Bharathiar University

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Bharathiar University
Bharathiar University logo.png
Motto in English
Educate to Elevate
Type Public university
Established1982;42 years ago (1982)
Chancellor Governor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-Chancellor Thiru Pradeep Yadav, IAS
RegistrarProf. Dr. Rupa Gunaseelan
Location, ,
11°2′23.17″N76°52′43.72″E / 11.0397694°N 76.8788111°E / 11.0397694; 76.8788111
Campus Urban, 780 acres (315.7 ha)
Affiliations University Grants Commission (India), National Assessment and Accreditation Council, National Council for Teacher Education, Association of Commonwealth Universities, Association of Indian Universities
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.

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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 Ph.D. evaluation guidelines. [2]

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]

Departments

Entrance of Bharathiar University Bharathiar university entrance.jpg
Entrance of Bharathiar University
Admin block of Bharathiar University Bharathiar university admin block.jpg
Admin block of Bharathiar University

Department of Tamil

Department of Biotechnology

Department of Biochemistry

Department of Microbial Biotechnology

Department of Electronics & Instrumentation

Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology

Department of Zoology

Department of Botany

Department of Environmental Science

Department of Sports Education

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2023) [4] 36
NIRF (Universities) (2023) [5] 21

Bharathiar University was ranked 36th overall [4] and 21st among universities [5] by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2023.

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References

  1. "Silver jubilee celebrations of Bharathiar University" . Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. "M.Phil / Ph.D Regulations Bharathiar University". PhD Degree Programs.
  3. "Affiliated Colleges List". www.b-u.ac.in. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.