University of Madras

University of Madras
Coat of Arms
Other name
Cheṉṉai palkalaikalhagam
MottoDoctrina Vim Promovet Insitam (Latin)
Motto in English
"Learning Promotes Natural Talent"
TypeState university
Established5 September 1857; 167 years ago (5 September 1857)
ChancellorGovernor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-ChancellorVacant
Academic staff
345[1]
Students4,819[1]
Postgraduates3,239[1]
1,099[1]
Location
Chennai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India

13°3′58″N 80°16′58″E / 13.06611°N 80.28278°E / 13.06611; 80.28278
CampusUrban
Colours  Cardinal
NicknameMadras Tigers
AffiliationsUGC, NAAC, AIU, ACU
MascotTiger
Websiteunom.ac.in

The University of Madras (also known as Madras University) is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prominent universities in India, incorporated by an act of the Legislative Council of India under the British government.[3]

The university is the alma mater of five Presidents of India, including A. P. J. Abdul Kalam; three Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of India; two Indian physics Nobel laureates, CV Raman and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar; several notable mathematicians including Srinivasa Ramanujan and Abel Prize winner S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan; and Turing Award winner Raj Reddy among others.[4]

The University of Madras is a collegiate research university and has six campuses in the city: Chepauk, Marina, Guindy, Taramani, Maduravoyal and Chetpet. It offers more than 230 courses under 87 academic departments of post-graduate teaching and research grouped under 18 schools, covering diverse areas such as sciences, social sciences, humanities, management and medicine along with 121 affiliated colleges and 53 approved research institutions. The university houses national centres for advanced research in nanotechnology,[5] photonics[6] and neurotoxicity.[7] In addition, it has three Centres of Advanced Study in biophysics,[8] botany[9] and the Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics.[10]

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has conferred 'five star' accreditation to the university in the first cycle, and subsequently with its highest A++ grade.[11] The University of Madras has been given the status of 'university with potential for excellence (UPE)' by the University Grants Commission.[12] Madras University is also recognized among the 18 universities in India having the 'Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area (CPEPA)' with a focus on drug development and climate change.[13]

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  4. ^ "The President of India". presidentofindia.gov.in. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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  7. ^ "Home". National Centre for Neurotoxicity Research to Assist Drug Development.
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  10. ^ "About". riasm.unom.ac.in. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Madras University is now a category 1 university in the country". The Hindu. 21 August 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  12. ^ University Grants commission ::Universities (UPE). Ugc.ac.in. Retrieved on 27 September 2015.
  13. ^ "University Grants commission ::Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area". www.ugc.ac.in.