The Office of the Director, Academic Courses was established to administer all academic matters of the University Departments and affiliated engineering colleges coming under Anna University Chennai. This office is responsible for organizing meetings of all Academic bodies such as Syllabus Committees, Boards of Studies, Standing Committees, Academic Council, preparing lesson plans, model question papers and the academic schedule for all the U.G. and P.G. programmes. This office also periodically revises the U.G. & P.G. Regulations, Curriculla and Syllabi of all branches of Engineering, Technology, Applied Sciences and Humanities.

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