Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University)

Founded 1956. Of the 14 Rural Institutes of Higher Education started in India, this is the only one to be declared as 'Deemed University' in 1976.

Accreditation: University Grants Commission (UGC), National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

Funding: Mixed

Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Faculty

Fields of study: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry
Computer Centre

Fields of study: Computer Science
English and Foreign Languages Faculty

Fields of study: English, Modern Languages
Rural Development Faculty

Fields of study: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Rural Studies
Rural Energy Centre Centre

Fields of study: Rural Studies
Rural Health and Sanitation Faculty

Fields of study: Health Sciences, Sanitary Engineering
Rural Oriented Sciences Faculty

Fields of study: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics, Rural Studies
Rural Social Sciences Faculty

Fields of study: Administration, Economics, Peace and Disarmament, Political Sciences, Rural Planning, Rural Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology
Rural Technology Centre

Fields of study: Agricultural Engineering
Tamil and Indian Languages and Rural Arts Faculty

Fields of study: Indic Languages

Academic year: July to April (July-November, December-April)
Requirements: 12th year senior secondary/intermediate examination or recognized foreign equivalent