Tamil Nadu Government has devoted special attention to strengthen the higher education system so as to meet the emerging demands of the current century. The higher education department of the T.N. Government focuses on providing balanced attention towards arts and science courses and technological education even after the number of students moving towards technological courses is increasing nowadays.

So as to achieve this balanced growth in all faculties of education, a number of government colleges are functioning under different universities in the state. Totally 19 state universities are functioning in the state in addition to nine deemed universities. The list of government colleges functioning under different faculties in the state of Tamil Nadu is given below:

Government Medical Colleges:

• Government Vellore Medical College, Vellore

• Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai

• Stanley Medical College, Chennai

• Theni Government Medical College, Theni

• Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore

• Madras Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai

• Kanyakumari Government Medical College, Asaripallam

• Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu

• Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi

• Govt. Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem

• KAP Viswanatham Medical College, Trichy

• Thanjavur Medical College, Tanjavur

• Madurai Medical College, Madurai

• Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli

• Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai

• Dharmapuri Medical College, Dharmapuri

Government Dental College:

• Tamil Nadu Govt. Dental College, Chennai

Engineering Colleges:

• Madras Institute of Technology, Chrompet, Chennai

• A.C. College of Technology, Guindy, Chennai

• Government College of Engineering, Burgur, Krishnagiri

• Government College of Engineering, Salem

• Government College of Engineering, Thirunelveli

• Government College of Engineering, Thadagam Road, Coimbatore

• Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology, Vellore

Homeopathy Medical College:

• Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College, Tirumangalam, Madurai dist

Arts & Science Colleges:

• Bharathi’s Women’s College, Chennai

• Government Arts College for Men, Nandanam, Chennai

• Chikkanna Government Arts College, Tiruppur

• Arignar Anna Govt. Arts College, Cheyyar

• Arignar Anna Govt. Arts College, Musiri

• Arignar Anna Govt. Arts College, Villupuram Dt

• Arignar Anna Govt. Arts College, Walajapet

• Alagappa Govt. Arts College, Karaikudi

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

• A.A. Govt. Arts College, Attur

• Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts College, Chennai

• Dr. Kalaignar Government Arts College, Kulithalai

• Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Chennai

• D.G. Govt. Arts College for Women, Nagapattinam

• Government Arts College for Women, Pudukkottai

• Government Arts College, Kumbakonam

• Government College for Women, Kumbakonam

• Govt. Arts and Science College for Women, Bargur

• Govt. Arts College (Autonomous), Coimbatore

• Govt. Arts College for Men (Autonomous), Chennai

• Govt. Arts College for Men, Krishnagiri

• Govt. Arts College for Women, Krishnagiri

• Govt. Arts College for Women, Ramanathapuram

• Govt. Arts College for Women, Salem

• Govt. Arts College for Women, Tirunelveli

• Govt. Arts College, Ariyalur

• Govt. Arts College, Chidambaram Dt

• Govt. Arts College, Dharmapuri

• Govt. Arts College, Karur

• Govt. Arts College, Melur, Madurai

• Govt. Arts College, Paramakudi

• Govt. Arts College, Salem

• Govt. Arts College, Thiruvannamalai

• Govt. Arts College, Trichy

• Govt. Arts College, Udagamandalam

• Govt. Arts College, Udumalpet

• Govt. College for Women, Sivagangai

• Govt. Thirumagal Mills College, Vellore

• Govindammal Adithanar Women’s College, Tuticorin

• Kundavai Nachiyar Govt. College for Women, Thanjavur

• L.R.G. Govt. Arts College for Women, Tiruppur

• Loganatha Narayanasamy Govt. Arts College, Tiruvallur

• M.R. Govt. Arts College, Tiruvarur

• M.V. Muthiah Govt. Arts College for Women, Dindigul

• Muthurangam Government Arts College, Vellore

• N.K.R. Government Arts College for Women, Namakkal

• Quaid-e-Millet Government Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Chennai

• Rajeswari Vedachalam Government Arts College, Kanchipuram

• Raja Duraisingam Govt. Arts College, Sivagangai

• Rajah Serfoji Govt.Arts College, Thanjavur

• Sethupathy Govt. Arts College, Ramanathapuram

• Sri Meenakshi Govt. College for Women (Autonomous), Madurai

• Sri Subramaniaswami Government Arts College, Tiruvallur

• Thiru Govindasamy Government Arts College, Tindivanam

• Thiru Kolanjiappar Government Arts College, Virudhachalam

• Thiruvalluvar Govt. Arts College, Namakkal

• Thiru-Vi-Ka Govt. Arts College, Thiruvarur

• V.S. Sivalingam Govt. Arts College, Sivagangai

The state of Tamil Nadu is acting as a leader in the educational field with several top rated universities like Anna University and Madras University. The University of Madras in this state holds the pride of being one among the oldest universities in the country and this university is regarded as a mother of all universities in the state.