# List of Tamil Nadu Government Arts and Science Colleges

This is a list of arts and science college run and controlled by the State Government of Tamil Nadu in India. Thee colleges are under the control of Directorate of Collegiate Education Chennai.
| College name | Place | District | Established year |
| Government Arts and Science College for Women, | Alangulam | Tenkasi | |
| Government Arts College | Ariyalur | Ariyalur | 1965 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Arakkonam | Ranipettai | |
| Government Arts and Science College | Aranthangi | Pudukkottai | |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Harur | Dharmapuri | |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Aruppukottai | Virudhunagar | |
| Arignar Anna Government. Arts College | Attur | Salem | 1972 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Aundipatti | Theni | |
| Government Arts and Science College, | Avinashi | | |
| Government Arts and Science College | Burgur | | 2017 |
| Government Arts and Science College For Women | Bargur | | 1993 |
| Rajeswari Vedachalam Government Arts College | Chengalpattu | Chengalpattu | 1970 |
| Bharathi Women’s College | Chennai | Chennai | 1964 |
| Institute of Advanced Studies in Education | Saidapet | Chennai | 1887 |
| Quaid-E-Millath Government College For Women | Anna Salai | Chennai | 1974 |
| Government. Arts College (Men) | Nandanam | Chennai | 1969 |
| Dr. Ambedkar Government. Arts College | Vysarpadi, | Chennai | 1973 |
| Queen Mary’s College | Mylapore | Chennai | 1914 |
| Presidency College | Chennai | Chennai | 1840 |
| Lady Wellington Institute of Advanced Study In Education | Saidapet | Chennai | 1922 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Chennamangalam | Namakkal | |
| Arignar Anna Government. Arts College | Cheyyar | | 1967 |
| Government Arts College | Chidambaram | Cudalore | 1982 |
| Government Arts College | Coimbatore | Coimbatore | 1919 |
| Government College of Education for Women | Coimbatore | Coimbatore | 1956 |
| Periyar Arts College | Cuddalore | Cuddalore | 1964 |
| M. V. Muthiah Government Arts College for Women | Dindigul | Dindigul | 1966 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Edappadi | Salem | |
| Government Thirumagal Mills College | Gudiyatham | | 1964 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Gudalur | | |
| Government Arts and Science College (Co-Ed) | Hosur | | 2013 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Jambukulam | Ranipettai | |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Jayangondam | Ariyalur | |
| Government Arts and Science College, (Co-Ed) | Kadaladi | | 2013 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Kadayanallur | Tenkasi | |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Kallakurichi | Kallakurichi | |
| Government Arts and Science College (Co-Ed) | Kangeyam | Tiruppur | 2013 |
| Alagappa Government Arts College | Karaikudi | Sivagangai | 1985 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Karambakudi | Pudukkottai | 2013 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Karimangalam | Dharmapuri | 2013 |
| Manbumigu Dr. Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R Government Arts and Science College | Kattumannar Koil | | |
| Government Arts and Science College for Women | Kodaikanal | Dindigul | |
| Government Arts and Science College | Kottur | | |
| Government College of Education | Komarapalayam | Namakkal | 1955 |
| Government Arts and Science College (Co-Ed) | Komarapalayam | Namakkal | 2013 |
| Government Arts College (Co-Ed) | Kovilpatti | Tuticorin | 2013 |
| Government Arts College For Men | Krishnagiri | Krishnagiri | 1964 |
| Government Arts College For Women | Krishnagiri | Krishnagiri | 1993 |
| Dr.Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R Government Arts and Science College | Kudavasal | Thiruvarur | |
| Government. Arts College | Kulithalai | Karur | 2007 |
| Government Arts College (Autonomous) | Kumbakonam | Thanjavur | 1854 |
| Government Arts College for Women | Kumbakonam | Thanjavur | 1963 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Kumulur, Lalgudi | Thiruchirapalli | |
| Government Arts and Science College | Kuthalam | Mayiladuthurai | recent |
| Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Government Arts and Science College | Madhanur | | 2017 |
| Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College For Women | Madurai | Madurai | 1965 |
| Government Arts and Science College (Co-Ed) | Manalmedu | | 2014 |
| Manani Raja Gopala Swamy Government Arts College | Mannargudi | Thiruvaru | 1971 |
| Dharmapuram Gnanambigai Government. Arts College for Women | Mayiladuthurai | Mayiladuthurai | 1967 |
| Government Arts College | Melur | Madurai | 1969 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Mettupalayam | Coimbatore | 2016 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Modakkurchi | Erode | |
| Govt. Arts and Science College, (Co-Ed) | Mudukulathur | Ramanathapuram | 2013 |
| Arignar Annal Government. Arts College | Musiri | Thiruchirapallai | 1969 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Nagarkoil | Kanyakumari | 2016 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Nagalapuram | Thoothukudi | |
| Government Arts and Science College | Nagappattinam | Nagappattinam | |
| Arignar Anna Government. Arts College For Men | Namakkal | Namakkal | 1968 |
| Namakkal Kavignar Ramalingam Government Arts College for Women | Namakkal | Namakkal | 1969 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Nannilam | Thiruvarur | |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Nemmeli | Chengalpattu | |
| Government Arts College For Women | Nilakkottai | Dindigul | 1998 |
| Government Arts and Science College for Women | Orathanadu | Thanjavur | |
