Tiruchirappalli popularly called Trichy is regarded as an educational city with several year- old schools and colleges. The city is popular for graduating the former presidents of India namely Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam and Mr. R. Venkatraman. One of the popular universities in Tamil Nadu, Bharatidasan University is located in this city.

In addition, campuses of some of the universities like Anna University, SRM University, Periyar Maniammai University and Prist University are located in this city. The list of Government Colleges functioning in the city of Trichy is given below:

Medical College:

• K.A.P. Viswanathan Government Medical College

Physiotherapy College:

• Government College of Physiotherapy

Law College:

• Government Law College

Arts & Science Colleges:

• A.A. Government Arts College

• Government Arts College

Polytechnic College:

• Government Polytechnic College, Trichy

ITI Colleges:

• Government ITI, Tiruverambur

• Government ITI, Pullambadi

K.A.P. Viswanathan Government Medical College:

K.A.P. Viswanathan Government Medical Colleges is offering MBBS course and the duration of the course is five-and-half years. The college admits students to this course based on their score in the Common Entrance Test and in the admission process, the college reserves certain percentage of seat for SC, ST and OBC category candidates according to the norms issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Government College of Physiotherapy:

Government College of Physiotherapy located in the city of Trichy is affiliated to Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. The college is offering Bachelor of Physiotherapy courses and this college is regarded as one of the best colleges for physiotherapy studies in Tamil Nadu.

Government Law College:

Government Law College is affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University and the college is offering different courses in the faculty of law, which are mentioned below:

• Post Graduate Diploma course in Securities Law

• Post Graduate Certificate Course in Human Rights

• Master of Law

• Diploma course in Cyber laws

• Bachelor of Legal Science – Bachelor of Law (Integrated five-year course)

• Bachelor of Law (Three-year course)

Government Arts & Science Colleges:

There are two government arts & science colleges in the city of Trichy and these colleges as the name implies offers UG and PG courses not only in the faculties of arts and science, but also in the faculty of commerce and the details of courses covered by these colleges is given below:

• Bachelor of Arts in

o History

o Economics

o English

• Bachelor of Science in

o Zoology

o Physics

o Mathematics

o Computer science

o Chemistry

o Bioinformatics

• Bachelor of Commerce

• Master of Science in Mathematics

• B. Litt

These colleges are offering Bachelor of Business Administration and Computer Application courses and several other diploma courses like PGDCA as well.

Government Polytechnic College, Trichy:

Government Polytechnic College is a co-education institution approved by All India Council of Technical Education and the list of courses offered is as follows:

• Diploma in

o Sugar Technology

o Mechanical Engineering

o Electronics & Communication Engineering

o Electrical & Electronics Engineering

o Computer Engineering

o Civil Engineering

ITI Colleges:

In addition to the above-mentioned Government Polytechnic College, there are two other Government Industrial Training Institutes in the district of Trichy.  Of the two Government ITI’s one institute is meant for women candidates and these institutions offer several short-term courses pertaining to skill development.

These colleges have made their mark in the educational history of the city of Trichy. With the above-mentioned Government Colleges, students belonging to the city of Trichy are offered with wide range of educational opportunities since there are also several other private colleges offering education under different faculties like arts & science, commerce, medicine, engineering, education, business administration, computer applications, etc…