sentences:  Located nearby, is the main campus of Anna University (1978), which formed from a merger of the College of Engineering, Guindy (1794), the Madras Institute of Technology (1949), the Alagappa College of Technology (1944), and the University of Madras School of Architecture and Planning (1957).Almost all colleges in Tamil Nadu that offer programs in engineering, technology and architecture are affiliated to Anna University.The remaining colleges are autonomous deemed universities.