Bharathiar University
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| Bharathiar University | |
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| பாரதியார் பல்கலைக்கழகம் | |
| Motto | பல கல்வி தந்து இந்தப்பாரை உயர்த்திட வேண்டும் |
| Motto in English | Educate to Elevate |
| Established | 1982 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Konijeti Rosaiah |
| Vice-Chancellor | C. Swaminathan |
| Location | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 11°2′23.17″N 76°52′43.72″E / 11.0397694°N 76.8788111°ECoordinates: 11°2′23.17″N 76°52′43.72″E / 11.0397694°N 76.8788111°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.b-u.ac.in |
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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]
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[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 24 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] Schools
- School of Life sciences
- School of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
- School of Commerce and Management
- School of Chemical Sciences
- School of Computer Science and Engineering
- School of Educational studies
- School of Physical sciences
- School of Economics
- School of Mathematics and Statistics
- School of Social Sciences
- School of Tamil and other Indian Languages
- School of English and other Foreign Languages
[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
[edit] Hostels
- Elango Hostel
- Kambar Hostel
- Sekkilar Hostel
- Chellammal Hostel
- Kannama Hostel
- Teachers Hostel
- SC Girls Hostel
[edit] References
- ^ Ameeta Gupta, Ashish Kumar, Ashish Kumar (Chartered Accountant.) (2006). Handbook of universities. New Delhi: Atlantic publishers and distributors. pp. 114. ISBN 81-269-0607-3.
- ^ "Silver jubilee celebrations of Bharathiar University". http://www.tn.gov.in/pressrelease/archives/pr2007/pr240207/pr240207a.htm. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
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