Anna University

Anna University is a public state technical university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, with its main campus at Guindy on Sardar Patel Road.安娜大学是印度泰米尔纳德邦金奈的一所公立州立技术大学，主校区位于古因迪的萨达尔·帕特尔路。

It was established on 4 September 1978 as a unitary university, named after C. N. Annadurai, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, by integrating four leading technical institutions in the city.该校于 1978 年 9 月 4 日以单一型大学之名成立，以前泰米尔纳德邦首席部长 C·N·安纳杜拉伊命名，整合了当地四所知名的技术院校。

It is placed 470th in the 2027 QS World University Rankings and 11th among Indian institutions, sits in the 1001-1200 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, ranks 1679th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities and stands in the 901-1000 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, with OpenAlex recording 40,666 works and 1,471,761 citations.该校在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 470、在印度院校中位列第 11，在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 1001 至 1200 区间，在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1679，在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中处于 901 至 1000 区间；OpenAlex 统计其成果 40,666 项、累计被引 1,471,761 次。

History

• Its oldest constituent, the College of Engineering at Guindy, was founded in 1794, making it the oldest technical institution in Asia and the oldest established outside Europe, and it began as a survey school.其最古老的组成单位古因迪工学院创办于 1794 年，是亚洲最古老的技术院校，也是欧洲以外最早建立的技术院校，最初以测绘学校的形式开办。

• The Alagappa College of Technology was established in 1944 and the Madras Institute of Technology in 1949, both later integrated into Anna University.阿拉加帕技术学院创办于 1944 年，马德拉斯理工学院创办于 1949 年，二者后来均并入安娜大学。

• The School of Architecture and Planning was established in 1957 as the Department of Architecture of the University of Madras and moved to its own independent campus in 1968.建筑与规划学院于 1957 年作为马德拉斯大学的建筑系成立，后于 1968 年迁入独立的专属校区。

• On 4 September 1978 the Government of Tamil Nadu, under Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran, formed Anna University as a unitary university by integrating the College of Engineering Guindy and three other institutions.1978 年 9 月 4 日，在首席部长 M·G·拉马钱德兰主政的泰米尔纳德邦政府主持下，安娜大学整合古因迪工学院等四所院校，以单一型大学的形式成立。

• Under the Anna University Amendment Act of 2001 the university became an affiliating university, taking under its wing all engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, including six government colleges, three government-aided institutions and 426 self-financed colleges.依据 2001 年《安娜大学修正法》，该校成为附属型大学，将泰米尔纳德邦全部工学院纳入麾下，其中包括 6 所政府学院、3 所政府资助院校与 426 所自费学院。

• On 1 February 2007 the Government of Tamil Nadu split the university into six constituent universities, and the institutes were formally created in 2010.2007 年 2 月 1 日，泰米尔纳德邦政府将该校拆分为六所组成大学；相关学院于 2010 年正式设立。

• On 14 September 2011 the state assembly passed a bill to re-merge the universities, and the merger was finalised in August 2012, leaving the four regional universities as regional campuses.2011 年 9 月 14 日，邦议会通过重新合并各大学的法案；合并于 2012 年 8 月完成，四所地区性大学此后作为地区校区继续运作。

• In April 2009 ANUSAT, the first microsatellite built by an Indian educational institution, was launched by the PSLV-C12 rocket of the Indian Space Research Organisation.2009 年 4 月，由印度教育机构建造的首颗微型卫星 ANUSAT 由印度空间研究组织的 PSLV-C12 火箭发射升空。

• In 2004 the university launched Anna Community Radio at 90.4 MHz, the first community radio service in India by an educational institution, and in 2022 it was recognised as a lead community radio station.2004 年，该校开办 90.4 兆赫的安娜社区广播，这是印度首个由教育机构开办的社区广播；2022 年它又被认定为领先的社区广播站。

• The Centre for Human Settlements at the School of Architecture and Planning was established in 1980 as an autonomous interdisciplinary centre for urban and regional planning research and consultancy.建筑与规划学院的人居研究中心于 1980 年成立，是从事城市与区域规划研究及咨询的自主跨学科中心。

