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{{Short description|Public university in Chennai, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Anna University
| image =
| image_size = 200px
| chancellor = [[Governor of Tamil Nadu]]
| vice_chancellor = ''Vacant'' (K. Gopal, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]–Chairman of Convener Committee)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annauniv.edu/administration.php |title=Anna University, Chennai }}</ref>
| head_label = Registrar
| head = V. Kumaresan (i/c)
| principal =
| dean = K. S. Easwarakumar ([[College of Engineering, Guindy|CEG]])<br />R. Jayavel ([[Alagappa College of Technology|ACT]])<br />K. Ravichandran ([[Madras Institute of Technology|MIT]])<br />K. R. Sitalaksmi ([[Anna University School of Architecture and Planning|SAP]])
| students = 18,372<ref name="AU">{{cite web |title=University Student Enrollment Details |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=31&Unitype=2 |website=www.ugc.ac.in |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
| undergrad = 11,049<ref name="AU"/>
| postgrad = 4,455<ref name="AU"/>
| doctoral = 2,828<ref name="AU"/>
| city = [[Chennai]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| postalcode = 600025
| country = [[India]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]], 185 acres
| colours =
| other_name = AU
| motto = Progress through Knowledge
| mascot =
| website = {{official URL}}
| logo =
| administrative_staff =
| faculty =
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]], [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]
}}
'''Anna University''' is a [[Public university|public]] [[State university (India)|state university]] located in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The main campus is in [[Guindy]]. It was originally established on 4 September 1978 and is named after [[C. N. Annadurai]], former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annauniv.edu/pdf/Acts%20&%20Statues-New.pdf|title=The Anna university Chennai Act 1978}}</ref>

==History and structure==
[[File:Annadurai statue.jpg|thumb|200px|Statue of [[C N Annadurai]] in [[College of Engineering, Guindy]] campus]]

Anna University (Chennai) comprises four colleges - the principal seat [[College of Engineering, Guindy]] (CEG, Guindy Campus), [[Alagappa College of Technology]] (ACT, Guindy Campus), [[Madras Institute of Technology]] (MIT, Chromepet Campus) and [[Anna University School of Architecture and Planning|School of Architecture and Planning]] (SAP, Guindy Campus).

The first version of Anna University was formed in 1978 and various governments changed the varsity's structure and affiliation scope repeatedly. In 2001, under the Anna University Amendment Act of 2001, the erstwhile Anna University became an affiliating university, taking under its wings all the engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. This included six government engineering colleges, three government-aided private institutions, and 426 self-financed colleges. On 1 February 2007, as a result of a [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] decision, the university was split into six constituent universities: Anna University, Chennai; Anna University of Technology, Chennai; [[Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli]]; [[Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore]]; [[Anna University of Technology Tirunelveli]] and [[Anna University of Technology, Madurai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.annauniv.ac.in/about.aspx |title=Welcome to Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore |work=annauniv.ac.in |access-date=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620130817/http://www.annauniv.ac.in/about.aspx |archive-date=20 June 2009 }}</ref> The institutes were formally created in 2010. On 14 September 2011 during period of Ex [[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|CM]] [[Jayalalithaa]], a bill was passed to re-merge the universities.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/house-passes-bill-to-amend-anna-university-act/article2455344.ece |title=House passes Bill to amend Anna University Act |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 September 2011 |access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref> The merger was finalized in August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Finally, merger of Anna Universities of Technology with Anna University|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Finally-merger-of-Anna-Universities-of-Technology-with-Anna-University/articleshow/15099311.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=12 July 2017|date=23 July 2012}}</ref>

In 2011 and 2012 the constituents colleges were merged back to a single affiliating university and the four regional universities continue to function as a regional campus of the university.{{fact|date=December 2025}}

===School of Architecture and Planning===
The '''School of Architecture and Planning''' was established as a Department of Architecture of the [[University of Madras]] in 1957 and was located in the [[Alagappa College of Technology]]. The department was later renamed as the ''School of Architecture and Planning'' and shifted to its own independent campus in 1968. It became a constituent college of the University at its founding. It started to functions as two departments namely Department of Architecture and Department of Planning from 2005 till date.{{fact|date=December 2025}}

SAP has a Centre for Human Settlements (CHS) which is an autonomous Centre of the Anna University that was established in 1980. It is an interdisciplinary Centre offering Consultancy, Training, Research and Extension services in the areas related to Urban and Regional Planning, Development and Management. The Quality Improvement Program (QIP) Cell was established by the AICTE at SAP campus and has provided the research facilities for teachers of other architectural institutions besides providing admission to PG degree course.{{fact|date=December 2025}}

