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{{Short description|Public state university in Tamil Nadu, India}} | {{Short description|Public state university in Tamil Nadu, India}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}} | {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} | ||
{{Infobox university | {{Infobox university | ||
| name = Anna University | | name = Anna University | ||
| image = Anna University Logo.svg | | native_name = அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழகம் | ||
| motto = | | image = Anna University Logo.svg | ||
| mottoeng = Progress Through Knowledge | | motto = | ||
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|1978}} | | mottoeng = Progress Through Knowledge | ||
| closed = | | established = {{start date and age|df=yes|1978}} | ||
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[State university (India)|state university]] | | closed = | ||
| endowment = | | type = [[Public university|Public]] [[State university (India)|state university]] | ||
| rector = | | endowment = | ||
| | | rector = | ||
| vice_chancellor = | | founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] | ||
| president = | | chancellor = [[Governor of Tamil Nadu]] | ||
| principal = | | vice_chancellor = R. Velraj <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> | ||
| dean = L. Suganthi (CEG)<br />S. Meenakshisundaram (ACT)<br /> | | president = | ||
| head_label = Registrar | | principal = | ||
| head = Ranee Maria Leonie Vedamuthu | | dean = L. Suganthi (CEG)<br />S. Meenakshisundaram (ACT)<br />J. Prakash (MIT)<br />Ranee Maria Leonie Vedamuthu (SAP) | ||
| 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> | | head_label = Registrar | ||
| undergrad = 11,049<ref name="AU"/> | | head = Ranee Maria Leonie Vedamuthu | ||
| postgrad = 4,455<ref name="AU"/> | | 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> | ||
| doctoral = 2,828<ref name="AU"/> | | undergrad = 11,049<ref name="AU"/> | ||
| city = [[Chennai]] | | postgrad = 4,455<ref name="AU"/> | ||
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]] | | doctoral = 2,828<ref name="AU"/> | ||
| postalcode = 600025 | | city = [[Chennai]] | ||
| country = [[India]] | | state = [[Tamil Nadu]] | ||
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]], 185 acres | | postalcode = 600025 | ||
| colours = | | country = [[India]] | ||
| | | campus = [[Urban area|Urban]], 185 acres | ||
| mascot = | | colours = | ||
| website = {{URL|www.annauniv.edu}} | | other_name = AU | ||
| logo = | | mascot = | ||
| | | website = {{URL|www.annauniv.edu}} | ||
| faculty = | | logo = | ||
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE | | administrative_staff = | ||
| faculty = | |||
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]], [[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]]. | '''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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annauniv.edu/pdf/Acts%20&%20Statues-New.pdf|title=The Anna university Chennai Act 1978}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History & Structure== | ||
[[File:Annadurai statue.jpg|thumb|200px|Statue of [[C N Annadurai]] in [[College of Engineering, Guindy]] campus]] | [[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 | Anna University (Chennai) comprises four colleges - The College of Engineering (CEG, Guindy Campus), The Alagappa College of Technology (ACT, Guindy Campus), The Madras Institute of Technology (MIT, Chromepet Campus) and The School of Architecture and Planning (SAP, Guindy Campus). | ||
The first version of Anna University formed in 1978 and 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. | 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. | ||
==Admissions== | ==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 | 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=7 December 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 December 2006|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=20 February 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 August 2006|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== | ==Academics== | ||
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=== Rankings === | === Rankings === | ||
Anna University was ranked 20 overall in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework of 2020 and 12th among universities. | |||
{{Infobox India university ranking | {{Infobox India university ranking | ||
| type = University and college | | type = University and college | ||
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* [[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> | * [[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 | * [[Thirumalachari Ramasami]], secretary to Government of India, Department of Science and Technology | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:Technical universities and colleges in India]] | [[Category:Technical universities and colleges in India]] | ||
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1978]] | [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1978]] | ||
[[Category:1978 establishments in Tamil Nadu]] | [[Category:1978 establishments in Tamil Nadu]] | ||
[[Category:Memorials to C. N. Annadurai]] | [[Category:Memorials to C. N. Annadurai]] | ||