Admission

Thanthai Periyar Government Arts & Science College

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

Admissions to all the UG, PG and Research programmes will be according to the rules and regulations notified by TN Govt. every now and then. Admission of every candidate is purely provisional. Admissions will be confirmed only after ratification by the University. If not ratified by the University or competent higher educational bodies, admission of a candidate will be cancelled. Fees paid by such a candidate will not be refunded. The college can not be held responsible for any financial or other losses suffered by such candidates.

Candidates discontinuing in the second or third years of a programme in other colleges will not be admitted in this college. However wards of Government employees transformed to Trichy may be admitted at the discretion of the Principal.

Thanthai Periyar Government Arts & Science College offers UG, PG, M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes. Following are the eligibility conditions for students admission according to the norms laid down by the Department of Collegiate Education, Tamil Nadu and Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.

Eligibility for Under Graduate Programmes

A pass in the Higher Secondary Examination (10 + 2) (Academic / Vocational Stream) conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu; or an examination accepted as equivalent thereto by the Syndicate of Bharathidasan University, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed thereof.

S.No
Programme
Eligibility / Qualification
1.
B.A. Tamil
Pass in +2
2.
B.A. English
Pass in +2
3.
B.A. Economics
Pass in +2
4.
B.A. History
Pass in +2
5.
B.Com.
Pass in +2; Preference should be given to students who have studied Commerce and Accountancy in +2.
20 per cent reserved for vocational stream.
6.
B.Sc. Mathematics
Pass in +2; should have studied Mathematics at + 2 level
7.
B.Sc. Physics
Pass in +2; should have studied Physics at + 2 level
8.
B.Sc. Chemistry
Pass in +2; should have studied Chemistry at + 2 level
9.
B.Sc. Botany
Pass in +2; should have studied Chemistry at + 2 level
10.
B.Sc. Zoology
Pass in +2; should have studied Chemistry at + 2 level
11.
B.Sc. Statistics
Pass in +2; should have studied Maths at+ 2 level
12.
B.Sc. Geography
Pass in +2
13.
B.Sc. Visual Communication
Pass in +2
14.
B.Sc. Computer Science
Pass in +2; 2/3 of seats are reserved for students who have studied Computer Science as a subject in +2 and 1/3 seats for non-computer science students but should have studied Mathematics at +2 level.
15.
B.C.A.
Pass in +2; 2/3 of seats are reserved for students who have studied Computer Science as a subject in +2 and 1/3 seats for non-computer science students but should have studied Mathematics at +2 level.

Eligibility for Post-Graduate Programmes

S.No
Programme
Eligibility / Qualification
1.
M.A. Tamil
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
2.
M.A. English
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
3.
M.A. Economics
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
4.
M.A. History
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
5.
M.Com.
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
6.
M.Sc. Mathematics
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
7.
M.Sc. Physics
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
8.
M.Sc. Chemistry
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
9.
M.Sc. Botany
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
10.
M.Sc. Zoology
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
11.
M.Sc. Statistics
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
12.
M.Sc. Geography
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
13.
M.Sc. Computer Science
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
14.
M.Sc. Visual Communication
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education
15.
M.Sc. Bio-chemistry.
Pass in concerned subject at undergraduate level ; completed 10+2+3 years pattern of education

Age Limit for the candidates

The upper age limit for admission to UG courses is 21 years as on 1st July in the respective year. However, a relaxation of 5 years is permitted for Differently-abled as per G.O.Ms. No.239, S.W. dated 3.9.93. SC/ST/BC/MBC/DNC candidates and women candidates are allowed age relaxation of 3 years beyond 21 years for admission to UG Courses.
Selection Committee for UG and PG Courses

The Selection Committee consists of the Principal, and two senior most Assistant Professors/Associate Professors of the College. In addition, for selection to the UG courses the senior most members of the teaching staff belonging to SC/ST of the college is co-opted and for selection to the PG courses the senior most SC/ST staff from a Post Graduate Department is co-opted. The Principal, on the basis of the selection made by the selection committee admits students. The selection committee is responsible for the entire admission.

Rules of Reservation

The admission is made purely on the basis of merit subject to the rules of reservation of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

  • 31 % for Open Competition (OC).
  • 15 % for Scheduled Castes (SC) and 3% for Arunthathiyars (SCA).
  • 1 % for Scheduled Tribes.
  • 26.5 % for Backward Classes (BC) other than BC Muslims and 3.5 % for Backward Class Muslims (BCM).
  • 20 % for Most Backward Classes (MBC) and Denotified Communities (DNC).

