Government Arts College, Coimbatore

Government Arts College is an autonomous college located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India and affiliated to Bharathiar University. It is located in the Arts College road, opposite to Cheran towers.HistoryGovernment Arts College started as an Anglo-vernacular school in 1852. The college was established before the start of Madras University. It became a graduate college in 1870 and almost a century later, a post-graduate college in 1964 and affiliated with Bharathiar University.The college blazon was adopted as early as 1868 by then Principal C. C. Flanagan. After that it changed, in 1953 as a part of the centenary year celebration and in 1999 after the college was accredited, with four stars.Courses offeredDoctoral programmes: Ph.D. (Botany - Plant Biology & Bio-Technology) Ph.D. (Chemistry) Ph.D. (English Lang.& Literature) Ph.D. (Mathematics) Ph.D. (Physics) Ph.D. (Zoology - Animal Science & Bio-Technology) Ph.D.(Part-time)(Public Administration) Research programmes: M.Phil. (Botany - Plant Biology & Bio-Technology) M.Phil. (Geography) M.Phil. (Chemistry) M.Phil. (Computer Science) M.Phil. (English Lang.& Literature) M.Phil. (Mathematics) M.Phil. (Physics) M.Phil. (Zoology - Animal Science & Bio-Technology) M.Phil.(F.T)(P.T)-Public administration Post-graduate courses: MTTM (Master of Tourism & Travel Management) M.A. (Political Science) M.Sc. (Applied Geography) M.Sc. (Botany - Plant Biology & Bio-Technology) M.A. (Business Economics) M.Sc. (Chemistry) M.Com. (Commerce) M.Com (Computer Applications) M.C.A. (Computer Applications) M.Sc. (Computer Science) M.A. (English Lang.& Literature) M.A. (History) M.Sc. (Mathematics) M.Sc. (Physics) M.A. (Public Administration) M.A. (Tamil Literature) M.Sc. (Zoology - Animal Science & Bio-Technology) Undergraduate courses: