Annamalai University is one of Asia's largest public residential universities located in Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1929 and spread across 1,500 acres of land. AU consists of 10 faculties, 49 departments, and provides undergraduate, postgraduate courses, diplomas, and research programs. Annamalai University offers various UG, PG and Research courses under various departments such as the Department of Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering & Technology, Arts, Education, Agriculture, Education, Fine Arts, Science, Indian Languages and Marine Sciences are run under different departments.