Anna University

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Anna University, Chennai

Seal of the University

Motto in English Progress Through Knowledge

Type State University

Established 1978

Chancellor Governor of Tamil Nadu

Vice-Chancellor M. K. Surappa[1]

Location Chennai

Tamil Nadu

600025
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India

Campus Urban, 185 acres

Affiliations UGC

Website [Link]

Anna University is a state technical university in Tamil Nadu, India. The main campus is
in Guindy, Chennai and the satellite campus is in Chromepet, Chennai. It was established on 4
September 1978. It is ranked the tenth institution in India overall by the National Institutional Ranking
Framework,[2] ranked fourth among universities,[3] and ranked eighth in engineering.[4] The main
campus houses the College of Engineering, Guindy; Alagappa College of Technology, School of
Architecture and Planning, and three technical departments of the University of Madras. The Madras
Institute of Technology campus is located in Chromepet.

Contents

 1History
 2Admissions
 3Academics
o 3.1Rankings
 4Affiliated colleges
 5Satellite and TV
 6Notable people
o 6.1Politics
o 6.2Science and Technology
o 6.3Others
 7See also
 8References
 9External links

History[edit]

Statue of C N Annadurai in College of Engineering, Guindycampus

The Government of Tamil Nadu established the Anna University of Technology on 4 September
1978, through Tamil Nadu Act 30 of 1978. The new university was formed from the
erstwhile University of Madras faculty of engineering and technology and consisted of four
institutes: Madras Institute of Technology, College of Engineering, Guindy, Alagappa College of
Technology and School of Architecture and Planning. In 1982, the current name "Anna University"
was adopted.[5]
In 2001, under the Anna University Amendment Act of 2001, the university became an affiliating
university, taking under its wings all the engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. This included six
government engineering colleges, three government-aided private institutions, and 426 self-financing
colleges. On 1 February 2007, as a result of a Government of Tamil Nadu decision, the university
was split into six universities constituent universities: Anna University, Chennai, Anna University of
Technology, Chennai, Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Anna University of
Technology, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology Tirunelveli and Anna University of
Technology, Madurai.[6] The institutes were formally created in 2010. On 14 September 2011, a bill
was passed to merge back the universities.[7] The merger became final in August 2012.[8]
In 2011 and 2012 the constituents were merged back to a single affiliating university and the four
regional universities continue to function as regional campus of the university.

Admissions[edit]
A common entrance test — the Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examination (TNPC EE)
— was used as a basis for admission to professional courses in the state until 2006.[9] Starting in the
academic year 2007-08, students were admitted to engineering colleges on the basis of their higher
secondary marks.[10] Post graduate admission process is carried out through TANCET and GATE
scores."Admission for PG in CEG".

Academics[edit]
The university offers courses in engineering and technology through its affiliated colleges and
follows a dual semester system. Every year the university conducts examinations for even semester
in May–June and for odd semester in November–December. The first semester students have
exams in January.
Rankings[edit]

University and college rankings

General – international

QS (World) (2018)[11] 651-700

QS (BRICS) (2018)[12] 85

QS (Asia) (2018)[13] 301-350

General – India
 NIRF (Overall) (2018)[2] 10

NIRF (Universities) (2018)[3] 4

Engineering – India

NIRF (2018)[4] 8

Business/Management – India

NIRF (2018)[14] 28

Internationally, Anna University was ranked 651-700 in the QS World University Rankings of
2018.[11] The same rankings ranked it 301-350 in Asia[13] and 85 among BRICS nations.[12] It was
ranked tenth in India overall by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2018[2] along with
nine other Indian institutes,[15] fourth among universities,[3] eighth in the engineering ranking[4] and 28
in the management ranking.[14]

Affiliated colleges[edit]
Main article: List of colleges and institutions affiliated with Anna University
The university's main campus is in Chennai and extends over 185 acres adjoining the Adyar
River and the Raj Bhavan. It houses College of Engineering, Guindy, Alagappa College of
Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, three technical departments of the University of
Madras. Another campus is in Chrompet (Madras Institute of Technology).
The university has satellite campuses in Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Tirunelveli. The
university also runs engineering colleges
at Villupuram, Tindivanam, Arani and Kanchipuram in Chennai region, Erode and Bargur in Coimbat
ore region, Panruti, Pattukkottai, Thirukkuvalai and Ariyalur in Tiruchirapalli region, Ramanathapura
m and Dindigul in Madurai region, Nagercoil and Thoothukudi in Tirunelveli region.

