Bharath University

Bharath University
பாரத் பல்கலைக்கழகம்
Former names
 Bharath Engineering College
Motto Win the world by innovation.
To the stars by hard work.
Type Deemed University
Established 1984
Chairman J. Sundeep Anand
Chancellor Avvai Natarajan
Vice-Chancellor V. Kanagasabai
Academic staff
 1300
Students 10000
Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
12°54′28″N 80°08′32″E / 12.907748°N 80.142163°E / 12.907748; 80.142163Coordinates: 12°54′28″N 80°08′32″E / 12.907748°N 80.142163°E / 12.907748; 80.142163
Campus Urban
Around 305 acres (123 ha) spread across 4 campuses.
Accreditation NAAC ('A' Grade)[1]
Affiliations UGC
AIU
Website www.bharathuniv.ac.in

Bharath University, also known as Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER) and Bharath Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), is a Deemed University and an Indian institute of higher education in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. It is approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with the highest grade of A.[2]

History

Bharath University was founded in 1984 as Bharath Institute of Science and Technology by S. Jagathrakshakan. It is among the first autonomous engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu.[3] It was first affiliated to Madras University followed by Anna University. The institute was awarded deemed university status in 2002 by the University Grants Commission in recognition of its academic excellence. Hence, the name was changed to Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research. In September 2006, it was renamed as Bharath University as per a decree issued by the University Grants Commission enabling deemed universities to include the word "university" in their names.

Academics

The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in fields such as science, technology, engineering, medicine (including dentistry, physiotherapy and nursing), arts and management.[4]

Awards

Bharath University has won awards in recognition of its academic and research excellence. A few are listed below.

Campuses

Bharath University has four campuses, three in Chennai and one in Puducherry.[7] The details of the campuses and the various departments each one has could be found in the list below.[8]

Bharath Institute of Science and Technology

This is the main campus of the university which was established in 1984. It is in Chennai and was initially known as Bharath Engineering College. The name was changed to Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research in 2002 when it attained deemed university status. In 2003, the college was again renamed as Bharath Institute of Science and Technology and brought under Bharath University with the other constituent colleges.

Departments:[9]

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Automobile Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Industrial Biotechnology
  • Architecture
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Application
  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
  • Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  • English
  • Information Technology
  • Mathematics
  • Management Studies
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics
  • Physics

Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital

This college was established in 2004 and is in Chennai.

Departments:[10]

  • Anesthesiology and Pain Clinic
  • Biochemistry
  • Chest & TB
  • Casualty (Accident & Emergency Medicine)
  • Cardiac Care Center
  • Community Medicine
  • Dermatology
  • ENT & Head Neck Surgery
  • Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Microbiology
  • Neurology
  • Neuro Surgery
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology
  • Psychiatry
  • Pharmacology
  • Radiology & Imaging Sciences
  • Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Urology & Nephrology

College on the same campus:[11]

Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences

This college was established in 2007 and is in Puducherry.

Departments:[12]

  • Anaesthesiology
  • Anatomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Community Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Forensic Medicine
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Microbiology
  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology
  • Psychiatry
  • Radiology
  • TB & Chest

Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital

This college was established in 2002 and is in Chennai.

Departments:[13]

  • Oral Medicine & Radiology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
  • Periodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthodontics
  • Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
  • Anatomy
  • Pharmacology
  • Microbiology
  • Bio Chemistry
  • General Surgery
  • General Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Community Dentistry
  • Oral Pathology

College on the same campus:[14]

Rankings

The university is ranked by the MHRD's NIRF 2017 rankings as 35th in India in the overall rankings, and 21st in India in the university rankings.[15][16][17][18] Going by the above national rankings, Bharath University is ranked as 7th in Tamil Nadu and 3rd in Chennai in the overall category and 5th in Tamil Nadu and 2nd in Chennai in the University category.

Sister institutions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Accreditation Results of Deemed to be Universities approved by the Executive Committee on 16th November, 2015.". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Accreditation Results of Deemed to be Universities approved by the Executive Committee on 16th November, 2015.". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "About Bharath University". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bharath University". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Award Winners 2014". www.worldeducationcongress.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Bharath University Bags Award". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "http://www.bharathuniv.ac.in/naac/2015/ssr.pdf" (PDF). www.bharathuniv.ac.in. Retrieved 27 January 2016. External link in |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research". www.bharathuniv.ac.in. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Engineering & Technology". www.bharathuniv.ac.in. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Departments". www.sbdch.ac.in. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Contact - Sree Balaji College of Nursing". www.sbcn.ac.in. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Departments". www.slims.ac.in. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Departments". www.sbmch.ac.in. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Sree Balaji College of Physiotherapy, Velachery Main Road, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai". www.sbcp.ac.in. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org.
  17. ↑ "Tamil Nadu universities dominate NIRF ranking". http://www.deccanchronicle.com/. 4 April 2017. External link in |work= (help)
  18. ↑ "Top 25 universities in India: NIRF ranking 2017". The Indian Express. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "http://www.tagore-engg.ac.in/NAAC-Self%20Study%20Report%202014.pdf" (PDF). http://www.tagore-engg.ac.in. Retrieved 27 January 2016. External link in |website=, |title= (help)
  20. ↑ "View details of college - Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai". www.mciindia.org. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "http://www.jerusalemengg.ac.in/ext/jcessr.pdf" (PDF). http://www.jerusalemengg.ac.in. Retrieved 27 January 2016. External link in |website=, |title= (help)
  22. ↑ "http://www.bharathuniv.ac.in/downloads/engg_info.pdf" (PDF). http://www.bharathuniv.ac.in. Bharath University. Retrieved 27 January 2016. External link in |website=, |title= (help)
  23. ↑ "https://www.annauniv.edu/cai/Affiliated%20Colleges%20list%20by%20Alphabetical/Affiliated%20Colleges%20-%20PDF%20Files/Sri%20Lakshmi%20Ammal%20Engineering%20College.pdf" (PDF). https://www.annauniv.edu. Retrieved 27 January 2016. External link in |website=, |title= (help)
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