About University
Approval
Alagappa University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India. The University has 44 Departments, 9 Centres and 2 Constituent Colleges on its campus. 46 Affiliated Colleges located in the districts of Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram are part of the University.
The University offers education through Regular, Week-end, Distance and Collaborative modes.
As a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), as well as the member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), it has rewarding relations with other academic institutions, research laboratories and industrial establishments that promise a spectacular future
The University is having International Collaborations with Universities / Institutions of Higher Learning in countries like U.S.A, UK, Australia, Singapore, China, Malaysia and South Korea. Innovative programmes are designed and offered at the University for the foreign students
In order to promote quality education, the MHRD has taken several initiatives and they expect the institutions to attain good position in various parameters such as
(i) Accreditation by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with good grade,
(ii) Categorization of Institutions by MHRD-UGC,
(iii) Autonomy Status by MHRD-UGC,
(iv) NIRF Rank within 50,
(v) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) Grant
(vi) Institution of Eminence (IOE) Status.
Alagappa University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India.
Alagappa University has achieved many milestones. A few of them are as under;
• Obtained A+ Grade with CGPA of 3.64 grading by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
• Alagappa University is the first State University in Tamil Nadu to obtain the A+ grade.
• Obtained Category–I status by the MHRD-UGC and occupies 2nd place out of 12 State Universities with Category-I Status in the Country. It is the only State University in Tamil Nadu obtained the Category-I Status.
• Obtained Autonomy status (one among 60 Institutions in the country announced by MHRD).
• Secured 28th position among Universities in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019 ranking.
• Secured 20th position in QS India Ranking, 104th position in QS BRICS Ranking and 216th position in QS Asia Ranking 2019.
• The University has secured 4th position in Swachhta Ranking 2018 for the cleanest Higher Educational Institutions in the Country in the category of Government Institutions.
• The University has obtained ISO 9001-2015 certification based on the quality measures in higher education.
• The University has bagged Indian Association for the Blind (IAB) Silver Zone Award for outstanding excellence and amazing contribution for the empowerment of persons with Visual Challenges.