>


=== Vice Chancellors ===
=== Vice chancellors ===
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|6|| [[J. Ramachandran]]|| 29.08.1982 to 28.08.1985
|6|| [[J. Ramachandran]]|| 29.08.1982 to 28.08.1985
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|7|| [[S. Krishnaswamy]]|| 04.10.1985 to 20.11.1988
|7|| [[S. Krishnaswamy (biologist)|S. Krishnaswamy]]|| 04.10.1985 to 20.11.1988
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|8|| [[M. Lakshmanan]]|| 20.01.1989 to 19.01.1992
|8|| [[M. Lakshmanan]]|| 20.01.1989 to 19.01.1992
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|9|| [[M. D. K. Kuthalingam]]|| 20.01.1992 to 19.01.1995
|9|| [[M. D. K. Kuthalingam]]|| 20.01.1992 to 19.01.1995
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|10|| [[K. Aludiapillai]] || 19.05.1995 to 18.05.1998
|10|| [[K. Aludiapillai]]|| 19.05.1995 to 18.05.1998
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|11|| [[M. Salihu]] || 24.07.1998 to 23.07.2001
|11|| [[M. Salihu]]|| 24.07.1998 to 23.07.2001
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|12|| [[P. K. Ponnuswamy]] || 01.02.2002 to 31.01.2005
|12|| [[P. K. Ponnuswamy]]|| 01.02.2002 to 31.01.2005
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|13|| [[P. Maruthamuthu]] || 07.03.2005 to 06.03.2008
|13|| [[P. Maruthamuthu]]|| 07.03.2005 to 06.03.2008
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||14|| [[R. Karpaga Kumaravel]] || 20.04.2008 to 19.04.2011
||14|| [[R. Karpaga Kumaravel]]|| 20.04.2008 to 19.04.2011
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|15||  [[Kalyani Mathivanan]]|| 09.04.2012 to 08.04.2015
|15||  [[Kalyani Mathivanan]]|| 09.04.2012 to 08.04.2015
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|16||  [[P. P. Chellathurai]]|| 27.05.2017 to June 14, 2018
|16||  [[P. P. Chellathurai]]|| 27.05.2017 to June 14, 2018
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||17|| [[Prof Dr. M. Krishnan]] || 02.01.2019  
||17|| [[Muthukalingan Krishnan|Prof Dr. M. Krishnan]]|| 02.01.2019  
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||18|| [[Prof Dr. J. Kumar]] ||  
||18|| [[J. Kumar|Prof Dr. J. Kumar]]||
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==Academics==
==Notable alumni and faculties==
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There are 121 colleges and institutions under MKU which include 16 aided colleges, 24 autonomous colleges (including both government and self financed), 4 constituent colleges, 1 MKU college, 5 MKU evening colleges, 57 self financed colleges and 14 approved institutions. Currently, the university consists of 77 renowned Departments and 20 renowned Schools as a whole.


