Tagore Government College of Arts and Science is one of the oldest public college in
Pondicherry
Pondicherry, officially known as Puducherry, is the Capital city, capital and most populous city of the Puducherry (union territory), Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of Indi ...
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Union Territory of Puducherry
Puducherry, also known as Pondicherry, is a union territory of India, consisting of four small geographically unconnected districts. It was formed out of four territories of former French India, namely Puducherry district, Pondichéry (now Pud ...
. The college was established in 1961 at
Lawspet
Lawspet is a locality in the union territory of Puducherry in India. It was named after Jean Law de Lauriston, a French military commander and cousin of John Law who was known to Mughal historians as ''Musa Lass''. There is an Assembly Const ...
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Puducherry
Puducherry or Pondicherry may refer to:
Places in India
* Puducherry (union territory), formerly known as Pondicherry
** Puducherry (city), capital of the union territory of Puducherry
** Puducherry district
The Puducherry District, also know ...
. The college has a green campus of 15 acres situated in an urban area in Pondicherry. This college has a well-maintained playground, a canteen and other infrastructural facilities. The college is affiliated with
Pondicherry University
Pondicherry University, also known as PU, is a central research university located in Kalapet, Pondicherry in Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 by the Department of Higher Education, Min ...
. This college offers only Bachelor degree with different courses in arts, commerce and science.
History
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of the new campus of our college in 1965 on the birth centenary of
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai ...
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Tegore Government Arts and Science College (TGASC) and Madras Library Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2023 to strengthening the library movement and promoting reading habits.
Departments
Science
*Physics
*Chemistry
*Mathematics
*Plant Science
*Zoology
*Psychology
*Computer Science
Arts and Commerce
*Tamil
*English
*French
*History
*Sociology
*Philosophy
*Tourism
*Economics
*Commerce
Accreditation
The college is recognized by the
University Grants Commission (UGC).
References
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Universities and colleges in Puducherry
Educational institutions established in 1961
1961 establishments in Pondicherry
Colleges affiliated to Pondicherry University
Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras