
Bharathidasan University was, named after the revolutionary Tamil Poet Bharathidasan. It was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1982, as an affiliating University with Motto, “We will create a Brave New World”.
It was recognized by the University Grants Commission in 1985. It is a member of the Association of Indian Universities. It is accredited by NAAC at “A” level among the Universities. The University is carved out of the Postgraduate Extension Centre of the University of Madras to become a full-fledged University.
The University endeavors to be true to such a vision by creating in the region a brave new world of academic innovation for social change". (NAAC, - 2005, p.69.)
The campus is located in a sprawling area of over 1000 acres of land on the Tiruchirappalli - Pudukkottai Highway (NH 210). Besides this main campus, there is a city campus at Khajamalai housing the Centre for Distance Education, the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (IECD), Bharathidasan University Technology Park (BUTP) and a few more Departments. Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM) is located in the B.H.E.L. Campus, with whose partnership, the BIM has emerged as one of the top Business Schools of the country. It has 14 Schools, 27 Departments and 8 Centres.
The affiliating jurisdiction is over 138 Arts & Science / Fine Arts / Education Colleges and 18 Approved Institutions. A good number of them are nationally recognized for quality education. The programmes offered through affiliated colleges are so diversified that they number more than 250. The student strength in the affiliated colleges is over 1.40 lakhs.
The University has the distinction of introducing a wide range of career-oriented and skill-based short term PG Diploma/Diploma and Certificate programmes through its affiliated colleges and approved institutions