Anna University Tiruchirappalli came into existence in January 2007 upon quadfurcation of Anna University into four universities, namely, Anna University Chennai, Anna University Tiruchirappalli, and Anna University Coimbatore and Anna University Tirunelveli. The Anna University, Trichy was formerly known as School of Engineering and Technology or the Bharathidasan Institute of Technology. It was initially a part of the Bharathidasan University. The university is an accredited university with powers to grant affiliations to colleges and universities conducting graduate and post graduate, including diploma course, and is so recognized by the UGC (University Grants Commission (India)). It is now one of the leading technological universities of India

Anna University is one of Indias premier engineering universities. Established in 2007, it offers higher education in Engineering, Technology, Management and Allied Sciences.

Anna University was formed on September 2007 as a unitary type of university. It integrated 2 well-known technical institutions in the city of Trichy (previously known as B.I.T), the oldest of which was the School of Engg. & Technology, started in 1999. Trichy Anna University Technology (TAU) was the original name used in 2007.In December 2007, it was converted into an affiliating university, with almost all engineering colleges in the district of South under its fold and also absorbing all the 2 government engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as its constituent colleges. Anna University, one of the premier technical institutions in the country, Is committed to ensuring transfer of knowledge of the highest order from teachers to students. The transformation of classroom technology from hardware into software related tools for teaching and learning depends on knowledgeable and dedicalod machers who have core-technology competencies and skills. Anna University - Trichy can proudly boast of such teachers who are very knowledgeable and who serve (lie cause of education with great sincerity and dedication.

The University with its infrastructure facilities existed has started growing and raised to the standards of Higher Education and has worldwide recognition in the field of Engineering, Technology and Applied Sciences. Anna University has departments of Engineering, Technology and Applied sciences, about 51 self financing colleges and 2 Government College located in the south districts of Tamil Nadu.