The Bharathiar University was established at
Coimbatore by the Government of Tamil Nadu in
February 1982 under the Bharathiar University Act,
1981 (Act 1 of 1982). University Grants Commission
(UGC) recognized Bharathiar University in 1985. The
National Assessment and Accreditation Council has
accredited the University with an ‘A++’ Grade in the
Fourth cycle assessment. Stand at 15 rank under the
category of Universities and 24 among the top 100
institutions in the MOE’s National Institute Ranking
Framework’s (NIRF 2022) ranking in 2021, Bharathiar
University secured a ranking in the range of 801-1000
in the Times Higher Education World University
Rankings. The Intellectual Property Rights Cell of
Bharathiar University protects the rights of inventions
of faculty and young researchers in the University.
The DRDO-BU-Center for Life Sciences was
established in Bharathiar University as a joint venture
by DRDO, Ministry of Defence, and Government of
India, as an autonomous research institute to pursue
basic and applied research.