BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY PG EXTENSION AND RESEARCH CENTRE

The Bharathiar University PG Extension and Research Centre is listed among the institutes affiliated to Bharathiar University, a public state university based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Bharathiar University itself was established in February 1982 under the Bharathiar University Act, 1981, and was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 1985. The university's affiliated institutions include 13 Government Colleges, 1 Air Force Administrative College, 3 Constituent Colleges, 1 University PG Extension and Research Centre, 16 Aided Colleges, and 99 Self Financing Colleges. As part of this network, the PG Extension and Research Centre operates under the academic and administrative guidelines of Bharathiar University, which offers graduate, masters, M.Phil., and Ph.D. programs across numerous departments such as Commerce, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, and Management. Bharathiar University is known for its stringent Ph.D. evaluation guidelines and has been ranked 44th overall and 26th among universities by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2024, as well as 221st in the QS Asia University Rankings 2025.