Manonmaniam Sundaranar University is a university in the

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. It was hived off the Madurai Kamaraj University on 7 September 1990. The motto of the university is "In Pursuit of Excellence". It is named after the Tamil scholar/professor Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai. The university has 24 departments in arts, languages, sciences, engineering and technology. 102 colleges in the

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, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts are affiliated to it.

Campuses

Its main campus is a site in Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli where the majority of the university departments function. Another campus at Alwarkurichi houses the Sri Parama Kalyani Centre for Environmental Sciences department and a campus at Rajakkamangalam houses the Centre for Marine Sciences and Technology.

Constituents

The university has 61 affiliated colleges, 5 Mano colleges and 1 constituent college, with 65,000 students on rolls under its jurisdiction.

Foundation

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, named after the famous Tamil scholar/professor M. Sundaram Pillai, was established on 7 September 1990 to cater to the needs of the people of the three southernmost districts of Tamil Nadu — Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and Kanyakumari.

Departments

There are 28 academic departments in the university. * Animal Science * Biotechnology * Chemistry * Commerce * Communication * Computer Science & Engineering * Criminology & Criminal Justice Science * Economics * Education * English * Environmental Science * Geo-technology * History * Centre for Information Technology & Engineering * Management Studies * Marine Science * Mathematics * Pharmaceutical Chemistry * Physics * Physical Education & Sports * Plant Science * Psychology * Renewable Energy * Social Exclusion * Sociology * Statistics * Tamil * DDCE-B.Ed Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Environmental Sciences functioning at Alwarkurichi is an example of university-industry collaboration while the Centre for Marine Science and Technology at Rajakkamangalam runs Coastal Area Studies. The departments receive research projects from funding agencies in India, Europe, the United States, Japan and UNO. The university offers postgraduate, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes (part-time and full-time). MSU is the first to offer Choice-Based Credit System. The university has a National Service Scheme and Youth Welfare Department.

Accreditations

The University Grants Commission, New Delhi has accorded its approval for getting financial assistance since 29 March 1994. The university is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India with 'A' grade status. The University Act authorizes the functioning of the Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education outside the university jurisdiction and the courses offered through this mode are recognized by the Distance Education Council of India.

Community colleges

The community colleges offer diploma courses of one-year duration to those interested in entrepreneurial enterprises. The Extension Learning Programme offers diploma and certificate courses on skill development.

References

External links

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