Anna University (AU), formerly Perarignar Anna University of Technology (PAUT), was a premier technical university in Tamil Nadu, India. Anna University was formed on 4 September 1978 as a unitary university, named after C. N. Annadurai. It became an affiliating university in 2001, absorbing about 250 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. Between 2007 and 2010 it was split into six universities, namely, Anna University, Chennai, Anna University of ...
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Anna University (AU), formerly Perarignar Anna University of Technology (PAUT), was a premier technical university in Tamil Nadu, India. Anna University was formed on 4 September 1978 as a unitary university, named after C. N. Annadurai. It became an affiliating university in 2001, absorbing about 250 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. Between 2007 and 2010 it was split into six universities, namely, 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. On September 14, 2011 a bill was passed to merge back the universities. However, as of February 2012, the separate universities are still operating.
Anna University was established as Perarignar Anna University of Technology on 4 September 1978, by integrating four engineering and technology institutes in the city of Chennai, College of Engineering,...
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