Annamalai University is one of the primary institutes in South India. It has a campus size of 1000 acres, incorporated by Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar in 1929. The university town, Annamalainagar, is situated to the east of Chidambaram.
The university has been a precursor in promoting quality education and making it easily approachable to innumerable citizens via offline mode. The institute has played a significant role in uplifting people in various domains constituting,
- Social,
- Cultural, and
- Economic
Highlights
Enumerated below are the highlights of Annamalai University, which comprise rankings, campus size, notable alumni, foundation year, and more. Go through the table to acquaint yourself with the details of the institute.
| Parameters | Details |
| Alternatively called | Annamalai University Chennai |
| Campus size | 1000 acres |
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| Incorporation Year | 1929 |
| Ownership Type | Public University |
| Official Address | 51-A, Institutional Area Thuglagabad, (Near Batra Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi 110062 |
| Official Website | https://www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in/ |
Affiliated Colleges
Enumerated below are the names of the Affiliated colleges of Annamalai University.
- B.Padmanabhan Jayanthimala College of Arts and Science Kozhai
- Government Arts College, C.Mutlur, Chidambaram
- C.Kandaswami Naidu College for Women Cuddalore
- Jawahar Science College, Block – 14, Neyveli
- Tirukkoilur College of Arts and Science
- Immaculate College for Women,Viriyur, Sankarapuram Taluk, Kallakurichi
- Sri Sarada Mahavidyalayam Arts and Science College for Women
- Sri Vinayaga College of Arts and Science Ulundurpet
- Sri Lakshmi College of Arts and Science, Bangaram Village
- Government Arts and Science College
Annamalai University International Collaborations
Annamalai University is renowned for its academic excellence and international relations with other universities. By engaging with other institutions abroad, students can get ample career opportunities. Besides this, researchers and scholars from all around the world get assistance in connecting, collaborating and learning.
Enlisted below are some of the top global universities:
- ValayaAlongkornRajabhar University, Thailand.
- Eastern University Srilanka.
- National Institute of Health, Bathesea, USA.
- Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.
- National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
- Swedish Match North Europe AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
- University of Belgrade, Serbia.
- University of Malaya, Malayasia.
- University of Highlands & Islands, Scotaland.
- Tennesee Technological University(TTU), USA.
- Kumamoto University, Japan
- IKP Project. By- Manila, Philippines.
- IKP Project. By- Nepal
- NIDDR/NIH (U.S) and ICMR (India)
- University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- Eastern University, Vantharumoolai, Sri Lanka.
- Fukuoka University, Japan.
- Ngee Ann Polytechnic School of Health Science, Singapore.
- ChennaisAmirta International Institute of Hotel Management.
- International Maritime Academy, Chennai.
- Care Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Chennai.
- Aakhaash Institute of Media Studies, Pondicherry.
- International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, Philippines
- Consortium for Technical Education (CTE), Chennai
- RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
- Annamalai University and Case Society Research of India (CSIR).
Departments
Annamalai University is one of the largest residential South Asian universities. It has 8 faculties under 50 study departments situated at Chidambaram. The departments of the institute are enlisted below:
- Agricultural Extension
- Agricultural Economics
- Agronomy
- Agricultural Microbiology
- Business Administration
- Botany
- Centre for Rural Development
- Centre for Advanced Study in Linguistics
- Centre for skill Development
- Centre for Advanced Study in Marine Biology
- Centre for Yoga Studies
- Centre for Rural Development
- Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer and Information Science
- Civil Engineering
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Commerce
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Division on Animal Husbandry
- Economics
- Education
- Earth Sciences
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Engineering English
- Engineering Physics
- English
- Engineering Mathematics
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering Chemistry
- Entomology
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Hindi
- History
- Horticulture
- Information Technology
- Library and Information Science
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Microbiology
- Music
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Plant Pathology
- Political Science and Public Administration
- Population Studies
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Soil Science And Agricultural Chemistry
- Sports Sciences
- Statistics
- Tamil Studies And Research
- Zoology