| Anna University |
Article Index for Anna University |
Website Links For Anna University |
Information AboutAnna University |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT ANNA UNIVERSITY | |
| engineering colleges in tamil nadu | |
| universities and colleges in tamil nadu | |
| education in chennai | |
| tamil nadu | |
| a | |
| technical universities and colleges | |
Anna University () is one of India 's premier engineering universities. Established in 1978, it offers higher education in Engineering , Technology and Allied Science s. 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.''' CAMPUS The University's main campus is situated in the southern part of Chennai and extends over 100 acres (400,000 m&2) 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 m&2. The third campus of the University is located at Taramani near the Instronic campus, Adyar . CONSTITUENT COLLEGES In 1978 the following colleges/schools were taken over by the university as its constituent colleges
In Jan 2001 the following 6 government engineering colleges were also taken over by the university as its constituent colleges
A recent Bill (2007) for taking over these 6 constituent colleges back again as government colleges is pending approval. 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. CELEBRITY ALUMNI OF ANNA UNIVERSITY
TRIFURCATION OF ANNA UNIVERSITY
Dr.R.Radhakrishnan-VC, Anna University Coimbatore Dr.V.Ramachandran-VC Anna University Trichy 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 {Link without Title} ,[ http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/24/stories/2007032409650800.htm], {Link without Title} MISCELLANEOUS
CONTROVERSIES
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. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
|
|
|