Bharathiar University is a postgraduate university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in South India. Named after Tamil poet Subramania Bharathiar, the university was established in February 1982 and was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 1985.
The university is situated in the foothills of Marudamalai and has jurisdiction over the districts of Coimbatore, Erode and the Nilgiris. It has 119 affiliated institutions (80 Arts and Science Colleges, 29 Colleges of Education, 8 Management Institutions, 1 Air Force Administration College and 1 College of Physical Education).
The motto of Bharathiar University is Educate to Elevate.
Departments
1. Bharathiar School of Management and Entrepreneur Development
2. Bio-Technology
3. Botany
4. Chemistry
5. Computer Science
6. Commerce
7. Economics
8. Educational Technology
9. Environmental Sciences
10. Extension, Career Guidance and Students Welfare
11. Linguistics
12. Mathematics
13. Physical Education
14. Physics
15. Population Studies
16. PsychologY
17. Statistics
18. Sociology
19. Tamil
20. Zoology
21. Academic Staff College
