Annamalai University, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu

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Annamalai University

Annamalai Nagar

Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu 608002 , India

Phone : (04144) 238248, 238263,238796

Fax : (04144) 238080

Website : http://www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in

About Institution

The Annamalai University is a unitary, teaching and residential university. It was founded by the munificence of the farsighted and noble hearted philanthropist and patron of letters the late Hon'ble Dr. Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar of Chettinad, Kt, LL.D., D.Litt. He started several colleges and ultimately the University in 1929. Since its inception, it has progressively tried to realize the aims of the noble Founder Pro-Chancellor. After him, his illustrious son Padma Bhushan Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar of Chettinad, was the Pro-Chancellor from 1948 to 1984 and he sedulously nurtured the growth and development of the University. The present Pro-Chancellor Dr.M.A.M. Ramaswamy, a philanthropist and a patron of sports, is the distinguished son of Dr.Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar. The University has had the unique good fortune of having a succession of eminent Vice-Chancellors to guide its destinies. During the last eighty years the University has grown rapidly and consolidated its position as a unitary and residential University with Forty nine Departments of Study and over 2500 members on its teaching staff. Annamalainagar is already a busy and full-fledged University town east of Chidambaram, the abode of Lord Nataraja.

Infrastructure

The University which started with only seven departments in 1929 has, over the last 80 years, developed into a mighty institution of higher learning with nearly 49 Departments, in all 9 Faculties. This is one of the very few institutions in India with all the Faculties located in the same campus. The University can be proud of a well equipped Central Library and Laboratories providing very good facilities for taking up research projects, for Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral work. Several Research Projects have been undertaken by various Faculties funded by several agencies including the State and Central Governments. A close interaction has been developed between the institution and the neighbouring industries for promotion of research and training programmes. Courses like bio technology, bio informatics and job-oriented courses have been started in various Faculties and Directorate of Distance Education.

Departments

Department Of English
Department Of Political Science
Department Of Economics
Department Of Commerce
Department Of Linguistics
Department Of Business Administration
Department Of Library & Information Science
Department Of Mathematics
Department Of Statistics
Department Of Physics
Department Of Zoology
Department Of Earth Sciences
Department Of Biochemistry
Department Of Tamil Studies & Research
Department Of Sanskrit
Department Of Engineering & Technology
Department Of Civil Engineering
Department Of Structural Engineering
Department Of Mechanical Engineering
Department Of Manufacturing Engineering
Department Of Electrical Engineering
Department Of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
Department Of Technology
Department Of Computer Science & Engineering
Department Of Pharmacy
Department Of Education
Department Of Physical Education and Sports Science
Department Of Agronomy
Department Of Entomology
Department Of Plant Pathology
Department Of Microbiology
Department Of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry
Department Of Agricultural Botany

Facilities and Campus

The University campus, including the colleges, hostels and playgrounds occupies an area of about thousand acres.

Library - The University is a proud owner of a well equipped Central Library

Laboratories - The University provides very good facilities for taking up research projects, for Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral work.

Research - Several Research Projects have been undertaken by various Faculties funded by several agencies including the State and Central Governments. A close interaction has been developed between the institution and the neighbouring industries for promotion of research and training programmes.

University Hostels - There are about 14 hostels including both men and women hostels.

Other Facilities

Distance Education - The Directorate of Distance Education established in 1979 offers four hundred and one different programmes of study under the Regular Stream. It is credited with the largest enrollment in India and is well equipped with computer and other infrastructure, adequate teaching faculty and administrative set-up of its own, study centres, computer training centres, etc., to serve its students' clientele in their best interest at their door steps. It has also the unique distinction of offering first in India, Postgraduate Degree Programmes in Applied Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Bioinformatics and Law through Distance Education mode. The Directorate of Distance Education is also offering the Programmes on Fashion Design, Textile Design, Interior Design, Hotel Management and Catering Technology Programmes, Retail Management, Twinning Programme, Programmes on Health Science, Commonwealth Youth Programme, Yoga, Music, Fire and Safety, Pharmaceutical and Taxation Programmes. All the programmes of study offered by the Directorate of Distance Education have the approval of the Distance Education Council, New Delhi. The Directorate is introducing B.Ed. Programme through distance education mode from the year 2008-09 with the approval of National Council for Teacher Education, New Delhi.

