Tamil Nadu Fisheries University [SEP] inception
Tamil Nadu Fisheries University
Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (TNFU) is the 20th university in Tamil Nadu, founded in 2012 in Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam district. It was established under Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012. The Act was amended in 2014.
Affiliated colleges.
TNFU has three constituent colleges:
- Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi, the second fisheries college in India, founded in 1977
- Fisheries College and Research Institute, Ponneri, established in 2013
- College of Fisheries Engineering, Nagapattinam
degree in India. When the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University was carved out of the existing Tamil Nadu Agricultural University on 20 September 1989, the college was reaffiliated to the newly formed Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. The college was duly renamed as Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI) during the year 1990 in order to include its focus on research and extension. The college has now become an integral part of the newly established Tamil Nadu Fisheries University with its headquarters at Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu.
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