About Bharathiar University

The Bharathiar University was established at Coimbatore by the Government of Tamilnadu in February, 1982 under the provision of the Bharathiar University Act, 1981 (Act 1 of 1982). The Postgraduate Centre of the University of Madras, which was functioning in Coimbatore before 1982 formed the core of the Bharathiar University. In May, 1985 the University received the recognition from University Grants Commission (UGC) New Delhi for the purpose of grants.

The University named after the great national poet Subramania Bharathi is enshrined with the motto "Educate to Elevate". In the University, every effort is harnessed to realize his dream of making educational institutions as temple of learning. It is the aim of the University to participate in the task of inculcating necessary Knowledge, Skills and Creative Attitudes and values among the youth of the country to contribute more effectively towards establishing an equitable social and economic and secular ideal of our nation.

School of Distance Education

The School of Distance Education (SDE) of Bharathiar University was established during the Academic Year 1991-92 and Distance Education Council(DEC) as provisionally recognized all courses conducted by SDE vide its letter "F.No. Dec / 9909 / 2009/ dt. 17.12.2009. The school has limited its operation for the obvious reason of strengthening its base to provide quality education. Having realized the objective, the school has started extending its action by identifying and approving Spot Admission cum Learning / Information Centres through-out the country to help achieve higher enrolment ratio and higher literacy rate.

The School at present has about 308 Spot Admission cum Learning / Information Centres CPOP (162) spreading all-over India and the number is steadily increasing as more and more evince interest in starting Spot Admission cum Learning / Information Centres.

The School directly admits candidates and conducts the Personal Contact Programmes (PCPs) at specified centres in Coimbatore. Spot Admission cum Learning / Information Centres enroll candidates and conduct the Personal Contact Programmes in their centres or at specified Regional Centres. The study materials prepared in the prescribed format of the Distance Education Council (DEC) viz., SIM format are provided to the students supplemented with compact discs for hassle free use anywhere at materials.

Milestones & Achievements

1. Awarded "A" Grade by NAAC.

2. DST Support for Augmenting Research Facilities.

3. UGC Support for Potential Teaching and Reserarch.

4. DRDO – Bharathiar University Centre for Life Sciences (DRDO-BU-CLS).