Anna University
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The Office of the Director, Academic Courses was established to administer all academic matters of the
University Departments and affiliated engineering colleges coming under Anna University Chennai. This office
is responsible for organizing meetings of all Academic bodies such as Syllabus Committees, Boards of Studies,
Standing Committees, Academic Council, preparing lesson plans, model question papers and the academic
schedule for all the U.G. and P.G. programmes. This office also periodically revises the U.G. & P.G. Regulations,
Curriculla and Syllabi of all branches of Engineering, Technology, Applied Sciences and Humanities
Anna University was established on 4th September 1978 as a unitary type of University. It offers higher education in Engineering, Technology and Applied Sciences. In a short span of time the University has reached high standards in higher education to enjoy world-wide recognition in Engineering, Technology and Applied Sciences. Considering its excellent growth the Government of Tamil Nadu
1858 Survey school was upgraded to Civil Engineering school
1859 School was renamed as Civil Engineering College with Lt.G. Winscom as the First Principal
1862 The Civil Engineering College was raised to the status of an Engineering College
1864 Graduation of first batch of B.C.E. students
1894 First institution in india to start Mechanical Engineering College
1920 College was shifted to its present campus in Guindy
1932 First institution to introduce B.E. Electrical Engineering Degree
1935 Introdution to Research Degree in Engineeering
1944 Establishment of Alagappa College of Technology
1945 First institution to start Telecommunication and Highway Engineering
1949 Establishment of Madras Institute of Technology
1957 First institution to introduce Architecture ad Planning
1970 Post graduation in Applied Electronics
1971 Post graduation in Aircraft Structural Mechanics
1978 Establishment of Anna University as a technological university of unitary type
1981 First institution in Asia to start a Post Graduate programme in Medical Physics
1982 Establishment of Institute of Remote Sensing
1983 First Institution to start B.E in printing Technology
1992 First institution to start B.E. in Geo-Informates
1992 First institution in india to start M.Tech in Petroleum Refinig and Petrochemicals
2001 First institution in india to start Post graduate in Electronic Media
2001 Anna university becomes affiliating type technological university. Introduction of Distributed
System of Single Window Admission to Engineering Colleges
2004 India’s First Community Radio Anna Fm 90.4 MHz; First university to offer
Interactive Satellite based Education affiliated colleges
2005 Centre for Empowerment of Women
2005 Providing State level placement Service
2005 Providing Group Health Insurance facilities to all students
2005 Providing professional, communication and soft skill training to all the engineering students
2006 First Institution in India to start B.E in Material Science and Engineering
2006 First Institution in India to start B.E in Agriculture and Irrigation Engineering
2006 First Institution in India to start M.E in Integrated Water Resource Management exclusively for women
2007 Only the colleges situated in the districts of Chennai,Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Thiruvannamalai,
and Villupuram in Tamil Nadu have been affiliated to Anna University Chennai.
| About the Centre and its activitiesThe Centre for Affiliation of Institutions (CAI) is an autonomous Centre of Anna University, its primary function being to facilitate granting of affiliation and to process other allied matters pertaining to the Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu encompassing Chennai (Head Quarters) and regions Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tirunelveli.Administration of the Centre The administrative activities of the Centre are monitored and regulated by an Executive Committee whose members are nominated by the University. The Vice-Chancellor, Anna University Chennai is the Chairman of the Executive Committee. The Centre is headed by a Director assisted by Deputy Directors, administrative and other supporting staff.Objectives of the Centre Enabling the Engineering colleges under its jurisdiction to achieve academic excellence by guiding them to equip themselves with qualified faculty and state of the art infrastructure so as to produce competent engineers to meet the local and global requirements. |
Address:
Director, Centre for Nanoscience and Technology,
Anna University, Chennai – 600 025 India
DR.Premalatha Rajan
Director
22357073
dac@annauniv.edu
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