Bharathiar University, Coimbatore was established in 1982 as a State University by the government of Tamil Nadu. It has been recognized by the UGC to give out grants and has the accreditation of NAAC with an “A” grade. It is an affiliating university with over 100 affiliated colleges located in places like Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore, the Nilgiris and Pollachi. The university offers multiple UG, PG, Doctorate, Diploma, M.Phil and Certificate programmes from more than 30 departments. It fosters and cultivates a culture to promote and enhance research and innovation through cutting-edge technology and methodology by also infusing industry professionalism into the curriculum. This is achieved by inviting industry experts like product development managers, R&D managers, technical managers, etc. as guest lecturers by the Board of Studies. Its motto is to “Educate to Elevate” through which the university aims to bestow quality education while upholding the secular ideas of our constitution. It is also in partnership with the MHRD National Knowledge Network. An autonomous research institute by the name of DRDO-BU-Centre for Life Sciences was also established as a joint venture with DRDO to engage in and facilitate basic and applied research. The university also admits international students. The university strives to provide the highest quality of education with the assistance of a committed team of faculty members who are highly qualified and aptly equipped with all the modern and effective pedagogies required to transform and create future assets for the industry as well as the country. It launched the Community College System in 2007 to equip and empower underprivileged and destitute people. The main goal of the institute is to reinstate the right to education to all to arm everyone to earn a living. It is focused on imparting skill-based, job-oriented, life-coping and work-related education and is specifically concerned with the urban poor, rural poor, tribal poor, and women.
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