Bharathiar University

Bharathiar University is a public state university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Named after Tamil poet Subramania Bharati, the university was established in February 1982 under the provision of Bharathiar University Act, 1981 (Act 1 of 1982) and was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 1985.

Bharathiar University

Motto in English	Educate to Elevate
Type	Public university
Established	1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Chancellor	Governor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-Chancellor	Vacant
Location	Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu , India 11°2′23.17″N 76°52′43.72″E
Campus	Urban, 780 acres (315.7 ha)
Affiliations	UGC, NAAC, NCTE, ACU, AIU
Website	www.b-u.ac.in

Bharathiar University celebrated its silver jubilee celebrations on 24 February 2007. Former President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi, were the chief guests.^[1] Bharathiar University provides graduate, masters, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programs in various subjects. The university is known for its stringent Ph.D. evaluation guidelines.^[2]

Affiliated colleges and institutes

Institutes affiliated to the university include 13 Government Colleges, 1 Air Force Administrative College, 3 Constituent Colleges, 1 University PG Extension and Research Centre, 16 Aided Colleges and 99 Self Financing Colleges.^[3]

Departments

Entrance of Bharathiar University

Admin block of Bharathiar University

• Applied Mathematics
• Bharathiar School Of Management And Entrepreneur Development (BSMED)
• Biotechnology
• Biochemistry
• Botany
• Bio-Informatics
• Chemistry
• Commerce
• Computer Science
• Computer Application
• Communication And Media Studies
• Electronics And Instrumentation
• Economics
• Educational Technology
• Education
• Extension, Career Guidance, And Student Welfare
• English And Foreign Language
• Environmental Science
• History
• Human Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Information Technology
• Library & Information Science
• Linguistics
• Microbial - Biotechnology
• Mathematics
• Medical Physics
• Nano Science And Technology
• Physical Education
• Psychology
• Physics
• Statistics
• Social Work
• Sociology and Population Studies
• Tamil
• Textiles and Apparel Design
• Women's Studies
• Zoology
• Education(SDE)

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2024)[4]	44
NIRF (Universities) (2024)[5]	26

Bharathiar University was ranked 44 overall and 26th among universities by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2024.^[6] The university was ranked 221st in QS Asia University Rankings 2025.^[7]