Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER) is a deemed to be university based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its sponsoring body, Sri Lakshmi Ammal Educational Trust, founded the Bharath Institute of Science and Technology in 1984 under S. Jagathrakshakan, now Chairman and Founder, and Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital in 1989. In July 2002 the Ministry of Human Resource Development granted deemed university status under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956.
BIHER says it spans six campuses across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Its NIRF 2025 data submission reports 18,977 students in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in 2023-24, plus 294 full-time and 748 part-time PhD students. Prof. Mohamed Rela is Chancellor and Prof. Dr. M. Sundararajan is Vice-Chancellor.