Kongu Arts and Science College, established in 1994 by the Kongu Vellalar Institute of Technology Trust, is an autonomous, co-educational institution affiliated with Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. Founded with the noble vision of empowering students from rural communities through quality higher education, the college has grown steadily into a centre of academic excellence. The campus, set in a serene and green environment, provides an ideal atmosphere for learning, innovation, and holistic development.
The institution is accredited by NAAC with an A+ Grade (CGPA 3.49 in Cycle IV) and is certified under ISO 21001:2018 standards for educational organisations. The college was granted autonomous status in 2015 and is recognised as a NIRF-ranked institution. It is also among the few colleges in the region to offer AICTE-approved BBA and BCA programmes, reflecting its commitment to maintaining high academic and professional standards.
Kongu Arts and Science College has received several national and state-level recognitions for excellence in education, sustainability, and student development. The Ministry of Education honoured the institution as the Cleanest College in the Country under the Swachhta Ranking of Higher Education Institutions. The college has also received the Meendum Manjappai Award, the Tamil Nadu Green Champion Award 2024 for environmental conservation initiatives, and the State-Level First Prize for the Best Anti-Drug Club Award (2024–2025).
The institution has consistently been ranked among the Top 100 Colleges in India by India Today and Outlook ICARE Rankings 2025, and it secured the First Position at the District Level across all categories. Demonstrating its commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship, the college’s Institution Innovation Council (IIC) received a 3.5-star rating from the Ministry of Education (2023–2024).
To strengthen industry–academia collaboration and enhance student employability, the college has established 89 active Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with reputed industries and organisations.
| Office Bearers & Trustees :: 2025-2028 | ||
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| 1 | Thiru. C. Devarajan B.E., | President |
| 2 | Dr. M. Manickam M.Sc., M.B.A., | Vice President |
| 3 | Thiru. A. Venkatachalam B.Sc., | Vice President |
| 4 | Tmt. Malathi Elango B.A., | Vice President |
| 5 | Thiru. A.K. Ilango B.Com., M.B.A., L.L.B., | Vice President |
| 6 | Dr. R. Kumaraswamy M.B.B.S., | Vice President |
| 7 | Thiru. R. R. Sathiyamurhty B.Arch., M.S., | Secretary |
| 8 | Thiru. P.D. Thangavel B.B.M., | Joint Secretary |
| 9 | Thiru. R. Balakrishnan D.M.E., | Joint Secretary |
| 10 | Thiru. E.R. Kaarthikeyan M.A., | Treasurer |
| 11 | Thiru. E.R.K. Krishnan M.Com., | Correspondent, Kongu Engineering College & Kongu School of Architecture |
| 12 | Thiru. K. Karthikeyan B.Sc., MOM (Aus)., | Correspondent, Kongu Polytechnic College & Kongu Private Industrial Training Institute & Kongu Naturopathy and Yoga Medical College |
| 13 | Thiru. P. Sachithanandan | Correspondent, Kongu Arts and Science College |
| 14 | Dr. K. Sengottuvelan M.B.B.S., D.C.H., | Correspondent, Kongu National Matriculation Higher Secondary School |
| 15 | Thiru. R.M. Devaraja | Patron Member |
| 16 | Thiru. C. Devarajan B.E., | Patron Member |
| 17 | Thiru. P. Dharanidharan B.B.A (Aus)., | Patron Member |
| 18 | Tmt. Haritha Kumarasamy B.E., | Patron Member |
| 19 | Thiru. Kaarthik M Murugesan B.E., M.B.A.(U.K) | Patron Member |
| 20 | Thiru. U.C. Kanagasabapathy B.A., | Patron Member |
| 21 | Thiru. SKM. Maeilanandan | Patron Member |
| 22 | Thiru. "Vishal Bharath" M. Murugesan | Patron Member |
| 23 | S. Muthusamy M.A., | Patron Member |
| 24 | Thiru. K. Palanisamy B.E., M.B.A., M.S., | Patron Member |
| 25 | Thiru. S. Palaniswamy Raja M.B.A., | Patron Member |
| 26 | Tmt. Parameswari Lingamurthy B.A., | Patron Member |
| 27 | Thiru. M. Raja | Patron Member |
| 28 | Thiru. K.V. Ravishankar B.A., | Patron Member |
| 29 | Thiru. L. Saravanan B.A., | Patron Member |
| 30 | Thiru. P. Sathiyamoorthy B.E., M.B.A., M.S., | Patron Member |
