Thiruvalluvar University
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| Established | 2002 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Mr. S. S. Barnala |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. A. Jothi Murugan |
| Location | Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.thiruvalluvaruniversity.ac.in |
Thiruvallauvar University was established under the Thiruvalluvar University Act, 2002, Tamil Nadu Act 32 of 2002, by the government of Tamil Nadu, India, in October 2002. It was named after Thiruvalluvar who was one of the greatest Tamil poets.
It began as the Postgraduate Extension Centre, University of Madras, functioning at the Fort Campus, Vellore, and was extended as a university.
The university is located in Vellore Fort, which is one of the monuments of the Vellore city and a perfect specimen of military architecture in South India. The circumference of the fort is 2600 meters,
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Administration[edit]
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Departments[edit]
The university started with the departments of the Postgraduate Extension Centre of the University of Madras :
- Department of Economics
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Chemistry
- Anthropology
- Ambedhkar Studies
- Business Studies
- Bio-Technology
- Criminology and Forensic Science
- Computer Science & IT
- Communication Studies
- Environmental Science
- Energy Science
- Education
- English
- Food Science
- Geography
- Genome Science
- Health Science
- Home Science
- History
- Linguistic
- Literature
- Library & Information Science
- Material Science
- Medical Physics
- Marine Sciences
- Mathematics
- Mechanics
- Medicine
- Microbiology
- Nursing
- Neuroscience
- Nuclear Physics
- Oceanography
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Philosophy
- Psychosis
- Pharmacy
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Sports Science
- Science studies
Examinations[edit]
Non-semester/semester examinations for undergraduate/postgraduate degree students of the university departments and affiliated colleges are conducted.
Financial sources[edit]
The finance source for the university is grants-in-aid from the government of Tamil Nadu and government of India and through research schemes of the government of India and fees collected from students of affiliated colleges.aa
External links/reference[edit]
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