This college was started originally as Men’s college and permission was granted by (1) G.O. No.657, Education dated 16.5.90 and (2) G.O. Rt.No.904, Education, dated 29.09.92 to admit women students up to 30 per cent of the strength then the total number of women students admitted is not to exceed 30 % of the strength in each course. Application of other sex will be considered so that all seats sanctioned to the course are filled up.

Candidates are selected / admitted under Open Competition Quota on the basis of merit from the Rank-List irrespective of the community to which a candidate belongs. If any seat falls vacant in the open quota, after admitting candidates, such vacancies in open competition is always filled on the basis of merit from the Rank-List irrespective of community and irrespective of the fact that some of them have already been selected / admitted under BC/MBC/DNC/SC/ST quota. SC/ST/MBC/DNC/BC candidates selected under the open quota on the basis of merit from the Rank-List are not taken into account in the reserved quota.

After filling up the vacancies in the open competition quota as aforesaid, the seats in the BC/MBC/DNC/SC/ST quota are filled by candidates from the respective communities according to merit from the Rank-List.

Out of the quota of 19% (18% SC and 1% ST) reserved for SC/ST, 5 out of every 100 seats are reserved for Differently-abled persons who belong to SC and ST. Out of the quota for 50% (30% BC and 20% MBC/DNC) reserved for Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities, 5 out of every 100 vacancies/seats are reserved for Differently-abled persons who belong to BC, MBC and DNC. Out of 31 % intended for open competition 5 out of every 100 seats are reserved for Differently-abled in general. Quota for Ex-servicemen/Tamil students of Andaman and Nicobar Island; and quota for outstanding sports/NCC persons are also admissible on the basis of the direction given by the Department of Collegiate Education issued every year.

Most of the departments run both Tamil and English medium. If seats in one medium are filled up, candidates may be considered for the other medium provided they give a written request and all the candidates who have applied for the particular medium have been considered for admission.

Total Students Strength *** 2018-19 *** UG(I,II & III year), PG (I & II Year), M. Phil & Ph.D

S.No
Department
Medium
UG (I,II & III) Total
PG (I & II) Total
M. Phil I
Ph.D I
Total
Grand Total
Boys
Girls
Boys
Girls
Boys
Girls
Boys
Girls
Boys
Girls
1.
TAMIL
Regular
93
78
22
27
10
16
4
4
129
125
254
2.
TAMIL
Shift
98
81
98
81
179
3.
English
Regular
77
98
30
48
14
18
3
3
124
167
291
4.
English
Shift
82
83
82
83
165
5.
History
English
126
47
12
9
1
2
0
140
57
197
6.
History
Tamil
130
49
130
49
179
7.
Economics
English
74
49
18
13
7
3
1
2
100
67
167
8.
Economics
Tamil
106
64
106
64
170
9.
Commerce
English
238
114
44
23
8
2
2
0
292
139
431
10.
Commerce
Shift
112
61
112
61
173
11.
Commerce
Tamil
119
56
119
56
175
12.
Maths
English
85
34
35
32
19
18
3
2
142
86
228
13.
Maths
Tamil
76
40
76
40
116
14.
Physics
English
82
34
26
22
1
108
57
165
15.
Physics
Tamil
80
36
80
36
118
16.
Chemistry
English
80
35
32
17
10
8
80
36
118
17.
Chemistry
Tamil
73
44
73
44
117
18.
Chemistry
Shift
74
39
74
39
113
19.
Statistics
English
69
38
16
15
3
5
1
2
89
60
149
20.
Botany
English
44
41
12
24
3
59
65
125
21.
Botany
Tamil
46
34
46
34
80
22.
Zoology
English
60
58
14
12
2
74
72
146
23.
Zoology
Tamil
59
58
59
58
117
24.
Comp. Sci
Regular
64
33
26
16
3
93
49
142
25.
Comp. Sci
Shift
64
29
64
29
93
26.
Comp. Applns
BCA
58
24
58
24
82
27.
Geography
English
75
36
23
10
5
3
2
105
49
154
28.
Geography
Tamil
80
37
80
37
117
29.
Visual -Comm
English
97
22
19
9
1
117
31
148
30.
Bio- Chem.
English
1
4
Total
2521
1454
330
281
76
75
25
16
2951
1822
4773