• A Quality Improvement Programme cell was set up at the School of Architecture and Planning by the All India Council for Technical Education to provide research facilities for teachers of other architectural institutions.全印技术教育委员会在建筑与规划学院设立质量提升计划小组，为其他建筑院校的教师提供研究条件。

• The university's constituent colleges were merged back into a single affiliating university in 2011 and 2012, restoring a unified structure of four campuses in Chennai.该校的组成学院于 2011 年与 2012 年重新并回为单一附属型大学，恢复了金奈四校区的统一结构。

• In 2021 the university received the Clarivate India Research Citation Excellence Award for the highest citations among state universities in India.2021 年，该校因在印度各邦立大学中引用量最高而获科睿唯安印度研究引用卓越奖。

• In 2022 the Government of Tamil Nadu established the Tamil Nadu Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Corporation in partnership with the Madras Institute of Technology campus of the university.2022 年，泰米尔纳德邦政府与该大学的马德拉斯理工学院校区合作，成立了泰米尔纳德邦无人机公司。

• The university was granted the status of University with Potential for Excellence by the University Grants Commission in the field of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation.该校在生物医学工程与仪器领域获得大学拨款委员会授予的「具有卓越潜力的大学」地位。

• In January 2025 the Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings placed Anna University first in India and 42nd in the world.2025 年 1 月，泰晤士高等教育跨学科科学排名将安娜大学列为印度第一、世界第 42。

• Anna University was ranked second in the State Public University Category of the National Institutional Ranking Framework for 2025.在 2025 年全国院校排名框架的邦立公立大学类别中，安娜大学位列第二。

• The university won the National Service Scheme National Award with first rank in India among universities for the year 2020-2021.2020 至 2021 年度，该校在全国大学中取得全国服务计划国家奖第一名。

• Anna University was placed eighth in the world in the Times Higher Education impact ranking for Sustainable Development Goal 7 on affordable and clean energy for 2021-22.在 2021 至 2022 年度泰晤士高等教育影响力排名中，该校在可持续发展目标 7「经济适用的清洁能源」一项上位居世界第八。

• India's first Remote Pilot Training Organisation in the small and medium category under the 2021 drone rules was approved at the university by the Director General of Civil Aviation.依据 2021 年无人机规则，印度首个中小类别的远程驾驶员培训组织在该校获得民航总局批准。

• The university's 46th convocation was held on 4 February 2026, with degrees awarded by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, who serves as the university's chancellor.该校第 46 届毕业典礼于 2026 年 2 月 4 日举行，由兼任该校校监的泰米尔纳德邦总督颁发学位。

Academics

• Anna University comprises four principal campuses in Chennai, namely the College of Engineering Guindy, the Alagappa College of Technology, the Madras Institute of Technology at Chromepet and the School of Architecture and Planning.安娜大学在金奈设有四个主要校区，即古因迪工学院、阿拉加帕技术学院、克罗姆佩特的马德拉斯理工学院，以及建筑与规划学院。

• The university has 16 constituent colleges and 494 affiliated colleges across Tamil Nadu, with 84 undergraduate and 171 postgraduate programmes.该校在泰米尔纳德邦拥有 16 所组成学院与 494 所附属学院，开设 84 个本科项目与 171 个研究生项目。

• Its four campuses together have 2,261 doctoral candidates on roll, while the other campuses have 13,247 doctoral candidates on roll.其四个校区合计有 2,261 名在读博士生，其他校区在读博士生则有 13,247 名。

• The university lists 4,845 undergraduate subjects and 9,690 postgraduate subjects across its curriculum.该校课程体系共列出 4,845 门本科科目与 9,690 门研究生科目。

• It offers higher education in engineering, technology, architecture and applied sciences and follows a dual semester system, running even-semester examinations in May and June and odd-semester examinations in November and December.该校在工程、技术、建筑与应用科学领域提供高等教育，采用双学期制，偶数学期考试在 5 至 6 月举行，奇数学期考试在 11 至 12 月举行。

