University of Madras | DisamKB

University of Madras

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public university research university state university

The University of Madras is one of India's oldest and most prestigious public universities, based in Chennai and renowned for its wide range of academic programs and influential alumni.

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Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public university → research university → state university →
affiliation	Association of Commonwealth Universities → Association of Indian Universities → National Assessment and Accreditation Council → University Grants Commission →
campusType	urban campus →
country	India →
formerName	Madras University →
foundedBy	British colonial government in India →
foundedOn	1857 →
grantsBody	University Grants Commission →
hasCampus	Chepauk campus → Chetpet campus → Guindy campus → Maduravoyal campus → Marina campus → Taramani campus →
hasChancellor	Governor of Tamil Nadu →
hasFaculty	Indian and foreign languages → arts → chemical sciences → education → fine arts → life sciences → management and commerce → management studies → marine sciences → mathematics → physical sciences → science → social sciences →
hasNotableAlumni	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam → Annie Besant → B. R. Ambedkar → C. N. Annadurai → C. Rajagopalachari → C. V. Raman → Homi J. Bhabha → Indra Nooyi → Jawaharlal Nehru → Jayalalithaa → K. Balachander → K. Kamaraj → K. R. Narayanan → Kailasavadivoo Sivan → M. G. Ramachandran → M. Karunanidhi → M. S. Swaminathan → M. Visvesvaraya → Mahatma Gandhi → P. Chidambaram → R. A. Mashelkar → R. Venkatraman → Rukmini Devi Arundale → S. Chandrasekhar → S. N. Bose → S. Radhakrishnan → Sarojini Naidu → Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar → T. N. Seshan → T. S. Eliot → V. S. Ramachandran → Vikram Sarabhai → Viswanathan Anand →
languageOfInstruction	English →
locatedIn	Chennai → Tamil Nadu →
mottoLanguage	Sanskrit →
namedAfter	city of Madras →
offersProgram	diploma and certificate courses → doctoral programs → postgraduate programs → undergraduate programs →
type	teaching and affiliating university →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
C. V. Raman → M. S. Swaminathan → Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan → P. Chidambaram ("Madras Law College") → R. Venkataraman → Raj Reddy → S. R. Ranganathan → Sarojini Naidu → T. T. Krishnamachari →	educatedAt
Kamarajar Salai → Kamarajar Salai ("Madras University Senate House") →	hasLandmark
Presidency College, Madras →	affiliatedTo
Chennai →	educationalInstitution
S. R. Ranganathan →	employer
University of Madras ("Madras University") →	formerName
Presidency College, Madras →	locatedNear