Annamalai University is Government or Private

Can you tell me if Annamalai University is Government or Private University as I want to make it sure before applying for admission in it?

Annamalai University is one of Asia's largest public residential universities in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1929 by the entrepreneur Annamalai Chettiyar in the aftermath of the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.

It was the first private University in India. It was taken over by the Tamil Nadu government in 2013.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has accredited Annamalai University with a grade of A' in 2014

It was the first institution in India to offer postgraduate degree programmes in Applied Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Bioinformatics and Law through distance education.

It is credited with the largest enrollment in India and is well equipped with computers and other infrastructure, separate teaching faculty and administration, study centers, and computer training centers to serve its students.

Notable Alumni
• Ravi Gomatam, Quantum Physicist, director of Bhaktivedanta Institute and Institute for Semantic Information Sciences and Technology, Berkeley, and Mumbai
• Vijaya T. Rajendar, Tamil Actor
• K. S. Narayanaswamy, Carnatic veena exponent of the Thanjavur style
• Ramanuja Vijayaraghavan, Indian physicist
• V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, former finance minister of Tamil Nadu
• S. D. Somasundaram, former cabinet minister
• K. Ponmudi, former state minister
• Savitha Reddy, dubbing artist in the southern India film industry
• Ere. Elamvazhuthi, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Cuddalore constituency of Tamil Nadu from 1967 to 1970 representing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK)
• Narayanasami Sathyamurthy, scientist
• Nedumaran, Tamil politician from the state of Tamil Nadu, South India
• V. T. Sambanthan, fifth President of Malaysian Indian Congress and one of the Founding Fathers of Malaysia
• Bala V. Balachandran, Founder & Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India
• T. K. Doraiswamy, poet and novelist
• Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam, Carnatic music vocalist
• G. Balakrish Nair, Indian microbiologist
• A. S. Gnanasambandan, Tamil writer, scholar and literary critic from Tamil Nadu, India
• D. R. Karthikeyan, Indian Police Service Officer from Tamil Nadu
• C. Sylendra Babu, renowned Indian Police Service Officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
• K. Anbazhagan, former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu, MLA (Park Town constituency) and General Secretary of DMK
• S. S. Sivasankar, MLA ( Kunnam (State Assembly Constituency))
• K.Balachander, Indian director, producer, writer, actor, playwright, stage conductor, and comedian who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. Graduated (in Zoology) at the Annamalai University.
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• Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan, Forensic expert and Padma Bhushan recipient
• S. Srinivasan, Aerospace scientist and Padma Bhushan recipient

Contact Detail:
Annamalai University
Annamalai Nagar,
Chidambaram,
Tamil Nadu 608002, India
+91 4144 238 282

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