Government Arts College, Dharmapuri
Quality Higher Education for the People of Dharmapuri
About Government Arts College, Dharmapuri
Government Arts College, Dharmapuri was established in 1965 with the objective of providing higher education opportunities to the people of Dharmapuri district. The college initially started with three courses and gradually expanded its academic portfolio to include undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes. The institution has been functioning from its permanent campus at Thadangam since 1 November 1974, on approximately 42 acres of land. The college was initially affiliated to the University of Madras and has been functioning under Periyar University, Salem since 1998-99. It received NAAC B Grade in its first accreditation cycle and B++ Grade in the second cycle in April 2017. Government Arts College, Dharmapuri currently provides 22 undergraduate courses, 13 postgraduate courses, 10 M.Phil programmes and 6 Ph.D research programmes. The official college website states that more than 7,000 students are studying in the institution and that the college produces more than 1,500 graduates every year. The college provides academic departments across Arts, Science, Commerce and Management and supports students through hostels, laboratories, library facilities, health centre, transport, sports, NSS, NCC, placement and research-related activities.
Highlights
Courses Offered
Admission Process
Online Registration
Applicants can register through the Tamil Nadu Government Arts and Science Colleges Admission portal for UG programmes.
Eligibility
Candidates must satisfy the prescribed Higher Secondary qualification and programme-specific eligibility requirements.
Rank List
Eligible applications are processed according to qualifying examination marks and Government reservation norms.
Counselling
Candidates participate in the counselling process and select available courses according to rank, category and vacancy.
Document Verification
Selected candidates submit original academic, transfer, community and other required certificates for verification.
Fee Payment
Candidates complete the prescribed Government fee payment and admission formalities.
College Enrollment
After confirmation, students report to the college and complete the enrollment and academic joining process.
Facilities
Placement Information
Scholarships
- SC/ST Scholarship
- BC/MBC Scholarship
- Minority Scholarship
- First Graduate Scholarship
- Government Fee Concession
- Post-Matric Scholarship
- Differently-Abled Student Scholarship
- Government Educational Assistance
Hostel Facilities
Events
- College Day
- Graduation Day
- NSS Special Camp
- NCC Activities
- Sports Meet
- Academic Seminars
- Research Seminars
- Workshops
- Career Guidance Programmes
- Awareness Programmes
- Cultural Activities
- National Days Celebrations
Campus Life
Technical Clubs
- Computer Science Activities
- Electronics Activities
- Statistics Activities
- Science Forum
- Research Committee
- Entrepreneurship Development Activities
- Soft Skills Development
Cultural Clubs
- Tamil Literary Activities
- English Literary Activities
- Fine Arts Activities
- Sports Activities
- College Cultural Programmes
- Book and Quiz Activities
Community Service
- NSS Units
- NCC
- Youth Development Activities
- Blood Donation Camps
- Environmental Awareness
- Health Awareness
- Community Outreach
- Social Welfare Activities
- Women Grievance Support
- Adi-Dravidar Welfare Activities