Satellite and TV[edit]

ISRO has permitted Anna University to start a separate TV channel. The university has established
Tamil Nadu's first interactive satellite terminal under the Ku Band of EDUSAT. Anna University
Microsatellite ANUSAT is an Indian student-built microsatellite. ANUSAT is the first satellite
designed and developed by an Indian university and is the first satellite in India to be built and
operated by any organisation other than ISRO. It carries a primary store and forward payload and
auxiliary technology demonstration payloads. It was launched aboard PSLV-C12 on 20 April 2009.
The satellite's development was sponsored by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Notable people[edit]
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notable AND alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body
of the article through appropriate citations. (February 2018)

Politics[edit]

Class
Name Degree College Notability References
Year

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 1960 MIT 11th President of India

Science and Technology[edit]

Class
Name Degree College Notability References
Year

project director of Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-

Mylswamy 2, currently programme director IRS & SSS (Indian
PhD
Annadurai Remote Sensing & Small, Science and Student
Satellites)[16]
Others[edit]

 Verghese Kurien, architect of Operation Flood and India's White Revolution and winner of
the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the World Food Prize[17]
 Sujatha Rangarajan, writer
 Venu Srinivasan, chairman of Sundaram - Clayton Limited and TVS Motor Company
 Upendra J. Chivukula, American politician[18]
 A. C. Muthiah, Indian industrialist and ex-president, Board of Control for Cricket in India[19]
 Akkineni Nagarjuna, Indian film actor and producer[20]
 S. Somasegar, corporate vice president, Developer Division, Microsoft[21]
 Krishnamachari Srikkanth, former captain of the Indian cricket team and the chairman of the
selection committee[22]
 Shiv Nadar, chairman and CSO of HCL Technologies[16]
 K. Pandiarajan, founder director of Mafoi Consultants[16]
 Sundaram Karivardhan, industrialist and motorsport pioneer[16]
 Munirathna Anandakrishnan, former chairman, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and
former vice-chancellor, Anna University
 V. M. Muralidharan, former chairman, Ethiraj College for Women
 P. S. Veeraraghavan, director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre[23]
 Ravi Jagannathan, economist and professor, Kellogg School of Management
 Ravi Ruia, Essar Group
 G. V. Loganathan, former professor, Virginia Tech
 A. G. Ramakrishnan, professor, Indian Institute of Science[24]
 Y. S. Chowdary, Minister of State, Science and Technology & Earth Sciences, Government of
India
 Kalidhindi B. R. Varma, Vice Chancellor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
 Mahesh Muthuswami, Cinematog 2012[25]
 Kutraleeswaran, Marathon swimmer, The youngest Arjuna Award winner
 Bhargav Sri Prakash, Entrepreneur and Hedge Fund Manager
 Rajkumar Bharathi, Classical singer and music composer
 Raaghav, on screen, film actor and television personality[26]
 Madhan Karky, Tamil film lyricist
 N. Srinivasan India Cements
 M. S. Ananth IIT Madras
 Y. G. Mahendra Tamil and Malayalam actor
 G. V. Prasad, Dr. Reddys labs
 Thirumalachari Ramasami, secretary to Government of India, Department of Science and
Technology
 Mohan Rangachari, Indian actor, comedian, screenwriter and playwright.

See also[edit]
 List of Colleges & Institutions affiliated to Anna University

References[edit]
1. ^ J., Vinayashree (5 April 2018). "M K Surappa appointed Anna University vice-chancellor - Times of
India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
2. ^ Jump up to:a b c "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Overall)". National Institutional
Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b c "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Universities)". National Institutional
Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
4. ^ Jump up to:a b c "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Engineering)". National Institutional
Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
5. ^ Tamil Nadu Act 26 of 1982[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "Welcome to Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore". [Link]. Archived from the
original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
7. ^ "House passes Bill to amend Anna University Act". [Link]. The Hindu. 15 September 2011.
Retrieved 18 September 2011.
8. ^ "Finally, merger of Anna Universities of Technology with Anna University". Times of India. 23 July
2012. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
9. ^ "Common Entrance Test abolished in Tamil Nadu".
10. ^ "Should Common Entrance Test be scrapped?".
11. ^ Jump up to:a b "QS World University Rankings 2018". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2017.
Retrieved 12 June 2017.
12. ^ Jump up to:a b "QS BRICS University Rankings 2018". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2017.
Retrieved 2 December 2017.
13. ^ Jump up to:a b "QS Asian University Rankings 2018". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2017.
Retrieved 12 November 2017.
14. ^ Jump up to:a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Management)". National Institutional
Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
15. ^ "Anna University made it to the list of top 10 Universities by NIRF". [Link].
16. ^ Jump up to:a b c d "Outstanding Alumni Award" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
17. ^ "Verghese Kurien". [Link]. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
18. ^ "Upendra J. Chivukula (D)". [Link]. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
19. ^ "A. C. Muttiah". [Link]. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 18
August 2011.
20. ^ "Akkineni Nagarjuna". [Link]. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
 21. ^ "Somasegar's Blog". [Link]. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
22. ^ "Krishnamachari Srikkanth". [Link]. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 19
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