PSG College of Arts and Science

PSG College of Arts and Science
Motto அறிவு, அன்பு, பணி
Motto in English
 Knowledge, Love and Work
Type Private
Established 1947
Location Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus urban, 64 acres
Affiliations Bharathiar University
Website http://psgcas.ac.in/


Coordinates: 11°1′57.36″N 77°2′4.43″E / 11.0326000°N 77.0345639°E / 11.0326000; 77.0345639 PSG College of Arts and Science (PSG CAS) is a College of Arts and Sciences in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1947 by G. R. Govindarajulu and G. R. Damodaran.

PSGCAS

History

PSG College of Arts and Science was started in 1947 by the PSG and Sons Charities which was founded in 1926 by the four sons of P.S. Govindasamy Naidu. The college was affiliated to Madras University till 1978. The college became autonomous and affiliated to Bharathiar University since 1978. It is one of the first Arts and Science college in Tamilnadu to get the autonomous status.The college was identified as a College with Potential for Excellence by University Grants Commission (India) in October 2004. It is one among 47 colleges in the country, 8 in the State and the only one in Bharathiar University.The college has been accredited at the FIVE STAR level by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and became an ISO 9001: 1994 certified institution in 2001 and subsequently an ISO 9001: 2000 certified institution since 2003.[1][2]

Aerial view of PSGCAS

Courses

This institute offers 40 undergraduate courses (16 in Aided Departments and 24 in Self-financing Departments) and 26 post graduate courses (15 in Aided Departments and 11 in Self-financing Departments) apart from doctorate programs in eighteen departments.[3]

The college has a separate faculty of commerce by name, "School of Commerce" with a separate block designed with a total area of 2.75 lakh sq.ft. It has 85 classrooms, four computer laboratories, and two conference halls. Other than that there are 10 blocks with specific departments, GRD Auditorium, Library hall, three conference hall, Indoor Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton stadium is available and there is a full athlete track ground. Football, Cricket and Hockey ground is also on the premises. [4] [5]

Library

The Library built up area is 24,200 Sq.feet with the seating capacity for about 400 readers. It is well stocked and presently has a collection of over 1,20,000 volumes on different subjects. Latest publications in the fields of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Business Studies, Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences are continuously added to the collection to equip the student with a wide range of academic materials. The Library also subscribes about 225 journals of national and international repute. All Prominent national dailies are also subscribed in the library. The College Library is fully automated and provides user services through the computer. Library also has Wi-Fi facility.

Campus life

Wizards and Heartbeat are the annual inter-departmental cultural competitions and Cascall and Euphoria are the annual college cultural competitions. The Department of Computer Science organizes a state-level inter-collegiate technical festival, "Gateway". The events are primarily tests of computer technologies and have design-oriented events such as web design. The Department of Visual Communication organizes a short film festival, "Pathivugal" and the judges for this event are bigwigs of Tamil Cinema industry. Phoenix and LitZeal are the annual inter college literary fests.

Mathematics Association, Physics Association, and Chemistry Association organize subject-related competitions. Other clubs include Innopreneurs Club (Innovation + Entrepreneurship), Casétune(Music Club), Drama Club, Eco Club, Face Club, Women's forum, Thinkers Club, Citizen Consumer Club, and Nilamutram.

There are many food joints inside the college. Cafe Coffee Day has a permanent stall. Campus cafe and "front canteen" are the snacks joint.There is a "back canteen" which serves food apart from the hostel mess.There are two stationery stores and a book depot inside the college.Naturals beauty salon is also on the campus.Many shops are available in The South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) area which is just a two-minute walk from the college.

Couples Park

Study parks and Meeting points for the students are in the college which are a rare sight in Indian colleges. There are three parks inside the college campus namely "Couples Park" near Economics Department, G block Park near Biochemistry department and "Lovers park" near Chemistry department.

Student elections happen at the first or third week of June to elect the office members of Manavar Manram (Students union). Students elect Secretary and Chairman from second year and third year respectively. The students who wish to file nominations for elections should have 60% and no backlogs. [6]

Notable alumni

The alumuni of this college are called CASians. Many alumni of the college have reached great heights and have made the college proud. Students from this college have passed civil services exam and are now in very respectful positions. Most of the students start a business and settle around in and around Coimbatore. Due to the unavailability of data in PSGCAS website, distinguished alumni are only given here.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About us, PSG CAS". PSG CAS. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  2. ↑ "29 institutes apply for community colleges". Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  3. ↑ "Courses at PSG CAS". PSG CAS. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  4. ↑ "inauguration of school of commerce". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Cutoff marks for arts and science". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  6. ↑ "PSG boss drama club plans to take part in fest". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  7. ↑ "Alumuni of PSGCAS". PSG CAS. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
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