The Government Arts College, previously known as the Government Arts College for Men, is an arts college located at Kumbakonam town in Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest and prestigious educational institutions in the Madras Presidency of British India. The Government Arts College was established in Kumbakonam as a provincial school on October 19, 1854. It was upgraded to a Government college in 1867 through the efforts of educationists William Archer Porter, a Cambridge Wrangler and T. Gopala Rao. It was affiliated to the Madras University in 1877. In 1881, it became a full-fledged college and high school courses ceased to be taught. Post-Graduate courses were introduced in 1966. The college affiliation was shifted from Madras University to Bharathidasan University in the year 1982. The college became autonomous in 1987. It is currently a vast knowledge sharing centre rendering educational services to many semi-urban and rural background students surrounded in Kumbakonam area.
Unique to this college is canoe facility. Even as late as 1970s, the canoe-club was active with six boats and two dhoes and the canoe-men did ply to Grand Anaicut in the then Cauveri when often she was in spate. Not mere recollection or anamnesis, the College at present sincerely believes in the restoration of the exquisite settings she had had in the recent past alongside the modern addition and innovation. The name of the institution from time to time, the setting and profile of the campus, and the building at the hoary start are integral to this college; for the spirit-of-the-place as such, outlives the nascent moment and continues to guide the implicit growth from within endogenously, the fortune of this college is always destined for.

To apply well gained Knowledge for service to Mankind through imparting the best education.
To cultivate learners to foster virtues that favor evolution of successive holistic generations.
To create a “Cambridge of South India (Kumbakonam college) Hub” (CSIH) owing to the location famed for the sacrosanct National Mela, MAHAMAHAM that attracts millions of diverse people from all over the country once in twelve years.
To engender a consistent Student-Social Action developing their professional skills in the public square; whether it be National or Global growth, or social enterprise or the environment or community volunteering.
To be a part of dynamic growing national network of academism with native incline proper to the Cauvery River Delta endowed with rural agricultural potential and commitment to work for higher goals.
To create, in the near future, a Srinivasa Ramanujan chair of mathematics and sciences and a Srinivasa Sastri chair of oriental Studies and Humanities, in honor of the double luminaries of this Institution who by their genius stood for Occident-Orient merger of great thought and great action.


Pursuit of learning to be subordinated to the benign interests of society contributing much at the optimum level of excellence.
Triggering the inquisitive spirit of a growing talent.
Offering a range of academic innovations in all core groups to choose from
Depth of provision in syllabus curricula.
Teaching-Scholarship-Research-co-valency-Strong Intersections-envisaged
Maximum student access from the sub-rural delta villages that gird Kumbakonam
Developing a College-University profile ambient in proportion to the 170 year-heritage of the institution
Offering Inter-Disciplinary stimulus to teaching and learning through syllabus and research
Promoting college membership that outlives the duration of students’ course to raise Academic, Occupational Curricular Reserves
Staff recognized for contribution to career development within the scope of Collegiate Educational Service Rules in Tamil Nadu
Conservative hierarchical faculty-enrichment drive
Ample opportunities for participation in sports, music, drama, folk-arts and cultural carnivals-Core Values
Free thinking, sane expression, virtuous action, freedom from discrimination, building confidence, strong-will to endure, courage to speak the truth and live in truth, and authentic perfect human fellowship.

Candidates who have passed 10+2 examination or its equivalent from a recognized board are eligible to apply for the course. B.Sc. Candidates who have passed 10+2 examination or i
B.A History Eligibility - 10+2/Selection Criteria - Merit-based
Tamil Literature
Economics
English Literature
Tourism & Travel Management
B.Sc Mathematics EliM.A Tamil Literature Eligibility – Graduation in relevant discipline/Selection Criteria – Merit-based

gibility - 10+2/Selection Criteria - Merit-basedts equivalent from a recognized board are eligible to apply for the course. M.Sc.

Placements: Students who score more than 30 marks in TANCET Exam can get admission in this college. Many students of the college get placed in MNCs with good salary packages. Exam fees of Rs. 2,500 for a semester has to be paid to the college. I haven't completed my course yet. I don't know anything regarding previous year students, and where are they working.In our college, almost 25% of students were placed. It was a government college, so the college fee was low. Top recruiting companies like Equator Bank, Indian Bank, etc., visited our campus.

Facilities in Government Arts College (Autonomous)
Auditorium
Bus
Canteen
Classroom
Laborato
Library
Medical
Security
Sports