Annamalai University is one of Asia's largest public residential universities
located in Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The university is
spread across 1,500 acres acres in Chidambaram and offers courses of higher
education in science, engineering, humanities, agriculture and arts.
The university also provides more than 500 courses through distance education.
The Directorate of Distance Education of Annamalai University offers education to
those people who are unable to attend the campus but who desire to study. It
is credited with the largest enrollment in India and is well equipped with
computers and other infrastructure, separate teaching faculty and
administration, study centers, and computer training centers to serve its
students. It was the first institution in India to offer postgraduate degree
programmes in Applied Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany,
Bioinformatics and Law through distance education. The Directorate of Distance
Education also offers programmes in Fashion Design, Textile Design, Interior
Design, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Retail Management, Twinning,
Health Science, a Commonwealth Youth Programme, Yoga, Music, Fire and Safety,
Pharmaceutical and Taxation. All the programmes of study offered by
the Directorate of Distance Education have the approval of the Distance
Education Council, New Delhi. The Directorate introduced a B.Ed. Programme
through distance education in 2008-09 with the approval of National Council
for Teacher Education, New Delhi. Accreditation
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has accredited
Annamalai University with a grade of A in 2014.
Departments Medicine
Dentistry Engineering and technology
Arts Agriculture
Education Fine arts
Science Indian Languages
Marine Sciences Scholarships and Awards
Annamalai University offers one of the highest number of scholarships and
awards for eligible students. A total of 356 scholarships and awards are given to
eligible candidates every year. Campuses
In 2006, Annamalai University opened its first Study Center in Toronto, Canada,
offering programs in Music, Dance, Tamil and Yoga. Other overseas centres include
the Al Mihad Institute, Dubai and the Al Hilal Education Centre, Sharjah in the
United Arab Emirates as well as the Al Noor Education Centre in Muscat, Oman.
Notable alumni K.K.C. Senthil Kumar, correspondent of
K.K.C college of Engineering and Technology, Jayankondam, Ariyalur Dt
Ravi Gomatam, Quantum Physicist, director of Bhaktivedanta Institute and
Institute for Semantic Information Sciences and Technology, Berkeley, and
Mumbai Vijaya T. Rajendar, Tamil Actor
K. S. Narayanaswamy, Carnatic veena exponent of the Thanjavur style
Ramanuja Vijayaraghavan, Indian physicist
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, former finance minister of Tamil Nadu
S. D. Somasundaram, former cabinet minister
K. Ponmudi, former state minister Savitha Reddy, dubbing artist in the
southern India film industry Ere. Elamvazhuthi, Member of Legislative
Assembly from the Cuddalore constituency of Tamil Nadu from 1967 to 1970
representing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Narayanasami Sathyamurthy, scientist
Nedumaran, Tamil politician from the state of Tamil Nadu, South India
V. T. Sambanthan, fifth President of Malaysian Indian Congress and one of the
Founding Fathers of Malaysia Bala V. Balachandran, Founder & Dean,
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India
T. K. Doraiswamy, poet and novelist Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam, Carnatic
music vocalist G. Balakrish Nair, Indian microbiologist
A. S. Gnanasambandan, Tamil writer, scholar and literary critic from Tamil
Nadu, India D. R. Karthikeyan, Indian Police Service
Officer from Tamil Nadu C. Sylendra Babu, renowned Indian Police
Service Ofiicer of Tamil Nadu cadre. K. Anbazhagan, former Finance Minister
of Tamil Nadu, MLA and General Secretary of DMK
S. S. Sivasankar, MLA) Kishan Sharma, renowned stage compere,
singer, lyricist, dramatist, writer, journalist, and former senior announcer
of Vividh Bharati. K.Balachander, Indian director,
producer, writer, actor, playwright, stage conductor, and comedian who worked
mainly in the Tamil film industry. Graduated at the Annamalai University.
Dr.T.Senthilkumar, Dean Anna University Tiruchirappalli.
See also List of educational institutions in
Tamil Nadu References
External links Official website