The Bharathiar University was established at Coimbatore by the
Government of Tamilnadu in February, 1982 under the provision of the
Bharathiar University Act, 1981 (Act 1 of 1982). The Postgraduate Centre
of the University of Madras, which was functioning in Coimbatore
before 1982 formed the core of the Bharathiar University. In May, 1985
the University received the recognition from University Grants
Commission (UGC) New Delhi for the purpose of grants.