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href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%A3%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A3%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%88_%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%AF" title="ಅಣ್ಣಾಮಲೈ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಅಣ್ಣಾಮಲೈ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%88_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B2" title="അണ്ണാമലൈ സർവകലാശാല – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="അണ്ണാമലൈ സർവകലാശാല" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja 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Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Аннамалайский университет" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annamalai_University" title="Annamalai University – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Annamalai University" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="அண்ணாமலைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="அண்ணாமலைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" 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title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>)</span><br /><span title="Hindi-language text"><i lang="hi">Annaamalai Vishvavidyaalay</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Annamalai_University_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Annamalai_University_logo.png/180px-Annamalai_University_logo.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Annamalai_University_logo.png/270px-Annamalai_University_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/Annamalai_University_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="249" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Official <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_Arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat of Arms">Coat of Arms</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Other name</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <i lang="ta">Aṇṇāmalai palkalaikkazhagam</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former name</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Sri Meenakshi College</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">"With Courage And Faith"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/State_university_(India)" title="State university (India)">State University (Government)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1929<span class="noprint">; 96 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1929</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Raja_of_Chettinad" title="Raja of Chettinad">Raja of Chettinad</a><br /><a href="/wiki/S._Rm._M._Annamalai_Chettiar" title="S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar">S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar</a><br />(His Highness the King of Chettinad)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Higher_education_accreditation" title="Higher education accreditation">Accreditation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Assessment_and_Accreditation_Council" title="National Assessment and Accreditation Council">NAAC</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_(India)" title="Ministry of Education (India)">MOE</a> • <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">Government of Tamil Nadu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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href="/wiki/Indian_Council_of_Agricultural_Research" title="Indian Council of Agricultural Research">ICAR</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_for_Teacher_Education" title="National Council for Teacher Education">NCTE</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pharmacy_Council_of_India" title="Pharmacy Council of India">PCI</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Medical_Council_of_India" title="Medical Council of India">MCI</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dental_Council_of_India" title="Dental Council of India">DCI</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_(India)" title="Ministry of Education (India)">MOE</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/World_Education_Services" title="World Education Services">WES</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Nursing_Council" title="Indian Nursing Council">INC</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Distance_Education_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Distance Education Bureau">DEB</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a 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M. Kathiresan<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,281<sup id="cite_ref-OU_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OU-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">32,480<sup id="cite_ref-OU_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OU-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">23,256<sup id="cite_ref-OU_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OU-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">8,067<sup id="cite_ref-OU_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OU-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Doctorate" title="Doctorate">Doctoral students</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">998<sup id="cite_ref-OU_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OU-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Chidambaram,_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu">Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></div><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Annamalai_University&params=11.3908_N_79.7148_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°23′27″N</span> <span class="longitude">79°42′53″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.3908°N 79.7148°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.3908; 79.7148</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Suburban" class="mw-redirect" title="Suburban">Suburban</a>, 1,500 acres (610 ha)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colours</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><table role="presentation" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse;"> <tbody><tr style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%;height:1.75em"><td style="background: #000000;"> </td> <td style="background: #000000;"> </td><td style="background: #FF0000;"> </td><td style="background: #006400;"> </td><td style="background: #0000FF;"> </td> <td style="background: #0000FF;"> </td> <td style="background: #0000FF;"> </td><td style="background: #EDC001;"> </td><td style="background: #b33b72;"> </td><td style="background: #000000;"> </td> <td style="background: #000000;"> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>AU</li></ul></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>ANNAMALAIANS</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://annamalaiuniversity.ac.in/">annamalaiuniversity<wbr />.ac<wbr />.in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Annamalai University</b> (informally titled as <b>AU</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">public</a> <a href="/wiki/State_university_(India)" title="State university (India)">state university</a><sup id="cite_ref-State_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-State-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Chidambaram,_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu">Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu</a>, India. The 1,500-acre (6.1 km<sup>2</sup>) sprawling campus offers courses of higher education in arts, science, engineering, management, humanities, agriculture, and physical education. The university also provides more than 500 courses through <a href="/wiki/Distance_education" title="Distance education">distance education</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With over 32,480 students residing on campus, it is one of the largest teaching, and residential universities in Asia,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is among the most reputed and ranked universities in India including the rankings from <a href="/wiki/National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework" title="National Institutional Ranking Framework">NIRF</a>, <a href="/wiki/QS_World_University_Rankings" title="QS World University Rankings">QS World University Rankings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_Rankings" title="Times Higher Education World University Rankings">Times University Rankings</a>, <a href="/wiki/CWTS_Leiden_Ranking" title="CWTS Leiden Ranking">CWTS Leiden Ranking</a>, <a href="/wiki/India_Today" title="India Today">India Today Magazine</a>, India Today MDRA, AISHE, ARIIA, <a href="/wiki/SCImago_Institutions_Rankings" title="SCImago Institutions Rankings">SCImago Institutions Rankings</a>. </p><p> The <a href="/wiki/National_Assessment_and_Accreditation_Council" title="National Assessment and Accreditation Council">National Assessment and Accreditation Council</a> has conferred accreditation to the university in the fourth cycle, and subsequently with its highest A+ grade in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Hindu_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Hindu-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Annamalai University is also recognized among the top 18 universities in India having the 'Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area (CPEPA)' with a focus on <a href="/wiki/Drug_development" title="Drug development">drug development</a> and <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Administrative_Building,_Annamalai_University_01.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/The_Administrative_Building%2C_Annamalai_University_01.JPG/190px-The_Administrative_Building%2C_Annamalai_University_01.JPG" decoding="async" width="190" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/The_Administrative_Building%2C_Annamalai_University_01.JPG/285px-The_Administrative_Building%2C_Annamalai_University_01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/The_Administrative_Building%2C_Annamalai_University_01.JPG/380px-The_Administrative_Building%2C_Annamalai_University_01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Administrative building of the Annamalai University</figcaption></figure><p>Established in 1929, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigious universities in India. The university was also ranked as 18th most influential institution in India<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, It is also among the topmost google searched universities in India as well as in the World.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Annamalai University is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Indian_Universities" title="Association of Indian Universities">Association of Indian Universities</a> (AIU) and <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Commonwealth_Universities" title="Association of Commonwealth Universities">The Association of Commonwealth Universities</a> (ACU). All the degrees awarded by Annamalai University senate are mutually recognized by all Indian Universities and Foreign Universities under the commonwealth fold.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Division of Continuing Education or Directorate of Distance Education of the university is also a permanent member of AMDISA (Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia) that provides the SAQS Accreditation (South Asian Quality System) to the Institutions.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Foundation_and_history">Foundation and history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Foundation and history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Raja_sir_Annamalai_Chettiar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Raja_sir_Annamalai_Chettiar.jpg/220px-Raja_sir_Annamalai_Chettiar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="343" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Raja_sir_Annamalai_Chettiar.jpg/330px-Raja_sir_Annamalai_Chettiar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Raja_sir_Annamalai_Chettiar.jpg/440px-Raja_sir_Annamalai_Chettiar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="624" data-file-height="972" /></a><figcaption>Raja sir Annamalai Chettiar in London</figcaption></figure> <p>The university was founded in 1929 by the entrepreneur <a href="/wiki/S._Rm._M._Annamalai_Chettiar" title="S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar">Rajah Sir S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar</a> in the aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/Montagu%E2%80%93Chelmsford_Reforms" title="Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms">Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms</a>. In the early 1920s, to serve the downtrodden and to promote Tamil literature, Rajah Sir S. R. M. Annamalai Chettiar founded Sri Minakshi College, Sri Minakshi Tamil College and Sri Minakshi Sanskrit College in a rural setup at Chidambaram. In 1928, Rajah Sir S. R. M. Annamalai Chettiar agreed with the local government to hand over the above said institution for establishing a university. Thus, on 1 January 1929 Annamalai University was established as per Annamalai University Act 1928 (Tamil Nadu Act 1 of 1929).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most significant development is the enactment of the Annamalai University Act, 2013 (Tamil Nadu Act 20 of 2013), which came into force from 25 September 2013, after obtaining the assent of the President of India.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AU_Chronicles.