Bharathiar University
Bharathiar University is a state university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India. Named after Tamil poet Subramania Bharathiar, the university was established in February 1982 under the provision of Bharathiar University Act, 1981 (Act 1 of 1982) and was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 1985.The university is in the foothills of Marudamalai road, Coimbatore and has jurisdiction over the districts of Coimbatore, Erode and the Nilgiris. It has 104 affiliated institutions (80 arts and science colleges, 29 colleges of education, eight management institutions, one Air Force administration college and one college of physical education).Bharathiar University celebrated silver jubilee celebrations on 24 February 2007. The then president of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, and the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Karunanidhi, were chief guests.Administration Chancellor: Konijeti Rosaiah, Governor of Tamil Nadu Pro-Chancellor: P. Palaniappan, Minister for Education, Government of Tamil Nadu Vice-Chancellor: Prof.G.James PitchaiSchoolsSchool of Life sciencesSchool of Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringSchool of Commerce and ManagementSchool of Chemical SciencesSchool of Computer Science and EngineeringSchool of Educational studiesSchool of Physical sciencesSchool of EconomicsSchool of Mathematics and StatisticsSchool of Social SciencesSchool of Tamil and other Indian LanguagesSchool of English and other Foreign Languages