Alagappa University

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Alagappa University
Seal of the University
Motto in English	Excellence in Action
Type	Public
Established	1947 (1947)
Founder	Alagappa Chettiar
Chancellor	Governor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-Chancellor	N. Rajendran
Academic staff	349^[1]
Students	4831^[1]
Undergraduates	675^[1]
Postgraduates	2630^[1]
Doctoral students	1526^[1]
Location	Karaikudi , Tamil Nadu , India 10°04′43″N 78°47′41″E / 10.078603°N 78.79468°E / 10.078603; 78.79468Coordinates: 10°04′43″N 78°47′41″E / 10.078603°N 78.79468°E / 10.078603; 78.79468
Campus	Urban (440 acres)
Affiliations	UGC; AIU; NAAC
Website	alagappauniversity.ac.in

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Alagappa University is a public university located in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. Originated from Alagappa Arts College, founded in by Alagappa Chettiar in 1947, it was established in 1985 by an Act of the Tamil Nadu government. It was converted from a unitary type to an affiliating type by the Tamil Nadu Universities Act, 2002, with jurisdiction over arts and science colleges in the districts of Ramanathapuram district and Sivaganga district. The government colleges in the above districts have become the constituent colleges of Alagappa University.

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University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)^[2]	64
NIRF (Universities) (2020)^[3]	36

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Alagappa University 64th overall in India^[2] and 36th among universities^[3] in 2020.

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "NIRF 2021". Alagappa University.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

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