Central University of Tamil Nadu

Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) is a Central University^[3] located in Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India, and Prof. M. Krishnan is the Vice-Chancellor of this Central University, which now has over 2,000 students in 27 Departments under 12 Schools. CUTN was ranked in the 51–100 band among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022.

Central University of Tamil Nadu

Motto	Relentless pursuit of excellence
Type	Public
Established	2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Accreditation	NAAC
Academic affiliations	UGC AIU
Chancellor	G. Padmanaban
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Muthukalingan Krishnan[1]
Visitor	President of India
Academic staff	161[2]
Students	2,100[2]
Undergraduates	234[2]
Postgraduates	1,568[2]
Doctoral students	298[2]
Location	Thiruvarur , Tamil Nadu , India 10°48′58″N 79°36′52″E
Campus	Rural
Language	English
Website	cutn.ac.in

Administrative Block

History

CUTN was established by the Government of India in 2009 under the Central Universities Act, 2009.^[4] It was inaugurated in September 2009 and B. P. Sanjay was appointed the first Vice-Chancellor (V-C).^[5] Aditya Prasad Dash was appointed as the V-C in August 2015.^[6]

G. Padmanabhan replaced V. Krishnamurthy as the Chancellor in July 2018.^[7] Karpaga Kumaravel replaced Aditya Prasad Dash as acting V-C in August 2020.^[8] Prof. M. Krishnan joined as new regular V-C of CUTN on 6 August 2021.^[9] With eight students in M.A. English Studies, the university started functioning in November 2009. Now, it offers over 60 programmes. CUTN is spread across 516.76 acres in Thiruvarur.

CUTN had its Academic Campus in the Neelakudi village of Thiruvarur and its Residential Campus in the Nagakudi village. It also has a Community College that offers Certificate, Diploma and Degree programmes.

List of Schools

• School of Basic and Applied Sciences
• School of Behavioural Sciences
• School of Commerce and Business Management
• School of Communication
• School of Earth Sciences
• School of Education and Training
• School of Mathematics and Computer Science
• School of Performing Arts and Fine Arts
• School of Social Sciences and Humanities
• School of Technology
• School of Life Sciences
• School of Legal Studies

List of Departments

• Department of Life Sciences
• Department of Physics
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of English Studies
• Department of Tamil
• Department of Economics
• Department of Social Work
• Department of Hindi
• Department of History
• Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
• Department of Microbiology
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Applied Psychology
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Management
• Department of Media and Communication
• Department of Library and Information Science
• Department of Education
• Department of Materials Science
• Department of Music
• Department of Law
• Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics
• Department of Horticulture
• Department of Tourism and Hospital Management
• Department of Geography
• Department of Geology

Ranking

University and college rankings
General – India
NIRF (Universities) (2024)[10]	99

CUTN was ranked 99th among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.^[11]

References

1. "President Ram Nath Kovind approves appointments of vice chancellors of 12 central universities: Ministry of education". The Times of India 13:29 IST. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
2. "Central University of Tamil Nadu Data for NIRF'2022'" (PDF). Central University of Tamil Nadu.
3. "Central University Tamil Nadu". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 8 December 2017.
4. "Central Universities Act, 2009" (PDF). Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
5. "Karunanidhi to inaugurate Central University at Tiruvarur". The Hindu. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
6. "VC hailed for transforming varsity into centre of excellence". The Hindu. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
7. Kumar, K. Sambath (17 July 2018). "Former IISc director G Padmanabhan appointed CUTN chancellor". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
8. Kumar, K. Sambath (5 August 2020). "Karpaga Kumaravel assumes office as CUTN vice-chancellor". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
9. "Vice Chancellor - CUTN". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
10. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
11. "2024 NIRF Ranking" (PDF).

External links

• Official website