Madurai Kamaraj University

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Madurai Kamaraj University
Motto"To Seek Truth Is Knowledge"
Type Public research university
Established1966
Chancellor Governor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-Chancellor J. Kumar [1]
Location
Madurai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
Campus Urban
Website www.mkuuniversity.org
www.mkudde.org
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Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) is a public state university located in Madurai city, in southern Tamil Nadu, India, that was established in 1966. MKU is one of the 15 universities in India with the University with Potential for Excellence status, which was awarded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in India. [2] In 2021, the university was awarded an 'A++' grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in its 4th cycle. [3]

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History

The university was established in the year 1966 as Madurai University. In 1978, the name was changed to Madurai Kamaraj University to honor K. Kamaraj, former Chief Minister of Madras State. [4]

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2023) [5] 94
NIRF (Universities) (2023) [6] 53

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Madurai Kamaraj University 94th overall [5] in India and 53rd among universities [6] in 2023.

Academics

There are 121 colleges and institutions under MKU which include 16 aided colleges, 24 autonomous colleges (including both government and self-financed), 4 constituent colleges, 1 MKU college, 5 MKU evening colleges, 57 self-financed colleges and 14 approved institutions. Currently, the university consists of 77 renowned Departments and 20 renowned Schools as a whole.

Vice chancellors

Sl. No.NamePeriod of Service
1 T. P. Meenakshisundaram 01.02.1966 to 18.01.1971
2 Mu. Varadarajan (Dr. Mu.Va)01.02.1971 to 10.10.1974
3 S. V. Chittibabu 24.02.1975 to 23.02.1978
4 V. C. Kulandaiswamy 31.03.1978 to 02.03.1979
5 V. Sp. Manickam 17.08.1979 to 30.06.1982
6 J. Ramachandran 29.08.1982 to 28.08.1985
7 S. Krishnaswamy 04.10.1985 to 20.11.1988
8 M. Lakshmanan 20.01.1989 to 19.01.1992
9 M. D. K. Kuthalingam 20.01.1992 to 19.01.1995
10 K. Aludiapillai 19.05.1995 to 18.05.1998
11 M. Salihu 24.07.1998 to 23.07.2001
12 P. K. Ponnuswamy 01.02.2002 to 31.01.2005
13 P. Maruthamuthu 07.03.2005 to 06.03.2008
14 R. Karpaga Kumaravel 20.04.2008 to 19.04.2011
15 Kalyani Mathivanan 09.04.2012 to 08.04.2015
16 P. P. Chellathurai 27.05.2017 to June 14, 2018
17 Prof Dr. M. Krishnan 02.01.2019
18 Prof Dr. J. Kumar

Notable alumni and faculties

Samrat Chaudhary Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar State

Samrat Chaudhary Deputy Chief minister of bihar state

Recipients of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

Other associated people

International collaborations

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