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Motto in English | Educate to Elevate |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1982; 44 years ago (1982) |
| Chancellor | Governor of Tamil Nadu |
| Vice-Chancellor | Vacant |
| Location | ,, 11°2′23.17″N76°52′43.72″E / 11.0397694°N 76.8788111°E /11.0397694; 76.8788111 |
| Campus | Urban, 780 acres (315.7 ha) |
| Affiliations | UGC,NAAC,NCTE,ACU,AIU |
| Website | www.b-u.ac.in |
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Bharathiar University is apublicstate university inCoimbatore,Tamil Nadu,India. Named afterTamil poetSubramania Bharati, the university was established in February 1982 under the provision of Bharathiar University Act, 1981 (Act 1 of 1982) and was recognized by theUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) in 1985.
Bharathiar University celebrated its silver jubilee celebrations on 24 February 2007. Former President of India,A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu,M. Karunanidhi, were the chief guests.[1] Bharathiar University provides graduate, masters, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programs in various subjects. The university is known for its stringent Ph.D. evaluation guidelines.[2]
Institutes affiliated to the university include 13 Government Colleges, 1 Air Force Administrative College, 3 Constituent Colleges, 1 University PG Extension and Research Centre, 16 Aided Colleges and 99 Self Financing Colleges.[3]
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| NIRF (Overall) (2024)[4] | 44 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2024)[5] | 26 |
Bharathiar University was ranked 44 overall and 26th among universities by theNational Institutional Ranking Framework in 2024.[6] The university was ranked 221st in QS Asia University Rankings 2025.[7]
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