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/AU_Chronicles.jpg/190px-AU_Chronicles.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/AU_Chronicles.jpg/285px-AU_Chronicles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/AU_Chronicles.jpg/379px-AU_Chronicles.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Faculties">Faculties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Faculties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The university has ten faculties, namely <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Arts">arts</a> (including management studies), <a href="/wiki/Education" title="Education">education</a>, <a href="/wiki/Engineering" title="Engineering">engineering</a> and <a href="/wiki/Technology" title="Technology">technology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fine_arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Fine arts">fine arts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_India" title="Languages of India">Indian languages</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marine_sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine sciences">marine sciences</a>, and science.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization_and_administration">Organization and administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Organization and administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AU_Senate.webp" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/AU_Senate.webp/500px-AU_Senate.webp.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/AU_Senate.webp/750px-AU_Senate.webp.png 1.5x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="319" /></a><figcaption>AU Senate</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governance">Governance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The organizational structure of Annamalai University consists of the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council, the faculties, the Finance Committee, and the Boards of studies. The <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Tamil Nadu">governor of Tamil Nadu</a> is the chancellor of the university. The vice-chancellor is the executive head of the university. The registrar of the university, who is the secretary of the Syndicate, is the custodian of all the records and chief administrator of the university. The examinations of the university is managed by Office of the Controller of Examinations.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schools_and_departments">Schools and departments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Schools and departments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Annamalai University is one of the largest unitary, teaching, and residential Universities in Southern Asia consisting of 10 faculties and 49 departments of study. This university has played a pivotal role in providing access to higher education to thousands of youths cutting across the social spectrum, especially from economically and socially disadvantaged classes. In this respect, this university's service to the Nation is tremendous. Annamalai University is organized into ten main schools, each of which comprises multiple departments and centres as below.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Annamalai_University_gate_,_chidambaram.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Annamalai_University_gate_%2C_chidambaram.jpg/189px-Annamalai_University_gate_%2C_chidambaram.jpg" decoding="async" width="189" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Annamalai_University_gate_%2C_chidambaram.jpg/284px-Annamalai_University_gate_%2C_chidambaram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Annamalai_University_gate_%2C_chidambaram.jpg/378px-Annamalai_University_gate_%2C_chidambaram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>The Main Entrance Arch of the university</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty_of_Arts">Faculty of Arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Faculty of Arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>English, History, Political Science and Public Administration, Economics, Commerce, Sociology and Social Work, Population Studies, Business Administration, Library and Information Science, Centre for Rural Development, Philosophy.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty_of_Science">Faculty of Science</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Faculty of Science"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Department of Mathematics, Department of Statistics, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry, Department of Botany, Department of Zoology, Department of Earth Sciences, Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Department of Microbiology, Department of Computer and Information Science.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty_of_Marine_Sciences">Faculty of Marine Sciences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Faculty of Marine Sciences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Centre of Advanced Study (CAS) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty_of_Indian_Languages">Faculty of Indian Languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Faculty of Indian Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Department of Tamil Studies Research, Hindi, Sanskrit, Center of Advanced Studies in Linguistics. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty_of_Engineering_&_Technology"><span id="Faculty_of_Engineering_.26_Technology"></span>Faculty of Engineering & Technology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Faculty of Engineering & Technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science), Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty_of_Education">Faculty of Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Faculty of Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty_of_Fine_Arts">Faculty of Fine Arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Faculty of Fine Arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nagaswaram, Thavil, Miruthangam, Flute, Bharathanaatiyam, Nattuvangam, Vocal, Thevaram </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty_of_Agriculture">Faculty of Agriculture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Faculty of Agriculture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Agronomy, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Agricultural Economics, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Extension.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty_of_Medicine">Faculty of Medicine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Faculty of Medicine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rajah_Muthiah_Medical_College" title="Rajah Muthiah Medical College">Rajah Muthiah Medical College</a> </p><p>Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine, Community Medicine, Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Pediatrics, TB & Chest Disease, Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Psychiatry, Radiology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Anaesthesiology, Neuro Surgery, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Nursing, Emergency Medicine.