Anna University, Chennai

Anna University, Chennai TANCET / CEETA - PG 2026 Welcome To University Anna University was established on 4th September, 1978 as a unitary type of University. This University was named after Late Dr.C.N.Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. It offers higher education in Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Applied Sciences relevant to the current and projected needs of the society. Besides promoting research and disseminating knowledge gained therefrom, it fosters cooperation between the academic and industrial communities. The University was formed by bringing together and integrating four well known technical institutions in the city of Madras (now Chennai) namely, College of Engineering (CEG) (Established in 1794) Alagappa College of Technology (ACT) (Established in 1944) Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) (Established in 1949) School of Architecture & Planning (SAP) (Established in 1957) QS World University Rankings 2026 - 465 th in the world and 10 th among 46 Indian Institutions NEWS ROOM 46th Convocation of Anna University was held on 4/2/2026. Hon'ble Governor of Tamilnadu Thiru.R.N. Ravi Presided and Awarded Degrees. University Campuses College of Engineering Guindy CEG Campus Madras Institute of Technology MIT Campus Alagappa College of Technology ACT Campus School of Architecture and Planning SAP Campus News & Events 20 May 2026 Invitation for Ph.D. and Post Doctoral Position CIR 29 Apr 2026 LOTUS Programme organized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan CIR 15 May 2026 Invitation call for awards 2025 CSRC 20 May 2026 Train-the-Trainer Program on NextGenAl: From Generative Models to Responsible Edge Application - 01st-06 th June 2026 CAC 27 May 2026 Train-the-Trainer Program on Electric Vehicle Technologies with AI - 08th-13th June 2026 CAC 12 May 2026 Train-the-Trainer Program on RTL to GDS II VLSI Design Flow using Open Source EDA tools- 25th-30th May 2026 CAC 17 May 2026 Summer Internship Programme 2026 C-WiSD 20 Apr 2026 Student Exchange Programme - Politecnio di Milano, Italy CIR 17 Apr 2026 5G Innovation Hackathon 2026 C-WiSD 16 Apr 2026 Workshop on Integrated Search through Knimbus Mobile App: Accessing Library Resources, anywhere, anytime University Library 30 Apr 2026 International Research Internship Opportunities organised by NCU, Taiwan CIR 5G Use Case Lab Registration Link CWiSD SWAYAM - Anna University offered MOOCs courses on Perspectives of Sustainable Development Cartographic Technique Artificial Intelligence Data Structures Digital Electronics and Microprocessor Public Financial Administration Software Engineering Operating Systems Data Base Management System EMRC Notification - Mental health Counsellor availability at Health Centre, Anna University, Main Campus Health Centre, AU Vehicles Parked for Extended Periods in the Main Campus - Action to be Taken - Circular Anna University UGC e-Samadhan Portal UGC Circular for "Mandatory Procedure for Booking Purchase Entries under Cost Centre" CSRC Student Skill Enhancement Programme SSEP-2025 SCoE-MIT Petronas Malaysia Management Program CIR TaiwanICDF Scholarship Program CIR Submission of Form 16A for TDS Deductions on Research, Consultancy, Testing and Training Activities CSRC Implementation of Single GST Number in Anna University CSRC Academic Regulations 2023 (Revision 1 2024) for B.E., / B. Tech Programmes CAC PM-USP CSSS - Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students Anti Ragging Committee & Anti Ragging Squad Anna University Launch of Certificate Course on Yoga for Human Excellence CBL & HE RE 2023-24 & BE 2024-25 (PART I) RE 2023-24 & BE 2024-25 (PART II) Pension Section(FA 70) - Details of the Pensioners / Family Pensioners Collection Anna University Ombudsperson for Students Grievance Redressal Committee Centre for Student Affairs SWAYAM - Anna University offered MOOCs courses on NGO's Sustainable Development Nuclear and Particle Physics Software Engineering Operating Systems Urban Local Governance EMRC Expression of Interest from Faculty Members towards Lecture Delivery in the SWAYAM PRABHA DTH CHANNEL Google Form Link EMRC Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department Citizen Charter 2022-2023 SC/ST Cell Resumption of Speciality Clinics - Intimation Health Centre - CEG Campus Promotion of Indian languages in Technical Education as per NEP 2020 by AICTE AICTE Recruitments 05 May 2026 Recruitment for the post of Project Assistant - CMRG Printing and Packaging Technology 30 Apr 2026 Recruitment for the post of Project Assistant - CMRG251412 Dept. of Civil Engg. 06 May 2026 Recruitment for the post of Project Assistant CES 06 May 2026 Recruitment for the post of Project Assistant - CMRG250951 Department of CSE 05 May 2026 Recruitment for the post of Project Assistant - CMRG251380 Department of Chemistry 11 May 2026 Recruitment for the post of Project Assistant - CMRG250870 Department of EEE 06 May 2026 Recruitment of Senior Research Fellow (SRF) Department of Rubber and Plastic Tech. 05 May 2026 Recruitment for the post of Project Assistant - CMRG250740A Department of Chemistry 06 May 2026 Recruitment for the post of Project Assistant - CMRG251342 Department of Biomedical Engineering 01 May 2026 Recruitment for the post of Project Assistant - CMRG250194 Department of Petrochemical Tech. - UCE BIT Campus Trichy 30 Apr 2026 Recruitment for the post of Project Assistant - CMRG251176 Centre for Nanoscience and Technology 30 Apr 2026 Recruitment for the post of Project Assistant Division of Transportation Engineering Tender 494 Affiliated Colleges 16 Constituent Colleges 84 UG Programmes 171 PG Programmes 4845 UG Subjects 9690 PG Subjects 2261 Ph.D Onroll in 4 campuses 13247 Ph.D Onroll in other campuses University Events Notable Alumni Bharat Ratna Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Aerospace Engineering, MIT Former President of India Dr.Verghese Kurien Mechanical Engineering, CEG Father of White Revolution Mr.Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" Reddy Civil Engineering, CEG Indian-American Computer Scientist Mr.S.Rangarajan alias Sujatha Electronics Engineering, MIT Indian Author,Novelist and Screenwriter in Tamil Mr.N.Srinivasan Chemical Engineering, ACT Indian Industrialist, Managing Director of India Cements Ltd, Former Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and former President of the BCCI Dr.M.S.Ananth Chemical Engineering, ACT Former Director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Dr.Ramanathan Vairavan Chemical Engineering, ACT Chairman at Alagappa Group of Educational Institutions Mrs.Sheila Sri Prakash Bachelors in Architecture, SAP Founder of Shilpa Arhitects Mr.K K Natarajan Mechanical Engineering, CEG Co-founder of IT company Mindtree Dr K Sivan Aeronautical Engineering, MIT Indian space scientist who served as the Secretary of the Department of Space, Chairman of the ISRO and Space Commission Mr.M.M Murugappan Chemical Engineering, ACT Executive Chairman of the Murugappa Groups Mr.Krishnamachari Srikkanth Electrical Engineering, CEG Former Captain of the Indian Cricket Team Mr.D.Udaya Kumar Bachelors in Architecture, SAP The Indian rupee sign Padma Bhushan Mr.K L Rao Civil Engineering, CEG Former Union Minister for Irrigation & Power Padma Bhushan Mr. Venu Srinivasan CEG Indian Industrialist and Chairman Emeritus of TVS Motor Company. Padma Bhushan Mr. N. Mahalingam Mechanical Engineering, CEG Indian Industrialist and former Chairman of The Sakthi Group. Padma Shri Mr. S. Venkataraghavan CEG Former Captain of Indian Cricket Team Padma Shri Mr. M. Anandha Krishnan Civil Engineering, CEG Former Chairman of IIT Kanpur and Former Vice Chancellor of Anna University. Ms. Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha Electrical Engineering, CEG India’s first female engineer. Mr. G. Parthasarathy Electrical Engineering, CEG Former High Commissioner of India to Cyprus, Australia and Pakistan . Dr. P. S. Veeraraghavan Electrical Engineering, CEG Former Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Mr. A. C. Muthiah Mechanical Engineering, CEG Indian Industrialist and Former President of BCCI. Mr. Upendra J Chivukula Electrical Engineering, CEG Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities , USA. Kalaimamani Mr. Mohan Rangachari Mechanical Engineering, CEG Crazy Mohan, Screen writer and playwright Padma Bhushan Mr. Ram Narain Agarwal Aeronautical Engineering, MIT Father of Agni series of Missiles & Former Director DRDO. Padma Bhushan Dr. T. Ramasami Leather Technology, ACT Former Secretary DST & Former Director CLRI. Mr. N. Sankar ACT Chairman of Sanmar Group. Mr. P R Venketrama Raja Chemical Engineering, ACT Managing Director, Ramco cements. Mr. Madhan Karky Computer Science and Engineering, CEG Song lyricist, film dialogue writer and a Software engineer Mr. Kutraleeswaran CEG Indian Swimmer Mr. Aashish Kapoor Former Indian cricketer Dr. Mendu Rammohan Rao CEG Dean Emeritus of Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad Ms. Bharathi Baskar Chemical Engineering, ACT Talented speaker since her childhood Mr. Panda Madhusudana Siva Prasad Executive Director of Reliance Industries Bharat Ratna Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam After graduating from the Madras Institute of Technology in 1960, Kalam joined the Aeronautical Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (by Press Information Bureau, Government of India) as a scientist after becoming a member of the Defence Research & Development Service (DRDS). Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11 th president of India from 2002 to 2007. Dr.Verghese Kurien Verghese Kurien is graduated in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering Guindy. Verghese Kurien known as the "Father of the White Revolution" in India. In 1949, Kurien was sent by the government of India to its run-down, experimental creamery at Anand, Bombay province (later Bombay state and now part of Gujarat state since 1960) to serve five years as an officer in the dairy division Mr.Krishnamachari Srikkanth Srikkanth is an Electrical Engineer who graduated from College of Engineering, Guindy in Chennai. He is a former captain of the Indian cricket team and former chairman of the selection committee. Also, he is a commentator for the TV Network Star Sports Tamil. He is also included to the panel of All India Council of Sports (AICS) as a member in January 2020. Mr.M.M.Murugappan MM Murugappan is a fourth-generation member of the Murugappa family and the Executive Chairman of the Murugappa Group Corporate Advisory Board since Feb 2018. He is Chairman of Tube Investments of India Ltd, Carborundum Universal Ltd and Coromandel International Ltd. He is a Trustee of the AMM Foundation and the Correspondent of the Murugappa Polytechnic College. He has a Bachelor�s in Chemical Engineering from the AC College of Technology, University of Madras, and a Master of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, United States. Mr.K.K. Natarajan Krishnakumar Natarajan is one of the co-founders of IT company Mindtree KK graduated in 1979 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, India. Dr.K. Sivan Kailasavadivoo Sivan (born 14 April 1957) is an Indian space scientist who served as the Secretary of the Department of Space and chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Space Commission. He has previously served as the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre. Sivan is son of a mango farmer and studied in a Tamil medium Government school in Mela Sarakkalvilai Village and later in Vallankumaranvilai in Kanyakumari district. He is the first graduate from his family. Later Sivan graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from Madras Institute of Technology in 1980. He then got a master's degree in aerospace engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1982, and started working in ISRO. He earned a doctoral degree in aerospace engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 2006. He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, the Aeronautical Society of India and the Systems Society of India. Dr.M S Ananth Madaboosi Santanam Ananth is an Indian academic who served as the director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras from 2001 to 2011. He was presented with The Herdillia award for excellence in basic research in chemical engineering. He did his schooling in Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School. Ananth is an alumnus of Alagappa College of Technology, Chennai, where he completed his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering with a gold medal. Mr.N Srinivasan Narayanaswami Srinivasan (born 3 January 1945) is an Indian industrialist. He is a former Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and former President of the BCCI, the governing body for cricket in India. He is also the managing director of India Cements Limited. Mr.Raj Reddy Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" Reddy (born 13 June 1937) is an Indian-American computer scientist and a winner of the Turing Award. He is the first person of Asian origin to receive the Turing Award, in 1994, known as the Nobel Prize of Computer Science, for his work in the field of artificial intelligence. Raj Reddy was born in a Telugu family in Katur village of Chittoor district of present-day Andhra Pradesh, India. He received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, then affiliated to the University of Madras (now to Anna University, Chennai), India, in 1958, and a MEng degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 1960. He received his PhD degree in Computer Science from Stanford University in 1966. Mrs.Sheila Sri Prakash Sheila Sri Prakash (born 6 July 1955) is an architect and urban designer of Indian origin. She is the founder of Shilpa Architects and is the first woman in India to have started and operated her own architectural practice. She attended the Rosary Matriculation School in Chennai and attained a pre-university degree from Stella Maris College, Chennai. She enrolled in the Bachelors in Architecture from the Anna University School of Architecture and Planning in 