Kamaraj College

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Kamaraj College^[1] is one of the oldest arts and science colleges in Tamil Nadu, having been established in the southern port city of Thoothukkudi by various Hindu charitable organizations in the year 1966. The college has been named after the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu K. Kamaraj.

The college is run by the Tuticorin Educational Society, which also runs a Matriculation School and a women's college within the lush green campus. The campus covers an area of 50 acres and has a student strength of 5,000.

The college and society were founded by the late industrialist, Sri. AMMS Ganesa Nadar, managing director, The Tuticorin Spinning Mills Ltd,^[2] and Hindu Charitable organizations including Karapettai Hindu Nadar Sangam, for the noble purpose of upliftment of the Hindu community.

The institution offers a variety of courses in business, commerce, arts and science with special courses on e-commerce, shipping & logistics, forensic science, visual communication, sports science, artificial intelligence and data science.

A total of 12 courses are offered under the govt-aided stream, with 29 courses offered under the self-financed stream. Together, there are 28 under-graduate courses, 13 post-graduate programs, and 9 research centers for doctoral studies.

The college is affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli,^[3] and is accredited with A+ grade by NAAC, with a CGPA of 3.31. MCA, a professional course offered by the college, is approved by the AITCE, New Delhi.