to contempt of court. Students studying at our university actually have no legal issues. Their courses are legally valid. University officials also stated that Annamalai University Act 1929 was signed and approved by both the then governor general of the British government and the governor general of the central government. The Annamalai University Act 2013 was approved by both the governor and the president of the state. Therefore, the jurisdiction of the Annamalai University. The same applies to the whole of India as it does to the central universities. Other state university laws are not like that. One approved by the governors of the State. And Annamalai University remote drive is something that appeared long before the emergence of Delhi IGNOU University. Distance Education as DEC. Something that appeared even before the Council appeared and announced the protocols. Academics Accreditation The National Assessment and Accreditation Council accredited Annamalai University with a grade of "A+" in 2022. The Faculty of Agriculture of Annamalai University is accredited with ICAR (NAEAB). Rankings The Annamalai University was ranked 1001+ in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2020 and 351–400 in Asia. It was ranked in the 151-200 band overall in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for 2020 and in the 151-200 band among universities. NIRF also ranked it 12 in its pharmacy ranking in 2020. On 6 August 2022 Annamalai University was ranked 15th in India overall among government universities by the magazine India Today. Distance education The Directorate of Distance Education was established in 1979 and offers more than 500 courses, including MBAs. All study programmes offered are approved by the Distance Education Council. The B.Ed. programme is approved by the National Council for Teacher Education. Annamalai University opened its first international office in Toronto, Canada, in 2006, named Annamalai Canada. As it does not have degree-granting authority in the province of Ontario, it acts as a recruitment office for international students for programs and courses in Tamil language, literature, arts, yoga and dance. It offers bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. degrees awarded by Annamalai University's main campus. Annamalai University is India's first and oldest university to offer distance education programmes after receiving assent from the central government. Scholarships and awards A total of 356 scholarships and awards are given to eligible candidates every year. Notable alumni P. C. Alexander, Indian Administrative Service officer, former Governor