• Postgraduate admission is carried out through the Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test and the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, while common entrance tests for undergraduate admission were used until 2006.研究生录取依据泰米尔纳德邦统一入学考试与工程研究生能力测试成绩，本科入学的统一考试则沿用至 2006 年。

• The College of Engineering Guindy is the principal seat of the university, and among its departments are civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics and computer science engineering.古因迪工学院是该校的主校区，其系科涵盖土木、机械、电气、电子与计算机科学工程等。

• The Madras Institute of Technology campus at Chromepet is known for aeronautical, automobile and electronics engineering, and was the alma mater of the aerospace scientist A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.位于克罗姆佩特的马德拉斯理工学院校区以航空、汽车与电子工程著称，也是航天科学家 A·P·J·阿卜杜勒·卡拉姆的母校。

• The School of Architecture and Planning offers architecture and planning programmes through two departments, and its Centre for Human Settlements provides consultancy and training in urban and regional development.建筑与规划学院通过两个系提供建筑与规划课程，其人居研究中心则在城市与区域发展方面提供咨询与培训。

• The university also runs engineering colleges at Villupuram, Tindivanam, Arani and Kanchipuram in the Chennai region and at several centres in the Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Tirunelveli regions.该校还在金奈地区的维卢普拉姆、廷迪瓦纳姆、阿拉尼与坎奇普拉姆，以及哥印拜陀、蒂鲁奇拉帕利、马杜赖与蒂鲁内尔维利地区的多个中心开办工学院。

• Satellite campuses of the university operate at Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Tirunelveli, serving students across the southern districts of Tamil Nadu.该校在哥印拜陀、蒂鲁奇拉帕利、马杜赖与蒂鲁内尔维利设有卫星校区，为泰米尔纳德邦南部各县的学生服务。

• The Centre for Human Settlements conducts research on urban and regional planning, development and management, an interdisciplinary field established at the institution in 1980.人居研究中心开展城市与区域规划、发展与管理研究，这一跨学科领域于 1980 年在该校建立。

• Academic programmes lead to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, and the university also offers postgraduate programmes in computer science, biotechnology, environmental engineering and management studies.其学术项目授予学士、硕士与博士学位；该校还开设计算机科学、生物技术、环境工程与管理学等研究生项目。

• As the affiliating university for engineering education in Tamil Nadu, Anna University sets curricula and conducts common examinations for its hundreds of affiliated colleges.作为泰米尔纳德邦工程教育的附属型大学，安娜大学为其数百所附属学院制定课程并组织统一考试。

• Anna University hosts several unique national facilities, among them the Institute of Remote Sensing, the National Hub for Healthcare Instrumentation Development and the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management.安娜大学承办多个独特的国家级设施，其中包括遥感研究所、全国医疗仪器开发枢纽，以及国家可持续海岸管理中心。

• A former scheme cell for quality improvement and the university's community radio and remote sensing facilities support teaching, research and outreach across Tamil Nadu.此前的质量提升计划小组以及该校的社区广播与遥感设施，为泰米尔纳德邦的教学、研究与外展服务提供支持。

Campus

• The main campus of Anna University occupies the Guindy campus on Sardar Patel Road in the south of Chennai, adjoining the Chennai airport and the Guindy national park area.安娜大学主校区位于金奈南部萨达尔·帕特尔路的古因迪校园，毗邻金奈机场与古因迪国家公园地带。

• The Guindy campus is shared by the College of Engineering Guindy, the Alagappa College of Technology and the School of Architecture and Planning.古因迪校园由古因迪工学院、阿拉加帕技术学院与建筑与规划学院共同使用。

• The Madras Institute of Technology campus stands separately at Chromepet in the southern suburbs of Chennai.马德拉斯理工学院校区独立位于金奈南部郊区的克罗姆佩特。

