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Anna University
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| Motto | Progress Through Knowledge |
| Established | 1978 |
| Type | Affiliating University |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. D.Viswanathan(Chennai), Dr. R.Radhakrishnan (Coimbatore), Dr. V.Ramachandran (Trichy) |
| Location | Chennai,Coimbatore,Trichy,Tirunelveli(Announced), Tamil Nadu, India |
| Campus | Chennai-100 acres (400,000 m²), Coimbatore & Trichy-land yet to be aquired |
| Website | http://www.annauniv.edu/ |
Anna University (Tamil: அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is one of India's premier engineering universities. Established in 1978, it offers higher education in Engineering, Technology and Allied Sciences.
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Anna University was formed on 4 September 1978 as a unitary type of university. It integrated 4 well-known technical institutions in the city of Chennai (previously known as Madras), the oldest of which was the College of Engineering, Guindy, started in 1794. Perarignar Anna University of Technology (PAUT) was the original name used in 1978. In 1982 the current name of Anna University was coined removing the words "Perarignar" and "Technology". In December 2001, it was converted into an affiliating university, with almost all engineering colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu under its fold and also absorbing all the 6 government engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as its constituent colleges.
The University's main campus is situated in the southern part of Chennai and extends over 100 acres (400,000 m²) adjoining the Adyar River and the Raj Bhavan. It contains the College of Engineering, Guindy, the Alagappa College of Technology, and the School of Architecture and Planning. The campus also houses three technical departments of the University of Madras. The Madras Institute Of Technology at Chrompet constitutes the second campus and extends over 200,000 m². The third campus of the University is located at Taramani near the Instronic campus, Adyar.
In 1978 the following colleges/schools were taken over by the university as its constituent colleges
- College of Engineering, Guindy
- Alagappa College of Technology
- Madras Institute of Technology
- School of Architecture and Planning
In Jan 2001 the following 6 government engineering colleges were also taken over by the university as its constituent colleges
- Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
- Government College of Engineering Salem
- Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology,Karaikudi
- Government College of Engineering Tirunelveli
- Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology Vellore
- Government college of engineering bargur
A recent Bill (2007) for taking over these 6 constituent colleges back again as government colleges is pending approval.
The Anna University Amendment Act of 2001 brought almost all Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu under the University. This includes 6 Government Engineering colleges, 3 government-aided private institutions, and 225 Self-Financing Colleges.
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- Anna University have been split as Anna University Chennai, Anna University Trichy and Anna university Coimbatore from January 2007. While Dr.D.Viswanathan continues as the vice Chancellor but with limited jurisdiction of Engineering colleges around Chennai only,separate Vice chancellors named below have been appointed for each of the 2 Universities .
Dr.R.Radhakrishnan-VC, Anna University Coimbatore Dr.V.Ramachandran-VC Anna University Trichy
In the view to improve the quality of education in southern part of Tamil nadu, the government of Tamil nadu has announced to form one more Anna University at Tirunelveli. Refer item no. 51[1],[ http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/24/stories/2007032409650800.htm],[2]
- Perarignar Anna University of Technology (PAUT) was the name used from 1978 through 1982. In 1982 the current name of Anna University was coined primarily removing the prefix "Perarignar".
- Anna University has been granted 5 STAR status by the National Accreditation Committee[citation needed]
- College of Engineering, Guindy, constituent college of Anna university, is ranked 8th among top engineering colleges in India, only next to the seven IITs.[citation needed]
In June 2005, the Government of Tamil Nadu decided to discontinue the TNPCEE, an entrance examination for professional courses in all Engineering and Medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, that is held annually by Anna University, and to base admissions into professional courses solely based on the Higher Secondary school examinations. This order was challenged in the court. The court decided to go with the TNPCEE model for admission. So, for the year 2006, the admission process will be very similar to previous year. In fact, this year a larger number of seats will be surrendered to the single window system from the majority colleges.