MOTTO

Wisdom and Love embody the Divine

VISION STATEMENT

To serve the society by providing affordable Quality Higher Education to all at all times

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide a gender friendly academic ambience which ensures knowledge acquisition

through student teacher synergy resulting in character development and career readiness

NIRF

Ranked 22nd

in National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020

NAAC

NAAC has extended the validity of Accreditation period from 5 years to 7 years

in respect of high performing institution

5S

Certified by ABK - AOTS DOSOKAI, TN Centre as “an Institution with the World

Class Work Place Organising System Standards”

Training and Placements

College offers professional aptitude and Soft skills training, catering to

meet the industry expectations and quality placements

Important information for the Public:

Thiagarajar College does not accept CAPITATION FEE or DONATION for admission. If

anyone promises/ offers admission to the college on a consideration of donation, the matter

should be brought to the notice of the Principal immediately

1 College Profile 4

2 Programmes Offered 5

3 Admission Procedure 6

4 Special Quota & Scholarship 8

5 Functional Departments 9

6 Infrastructure & Campus Amenities 10

7 Other Information 15

8 Address for Communication 17

Contents

History

Thiagarajar College, founded on 7th

July 1949, was formally inaugurated on 12th

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1949 by His Excellency, the King of Bhavnagar, the then Governor of Madras State. The

College is a private, aided, co-educational institution affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University.

It is managed by Kalaithanthai Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar Memorial Trust. The motto of

the college is "mwpTk; md;GNk rptk;” which means "Wisdom and love embody the divine".

The college was upgraded as an autonomous institution in 1987. It was first accredited

with Five Stars by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2001 and

was re-accredited with 'A' Grade in 2007 and again re-accredited with 'A' Grade in the third

cycle by NAAC w.e.f. January 2013. NAAC has extended the validity of Accreditation period

from 5 years to 7 years in respect of high performing institution.

This premier institution is run entirely as a charitable non- profit institution.

Admissions and Appointments are made purely on merit.

The Management

PRESIDENT : Karumuttu T. Kannan

VICE-PRESIDENT : Dr. (Mrs.) Uma Kannan

SECRETARY : Karumuttu K. Thiagarajan

Karumuttu T. Kannan, President, Thiagarajar College was awarded

PERUNTHALAIVAR KAMARAJAR award instituted by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu for the

year 2014, recognising his contributions to Society and Education.

The Faculty

Qualified faculty members provide their expertise and guidance to students. The highly

devoted mentor system in our college helps the students in their academic and career

development.

Highlights of the College

Deeply committed to upholding our traditional value system

Eco-friendly campus focusing on environmental awareness

The college campus has more than 70 species of trees with some rare varieties.

Internal Quality Assurance Cell to sustain quality and standard of the college

5S principles and practices in house-keeping to adopt World Class Workplace Standards

Funded by UGC, DST, CSIR, DRDO, MoEF, MHRD, TNSCST, DBT, etc., to carry out

projects by Research Departments in Science.

Inter-disciplinary research is one of the best practices among the research supervisors of

our college.

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S. No. Programmes Eligibility

Two year (Four Semesters) Post Graduate Programmes

01 M.A. Tamil Any Degree with Tamil under Part I

02 M.A. English Any Degree with English under Part II

03 M.A. Economics B.A. Economics / B.Com. / B.B.A. / B.A. Corporate

Secretaryship / B.B.M./ B.Sc. Maths/Statistics/Comp. Science

04 M.Sc. Mathematics B.Sc. Mathematics

05 M.Sc. Physics B.Sc. Physics

06 M.Sc. Chemistry B.Sc. Chemistry

07 M.Sc. Botany B.Sc. Botany / B.Sc. Industrial Microbiology / Environmental

Biology

08 M.Sc. Zoology B.Sc. Zoology

One year (Two Semesters) M.Phil. Programmes

09 M.Phil. Tamil M.A. Tamil

10 M.Phil. English M.A. English

11 M.Phil. Botany M.Sc. Botany

12 M.Phil. Zoology M.Sc. Zoology

Ph.D. Research Programme (Full - time & Part - time):

Tamil, English, Economics, Commerce, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany,

Zoology and National Centre of Excellence (MHRD).

