Annamalai University
| அண்ணாமலைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் Annamalai University |
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| motto | With power and faith |
| founding | 1928/29 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Chidambaram , Tamil Nadu , India |
| Chancellor ( chancellor ) | Konijeti Rosaiah (2015) |
| Students | 37,444 (2013) |
| Employee | 535 (including teaching staff: 330) (2013) |
| Website | www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in |
The Annamalai University ( Tamil : அண்ணாமலைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் Aṇṇāmalaip palkalaikkaḻakam ) is a university in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is located in Annamalai Nagar on the outskirts of the city of Chidambaram in the Cuddalore district . The university was formally founded in 1928, began teaching in 1929 and is named after its founder Annamalai Chettiar . Today it is worn by the state of Tamil Nadu.
The predecessor institution of Annamalai University was the Sri Meenakshi College , founded in 1920 . It was created by Annamalai Chettiar (1881-1948), a wealthy businessman and philanthropist . Donated from the Chettiar caste . Annamalai Chettiar Chidambaram, which has great religious significance because of the Nataraja Temple , was chosen as the location . In the same year the British colonial government awarded Annamalai Chettiar the hereditary honorary title " Raja of Chettinad " because of his services to founding the university . Until his death, Annamalai Chettiar was procurator of the university.
In 1929 the University with 7 departments (launched departments ). Today there are 49, spread across 10 faculties . These are the Faculties of Humanities , Natural Sciences , Marine Sciences , Indian Languages, Engineering , Education , Arts , Agriculture , Medicine, and Dentistry . Its extensive campus covers an area of over four square kilometers and is located in Annamalai Nagar, around three kilometers east of downtown Chidambaram. Today Annamalai University has around 37,000 students (as of 2013).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ engl. "With strength and faith", Source: Executive Summary ( Memento from December 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Annamalai University :: Genesis. (No longer available online.) 2013, archived from the original on December 23, 2015 ; accessed on December 22, 2015 (English).
- ^ Annamalai University :: About us. (No longer available online.) 2013, archived from the original on December 23, 2015 ; accessed on December 22, 2015 (English).
- ↑ a b c University Report 2012-13. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 23, 2015 ; accessed on December 22, 2015 (English).
Coordinates: 11 ° 23 '27 " N , 79 ° 42' 53" E