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About Bharathiar University |
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The Bharathiar University was established at Coimbatore by the Government of Tamil Nadu in February, 1982 under the provision of the Bharathiar University Act, 1981 (Act I of 1982). The University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, recognized the University in May 1985 for the purpose of grants. Bharathiar University is a member of the association of Indian Universities and Commonwealth Universities, hence, the degrees awarded are mutually recognized by each other.
Bharathiar University is accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC and placed among the top ten universities at the national level. The University is situated at the backdrop of Maruthamalai Hills in the Western Ghat range, in a sprawling campus of 1000 acres of land, 15 km from the City of Coimbatore. As of now, the University has 143 affiliated Colleges- 85 Arts and Science Colleges, 49 College of Education, 8 Management Institutions and 1 Air Force Administration College. In addition, there are 18 Research Institutes of the State and Central Governments, which are recognized by the University for Research purpose. All these institutions cater to the educational needs of more than 1,60,000 students and research scholars.
School of Distance Education
The School of Distance Education (SDE) of Bharathiar University was established during the academic year 1991-92. The school has limited its operation for the obvious reason of strengthening its base to provide quality education. Having realized the objective, the school has started extending its action by identifying and approving study centres throughout the country to help achieve higher grass enrollment ratio and higher literacy rate.
The school at present has 30 institutions accredited by Government / Competent agencies such as UGC/AICTE with infrastructural facilities as Personal Contact Programme centres and 125 centres spreading over 23 states, as off campus academic study centers and the number is steadily increasing as more and more evinced interest in starting study centres/ off campus centres.
The University has recently introduced the concept of offering various courses as participatory regular weekend programmes by entering into memorandum of undertaking with recognized and reputed institutions having the required facilities and faculty. |
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