- The university is accredited with “A++” grade by NAAC in 2021 and ranked 63 rd in the NIRF MoE 2022 among the universities in India.
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- Among top 5 Indian Universities in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA).
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- Department of Computer Science, Department of Management Studies and M. Tech Energy Technology were approved by AICTE.
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- The Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Geology, Microbiology, Food Sciences Technology and Nutrition, Biotechnology were recognized by DST under FIST program during the last five years.
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- The Departments of Computer Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology, Journalism and Mass Communication are recognized under UGC – Special Assistance Programme (SAP) during the last five years.
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- The Department of Computer Science has been sanctioned Rs. 2.66 Cr for placement linked training programme under DDU-GKY project by Tamilnadu State Rural Livelihood Mission (TNSRLM) to train 350 rural youths, an initiation into INDUSTRY 4.0 - New Age Skills on ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE and UI/UX.
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- Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation institute (EDII), Chennai has sanctioned Rs.1.0 Crore for the establishment for Food Business incubation Centre at Periyar University.
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- Only University in South India to receive Rs. 7.00 Crores from the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Departments for Laying Synthetic Athletic Track under Khelo India Scheme.
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- The funds to the tune of Rs.20.55 Crores were mobilized between 2015 and 2019 through 71 funding projects and special schemes from the national funding agencies.
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- Sophisticated Equipments such as Single Crystal XRD, SEM, Solar Stimulator, GCMS etc. were procured under RUSA scheme in 2018-19.
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- A free education scheme was implemented to benefit students with poor economic background irrespective of caste at the Postgraduate level in 27 Departments.
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- Faculty lecture programmes for the University faculty and the faculty training programmes for the affiliated college teachers were conducted from 2018 onwards and 2000 teachers were benefited.
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- Workshop for the Research Scholars of University and Affiliated colleges was conducted in 2019.
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- The Departments has signed several MoUs with National and International institutions and some of the significant MoUs are with University of South Brittny, France for mutual exchange of Faculty members, Curtin University Sarawak, Malaysia for student’s internship programme and Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia for internship and faculty exchange. Using this MoU five students from Department of Geology have visited Curtin University Sarawak, Malaysia for 30 days internship during the academic year 2018-19.
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- Renowned Professors scheme from abroad universities to visit Periyar University is introduced in 2019-20 for collaboration, teaching and research.
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- The Best Teacher and Best Researcher award is introduced in 2018-19 and six teachers were bestowed with these awards so far.
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- The university is providing 50% travel expenses to encourage the teachers and research scholars to participate and present papers in the international academic programmes.
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- University has sanctioned 143 University Research Fellowships.
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- University Postdoctoral Fellowship is introduced in 2019-20 for the duration of two years for twelve departments in the first phase is in vogue.
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- The purchase of materials required for the departments are procured through Government Electronic Marketing (GeM) and we stand top among the state universities in purchase through GeM.
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