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WELCOME TO ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
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 handover the above said institution for establishing a University. Thus, on 01.01.1929 Annamalai University was established as per Annamalai University Act 1928 (Tamil Nadu Act 1 of 1929).
Annamalai University Act 2013
The most significant development is the enactment of the Annamalai University Act, 2013 (Tamil Nadu Act 20 of 2013), which has come into force from September 25, 2013, after obtaining the assent of His Excellency, the President of India.
Accolades
Annamalai University, accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC in 2014, is one of India’s largest public residential universities with 10 Faculties and 49 departments of study. Sprawling over 950 Acres of land, the University does yeoman service in taking education to the doorsteps of the people who are otherwise far from access to centres of higher learning. The University has initiated several innovative teaching programmes over the years and has been a pioneer in distance education.
“The NIRF-2018” by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has ranked the University in the band 101 - 150 in the overall category as well as the University Category. In the Pharmacy Category the ranking is 20th in India. In the Medical Category the ranking is 24th
“The Times Higher Education World University Ranking - 2019” has ranked Annamalai University in 1000+ for Overall category. In the Subject category Ranking, 2019, the University is ranked in the band of 501-600 for Life Sciences and Pre-clinical, clinical & Health Subjects. 800+ in the Physical Sciences subject.
“The QS World University Ranking - 2019” has ranked Annamalai University in the band of 291 - 300 in Asia Ranking, 174 in the BRICS Ranking and 43 in India Ranking.
"The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2018”, on scientific impact of universities and on universities’ involvement in scientific collaboration & scientific performance, has ranked the University at 20th based on the number of publications and 4th based on the proportion of publications that, compared with other publications in the same field and in the same year, belong to the top 10% most frequently cited.
“The MDRA - India Today Ranking” (2018) has ranked Annamalai University 13th among the best Government Universities in India.
“The SCImago Institutional Ranking” (2018) has ranked 7th in Tamil Nadu and 32nd among the top 197 ranked institutions for Higher Education in India.
International Comparative Performance of India's Research Base (2009-14), a report published by Elsevier in April, 2016, prepared in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science, Government of India has rated the University as the top Indian Institute in Pharmacology, 17th among the top 30 Indian Universities in Publications with highest subject area Publication Count in Pharmacology.
As far as the Global Exposure, Indian Science Ascending, a Springer Nature report, done in conjunction with Confederation of Indian Industries, has ranked the University as 11th among the top 20 Indian Institutions in International Collaborations.
The University has participated in the Southern (Antarctic) Ocean Expeditions (SOE) organized by National Centre for Antarctic Ocean Research 2011 - 12 onwards.
Research & Partnership
Annamalai University has a commendable track record in projects and publications and has been awarded the PURSE Programme by the Department of Science and Technology. Nineteen departments are supported by UGC-SAP, Sixteen by DST-FIST and two departments have attained the status of Centre of Advanced Study. Annamalai University has joint research and innovation partnerships with 24 institutions across the USA, Europe, Australia, Japan, and the UK. The list of partners includes prestigious institutes like Karolinska Institute, John Hopkins University, and University of Michigan amongst others.
Two of the most notable international collaborations in which Annamalai University is the Co-ordinating Institute include the Indo- EU FUNCFOOD Project and the 21st Century Indo-US Knowledge Initiative. There are several ongoing research projects with international foundations and industrial players like Bayer, CavinKare, Dow Agrosciences, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, HCL, L&T, Accenture, and Huawei.
MoUs & Patents
To its credit, The University has obtained 15 Patents and has 40 MoUs with research partners like FAO, IRRI & USDA.
Institutional Social Responsibility Activities
The ISR activities of the University include, Hospital on Wheels, Free Medical and Dental Camps in Villages, Lifestyle & Hygiene Awareness, Rural & Urban Health Centres through the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry which is attached with a 1400 bedded hospital. The Faculty of Agriculture carries out extension activities like Agripreneurship Development Programme, Sustainable Livelihood Projects for Tsunami affected people and Training Farmers in Integrated Farming.
