Anna University Regional Campus, Coimbatore

Anna University Regional Campus, Coimbatore is a regional campus of Anna University. It offers full time UG and PG courses in university campus in Coimbatore along with more than 40 degree programmes through its Distance Education Arm Directorate of Online and Distance Education. It was established in 2007.

Anna University Regional campus, Coimbatore

Motto	Progress Through Knowledge
Type	Public
Established	2007
Chancellor	Governor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Dr.R.Velraj
Dean	Dr.M.Saravanakumar
Location	Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu , India 11°02′31″N 76°53′10″E / 11.042°N 76.886°E / 11.042; 76.886
Campus	Urban area, 130.33 acres
Website	www.aurcc.ac.in

History

Anna University, Coimbatore 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, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology Tirunelveli and Anna University of Technology, Madurai.^{[citation needed]} In 2010 it was renamed Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore.^{[citation needed]}

In September 14, 2011 a bill was passed to merge back the universities and make it a regional campus of Anna University.^[1] The regional campus of was established during 2012.^[2]

Campus

The campus is located on 130.33 acres of land close to Bharathiar University. Initially the university operated from a temporary campus situated in the Jothi Mills compound,^{[citation needed]} before shifting to the current location.

Affiliated colleges

Government colleges

• Government College of Engineering, Bargur
• Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
• Government College of Engineering, Salem

Government aided colleges

• Coimbatore Institute of Technology
• PSG College of Technology
• Institute of Road & Transport Technology

Self-financing colleges

• Adhiyamaan College of Engineering
• Adithya Institute of Technology
• Al-Ameen Engineering College
• Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
• CSI College of Engineering
• Chettinad College of Engineering and Technology
• Info Institute of Engineering
• JCT College of Engineering and Technology
• K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Thiruchengode
• Kalaivani College of Technology,
• Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology
• King College of Technology
• Kongu Engineering College
• KTVR Knowledge Park for Engineering and Technology
• KV Institute of Management and Information Studies
• Paavai College of Engineering
• Paavai Engineering College
• Pavai College of Technology
• PPG Institute of Technology
• Shree Venkateshwara Hi-Tech Engineering College
• SNS College of Engineering
• SNS College of Technology
• Sona College of Technology
• Sri Krishna College of Engineering & Technology
• Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College
• Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology
• Tamil Nadu College of Engineering, Karumathampatti
• Suguna College of Engineering, Nehru Nagar

References

1. . thehindu.com. The Hindu. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
2. "Welcome to Anna University Regional Campus, Coimbatore". annauniv.ac.in. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

External links

• Official website