The Gandhigram Rural Institute is a centrally-funded deemed university in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India. GRI was founded by G. Ramachandran and his wife T.S. Soundaram, in 1956. It adopted the education model of Mahatma Gandhi, Nai Talim. In 1976, it was declared a Deemed University by the University Grants Commission under Section 3 of the UGC Ac…
The Gandhigram Rural Institute is a centrally-funded deemed university in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India. GRI was founded by G. Ramachandran and his wife T.S. Soundaram, in 1956. It adopted the education model of Mahatma Gandhi, Nai Talim. In 1976, it was declared a Deemed University by the University Grants Commission under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. It is fully funded by the UGC.
Other name: GRI
Established: 1956
Chancellor: Dr. KM. ANNAMALAI
Vice-Chancellor: Dr. N. Panchanatham
Location: Gandhigram, Dindigul, India
Campus: Rural
Affiliations: Ministry of Human Resource Development, UGC of India
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