Annamalai University
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| Motto | With courage and faith |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1929 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Tamil Nadu |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. V.Murugesan |
| Location |
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India 11°23′27″N 79°42′53″E / 11.390845°N 79.714758°ECoordinates: 11°23′27″N 79°42′53″E / 11.390845°N 79.714758°E |
| Campus | Rural |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website |
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Annamalai University is a state university[1] located in Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The university is spread across 950 acres (3.8 km2) in Chidambaram and offers courses of higher education in Arts, Science, Engineering, Medical, Management (MBA), Humanities, Agriculture, and Physical Education. The university was founded in 1929 by the entrepreneur Annamalai Chettiyar in the aftermath of the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. It was the first private university in India.[2] It was taken over by the Tamil Nadu government in 2013.[3][4]
The university also provides more than 500 courses through distance education.[5] The Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) of Annamalai University offers education to those people who are unable to attend the campus but who desire to study. It is credited with the largest enrollment in India and is well equipped with computers and other infrastructure, separate teaching faculty and administration, study centers, and computer training centers to serve its students. It was the first institution in India to offer postgraduate degree programmes in Applied Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Bioinformatics and Law, Business Administration and Management (MBA) through distance education. The Directorate of Distance Education also offers programmes in Fashion Design, Textile Design, Interior Design, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Retail Management, Twinning, Health Science, a Commonwealth Youth Programme, Yoga, Music, Fire and Safety, Pharmaceutical and Taxation.
Accreditation
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council accredited Annamalai University with a grade of A in 2014.[6]
Rankings
| University and college rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – international | |
| Times (World) (2018)[7] | 801–1000 |
| Times (Asia) (2018)[8] | 251–300 |
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2018)[9] | 101–150 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2018)[10] | 101–150 |
| Pharmacy – India | |
| NIRF (2018)[11] | 20 |
Annamalai University was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2018[7] and 251–300 in Asia.[8] It was ranked in the 101–150 band overall in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for 2018[9] and in the 101–150 band among universities.[10] NIRF also ranked it 20 in its pharmacy ranking in 2018.[11]
Faculties
The university has ten faculties, namely agriculture, arts (including management studies), dentistry, education, engineering and technology, fine arts, Indian languages, marine sciences, medicine and science.[12]
Distance education
The Directorate of Distance Education was established in 1979 which now offers more than 500 courses including MBA (Master of Business Administration) under the distance education mode. All the programmes of study offered have the approval of the Distance Education Council. The B.Ed. programme through distance education mode is approved by the National Council for Teacher Education.[13]
Scholarships and awards
A total of 356 scholarships and awards[14] are given to eligible candidates every year.
Campuses
In 2006, Annamalai University opened its first Study Center in Toronto, Canada, offering programs in music, dance, Tamil and yoga. Other overseas centres include the Al Mihad Institute, Dubai, OUR international (Dhafir Institute) Abu Dhabi and the Al Hilal Education Centre, as well as Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates the Al Noor Education Centre in Muscat, Oman. In 2017,dance, music and yoga were offered through Naku Nachhilfe und Kulturschule in Switzerland.
Notable alumni
- P. C. Alexander, Indian Administrative Service officer, former Governor of Tamil Nadu and Governor of Maharashtra[15]
- K. Anbazhagan, former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu, MLA (Park Town constituency) and General Secretary of DMK
- Subbiah Arunachalam
- C. Sylendra Babu, renowned Indian Police Service officer of Tamil Nadu cadre
- K. Balachander, Indian director, producer, writer, actor, playwright, stage conductor, and comedian who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry; graduated in Zoology at the Annamalai University
- Bala V. Balachandran, founder and Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India
- R. K. Baliga, the father of the Electronics City in Bangalore, India.
- T. K. Doraiswamy, poet and novelist
- Ere. Elamvazhuthi, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Cuddalore constituency of Tamil Nadu from 1967 to 1970 representing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
- Kulandei Francis, activist, social worker, recipient of the Magsaysay Award in 2012[16]
- R Gandhi, retired deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- A. S. Gnanasambandan, Tamil writer, scholar and literary critic from Tamil Nadu, India
- Ravi Gomatam, quantum physicist, director of Bhaktivedanta Institute and Institute for Semantic Information Sciences and Technology, Berkeley, and Mumbai
- Narayanaswamy Jayaraman, organic chemist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate[17]
- D. R. Karthikeyan, Indian Police Service officer from Tamil Nadu
- G. Nammalvar, agriculturist, scientist[18]
- V. Narayanasamy, politician, Chief Minister of Puducherry[19]
- Venniradai Moorthy, Tamil comedy actor
- N. S. Satya Murthy – physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate[20]
- G. Balakrish Nair, Indian microbiologist
- K. S. Narayanaswamy, Carnatic veena exponent of the Thanjavur style
- Nedumaran, Tamil politician from the state of Tamil Nadu, South India
- V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, former chief minister of Tamil Nadu
- K. Ponmudi, former state minister
- Vijaya T. Rajendar, Tamil actor, singer, director and politician
- Panruti S. Ramachandran
- Sujatha Ramdorai, professor of mathematics and Canada Research Chair at University of British Columbia[21]
- Savitha Reddy, dubbing artist in the southern India film industry
- V. T. Sambanthan, fifth President of Malaysian Indian Congress and one of the founding fathers of Malaysia
- E. V. Sampathkumaran, condensed matter physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate[22]
- Narayanasami Sathyamurthy, scientist
- Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan, forensic expert and Padma Bhushan recipient
- S. S. Sivasankar, MLA (Kunnam (State Assembly Constituency))
- S. D. Somasundaram, former cabinet minister
- S. Srinivasan, aerospace scientist and Padma Bhushan recipient[23]
- Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam, Carnatic music vocalist
- M. Swaraj, MLA Kerala
- Ramanuja Vijayaraghavan, Indian physicist
See also
References
- ↑ "List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ Pushpa Sundar (24 January 2013). Business and Community: The Story of Corporate Social Responsibility in India. SAGE Publications. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-81-321-1153-5. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Government introduces bill to take over Annamalai University". New Indian Express. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Govt takeover of Annamalai University challenged". Times of India. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Distance Education". Annamalai University. March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18.
- ↑ "Institutions Accredited / Re-accredited by NAAC whose accreditation validity period is over".
- 1 2 "Top 1000 World University Rankings 2018". The Times Higher Education. 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- 1 2 "Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings (2018)". The Times Higher Education. 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
- 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
- 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "Annamalai University Home Page". under Faculties.
- ↑ "Directorate of Distance Education". www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in. Annamalai University.
- ↑ "Scholarships". Annamalai University. Archived from the original on 2008-07-21.
- ↑ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". Rajya Sabha website. Retrieved 23 October 2017. Click his name "Alexander, Dr. P. C." and then "Biodata".
- ↑ Akbar, Irena (23 August 2012). "'Poverty is a crime; it needs to be eliminated' - Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ↑ "Faculty profile-Narayanaswamy Jayaraman". Indian Institute of Science. 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
- ↑ "Organic farming veteran Nammalvar dead". The Times of India. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Kishore, Kavita (6 June 2016). "In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy is a chief minister whom almost no one wants". First Post. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ↑ "Deceased fellow-N. S. Satya Murthy". Indian National Science Academy. 2017. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017.
- ↑ "Home page of Sujatha Ramdorai". www.math.tifr.res.in. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ↑ "INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail - Professor EV Sampathkumaran". insaindia.res.in. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ T. S. Subramnian (September 1999). "Pioneer of Indian rocketry". Frontline. 19 (11).
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