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty_of_Dentistry">Faculty of Dentistry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Faculty of Dentistry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Periodontology, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Oral Medicine & Radiology, Public Health Dentistry, Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Microbiology, Anatomy, Pharmacology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Affiliated_Colleges">Affiliated Colleges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Affiliated Colleges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2021 Higher Education Minister of Tamil Nadu <a href="/wiki/K._Ponmudy" title="K. Ponmudy">Mr K. Ponmudy</a> announced to change the status of Annamalai University from unitary to affiliating university. The university have colleges affiliated to it from four districts, namely <a href="/wiki/Cuddalore_district" title="Cuddalore district">Cuddalore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kallakurichi_district" title="Kallakurichi district">Kallakurichi</a> <a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai_district" title="Mayiladuthurai district">Mayiladuthurai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Villupuram" class="mw-redirect" title="Villupuram">Villupuram</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his recent announcement 14 more colleges of <a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai_district" title="Mayiladuthurai district">Mayiladuthurai</a> district merged with Annamalai University which was earlier affiliated with <a href="/wiki/Bharathidasan_University" title="Bharathidasan University">Bharathidasan University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2022, the UGC warned students against enrolling for any online and distance learning courses offered by the university as it did not have the requisite recognition to do so from the UGC.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to University Vice-Chancellor Mr. RM Kathiresan the degrees were offered as per the <a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras High Court</a> direction as the university is having a stay order to the UGC's direction imposing jurisdictional restriction is still valid. And all the hearings and proceedings were in the favour of our varsity. So Unless the UGC's gets that stay vacated the degree distance programmes are valid. He further added that a <a href="/wiki/National_Assessment_and_Accreditation_Council" title="National Assessment and Accreditation Council">National Assessment and Accreditation Council</a> review team visited the campus between March 16 and 18. As the results are expected anytime, we will go for distance education board approval and get it done. The problem will be sorted out soon.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mr. R Singaravel, director of distance education at the university, said the students degree will not become invalid with the UGC notice. As we are the oldest and most prestigious university under <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">Government of Tamil Nadu</a> and offering our programmes before the existence of UGC and IGNOU.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>UGC's circular that distance education courses at Annamalai University are not valid is incorrect. Contempt of court. The High Court issued a restraining order in our favor in 2018 in favor of the UGC Circular on the grounds that it was in our favor in relation to our university jurisdiction. The UGC reissued a similar circular while the injunction was in force. Subject to contempt of court. Students studying at our university actually have no legal issues. Their courses are legally valid.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>University officials also stated that Annamalai University Act 1929 was signed and approved by both the then governor general of the British government and the governor general of the central government.  The Annamalai University Act 2013 was approved by both the governor and the president of the state. Therefore, the jurisdiction of the Annamalai University. The same applies to the whole of India as it does to the central universities. Other state university laws are not like that. One approved by the governors of the State, & Annamalai University remote drive is something that appeared long before the emergence of Delhi IGNOU University. Distance Education as DEC. Something that appeared even before the Council appeared and announced the protocols.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In January 2023 <a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras High Court</a> protected and validated all the degrees and courses offered by the Annamalai University under Distance or Executive mode. The court in its order said that the operation of the notice was stayed earlier in 2016 and students were admitted legally and those students who have admitted and who have completed courses will not be affected by our order dismissing the writ petitions. As regards challenge to the circular restricting the education of students was stayed by the <a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras High Court</a> and those students who have completed their course will be entitled to their respective degrees by the Senate of Annamalai University. The court clearly stated that the students who have been enrolled in programmes under the protection of Interim orders of this court will stand protected and their degrees will be valid.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accreditation">Accreditation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Accreditation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Assessment_and_Accreditation_Council" title="National Assessment and Accreditation Council">National Assessment and Accreditation Council</a> accredited Annamalai University with a grade of "A+" in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Hindu_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Hindu-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Faculty of Agriculture of Annamalai University is accredited with ICAR (NAEAB).