Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), also known as Bharath Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), informally referred to as Bharath University, and formerly known as Bharath Engineering College, is a private deemed university located in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also one of the universities recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Former names	Bharath Engineering College Bharath University
Motto	Win the world by innovation. To the stars by hard work.
Established	1984; 41 years ago (1984)
Chairman	S. Jagathrakshakan
Chancellor	Mohammed Rela
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. M. Sundararajan
Location	Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India 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, AICTE
Website	www.bharathuniv.ac.in

History

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research 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.^[2] 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 per a decree issued by the University Grants Commission enabling deemed universities to include the word "university" in their names. In November 2017, it was again renamed as Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research following a directive issued by University Grants Commission and an order by the Supreme Court of India to all the deemed universities in India.^[3]

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.

• It was awarded the "Best Private University of the Year" by World Education Congress for 2014.^[5]
• The university was awarded the "Best Multi Stream University" in 2014 by ASSOCHAM.^[6]

Campuses

Bharath University has five campuses, four in Chennai and one in Puducherry.^[7] The details of the campuses and their departments are in the list below.^[8]

Bharath Institute of Science and Technology

This is the main campus of the deemed 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 Aerospace Engineering Automobile Engineering Biomedical Engineering Industrial Biotechnology Agriculture 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 Genetic Engineering Information Technology Mathematics Management Studies Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Physics

Bharath School of Arts & Science

It was previously known as Sri Lakshmi Ammal Engineering College and later turned into an arts and science college under Bharath Group of Institutions. It is situated in Thiruvanchery next to Selaiyur, Tambaram.

Departments:^[10]

Business Administration Biotechnology & Microbiology Chemistry Commerce Computer Science and Computer Applications English Maths Physics Public Administration and Governance Tamil Tourism and Hospitality Management Visual Communication

Institutions in the same campus:

• Bharath Institute of Law
• Bharath Polytechnic College
• Shree Bharath Vidhyashram
• Bharath Faculty of Pharmacy

Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital

This college was established in 2004 and is in Chennai.

Departments:^[11]

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:^[12]

• Sree Balaji College of Nursing, Chennai (estd. 2007)

Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences & Hospital

This college was established in 2007 and is in Puducherry.

Departments:^[13]

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

College on the same campus:

• Sri Lakshmi Narayana College of Engineering

Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital

This college was established in 2002 and is in Chennai.

Departments:^[14]

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:^[15]

• Sree Balaji College of Physiotherapy, Chennai (estd. 2007)

Bhaarath Medical College and Hospital

Departments:

Human Anatomy Human Physiology Bio Chemistry Pathology(inc. Blood Bank) Microbiology Pharmacology Forsenic Medicine including Toxicology Community Medicine General Medicine Ophthalmology Obstetrics & Gynaecology Anaesthesiology

Pediatrics Psychiatry Dermatology, Venerealogy & Leprosy Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases General Surgery Orthopaedics Radio-Diagnosis Otorhinolaryngology Dentistry Dental Surgery Venereology

Bhaarath College of Nursing

Courses

B.Sc. Nursing

Rankings

Institute rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2024)[16]	91
NIRF (Universities) (2024)[17]	73

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has ranked Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research 91st overall and 73rd among universities in 2024.^[18]

Controversies

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research had been involved in some of the incidents that led to controversies in and around the university.

Capitation fee sting operation

In a sting operation conducted by the Times of India in June 2009, it was exposed that one of the medical colleges controlled by BIHER had collected 20 lakh rupees for MBBS admission in violation of Supreme Court order and state legislation.^[19]

2013 Placement Strike

The Placement Strike took place on inside the premises of Bharath University, Chennai in 2013 by a group of students against the university's Placement Cell for misleading publication of placed students list, and some of the students considered it as fake placements of final year students as well. The university has been criticised by the students for not paying attention on placements sincerely.^[20]

Notable Alumni

• Naresh Babu - professional motorcycle road racer
• Suruthi Periyasamy - a runway model and actress
• Kanna Ravi - an Indian Tamil actor

See also

• List of deemed universities
• Deemed University