Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women
Motto Seek and you shall find
Established 1987
Type Public
Chancellor T.S.K Meenakshi Sundaram
Vice-Chancellor Sheela Ramachandran
Location Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus Urban
Affiliations UGC
Website www.avinuty.ac.in

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, sometimes referred to as Avinashilingam University, is a women only Deemed University located at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

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History

Avinashilingam University was a part of University of Madras until it was separated in June 1987. It is now the largest institution in the country for imparting home science education.

Academics

Since 1989 the university has offered two majors and two ancillaries for the undergraduate degree courses. The academic year is divided into two semesters, each semester having a minimum of 100 working days.

Faculties

The institute has seven faculties, each functioning under a dean.

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