==Rankings==
* [[Samrat Chaudhary]], 8th [[Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar]]
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*[[T. N. Seshagopalan]], very eminent Carnatic vocalist and [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] awardee
| NIRF_U_2020 = 60
* [[T. P. Meenakshisundaram]], 1st Honorable Vice-Chancellor of MKU and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
| NIRF_O_2020 = 84
* [[Mu. Varadarajan]], 2nd Honorable Vice-Chancellor of MKU and recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for [[Tamil language|Tamil]] literature
|NIRF_O_2021=83|NIRF_U_2021=63}}
* [[V. C. Kulandaiswamy]], 4th Honorable Vice-Chancellor of MKU and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked Madurai Kamaraj University 83rd overall in India and 63rd among universities in 2021.
* [[S. Krishnaswamy (biologist)|S. Krishnaswamy]], 7th Honorable Vice-Chancellor of MKU and legendary biologist
* [[Arumugam Manthiram]], fellow of [[Royal Society of Chemistry]], delivered the 2019 [[Nobel Lecture]] in Chemistry on behalf of Chemistry [[Nobel Laureate]] [[John B. Goodenough]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2019/goodenough/lecture/ |title=John B. Goodenough Nobel Lecture |work=[[Nobel Prize]]}}</ref><ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=https://www.electrochem.org/ecs-blog/manthiram-presents-goodenoughs-nobel-lecture/ |title=Manthiram Presents Goodenough's Nobel Lecture |work=[[Electrochemical Society]]|date=13 December 2019 }}</ref>
* [[A. S. Gnanasambandan]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[writer]], [[scholar]] and literary critic
* [[G. Balasubramanian]], former Vice Chancellor of [[Tamil University]], Thanjavur, in Tamil Nadu, India (4 October 2018 – 3 October 2021)
* [[G. S. Venkataraman]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee
* [[Veerappan Muthukkaruppan]], renowned [[immunology|immunologist]]
* [[Charle]], Indian actor
* [[AR Chelliah]], Indian religious leader
* [[Dharmakkan Dhanaraj]], Indian Old Testament Scholar
* [[R. M. Pitchappan]], eminent [[immunogenetics|immunogeneticist]]
* [[Kunthala Jayaraman]], eminent [[biotechnology|biotechnologist]]
* [[Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=448 | title=Brief Profile of the Awardee | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref>
* [[P. Sathasivam]], 40th [[Chief Justice of India]]
* [[Rajan Sankaranarayanan]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences) and [[Infosys Prize]] winner<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx | title=View Bhatnagar Awardees | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref>
* [[Rajiah Simon]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Physical Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[Rishikesh Narayanan]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[Ramamirtha Jayaraman]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[Tho. Paramasivan]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[anthropologist]], [[writer]], [[folklorist]], [[archeologist]] and [[professor]]
* [[Mohan Raghavan]], Malayalam film director
* [[Santhosh George Kulangara]], is an Indian traveller, television producer, director, broadcaster, editor, publisher and he is the founder and managing director of [[Safari TV]] and also serves as the head of [[Labour India Publications]], an educational publisher for school children.
* [[Mushi Santappa]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Chemical Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[Nirmal Selvamony]], Indian scholar and academician
* [[S. A. Choudum]], eminent Mathematician and Graph Theorist
* [[S. Kameswaran]], renowned ENT surgeon and [[Padma Shri]] awardee
* [[H. Raja]], eminent politician
* [[Gunasekaran Paramasamy]], eminent scientist
* [[Karuppannan Veluthambi]], eminent Plant Biotechnologist and Molecular Biologist
* [[Ram Rajasekharan]], N-BIOS awardee
* [[Mukul Roy]], former [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Union Minister of Railways]] and [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
* [[R. Sankararamakrishnan]], N-BIOS awardee
* [[Syed Zahoor Qasim]], [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
* [[Kaustuv Sanyal]], N-BIOS awardee
* [[K. S. Krishnan]], [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee, [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] and the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Physical Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[M. K. Chandrashekaran]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[Sonajharia Minz]], eminent Adivasi activist and current Vice Chancellor of [[Sido Kanhu Murmu University]]
* [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]], Indian Tamil poet, lyricist, orator, politician and writer
* [[Thavamani Jegajothivel Pandian]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee
* [[Ganapathy Baskaran]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Physical Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[Gopi Shankar Madurai]], Indian equal rights and Indigenous rights activist
* [[Govindappa Venkataswamy]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee and founder of [[Aravind Eye Care System]]
* [[Vijay Siva]], Carnatic music vocalist
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], Indian actor and [[Padma Shri]] awardee
* [[Kailasavadivoo Sivan]], eminent Indian space scientist and current Secretary (Space) and former [[Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation]] and Space Commission
* [[Kumaravel Somasundaram]], N-BIOS awardee
* [[Nazarene Soosai]], Roman Catholic Bishop
* [[A. R. Venkatachalapathy]], Indian historian
* [[Shiv Nadar]], [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee and Indian billionaire industrialist and philanthropist
* [[S. Viyalendiran]], Sri Lankan-Tamil politician
* [[M. Thirumalai|M. Thiurumalai]], Tamil scholar, writer and professor
* [[Sendurai Mani]], Indian-American oncologist
* [[Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy]], Robert W. Parry Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics at the [[University of Michigan, Ann Arbor]] and fellow of the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]].
* [[K. K. Pillay|K.K. Pillay]], eminent Indian historian, headed the Department of History in [[University of Madras]] and the first President of South Indian History Congress in the premises of the School of Historical Studies, Madurai Kamaraj University
* [[Sankaran Krishnaswamy]], eminent [[computational biology|computational biologist]]
* [[Ganapathy Marimuthu]], renowned [[chronobiology|chronobiologist]]
* [[Shabaana Khader]], notable Indian-American [[microbiology|microbiologist]]


