Avinashilingam University

Avinashilingam University
Motto	Seek and you shall find
Type	Public
Established	1988
Chancellor	P. R. Krishna Kumar
Vice-Chancellor	Premavathi Vijayan
Location	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.avinuty.ac.in

Avinashilingam University is a women's Deemed University in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. 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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

History

Avinashilingam University was a part of University of Madras until it was separated in June 1987. It is now the largest institution in the country for imparting home science education.^[7]

Academics

Since 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.

Faculties

The institute has seven faculties, each functioning under a dean.

Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social Science
Faculty of Home Science
Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Management Studies
Faculty of Community Education and Entrepreneurship Development
Faculty of Engineering

References

↑ "Tender Notice: Avinashilingam University for Women Seeks Powder X-Ray Fiffractometer (India)". US Fed News Service, Including US State News – via HighBeam (subscription required) . April 20, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
↑ "Avinashilingam University installs solar power grid". The Hindu. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
↑ "Avinashilingam University celebrates Kalai Vizha". Adarsh Jain. The Times of India. 11 October 2014. 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 – via HighBeam (subscription required) . May 1, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
↑ Ameeta Gupta; Ashish Kumar (1 January 2006). Handbook of Universities. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-81-269-0607-9. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

External links

Official website

Coimbatore district

District Headquarters	Coimbatore	-->

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Kongu Nadu

Taluks	Annur Coimbatore-North Coimbatore-South Kinathukadavu Madukkarai Mettupalayam Perur Pollachi Sulur Valparai

Municipal Corporations	Coimbatore

Municipalities	Mettupalayam Pollachi Valparai

Rivers	Noyyal Bhavani Amaravathi Aliyar Palar

History	Chera Dynasty Kalabhras Western Ganga Dynasty Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Pandyas Hoysalas Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Mysore Kingdom British Raj

Places of interest	Aliyar Reservoir Amaravathi Dam Black Thunder theme park Eachanari Vinayagar Temple G. D. Naidu Industrial Exhibition Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park Kovai Kondattam Mazhani Amman Temple Monkey Falls Patteeswarar Temple, Perur Sengupathi Falls Siruvani Waterfalls Subrahmanya Swamy Temple, Marudamalai Isha Yoga Center Thirumurthyswami temple Valparai Vaideki Falls

Universities	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Anna University Avinashilingam University Bharathiar University Karunya University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Karpagam University

Cities and towns People Villages

Education in Tamil Nadu

List of educational institutions by districts	Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Dharmapuri Erode Kanyakumari Krishnagiri Madurai Namakkal Nilgiris Perambalur Pudukkottai Salem Sivagangai Thanjavur Thoothukudi Tiruchirapalli Tirunelveli Tiruvarur Vellore Viluppuram Virudhunagar

State universities	Alagappa University Anna University Annamalai University Bharathiar University Bharathidasan University Madurai Kamaraj University Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Mother Teresa Women's University Periyar University Tamil University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University Tamil Nadu National Law School Tamil Nadu Open University Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Thiruvalluvar University University of Madras

Central universities	Central University of Tamil Nadu Indian Maritime University

Deemed universities	AMET University Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Avinashilingam University Bharath University B. S. Abdur Rahman University Chennai Mathematical Institute Chettinad Academy of Research & Education Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute Gandhigram Rural Institute Kalasalingam University Karpagam University Karunya University Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research Noorul Islam University Periyar Maniammai University Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University - Coimbatore Campus Sathyabama University Saveetha University Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA University) Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute SRM University Vels University Vinayaka Missions University VIT University

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