Bharathidasan University
state public university in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Bharathidasan University (BDU) is a university in the city of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on Tiruchirappalli-Pudukkottai National Highway 336. It has affiliated colleges in the districts of Ariyalur district, Karur, Nagapattinam, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Tiruchirapalli. It is a recognised university, supported by the University Grants Commission of India. All major faculties of science and arts are represented. The university has totally 4 Faculties, 16 Schools, 37 Departments and 29 Specialized Research Centres. It has its jurisdiction over districts of Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur and Pudukkottai.
The University Departments/Schools are offering 151 programmes including 40 PG programmes in M.A., M.Sc. and M.Tech. The above programmes are conducted under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) in Semesters: 31 M.Phil., 33 Ph.D., 19 P.G. Diploma, 11 Diploma and 10 Certificates.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4094801. VIAF identifies the subject as 134239216. The Library of Congress control number is n88061326. Authority coordinates are 10.675, 78.744. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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