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Anna University is one of India 's premier universities. Established in 1978, it offers higher education in Engineering , Technology and Allied Science s. HISTORY Anna University was formed on 4th September 1978 as a unitary type of university. It integrated several well-known technical institutions in the city of Madras, the oldest of which was the College Of Engineering, Guindy , started in 1794 . Since December 2001, it has become a large Affiliating University , with almost all engineering colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu under its fold. 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 technological 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 . CONSTITUENT COLLEGES
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 NOTABLE ACADEMICS ASSOCIATED WITH ANNA UNIVERSITY
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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 base admissions into professional courses solely based on the Higher Secondary school examinations. This order has been challenged in court. It is unclear whether the TNPCEE will be held in 2006, and which colleges it will be applicable to. Controversy over Dress Code and Mobile Phones In September 2005, the Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Dr. D. Viswanathan, issued an edict prescribing a dress code for the students of Anna Univerisity and its affiliated colleges, a move that has invited widespread condemnation and ridicule from student bodies, social activists and writers. The dress code has been accused of being sexist, as it forbids female students from wearing certain types of clothes, including jeans, T-shirts, skirts and sleeveless or tight-fitting dresses. In a logic defying step by the university authorities, students have also been disallowed from possessing mobile phones on campus. The backlash seems to have taken the university administration unawares, and it has since toned down its approach. The Vice-Chancellor has clarified that there will be no "military-like" strictness in enforcing the code, and that the dress code is not limited to girls: the rule forbidding jeans and T-shirts also extends to the men students at the university. EXTERNAL LINKS
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