Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology

Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology
Former names
  • Periyar Maniammai College of Technology for Women
  • Periyar Maniammai Universitry
Motto Think Innovate and Transform
Type Private
Established 1988
Accreditation UGC
Chancellor K. Veeramani
Vice-Chancellor S. Velusami
Location
Vallam, Thanjavur District
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
Campus Rural, 115 acres (47 ha)
Website www.pmu.edu

Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology, formerly Periyar Maniammai College of Technology for Women and Periyar Maniammai University (PMU), is a private deemed-to-be university headquarters is in the town of Vallam in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. The campus is on 115 acres (47 ha) 45 km (28 mi) east of Tiruchirapalli and 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Thanjavur.

History

The Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology was established in 1998 as Periyar Maniammai College of Technology for Women, named after social reformers Periyar and his wife Annai E. V. R. Maniammai. The college was originally affiliated to Bharathidasan University until 2001, when it was reassigned to Anna University. In 2007 it was awarded the deemed-to-be-university status and renamed as Periyar Maniammai University. In 2010,it was listed as one of the fake universities in India. it was one of 44 institutions which were due to lose the deem university status, which resulted in student protest and violence. The decision was halted by the Supreme Court and the issue was left undecided until 2014. In 2017, following the University Grants Commission's directive to 123 institutes not to use "university" in the title of deemed universities, it was renamed Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology. It was never been ranked or got any position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework ranking by MHRD.

Faculty and departments