Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), also known as Bharath Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), informally referred to as Bharath University, and formerly known as Bharath Engineering College, is a private deemed university located in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also one of the universities recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

History
Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research was founded in 1984 as Bharath Institute of Science and Technology by S. Jagathrakshakan. It is among the first autonomous engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. It was first affiliated to Madras University followed by Anna University. The institute was awarded deemed university status in 2002 by the University Grants Commission in recognition of its academic excellence. Hence, the name was changed to Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research. In September 2006, it was renamed as Bharath University per a decree issued by the University Grants Commission enabling deemed universities to include the word "university" in their names. In November 2017, it was again renamed as Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research following a directive issued by University Grants Commission and an order by the Supreme Court of India to all the deemed universities in India.

Academics
The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in fields such as science, technology, engineering, medicine (including dentistry, physiotherapy and nursing), arts and management.

Awards
Bharath University has won awards in recognition of its academic and research excellence. A few are listed below.


 * It was awarded the "Best Private University of the Year" by World Education Congress for 2014.
 * The university was awarded the "Best Multi Stream University" in 2014 by ASSOCHAM.

Campuses
Bharath University has four campuses, three in Chennai and one in Puducherry. The details of the campuses and their departments are in the list below.

Bharath Institute of Science and Technology
This is the main campus of the deemed university which was established in 1984. It is in Chennai and was initially known as Bharath Engineering College. The name was changed to Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research in 2002 when it attained deemed university status. In 2003, the college was again renamed as Bharath Institute of Science and Technology and brought under Bharath University with the other constituent colleges.

Departments:


 * Aeronautical Engineering
 * Aerospace Engineering
 * Automobile Engineering
 * Biomedical Engineering
 * Industrial Biotechnology
 * Architecture
 * Chemistry
 * Civil Engineering
 * Computer Application
 * Computer Science & Engineering
 * Electronics and Communication Engineering
 * Electrical and Electronics Engineering
 * Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering


 * Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
 * English
 * Genetic Engineering
 * Information Technology
 * Mathematics
 * Management Studies
 * Mechanical Engineering
 * Mechatronics
 * Physics

Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital
This college was established in 2004 and is in Chennai.

Departments:


 * Anesthesiology and Pain Clinic
 * Biochemistry
 * Chest & TB
 * Casualty (Accident & Emergency Medicine)
 * Cardiac Care Center
 * Community Medicine
 * Dermatology
 * ENT & Head Neck Surgery
 * Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
 * General Medicine
 * General Surgery
 * Microbiology


 * Neurology
 * Neuro Surgery
 * Obstetrics and Gynaecology
 * Ophthalmology
 * Orthopaedics
 * Paediatrics
 * Pathology
 * Psychiatry
 * Pharmacology
 * Radiology & Imaging Sciences
 * Surgical Gastroenterology
 * Urology & Nephrology

College on the same campus:
 * Sree Balaji College of Nursing, Chennai (estd. 2007)

Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences
This college was established in 2007 and is in Puducherry.

Departments:


 * Anaesthesiology
 * Anatomy
 * Biochemistry
 * Community Medicine
 * Dentistry
 * Dermatology
 * ENT
 * Forensic Medicine
 * General Medicine
 * General Surgery
 * Microbiology


 * Obstetrics & Gynaecology
 * Ophthalmology
 * Orthopaedics
 * Paediatrics
 * Pathology
 * Pharmacology
 * Physiology
 * Psychiatry
 * Radiology
 * TB & Chest

Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital
This college was established in 2002 and is in Chennai.

Departments:


 * Oral Medicine & Radiology
 * Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
 * Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
 * Periodontics
 * Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
 * Orthodontics
 * Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
 * Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
 * Anatomy


 * Pharmacology
 * Microbiology
 * Bio Chemistry
 * General Surgery
 * General Medicine
 * Physiology
 * Community Dentistry
 * Oral Pathology

College on the same campus:
 * Sree Balaji College of Physiotherapy, Chennai (estd. 2007)

Bhaarath Medical College and Hospital
Departments:


 * Human Anatomy
 * Human Physiology
 * Bio Chemistry
 * Pathology(inc. Blood Bank)
 * Microbiology
 * Pharmacology
 * Forsenic Medicine including Toxicology
 * Community Medicine
 * General Medicine
 * Ophthalmology
 * Obstetrics & Gynaecology
 * Anaesthesiology


 * Pediatrics
 * Psychiatry
 * Dermatology, Venerealogy & Leprosy
 * Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases
 * General Surgery
 * Orthopaedics
 * Radio-Diagnosis
 * Otorhinolaryngology
 * Dentistry
 * Dental Surgery

VenereologyBhaarath College of Nursing
Courses


 * B.Sc. Nursing

Rankings
The National Institutional Ranking Framework has ranked Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research in the 100-150 overall and 66 among universities in 2023.