==Admissions==
A common entrance test – the Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examination (TNPCEE) – was used as a basis for admission to professional courses in the state until 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/07/stories/2006120707380100.htm/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207223530/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/07/stories/2006120707380100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 December 2006|title=Common Entrance Test abolished in Tamil Nadu}}</ref> Starting in the academic year 2007–08, students were admitted to engineering colleges on the basis of their higher secondary marks.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/21/stories/2006082102990300.htm/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220134949/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/21/stories/2006082102990300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 August 2006|title=Should Common Entrance Test be scrapped?}}</ref> Post-graduate admission process is carried out through [[Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test|TANCET]] and [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] scores.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ceg.annauniv.edu/pg.html|title=Admission for PG in CEG}}</ref>

==Academics==
The university offers courses in engineering and technology through its affiliated colleges and follows a dual semester system. Every year the university conducts examinations for the even semester in May–June and for an odd semester in November–December.
{{Infobox India university ranking
|QS_W_2025=383
|QS_A_2024=179
|THE_W_2024=501-600
|THES_E_2022=251–300
|THES_A_2024=119
|NIRF_O_2024=20
|NIRF_R_2024=17
|NIRF_U_2024=13
|NIRF_E_2024=14
|NIRF_B_2024=69
|NIRF_A_2024=34
}}

== Incidents ==

=== Sexual assault incident ===
On 25 December 2024, a second-year female engineering student at Anna University was sexually assaulted by two men inside the campus.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-12-25 |title=Two persons sexually assault Anna University student on campus |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/two-persons-sexually-assault-anna-university-student-on-campus/article69025546.ece |access-date=2024-12-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The incident took place in the early hours of the morning after the survivor and her male friend returned from a Christmas [[Mass in the Catholic Church|mass]] at a nearby church. The two students were sitting in a secluded area of the campus when the assailants attacked the male student and then proceeded to sexually assault the woman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express Video |date=2024-12-25 |title=Anna University female student complains of rape by two men inside campus |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/videos/videos-nation/2024/Dec/25/anna-university-female-student-complains-of-rape-by-two-men-inside-campus |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The survivor immediately filed a police complaint, and a case was registered under Section 64 of the BNSS (rape).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= 25 December 2024|title=Anna University student sexually assaulted on campus |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/anna-university-student-sexually-assaulted-on-campus-by-a-man |access-date= |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> The perpetrator was arrested and detained under the [[Tamil Nadu Goondas Act|Tamil Nadu Goondas act]] and was lodged into [[Puzhal prison]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-01-06 |title=Gnanasekaran detained under Goondas Act for Anna University student's sexual assault |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/chennai/gnanasekaran-detained-under-goondas-act-for-anna-university-students-sexual-assault-818170 |access-date= |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-01-10 |title=Anna University sexual assault accused Gnanasekaran lodged in Puzhal prison |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/anna-university-sexual-assault-accused-gnanasekaran-lodged-in-puzhal-prison/article69083794.ece |access-date= |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Affiliated colleges==
{{Main|List of colleges and institutions affiliated with Anna University}}

The university's campus is in Chennai. The university has satellite campuses in [[Anna University Coimbatore Campus|Coimbatore]], [[Anna University Tiruchirappalli Campus|Tiruchirappalli]], [[Anna University Madurai Campus|Madurai]] and [[Anna University Tirunelveli Campus|Tirunelveli]]. The university also runs engineering colleges at [[Villupuram]], [[University College of Engineering Tindivanam|Tindivanam]], [[University College of Engineering, Arni|Arani]] and [[University College of Engineering Kanchipuram|Kanchipuram]] in [[Chennai]] region, [[Institute of Road & Transport Technology|Erode]] and [[Government College of Engineering, Bargur|Bargur]] in [[Coimbatore]] region, [[Panruti]], [[Anna University Pattukkottai|Pattukkottai]], [[Anna University Thirukkuvalai Campus|Thirukkuvalai]] and [[Anna University Ariyalur|Ariyalur]] in [[Tiruchirapalli]] region, [[Ramanathapuram]] and [[Dindigul]] in [[Madurai]] region, [[Anna University College of Engineering Nagercoil|Nagercoil]] and [[Anna University V.O.Chidambaranar College of Engineering|Thoothukudi]] in [[Tirunelveli]] region.

