University of Madras [4-Sep-06]

Theme: Educational Institutions
Title: UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
Date Of Issue: 4-Sep-2006
Denomination: 500(Ps)
No/Issue Sheet: 40
Printing Process: Wet-offset
Nos. Printed: 0.4 Million
Printer: Security Printing Press, Hyderabad

The University of Madras is one of the oldest Universities of India, and is among the handful to which the genesis of modern India's higher education system can be traced. The University of Madras, which had 17 university departments, 30 teachers and 69 research scholors in 1912, has now grown into a large teaching-cum-affiliating university with 17 schools and 66 departments of post graduate teaching and research, 133 affiliated colleges, and 48 approved research institutions. The University also offers distance education programmes in many disciplines through the institute of Distance Education, and the Academic Staff College of the university also conducts Refresher and orientation Programme for college and university teachers. The University of Madras is spread over 6 campuses at Chepauk, Marina, Guindy, Taramani, Chetpet and Maduravoyal. Its motto is 'Doctrina Vim Promovet Instiam', which means 'Learning promotes (one's) innate talent. The University of Madras has played a pioneering role in higher education in India. As an institution, which has given birth to practically every other university in the State, the University of Madras is very conscious of its obligation to play a pro-active role for promoting and maintaining quality in higher education. The Department of Posts is honoured to issue a commemorative postage stamp on University of Madras on its sesquicentennial year.