==Notable Alumni and Faculties==
==Recipients of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize==
# [[Arumugam Manthiram]], fellow of [[Royal Society of Chemistry]]
* [[Mushi Santappa]] (Chemical Sciences)
# [[A. S. Gnanasambandan]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[writer]], [[scholar]] and literary critic
* [[M. K. Chandrashekaran]] (Biological Sciences)
# [[G. Balasubramanian]], former Vice Chancellor of [[Tamil University]], Thanjavur, in Tamil Nadu, India (4 October 2018 – 3 October 2021)
* [[Ramamirtha Jayaraman]] (Biological Sciences)
# [[G. S. Venkataraman]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee
* [[Thavamani Jegajothivel Pandian|T. J. Pandian]] (Biological Sciences)
# [[Charle]], Indian actor
* [[Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam]] (Biological Sciences)
# [[AR Chelliah]], Indian religious leader
* [[Rajan Sankaranarayanan|R. Sankaranarayanan]] (Biological Sciences)
# [[Dharmakkan Dhanaraj]], Indian Old Testament Scholar
# [[Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=448 | title=Brief Profile of the Awardee | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref>
# [[P. Sathasivam]], 40th Chief Justice of India
# [[Rajan Sankaranarayanan]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences) and [[Infosys Prize]] winner<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx | title=View Bhatnagar Awardees | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref>
# [[Rajiah Simon]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Physical Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
# [[Rishikesh Narayanan]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
# [[Ramamirtha Jayaraman]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
# [[Tho. Paramasivan]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[anthropologist]], [[writer]], [[folklorist]], [[archeologist]] and [[professor]]
# [[Mohan Raghavan]], Malayalam film director
# [[Mushi Santappa]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Chemical Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
# [[Nirmal Selvamony]], Indian scholar and academician
# [[S. Kameswaran]], renowned ENT surgeon and [[Padma Shri]] awardee
# [[H. Raja]], eminent politician
# [[Gunasekaran Paramasamy]], eminent scientist
# [[Ram Rajasekharan]], N-BIOS awardee
# [[Mukul Roy]], eminent politician
# [[R. Sankararamakrishnan]], N-BIOS awardee
# [[Syed Zahoor Qasim]], [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
# [[Kaustuv Sanyal]], N-BIOS awardee
# [[K. S. Krishnan]], [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee, [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] and the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Physical Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
# [[M. K. Chandrashekaran]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
# [[Nirmal Selvamony]], Indian academician and scholar
# [[Sonajharia Minz]], eminent Adivasi activist and current Vice Chancellor of [[Sido Kanhu Murmu University]]
# [[Thamizhachi Thangapandian]], Indian Tamil poet, lyricist, orator, politician and writer
# [[Thavamani Jegajothivel Pandian]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
# [[Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee
# [[Ganapathy Baskaran]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Physical Sciences)<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
# [[Gopi Shankar Madurai]], Indian equal rights and Indigenous rights activist
# [[Govindappa Venkataswamy]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee and founder of [[Aravind Eye Care System]]
# [[Vijay Siva]], Carnatic music vocalist
# [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], Indian actor and [[Padma Shri]] awardee
# [[Kailasavadivoo Sivan]], eminent Indian space scientist and current Secretary (Space) and ''ex-officio'' chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation ([[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]) and Space Commission
# [[Kumaravel Somasundaram]], N-BIOS awardee
# [[Nazarene Soosai]], Roman Catholic Bishop
# [[A. R. Venkatachalapathy]], Indian historian
# [[Shiv Nadar]], [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee and Indian billionaire industrialist and philanthropist
# [[S. Viyalendiran]], Sri Lankan-Tamil politician
# [[M. Thirumalai|M. Thiurumalai]], Tamil scholar, writer and professor
# [[Sendurai Mani]], Indian-American oncologist
# [[Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy]], Robert W. Parry Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics at the [[University of Michigan, Ann Arbor]] and fellow of the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]].
# [[K. K. Pillay|K.K. Pillay]], eminent Indian historian, headed the Department of History in [[University of Madras]] and the first President in the premises of the School of Historical Studies, Madurai Kamaraj University