Two year (Four Semesters) Post Graduate Courses

01 M.Com. (ICWAI Integrated) B.Com.

02 M.S.W. * Subject to the affiliation of MKU

Any Degree

03 M.Sc. Mathematics B.Sc. Mathematics

04 M.Sc. Computer Science B.Sc. Computer Science / Any Degree with

at least two papers in Mathematics

05 M.Sc. Microbiology

B.Sc. in Biotechnology /Microbiology /

Zoology / Botany / Biochemistry / Life

Sciences, Bio Sciences / Agriculture /

Veterinary / Fishery Sciences

One year (Two Semesters) M.Phil. Courses

06 M.Phil. Economics M.A. Economics / M.Sc. Mathematical

Economics

07 M.Phil. Management M.Com / MFC / M.H.R.D / MBA

08 M.Phil. Commerce M.Com / MFC

09 M.Phil. Mathematics M.Sc. Mathematics

10 M.Phil. Physics M.Sc. Physics

11 M.Phil. Chemistry M.Sc. Chemistry

AIDED PROGRAMMES

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SELF FINANCED PROGRAMMES

1. Applications for admission for the academic year 2020-2021 will be made available

ONLINE (https://www.tcarts.in).

2. The Eligible candidates have to register and submit the filled-in application through

ONLINE MODE only. They need not submit the downloaded hard copy of the application

in person / by Post.

3. Applicants may contact the college office on 0452-2311875 or write to

admission @ tcarts.in for any clarifications.

4. Applicants should use the computer-assigned application number in all future reference.

5. Only successfully registered applications will be considered for admission process on

payment of application fees.

6. Applications with incorrect and incomplete information will be rejected.

7. Admission will be based on the prescribed eligibility criteria of the programme applied.

Therefore, applicants must clearly specify the subjects taken in their qualifying

examination.

8. Dates specified on the provisional selection notification should be strictly adhered to.

Failure to do so will result in cancellation of the offer of admission.

9. Procedure for submitting online application - Registration through OTP → User ID →

Personal details → Educational qualification → Programme Selection → Online Payment

→ Generation of application form → Unique application number.

10. SC/ST applicants are eligible to apply for an Aided PG Programme at free of cost.

11. The College does not accept CAPITATION FEE or DONATION for admission. If anyone

promises / offers admission to the college on a consideration of donation, the matter should be

brought to the notice of the Principal immediately.

12. The list of students provisionally selected for different courses will be uploaded on the

College website.

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Candidates have to apply online for all the Programmes

Online Registration for Admission opens on 19.06.2020

Mode of Payment - Online only

Cost of Application (for Aided) - PG / M.Phil. : Rs. 60*

Cost of Application (for Self-Financed) - PG / M.Phil. : Rs. 300*

* Bank Charges are Applicable

** SC/ST applicants are eligible to apply for an Aided PG Course at free of cost

13. Call-for letter will be intimated via SMS. The student can log into the portal, download the

call -for letter, take a printout and attend the interview.

14. The original certificates ought to be submitted only at the time of Admission

Applicants shall submit the following Original certificates along with fees at the time of

Admission.

1. First five semester mark statements of UG for PG / First three semester mark statements

of PG for M.Phil. Programmes.

2. Transfer Certificate and relevant certificates for special quota applicants.

3. Conduct Certificate issued by the Head of the Institution / Principal of the college last

studied.

4. Community Certificate in case of Backward Class / Most Backward Class / Scheduled

Caste / Scheduled Tribe students.

5. Attendance Certificates from the Head of the Institution last studied in case of

candidates who wish to apply for scholarships.

6. Fees once paid will not be refunded after the commencement of classes

15. Other Information

The Principal reserves the right to cancel the admission of any candidate without

assigning any reasons whatsoever. Should there be any material discrepancy between the

certificates and the entries in the applications or should any material suppression of facts be

discovered such applications will be summarily rejected.

Accommodation in the college hostel is limited. Separate application for admission to

hostel should be addressed to The Warden, Thiagarajar College Hostel, Madurai, in the

prescribed form (which will be issued by the hostel office only after gaining admission to the

college).

LAST DATE FOR ONLINE APPLICATION : 10.07.2020

Special Quota

I. Special Quota for Outstanding Sports Persons

2% of seats in PG Programmes are reserved for outstanding sports persons.

II. Special Quota for NCC Cadets

One seat in PG reserved for NCC Cadet of outstanding merit with ‘C’ Certificate.

III. Special Quota for Ex-Servicemen / Tamil Students of Andaman and

Nicobar

Three seats in PG Programmes are reserved for the children of Ex-servicemen.

