The University of Madras is one of the three oldest universities in India. The University of Madras, organized on the model of the University of London, was incorporated on 5 September 1857 by an Act of the Legislative Council of India.
The university is situated in the southern city of Chennai (formerly known as Madras). It has four campuses in the city - Chepauk, Marina, Guindy and Taramani. More than 50 Departments offer a range of specialisation subjects.
University has also offer teaching and Research in 4 Campuses of Madras University. The University Department of study and Research which are 68 Departments spread over in 4 Campuses organised into 18 Schools offer Post Graduate Courses in respective specialisation part time and full time Ph.D. Programmes, Diploma and Certificate Programmes. School of Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, School of Political and International Studies, School of Economics, School of Philosophy and Religious Thought, School of Fine and Performance Arts, School of English and Foreign Languages, School of Business and Management, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, School of Information and Communication, Studies and School of Earth and Atmospheric Science are located in Chepauk campus.
In 2004, all engineering courses of the University were shifted to Anna University. The University provides affiliation to several colleges for numerous courses. The various departments of the University also conduct research in addition to teaching. There are nearly 43 external research institutes in addition to centres of excellence within the University.
| Established: | 1857 |
| Faculty: | 300 |
| Undergraduates: | 3000 |
| Postgraduates: | 5000 |
| Location: | Chennai, Tamilnadu, India |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Colors: | Cardinal |
| Affiliations: | UGC |
| Website: | www.unom.ac.in |
COURSES OFFERED :
Master’s programme
1. M.A. [Ancient History and Archaeology, Historical Studies, Anthropology, Criminology and Criminal Justice Administration, Continuing Education Management, Sociology, Corporate Sociology, Defence and Strategic Studies, Public Affairs, Public Administration (Tamil Medium), Public Management, Political Science, Indian Economics, Econometrics, Journalism and Communication, Indian Philosophy, Comparative Religion and Philosophy with Specialization in Saiva Siddhanta Studies, Comparative Religion and Philosophy with Specialization in Vaishnava Studies, Comparative Religion and Philosophy with Specialization in Christian Studies, Comparative Religion and Philosophy with Specialization in Jainology Studies, Islamic Studies, Indian Music, Bharathanatyam (Self-Supportive), Folk Music, Rhythmology, English, French, French-Translation, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil Literature and Culture, Tamil Studies, Applied Linguistics, Telugu, Arabic, Urdu, Sanskrit, Applied Sanskrit]
2. M.Sc. [Cyber Forensics and Information Security, Electronic Media (Self-Supportive), Library and Information Science, HRD Psychology (Regular) and M.Sc.HRD Psychology (Self-Supportive), Mathematics (Regular) and M. Sc. Mathematics (Self –Supportive), Statistics, Actuarial Science (Self –Supportive), Computer Science (Self –Supportive), Spatial Information Technology, Geology, Applied Geology, Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Biophysics, Physics, Electronics Science, Advanced Biochemistry, Bio-informatics (Self-Supportive), Biotechnology (Regular) and M.Sc. Biotechnology (Self-Supportive), Applied Plant Science, Industrial Microbiology, Zoology (Special), Ocean Science and Technology, Environmental Sciences, Medical Biochemistry, Biomedical Genetics, Molecular Biology (Self-Supportive), Medical Microbiology (Three years), Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology (Three years), Neuroscience (Self-Supportive), Anatomy (Three years ), Physiology (Three years), Photonics and Bio- Photonics
3. M.Ed. (General)
4. M.L. (i) International Law and Organisation and (ii) Constitutional Law and Legal Order
5. M.Com. Trade and Services
6. M.B.A. (Regular) and M.B.A. (Self-Supportive)
7. M.C.A. (Three years)
FIVE YEARS INTEGRATED COURSES
1. M.A. Anthropology (5 Years Integrated course)
2. M.A. Post Modern Development Administration (Five years integrated course)
3. M.A. French Studies (5 year Integrated courses)
4. M.Sc. Life Sciences (5 year Integrated course)
M. Phil. Programme:
M.Phil. [Ancient History and Archaeology, Historical Studies, Education, Continuing Education Management, Defence and Strategic Studies, Public Affairs, Public Administration, South and South-East Asian Studies, Applied Economics, Economics, Development Economics, Communication (F.T. & P.T), Philosophy, Vaishnavism, Christian Studies, Indian Music, English, French, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil Literature, Tamil Studies, Computational Linguistics, Telugu (F.T & P.T), Arabic, Urdu, Sanskrit, Applied Sanskrit, Psychology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Geology, Applied Geology, Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Theoretical Physics, Nuclear Physics, Scientific Instrumentation, Biochemistry, Botany, Zoology, Endocrinology, Environmental Toxicology]
List of P.G. Diploma Programmes being offered in the University Departments
1. P.G. Diploma in Parent Counseling (for School Principals and Teachers)
2. P.G. Diploma in Higher Education (for College Teachers) (add-on programme)
3. P.G. Diploma in Ambedkar Thoughts
4. P.G .Diploma in Ethics and Biotechnology
5. P.G. Diploma in Ethics and Human Resource Management (add-on programme)
6. P.G. Diploma in Saiva Siddhanta (add-on programme)
7. P.G. Diploma in Yoga Therapy (Part-Time)
8. P.G. Diploma in Taxonomy of Algae (add-on programme)
9. P.G. Diploma in Taxonomy of Fungi(add-on programme)
10. P.G. Diploma in Extension & Development Administration
M.D. (Three Years)
Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology (Taramani Campus)
Diploma in Clinical Pathology (Two Years) (Taramani Campus)
Diploma in Advanced Laboratory Methods
Haematology and Pathology (Two Years) (Taramani Campus)
Contact Us:
Vice-Chancellor
Prof. S. Ramachandran
Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras
Chepauk, Chennai-600 005,
Tamil Nadu, South India
Fax: 91-44-25367654
E-mail : vchome@vsnl.com
VC's Secretariat : Tel : 25399563
Registrar i/c.
Dr. V.K.Padmanabhan
Tel : 91-44-25361055
Fax:91-44-25360749
E-mail:registrar@unom.ac.in
Registrar's Secretariat : Tel : 91-44-25399570
Controller of Examinations I/c.,
Dr. V. Thangaraj
University of Madras
Chepauk Campus, Chennai - 600005
Tel : 91-44-25368496, 25399405
Fax:25366368
Email:coe@unom.ac.in
COE'S Secretariat : Tel : 91-44-25399417