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Tamil Nadu Education - Colleges in Chennai Colleges in Chennai
Anna University is one
of India's premier Universities. Renamed thus on 4th September 1978, it
offers higher education in Engineering, Technology and Allied Sciences.
The University was originally called College of Engineering, Guindy. The
University's main campus is situated in the Southern Part of Chennai and
extends over 100 acres (400,000 m²) adjoining the Adyar River and the
Raj Bhavan. The Madras Institute Of Technology at Chrompet constitutes
the second campus and extends over 200,000 m²;. The third campus of the
University is located at Taramani near the Instronic campus, Adyar. The
main component of Anna University is the College of Engineering, Guindy
(CEG) which was started as a school of civil engineering in 1794 making
it the second oldest engineering college in the world.The Anna University
Amendment Act of 2001 bought almost all Engineering colleges in the state
of Tamil Nadu under the University.Recently, Anna University has been
granted 5 STAR status by the National Accreditation Committee. Prof.P.Mannar
Jawahar is the current Vice-Chancellor of the university.
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IIT Madras 
