Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Namakkal
Named for Arignar Anna, serving Namakkal since 1968
About Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Namakkal
Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Namakkal was established in the 1968-69 academic year and named after C.N. Annadurai (Arignar Anna), the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The founding effort was driven by local leaders including Pavalar P. Muthusamy, a former MLA of Namakkal, and V. Chockalingam, a former Namakkal Revenue Divisional Officer. Originally affiliated to the University of Madras and temporarily housed in a government high school, the college moved to its permanent campus on Namakkal-Mohanur Road in 1970-71 and today functions under Periyar University, Salem, holding a re-accredited B grade from NAAC. The institution now offers 14 undergraduate programmes, 11 postgraduate programmes, and 8 each of M.Phil and Ph.D programmes across departments such as English, Economics, Physics, Chemistry and Botany. Its emblem, featuring a notebook, pen and traditional lamp alongside Namakkal's rock fort and temples, reflects the college's rootedness in local heritage alongside its educational mission. The college continues to serve first-generation learners from Namakkal town and its surrounding rural taluks.
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Courses Offered
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Scholarships
- Government Scholarship Support
- Post Matric Scholarship Support
- First Graduate Scholarship Support
- BC / MBC Scholarship Support
- SC / ST Scholarship Support
- Minority Scholarship Support
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Events
- Academic Events
- Cultural Events
- Sports Activities
- NSS Activities
- NCC Activities
- Student Development Programmes
Campus Life
Technical Clubs
- Academic Clubs
- Department Associations
- Student Development Activities
- Technical Club Details are currently being updated
Cultural Clubs
- Fine Arts Activities
- Cultural Programmes
- College Union Activities
- Student Cultural Events
Community Service
- NSS
- NCC
- Community Outreach Activities
- Social Awareness Programmes
- Student Welfare Activities