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rankings">Rankings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 22em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/College_and_university_rankings" title="College and university rankings">University and college rankings</a></span></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender">General – international</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/QS_Asian_University_Rankings" class="mw-redirect" title="QS Asian University Rankings">QS</a></i> (Asia) (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_QS_A_2023_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_QS_A_2023-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">301-350</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_Rankings" title="Times Higher Education World University Rankings">Times</a></i> (Asia) (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_THES_A_2022_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_THES_A_2022-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">501-600</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender">General – India</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework" title="National Institutional Ranking Framework">NIRF</a> (Overall) (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_NIRF_O_2024_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_NIRF_O_2024-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">151-200</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework" title="National Institutional Ranking Framework">NIRF</a> (Universities) (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_NIRF_U_2023_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_NIRF_U_2023-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">101-150</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender">Engineering – India</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework" title="National Institutional Ranking Framework">NIRF</a> (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_NIRF_E_2023_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_NIRF_E_2023-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">151-200</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender">Pharmacy – India</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework" title="National Institutional Ranking Framework">NIRF</a> (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_NIRF_P_2024_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_NIRF_P_2024-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">27</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> On 6 August 2022 Annamalai University was ranked 15th in India overall among government universities by <a href="/wiki/India_Today" title="India Today">the magazine <i>India Today</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The university was ranked 27th in India by the <a href="/wiki/National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework" title="National Institutional Ranking Framework">NIRF</a> (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the pharmacy and Agriculture ranking of 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division_of_Continuing_Education">Division of Continuing Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Division of Continuing Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Annamalai University Directorate of Distance Education or Division of Continuing Education was established in 1979 and offers more than 500 courses, including MBAs. All study programmes offered by the Senate of the university are approved by the <a href="/wiki/Distant_Education_Bureau" title="Distant Education Bureau">Distance Education Council (UGC-DEB)</a> & <a href="/wiki/All_India_Council_for_Technical_Education" title="All India Council for Technical Education">All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)</a>. The B.Ed. programme is approved by the <a href="/wiki/National_Council_for_Teacher_Education" title="National Council for Teacher Education">National Council for Teacher Education</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Annamalai University opened its first international office in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, Canada, in 2006, named Annamalai Canada. As it does not have <a href="/wiki/Higher_education_in_Ontario" title="Higher education in Ontario">degree-granting authority</a> in the province of <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, it acts as a recruitment office for international students for programs and courses in Tamil language, literature, arts, yoga and dance. It offers bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. degrees awarded by Annamalai University's main campus.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Annamalai University is India's first and oldest university to offer Distance Education Programmes after receiving the assent from the central government.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scholarships_and_awards">Scholarships and awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Scholarships and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Annamalai_University_-_CSE_Department.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Annamalai_University_-_CSE_Department.JPG/220px-Annamalai_University_-_CSE_Department.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Annamalai_University_-_CSE_Department.JPG/330px-Annamalai_University_-_CSE_Department.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Annamalai_University_-_CSE_Department.JPG/440px-Annamalai_University_-_CSE_Department.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Annamalai University - CSE Department</figcaption></figure> <p>A total of 356 scholarships and awards<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are given to eligible candidates every year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/P._C._Alexander" title="P. C. Alexander">P. C. Alexander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">Indian Administrative Service</a> officer, former <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Tamil Nadu">Governor of Tamil Nadu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maharashtra" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Maharashtra">Governor of Maharashtra</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Anbazhagan" title="K. Anbazhagan">K. Anbazhagan</a>, Former <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Lok_Sabha" title="Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha">Member of Parliament</a> of the Republic of India</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subbiah_Arunachalam" title="Subbiah Arunachalam">Subbiah Arunachalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sridevi_Ashok" title="Sridevi Ashok">Sridevi Ashok</a>, television actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Sylendra_Babu" title="C. Sylendra Babu">C. Sylendra Babu</a>, renowned <a href="/wiki/Indian_Police_Service" title="Indian Police Service">Indian Police Service</a> officer of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> cadre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a>, Indian director, producer, writer, actor, playwright, stage conductor, and comedian