1973, at a time when there was a strong bias against women entering the field, and attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design's Executive Education Program. Mr.Sujatha S. Rangarajan (3 May 1935 � 27 February 2008), better known by his allonym Sujatha, was an Indian author, novelist and screenwriter who wrote in Tamil. He authored over 100 novels, 250 short stories, ten books on science, ten stage plays, and a slim volume of poems. He was one of the most popular authors in Tamil literature, and a regular contributor to topical columns in Tamil periodicals such as Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam and Kalki. He had a wide readership, and served for a brief period as the editor of Kumudam, and has also written screenplays and dialogues for several Tamil films. Mr.Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam is an Indian academic and designer noted for his design of the Indian rupee sign. His design was selected from among five short listed symbols. According to Kumar, the design is based on the Indian tricolour Kumar attended La Chatelaine junior college in Chennai. He obtained a bachelor's degree in architecture (B.Arch) from the School of Architecture and Planning (SAP) at Anna University, Chennai in 2001. Subsequently he received his master's degree, an MDes in Visual Communication, from the Industrial Design Centre (IDC) of IIT Bombay in 2003. He also did his doctoral studies at the IDC, receiving his PhD in 2010. Padma Bhushan Dr.T.Ramasami Dr Thirumalachari Ramasami Former Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Science of Technology, is a technologist-turned-scientist and a scientist-turned-civil servant. He served as the Director of the Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai, India. He is a distinguished researcher and leather scientist. He was awarded India's National Civilian Honour the Padma Shri for excellence in Science and Engineering in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, the highest award for science in India, for notable and outstanding research in Chemical Sciences in 1993. He is an elected Fellow of Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences of India, Indian National Academy of Engineers and Third World Academy of Sciences. Mr. Venu Srinivasan Venu Srinivasan is an Indian industrialist. He is Chairman Emeritus of TVS Motor Company, one the leading manufacturers of two-wheelers in the world and Sundaram-Clayton Limited, a leading manufacturer of auto components in India. Mr. N. Mahalingam Nachimuthu Mahalingam (April 9, 1923 – October 2, 2014) was an Indian educationist, industrialist, philanthropist and prominent person in Tamil Nadu He was the Chairman of the Sakthi Group and Chairman of Ethiraj College for Women between 1972 and 1980. Mr. S. Venkataraghavan Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan is an Indian former cricketer. He captained the Indian cricket team at the first two ICC Cricket World Cups, and later became an umpire on the elite International Cricket Council Test panel. Mr. M. Anandha Krishnan Munirathna Anandakrishnan was born on 12 July 1928 in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. After graduating in civil engineering (BE) from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras University in 1952, he pursued his studies at the University of Minnesota from where he secured a Master's degree (MS) in 1957 and a PhD in civil engineering in 1960. During his doctoral studies, he was a teaching assistant at the university and was the president of the Indian Students Association and Foreign Students Council at the university. He also worked part-time at Twin City Testing and Engineering Laboratories, a private firm, as a materials engineer In 1990, Anandakrishnan returned to India to take up the position as the vice chancellor of Anna University. Ms. Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha MIEE (A Lalitha) (27 August 1919 – 12 October 1979) was India's first female engineer. She completed her practical training with a one year apprenticeship in Jamalpur Railway Workshop, a major repair and overhaul facility. Mr. G. Parthasarathy Captain Gopalaswami Parthasarathy, popularly known as G. Parthasarathy (born 13 May 1940) is a former commissioned officer in the Indian Army (1963-1968) and a diplomat and author. He has served as the High Commissioner of India, Cyprus (1990–92), Ambassador of India to Myanmar, 1992–95, High Commissioner of India to Australia (1995–99) and the High Commissioner of India to Pakistan (1999-2000) Mr. P. S. Veeraraghavan Parivakkam Subramaniam Veeraraghavan (born 24 December 1948) is a well known space scientist and rocket technologist of India. He has served