Annamalai University- In technical Collaborations

Annamalai University, one of the largest unitary, teaching, and residential Universities in Southern Asia, was established and incorporated in the year 1929 as per the Annamalai University Act 1928 (Tamil Nadu Act 1 of 1929). Now, the Annamalai University Act, 1928 has been repealed and replaced by the Annamalai University Act 2013 (Tamil Nadu Act 20 of 2013). His Excellency the Governor of Tamil Nadu is the Chancellor of the University. Established in 1929, 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. Annamalai University is one of the first institutions in the country to offer courses in Engineering and Technology. The University has initiated several innovative teaching programmes over the years and has been a pioneer in distance education. 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. The University has been rated Seventeenth in the country among the Top 100 institutions of Higher Education and Second in the State by SCImago Institutional Ratings. 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. The University Library, named after the eminent scholar, statesman and former ViceChancellor Dr. Sir C.P. Ramaswami Aiyer, serves as knowledge hub for the students and the staff. Quite a good number of journals can be accessed through the Infonet facility. ScienceDirect is subscribed through which 340 journals can be accessed. The sports complex of the University spreads over several acres, houses facilities for sports and games. Tennis court complex, basketball complex, volleyball complex, athletic standard track, cricket field & nets, football field, hockey field and a wooden floored indoor stadium are a few worth mentioning.