Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, was established in February 1982 under the Bharathidasan University Act, 1981 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 2 of 1982), and holds UGC Section 2(f) and 12(B) recognition dated 26 November 1984. It operates as an affiliating state university, with 167 affiliated colleges as of an official count dated 18 June 2026, spanning eight districts of Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Karur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam.
The university holds NAAC A+ accreditation, CGPA 3.32, from its Third Cycle, following a peer-team visit in March 2019. It ranked 36th in NIRF 2025 University category (score 55.85), 61st Overall (score 53.82), and 16th in the State Public University category (score 62.45), all confirmed directly against nirfindia.org.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | February 1982, Bharathidasan University Act, 1981 |
| Type | State university, Tamil Nadu (affiliating type) |
| NAAC | A+ (CGPA 3.32, Third Cycle, March 2019) |
| NIRF 2025 University | Rank 36 (score 55.85) |
| NIRF 2025 State Public University | Rank 16 (score 62.45) |
| Campus | Palkalaiperur (432.42 acres) and Khajamalai (39.99 acres) |
| Affiliated colleges | 167, as of 18 June 2026, across 8 districts |
| Structure | 4 faculties, 16 schools, 39 departments |
| PG admission | University's own subject-specific entrance exams; MBA via TANCET |
Bharathidasan University organises its academic offerings across four faculties spanning 16 schools and 39 departments, plus 29 specialised research centres, at its Palkalaiperur and Khajamalai campuses. Its Bharathidasan School of Management runs alongside Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), a historically associated but separately ranked institute.
Admission to most postgraduate and integrated programmes runs through the university's own subject-specific entrance examinations, applied for via a dedicated admissions portal that explicitly excludes affiliated-college undergraduate admissions, distance and online education, and Ph.D admission. MBA and its variants, MBA (International Business) and MBA (Logistics and Supply Chain Management), admit through TANCET rather than the university's own test.
| Route | Programmes |
|---|---|
| University's own entrance exam | Most PG and integrated programmes (M.Sc, M.Tech, B.P.Ed/M.P.Ed, and others) |
| TANCET | MBA, MBA (International Business), MBA (Logistics and SCM) |
As of this writing, Bharathidasan University's own admissions portal shows several programmes with status "Open": M.Ed, M.A. in Gender Studies, History, and Human Resource Management, M.Lib.I.Sc, M.Sc in Geology, Marine Science, and Statistics, M.Tech in Remote Sensing and GIS, the Five-Year Integrated M.A. History, and all four B.Voc programmes, each with a last date of 31 August 2026. M.Sc Biotechnology (Environment) shows a last date of 14 August 2026. MBA and its variants are routed to the TANCET website directly rather than carrying a university-side date.
Bharathidasan University ranked 36th in NIRF 2025 University category (score 55.85), 61st Overall (score 53.82), and 16th in State Public University category (score 62.45), all confirmed directly against nirfindia.org. A widely repeated NIRF Management rank of 96 belongs to the separately ranked Bharathidasan Institute of Management, not the university's own submission. It holds NAAC A+ accreditation, CGPA 3.32, Third Cycle.
Bharathidasan University operates two campuses: Palkalaiperur, its main semi-urban campus, spanning 432.42 acres, and Khajamalai, an urban campus spanning 39.99 acres.
Ranked 16th in that category, its strongest result among the three NIRF categories it appears in
432.42 acres at Palkalaiperur plus 39.99 acres at Khajamalai
16 schools and 39 departments across 4 faculties, plus 29 specialised research centres
167 affiliated colleges across eight districts of central Tamil Nadu, spanning autonomous, non-autonomous, and approved institutions
Subject-specific entrance exams conducted directly by the university for most PG and integrated programmes, applied for through a dedicated admissions portal
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | State Public University | 2025 | #16 |
| NIRF | University | 2025 | #36 |
| NIRF | Overall | 2025 | #61 |
| NIRF | Management | 2025 | #96 |
No independently verifiable, individually sourced notable alumni could be confirmed for this institution at the time of writing. This section is left out rather than populated with unconfirmed names.
8 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
| Course | Specialization | Duration | Total seats | Total fee | Avg package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce) | Hons | 36 months | — | — | — |
| B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce) | — | 36 months | — | — | — |
| BA (Bachelor of Arts) | — | 36 months | — | — | — |
| BA (Bachelor of Arts) | Honours (General) | 36 months | — | ₹0.9L | — |
| BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications) | — | 36 months | — | — | — |
| M.Com (Master of Commerce) | — | 24 months | — | ₹1.6L | — |
| MA (Master of Arts) | — | 36 months | — | — | — |
| MCA (Master of Computer Applications) | — | 24 months | — | ₹1.6L | — |
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