==Notable people==
==Other associated people==
1. [[S. Ramachandran (scientist)|S. Ramachandran]], [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
* [[S. Ramachandran (scientist)|S. Ramachandran]], [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/right-man-right-time-right-place-ramachandran/article8487263.ece |title=Right man, right time, right place - Ramachandran | author=D. BALASUBRAMANIAN |date=18 April 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=18 April 2016 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[Ch. Mohan Rao]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Medical Sciences),  Executive Committee member for the Centre of Excellence of the Bioinformatics Centre (founded by Prof. [[Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam|Kappamuthu Dharmalingam]]), Madurai Kamaraj University, 2004
* [[P. N. Rangarajan|P.N. Rangarajan]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Medical Sciences) and N-BIOS awardee, Coconvenor of the lecture workshop on ''Recent Advances in Biotechnology of Health and Disease'' (BHD-2011) organized by Madurai Kamaraj University in 2011<ref name="BHD-2011">{{Cite web |url=http://web-japps.ias.ac.in:8080/SEP/Reports/report_lw/217_40.pdf |title=BHD-2011 |date=2017 |publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences}}</ref>
* [[Sathees Chukkurumbal Raghavan]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences), Convenor of the lecture workshop on ''Recent Advances in Biotechnology of Health and Disease'' (BHD-2011) organized by Madurai Kamaraj University in 2011<ref name="BHD-2011">{{Cite web |url=http://web-japps.ias.ac.in:8080/SEP/Reports/report_lw/217_40.pdf |title=BHD-2011 |date=2017 |publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences}}</ref>
* [[Erwin Bünning]], eminent German chronobiologist, invited by [[M. K. Chandrashekaran]] to [[India]] in 1978, to conduct the Biological Oscillation workshop in Madurai Kamaraj University<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/6339008/perspectives-erwin-bunning-indian-academy-of-sciences|title= YUMPU|publisher= YUMPU|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>
* [[Dorairajan Balasubramanian]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Chemical Sciences),<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/> [[Padma Shri]] awardee and member of the advisory committee for 'International Conference on Genome Biology 2019 (ICGB-2019)' organized by the School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University<ref name="readkong.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.readkong.com/page/school-of-biological-sciences-madurai-kamaraj-university-6308630|title= School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai - 625021, India|publisher= School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>
* [[Dipankar Chatterji]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences), [[Padma Shri]] awardee and member of the advisory committee for 'International Conference on Genome Biology 2019 (ICGB-2019)' organized by the School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University<ref name="readkong.com"/><ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences), [[Padma Shri]] awardee and member of the advisory committee for 'International Conference on Genome Biology 2019 (ICGB-2019)' organized by the School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University<ref name="readkong.com"/><ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[Rakesh Bhatnagar]], member of the advisory committee for 'International Conference on Genome Biology 2019 (ICGB-2019)' organized by the School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University<ref name="readkong.com"/>
* [[Tapas Kumar Kundu]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences), N-BIOS awardee and member of the advisory committee for 'International Conference on Genome Biology 2019 (ICGB-2019)' organized by the School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University<ref name="readkong.com"/><ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[Siddhartha Roy]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences) and member of the advisory committee for 'International Conference on Genome Biology 2019 (ICGB-2019)' organized by the School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University<ref name="readkong.com"/><ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees"/>
* [[Rakesh Mishra]], member of the advisory committee for 'International Conference on Genome Biology 2019 (ICGB-2019)' organized by the School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University<ref name="readkong.com"/>
* [[P. Namperumalsamy]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee and the Co-investigator on a  research  Project  “Clinical and Laboratory Studies on  Eales  Disease”  in  collaboration  with [[National Eye Institute]],  [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]],  United States and [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] and Madurai Kamaraj University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aravind.org/members/dr-namperumalsamy/#1549962531452-0a90807c-77af6f49-7897|title= ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM|publisher= Aravind Eye Care System|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>


