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Alagappa University
Alagappa University
Established	1985
Type	Public
Chancellor	Surjit Singh Barnala
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. P. Ramasamy
Location	Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus	Rural
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.alagappauniversity.ac.in

Alagappa University is located on about 420 acres (1.7 km²) in the business town of Karaikudi in Sivaganga District in Tamil Nadu, India. Karaikudi is 400 km south of Madras on the Madras - Rameswaram line and is accessible from Tiruchirappalli and Madurai in about 2 hours by road and rail. This seat of higher education has emerged from the galaxy of institutions founded by R.M. Alagappa Chettiar. Alagappa University was brought into existence by a special Act of the state government in May 1985 with the objective of fostering research, development and dissemination of knowledge in various branches of learning. Alagappa University is recognized by the UGC, Government of India. Alagappa University, hitherto of unitary type, was converted into an affiliating type by the Tamil Nadu Universities Act, 2002, with a view to widen the horizon of its academic activities by bringing into its jurisdiction the Arts and Science colleges in the Districts of Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga. Further, as per this Act, the Government colleges in the above districts have become the constituent colleges of Alagappa University. As a member of the AIU and the ACU(ACU), it has rewarding relations with other academic institutions, research laboratories and industrial establishments that promise a spectacular feature. The University’s motto is “Excellence in Action” and the University keeps before it the vision of excellence in all spheres of its action.

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Department of Tamil
Department of English
Department of Women's Studies
Department of Biotechnology
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Industrial Chemistry
Department of Mathematics
Department of Oceanography & Coastal Area Studies
Department of Physics
Alagappa Institute of Management
Department of Bank Management
Department of Corporate Secretaryship
College of Education
College of Physical Education
Department of Education
Department of Physical Education
Centre for Rural Development
Centre for Gandhian Studies
Centre for Nehru Studies
Directorate of Distance Education (DDE)

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[edit] External links

Alagappa University Website