Madurai Kamaraj University, established in 1966, has 18 Schools comprising 73 Departments. The Directorate of Distance Education of the University has a student strength of about 1.30 lakhs. The University has 109 affiliated Colleges (9 Autonomous) including other approved institutions and 7 evening colleges. There are centres which promote research potential of teachers. Extension activities are carried out through Department of Youth Welfare, NSS, SC/ST cell and Adult Education programmes.

With the Mines Bill becoming a law vide Indian Mines Act VIII of 1901 the necessity for establishing a government college of Mining Engineering at some suitable place in India on the pattern of the Royal School of Mines was felt by the then Indian Government. The Indian National Congress, the leading political party that was perhaps the sole spokesman of the masses of those days was quick to endorse this view of the government through its resolution taken at the 17th. session held at.......

The trust was established in 1991 by Smt. Rajwati Bhatnagar in the memory of her educationist husband late Dr.K.K.Bhatnagar. The Purpose of the Trust was to guide the energy of the youth of the country in the right direction. This aim could only be achieved by educating the youth. Thus the trust ventured into the field of education by establishing educational institutions from primary level to higher education . The trusts aim was to instill the principles of services, nationalism and.......