==Notable alumni==

{{alumni|date=February 2018}}
* [[A Lalitha]], first female engineer from India<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.magnificentwomen.co.uk/1/post/2019/08/76-ayyalasomayajula-lalitha.html|title=76: Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha|website=Magnificent Women|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref>
* [[A. C. Muthiah]], Indian industrialist and former President of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]<ref name="Citizen Matters">{{cite web|url=http://chennai.citizenmatters.in/ceg-alumni-guindy-anna-university-association-petition-6224|title=Why alumni of Chennai's College of Engineering, Guindy are a worried lot today |publisher=Citizen Matters|date=30 August 2018|author=Aruna Natarajan}}</ref>
* [[Archna Sharma]], Indian Actress.
* [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]], Telugu film actor<ref name="Better India"/>
* [[Anumolu Ramakrishna]], deputy managing director of [[Larsen & Toubro]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.projectsmonitor.com/pathfinders/dr-a-ramakrishna-doyen-of-indian-construction-industry/|title=Dr. A. Ramakrishna, doyen of Indian Construction Industry|publisher=Project Monitor|date=2 January 2014|author=PM News Bureau}}</ref>
* [[Crazy Mohan]], Tamil comedy actor, script writer and playwright<ref name="Better India"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/comedy-cocktails-his-forte/article1431925.ece|title=Comedy cocktails his forte|work=The Hindu|date=20 December 2008}}</ref>
*[[Kavithalaya Krishnan]] Indian film and television actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/you-cannot-get-crazy-anymore/articleshow/69731868.cms|title='Crazy' Mohan is no more|date=11 June 2019|publisher=Times of India}}</ref>
* [[Dhiraj Rajaram]], founder & chairman of [[Mu Sigma Inc]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factordaily.com/mu-sigma-founder-dhiraj-rajaram/|title=Mu Sigma's chairman Dhiraj Rajaram re-emerges as controlling shareholder|date=5 December 2016|author=Jayadevan PK|work=FactorDaily |publisher=Factor Daily}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/mu-sigmas-chairman-dhiraj-rajaram-re-emerges-as-controlling-shareholder/articleshow/59551739.cms|title=Mu Sigma's chairman Dhiraj Rajaram re-emerges as controlling shareholder|date=12 July 2017|author=Sneha Shah|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>
* [[Gopalaswami Parthasarathy]], former Indian [[High Commissioner]] to Pakistan, Australia and Myanmar and Chancellor of [[Central University of Jammu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://quotes.wsj.com/IN/XBOM/506525/company-people/executive-profile/79769963|title=Executive Profile|date=2018|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|author=WSJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=11614712&privcapId=10930264|title=Executive Profile|date=2018|publisher=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]|author=Admin}}</ref>
* [[Kanuri Lakshmana Rao]], architect of India's water management, Former Union Minister of Irrigation & Power and recipient of the Padma Bhushan<ref name="Better India"/>
* [[Krishnakumar Natarajan]], co-founder & former executive chairman of [[Mindtree]]<ref name="Citizen Matters"/>
* [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth]], former Indian cricket captain and former chairman, National Selection Committee of the Indian Cricket Team<ref name="Better India"/>
* [[Kutraleeswaran]], long-distance swimmer and [[Guinness Book of World Records]] holder<ref name="Notable Alumni">{{cite web|url=http://www.aapkatimes.com/popular-faces-famous-alumni-anna-university/|title=Popular faces and famous alumni of Anna University|publisher=Aapka Times|date=28 October 2017}}</ref>
* [[Madhan Karky]], Tamil film lyricist<ref name="Notable Alumni"/>
* [[Mendu Rammohan Rao]], former dean emeritus, [[Indian School of Business]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imthyderabad.edu.in/dr-m-rammohan-rao/|publisher=Institute of Management Technology Hyderabad|title=Faculty Profile}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Munirathna Anandakrishnan]], former chairman, [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] and former vice-chancellor, Anna University<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venkatarangan.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Dr_MAK_Book_2018.pdf|title=Memorable Footprints of an Educator, Prof Anandakrishnan|author=K. R. A. Narasiah|date=16 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[N. Mahalingam]], founder & former chairman, [[Sakthi Group]] and former chairman, [[Ethiraj College for Women]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/veteran-industrialist-pollachi-mahalingam-passes-away/article6468429.ece|title = Veteran industrialist Pollachi Mahalingam passes away|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="Notable Alumni"/>
* [[P. S. Veeraraghavan]], director of [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]]<ref name="Better India"/>
* [[R. K. Baliga]], developer of the [[Electronics City]] in [[Bangalore]], [[India]]<ref name="Better India"/>
* [[P. V. Nandhidhaa]], Indian chess player, [[India]]'s 17th [[Woman Grandmaster]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2017/08/01015652/1040337/TN-Chief-Minister-honours-Chess-champion-Nandhidhaa.vpf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128232743/https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2017/08/01015652/1040337/TN-Chief-Minister-honours-Chess-champion-Nandhidhaa.vpf|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 November 2020|title= TN Chief Minister honours Chess champion Nandhidhaa|date=2017-08-01| website=www.dtnext.in |access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref>
