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| Motto: | "Learning Promotes (One's) Natural (Innate) Talent" |
| Established: | 1857 |
| Type: | Public |
| Endowment: | US$50 million |
| Faculty: | 300 |
| Undergraduates: | 3000 |
| Postgraduates: | 5000 |
| Location: | Chennai, Tamilnadu, India |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Colors: | Cardinal |
| Mascot: | Lion |
| Affiliations: | UGC |
| Website: | www.unom.ac.in |
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In 2004, all engineering courses of the University were shifted to Anna University. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Anna University (அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழகம் is one of India 's premier engineering universities The University provides affiliation to several colleges for numerous courses. The various departments of the University also conduct research in addition to teaching. There are nearly 43 external research institutes in addition to centres of excellence within the University.
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has conferred the "Five star Status" to the University of Madras. The University of Madras has been given the status of "University with Potential for Excellence" by the University Grants Commission. The University Grants Commission of India is a Union government body that provides funds for government-recognised universities and Colleges It
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History
The first ever demand for higher education in Madras Presidency was voiced forth in a public address to The Right Honourable Lord John Elphinstone G. Madras Presidency, also known as Madras Province and known officially as Presidency of Fort St John Elphinstone 13th Lord Elphinstone and 1st Baron Elphinstone GCB GCH PC ( 23 June 1807 &ndash 19 July 1860 C. H. , Governor of Madras signed by 70,000 native inhabitants when the Governor in Council was contemplating "some effective and liberal measures for the establishment of an improved system of national education. " This public petition, which was presented by the then Advocate General Mr. George Norton on 11 November 1839, pressed the need for an English College in the city of Madras. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Pursuant to this, Lord Elphinstone evolved a plan for the establishment of a Central Collegiate Institution or a ‘University. ’ This University had twin Departments (1) High School for the cultivation of English literature, regional language, philosophy and science, (2) College providing instruction in the higher branches of literature, philosophy and science.
The University Board was constituted in January 1840 with Mr. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year George Norton as its President. This was the precursor of the present Presidency College, Chennai. Presidency College is in Chennai, India and is considered to be the precursor of the University of Madras. However, a systematic educational policy for India was only formulated 14 years later by the historic dispatch of 1854 (Sir Charles Wood’s Education Dispatch), which pointed out the rationale for "creating a properly articulated system of education from the primary school to the University. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Charles Wood 1st Viscount Halifax ( December 20 1800 &ndash August 8 1885) known between 1846 and 1866 as Sir Charles Wood Bt " The Dispatch recommended the establishment in the Universities of Professorships "for the purposes of the delivery of lectures in various branches of learning including vernacular as well as classical languages. " As a sequel, the University of Madras, organized on the model of the University of London, was incorporated on 5 September 1857 by an Act of the Legislative Council of India. The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the The Council of India was the advisory council to the Governor-General of India during the years of British administration
The University of Madras progressed and expanded throughout the nineteenth century to span the whole of South India and subsequently gave birth to and nourished universities like Mysore University (1916), Osmania University (1918), Andhra University (1926), Annamalai University (1929), Travancore University (1937) presently University of Kerala, Sri Venkateswara University (1954), Madurai Kamaraj University (1966), Bharathidasan University (1982), Bharathiar University (1982), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (1971), Anna University (1978), Tamil University (1981), Mother Teresa Women's University (1984), The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (1989), Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (1989), Periyar University (1997) and the Tamil Nadu Dr.Ambedkar Law University (1996). The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar South India is the area encompassing India 's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union University of Mysore is a Public university in India. It has its main campus in the city of Mysore and extension campuses in the neighbouring districts Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Osmania University (also known as OU in short is a Public university situated in the city of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, India. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Andhra University (Telugu - ఆంధ్రా యూనివర్శిటి located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Annamalai University is a '''State university''' in Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Kerala is an Affiliating university located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala state India. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Kerala is an Affiliating university located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala state India. Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati was established in 1954 in the famous temple city of Tirupati South India under the auspices of Late Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Bharathidasan University is a University in the city of Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu state India. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Bharathiar University is a postgraduate university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in South India. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU came into being on June 1 1971. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Anna University (அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழகம் is one of India 's premier engineering universities Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Tamil University was established with the aim of to provide higher research in Tamil Language and advanced study in various other allied branches such as Linguistics Translation Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Mother Teresa Women's University is a public university located at Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India. The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University is the only Government Medical University in Tamil Nadu capable of granting affiliation to new medical and Paramedical Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is the first veterinary university in Asia founded in 1989 in Chennai, India. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Periyar University was established on September 17 1997 on the 119th birth anniversary of E Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University, is one the emerging professional institutions in the southern metropolitan city of Chennai India Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
In 1912 endowments were made to the University to establish departments of Indian History, Archaeology, Comparative Philology and Indian Economics. In all there were 17 University departments, 30 University teachers, 69 research scholars and 127 University publications in that year and the budget was for Rs. 11 lakhs. Later, the research and teaching functions of the University were encouraged by Sadler Commission and the gains of the University were consolidated by the enactment of Madras University Act of 1923. Sir Michael Ernest Sadler (born July 3, 1861 - died October 14, 1943) was a British historian Educationalist and university About this time, the territorial ambit of the Madras University encompassed from Berhampur of Orissa in the North, Trivandrum of Kerala in the South West, Bangalore and Mangalore of Karnataka in the West and Hyderabad of Andhra Pradesh in the North.