2. [[Ch. Mohan Rao]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Medical Sciences), Executive Committee member for the Centre of Excellence of the Bioinformatics Centre (founded by Prof. [[Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam|Kappamuthu Dharmalingam]]), Madurai Kamaraj University, 2004
== International collaborations ==
*[[University of Oxford]]: Discovery of first Indians in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/geneticists-identify-first-indians/story-INqikMSk5JRjGsICqHFzMN.html |title=GENETICISTS IDENTIFY FIRST INDIANS|work=mkuniversity.org |access-date=20 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101091613/http://www.mkuniversity.org/menu_pg.php?id=44%3Fs_id%3D44 |archive-date=1 January 2012 }}</ref>
*[[University of Munich]]: Genomics research and studies
*[[University of Tubingen]]: Collaborative research and faculty-student exchange<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/madurai-kamaraj-university-inks-mou-with-german-university/article5181927.ece |title=MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY INKS MOU WITH GERMAN UNIVERSITY|work=mkuniversity.org |access-date=20 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101091613/http://www.mkuniversity.org/menu_pg.php?id=44%3Fs_id%3D44 |archive-date=1 January 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Harvard University]]: Ancient [[DNA]] research<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/mku-harvard-university-to-collaborate-in-dna-study-madurai/article29512576.ece |title=KEEZHADI EXCAVATION:MKU, HARVARD UNIVERSITY TO COLLABORATE IN DNA STUDY|work=mkuniversity.org |access-date=20 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101091613/http://www.mkuniversity.org/menu_pg.php?id=44%3Fs_id%3D44 |archive-date=1 January 2012 }}</ref>
*[[University of Melbourne]]: Student exchange and research<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/madurai/article65414588.ece |title=UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE AND MKU ANNOUNCE RESEARCH COLLABORATION|work=mkuniversity.org |access-date=20 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101091613/http://www.mkuniversity.org/menu_pg.php?id=44%3Fs_id%3D44 |archive-date=1 January 2012 }}</ref>
*[[University of Oslo]] and [[Institute for Energy Technology]]: Indo-Norwegian International Online Conference on “Functional materials for energy, environment And biomedical applications" (FARAON 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://faraon2022.mkuniversity.ac.in/about.html |title=INDO-NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE ON "FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS|work=mkuniversity.org |access-date=20 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101091613/http://www.mkuniversity.org/menu_pg.php?id=44%3Fs_id%3D44 |archive-date=1 January 2012 }}</ref>
*Algoma Algal Biotechnology, [[University of Wisconsin]]: From 2017
*[[Eastern University, Sri Lanka]]: From 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/mku-forms-special-team-for-action-on-mous-signed/articleshow/62214784.cms|title=MKU FORMS SPECIAL TEAM FOR ACTION ON MOU SIGNED|work=mkuniversity.org |access-date=20 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101091613/http://www.mkuniversity.org/menu_pg.php?id=44%3Fs_id%3D44 |archive-date=1 January 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Uppsala University]]: From 2018
*[[South Dakota School of Mines]]: Staff exchange and collaboration, joint research activities and publications, student exchange
*[[Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences]]: Research collaboration
*[[National Cancer Institute]], [[National Institutes of Health]]: Research collaboration
*[[Okayama University]]: Research collaboration
*[[University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover|University of Veterinary Medicine]], Hannover: Research collaboration
*[[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University]]: Research collaboration
*[[Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research]]: Research collaboration
*Graduate Medical School, [[Singapore]]: [[Cancer]] [[Genomics]] [[Project]]<ref>{{cite web|title=MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY|url=https://mkuniversity.ac.in/new/school/sbs/MoU.php|website=CollegeDekho.com|language=en}}</ref>