| Government. College Of Education | Orathanadu | Thanjavu | 1957 |
| Bharat Ratna Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Government Arts and Science College | Palacode | Dharmapuri | 2017 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Palladam | | 2017 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Papirettipatti | Dharmapuri | |
| Government. Arts College | Paramakudi | Ramanathapuram | 1995 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Pennagaram | Dharmapuri | |
| Government Arts and Science College | Perambalur | Perambalur | |
| Govt. Arts and Science College (Co-Ed) | Peravurani | Thanjavur | 2013 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Perumbakkam | | 2016 |
| Government Arts and Science College, Pollachi | Pollachi | Coimbatore | |
| Loganatha Narayanaswamy Government Arts College | Ponneri | | 1965 |
| H.H. The Rajah’s College | Pudukkottai | Pudukkottai | 1880 |
| Government College Of Education | Pudukkottai | Pudukkottai | 1955 |
| Government Arts College For Women | Pudukkottai | Pudukkottai | 1969 |
| VS Sivalingam Government Arts College | Pulankurichi | Sivagangai | 1972 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Puliankulam | Coimbatore | |
| Government Arts and Science College | R.K.Nagar | Chennai | 2015 |
| Sethupathy Government Arts College | Ramanathapuram | Ramanathapuram | 1965 |
| Government Art College For Women | Ramanathapuram | Ramanathapuram | 1994 |
| Bharat Ratna Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Government Arts and Science College | Rameshwaram | Ramanathapuram | 2019 |
| Thiruvalluvar Government Arts College | Rasipuram | Namakkal | 1968 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Rishivandiyam | | |
| Government Arts College | Salem | Salem | 1879 |
| Government Arts College For Women | Salem | Salem | 1979 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Sankarankovil | | |
| Government Arts and Science College (Women) | Sathankulam | Tuticorin | |
| Government Arts and Science College | Sathyamangalam | Erode | 2016 |
| Ponmana Semmal Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R Government Arts and Science College | Seerkazhi | | 2017 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Srivilliputhur | Virudhunagar | |
| Raja Doraisingam Government Arts College | Sivagangai | Sivagangai | 1947 |
| Government Arts College for Women | Sivagangai | Sivagangai | 1998 |
| Government Arts and Science College (Co-Ed) | Sivakasi | Virudhunagar | 2013 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Srirangam | Thiruchirappalli | |
| Kamarajar Govt Arts College | Surandai | | |
| Rajah Serfoji Government College | Thanjavur | Thanjavur | 1965 |
| Kunthavai Nachiar Government Arts College for Women | Thanjavur | Thanjavur | 1966 |
| Government Arts College | Thanthonimalai | Karur | 1966 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Tharangampatti | Karur | 2020 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Thennangur - Vandavasi | | |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Thondamuthur | Coimbatore | |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Thiruthuraipoondi | Thiruvarur | |
| Govt. Arts and Science College, (Co-Ed) | Thiruvadanai | Ramanathapuram | 2013 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Thirupathur | Thirupathur | |
| Government. Arts College | Thiruvannamalai | Thiruvannamalai | 1966 |
| Thiru. Vi-Ka Government. Arts College | Thiruvarur | Thiruvaru | 1970 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Tiruvottiyur | Tiruvallur | |
| Government. Arts and Science College | Thittamalai | Karur | 2017 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Tittakkudi | Cuddalore | |
| Thiru A.Govindaswami Government Arts College | Tindivanam | | 1969 |
| Rani Anna Government College for Women | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli | 1970 |
| Chikkana Government Arts College | Tiruppur | Tiruppur | 1966 |
| LRG Government Arts College For Women | Tiruppur | Tiruppur | 1971 |
| Sri Subramaniaswami Government Arts College | Tiruttani | | 1970 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Thiruvennainallur | | |
| Government. Arts College | Thiruverumbur | Tiruchirapalli | 1973 |
| Periyar EVR College | Tiruchirapalli | Tiruchirapalli | 1965 |
| Government Arts College | Udhagamandalam | Udhagamandalam | 1955 |
| Government Arts College | Udumalpet | Tiruppur | 1971 |
| Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Government Arts and Science College | Uthiramerur | | 2013 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Valparai | | |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Vanur | Villupuram | |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Vedaranyam | Nagapattinam | |
| Government Arts and Science College | Veerapandi | Theni | 2016 |
| Government College of Education | Vellore | Vellore | 1955 |
| Muthurangam Government. Arts College | Vellore | Vellore | 1965 |
| Govt. Arts and Science College (Co-Ed) | Veppanthattai | Perambalur | 2014 |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Veppur | Perambalur | |
| Arignar Anna Government Arts College | Villupuram | Villupuram | 1968 |
| Dr.M.G.R. Government Arts and Science College for Women | Villupuram | Villupuram | |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Sattur | Virudhunagar | |
| Government College of Arts and Sciences | Vedasandur | Dindigul | |
| Thiru. Kolanjiappar Government Arts College | Virudhachalam | | 1966 |
| Arignar Anna Government. Arts College For Women | Walajapet | | 1968 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Manapparai | Thiruchirapalli | 2022 |
| Government Arts and Science College | Vadalur | Cuddalore | 2023 |