*[[Poondi Kumaraswamy|Ponnambalam "Poondi" Kumaraswamy]], engineer, mathematician, and hydrologist<ref>{{cite web | title=Ponnambalam Kumaraswamy | website=Indian Academy of Sciences Fellows | url=https://fellows.ias.ac.in/profile/v/FL1972007 }}</ref>
* [[Raj Reddy]], [[Turing Award]] winner, professor at [[Carnegie-Mellon University]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient<ref name="Better India">{{cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/153870/college-engineering-guindy-chennai-news/|title=India's Oldest Engineering College Turns 225: 6 Alumni Who Have Made Guindy Proud!|publisher=The Better India|author=Vidya Raja|date=31 July 2018}}</ref>
* [[Rajkumar Bharathi]], classical singer and music composer<ref>{{citation|title=Sound of Silence: Rajkumar Bharathi's Musical Quest|author=Asha Krishnakumar|date=27 June 2018|isbn=978-1-64324-568-3|publisher=Notions Press}}</ref>
* [[Rangaswamy Narasimhan]], [[cognitive scientist]] who developed [[TIFRAC]], the first indigenous Indian computer, [[Padma Shri]] winner<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/reso/013/05/0407-0409|author=Srinivasan Ramani|publisher=[[Indian Institute of Information Technology]], Bangalore|date=May 2008|title=Rangaswamy Narasimhan: Doyen of Computer Science and Technology}}</ref>
* [[Ravi Ruia]], vice chairperson & co-founder of [[Essar Group]]<ref name="Better India"/>
* S. Somasegar, former senior vice president, [[Microsoft]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/hxN8y3wjsBgb019MXrlcNK/Sivaramakrishnan-Somasegar--Breathing-easy-in-the-fast-lane.html|title=Breathing easy in the fast lane|date=19 April 2008|publisher=[[Live Mint]]}}</ref>
* [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]], former cricket captain and ICC Elite Umpires Panel member<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/engineer-apos-xi-xi-featuring-051000337|title=Engineer's XI: An XI featuring cricketers who hold an engineering degree|author=Vaibhav Joshi|date=6 January 2019|publisher=[[Yahoo]]}}</ref>
* [[Upendra J. Chivukula]], former [[New Jersey General Assembly]] member<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.wsj.com/campaign2012/candidates/view/upendra-chivukula--NJ-H|title=Candidate Profile|author=admin|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=2011|access-date=6 May 2019|archive-date=6 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506064730/http://projects.wsj.com/campaign2012/candidates/view/upendra-chivukula--NJ-H|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/telugu-man-in-the-race-for-new-jersey-assembly/article2608648.ece|title=Telugu man in the race for New Jersey Assembly|author=G Venkataramana Rao|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 November 2011}}</ref>
* [[V. M. Muralidharan]], chairman, [[Ethiraj College for Women]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guindytimes.com/articles/a-testimony-for-empowerment-through-education-v-m-muralidharan|date=September 2009|publisher=Guindy Times|title=A Testimony for Empowerment through Education – V. M. Muralidharan|author=Sai Srravya, Aishwarya Valliappan}}</ref>
*[[J. Sai Deepak]], lawyer in the [[Supreme Court of India]]
* [[V. S. Mahalingam]], DRDO scientist and director of the [[Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/newsletter/2009/sep_09.pdf|date=September 2009|publisher=Defence Research & Development Organization|title=Promotion Announcement in the Monthly Newsletter of DRDO|author=Director, Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre}}</ref>
* [[Venu Srinivasan]], chairman of [[Sundaram - Clayton Limited]] and [[TVS Motor Company]]<ref name="Citizen Matters"/>
* [[Verghese Kurien]], architect of [[Operation Flood]] and India's [[White Revolution (India)|White Revolution]] and recipient of the [[Padma Vibhushan]], [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] and the [[World Food Prize]]<ref name="Better India"/>
* [[M. Madan Babu]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSC}}, director at [[St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 ISCB Innovator Award: M. Madan Babu |url=https://www.iscb.org/iscb-awards/3496 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www.iscb.org}}</ref>
* [[Sundaram Karivardhan]], industrialist and motorsport pioneer<ref name="alumni">{{cite web|url=http://www.alumni.psgtech.ac.in/Outstanding%20Alumni.pdf|title=Outstanding Alumni Award}}{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
* [[A. G. Ramakrishnan]], professor, [[Indian Institute of Science]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psgtech.edu/department/ece/people/alumni.html|title=Distinguished Alumni|publisher=Electronics & Communication Engineering, PSG College of Technology|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924082746/http://www.psgtech.edu/department/ece/people/alumni.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=31 August 2014}}</ref>
* [[Mahesh Muthuswami]], Cinema tog 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr.G.Parthasarathy's profile as a faculty of Centre for Policy Research |url=http://www.cprindia.org/users/g-parthasarathy |access-date=9 August 2012 |work=cprindia.org}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Colleges & Institutions affiliated to Anna University]]
* [[Excel Group Institutions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Anna University}}
* {{official website|http://www.annauniv.edu}}
** [https://www.annauniv.edu/Architecture/ Architecture]

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