Ramanathapuram District is an administrative district in the state of Tamil Nadu located in the southern part of the nation. The headquarters of the district is the city of Ramanathapuram and the district is spread over an area of 4123 kms2. The district is bounded on the northwest side by the Virudhunagar District, on the western side by the Thoothukudi District, on the southern side by the Gulf of Manner on the eastern side by the Palk Strain, on the northeastern side by the Pudukottai District and on the northern side by the Sivaganga District.

Higher Education in Ramanathapuram District:

Ramanathapuram District has around 10 arts and science colleges and the district also has a number of private colleges offering education in the faculty of hotel management, engineering, management, physiotherapy, etc… The district has three government colleges that are working under the control of the Government of Tamil Nadu and these colleges offer education in arts, science, commerce and even management courses as well. The names of these three government colleges in the district are given below:

• Government Arts College for Women, Ramanathapuram

• Government Arts College, Paramakudi

• Sethupathy Government Arts College, Ramanathapuram

For more information about these three government colleges in the district of Ramanathapuram, read on the content given below:

Government Arts College for Women, Ramanathapuram:

Government Arts College for Women came into existence with the objective of offering higher education to the women belonging to the local region and nearby districts of the state as well. The college was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu in the year 1994 and it offers the following courses with affiliation from the Alagappa University:

• Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Secretaryship

• Bachelor of Science in

o Electronics Science

o Nutrition & Dietetics

o Computer Science

Government Arts College, Paramakudi:

Government Arts College is a co-education college, which was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu in the year 1995. This college is also affiliated to the Alagappa University thereby offering the following courses:

• Bachelor of Business Administration

• Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Secretaryship

• Bachelor of Science in

o Biochemistry

o Electronics

o Computer Science

• Master of Business Administration

Sethupathy Government Arts College, Ramanathapuram:

Sethupahty Government Arts College is the oldest college among the government colleges in the district of Ramanathapuram and the college was established in the year 1965. The college offers the following courses with affiliation from the Alagappa University:

• Bachelor of Arts in

o English Literature

o Tamil Literature

• Bachelor of Business Economics

• Bachelor of Commerce

• Bachelor of Science in

o Botany

o Chemistry

o Physics

o Mathematics

• Master of Commerce

• Master of Arts in Tamil

Thus, Ramanathapuram district being a prominent district in the state of Tamil Nadu is served by these three government colleges along with several other private colleges and all the colleges in the district (government and private) are provided with the best infrastructural facilities for offering theoretical and practical education to the students in a best learning environment.