Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Cheyyar, was started in the year 1967 to satisfy the popular demand for a centre of higher education, to help the school-leaving youngsters of Cheyyar and the neighboring taluks to pursue higher studies at low cost, in consonance with the aim of free India ie. to disseminate Higher Education to rural India. As the logo indicates “Arivudayar Ellam Udayar“ - Possession of wisdom means of Possession of everything ; the college set its goal to spread knowledge among the rural youth of the area to acquire Higher Education at low cost.
The college was established due to the strenuous efforts of the erstwhile North Arcot District Collector Mr. P.M. Belliappa, I.A.S., Mr. P. Ramachandran former MLA of Cheyyar and the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Mr. Pulavar Govindan.

The College is located on a 69 acre land, two kilometer away from Cheyyar town. This institution is affiliated to the Thiruvalluvar University and it is one of the well known Government Colleges in Northern Tamil Nadu. In the beginning, the college offered only Pre-University courses. In the second year of its inception, the college was upgraded and four Degree courses viz. B.A. History, B.Sc.Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry were offered.

In 1969 B.Com Degree course was started, followed in 1975 by the first P.G Course M.Com. B.Sc. Zoology and B.A. Tamil Literature were started in the year 1979 and 1980 respectively. M.A. History was started in 1981 and B.A. Economics in 1982. In 1993 three P.G. courses M.A English,M.A. Economics, M.Sc. Mathematics and B.Sc Computer Science were started.

Placement Cell

The aims of the cell are as follows:

• Giving guidance to students to get employable skills,
• Finding a better and suitable career for every student,
• Catering the manpower needs of the industry, and
• Creating awareness among the students regarding opportunities available in  other educational institutions and industries.

To fulfill the above said aims, the cell has been conducting free coaching classes for competitive examinations like civil services (UPSC), TNPSC examinations, Railway recruitment board exams, etc.

To motivate and guide the students, the cell organized various personality development meetings and seminars by inviting IAS and IPS officers and other suitable persons from various industries.

Manu students have been directed to attend various off-campus placement interviews conducted around Chennai, vellore and thiruvannamalai districts.

Placement Officer: Dr D.Anand, Head & Associate Professor in Commerce.