Government Arts College for Women, Sivaganga

Government Arts College for Women, Sivaganga(GACW)came into existence in the year 1998 and is an esteemed college for women in the state of Tamil Nadu. This affiliated college is situated near the Collectorate Complex in Kanjirangal, Sivaganga District and its area of coverage is 7. 5 acres.

GACW has an accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) to support this claim of the institution to offer quality educational services. With 2588 Students and 17 faculty members, the college provides instruction in 28 courses in nine degree programmes in arts, Science and commerce streams.

Government Arts College for Women has a mansion of varying features that would ensure the improvement of learning and the overall development of the student. The lending of books is facilitated by the modern equipped library with sufficient stocks of all the academic materials.

GACW provides splendid sporting amenities for the physically active persons in addition to a state of art gym to serve the interested individuals. Though the college’s IT facilities make students aware regarding several advancements in information technology, departmental laboratories make the overall education practical.

The college maintains a health centre that offers first aid services to the members of the college community. The campus also contains an auditorium for occasions and seminars to promote and sustain a vibrant ethnically charged environment. Other facilities are a canteen facility, conveniences store with Xerox facilities, alumni association and very strong alumni connection.

To this degree GACW provides a vast choice of academic programmes for those who would like to develop their professional activity in a definite direction. Currently, the college offers 28 programmes with both the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. It is offering three year full time programmes for undergraduate courses Like B.

Sc in Home Science , Computer Science, Mathematics , Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology Science, B. A in Tamil English Economics and History, B. Com and B. B. A. In postgraduate level, the college offers two-year full time programmes, M. Sc Computer Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Home Science M. A Tamil and Economics M. Com Along with Ph. D programmes the college offers M.

Phil programmes in Commerce and Tamil. The student capacity of all courses offered in the college is 2,588 Thus the college plays a very important role in providing higher education to the people.

The procedure followed in admitting students in Government Arts College for Women, Sivaganga is mostly based on merit(here means that talented and deserving students can easily get through the institution in the course or field of their choice without much difficulty. Similarly, the college uses fairly clear criteria for selection through assessment of the performance of the candidates in their qualifying tests.

Thus the college has a great commitment in helping its students with their financial needs.