• Regional campuses operate at Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Tirunelveli, and the university runs additional colleges across the state, including at Villupuram, Panruti, Ramanathapuram and Nagercoil.该校在哥印拜陀、蒂鲁奇拉帕利、马杜赖与蒂鲁内尔维利设有地区校区，并在维卢普拉姆、潘鲁蒂、拉马纳塔普拉姆与纳盖尔科伊尔等地开办其他学院。

• The Guindy campus contains the university's central library, lecture halls and the historic buildings of the College of Engineering Guindy founded in 1794.古因迪工学院校园内有该校中央图书馆、教学楼群，以及 1794 年创办的古因迪工学院的历史建筑。

• Campus facilities include hostels, the university health centre, sports grounds and the TAG Auditorium used for convocations and conferences.校园设施包括学生宿舍、校医院、运动场，以及用于毕业典礼与会议的 TAG 礼堂。

• The university's Anna Community Radio broadcasts from the campus at 90.4 MHz, and the campus is served by the Guindy and Chromepet railway stations of Chennai.该校的安娜社区广播以 90.4 兆赫自校园播出；校园由金奈的古因迪与克罗姆佩特火车站提供服务。

• The Guindy campus is set within the green belt of south Chennai, close to the Guindy national park area, with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras lying to its south.古因迪校园坐落于金奈南部的绿带之中，靠近古因迪国家公园地带，南面则是印度理工学院马德拉斯分校。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings Anna University is placed 470th and is 11th among the 52 Indian institutions in the table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，安娜大学位列第 470，并在入榜的 52 所印度院校中位列第 11。

• In the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it stands in the 1001-1200 band, and in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities it is placed 1679th.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 1001 至 1200 区间；在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1679。

• In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities the university stands in the 901-1000 band.在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中，该校处于 901 至 1000 区间。

• In the Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025 the university was ranked first in India and 42nd in the world.在 2025 年泰晤士高等教育跨学科科学排名中，该校位列印度第一、世界第 42。

• In the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2025 the university was ranked second in the State Public University Category.在 2025 年全国院校排名框架中，该校在邦立公立大学类别中位列第二。

• According to OpenAlex the university has produced 40,666 research works attracting 1,471,761 citations.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校已产出 40,666 项研究成果，累计被引 1,471,761 次。

• In the Times Higher Education impact rankings for 2021-22 the university ranked eighth in the world for Sustainable Development Goal 7 on affordable and clean energy.在 2021 至 2022 年度泰晤士高等教育影响力排名中，该校在可持续发展目标 7「经济适用的清洁能源」上位列世界第八。

• The university holds University with Potential for Excellence status from the University Grants Commission in Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation.该校在生物医学工程与仪器领域持有大学拨款委员会授予的「具有卓越潜力的大学」地位。

• Anna University received the Clarivate India Research Citation Excellence Award in 2021 for the highest citations among state universities in India.安娜大学于 2021 年因在印度各邦立大学中引用量最高而获科睿唯安印度研究引用卓越奖。

Student life

• Anna University has no formal Latin motto, its vision statement instead pledging to be a world-class institution producing professionals with technical knowledge, skills and ethical values.安娜大学没有正式的拉丁校训，其愿景声明则承诺成为一所培养兼具技术知识、专业技能与伦理价值的专业人才的世界一流学府。

• Its vision adds that the university aims to remain a preferred partner to industry and community for economic and social development through excellence in teaching, research and consultancy.其愿景还提出，该校力求通过在教学、研究与咨询方面的卓越表现，成为产业与社区在经济和社会发展上首选的伙伴。

• Students celebrate the annual convocation each year, and the 46th convocation was held on 4 February 2026.学生每年参加年度毕业典礼，第 46 届毕业典礼于 2026 年 2 月 4 日举行。

• Anna Community Radio at 90.4 MHz, run with student participation, broadcasts educational and cultural programming and was the first community radio of its kind in India in 2004.由学生参与运营的 90.4 兆赫安娜社区广播播出教育与文化节目，2004 年开办时为印度首个此类社区广播。

