Anna University is a public state university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The main campus is in Guindy. It was originally established on 4 September 1978 and is named after C.N.Annadurai, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Other name: AU
Motto in English: Progress Through Knowledge
Type: Public
Established: 1978
Chancellor: Governor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-Chancellor: R. Velraj
Dean: K.S. Easwarakumar (CEG) · R. Jayavel (ACT) · K. Ravichandran (MIT) · K. R. Sitalaksmi (SAP)