Founded in 2009

Government of India founded the Central University of Tamil Nadu was founded by Govt. of India, along with some other Central Universities, through an Act of Parliament in 2009. It is part of the greater role that the Central Government assumed in making higher education accessible to aspirants from the weaker sections of the society. With eight students in M.A. English Studies, the university started functioning from November 2009, at the Collectorate Annexe at Thiruvarur, 60 kilometers to the east of Thanjavur. But today the University sits astride a major tributary of the famous Cauvery river in the heart of the Delta seven kilometers to the north-west of Thiruvarur.

In the backdrop...

Being the capital of the ancient dynasty of chozha, Thiruvarur was a town of great antiquity and a nursery for the traditional forms of dance and music. River Vettaaru runs between the Nagakudi campus which houses the faculty and staff quarters, guest house and Kendrya Vidyalaya on the north, and the Neelakudi campus with its lecture halls, library, laboratories, administration block, auditorium and students’ hostels on the south. Both campuses are nestled in a vast, verdant paddy tract, tucked far away from the madding crowds of urban sites.

Over 2,133 students

In the quiet, rural environs this unitary, residential university bubbles with academic activity—research, teaching and evaluation with untrammeled autonomy in the form of schools which constantly experiment in curricula, syllabi, teaching, learning, testing and evaluation methods. The students and the faculty reside together in the campuses which makes teaching and learning continue beyond the class work and the classroom. Today, the University has over 2133 students on its rolls. Admission is through a common entrance examination which enables students from any part of India to sit the examination anywhere for any of the seven universities and join a University of her choice on merit. Coming from various parts of India the students, faculty members and staff, as a community, form the variegated India which our country really is.

Courses offered

The University has established 12 Schools under which 27 Departments function. The University allows adaptable teaching-learning methodology to ensure the comprehensive development of our students. The presence of diverse schools allows for an inter-disciplinary approach to higher education. The University also lays a lot of importance to community engagement. The University offers 62 academic programmes including 27 research programmes, 25 programmes, 6 integrated programmes, 3 undergraduate programmes, apart from one PG diploma course. In addition, undergraduate program and postgraduate programs are offered in collaboration Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore, through MoU with CUTN. Further, the University also offers nearly 20 courses through the Community College.