Anna University Chennai – Regional Office, Tiruchirappalli

Anna University Tiruchirappalli otherwise Anna University Chennai – Regional Office,BIT CAMPUS, Tiruchirappalli, erstwhile Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli is a technical university department of Anna University, It is located on Tiruchirappalli-Pudukkottai National Highway 336, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established on 1999 as a part of Bharathidasan University with five departments viz., Bio-Technology, Paper and Pulp Technology, Petrochemical Technology, Information Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology. In 2007, due to management constrains Anna University was split into six universities, namely: Anna University, Chennai; Anna University, Chennai - Taramani Campus; Anna University Chennai – Regional Office, Tiruchirappalli; Anna University Chennai - Regional Office, Coimbatore; Anna University Chennai - Regional Office, Madurai; Anna University Chennai - Regional Office, Tirunelveli. Government acquired this campus from Bharathidasan University and renamed it as Anna University Tiruchirappalli in 2007.The university is an accredited university with powers to grant affiliations to colleges and universities conducting graduate and post graduate studies, as well as diploma courses, and is so recognized by the UGC.