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 34th

in National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019.

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 Softskills 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 & Fees Structure 5

3 Admission Procedure 10

4 Special Quota & Scholarship 12

5 Functional Departments 13

6 Infrastructure & Campus Amenities 14

7 Other Information 19

8 Address for Communication 20

Contents

History

Thiagarajar College, founded on 7th

July 1949, was formally inaugurated on 12th

October

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., the

Research Departments in Science carry out projects.

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

our college.

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Courses of Study

For B.A., & B.Sc., Part – I – Tamil / Hindi* / French*

For Part - II English

* Students opting these languages shall have private Tutors of their own

S.No. Programmes Eligibility

Three year (Six Semesters) Under Graduate Programmes

1 B.A. Tamil

Pass in +2 2 B.A. English

3 B.A. Economics (Tamil Medium)

4 B.B.A. (Business Administration)

Pass in +2 with III & IV Group (open

only to candidates who have secured 50%

and above in Hr. Sec. Exam)

5 B.Com. Pass in +2 with III & IV Group

6 B.Sc. Mathematics

(Ancillary - Physics & Chemistry)

Pass in +2 with Mathematics, Physics and

Chemistry

7 B.Sc. Physics

(Ancillary - Chemistry & Mathematics)

Pass in +2 with Physics, Chemistry and

Mathematics

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B.Sc. Chemistry

(Ancillary - Physics & Mathematics)

Pass in +2 with Chemistry, Physics, and

Mathematics

B.Sc. Chemistry

(Ancillary - Physics & Zoology)

Pass in +2 with Chemistry, Physics,

Botany and Zoology

9 B.Sc. Botany

(Ancillary - Chemistry & Zoology)

Pass in +2 with Biology/Botany, Zoology

and Chemistry

10 B.Sc. Microbiology

(Ancillary - Chemistry & Botany)

Pass in +2 with Biology/Botany, Zoology

and Chemistry

11 B.Sc. Computer Science

Pass in +2 with

1. Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry

and Mathematics (or)

2. Physics, Chemistry, Biology and

Mathematics

Two year (Four Semesters) Post Graduate Programmes

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

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

14 M.A. Economics

B.A. Economics / B.Com. / B.B.A. / B.A.

Corporate Secretaryship / B.B.M./ B.Sc.

Maths/Statistics/Comp. Science

15 M.Sc. Mathematics B.Sc. Mathematics

16 M.Sc. Physics B.Sc. Physics

17 M.Sc. Chemistry B.Sc. Chemistry

18 M.Sc. Botany B.Sc. Botany / B.Sc. Industrial

Microbiology / Environmental Biology

19 M.Sc. Zoology B.Sc. Zoology

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AIDED PROGRAMMES

AIDED PROGRAMMES

AIDED PROGRAMMES

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

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

Botany, Zoology and National Centre of Excellence (MHRD).

One year (Two Semesters) M.Phil. Programmes S. No. Programmes Eligibility

20 M.Phil. Tamil M.A. Tamil

21 M.Phil. English M.A. English

22 M.Phil. Botany M.Sc. Botany

23 M.Phil. Zoology M.Sc. Zoology

Job oriented Certificate and Diploma Courses offered:

Department Certificate Course Diploma Course

Tamil Nfhapw;fiyfs; Nfhapw;fiyfs;

English English for Career Soft Skills for Career

Economics Principles of Retail Management Hospital Management and

Planning

Business Administration Entrepreneurship --

Commerce Retail Management --

Mathematics LATEX Problem Solving using

Mathematica Tools

Physics Crystal Physics Web Designing

Chemistry Processing of Consumer Products

(Practical)