| 31 | Thiru. D. Shanmugasundaram B.E., M.B.A., | Patron Member |
| 32 | Thiru. V.R. Sivasubramanian B.Com., B.L., | Patron Member |
| 33 | Thiru. M. M. Sundresh B.A., B.L., | Patron Member |
| 34 | V.K. Swaminathan B.Com., | Patron Member |
| 35 | Thiru. A.K.C. Thiyagarajan | Life Member |
| 36 | Thiru. D. Venkateshwaran B.E., M.S (U.S.A), | Patron Member |
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| S.No. | President | Secretary | Treasurer | KASC Correspondent | Period |
| 01. | Thiru. U.R. Chinnusamy | Thiru. C. Doraisamy | Thiru. K. Paramasivam B.Sc., | 1983 - 1987 | |
| 02. | Thiru. U.R. Chinnusamy | Thiru. K. Paramasivam B.Sc., | Thiru. C. Krishnan | 1987 - 1992 | |
| 03. | Thiru. K. Paramasivam B.Sc., | Thiru. P.C. Palanisamy B.Sc., B.L., | Thiru. E.K. Lingamurty M.A., | Thiru. P.C. Palanisamy B.Sc., B.L., | 1992 - 1995 |
| 04. | Thiru. R.K. Vishwanathan B.A., | Thiru. E.K. Lingamurty M.A., | Thiru. D. Venkateshwaran B.E., M.S (U.S.A), | Thiru. M.N. Ramasamy | 1995 - 1998 |
| 05. | Thiru. R. Pongianna | Thiru. R.K. Vishwanathan B.A., | Thiru. C. Kumarasamy B.A., B.L., | Thiru. V.R. Sivasubramanian B.Com., B.L., | 1998 - 2001 |
| 06. | Thiru. V.K. Muthusamy B.A., B.L., | Thiru. D. Venkateshwaran B.E., M.S (U.S.A), | Thiru. P. Sachithanandan | Thiru. A.V. Kumarasamy B.Com., B.L., | 2001 - 2004 |
| 07. | Thiru (NSIT) M. Murugesan B.Sc., | Thiru. C. Kumarasamy B.A., B.L., | Thiru. R.K. Vishwanathan B.A., | Thiru. R.M. Devaraja | 2004 - 2007 |
| 08. | Thiru. P.C. Palanisamy B.Sc., B.L., | Thiru. C. Devarajan B.E., | Thiru. M.N. Ramasamy | Thiru. E.R. Kaarthikeyan M.A., | 2007 - 2010 |
| 09. | Thiru (NSIT) M. Murugesan B.Sc., | Thiru. P. Sathiyamoorthy B.E., M.B.A., M.S., | Thiru. K. Palanisamy B.E., M.B.A., M.S., | Thiru. A. Venkatachalam B.Sc., | 2010 - 2013 |
| 10. | Thiru. E.K. Lingamurty M.A., | Thiru. P.C. Palanisamy B.Sc., B.L., | Thiru. E.R. Kaarthikeyan M.A., | Thiru. P. Sachithanandan | 2013 - 2016 |
| 11. | Tmt. Parameswari Lingamurthy B.A., | Thiru. P. Sathiyamoorthy B.E., M.B.A., M.S., | Thiru. E.R.K. Krishnan M.Com., | Thiru. A.K. Ilango B.Com., M.B.A., L.L.B., | 2016 - 2019 |
| 12. | Thiru. V.K. Muthusamy B.A., B.L., | Thiru. P.C. Palanisamy B.Sc., B.L., | Thiru. E.R. Kaarthikeyan M.A., | Thiru. K. Palanisamy B.E., M.B.A., M.S., | 2019 - 2022 |
| 13. | Dr. R. Kumaraswamy M.B.B.S., | Thiru. P. Sathiyamoorthy B.E., M.B.A., M.S., | Thiru. K. V. Ravishankar B.A., | Thiru. P. D. Thangavel B.B.M., | 2022 - 2025 |
| 14. | Thiru. C. Devarajan B.E., | Thiru. R. R. Sathiyamurhty B.Arch., M.S., | Thiru. E.R. Kaarthikeyan M.A., | Thiru. P. Sachithanandan | 2025 - 2028 |
| Chairman | Thiru. R. R. Sathyamoorthy | Secretary, KVITT |
| Members | Thiru. C. Devarajan | President, KVITT |
| Thiru. E.R. Kaarthikeyan | Treasurer, KVITT | |
| Thiru. P. Sachithanandan | Correspondent, KASC | |
| Thiru. E. R. K. Krishnan | Correspondent, KEC | |
| Thiru. K. Karthikeyan | Correspondent, KPT& KITC | |
| UGC Nominee | Dr. N. R. Suresh Babu | Professor Department of Sociology and Population Studies, Bharathiar University Coimbatore Tamil Nadu. |
| State Government Nominee | Dr. N. Shenbagalakshmi | Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Coimbatore |
| Inustrialist - Management Nominee | Thiru. A. K. Ilango | Illango Textiles, Pallipalayam, Namakkal District |
| Administrative Staff | Thiru. R. Jaganathan | Administrative Officer KASC |
| Staff Representatives | Dr. K. K. A. Alaguappan, | IQAC Coordinator KASC |
| Dr. E. T. Lokganathan, | Controller of Examinations KASC |
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| Member Secretary | Dr. H.Vasudevan | Principal |
| Chairman | Dr. H. Vasudevan | Principal | |
| Members - Head of the Department | Dr. P.Dhinakaran | Chairperson BOS in Tamil |
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| Dr. V.Anbumani | Chairperson BOS in Hindi and Other Languages |
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| Dr. K.Prabha | Chairperson BOS in English |
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| Dr. K.M.Kumaraguru | Chairperson BOS in Commerce and Information Technology |
