About Bharath University7 in #173 Agharam Road, Selaiyur, Tambaram, Chennai

Bharath University, also known as Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER) and Bharath Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), is a Deemed University and an Indian institute of higher education in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. It is approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with the highest grade of A

History:-
Bharath University 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.[3] 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 as per a decree issued by the University Grants Commission enabling deemed universities to include the word "university" in their names.

Academics:-
The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in fields such as science, technology, engineering, medicine (including dentistry, physiotherapy and nursing), arts and management.

Awards:-
Bharath University has won awards in recognition of its academic and research excellence. A few are listed below.It was awarded the "Best Private University of the Year" by World Education Congress for 2014. The university was awarded the "Best Multi Stream University" in 2014 by ASSOCHAM.

Campuses:-
Bharath University has four campuses, three in Chennai and one in Puducherry. The list below shows the names of and the departments on each campus

Bharath Institute of Science and Technology:-
This is the main campus of the 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.

Departments:-
Aeronautical Engineering
Automobile Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Bioinformatics
Industrial Biotechnology
Architecture
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Application
Computer Science & Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Electronics and Telecommunication
English
Information Technology
Mathematics
Management Studies
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics
Physics

Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital:-

This college was established in 2004 and is in Chennai.

Departments:
Anesthesiology and Pain Clinic
Biochemistry
Chest & TB
Casualty (Accident & Emergency Medicine)
Cardiac Care Center
Community Medicine
Dermatology
ENT & Head Neck Surgery
Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
General Medicine
General Surgery
Microbiology
Neurology
Neuro Surgery
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedics
Paediatrics
Pathology
Psychiatry
Pharmacology
Radiology & Imaging Sciences
Surgical Gastroenterology
Urology & Nephrology

College on the same campus:
Sree Balaji College of Nursing, Chennai (estd. 2007)

Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences

This college was established in 2007 and is in Puducherry.

Departments:
Anaesthesiology
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Community Medicine
Dentistry
Dermatology
ENT
Forensic Medicine
General Medicine
General Surgery
Microbiology
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedics
Paediatrics
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Psychiatry
Radiology
TB & Chest

Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital:-

This college was established in 2002 and is in Chennai.

Departments:
Oral Medicine & Radiology
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
Periodontics
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthodontics
Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
Anatomy
Pharmacology
Microbiology
Bio Chemistry
General Surgery
General Medicine
Physiology
Community Dentistry
Oral Patholog