Molecular Modeling &

Spectroscopy

Botany Bio-pesticides Medicinal Botany

Zoology Apiculture Clinical Lab Technology

Computer Science Web Designing Advanced Web

Technologies

Women's Studies Centre Physical Fitness and Life Skills for

Women

--

Biotechnology -- Quality Control in Biology

AIDED PROGRAMMES

FEES STRUCTURE FOR 2019-2020 BATCH STUDENTS

S. NO NAME OF THE

PROGRAMMES

I year II year III year

I SEM

FEES

II SEM

FEES

III SEM

FEES

IV SEM

FEES

V SEM

FEES

VI SEM

FEES

UG Programmes

01 B.A. Tamil 2589 - 1535 - 1535 500

02 B.A. English 2589 - 1535 - 1535 500

03 B.A. Economics 2589 - 1535 - 1535 500

04 B.Sc. Maths 2929 - 1873 337 1873 837

05 B.Sc. Physics 2779 - 1648 112 1648 612

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B.Sc. Chemistry -Anc: Maths 2904

- 1673 137 1635 600

Anc: zoology - 1710 175 1673 637

07 B.Sc. Botany 2854 - 1685 150 1648 612

08 B.Sc. Microbiology 4354 1500 3185 1650 3148 2112

09 B.Sc. Computer Science 4679 - 2035 500 2035 1000

10 B.B.A 2739 - 1535 - 1535 500

11 B.Com 2589 - 1535 - 1535 500

PG Programmes

12 M.A. Tamil 2714 250 1785 750 - -

13 M.A. English 2714 250 1785 750 - -

14 M.A. Economics 2714 250 1785 750 - -

15 M.Sc. Maths 3839 375 1910 875 - -

16 M.Sc. Physics 3239 375 2085 1050 - -

17 M.Sc. Chemistry 3589 375 2160 1125 - -

18 M.Sc. Botany 3339 375 2085 1050 - -

19 M.Sc. Zoology 3739 375 2085 1050 - -

M.Phil Programmes

20 M.Phil Tamil 2564 500 - - - -

21 M.Phil English 2564 500 - - - -

22 M.Phil Botany 4614 500 - - - -

23 M.Phil Zoology 4614 500 - - - -

Courses of Study

For B.A., & B.Sc., Part – I – Tamil / Hindi* / French*

For Part - II English

* Students opting these languages shall have private tutors of their own.

S.No. Programmes Eligibility

Three year (Six Semesters) Under Graduate Courses

1 B.A. English Pass in +2

2 B.B.A. (Business Administration)

Pass in +2 with III & IV Group 3 B.Com.

4 B.Com. - Professional Accounting

5 B.Com. - Computer Applications

6 B.Sc. Mathematics Pass in +2 with Mathematics

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B.Sc. Physics

(Ancillary - Chemistry &

Mathematics)

Pass in +2 with Physics, Chemistry and

Mathematics

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B.Sc. Chemistry

(Ancillary - Physics & Mathematics)

Pass in +2 with Chemistry, Physics and

Mathematics

B.Sc. Chemistry

(Ancillary - Physics & Zoology)

Pass in +2 with Chemistry, Physics, Botany and

Zoology

9 B.Sc. Computer Science Pass in +2 with Computer Science /

Mathematics

10 B.Sc. Biotechnology Pass in +2 with Biology/Botany/ Zoology

11 B.Sc. Microbiology Pass in +2 with Science Stream

12 B.Sc. Psychology Pass in +2 (Academic Stream)

13 B.C.A. Pass in +2 with Mathematics

14 B.Sc. Information Technology Pass in +2 with Mathematics

Two year (Four Semesters) Post Graduate Courses

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

16 M.Sc. Mathematics B.Sc. Mathematics

17 M.Sc. Computer Science B.Sc. Computer Science / Any Degree with at

least two papers in Mathematics

18 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

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

Economics

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

21 M.Phil. Commerce M.Com / MFC

22 M.Phil. Mathematics M.Sc. Mathematics

23 M.Phil. Physics M.Sc. Physics

24 M.Phil. Chemistry M.Sc. Chemistry

SELF FINANCED PROGRAMMES

Amenities Fee Rs. 20,000/- per Semester, Caution Deposit Rs.5,000/-, Application Fee Rs.500/-

Caution Deposit Rs. 1,000/- for all Self Financed programmes

Hostel Fees (Men’s and Women’s)

