Anna University Chennai
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Anna University, Chennai is a technological university based in Chennai
, Tamil Nadu
, India
. It was established on 1 February 2007 from the splitting of Anna University
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
. Unlike the other five universities, the university is a unitary university with no power to grant affiliations to colleges.
In September 14, 2011 a bill was passed to merge back the universities.
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was established on 1 February 2007 from the splitting of Anna University
Anna University
Anna University was a premier technical university in Tamil Nadu, India. Anna University was formed on September 4, 1978, as a unitary university that integrated four technical institutions in the city of Chennai , including the College of Engineering, Guindy, Alagappa College of Technology,...
into six universities, namely, Anna University, Chennai, Anna University of Technology, Chennai
Anna University of Technology, Chennai
Anna University of Technology, Chennai was established on 1 February 2007 as a result of a decision to split Anna University into six universities, namely, Anna University, Chennai, Anna University of Technology, Chennai, Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Anna University of...
, Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology Tirunelveli and Anna University of Technology, Madurai
Anna University of Technology, Madurai
Anna University of Technology, Madurai is a technological university located at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established on 1 February 2007 as a result of a decision to split Anna University into six universities, namely, Anna University, Chennai, Anna University of Technology, Chennai, Anna...
. Unlike the other five universities, the university is a unitary university with no power to grant affiliations to colleges.
In September 14, 2011 a bill was passed to merge back the universities.