Bharathiar University (Tamil: பாரதியார் பல்கலைக்கழகம்; BU) is a postgraduate university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India. Named after Tamil poet Subramania Bharathiar, the university was established in February 1982 under the provision of Bharathiar University Act, 1981 (Act 1 of 1982) and was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 1985[1].
[edit] Location
The university is situated in the foothills of Marudamalai road, Coimbatore and has jurisdiction over the districts of Coimbatore, Erode and the Nilgiris. It has 104 affiliated institutions (80 arts and science colleges, 29 colleges of education, eight management institutions, one Air Force administration college and one college of physical education).
The university celebrated silver jubilee celebrations on 24th of February 2007. The then President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu Karunanidhi were chief guests.[2]
[edit] Administration
- Chancellor: Konijeti Rosaiah, Governor of Tamil Nadu
- Pro-Chancellor: P. Palaniappan, Minister for Education, Government of Tamil Nadu
- Vice-Chancellor: C. Swaminathan
[edit] Departments
- Bharathiar School of Management and Entrepreneur Development(MBA)
- Bio-Technology
- Bioinformatics
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Commerce
- Economics
- Educational Technology
- Environmental Sciences
- Extension, Career Guidance and Students Welfare
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Medical physics
- Nanoscience and Technology
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Population Studies
- PsychologY
- Statistics
- Sociology
- Tamil
- Zoology
- Academic College
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