SELF FINANCED PROGRAMMES

FEES STRUCTURE FOR 2019-2020 BATCH STUDENTS

S. NO NAME OF THE

PROGRAMMES

I year II year III year

I SEM

FEES

II SEM

FEES

III SEM

FEES

IV SEM

FEES

V SEM

FEES

VI SEM

FEES

U.G. Programmes

01 B.A. English 17145 14025 16035 14025 16535 14025

02 B.Com 18645 15525 17535 15525 18035 15525

03 B.Com (PA) 23645 20525 22535 20525 23035 20525

04 B.Com (CA) 23645 20525 22535 20525 23035 20525

05 BBA 17645 14525 16535 14525 17035 14525

06 B.Sc. Comp. Sci. 20145 17025 19035 17025 19535 17025

07 BCA 20145 17025 19035 17025 19535 17025

08 B.Sc. I.T. 20145 17025 19035 17025 19535 17025

09 B.Sc. Mathematics 16145 12025 14035 12025 14535 12025

10 B.Sc. Biotechnology 22145 18025 20035 18025 20535 18025

11 B.Sc. Psychology 13620 9500 11510 9500 12010 9500

12 B.Sc. Microbiology 16145 12025 14035 12025 14535 12025

13 B.Sc. Chemistry 15625 11505 13515 11505 14015 11505

14 B.Sc. Physics 15625 11505 13515 11505 14015 11505

P.G. Programmes

15 M.Com. 17610 14885 17395 14885 - -

16 M.Sc. Microbiology 22610 19885 22395 19885 - -

17 M.Sc. Comp. Sci. 22610 19885 22395 19885 - -

18 M.Sc. Mathematics 14090 11365 13875 11365 - -

M.Phil Programmes

19 M.Phil Commerce 15610 13385 - - - -

20 M.Phil Economics 14350 12125 - - - -

21 M.Phil Chemistry 21360 19135 - - - -

22 M.Phil Physics 21360 19135 - - - -

23 M.Phil Mathematics 18225 16000 - - - -

24 M.Phil Management 14725 12500 - - - -

1. Applications for admission for the academic year 2019-2020 will be made available

ONLINE (https://www.tcarts.in) from the date of publication of +2 results of Tamil Nadu

State Board.

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 adhered to, strictly.

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 UG/PG Course 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.

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Candidates have to apply online for all the Programmes

Online Registration for Admission opens on 19.04.2019

Mode of Payment - Online only

Cost of Application (for Aided) - UG: Rs. 50* PG : Rs. 60*

Cost of Application (for Self-Financed) - UG: Rs. 200* PG : Rs. 300*

* Bank Charges are Applicable

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

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

College website.

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 come for the interview.

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

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

Admission.

1. Hr. Sec.(+2) Examination mark statement for UG / 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.

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.

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

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).

UG Courses : Online Registration closes for the year after 10 working days from the

publication of TN State Board HSC Examinations results

PG Courses : 31.05.2019

Special Quota

I. Special Quota for Outstanding Sports Persons

3% of seats in UG Programmes and 2% of seats in PG Programmes are reserved

for outstanding sports persons.

II. Special Quota for NCC Cadets

One seat in UG for ‘A’ Certificate holders and one seat in PG for NCC Cadet of

outstanding merit with ‘C’ Certificate holders

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

Nicobar

Six seats in UG Programmes and three seats in PG Programmes are reserved for

the children of Ex-service men.

Two seats shall be reserved in UG course in Tamil medium for the students of

Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar.

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 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 at 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 on lending basis from general library for a stipulated

period of time and also they can browse internet at 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 Puliankulam Village for carrying out all the extension activities. The Department of

Economics receives studentship 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 a 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):

An MoU was made between the college and M/s. Hipro Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Chennai for Office

Automation Software

An MoU was made between the National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) and Alagappa

University, Karaikudi for scientific research activities, personal training in the field of

biopolymers, bioplastics, bio based material and environmental microbiology on 27.06.2018.

An MoU was made between the college and M/s. Kalvi Institute for Tally Training programme.

An MoU was made between the college and M/s. Developing Library Network, JNU Campus,

New Delhi to use DELNET’s archives and services on 23rd

October 2018.

An MoU was made between the college and Innovative HR & Training Services Pvt. Ltd.,

Chennai for specific training on quantitative aptitude, reasoning and verbal ability programme.

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