Centre for Research and Technology Development

The Bharathiar University established at Coimbatore by  the Government of Tamilnadu in February, 1982 received the recognition from  University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi in May 1985. The University named  after the great national poet 'Subramania  Bharathi' is enshrined with the motto "Educate  to Elevate". In the University, every effort is harnessed to realize his  dream of making educational institutions as temple of learning. It is the aim  of the University to participate in the task of inculcating necessary  knowledge, skills, creativity, attitudes and values among the youth of the  country to contribute more effectively towards establishing an equitable social  and economic and secular ideal of our Nation.

Bharathiar  University occupies a unique position among the academic institutions in the  country as a leader in executing a variety of sponsored research projects and  industrial consultancy. The uniqueness lies in the wealth of world-class  expertise and extensive modern facilities of the institute. A number of  initiatives were taken up to have to play a major role in collaborative research  and technology transfer, the Centre was named as the "Centre for Research and Technology Development (CRTD)".The Centre for Research and Technology an  autonomous research facility was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. P. Kaliraj, Vice Chancellor, Bharathiar University on 1.7.2020 (Wednesday).

The centre would provide facilitate interaction with  national and international agencies, for improved Research and Development  activities. It will promote academia-industry interaction and collaborations  with nodal R&D laboratories and also establish connections between the  University and funding agencies.