• Student chapters of professional bodies and the National Service Scheme are active on campus, and the university won the NSS National Award with first rank in India in 2020-2021.各类专业学会的学生分会与全国服务计划在校园内活跃；该校于 2020 至 2021 年度取得全国服务计划国家奖印度第一名。

• Inter-college sports and cultural events are held across the four campuses in Chennai and the regional campuses.各类校际体育与文化赛事在金奈的四个校区及地区校区举行。

• The university offers hostel accommodation and a health centre for students drawn from across Tamil Nadu and other Indian states.该校为学生提供宿舍住宿与医疗中心，学生来自泰米尔纳德邦各地及印度其他各邦。

• Campus life is closely tied to Chennai, a major centre of engineering industry and information technology in southern India, giving students access to internship and placement opportunities.校园生活与金奈紧密相连，金奈是南印度工程产业与信息技术的重镇，为学生带来实习与就业机会。

Notable people

• C. N. Annadurai, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after whom the university is named, was one of the founders of the Dravidian movement in the state.该校以其命名的前泰米尔纳德邦首席部长 C·N·安纳杜拉伊，是邦内达罗毗荼运动的创始人之一。

• M. G. Ramachandran, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1978, formed the university by integrating four technical institutions in Chennai.1978 年任泰米尔纳德邦首席部长的 M·G·拉马钱德兰整合金奈四所技术院校，创建了该大学。

• Raj Reddy, a graduate, won the Turing Award in 1994 and taught at Carnegie Mellon University.该校毕业生拉杰·雷迪于 1994 年获得图灵奖，并任教于卡内基梅隆大学。

• Verghese Kurien, a graduate of the College of Engineering Guindy, was the architect of India's White Revolution and won the World Food Prize and the Ramon Magsaysay Award.古因迪工学院毕业生韦尔盖塞·库林是印度「白色革命」的缔造者，获世界粮食奖与拉蒙·麦格塞塞奖。

• A. Lalitha, a graduate of the College of Engineering Guindy, became India's first female engineer.古因迪工学院毕业生 A·拉莉塔成为印度首位女性工程师。

• A. C. Muthiah, an industrialist and graduate, served as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and M. Anandha Krishnan was chairman of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and vice-chancellor of Anna University.实业家、该校毕业生 A·C·穆蒂亚曾任印度板球管理委员会主席；M·阿南达·克里希南曾任坎普尔印度理工学院主席与安娜大学校长。

• Venu Srinivasan, chairman of TVS Motor Company, and Ravi Ruia, co-founder of the Essar Group, are graduates of the university.TVS 汽车公司董事长文努·斯里尼瓦桑与埃萨集团联合创始人拉维·鲁伊亚均为该校毕业生。

• Krishnamachari Srikkanth, a former captain of the Indian cricket team, and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, a former captain and international elite umpire, studied at the university.前印度板球队队长克里希纳马查里·斯里坎特，以及前队长、国际精英裁判斯里尼瓦萨拉加万·文卡塔拉加万，均就读于该校。

• Rangaswamy Narasimhan, a cognitive scientist who developed TIFRAC, the first indigenous Indian computer, was a graduate of the university's College of Engineering Guindy.研发出印度首台国产计算机 TIFRAC 的认知科学家兰加斯瓦米·纳拉辛汉，是该校古因迪工学院毕业生。

• S. Somasegar, a former senior vice president at Microsoft, and Krishnakumar Natarajan, co-founder of Mindtree, are alumni of the university.微软前高级副总裁 S·索马塞加尔与明特里的联合创始人克里希纳库马尔·纳塔拉詹均为该校校友。

• Dhiraj Rajaram, founder and chairman of Mu Sigma, and P. S. Veeraraghavan, a former director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, are also graduates of the university.穆西格玛的创始人兼董事长迪拉杰·拉贾拉姆，以及维克拉姆·萨拉巴伊航天中心前主任 P·S·维拉拉加万，也是该校毕业生。