Thiagarajar College

Thiagarajar College is an autonomous government-aided college located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated with Madurai Kamaraj University and is ranked 15th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.^[1]

Thiagarajar College
Address
139/140 Kamarajar salai Madurai , Tamil Nadu , 625009 India
Information
School type	Public
Established	1949
Founder	Shri.Kalaithanthai Karumuttu Thiagarajan
President	Mr. Karumuttu T. Kannan.Hari Thiagarajan
Principal	Dr. D. Pandiaraja
Affiliation	Madurai Kamaraj University
Website	tcarts.in

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, 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. The college was originally affiliated to the Madras University, for undergraduate degrees in arts and science streams.^[2]

College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2023)[3]	18

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 Madurai Kamaraj University.^[4] The college is currently managed by the Kalaithanthai Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar Memorial Trust.^[5][6]