However, Indian independence in 1947, the setting up of the University Grants Commission in 1956 and changes in political, social and cultural milieu had brought several amendments to the University of Madras Act of 1923 to permit qualitative and quantitative changes in its jurisdictions and functions.
Coat of Arms
The description of the Coat of Arms of the University of Madras as designed in 1857 and now being followed is as follows:
"Argent (silver or white) on a Mount issuant from the basement a Tiger passant proper (walking and coloured naturally), on a Chief Sable (black across the top), a Pale Or (a gold or yellow vertical strip down the centre 1/3 of the top or chief), thereon, between two Elephants heads couped of the field, a lotus flower leaved and slipped of the third, together with this motto Doctrina Vim Promovet Insitam". A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people
The coat of arms are shown in the following tints. 'The base vert' - a light green Tiger - yellow on white ground Elephants - grey on black ground Lotus - white flower, olive green leaves, on gold ground Motto Scroll - edger red, black lettering.
The English translation of the motto of the University of Madras is: "Learning promotes (one’s) natural (innate) talent. "
Alumni
Nobel laureates
- C. V. Raman (B. Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS (சந்திரசேகர வெங்கடராமன ( 7 November 1888 &ndash 21 November A. , M. A. 1902), Nobel Prize in Physics (1930), Bharat Ratna (1954)
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar(B. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bharat Ratna (translates to Jewel of India or Gem of India in English) is India 's highest Civilian award, awarded for the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Padma Vibhushan Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS ( Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியன் சந்திரசேகர் English ˌtʃʌndrəˈʃeɪkɑr( Sc 1925), Nobel Prize in Physics (1983), Copley Medal(1984)
Law and politics
Governor-General
- Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, Governor General of Independent India (1948-1950), Bharat Ratna (1954)
Presidents
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Second President of India (1962-1967), Bharat Ratna (1954)
- V. V. Giri, Fourth President of India (1969-1974), Bharat Ratna (1975)
- Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, Sixth President of India (1977-1982)
- R. Venkataraman, Eighth President of India (1987-1992)
- A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Eleventh President of India (2002-2007), Bharat Ratna (1997)
Chief justice
Ministers
- Chidambaram Subramaniam, Minister, Bharat Ratna (1998)
- Palaniappan Chidambaram, Current Finance Minister of India
Science and technology
- G.N. Ramachandran(M. Gopalasamudram Narayana Iyer Ramachandran ( 8 October, 1922 - 7 April, 2001) is widely acknowledged as one of the most important Indian Sc. 1942), Biophysicist who described the structure of Collagen
- Sathamangalam R. Srinivasa Varadhan, Abel Prize (2007)
- K. S. Krishnan, Physicist, Co-discover of Raman scattering, Padma Bhushan(1954)
Film
- M.G. Ramachandran, Honorary Doctorate, Leading actor in Tamil films and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- Mani Ratnam, Critically acclaimed Tamil Indian film director, writer and producer, Padma Shri (2002)
Senate House
The University of Madras has a historical monument - Senate House - which is one of the landmarks of the city of Chennai. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biophysics (also biological physics) is an Interdisciplinary Science that employs and develops theories and methods of the Physical sciences for Collagen is the main Protein of Connective tissue in Animals and the most abundant protein in Mammals making up about 50% of the whole-body protein Sathamangalam Ranga Iyengar Srinivasa Varadhan is an Indian American Probabilist. The Abel Prize is an international prize presented annually by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding Mathematicians The prize is named after Norwegian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Padma Bhushan Sir Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan, MSc in Physics FRS, ( 4 December 1898 &ndash 14 June A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning Raman scattering or the Raman effect (pronounced — is the inelastic scattering of a Photon. The Padma Bhushan award is an Indian civilian decoration established on January 2, 1954 by the President of India. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran Menon ( Tamil: மருதூர் கோபால இராமச்சந்திரன் Malayalam:മരുതൂര് Tamil cinema or Kollywood ( Tamil: கோலிவுட் kōlivūṭ) is the English name of the popular Tamil Film Industry based in the A Chief Minister is the elected Head of government of a sub-national (e Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. Mani Ratnam (மணி ரத்னம் (born June 2, 1956 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India) is a critically acclaimed South Padma Shri (also spelt Padma Shree, Padmashree, Padma Sree and Padma Sri) is an award given by the Government of India generally See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Senate House, the University's first building, inaugurated in the year 1869, is a masterpiece of Robert Fellowes Chisholm, the greatest architect of 1800s, who harmoniously blended the Indo-Saracenic style with Byzantine and European architectural features. This University of Madras renovated the Senate House in 2006.
