Thiruvalluvar University

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

The Thiruvalluvar University was established in Vellore district of Tamilnadu by the Government of Tamilnadu in October 2002 under the Thiruvalluvar University Act, 2002. (Government of Tamilnadu Act 32/2002). The University was named after the great Tamil Saint poet “Thiruvalluvar”. The University is located in a sprawling campus of about 112.68 acres at the Serkkadu near Vallimalai about sixteen km away from the Vellore City on the Ranipet-Chittoor Trunk Road.

It is a member of the Association of Indian Universities (A.I.U.).

In the University, every effort is harnessed to make Educational Institution as temple of learning. The aim of this University is to provide facilities for advancement in Research and dissemination of knowledge with a special focus on the economic and social upliftment of the marginalised who live in the four districts a viz Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Cuddalore which are economically, socially, educationally and geographically backward districts wherein majority of the people live in rural areas with abject poverty. Especially the Vellore district comprises a thick population of Adivasis and Scheduled Tribes who are yet to attain empowerment in higher education. The University to provide for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge with a focus on the economic and social upliftment of oppressed classes including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Most Backward Classes, Denotified Communities, and Backward Classes.

VISION OF THE UNIVERSITY

To inculcate the students with creative power, adhering to moral and ethics, in consonance with the saying of the sage Thiruvalluvar “Lead them to lead” for social transformation of oppressed community with cultural sustainability.

1. To provide quality Higher Education, by Teaching, Research & Extension.
2. To provide quality education to the rural marginalized, down trodden strata of the society.
3. To encourage a stimulating environment and sustainable growth.
4. To foster integrated Development and make the people conscious of their commitment to the Society.
5. To train the students to meet the global challenges
6. To provide wide opportunities to women in order to prepare them to be effective leaders

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