University of Madras Tamilnadu
The University of Madras is one of the three oldest universities in India. The University of Madras, organized on the model of the University of London, was incorporated on 5 September 1857 by an Act of the Legislative Council of India. The university is situated in the southern city of Chennai (formerly known as Madras). University of Madras has four campuses in the city - Chepauk, Marina, Guindy and Taramani. More than 50 Departments offer a range of specialisation subjects.
The first ever demand for higher education in Madras Presidency was voiced forth in a public address to The Right Honourable Lord John Elphinstone G.C.H., Governor of Madras signed by 70,000 native inhabitants when the Governor in Council was contemplating "some effective and liberal measures for the establishment of an improved system of national education."
University of Madras Campus Tamil Nadu
The University has four campuses located in Chepauk, Marina, Guindy and Taramani.
University of Madras Chepauk Campus
School of Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, School of Political and International Studies, School of Economics, School of Philosophy and Religious Thought, School of Fine and Performance Arts, School of English and Foreign Languages, School of Business and Management, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, School of Information and Communication, Studies and School of Earth and Atmospheric Science are located in Chepauk campus.
University of Madras Marina Campus
School of Tamil and other Dravidian Languages and School of Sanskrit and Other Indian Languages are located in Marina campus.
University of Madras Guindy Campus
School of Earth and Atmospheric Science, School of Chemical Sciences, and School of Physical Sciences and School of Life Sciences are located in Guindy campus.
University of Madras Taramani Campus
School of Basic Medical Sciences and School of Nanoscience and Photonics departments are in Taramani campus.