Bharathiar University

Bharathiar University
Motto in English	Educate to Elevate
Type	Public
Established	1982; 42 years ago
Chancellor	Governor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. P. Kaliraj
Registrar	Dr. K. Murugan
Location	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India; 11°2′23.17″N 76°52′43.72″E / 11.0397694°N 76.8788111°E
Campus	Urban, 1,000 acres (404.7 ha)
Affiliations	UGC, NAAC, NCTE, ACU, AIU
Website	www.b-u.ac.in

Bharathiar University is a public state university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Named after Tamil poet Subramania Bharati, 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.

Bharathiar University celebrated its silver jubilee celebrations on 24 February 2007. The president of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, and the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Karunanidhi, were chief guests.^[1] Bharathiar University provides graduate, masters, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programs in various subjects. The university is known for its stringent Phd evaluation guidelines.^[2]

Departments

Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology

Department of Zoology

Department of Botany

Affiliated colleges and institutes

Institutes affiliated to the university include 13 Government Colleges, 1 Air Force Administrative College, 3 Constituent Colleges, 1 University PG Extension and Research Centre, 16 Aided Colleges and 99 Self Financing Colleges.^[3]

Rankings

Bharathiar University was ranked 21st overall in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework of 2020^[4] and 13th among universities.^[5]

References

^ "Silver jubilee celebrations of Bharathiar University". Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^ "M.Phil / Ph.D Regulations Bharathiar University". PhD Degree Programs.
^ "Affiliated Colleges List". www.b-u.ac.in. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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External links

Official website

[1] "Silver jubilee celebrations of Bharathiar University". Retrieved 16 January 2012.

[:1-2] "M.Phil / Ph.D Regulations Bharathiar University". PhD Degree Programs.

[3] "Affiliated Colleges List". www.b-u.ac.in. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

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