3. [[P. N. Rangarajan|P.N. Rangarajan]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Medical Sciences) and N-BIOS awardee
== See also ==
 
*[[American College, Madurai]]
4. [[Sathees Chukkurumbal Raghavan]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)
 
In 2011, Prof. [[Sathees Chukkurumbal Raghavan]] was the convener and Prof. [[P. N. Rangarajan|P.N. Rangarajan]] was the co-convenor of the lecture workshop on ''Recent Advances in Biotechnology of Health and Disease'' (BHD-2011) organized by Madurai Kamaraj University.<ref name="BHD-2011">{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=BHD-2011 |url=http://web-japps.ias.ac.in:8080/SEP/Reports/report_lw/217_40.pdf |publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences}}</ref>
 
5. [[Erwin Bünning]], eminent German chronobiologist
 
In 1978, from 16 to 24 December, to conduct the ‘Biological Oscillations’ workshop in [[Madurai]], Prof. [[Erwin Bünning]], W Engelmann, David Saunders ([[Edinburgh]]) and Klaus Brinkmann ([[Bonn]]), all readily agreed to come to MKU as teacher participants meeting their own travel expenses, in response to the invitation of Prof. [[M. K. Chandrashekaran|MK Chandrasekaran]], who himself was invited by Prof. Erwin Bünning as [[Alexander von Humboldt]] Scholar to the [[University of Tubingen]], [[Germany]]. In this workshop on Biological Oscillations, one of the hand-picked student participants was Prof. [[Madhav Gadgil]] ([[Padma Bhushan]] and the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate for Biological Sciences).
 
6. [[Nagarajan Vedachalam]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee and recipient of [[Honoris causa|Honoris Causa]] from MKU<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/honorary-doctorate-for-space-scientist-nagarajan-vedachalam/article162753.ece | title=The Hindu | publisher=The Hindu | date=16 October 2009 | access-date=February 12, 2015}}</ref> was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2003 with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Padma Awards | date=2015 | access-date=February 6, 2015}}</ref>
 
7. [[Dorairajan Balasubramanian]] , [[Padma Shri]] awardee, the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Chemical Sciences), addressed the MKU Convocation
 
8. [[Mylswamy Annadurai]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee, former Director of [[ISRO Satellite centre|ISRO Satellite Centre]] (ISAC), Bangalore and received Eminent Scientist award in 76th Indian Science Congress held in MKU (Madurai Kamaraj University endowment)<ref>{{cite web |title=Online News &#124; Movie Download &#124; Wallpaper Download &#124; MP3 Download &#124; Chennai HOT News: "Chandrayaan-1 victory due to team effort" |url=http://chnonlinenews.blogspot.com/2009/03/chandrayaan-1-victory-due-to-team.html |access-date=2016-04-28 |website=Chnonlinenews.blogspot.com}}</ref>
 
9. [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], [[Bharat Ratna]], former Honorable [[President of India]], conferred Honorary D.Sc. from Madurai Kamaraj University; addressed the Madurai Kamaraj University convocation-1990
 
10. [[Muthusamy Lakshmanan]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Physical Sciences), Professor of Eminence in Department of Nonlinear Dynamics, [[Bharathidasan University]] and recipient of Distinguished Scientist award in 76th Indian Science Congress held in MKU (2004)
 
11. [[Samaresh Mitra]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Chemical Sciences) and C.  Natarajan endowment medalist from Madurai Kamaraj University (1998)<ref name="Indian fellow">{{Cite web |url=http://insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=N87-0965 |title=Indian fellow |date=2016 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy}}</ref>
 
