MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY

Tirunelveli, Tamil NaduAvg. Fees: ₹1.30 L

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University is a university in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was hived off the Madurai Kamaraj University on 7 September 1990. The motto of the university is "In Pursuit of Excellence". It is named after the Tamil scholar/professor Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai.

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About Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli , Tamil Nadu

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) is a dynamic institution of higher learning, set in a rural milieu of southern Tamil Nadu, with a campus spread of 550 acres.

The University was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu as a teaching-cum-affiliating University on 7th September, 1990 to cater to the long-felt needs of the people of the three southern most districts of Tamil Nadu viz., Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, and Kanyakumari.

It is named after the renowned Tamil Poet scholar, Professor P. Sundaram Pillai (1855-1897), the author of the famous verse drama Manonmaniam. It is his poem that has become “Tamil Thaai Vazhthu” the official invocation song sung in all functions in Tamilnadu.

The motto of the University is “Reaching the Unreached”. Around 2400 students are studying in this institution directly. The University has under its jurisdiction 91 affiliated Colleges, 6 University Colleges and 3 Constituent Colleges, about 1,20,000 students in regular mode and 40,000 students in distance mode.

These colleges, amongst which three are over 100 years old viz., St. John’s College, M.D.T. Hindu College, and Sarah Tucker College the oldest women’s college in the state, have contributed decisively to the cause of higher education of this region.

The main focus of the university is to produce individuals who have the expertise and intellectual curiosity to make a difference in their profession and the society and in conducting the research needed to meet the challenges facing the contemporary world. This is keeping us in line with the Vision-2024 document of our Honourable Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Dr. Ms. J. Jayalalitha, and her aim to impart quality higher education to the students.

Majority of the students of this University belong to rural and economically weaker sections of the society. Hence, this University imparts education at nominal and affordable cost. The curricula of the courses offered by this University are periodically updated and the University has resourceful teachers to deliver the same.

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S.No	Program	Course	Branch
1.	POST GRADUATION	MASTER OF ARTS	JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION
2.	POST GRADUATION	MASTER OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCES	GENERAL
3.	GRADUATION	BACHELOR OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCES	GENERAL
4.	POST GRADUATION	MASTER OF ARTS	ECONOMICS
5.	GRADUATION	BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS)	ECONOMICS
6.	GRADUATION	BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	GENERAL
7.	POST GRADUATION	MASTER OF ARTS	ENGLISH
8.	GRADUATION	BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS)	ENGLISH
9.	POST GRADUATION	MASTER OF ARTS	TAMIL
10.	GRADUATION	BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS)	TAMIL

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