who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry; graduated in Zoology</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bala_V._Balachandran" title="Bala V. Balachandran">Bala V. Balachandran</a>, founder and Dean, <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Institute_of_Management" title="Great Lakes Institute of Management">Great Lakes Institute of Management</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, India</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balakrishnan_(CPI-M)" title="K. Balakrishnan (CPI-M)">K. Balakrishnan (CPI-M)</a>, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._K._Baliga" title="R. K. Baliga">R. K. Baliga</a>, father of the <a href="/wiki/Electronic_City" title="Electronic City">Electronic City</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>, India</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._K._Doraiswamy" title="T. K. Doraiswamy">T. K. Doraiswamy</a>, poet and novelist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ere._Elamvazhuthi" title="Ere. Elamvazhuthi">Ere. Elamvazhuthi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Legislative Assembly">MLA</a> for <a href="/wiki/Cuddalore_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)">Cuddalore constituency</a> of Tamil Nadu from 1967 to 1970 representing <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> (DMK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kulandei_Francis" title="Kulandei Francis">Kulandei Francis</a>, activist, social worker, recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Magsaysay_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Magsaysay Award">Magsaysay Award</a> in 2012<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R_Gandhi" title="R Gandhi">R Gandhi</a>, retired deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._S._Gnanasambandan" title="A. S. Gnanasambandan">A. S. Gnanasambandan</a>, Tamil writer, scholar and literary critic from Tamil Nadu, India</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kovai_Gnani" title="Kovai Gnani">Kovai Gnani</a>, writer and Marxist thinker<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Gomatam" title="Ravi Gomatam">Ravi Gomatam</a>, quantum physicist, director of Bhaktivedanta Institute and Institute for Semantic Information Sciences and Technology, Berkeley, and Mumbai</li> <li>Justice <a href="/wiki/V._R._Krishna_Iyer" title="V. R. Krishna Iyer">V. R. Krishna Iyer</a> judge, presidential candidate, Minister for Law and Irrigation Kerala</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayanaswamy_Jayaraman" title="Narayanaswamy Jayaraman">Narayanaswamy Jayaraman</a>, organic chemist and <a href="/wiki/Shanti_Swarup_Bhatnagar_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize">Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar</a> laureate<sup id="cite_ref-Faculty_profile-Narayanaswamy_Jayaraman_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Faculty_profile-Narayanaswamy_Jayaraman-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._R._Karthikeyan" title="D. R. Karthikeyan">D. R. Karthikeyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Police_Service" title="Indian Police Service">Indian Police Service</a> officer from Tamil Nadu</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Nammalvar" title="G. Nammalvar">G. Nammalvar</a>, agriculturist, scientist<sup id="cite_ref-obi_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obi-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Narayanasamy" title="V. Narayanasamy">V. Narayanasamy</a>, politician, Former Chief Minister of <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry</a><sup id="cite_ref-firstpost_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firstpost-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Mathiazhagan" title="K. A. Mathiazhagan">K. A. Mathiazhagan</a>, senate member of this university, Minister of Tamil Nadu and speaker of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vennira_Aadai_Moorthy" title="Vennira Aadai Moorthy">Vennira Aadai Moorthy</a>, Tamil comedy actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Satya_Murthy" title="N. S. Satya Murthy">N. S. Satya Murthy</a> – physicist, <a href="/wiki/Shanti_Swarup_Bhatnagar_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize">Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar</a> laureate<sup id="cite_ref-Deceased_fellow-N._S._Satya_Murthy_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deceased_fellow-N._S._Satya_Murthy-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Balakrish_Nair" title="G. Balakrish Nair">G. Balakrish Nair</a>, Indian <a href="/wiki/Microbiologist" title="Microbiologist">microbiologist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Narayanaswamy" title="K. S. Narayanaswamy">K. S. Narayanaswamy</a>, Carnatic veena exponent of the Thanjavur style</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumaran" class="mw-redirect" title="Nedumaran">Nedumaran</a>, Tamil politician from the state of Tamil Nadu, South India</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Nedunchezhiyan" title="V. R. Nedunchezhiyan">V. R. Nedunchezhiyan</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Chief_minister" title="Chief minister">chief minister</a> of Tamil Nadu</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ponmudy" title="K. Ponmudy">K. Ponmudy</a>, Minister Of Higher Education</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_T._Rajendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijaya T. Rajendar">Vijaya T. Rajendar</a>, Tamil actor, singer, director and politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panruti_S._Ramachandran" title="Panruti S. Ramachandran">Panruti S. 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Sambanthan</a>, fifth president of <a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Indian_Congress" title="Malaysian Indian Congress">Malaysian Indian Congress</a> and one of the founding fathers of Malaysia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._V._Sampathkumaran" title="E. V. Sampathkumaran">E. V. 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Swaraj</a>, MLA Kerala</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanuja_Vijayaraghavan" title="Ramanuja Vijayaraghavan">Ramanuja Vijayaraghavan</a>, Indian physicist, <a href="/wiki/Shanti_Swarup_Bhatnagar_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize">Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar</a> laureate (1976), UGC Raman Award (1983)</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annamalai_University&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_educational_institutions_in_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="List of educational institutions in Tamil Nadu">List of educational institutions in Tamil Nadu</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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