Thiagarajar College is an autonomous government-aided college located in

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, India. It is affiliated with

Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) is a public state university located in Madurai city, in southern Tamil Nadu, India, established in 1966. MKU is one of the 15 universities in India with the University with Potential for Excellence status, wh ...

and is ranked 22nd among colleges in India by the

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Location

It is located on Kamarajar road, opposite of Mariamman Temple pond, Vandiyur.

History

The college was established in 1949 by Kalaithanthai

Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar (16 June 1893 – 29 July 1974), often called the 'Textile King ' or 'Textile Baron ', was an Indian independence activist, industrialist and the founder of Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Thiagarajar school of ...

, a 20th-century South Indian philanthropist. The college was formally declared open by the Maharaja of Bhavnagar, the then Governor of Madras, on 12 October, 1949. Its mission is to provide quality higher education to the rural masses to realize the vision of

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

. The college was originally affiliated to the

Madras University The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigious universities in India, incorporated by an a ...

, for undergraduate degrees in arts and science streams.

Academics

The college currently provides 9 Ph.D., 11 M.Phil., 15 post-graduates, 24 undergraduates, 11 diploma and 13 certificate, educational programmes affiliated with

. The college is currently managed by the Kalaithanthai Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar Memorial Trust.

References

External links

Official website
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