12. [[Barry Ramachandra Rao]], the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Physical Sciences), addressed Sir [[CV Raman]] Endowment Lecture of Madurai Kamaraj University (1981)<ref name="Deceased fellow">{{Cite web |url=http://insaindia.res.in/detail/N69-0628 |title=Deceased fellow |date=2017 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy}}</ref>
 
13. [[Narayanaswamy Srinivasan]], N-BIOS awardee and the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)
 
14. [[P. Namperumalsamy]], [[Padma Shri]] awardee, Chairman-Emeritus of [[Aravind Eye Hospital]], [[Madurai]],  and Co-investigator on a  research  Project  “Clinical and Laboratory Studies on  Eales  Disease”  in  collaboration  with [[National  Eye Institute]],  [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]],  [[USA]] and [[Indian Council  of Medical Research]] and Madurai Kamaraj University
 
15. [[Govindarajan Padmanabhan]], former Director of [[IISc]] and Chancellor of [[Central University of Tamil Nadu]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Chancellor |url=https://cutn.ac.in/chancellor/ |publisher=[[Central University of Tamil Nadu]] |access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref> [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee, the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences), addressed the 45th Convocation of Madurai Kamaraj University
 
16. [[Gursaran Talwar]], [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee and Founder Director of Talwar Research Foundation
 
On 22nd September, 2017, Madurai Kamaraj University organized the session named “Meet the Scientists”. Two eminent scientists Padma Bhushan Prof. G. P. Talwar and Prof. D. N. Rao, Former Professor & Head, Department of Biochemistry, [[AIIMS]], New Delhi interacted with all MKU Life Science students and constituent College students.
 
17. [[R. Krishnamurthy]], former editor of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] daily [[Dinamalar]] and renowned [[Tamil script]] [[epigraphist]] and [[numismatist]], honoured with the [[Tolkappiyar award]] by the [[President of India]], recipient of Honorary D.Sc. from Madurai Kamaraj University<ref name="madras">{{cite web |last1=Sethuraman |first1=Suresh |title=In Memoriam: Dr. R. Krishnamurthy – Journalist-turned-Numismatist |url=http://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-31-no-2/in-memoriam-dr-r-krishnamurthy-journalist-turned-numismatist/ |website=Madras Musings |access-date=23 August 2021}}</ref>
 
'''Other associated personalities who served as mentors or resource persons in MKU:'''
 
# [[V. Nagaraja]] ([[Indian Institute of Science|IISc]]), the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)
# [[Ramamirtha Jayaraman]] (MKU), the [[Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)
# [[Dipankar Chatterji]] ([[Indian Institute of Science|IISc]]), [[Padma Shri]] awardee and the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)
# [[Umesh Varshney]] ([[Indian Institute of Science|IISc]]), the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)
# [[Gunasekaran Paramasamy]] (MKU), eminent Microbiologist
# [[Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam|Kappamuthu Dharmalingam]] (MKU), the [[Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)
# [[Jayaraman Gowrishankar]] ([[Iiser mohali|IISER Mohali]], [[Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics|CDFD]]), [[Padma Shri]] awardee and the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate (for Biological Sciences)<ref>https://web-japps.ias.ac.in{{Bare URL PDF|date=April 2022}}</ref>
 
==See also==
*[[Sri S. Ramaswamy Naidu Memorial College]]
*[[Sri S. Ramaswamy Naidu Memorial College]]
*[[University of Madras]]
*[[Indian Institute of Science]]
*[[Alagappa University]]


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Madurai Kamaraj University
Motto"To Seek Truth Is Knowledge"
TypePublic research university
Established1966; 60 years ago (1966)
ChancellorGovernor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-ChancellorVacant
Location
Madurai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
CampusUrban
Websitewww.mkuuniversity.org
www.mkudde.org

Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) is a public state university located in Madurai city, in southern Tamil Nadu, India, that was established in 1966. MKU is one of the 15 universities in India with the University with Potential for Excellence status, which was awarded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in India.[1] In 2021, the university was awarded an 'A++' grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in its 4th cycle.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

Madurai Kamaraj University-front view

The university was established in the year 1966 as Madurai University. In 1978, the name was changed to Madurai Kamaraj University to honor K. Kamaraj, former Chief Minister of Madras State.[3]

Rankings[edit | edit source]

University rankings

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Madurai Kamaraj University 63rd among universities in India in 2024.[4] The QS World University Rankings ranked the university 310 in Asia in 2025.[5]

Academics[edit | edit source]

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There are 121 colleges and institutions under MKU which include 16 aided colleges, 24 autonomous colleges (including both government and self-financed), 4 constituent colleges, 1 MKU college, 5 MKU evening colleges, 57 self-financed colleges and 14 approved institutions. Currently, the university consists of 77 renowned Departments and 20 renowned Schools as a whole.

Vice chancellors[edit | edit source]

Sl. No. Name Period of Service
1 T. P. Meenakshisundaram 01.02.1966 to 18.01.1971
2 Mu. Varadarajan (Dr. Mu.Va) 01.02.1971 to 10.10.1974
3 S. V. Chittibabu 24.02.1975 to 23.02.1978
4 V. C. Kulandaiswamy 31.03.1978 to 02.03.1979
5 V. Sp. Manickam 17.08.1979 to 30.06.1982
6 J. Ramachandran 29.08.1982 to 28.08.1985
7 S. Krishnaswamy 04.10.1985 to 20.11.1988
8 M. Lakshmanan 20.01.1989 to 19.01.1992
9 M. D. K. Kuthalingam 20.01.1992 to 19.01.1995
10 K. Aludiapillai 19.05.1995 to 18.05.1998
11 M. Salihu 24.07.1998 to 23.07.2001
12 P. K. Ponnuswamy 01.02.2002 to 31.01.2005
13 P. Maruthamuthu 07.03.2005 to 06.03.2008
14 R. Karpaga Kumaravel 20.04.2008 to 19.04.2011
15 Kalyani Mathivanan 09.04.2012 to 08.04.2015
16 P. P. Chellathurai 27.05.2017 to June 14, 2018
17 Prof Dr. M. Krishnan 02.01.2019
18 Prof Dr. J. Kumar

Notable alumni and faculties[edit | edit source]

Recipients of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize[edit | edit source]

Other associated people[edit | edit source]

International collaborations[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "UGC Shortlists 15 Universities with Potential for Excellence | CollegeDekho". CollegeDekho.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Staff Reporter (25 March 2021). "MKU gets A++ accreditation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to the official website of MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY". mkuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "QS Asia University Rankings 2025 - Overall". Top Universities. 20 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "John B. Goodenough Nobel Lecture". Nobel Prize.
  7. ↑ "Manthiram Presents Goodenough's Nobel Lecture". Electrochemical Society. 13 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  10. ↑ D. BALASUBRAMANIAN (18 April 2016). "Right man, right time, right place - Ramachandran". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "BHD-2011" (PDF). Indian Academy of Sciences. 2017.
  12. ↑ "YUMPU". YUMPU. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 "School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai - 625021, India". School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  14. ↑ "ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM". Aravind Eye Care System. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  15. ↑ "GENETICISTS IDENTIFY FIRST INDIANS". mkuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  16. ↑ "MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY INKS MOU WITH GERMAN UNIVERSITY". mkuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  17. ↑ "KEEZHADI EXCAVATION:MKU, HARVARD UNIVERSITY TO COLLABORATE IN DNA STUDY". mkuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  18. ↑ "UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE AND MKU ANNOUNCE RESEARCH COLLABORATION". mkuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  19. ↑ "INDO-NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE ON "FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS". mkuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  20. ↑ "MKU FORMS SPECIAL TEAM FOR ACTION ON MOU SIGNED". mkuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  21. ↑ "MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY". CollegeDekho.com.

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