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| Dr. K.K.A.Alaguappan | Chairperson BOS in Corporate Secretaryship with CA and Professional Accounting |
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| Mrs. P. K. Mangaiyarkarasi | Chairman BOS in Commerce with Computer Applications |
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| Mr. K.P. Karthikeyan | Chairperson BOS in Business Administration |
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| Dr. R. Vijayapriya | Chairperson BOS in Business Administration with Computer Applications |
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| Dr. V.G.Sumathy | Chairperson BOS in Management Science |
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| Mr. K.P. Karthikeyan | Chairperson BOS in Social Work |
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| Dr. S.Nagarajan | Chairman BOS in Mathematics |
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| Ms. K.Maithilee | Chairperson BOS in Physics |
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| Mr. P.Ramesh | Chairman BOS in Computer Science |
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| Dr. T.A.Sangeetha | Chairperson BOS in Computer Applications |
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| Dr. S.Muruganantham | Chairperson BOS in Computer Technology & Information Technology | ||
| Dr. A.K.Vidya | Chairperson BOS in Biochemistry |
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| Dr. D.Saravanan | Chairperson BOS in Biotechnology |
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| Dr. S.Manjula | Chairperson BOS in Costume Design & Fashion |
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| Mr. S.Karthikeyan | Chairperson BOS in Catering Science & Hotel Management |
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| Ms. B.Swetha | Chairperson BOS in Psychology |
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| Dr. B.Jayanthi | Chairperson BOS in Computer Science(PG) |
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| Member - Senior Faculty | Dr. N. Sangeetha | Associate Professor in Biochemistry | |
| Dr. M. Sathish | Associate Professor in Commerce CA | ||
| Ms. S. Hemalatha | Associate Professor in Computer Applications | ||
| Dr. M.Lalitha | Associate Professor in Mathematics | ||
| University Nominee | Dr. S. Sundara Balu | Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics,Bharathiar University Coimbatore |
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| Dr. C.S. Sureka | Associate Professor and Head i/c Department of Medical PhysicsBharathiar UniversityCoimbatore |
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| Dr. N. Umadevi | Assistant Professor, BSMED Bharathiar UniversityCoimbatore |
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| Educational Expert | Dr. K.Chitra | Principal, Sri Ramakrishna College for Women, Coimbatore |
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| Industrial Expert | CA. S.Shree Pradeep | Charted Accountant
Shree Pradeep & Associates Erode |
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| Legal Expert | Dr.K.K.M.Kesavan | Advocate, Erode |
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| Expert in Medicine | Dr.C.Pratap Singh | Principal Kongu Naturopathy and Yoga Medical College Erode |
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| Controller of Examinations | Dr. E. T. Lokganathan | Controller of Examinations, KASC |
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| Member Secretary | Dr.D.Sivakumar | Associate Professor in Mathematics, KASC |
The candidates for UG and PG Programmes shall be admitted as per the norms prescribed by the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore and as per the regulations specified by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Candidates selected at the interview shall remit the fees immediate. The second& third year students shall pay the fees within 15 days after the reopening of the College. If a student fails to pay fees on the due date, fine will be imposed. If the fee is not paid within a month, the student's name will be removed from the roll. If re-admitted, the student should pay a re-admission fees in addition to the fine due.