Constituent Colleges
Autonomous - Arts and Science College
- Bharathi Women's College
- Loyola College, Chennai
- Madras Christian College, Tambaram
- Presidency college
- Queen Mary's college
- The New College, Chennai
Non - Autonomous - Arts and Science Colleges
- Dr. Loyola College is a Jesuit college in Chennai, India. It is among the elite colleges in India presently ranked at no The Madras Christian College in Chennai, South India, is one of the oldest colleges in Asia and was established in 1837 Presidency College is in Chennai, India and is considered to be the precursor of the University of Madras. The New College (புதுக்கல்லூரி is an institute of higher education in Chennai, South India. Ambedkar Government Arts College
- Government Arts College
- Government College of Arts and Crafts
- Government college of Architecture and Sculpture
- Loganatha Narayanasamy Government Arts College
- Quaid-e-Millath Government College for women
- Rajeswari Vedachalam Government Arts College
- Sri Subramaniaswami Government Arts College
- Sri Sankara Arts and Science College, Enathur, Kanchipuram
Aided Colleges
Special Institutions
- Defense Service Staff College
- Forensic Science Department
- King Institute of Preventive Medicine
- Tamilnadu Institute of Labour Studies
Autonomous - Arts and Science Colleges
- The New College, Chennai
- Ethiraj College for Women
- Loyola College, Chennai
- Madras Christian College
- Meenakshi College for Women
- Stella Maris College(SMC)
- Women's Christian College (WCC)
- Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College (RKMVC)
- Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women (JBAS)
Non-Autonomous - Arts and Science Colleges
- A. Kanchipuram, Kanchi, or Kancheepuram is a city and a Municipality in Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of The New College (புதுக்கல்லூரி is an institute of higher education in Chennai, South India. Loyola College is a Jesuit college in Chennai, India. It is among the elite colleges in India presently ranked at no The Madras Christian College in Chennai, South India, is one of the oldest colleges in Asia and was established in 1837 Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran Menon ( Tamil: மருதூர் கோபால இராமச்சந்திரன் Malayalam:മരുതൂര് A Arts And Science College
- Alpha Arts and Science College
- J. A. Arts and Science College
- Valliyammal Arts and Science College For Women
- Dr.MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women(MJC)
- A.M. Jain College
- Chellammal Women's College
- C. Dr MGR-Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women is a college for women in the Sathyabama MGR Maligai Campus in Chennai AM Jain College in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India was opened in 1952 by the Shri S S Jain Educational Society Kandaswami Naidu College for Men
- D.G. Vaishnav College
- Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu College
- Dhanraj Bain Jain College
- Guru Nanak College
- Anna Adarsh College for Women
- Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women
- Madras School of Social Work
- Pachaiyappa's College
- Pachaiyappa's College for Men
- Pachaiyappa's College for Women
- Patrician College
- Quaid-e-Milleth College
- St. Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College (DG Vaishnav College is an arts and science college situated at Chennai, India. Application Forms Application form including copy of prospectus for Graduate Post Graduate and Diploma programmes can be obtained from the College office and the respective program Pachaiyappa's College is one of the oldest educational institutions in Chennai, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Patrician College, a Catholic Co-educational Institution is affiliated to the University of Madras Louis College for the Deaf
- Sir Theagaraya College
- SIVET College
- Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women
- The New College
- Jaya College of Arts and Sciences,Thiruninravur
- T S Narayanaswami College of Arts and Science
In popular culture
- The fictional character Mohinder Suresh in NBC's TV show Heroes (TV series) was a genetics professor at the University before moving to New York City to investigate his father's death and continue his research. T S Narayanaswami College of Arts and Science is a co-educational institution of higher learning affliated to the University of Madras and founded by The India Cements Educational Mohinder Suresh is a Fictional character on the NBC Drama Heroes, portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Heroes is an American Science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is The City of New York
See also
- Category:People associated with the University of Madras
External websites
- University of Madras official website
- University of Madras Institute of correspondence education
- Senate House Restoration
- Latest news headlines from Chennai
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