Madurai Kamaraj University

Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) is a public state university located in Madurai city in southern Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 1966. Madurai Kamaraj University is one of the 15 universities in India with 'University with Potential for Excellence' status. Currently the School of Biological Sciences of this university is serving as the 'UGC-Networking Resource Centre in Biological Sciences' with the aim to promote the collaborative research in the field of Biology. The School of Biological Sciences consists of the 'Excellence unit for Cancer Genetics' for its extraordinary research in Cancer Biology and respective genetic contexts. The School of Biotechnology consists of 'Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics' and 'Centre for Excellence in Innovative Biotechnology'. This university is widely known for its Bhatnagar awardees and eminent scientists. This one is one of the few state universities in India that possesses the glory of having Bhatnagar awardees as its former faculty. In 2021, the university has been awarded 'A++' grade from 'National Assessment and Accreditation Council' (NAAC) in 4th cycle. Apart from the respective Biology segments, other schools designed for Applied Sciences and Humanities have potential in their academic and research areas. School of Chemistry of Madurai Kamaraj University is also one of the renowned Academic bodies in all over India for its research and teaching-learning aspects.

Madurai Kamaraj University
Motto"To Seek Truth Is Knowledge"
TypePublic
Established1966
ChancellorGovernor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-ChancellorDr M.Krishnan
Location
Madurai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
CampusUrban
Websitewww.mkuuniversity.org
www.mkudde.org

History

In 1978, the name was changed to Madurai Kamaraj University to honour K. Kamaraj, former Chief Minister of Madras State.[1]

Vice Chancellors
Sl. No.NamePeriod of Service
1T. P. Meenakshisundaram01.02.1966 to 18.01.1971
2Mu. Varadarajan (Dr. Mu.Va)01.02.1971 to 10.10.1974
3S. V. Chittibabu24.02.1975 to 23.02.1978
4V. C. Kulandaiswamy31.03.1978 to 02.03.1979
5V. Sp. Manickam17.08.1979 to 30.06.1982
6J. Ramachandran29.08.1982 to 28.08.1985
7S. Krishnaswamy04.10.1985 to 20.11.1988
8M. Lakshmanan20.01.1989 to 19.01.1992
9M. D. K. Kuthalingam20.01.1992 to 19.01.1995
10K. Aludiapillai19.05.1995 to 18.05.1998
11M. Salihu24.07.1998 to 23.07.2001
12P. K. Ponnuswamy01.02.2002 to 31.01.2005
13P. Maruthamuthu07.03.2005 to 06.03.2008
14R. Karpaga Kumaravel20.04.2008 to 19.04.2011
15Kalyani Mathivanan09.04.2012 to 08.04.2015
16P. P. Chellathurai27.05.2017 to June 14, 2018
17Prof Dr. M. Krishnan02.01.2019 to

Rankings
University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)[2]84
NIRF (Universities) (2020)[3]60

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Madurai Kamaraj University 84th overall in India[2] and 60th among universities[3] in 2020.

See also

References
  1. "Welcome to the official website of MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY". mkuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  3. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

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