Students should not be absent for the College without valid reasons. In case of leave for genuine reasons, a leave letter should be submitted to the Head of the Department concerned. In case of absence without prior permission, the leave letter should be submitted on the first day of his/her return to the College. Medical certificate should accompany the leave application in case of leave due to sickness for more than 3 days. If a student is absent for an hour in a session, without getting permission from the staff concerned he/she will be considered absent for that session.
Shall contain the list of candidates who have earned 75% of attendance and above in the current semester and who are eligible to write the examinations.
Shall contain the list of candidates who have earned attendance between 65% and 74% (both included) in the current semester.
Shall contain the list of all candidates who have earned attendance between 55% and 64% (both included) in the current semester. Such candidates are not eligible to write the examination in current semester courses but are permitted to continue their studies in their next semester provided that it is the first time that the candidates earned attendance is between 55% and 64% or else the candidates have to discontinue the course and re-join in the next semester with proper approval of the registrar of Bharathiar University. However these candidates are eligible to write arrear subjects, if any.
Shall contain the list of candidates who have earned Attendance of 54% and below. They are not eligible to write their examination in Current Semester Courses and also have to discontinue the Programme and re-join in the same semester in the next year with proper approval of the Registrar of Bharathiar University. These candidates are eligible to write arrear subjects, if any.
Shall contain the list of candidates who have earned attendance between 55 % and 64% in the previous semester and earned combined attendance of 75% or more by taking the average of the attendance earned combined with current and previous semesters. These candidates are eligible to write previous courses along with the Current semester Courses.
Shall contain the list of candidates who have earned attendance between 55% to 64% in the previous semester and earned combined attendance between 65 % and 75% by taking the average of the attendance earned in current and previous semesters. Such candidates are eligible for condonation of shortage of attendance by the Principal by paying the CONDONATION FEE and are eligible to write previous semester courses along with the current semester courses..
Shall contain the list of candidates who have earned attendance between 55% to 64 % in the previous semester and earned combined attendance between 64 % and below by taking the average of the attendance earned in the current and previous semesters. Such candidates are not eligible to write the examination of previous and current semester courses and shall discontinue the programme and re-join to continue the previous semester of study in the next academic year with proper approval from the Registrar of Bharathiar University. However, these candidates are eligible to write arrear courses, if any.
Shall contain the list of candidates who are eligible to appear for current Semester courses i.e. whose names are given in proforma I/II/V/VI but who have not paid exam fees and have not registered tor current semester courses.
The Government of Tamilnadu has passed an Act prohibiting Ragging. Act. No.7 of Prohibition of Ragging Act 1997 curtails ragging. As per the Act, Ragging within or outside the Education Institution is prohibited.
Whoever directly or indirectly commits, participates in, abets or propagates "Ragging", within or outside the Educational Institution, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which extends to two years and shall also be liable to a fine which may extend to Rs.10,000/- Any student convicted of an offence under Section 4 shall also be dismissed from the Educational Institution and such student will not be admitted in any other Educational Institutions. By the very fact of joining the College, students agree to observe the rules and regulations of the College.
The decision of the Principal will be the final in all matters of discipline and enforcement of rules. Depending upon the nature of the offence as established by the Anti- Ragging Curb Committee of the College the punishments for those who found to be guilty of ragging shall be Suspended/ Debarred.
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