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கோவில்பட்டி - தூத்துக்குடி மாவட்டம்
GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
KOVILPATTI - THOOTHUKUDI DIST.
Government Arts and Science college, Kovilpatti was established in the year 2013. The announcement to start a Government Arts and Science college to uplift the lives of the downtrodden people of Tuticorin district was made by the Honorable Chief minister of Tamilnadu Dr.J.Jeyalalitha, based on the discussion on higher education in the assembly. The dynamic involvement and persistent effort by Mr.Kadambur Raju.S. MLA of Kovilpatti constituency, made the first Government college in Tuticorin district to be set up at Krishnanagar in Kovilpatti. The college commenced with 5 under graduate courses namely B.A Tamil, B.A English literature, B.Sc Mathematics, B.Sc Computer Science and B.Com under the affiliation of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
The college has been functioning effectively with the adoption of co-education system since 2013. The college functioned in a rented building in the beginning and moved to its own permanent building since 16.06.2016 which was inaugurated by the Honorable Chief minister of Tamilnadu Dr.J.Jeyalalitha.
I am happy to welcome you to our Government Arts and Science College, Kovilpatti, website (www.gasckovilpatti.com). It was established in the year 2013 (Ms. Go. No: 98, Dt. 17.06.2013) with 5 UG Courses, along with 255 students, 15 faculty members and 17 Non-teaching staff. The college is affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli. It takes pride of being the only Government Arts and Science college located in Thoothukudi District.
This prestigious government educational institution aims at the upliftment of the socially, economically, underprivileged and downtrodden section of the society. Also it caters the educational needs of the first generation of the backward students from this part of the state. I affirm with satisfaction that this institution has a swift development in a short span of time to have 09 UG courses and 5 PG courses along with 1 Ph.D (Tamil) programme with 1071 students, 13 faculty members, 41 Guest lecturers, 18 PTA staff and 17 non-teaching staff.
Our college uses STAD Kovilpatti Hockey Ground to develop sports activities among the students. I am proud of the zeal and gusto of both the faculty and students generated in all that they do, which makes this college a fine place to learn.
