Government Arts College, Coimbatore

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Coordinates: 10°59′54.6″N 76°58′18.84″E / 10.998500°N 76.9719000°E / 10.998500; 76.9719000

Government Arts College
MottoSapere Aude
Motto in English
Dare to be wise
TypeGovernment co-educational autonomous
Established1852; 170 years ago (1852)
PrincipalDr.V.Kalaiselvi
Location, ,
Campus13.6 acres (5.5 ha)
AffiliationsBharathiar University[1]
Websitegacbe.ac.in
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Government Arts College is an autonomous institution located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. It is a liberal arts college affiliated to the Bharathiar University.[2][3]

College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2021)[4]42

History[]

Government Arts College started as an Anglo-vernacular school in 1852. It became a first-grade college in 1870 and almost a century later, a post-graduate college in 1964, under the Madras University.[5]

The college blazon was adopted as early as 1868 by then Principal C. C. Flanagan. After that it changed, in 1953 as a part of the centenary year celebration and in 1999 after the college was accredited, with four stars.[6]

Academic Programmes[]

The college offers undergraduates and postgraduate programmes in arts and science affiliated to the Bharathiar University. It has been accredited by NAAC with an A Grade (CGPA 3.49)

UG Program :-

1.BA-Tamil literature, English literature, History, Tourism and travel management, Economics, Political science, Public Administration, Defence Studies, Business Administration

2.Bsc-Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology, Sociology, Geology, Geography, Statistics, Computer science, Information technology

3.Bcom-Commerce, Commerce with Computer Application, Commerce with International business.[7]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Colleges affiliated to bharathiar university". Bharathiar University. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ "BU affiliated College". b-u.ac.in. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ Kannan, Amutha (9 June 2011). "Government Arts College to start counselling from June 17". The Hindu.
  4. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
  5. ^ https://gacbe.ac.in/naac/ssr-link/pdf/SSR-CYCLE-IV.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "Our College Blazon". Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  7. ^ "High rating for Government Arts College". The Hindu. 2 April 2022.

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