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Anna University

Anna University is a recognised university in India. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityChennai
RegionAsia
TypePublic
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; Architecture & Design; Business & Management
AccreditationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) of India — established 1953, formally constituted by UGC Act 1956 — apex statutory body for HE. Plus specialised regulators: AICTE (technical), NMC (medical, replaced MCI 2020), ICAR (agricultural), BCI (law), NCTE (teaching), PCI (pharmacy). NIRF rankings since 2015. HEI classifications: Central Universities, State Universities, Deemed-to-be Universities, Private Universities, Institutes of National Importance (IITs/IIMs/NITs/AIIMS/IISERs/IIITs).
Official websitehttps://www.annauniv.edu
Accreditation registryhttps://www.ugc.gov.in/
Founded 1978 (formed by merger of 4 Madras Tech institutes; named after CN Annadurai — Tamil Nadu leader). Tamil Nadu's premier engineering and technology state university. Founded 1978 by merger of College of Engineering Guindy (1794!) + AC Tech (1944) + MIT Chrompet (1949) + School of Architecture and Planning. Named after CN ANNADURAI — Tamil Nadu's 7th CM and Dravidian movement leader. ~10,000+ on-campus + 600+ affiliated engineering colleges (~5,00,000+ total students). Heritage to 1794 College of Engineering Guindy — India's oldest engineering college predates IIT Roorkee 1847.
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