Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women
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Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women is a women's Deemed University in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It was started in 1957 by the Avinashilingam Education Trust founded by T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar as Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women which later grow into a university.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Motto | Seek and you shall find |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1988 |
| Chancellor | Dr. T. S. K. Meenakshisundaram |
| Vice-Chancellor | V. Bharathi Harishankar |
| Location | , India 11°01′11″N 76°56′58″E / 11.019837°N 76.9494119°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.avinuty.ac.in |
History
editAvinashilingam University was a part of University of Madras until it was separated in June 1987.[citation needed] It is now the largest institution in the country for imparting home science education.[8]
Academics
editSince 1989 the university has offered two majors and two ancillaries for the undergraduate degree courses. The academic year is divided into two semesters, each semester having a minimum of 100 working days.
Rankings
editThe NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranked it 98th among universities in India in 2024.[9]
Faculties
editThe institute has seven schools which comprise the respective domain departments. Each School is functioning under a Dean who is a senior professor. The various schools are:
- School of Physical Sciences and Computational Sciences
- School of Biosciences
- School of Arts and Social Sciences
- School of Home Sciences
- School of Education
- School of Management Studies
- School of Engineering
- School of Allied Health Science
References
edit- ^ "Deemed University Tamil Nadu". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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- ^ "Avinashilingam University installs solar power grid". The Hindu. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ Adarsh Jain (11 October 2014). "Avinashilingam University celebrates Kalai Vizha". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Avinashilingam University". 4icu.org. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Disabled get tech help at Avinashilingam". The Times of India. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Indian conference scheduled for July". Nonwovens Industry. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Ameeta Gupta; Ashish Kumar (2006). Handbook of Universities. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 64. ISBN 978-81-269-0607-9.
- ^ "2024 NIRF Ranking" (PDF).