Campus Recruitment Programmes - Campus Recruitment Programmes (since Sep 2004) is one of the major events in which prestigious organisations like Asian Motors Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank, Appollo Pharmaceuticals, ESSAR Steel etc. participate to recruit talented candidates.

Sports - Tennis Complex, the Gymnasium and Sports Laboratory are few sports facilities here.

Achievements

Outlook Ranking for Annamalai University - It is counted amongst the Top 50 Engineering Colleges in India both in private and government sectors according to the Outlook Ranking for the year 2007.

Overseas Campus - In 2005, Annamalai University opened a small campus in Toronto, Canada. It only provides classes for learning Indian fine arts such as music and dance. Some other Overseas Centres are Al Mihad Institute - Dubai, Al Hilal Education - Sharjah and Al Noor Education - Muscat.

Information compiled from : http://www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in

List of courses offered by Annamalai University

Arts

B.A.
B.A. (Economics)
B.A. (English)
B.A. (History)
B.A. (Human Rights)
B.A. (Political Science)
B.A. (Public Administration)
B.A. (Sociology)
B.A. (Tamil)
B.Ed.
M.A. (Ancient History & Archaeology)
M.A. (Applied Economics)
M.A. (Business Economics)
M.A. (Development Studies)
M.A. (Economics)
M.A. (English)
M.A. (English Literature and American Studies)
M.A. (Gandhian Studies)
M.A. (Hindi)
M.A. (History)
M.A. (History & Archaeology)
M.A. (Liguistics)
M.A. (Philosophy)
M.A. (Philosophy, Culture & Tourism)
M.A. (Political Science)
M.A. (Population Studies)
M.A. (Public Administration)
M.A. (Social Work)
M.A. (Sociology)
M.A. (Tamil)
M.Lib. & I.Sc. (Library and Information Science)
M.Phil. (Economics)
M.Phil. (Education)
M.Phil. (English)
M.Phil. (Linguistics)
M.Phil. (Mathematics)
M.Phil. (Philosophy)
M.Phil. (Physical Education.)
M.Phil. (Political Science)
M.Phil. (Population Studies)
M.Phil. (Psychology)
M.Phil. (Public Administration)
M.Phil. (Sociology)
M.Phil. (Statistics)
M.Phil. (Tamil)
MHRM (Master of Human Resource Management)
Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations
Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism & Tourism Management

Medical

B.B.S.

Science

B.Sc. (Applied Chemistry)
B.Sc. (Electronics)
B.Sc. (Mathematics)
B.Sc. (Mathematics, Computers, Statistics)
B.Sc. (Psychology)
M.Phil. (Applied Geology)
M.Phil. (Biochemistry)
M.Phil. (Botany)
M.Phil. (Chemistry)
M.Phil. (Computer Science)
M.Phil. (Physics)
M.Phil. (Zoology)
M.Sc. (Applied Psychology)
M.Sc. (Botany)
M.Sc. (Electronics)
M.Sc. (Geoinformatics)
M.Sc. (Mathematics)
M.Sc. (Physics)
M.Sc. (Zoology)

Management

B.A. (Marketing Management & Retail Business)
B.B.M (Business Management)
M.B.A. (Environmental Management)
M.F.M. (Financial Management)
M.Phil. (Business Administration)
Masters in Marketing Management (M.M.M.)
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management
Post Graduate Diploma in Foreign Trade
Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management
Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations

Mass Communications

Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising

Commerce

B.A. (Business Economics)
B.Com (Accounting and Finance Speciality)
B.Com (Computer Applications)
M.Com (Corporate Accountancy)
M.Com (Finance and Accounting)
M.Com. (Accounting and Finance)
M.Com. (Accounting and Taxation)
M.Com. (Business Studies)
M.Com. (Co-operative Management)
M.Com. (Entrepreneurship)
M.Com. (Financial Services)
M.Com. (International Banking)
M.Phil. (Commerce)

Information Technology

Post Graduate Diploma in Software Marketing

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