Villpuram is one among the thirty different districts located in the state of Tamil Nadu and this district is also spelled as Vizhupuram. The headquarters of the district is the city of Villupuram and this district came into existence in the year 1993 on the 30th of September after carving out of the South Arcot District. This district is the largest district in the state of Tamil Nadu and the city has a number of colleges under different disciplines like management, nursing, engineering, hotel management and arts & science. The names of government colleges in the city of District in Tamil Nadu are given below:

Medical College:

• Villupuram Medical College

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

• Thiru Govindasamy Government Arts College

• Arignar Anna Government Arts College

Some of the details regarding these two government colleges offering education in the district of Villupuram in Tamil Nadu are given below:

Medical College:

Villupuram Medical College came into existence recently in the year 2010 and this college is affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University with an approved intake capacity of 100 students per year for the MBBS course.

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

Thiru Govindasamy Government Arts College is actually located in the city of Tindivanam in the district of Villupuram in Tamil Nadu and the college came into existence in the year 1969. It is co-education institution affiliated to the Thiruvalluvar University located in Vellore. The college offers the following courses:

UG Courses:

• Bachelor of Arts in

o History

o English

• Bachelor of Science in

o Geography

o Chemistry

o Mathematics

o Geology

o Physics

• Bachelor of Commerce

PG Courses:

• Master of Science in

o Mathematics

o Physics

Arignar Anna Government Arts College came into existence in the year 1968 and this college is also affiliated to the Thiruvalluvar University. This college offers the following courses for which certificates are issued by the Thiruvalluvar University:

UG Courses:

• Bachelor of Commerce

• Bachelor of Science

o Physics

o Chemistry

o Mathematics

o Computer science

o Botany

o History

o Economics

PG Courses:

• Master of Science in

o Plant biotechnology

For seeking admission to these courses, candidates must have completed their higher secondary from the board of higher education of the state of Tamil Nadu.

Even though, the number of government colleges offering education in the district of Villupuram is lesser, a number of private colleges are functioning in this district under different streams of education like hotel management, arts, science and commerce, nursing and management.