Top Arts & Humanities Colleges in Tamil Nadu 2024

List Of 537 Arts colleges in Tamil Nadu

Arts courses always attract a huge population of students who have completed their class XIIth studies. According to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD - Now Ministry of Education after NEP 2020) data of 2019-20, around 36% of the total student population joining various Undergraduate programmes, joined Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences courses - the highest among various courses offered at the undergraduate level. There are more than 400 Arts colleges situated in the state of Tamil Nadu offering more than 1900 courses. The cities of Chennai, Coimbatore, Namakkal,Tiruchirapally and Madurai have the highest number of Arts colleges in the state. The admission process in each of these top Arts colleges in Tamil Nadu differs. Find out some interesting facts about these arts and humanities colleges located in Tamil Nadu on this page. 

Important Facts About Arts Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Some interesting and important facts regarding the Arts and Humanities colleges in Tamil Nadu have been given below - 

Total Number of Arts Colleges in Tamil Nadu

400+

Approval Authority of Arts Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Type of Arts Colleges in Tamil Nadu

  • Government
  • Private
  • Public        

Total Number of Government Arts Colleges in Tamil Nadu

19

Total Number of Private Arts Colleges in Tamil Nadu

376

Total Number of Public Arts Colleges in Tamil Nadu

03

Admission Process

All the Arts and Humanities colleges of Tamil Nadu offer merit-based admissions to the students in the programmes they offer. The previous qualifying exam scores of the candidates are taken into consideration for admission purpose. 

Top Arts Colleges in Tamil Nadu Rankings 2020

Knowing the rankings of the top Arts and Humanities colleges in Tamil Nadu will help the students make better decisions regarding which colleges should be at the top of their priority list. In order to provide the candidates with a list of top arts colleges in Tamil Nadu, we will consider the “India  Rankings 2020 - Colleges” list released by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). Here is the list of top Arts colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu.

NIRF Ranking Parameters

The parameters of NIRF Ranking 2020 are as follows -

NIRF Parameters Arts

NIRF Ranking 2020 for Top Arts College in Tamil Nadu

Name of the College

NIRF Rank 2020

Presidency College, Chennai

05

Loyola College, Chennai

06

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

10

Madras Christian College, Chennai

17

Thiagarjar College22

PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore

25

Scott Christian College, Nagercoil

27

Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore

29

St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli

31

Government Arts College, Coimbatore

34

Women’s Christian College, Chennai

38

Stella Maris College64
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science65
Kongunadu Arts & Science College70
Alagappa Government Arts College80
Dr. N. G. P. Arts and Science College85
Mahendra Arts & Science College90

Top Arts Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Arts Colleges Admission Process

The admission process in the Arts colleges of Tamil Nadu is a merit-based admission process. Interested candidates have to visit the official website of their desired Tamil Nadu arts and humanities college and apply directly. While applying for admission into the arts programmes, the candidates have to provide their previous qualifying exam scores to the officials. Based on the qualifying scores obtained by the candidates, the Tamil Nadu arts colleges prepare a cutoff list and those fulfilling the cutoff requirements have to visit the college along with all their important relevant documents and follow the instructions of the admission committee to secure a seat in their desired arts programmes. The final step of the Tamil Nadu arts colleges admission process is the payment of the admission fee. 

Top Arts Colleges in Tamil Nadu - Placements and Highest CTC

The placement record and highest CTC statistics also play a very important role in shortlisting the best arts and humanities college in Tamil Nadu. For that purpose, we bring to you the placement and highest CTC data of the top Arts colleges located in Tamil Nadu - 

Name of the College

Highest CTC Offered (In INR)

Presidency College, Chennai

2 LPA (approximately)

Loyola College, Chennai

Rs. 6 LPA

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

N/A

Madras Christian College, Chennai

N/A

PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore

N/A

Scott Christian College, Nagercoil

N/A

Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore

N/A

St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli

12 LPA

Government Arts College, Coimbatore

N/A

Women’s Christian College, Chennai

N/A

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Loyola College

  • Approved by: UGC NAAC AICTE
  • Type: Private Unaided

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

Madras Christian College

  • Approved by: UGC NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

Thiagarajar College

  • Approved by: AICTE
  • Type: Private

V.O. Chidambaram College

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided
  • BA (445)
  • MA (363)
  • M.Phil (214)
  • PhD (80)
  • Certificate (47)
  • BSc (64)
  • MSW (63)
  • Diploma (28)
  • BA+MA (22)
  • PGD (8)

KASC Coimbatore

  • Approved by: UGC NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

SKASC Coimbatore

  • Approved by: ISO NAAC
  • Type: Private Unaided

MSSW Chennai

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

QMC Chennai

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private

Ethiraj college for women

  • Approved by: UGC NAAC AICTE
  • Type: Private Aided

Holy Cross College (HCC), Tiruchirappalli

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Government Aided

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Group Of Colleges

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

Stella Maris College

  • Approved by: UGC NAAC
  • Type: Private Unaided

Jamal Mohamed College

  • Approved by: UGC NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

Sacred Heart College (SHC), Vellore

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

ANJAC Sivakasi

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

Nesamony Memorial Christian College

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

Scott Christian College

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

Vellalar College for Women

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

Anna Adarsh College for Women (AACW), Chennai

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Unaided

Bharathi Women's Arts & Science College

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Government Aided

Dr. S.N.S. Rajalakshmi College Of Arts And Science

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Unaided

Fatima College

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

Government Arts College (GAM), Udumalpet

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Government

Guru Nanak College (GNC), Chennai

  • Approved by: NAAC
  • Type: Private Aided

Nallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam College

  • Approved by: UGC NAAC AICTE
  • Type: Private Aided

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