Anna University Chennai

Anna University Chennai is a technological university in India. It was founded in January 2007 upon trifurcation of Anna University into three universities, namely, Anna University Chennai, Anna University Trichy and Anna University Coimbatore. The university is an accredited university with powers to grant affiliations to colleges and universities conducting graduate and post graduate, including diploma course, and is so recognized by the UGC.

It ranks 16th in India. Another notable fact is that this institution gives the highest percentage of reservation to backward sections of society (as high as 70 percent) .