Alagappa University

Infobox_University
name = Alagappa University


motto =
established = 1985
chancellor = Shri Surjit Singh Barnala, The Governor of Tamil Nadu State
vice_chancellor= Dr. P. Ramasamy
city = Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
country =
students =
type = Public
campus = Rural
affiliations = UGC
website= [http://www.alagappauniversity.ac.in www.alagappauniversity.ac.in]

Institution

Alagappa University is located on about convert|420|acre|km2 in the business town of Karaikudi in Sivaganga District in Tamil Nadu, India. Karaikudi is 400 km south of Madras on the Madras - Rameswaram line and is accessible from Tiruchirappalli and Madurai in about 2 hours by road and rail. This seat of higher education has emerged from the galaxy of institutions founded by R.M. Alagappa Chettiar . Alagappa University was brought into existence by a special Act of the state government in May 1985 with the objective of fostering research, development and dissemination of knowledge in various branches of learning. Alagappa University is recognized by the UGC, Government of India. Alagappa University, hitherto of unitary type, was converted into an affiliating type by the Tamil Nadu Universities Act, 2002, with a view to widen the horizon of its academic activities by bringing into its jurisdiction the Arts and Science colleges in the Districts of Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga. Further, as per this Act, the Government colleges in the above districts have become the constituent colleges of Alagappa University. As a member of the AIU and the ACU(ACU), it has rewarding relations with other academic institutions, research laboratories and industrial establishments that promise a spectacular feature. The University’s motto is “Excellence in Action” and the University keeps before it the vision of excellence in all spheres of its action.

Faculties

*Department of Tamil
*Department of English
*Department of Women's Studies
*Department of Biotechnology
*Department of Computer Science and Engineering
*Department of Industrial Chemistry
*Department of Mathematics
*Department of Oceanography & Coastal Area Studies
*Department of Physics
*Alagappa Institute of Management
*Department of Bank Management
*Department of Corporate Secretaryship
*College of Education
*College of Physical Education
*Department of Education
*Department of Physical Education
*Centre for Rural Development
*Centre for Gandhian Studies
*Centre for Nehru Studies

External links

* [http://www.alagappauniversity.ac.in Alagappa University Website]