Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

Coordinates: 13°00′50″N 80°06′25″E / 13.014°N 80.107°E / 13.014; 80.107
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The Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research (MAHER), commonly referred to as Meenakshi University, is a private deemed-to-be-university for mainly medical science in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[1]

History

Meenakshi University was created in the year 1983 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and received approval of the University Grants Commission.[citation needed]

The chancellor is Thiru A.N. Radhakrishnan and the vice-chancellor is T. Gunasagaran.

Affiliates

Meenakshi University includes Meenakshi Medical College[2] and Research Institute (in Enathur, Kanchipuram); Meenakshi Ammal Dental College in Maduravoyal, Chennai; Meenakshi Engineering College in K. K. Nagar, and Meenakshi College of Nursing in Mangadu, Faculty of Engineering and Technology Mangadu, Chennai.

Academics

The university awards the following undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Medicine,[3] Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Bachelor of Science (Nursing), and Bachelor of Physiotherapy and Bachelor of Engineering.

It awards the following postgraduate degrees: Master of Medical Education, Master of Science, Master of Dental Surgery, Master of Science (Nursing), Master of Physiotherapy and Bachelor in Engineering. It also offers specialty courses leading to a doctorate in medicine or master's in chirurgical, as well as PhD programs.

Rankings

University and College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)[4]101–150
NIRF (Universities) (2020)[5]101-150


Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research was ranked in the 101-150 band among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020[5] and in the 101-150 band in overall category.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Deemed University Tamil Nadu". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Tamil Nadu Corona Cases: 52 students of Kancheepuram medical college test Covid-19 positive | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute - About us". www.mmchri.ac.in. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

External links

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