University of Madras
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The University of Madras is one of the three oldest universities in India (along with University of Mumbai and University of Calcutta). The University of Madras, organized on the model of London University, was incorporated on 5 September 1857 by an Act of the Legislative Council of India. The university is situated in the southern city of Chennai (formerly Madras). It has 4 campuses in the city - Chepauk, Marina, Guindy and Taramani. More than 50 Departments offer a range of specialisation subjects.
In 2004, all engineering courses of the University were shifted to Anna University. The University provides affiliation to several colleges for various courses ranging from BSc to M.B.A.. The various departments of the University also conduct research in addition to teaching. There are nearly 43 external research institutes in addition to centres of excellence within the University. The university has been granted the 5 star status, the highest grade by the NAAC of University Grants Commission.
The Vice Chanellor of the Univerity is S.P Thyagarajan
Notable Personalities
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his discovery of Raman effect),Enrolled in the University of Madras in 1902Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983 for his contributions in astrophysics), Enrolled in 1925
Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India
Dr G.N. Ramachandran (biophysicst)solved the structure of collagen
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy (Former President of India)
Palaniappan Chidambaram, Finance Minister of India
University Departments
Adult and Continuing Education, Agro Economic Research Centre, Anatomy, Analytical Chemistry, Ancient History and Archaeology, Anna Centre for Public Affairs, Anthropology, Applied Geology, Arabic, Persian and Urdu, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Central Instrumentation and Service Department, Centre for South and South Asian Studies, Chair in Tamil Christian Literature, Christian Studies, Commerce, Computer Science, Criminology, Crystallography and Biophysics, Defence and Strategic Studies, Economic Studies - Dr.Ambedkar Centre, Econometrics, Economics, Education, Endocrinology, Energy, English, French, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Hindi, Indian History, Indian Music, Information Science, Inorganic Chemistry, Islamic Studies, Journalism and Communication, Jainology, Kannada, Legal Studies, Malayalam, Management Studies, Mathematics, Medical Biochemistry, Microbiology, Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Ultrafast Process, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, Physiology, Politics and Public Administration, Polymer Science, Psychology, Saiva Siddhantha, Sanskrit, Sociology, Statistics, Tamil Language, Tamil Literature, Telugu, Theoretical Physics, Thirukkural Research Endowment, Vaishnavism, Zoology.
The University of Madras has a historical monument - Senate House - which is one of the landmarks of the city of Chennai. The Senate House, the University's first building, inaugurated in the year 1869, is a masterpiece of Robert Fellowes Chisholm, the greatest architect of 1800's, who harmoniously blended the Indo-Saracenic style with Byzantine and European architectural features. This University of Madras is undertaking steps to renovate the Senate House due to its decay. However, shortage of funds had delayed the renovation work and the University of Madras appeals for funds. The renovation cost has been estimated to be about US$1.5 million.
Constituent Colleges
Autonomous - Arts and Science College
- Bharathi Women's College
- Presidency college
- Queen Mary's college
- Queen Mary's college
Non - Autonomous - Arts and Science Colleges
- Dr.Ambedkar Government Arts College
- Government Arts College
- Government College of Arts and Crafts
- Government college of Architecture and Sculpture
- Loganatha Narayanasamy Government Arts College
- Quaid-e-Millath Government College for women
- Rajeswari Vedachalam Government Arts College
- Sri Subramaniaswami Government Arts College
- Sri Sankara Arts and Science College, Enathur, Kanchipuram
Aided Colleges
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS
- Defense Service Staff College
- Forensic Science Department
- King Institute of Preventive Medicine
- Tamilnadu Institute of Labour Studies
AUTONOMOUS - Arts and Science Colleges
- Ethiraj College for Women
- Loyola College
- Madras Christian College
- Meenakshi College for Women
- Stella Maris College
- Women's Christian College (WCC)
- Ramakrishna mission Vivekanada college
- Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women (JBAS)
NON-AUTONOMOUS - Arts and Science Colleges
- A.M. Jain College
- Chellammal Women's College
- C. Kandaswami Naidu College for Men
- D.G. Vaishnav College
- Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu College
- Dhanraj Bain Jain College
- Guru Nanak College
- Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women
- Madras School of Social Work
- Pachaiyappa's College
- Pachaiyappa's College for Men
- Pachaiyappa's College for Women
- Quaid-e-Milleth College
- St.Louis College for the Deaf
- Sir Theagaraya College
- SIVET College
- Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women
- The New College
External websites
- [University of Madras official website]
- [University of Madras Institute of correspondence education]
- [Senate House Restoration]
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