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{{Short description|University in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India}} | |||
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| established = {{start date|df=yes|1956}}<ref>https://www.ruraluniv.ac.in/aboutgri?content=profile</ref> | | established = {{start date|df=yes|1956}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ruraluniv.ac.in/aboutgri?content=profile|title = The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University}}</ref> | ||
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| chancellor = KM. Annamalai<ref name="Chancellor">{{cite web| url=https://www.ruraluniv.ac.in/administration?content=chancellor|title="Chancellor"}}</ref> | | chancellor = KM. Annamalai<ref name="Chancellor">{{cite web| url=https://www.ruraluniv.ac.in/administration?content=chancellor|title="Chancellor"}}</ref> | ||
| vice_chancellor = M.R.Kubendran <ref>https://www.ruraluniv.ac.in/Governance?content=System</ref> | | vice_chancellor = M.R.Kubendran <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ruraluniv.ac.in/Governance?content=System|title = The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University}}</ref> | ||
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'''Gandhigram Rural University''' ('''GRI''')<ref>[http://ruraluniv.ac.in Gandhigram Rural University website]</ref> is | '''The Gandhigram Rural University''' ('''GRI''')<ref>[http://ruraluniv.ac.in Gandhigram Rural University website]</ref> is a centrally-funded [[Deemed university|Deemed University]] based on [[Dindigul]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University |url=https://www.ruraluniv.ac.in/Governance?content=System |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=www.ruraluniv.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gandhigram Rural Institute {{!}} Dindigul, India {{!}} GRI |url=https://www.researchgate.net/institution/Gandhigram-Rural-Institute |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=ResearchGate |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In 2006 it was renamed Gandhigram Rural Institute as per the guidelines of UGC.<ref>[http://ruraluniv.ac.in/aboutus.htm About Us]</ref>{{Clarify|date=January 2020|reason=Renamed Institute, not University? Sounds backwards. The cite is a deadlink. Please clarify the use of University vs. Institute consistently throughout the article.}} | In 2006 it was renamed Gandhigram Rural Institute as per the guidelines of UGC.<ref>[http://ruraluniv.ac.in/aboutus.htm About Us]</ref>{{Clarify|date=January 2020|reason=Renamed Institute, not University? Sounds backwards. The cite is a deadlink. Please clarify the use of University vs. Institute consistently throughout the article.}} | ||
With devotion to Mahatma Gandhi's revolutionary concept of ‘[[Nai Talim]]’ system of education, Gandhigram Rural Institute has developed academic programmes in Rural Development, Rural Economics and Extension Education, Rural Oriented Sciences, Cooperation, Development Administration, Rural Sociology, English and Foreign Languages, and, [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Languages of India|Indian Languages]]. | With devotion to Mahatma Gandhi's revolutionary concept of ‘[[Nai Talim]]’ system of education, Gandhigram Rural Institute has developed academic programmes in Rural Development, Rural Economics and Extension Education, Rural Oriented Sciences, Cooperation, Development Administration, Rural Sociology, English and Foreign Languages, and, [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Languages of India|Indian Languages]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI) Dindigul Courses & Fees Structure: Duration, Seats & Study Mode |url=https://www.careers360.com/university/the-gandhigram-rural-institute-dindigul/courses |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=www.careers360.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
<!--SUCH A WIDE STATEMENT NEEDS REFERENCES BEFORE IT CAN BE ACCEPTED HERE..........Today, it has become a nationally and internationally recognized institute for its contribution to rural education, so much so that the [[New Education Policy of the Nation]] reflects the principles evolved here in developing the rural university concept.--> | <!--SUCH A WIDE STATEMENT NEEDS REFERENCES BEFORE IT CAN BE ACCEPTED HERE..........Today, it has become a nationally and internationally recognized institute for its contribution to rural education, so much so that the [[New Education Policy of the Nation]] reflects the principles evolved here in developing the rural university concept.--> | ||
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==Campus== | ==Campus== | ||
The Gandhigram Rural Institute has a campus of nearly {{convert|200|acre|km2}} in a rural setting, nestling in one of the enclaves of the beautiful Sirumalai range. To its west are chains of mountains including the Kodaikanal Hill Station. Lying north of Madurai, Gandhigram is easily accessible by rail and road. The climate is hot throughout the year.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} | The Gandhigram Rural Institute has a campus of nearly {{convert|200|acre|km2}} in a rural setting, nestling in one of the enclaves of the beautiful Sirumalai range. To its west are chains of mountains including the Kodaikanal Hill Station. Lying north of Madurai, Gandhigram is easily accessible by rail and road. The climate is hot throughout the year.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} | ||
==Notable alumni== | |||
* [[Raghavan (actor)]], Malayalam film industry | |||
== Transport == | == Transport == | ||
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| type = University and College | | type = University and College | ||
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Gandhigram Rural Institute was ranked 91 among universities in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in | Gandhigram Rural Institute was ranked 91 | ||
0 among universities in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2021<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_U_2021" /> and in the 101–150 band overall.<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_O_2021" /> | |||
== Former Chancellors == | == Former Chancellors == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Gandhigram Rural Institute]] | ||
[[Category:Education in Dindigul district]] | [[Category:Education in Dindigul district]] | ||
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1956]] | [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1956]] | ||
[[Category:1956 establishments in Madras State]] | [[Category:1956 establishments in Madras State]] | ||