Bharathiar University recently notified that the registration fee for postgraduate admissions is set at ₹400 per subject (with a reduced fee of ₹200 for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates) and that applications must be submitted online. The university also pointed students to a refund mechanism via the Fee Nivaran Cell under the UGC’s e-Samadhaan platform to address any excess fee collection, promoting transparency and fairness.

Over 350 temporary non-teaching staff at Bharathiar University have not received their monthly salaries since the beginning of 2025, leading to protests on Labour Day and raising serious concerns about fair labor practices, benefits, and compliance with wage regulations.

Approximately 350 non-teaching staff at Bharathiar University have not received their salaries for four months, leading to severe financial distress and prompting plans for a protest on May Day. The issue highlights failures in timely wage payment, contract renewal, and bonus disbursement, raising concerns about labor practices at the institution.

A complaint filed during a convocation at Bharathiar University alleged that some faculty members were exploiting PhD research students for personal gains, prompting the Higher Education Department to issue a circular warning of strict action against such practices.

At Bharathiar University's 39th convocation on 2024-10-14, a PhD scholar submitted a petition to the Tamil Nadu Governor, alleging that research scholars are being exploited. The petition claims that scholars are forced into non-academic tasks, face excessive financial demands during their viva, and bear heavy fees for hostel facilities, highlighting significant labor rights and human rights concerns within the institution.

A PhD student at Bharathiar University submitted a petition during the convocation ceremony to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, alleging that academic guides exploit research scholars by assigning them non-academic household chores and mismanaging government research funds.