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Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies
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Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
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222:located in
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119:Established
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885:Perambalur
850:Dharmapuri
840:Coimbatore
470:IIT Madras
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228:Tamil Nadu
160:Tamil Nadu
128:Chancellor
34:references
925:Tiruvarur
905:Thanjavur
845:Cuddalore
356:18 August
351:The Hindu
59:June 2018
880:Nilgiris
875:Namakkal
320:See also
270:Campuses
151:Location
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870:Madurai
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195:Website
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113:Public
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164:India
101:Motto
358:2022
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122:1990
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