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The Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research (MAHER), commonly referred to as Meenakshi University, is a private deemed-to-be-university for mainly medical science in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Meenakshi University was created in the year 1983 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and received approval of the University Grants Commission.[citation needed]
The chancellor is Thiru A.N. Radhakrishnan and the vice-chancellor is T. Gunasagaran.
Affiliates[edit | edit source]
Meenakshi University includes Meenakshi Medical College[2] and Research Institute (in Enathur, Kanchipuram); Meenakshi Ammal Dental College in Maduravoyal, Chennai; Meenakshi Engineering College in K. K. Nagar, and Meenakshi College of Nursing in Mangadu, Faculty of Engineering and Technology Mangadu, Chennai.
Academics[edit | edit source]
The university awards the following undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Medicine,[3] Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Bachelor of Science (Nursing), and Bachelor of Physiotherapy and Bachelor of Engineering.
It awards the following postgraduate degrees: Master of Medical Education, Master of Science, Master of Dental Surgery, Master of Science (Nursing), Master of Physiotherapy and Bachelor in Engineering. It also offers specialty courses leading to a doctorate in medicine or master's in chirurgical, as well as PhD programs.
Rankings[edit | edit source]
| University and College rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2020)[4] | 101–150 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2020)[5] | 101-150 |
Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research was ranked in the 101-150 band among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020[5] and in the 101-150 band in overall category.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Deemed University Tamil Nadu". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/52-students-of-kancheepuram-medical-college-test-positive/articleshow/81680472.cms
- ↑ http://www.mmchri.ac.in/about_us.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
External links[edit | edit source]
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