Bharathiar University is a postgraduate university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in South India. Named after Tamil poet Subramania Bharathiar, the university was established in February 1982 and was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 1985. Coimbatore   (Tamil: கோயம்பத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is a major industrial city in India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... South India is a linguistic-cultural region of India that comprises the four Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry, whose inhabitants are collectively referred to as South Indians. ... Languages Tamil Religions Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Jainism Related ethnic groups Dravidian people Brahui people Kannadigas Malayalis Tamils Telugus Tuluvas Gonds The Tamil people are an ethnic group from the Indian subcontinent with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. ... Mahakavi Bharathi 1882-1921 Subramanya Bharathi (December 11, 1882 _ September 11, 1921) better known as Mahakavi Bharathiar (Maha Kavi meaning Great Poet) in India. ... University Grants Commission can refer to: The University Grants Commission of India The University Grants Commission of Pakistan The University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

The university is situated in the foothills of Marudamalai and has jurisdiction over the districts of Coimbatore, Erode and the Nilgiris. It has 119 affiliated institutions (80 Arts and Science Colleges, 29 Colleges of Education, 8 Management Institutions, 1 Air Force Administration College and 1 College of Physical Education). There are six PadaiVeedugal (Fort-Houses) for Lord Murugan. ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: கோயம்பத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is a major industrial city in India. ... Erode (pronounced e-road, where ஈரோடை(e-rodai) by time became as ஈரோடு(e-rode) in Tamil) is a city in the state of Tamilnadu, India. ... Map of The Nilgiris district The Nilgiris or Blue Mountains are a range of mountains and a district in the south-Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. ...

The motto of Bharathiar University is Educate to Elevate.

Administration

• Chancellor: Thiru P. S. Ramamohan Rao, Governor of Tamil Nadu
• Pro-Chancellor: Thiru C Ve Shanmugam, Minister for Education, Govt of Tamil Nadu
• Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Dr. S. Sivasubramanian

Departments

1. Bharathiar School of Management and Entrepreneur Development
2. Bio-Technology
3. Botany
4. Chemistry
5. Computer Science
6. Commerce
7. Economics
8. Educational Technology
9. Environmental Sciences
10. Extension, Career Guidance and Students Welfare
11. Linguistics
12. Mathematics
13. Physical Education
14. Physics
15. Population Studies
16. PsychologY
17. Statistics
18. Sociology
19. Tamil
20. Zoology
21. Academic Staff College

Affiliated Institutions

1. Air Force Administrative College
2. Angappa College of Arts & Science
3. Ayyan Thiruvalluvar College of Arts & Science
4. Bharathi College Of Education
5. Bharathiar University Arts and Science College
6. Bharathidasan College of Arts & Science
7. Bishop Thorp College
8. Botanical Survey of India
9. CBM College
10. Central Institute for Cotton Research
11. Centre for Research in Social Sciences, Technology & Culture
12. Cherraans Arts , Science College
13. Chikkaiah Naicker College
14. Chikkanna Govt. Arts College
15. CMS College of Science & Commerce
16. Coimbatore Institute of Management & Technology
17. CSI Bishop Appaswamy College of Arts & Science
18. D.J. Academy for Managerial Excellence
19. Dalmia Center for Research & Development
20. Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences
21. Defence Research & Development Establishment
22. Dr. G.R.Damodaran College of Education
23. Dr. NGP College Of Education
24. Dr. SNS Rajalakshmi College of Arts & Science
25. DR.G.R.Damodaran College of Science
26. Dr.Mahalingam College of Management and Computer Studies
27. Dr.N.G.P.Arts & Science College
28. Emerald Heights College for Women
29. Erode Arts College
30. Erode Arts College for Women
31. G R Damodaran Academy of Management
32. Gobi Arts & Science College
33. Government Arts College, Coimbatore
34. Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam
35. Government Arts College, Udumalpet
36. Government College of Education for Women
37. Guruvayurappan Institute of Managament
38. Hindustan College of Arts & Science
39. Indian Institute of Spices Research.
40. Institute for Forest Genetic and Tree Breeding
41. Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS)
42. International Institute of Ayurveda (Under AVR Educational Foundation of Ayurveda, (AVREFA), division of Chemistry.
43. Jansons School of Business
44. JSR College of Education
45. K.S.G.College of Arts and Science
46. Kaamadhenu Arts & Science College
47. Karpagam Arts & Science College
48. Karuppannan Mariappan College
49. KGISL Institute of Information Management
50. Kongu Arts And Science College
51. Kongunadu Arts and Science College
52. Kovai Kalaimagal College of Arts and Science
53. Lakshmi Narayana Visalakshi Women's College
54. LRG Govt. Arts College for Women
55. Maharaja Arts & Science College
56. Maharaja College for Women
57. Maharani Arts & Science Women's College
58. Maruthi College of Physical Education
59. Michael Job College of Arts and Science for women
60. Michael Job Memorial College of Education for Women
61. N.T.C. Staff College
62. Nallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam College
63. Nandha Arts and Science College
64. Navarasam Arts & Science College for Women
65. Nehru Arts and Science College
66. Nehru College of Arts & Science
67. Nehru College of Management
68. Nirmala College for Women
69. Park College of Education
70. Park's College
71. Pasteur Institute of India
72. Pioneer College of Arts and Science
73. PKR Arts College for Women
74. PPG College of Education
75. Providence College for Women
76. PSG College fo Arts and Science
77. PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
78. Rathinam College of Arts & Science
79. Rathinavel Subramaniam College of Arts & Science
80. RKR College of Education
81. RVS College of Education
82. S.M.S. College of Arts & Science
83. S.N.R. Sons College
84. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History
85. Sankara College of Science & Commerce
86. Shivaparvathi Mandradiar College of Education
87. Shoba School Of Management
88. Shri Nehru Maha Vidyalaya College of Arts & Science
89. Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL).
90. Southern India Textile Research Association ( S.I.T.R.A)
91. Sree Amman Arts and Science College
92. Sree Narayana Guru College
93. Sree Ramu College of Arts & Science
94. Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College
95. Sri GVG Visalakshi College for Women
96. Sri Jayendra Saraswathy Maha Vidhyalaya College of Arts & Science
97. Sri Krishna Arts and Science College
98. Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science for Women
99. Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts & Science
100. Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Education
101. Sri Ramalinga Sowdambigai College of Science and Commerce
102. Sri Vasavi College
103. Sri Venkateswara Vidyalayaa College Of Education
104. St. Joseph's College For Women
105. Sugarcane Breeding Institute
106. T.Stanes and Company Limited
107. Texcity Arts & Science College
108. Thavathiru Santhalinga Adigal. Arts, Science & Tamil
109. Tiruppur Kumaran College for Women, Tiruppur
110. United Planter's Association of Southern India, (UPASI Tea Research Inst)
111. V.N.Krishnasamy Naidu College of Arts & Science for Women
112. Vellakoil Arts & Science College
113. Vellalar College for Women
114. Vellalar College of Education for Women
115. Vidyasagar College of Arts and Science
116. VLB Janaki Ammal College of Arts & Science

CMS College of Science & Commerce, affiliated to Bharathiar University, promoted by CMS Educational And Charitable Trust was established in 1988. ... Rathinam College of Arts and Science was founded by an NRI in the year 2001 under KPM Educational Trust. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Tiruppur Kumaran (1904 - 1932) was a Indian revolutionary, who participated in the Indian independence movement. ...

External link

• official website of Bharathiar University