Bharathiar University is a postgraduate university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in South India. Named after Tamil poet Subramania Bharathiar, the university was established in February 1982 and was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 1985.

The university is situated in the foothills of Marudamalai and has jurisdiction over the districts of Coimbatore, Erode and the Nilgiris. It has 119 affiliated institutions (80 Arts and Science Colleges, 29 Colleges of Education, 8 Management Institutions, 1 Air Force Administration College and 1 College of Physical Education).

The motto of Bharathiar University is Educate to Elevate.

Administration

• Chancellor: Thiru P. S. Ramamohan Rao, Governor of Tamil Nadu
• Pro-Chancellor: Thiru C Ve Shanmugam, Minister for Education, Govt of Tamil Nadu
• Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Dr. Tiru Vasagam

Departments

1. Bharathiar School of Management and Entrepreneur Development
2. Bio-Technology
3. Bioinformatics
4. Botany
5. Chemistry
6. Computer Science
7. Commerce
8. Economics
9. Educational Technology
10. Environmental Sciences
11. Extension, Career Guidance and Students Welfare
12. Linguistics
13. Mathematics
14. Physical Education
15. Physics
16. Population Studies
17. PsychologY
18. Statistics
19. Sociology
20. Tamil
21. Zoology
22. Academic Staff College

Affiliated Institutions

1. Air Force Administrative College
2. Angappa College of Arts & Science
3. Ayyan Thiruvalluvar College of Arts & Science
4. Bharathi College Of Education
5. Bharathiar University Arts and Science College
6. Bharathidasan College of Arts & Science
7. Bishop Ambrose College
8. Bishop Thorp College
9. Botanical Survey of India
10. CBM College
11. Central Institute for Cotton Research
12. Centre for Research in Social Sciences, Technology & Culture
13. Cherraans Arts , Science College
14. Chikkaiah Naicker College
15. Chikkanna Govt. Arts College
16. CMS College of Science & Commerce
17. Coimbatore Institute of Management & Technology
18. CSI Bishop Appaswamy College of Arts & Science
19. D.J. Academy for Managerial Excellence
20. Dalmia Center for Research & Development
21. Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences
22. Defence Research & Development Establishment
23. Dr. G.R.Damodaran College of Education
24. Dr. NGP College Of Education
25. Dr. SNS Rajalakshmi College of Arts & Science
26. DR.G.R.Damodaran College of Science
27. Dr.Mahalingam College of Management and Computer Studies
28. Dr.N.G.P.Arts & Science College
29. Emerald Heights College for Women
30. Erode Arts College
31. Dr.R.A.N.M College of Arts & Science, Erode.
32. G R Damodaran Academy of Management
33. Gobi Arts & Science College
34. Government Arts College, Coimbatore
35. Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam
36. Government Arts College, Udumalpet
37. Government College of Education for Women
38. Guruvayurappan Institute of Managament
39. Hindustan College of Arts & Science
40. Indian Institute of Spices Research.
41. Institute for Forest Genetic and Tree Breeding
42. Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS)
43. International Institute of Ayurveda (Under AVR Educational Foundation of Ayurveda, (AVREFA), division of Chemistry.
44. Jansons School of Business
45. JSR College of Education
46. K.S.G.College of Arts and Science
47. Kaamadhenu Arts & Science College
48. Karpagam Arts & Science College
49. Karuppannan Mariappan College
50. KGiSL Institute of Information Management
51. Kongu Arts And Science College
52. Kongunadu Arts and Science College
53. Kovai Kalaimagal College of Arts and Science
54. Lakshmi Narayana Visalakshi Women's College
55. LRG Govt. Arts College for Women
56. Maharaja Arts & Science College
57. Maharaja College for Women
58. Maharani Arts & Science Women's College
59. Maruthi College of Physical Education
60. Michael Job College of Arts and Science for women
61. Michael Job Memorial College of Education for Women
62. N.T.C. Staff College
63. Nallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam College
64. Nandha Arts and Science College
65. Navarasam Arts & Science College for Women
66. Nehru Arts and Science College
67. Nehru College of Arts & Science
68. Nehru College of Management
69. Nirmala College for Women
70. Park College of Education
71. Park's College
72. Pasteur Institute of India
73. Pioneer College of Arts and Science
74. PKR Arts College for Women
75. PPG College of Education
76. Providence College for Women
77. PSG College fo Arts and Science
78. PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
79. Rathinam College of Arts & Science
80. Rathinavel Subramaniam College of Arts & Science
81. RKR College of Education
82. RVS College of Education
83. S.M.S. College of Arts & Science
84. S.N.R. Sons College
85. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History
86. Sankara College of Science & Commerce
87. Shivaparvathi Mandradiar College of Education
88. Shoba School Of Management
89. Shri Nehru Maha Vidyalaya College of Arts & Science
90. Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL).
91. Southern India Textile Research Association ( S.I.T.R.A)
92. Sree Amman Arts and Science College
93. Sree Narayana Guru College
94. Sree Ramu College of Arts & Science
95. Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College
96. Sri GVG Visalakshi College for Women
97. Sri Jayendra Saraswathy Maha Vidhyalaya College of Arts & Science
98. Sri Krishna Arts and Science College [1]
99. Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science for Women
100. Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts & Science
101. Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Education
102. Sri Ramalinga Sowdambigai College of Science and Commerce
103. Sri Vasavi College
104. Sri Venkateswara Vidyalayaa College Of Education
105. St. Joseph's College For Women
106. Sugarcane Breeding Institute
107. T.Stanes and Company Limited
108. Texcity Arts & Science College
109. Thavathiru Santhalinga Adigal. Arts, Science & Tamil
110. Tiruppur Kumaran College for Women, Tiruppur
111. United Planter's Association of Southern India, (UPASI Tea Research Inst)
112. V.N.Krishnasamy Naidu College of Arts & Science for Women
113. Vellakoil Arts & Science College
114. Vellalar College for Women
115. Vellalar College of Education for Women
116. Vidyasagar College of Arts and Science
117. VLB Janaki Ammal College of Arts & Science

External links

• Official Website of Bharathiar University
• Online Noticeboard of Bharathiar University

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