IV. Special Quota for Differently Abled Students

Out of the Quota of 31% intended for OC, 50% (30% for BC and 20% for

MBC/DNC) for BC and MBC/DNC, 19% (18% for SC and 1% for ST) for SC and ST, 5

out of every 100 seats shall be reserved for Differently abled persons respectively.

Scholarship

All government (State and Central), private and management scholarships are

available for eligible students.

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Functional Departments

All the students are expected to enroll

themselves in the Physical Education, NCC

(Army, Navy), or NSS for participation in

community service and for Personality

Development.

The Fine Arts Club, Rotaract Club,

Nature Club, Blood Donors Club, Girl students'

Counselling Cell, Value Education Centre,

Women’s Studies Centre, First Aid Cell, Youth Red Cross Society, Quality Circle, Library and

Social Service League are the various cells and clubs functioning to ensure all-round

development of our students. Yoga classes are conducted by Dept. of Physical Education.

A vibrant Alumni Association, registered as a trust, is associated with several developmental

activities of the college.

Training and Placement Cell of the college

organises on-campus and off-campus placement

drives. During 2018-19, students received 500 +

job offers from LeTECC, South Indian Bank,

Godrej Boyce, City Union Bank, SESHASAYEE

Paper Boards, ICICI Bank, Astrazeneca, ZIFO

Rand D, IVTL Infoview, Honeywell, Thyrocare,

VWR Lab products, TCS, CTS, WIPRO, Just Dial,

HCL, Federal Bank, ZOHO, CLSS, Neeyamo

Saiva Siddhantham Training

Programme

The college offers a residential

training programme in Saiva Siddhantam

for general public during November every

year.

Tamil Music Research Centre

Certificate and Diploma courses in Vocal,

Bharatham, Veena and Miruthangam, affiliated

to Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University

are being offered as week-end courses.

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Library

The general library and the department libraries

have more than 1,05,000 books on various subjects.

They have a rare collection of ancient books both in

Tamil and English. The periodical section has back-

volumes of journals in all disciplines. The library has

subscribed for about 100 periodicals and almost all dailies, weeklies, fortnightlies, 60 Talking

Books (Ro-talk-audio cassettes) and 300 audio resources for visually-challenged students.

Students are encouraged to borrow books from general library for a stipulated period of time and

they can also browse internet free of cost.

Facilities

Facilities

Association with Reputed Institutions:

The College is associated with organisations like National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan,

Birla Institute of Technology, Goa Campus, M. S. Chellamuthu Trust, Madurai, IICT, Hyderabad, AIRC,

Chennai, ICWAI, Calcutta and CECRI, Karaikudi for research and with PARD, Madurai, AKASH, Madurai

and Rotary International, USA for outreach programmes. The college has adopted five villages Puliankulam,

Sakkimangalam, Silaiman, Panaiyur and Sakkudi under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA). The Department of

Economics receives students grants from M&EA Trust, Department of Econometrics, University of Madras

to undertake PG Projects. The Department of Chemistry offers consultancy services to FTIR, UV and Water

Analysis as well as Molecular Modelling to the students, teachers, researchers and industries in Tamil Nadu.

Association with illustrious Organizations:

Our College is part of the cluster colleges selected by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),

New Delhi for sharing of faculty and technical resources. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New

Delhi, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR),

Kalpakkam and Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), Madurai are some of the organisations with which the

college is associated for Research and Development.

The college is also associated with organisations like Rotary International USA, and Institute of

Charted Accountants of India. The college is closely connected with Indian National Trust for Art and

Cultural Heritage INTACH) and Young Indians (YI) Forum of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and

Youth Club of Soroptimist International, Madurai.

Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs):

The College has signed MoU with the following organizations:

BITS-PILANI (Department of Biology) Hyderabad - 500 078 and M/s. M.S. Chellamuthu Trust and

Research Foundation, Madurai

Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India

The Institute of Cost Accountant of India, Madurai

YAAZH Xenomics, Coimbatore

Kalvi Institute Private Limited, Madurai

DIGIT-AL, knowledge Forum of Tamil Nadu Chamber Foundation, Madurai

National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan

Aparajitha Foundations, Madurai

Zoo Outreach Organization, Coimbatore

Department of Microbiology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi

Innovative HR & Training Services Private Limited, Chennai

Heartfulness Education Trust, Madurai

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