Master of Arts in Tamil is a PG course extending to a period of two years and this course is highly suitable for candidates with interest towards the traditional language of Tamil. Some students with interest towards this course are taking up Bachelor of Arts in Tamil at the UG level with the objective of becoming a lecturer in Tamil in the future by further going for MA Tamil followed by M. Phil and Ph. D in Tamil. Even though, the number of students taking up MA Tamil course is lesser when compared to other professional courses, many good are offering this course particularly in the state of Tamil Nadu and the names of government colleges offering this course are given below:

• Government Arts College, Coimbatore District

• Government Arts College, Udagamandalam

• Government Arts College, Udumalpet

• L.R.G. Government Arts College for Women

• Thiru Kolanjiappar Government Arts College, Vriddhachalam

• Sethupathy Government Arts College, Ramanathapuram

• A.A. Government Arts College for Men, Namakkal

• A.A. Government Arts College for Women

• Government Arts College, Ariyalur

• Government College, Chithoor

• Kundavai Nachiar Government College for Women

• M.V. Muthiah Government Arts College for Women

• Thiru Vi-Ka Government Arts College

Eligibility requirement for seeking admission to M. A Tamil course:

For seeking admission to the Master of Arts in Tamil course, candidates must have completed their Bachelor of Arts in Tamil from a recognized university with good percentage of marks in all three years of the degree course put together.

Admission Procedure:

Admission to Master of Arts in Tamil course is generally done based on the merit secured by candidates in the qualifying examination. In the process of admission, preference will be given to candidates with higher percentage of marks in the UG course in Tamil.

Higher studies after Master of Arts in Tamil:

After completion of Master of Arts in Tamil course, the best option available for students is to go for Ph. D in Tamil, which can improve their employment opportunities in the field of teaching in universities and colleges. If they are interested in teaching positions, they can also go for B. Ed course after completion of Master of Arts in Tamil, which will be helpful for them in finding jobs as Tamil Teachers in schools and they can also further do their M. Ed in Tamil.

Job prospects after Master of Arts in Tamil:

After completion of Master of Arts in Tamil, candidates can find job placements in schools as Tamil Teachers and if they are interested in this job, they can do their B. Ed after MA Tamil to further improve the chance of employment. As mentioned earlier, if they do their Ph. D in Tamil, they can find job placement for teaching positions in colleges and universities. Further, these candidates can take freelancing as their profession and thereby they can write for Tamil journals and magazines and nowadays translation is gaining importance, so they can also become Tamil translators. Translators are in great demand these days since the number of Tamil websites are increasing.