1985
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Alagappa
University is located at Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu is accessible from Madurai
(Code : IMX) and Tiruchirappalli (Code : TRZ) airports within two hours. The
440 acre green and lush campus houses all the academic activities. This
University has emerged from the galaxy of institutions initially founded by the
great philanthropist and educationist Dr. RM. Alagappa Chettiar during 1950's.
Alagappa
University was brought into existence by a Special Act of the Government of
Tamil Nadu 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 University Grants Commission (UGC) of India.
The University has 44 Departments, 9 Centres and 2 Constituent Colleges on its
campus. 46 Affiliated Colleges located in the districts of Sivaganga and
Ramanathapuram are part of the University. Of which one Autonomous College and
one Alagappa University Model Constituent College of Arts and Science are
located in Kilakkarai and Paramakudi respectively.
The
University offers education through Regular, Week-end, Distance and
Collaborative modes. Through all modes of education, the University caters to
the needs of the student community of around 1.12 lakhs.
As a member
of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), as well as the member of the
Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), it has rewarding relations with
other academic institutions, research laboratories and industrial
establishments that promise a spectacular future
The
University is having International Collaborations with Universities /
Institutions of Higher Learning in countries like U.S.A, UK, Australia,
Singapore, China, Malaysia and South Korea. Innovative programmes are designed
and offered at the University for the foreign students. 41 international
exchange programmes attract the attention of the teachers and students from
abroad.
The
University's motto is "Excellence in Action" and the University keeps
before it the vision of excellence in all spheres of its action.
In order to
promote quality education, the MHRD has taken several initiatives and they
expect the institutions to attain good position in various parameters such as
(i) Accreditation by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with
good grade, (ii) Categorization of Institutions by MHRD-UGC, (iii) Autonomy
Status by MHRD-UGC, (iv) NIRF Rank within 50, (v) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha
Abhiyan (RUSA) Grant and (vi) Institution of Eminence (IOE) Status.
Alagappa
University has achieved many milestones. A few of them are as under;
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Obtained
A+ Grade with CGPA of 3.64 grading by the National Assessment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC). Alagappa University is the first State University in Tamil Nadu
to obtain the A+ grade.
·
Obtained
Category–I status by the MHRD-UGC and occupies 2nd place out of 12 State
Universities with Category-I Status in the Country. It is the only State
University in Tamil Nadu obtained the Category-I Status.
·
Obtained
Autonomy status (one among 60 Institutions in the country announced by MHRD).
·
Secured
28th position among Universities in National Institutional Ranking Framework
(NIRF) 2019 ranking.
·
Secured
20th position in QS India Ranking, 104th position in QS BRICS Ranking and 216th
position in QS Asia Ranking 2019.
·
The
University has secured 4th position in Swachhta Ranking 2018 for the cleanest
Higher Educational Institutions in the Country in the category of Government
Institutions.
·
The
University has obtained ISO 9001-2015 certification based on the quality
measures in higher education.
·
The
University has bagged Indian Association for the Blind (IAB) Silver Zone Award
for outstanding excellence and amazing contribution for the empowerment of
persons with Visual Challenges.
·
It
is the only University in Tamil Nadu which has been sanctioned Rs.100 crores
under MHRD - RUSA 2.0 Scheme.
Owing to
these achievements, Alagappa University is the only State University in Tamil
Nadu which fulfilled all the requirements of MHRD in the context of quality
higher education.