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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. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... An affiliating university is one that sets courses of study, conducts examinations, and awards educational credentials, but leaves the chore of undergraduate instruction to an array of colleges; the affiliation, then, is between university and college. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... , “Madras” redirects here. ... , Coimbatore   (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India. ... Tiruchirapalli (also spelled Tiruchchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ...

History

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. It is also ranked tenth (10) by the Outlook India magazine for the year 2007 in the top 50 government engineering colleges in India. is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... , “Madras” redirects here. ... The main building of CEG. The College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) in Chennai, India, is the main constituent college of Anna University. ... An affiliating university is one that sets courses of study, conducts examinations, and awards educational credentials, but leaves the chore of undergraduate instruction to an array of colleges; the affiliation, then, is between university and college. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

Campus

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. The Adyar River, originating from the Chembarambakkam Lake (Chengalpattu district), is one of the rivers which passes through Chennai, South India, and joins the Bay of Bengal. ... Raj Bhavan is the common name of residences of the governors of states in India. ... Alagappa College of Technology is a premier educational institution that is a consituent part of Anna University, Chennai. ... School of Architecture and Planning (SAP), earlier under the jurisdiction of the University of Madras, is currently a part of Anna University, Chennai, South India. ... Logo The University of Madras is one of the three oldest universities in India (along with University of Mumbai and University of Calcutta). ... Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) is a premier engineering institute located in Chennai, India. ... ...

Constituent colleges

Anna University Campus

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• 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 The main building of CEG. The College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) in Chennai, India, is the main constituent college of Anna University. ... Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) is a premier engineering institute located in Chennai, India. ...

• Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
• Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology,Karaikudi
• Government College of Engineering Salem
• Government College of Engineering Tirunelveli
• Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology Vellore
• Government college of engineering bargur

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Aided and affiliated colleges

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.

• List of Colleges under Anna University

Celebrity alumni of anna university

• Akkineni Nagarjuna- popular movie actor (also holds an M.S. from University of Michingan).
• Krishnamachari Srikkanth -Former Indian Skipper & Opening Batsman
• Former Indian Skipper and a renowned Cricket umpire Venkatraghavan
• Writer, Actor 'Crazy' Mohan
• Upendra J. Chivukula (an American politician, served in the New Jersey General Assembly)
• Y Gee Mahendra, Actor.
• Mouli, Producer (telugu), writer and actor
• Kutraleeswaran, swam six channels in 1994 and was included in the Guinness Book of World Records.
• Raghav, "Aye Nee Romba Azhaga Irukka" fame Tamil Music Director.

Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao (Telugu: ఆక్కినేని నాగార్జున) (born August 29, 1959 in Chennai, India), often known as Nagarjuna, is a popular Telugu Cinema actor and a successful producer. ... Krishnamachari Kris Srikkanth (born 21 December 1959 in Chennai, India) is a former Indian cricket player. ...

Trifurcation of Anna University

• 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 Anna University Chennai, one of the leading technological universities of India came into existence in January 2007 upon trifurcation of Anna University into three universities, namely, Anna University Chennai, Anna University Trichy and Anna University Coimbatore. ... Anna University Trichy came into existence in January 2007 upon trifurcation of Anna University into three universities, namely, Anna University Chennai, Anna University Trichy, and Anna University Coimbatore. ... Anna University Coimbatore, one of the leading technological universities of India came into existence in January 2007 upon trifurcation of Anna University into three universities, namely, Anna University Chennai, Anna University Trichy, and Anna University Coimbatore. ...

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] This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

Miscellaneous

• 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]}

Controversies

• A plethora of controversies have repeatedly been arising over the new rules that have been brought into force in the constituent colleges by the Vice Chancellor of the university Mr.D.Vishwanathan. they are,

1.The banning of wearing of jeans and t-shirts by the students inside the campus. (which is widely viewed as normal campus attire world over but is deemed improper and vulgar attire as per the Vice chancellor.) 2.Ban on cellphones thereby preventing students of Engineering and Technology from using technology.

The main reasons that have been given for these rules are that they disrupt students concentration on studies.

The Vice Chancellor has claimed that after this ban the results of the students have improved but this claim is still to be substantiated with proper evidence.

Recent events

Cancellation of Entrance Exams

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 of the colleges. The Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examination is an entrance examination used for admitting students to the Engineering (for doing B.Arch students should take one more aptitude test) and Medical Colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. ...

References

External links

• Anna University
• College of Engineering, Guindy
• AU-KBC research centre - India's first public-private research centre