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Prof. Murugesan Velayutham, Ph.D., Vice-Chancellor. |
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Prof. V. Murugesan completed B.Sc (1971) from St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli and obtained his M.Sc, (1973) in Chemistry from Loyola College, affiliated to the University of Madras. He obtained his pre-doctoral degree (M.Phil. 1980) from University of Madras and Ph.D.(1989) from Anna University. Prof. Murugesan was a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, USA during 1992-93 ...
From the Desk of the Vice-Chancellor ... 
Established in 1929, with the munificence of the farsighted and noble-hearted philanthropist and patron of letters, Hon’ble Dr. Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar of Chettinad, Annamalai University has been highly acclaimed across the world for distinctive contribution to teaching, research and extension activities ...
Articles of Academic Interest
News - General
• ICED - Jaipur offers internship - Application form and Details
• The Even Semester Classes for all the courses at Faculty of Agriculture Commences on 17th December 2018.
• National Workshop on Biodiversity and Restoration of Mangroves
- On 14/12/2018 - By Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology
• National Workshop on Cryosectioning of Tissues from Sentinel Marine Organism - On 27/12/2018 - By Centre of Advanced study in Marine Biology
• DST-PURSE Phase-II Manpower Requirement - Last date : 14/12/2018
• National Conference on Novel Microbial Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Allied Industries - from 28/01/2019 to 29/01/2019 - Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture
• Income Tax - Deduction at Source for 2018-19
• ANVESHAN - University level Convention, Project Proposals Invited on or before 4th January 2019
• National Seminar on Best Practices of TOP NAAC-ACCREDITED IINSTITUTIONS - from 30/01/2019 to 31/01/2019 - By Department of Physics
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ONE WEEK SHORT TERM COURSE ON Counselling Skills and Strategies for Nurturing Young Minds
- from 24/12/2018 to 30/12/2018 - Faculty of Education
• Two Week Short Term Course On Prospects Of Technopedagogy in Teaching - from 10/12/2018 to 23/12/2018 - Faculty of Education
• National Level Hands On Training Programme on Animal Cell Culture and Molecular Biology Techniques -
from 07/01/2019 to 11/01/2019 -
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
• National Conference on Drug Discovery and Translation Medicine -
from 14/03/2019 to 16/03/2019 -
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
• National Conference on Emerging Trends in Phyto Pesticides and Pheromone Research -
from 03/01/2019 to 04/01/2019 -
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture
• Two weeks Course on Research Methodology
- from 10/12/2018 to 23/12/2018 -
Faculty of Science
• Refresher Course on Sustainable Management Strategies for Coastal Environment and Agriculture -
from 10/12/2018 to 23/12/2018 -
Faculty of Agriculture
• Green Skill Development Programme Certificate course on "Para-Taxonomy (including Peoples Biodiversity Register)" - from 26/11/2018 to 26/02/2019 - with special focus on Marine Biodiversity
• National Conference on Machine Learning Techniques - from 12/12/2018 to 13/12/2018 - By Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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National Workshop on Bhuvan - Geoportal for Precision Farming - from 8/01/2019 to 9/01/2019 - By Department of Horticulture
• International Conference on Sustainable Management of Water Resources in India - On 22nd and 23rd February, 2019 - By Department of Economics.
• Recent Innovations in Biosustainability and Environmental Research - 20th to 22nd February 2019 - Department of Zoology
• National Conference on Recent Trends in Material Science - from 19/12/2018 to 20/12/2018 - By Department of Physics
•Medicine Information Newsletter - Department of Pharmacy - Volume 4 Issue 4
• New Health Insurance Scheme-2018 for Pensioners. Application Form available at the Staff Portal.
• Mentor - Mentee Form available on the Student Portal Downloads.
Notifications - Tender
• Tender for supply of Rexine Material
• Tender for lease of canteens in Annamalai University
For the year 2018-19.
• Tender for Rate Contract for the work of “Graining and Re-coating of P.S Plates” to Annamalai University for the year 2018-19
• Tender for the supply of Black Color Polythine Bags 1600 kg per year
