Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research


Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research also known as Bharath Institute of Science and Technology, informally Bharath University, and formerly Bharath Engineering College is a Deemed University and an Indian institute of higher education located in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. It is recognised by the University Grants Commission and is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with the highest grade of A. It is also approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.

History

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research was founded in 1984 as Bharath Institute of Science and Technology by S. Jagathrakshakan. It is among the first autonomous engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. It was first affiliated to Madras University followed by Anna University. The institute was awarded deemed university status in 2002 by the University Grants Commission in recognition of its academic excellence. Hence, the name was changed to Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research. In September 2006, it was renamed as Bharath University per a decree issued by the University Grants Commission enabling deemed universities to include the word "university" in their names. In November 2017, it was again renamed as Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research following a directive issued by University Grants Commission and an order by the Supreme Court of India to all the deemed universities in India.

Academics

The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in fields such as science, technology, engineering, medicine, arts and management.

Awards

Bharath University has won awards in recognition of its academic and research excellence. A few are listed below.
Bharath University has four campuses, three in Chennai and one in Puducherry. The details of the campuses and their departments are in the list below.

Bharath Institute of Science and Technology

This is the main campus of the deemed university which was established in 1984. It is in Chennai and was initially known as Bharath Engineering College. The name was changed to Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research in 2002 when it attained deemed university status. In 2003, the college was again renamed as Bharath Institute of Science and Technology and brought under Bharath University with the other constituent colleges.
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This college was established in 2004 and is in Chennai.
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This college was established in 2007 and is in Puducherry.
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This college was established in 2002 and is in Chennai.
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The National Institutional Ranking Framework has ranked Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research 87 overall and 59 among universities in 2020.