as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC),Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and as the Director of ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Thiruvananthapuram. Mr. A. C. Muthiah Annamalai Chidambaram Muthiah (born 1941) is an Indian industrialist and cricket administrator. He served as the Chairman of Southern Petrochemical Industries Limited (SPIC) and is the chairman of Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE), Sriperumbudur near Chennai. Mr. Upendra J Chivukula Upendra Chivukula (born October 8, 1950) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities after serving more than 12 years in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he had been the Deputy Speaker. Chivukula received a B.E.E. from College of Engineering, Guindy (now part of Anna University) in Electrical Engineering and an M.E.E. degree from City College of New York in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Mohan Rangachari Mohan Rangachari, famous as Crazy Mohan, is a famous actor, comedian, screen writer. The artist has several plays, short stories and films to his name. Padma Bhushan Mr. Ram Narain Agarwal Padma Bhushan Sri Ram Narain Agarwal was distinguished alumnus of Aeronautical Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology. He was a recipient of various awards such as Padma Shri (1990) Padma Bhushan (2000), Dr. Biren Roy Space Science Award (1990) from Aero Society of India, Scientist of the Year Award (1993),DRDO Technology Leadership Award (1998),Chandrasekhar Saraswati National Eminence Award for Science (2000), Life Time Achievement Award (2004). He has significantly contributed towards the Agni series of surface-to-surface missiles and is considered the 'father of the Agni series of missiles". Shri Ram Narain Agarwal has worked as Program Director (AGNI) and as Director Advanced Systems Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Mr. N. Sankar Narayanan Sankar (19 November 1945 – 17 April 2022) was an Indian industrialist and chairman of the Sanmar group, a diversified Indian conglomerate. Sankar had also been the president of the Indian industry organization ASSOCHAM and chairman of the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr. P R Venketrama Raja P. R. Venketrama Raja (PRV) established Ramco Systems with a mission to create a world-class information technology company that is focused on enterprise applications and emerging technologies. Mr. Madhan Karky Madhan Karky, a Doctorate in Information Technology, is a song lyricist, film dialogue writer and a software engineer. Born in 1980, Madhan Karky holds a bachelor degree in Computer Science from College of Engineering, Guindy. Mr. Kutraleeswaran Kutral Ramesh, popularly known as Kutraleeswaran, is a famous Indian Swimmer and holds several swimming records. Kutral was born in 1981 in Erode, Tamil Nadu. Mr. S.Venkataraghavan S.Venkataraghavan (CEG Alumni) is an Indian former cricketer. He captained the Indian cricket team at the first two cricket world cups, and later became an umpire on the elite International Cricket Council Test panel. Mr. Aashish Kapoor Aashish Kapoor (CEG Alumni ) is a former Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches and 17 One Day Internationals from 1994 to 2000. A right-arm off spinner and right-handed lower-order batsman, he was a member of the 1996 Cricket World Cup squad. Dr. Mendu Rammohan Rao Prof. Mendu Rammohan Rao was the Dean Emeritus of Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad. He was Provost at the Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad. He has a PhD in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. Ms. Bharathi Baskar Bharathi Baskar was born on 25 October, 1969 in Tamil Nadu, India. She used to participate in various debate and speaking competition during her school days. Mr. N. Mahalingam Nachimuthu Mahalingam (April 9, 1923 – October 2, 2014) was an Indian educationist, industrialist, philanthropist and prominent person in Tamil Nadu. He was the Chairman of the Sakthi Group and Chairman of Ethiraj College for Women between 1972 and 1980. Mr. Panda Madhusudana Siva Prasad Panda Madhusudana Siva Prasad is an engineer by profession and is the present Executive Director of Reliance Industries. He is the senior most individual in the Reliance Industries day-to-day operations corporate organizational chart excluding Chairman Mukesh Ambani. PMS Prasad has also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Petroleum Limited. Mr. Kanuru Lakshmana Rao Kanuru Lakshmana Rao (15 July 1902 – 18 May 1986) was an Indian Civil engineer and a Padma Bhushan awardee who served as the Union Minister of Irrigation & Power and Member of Parliament for Vijayawada from 1962 to 1977.