| Motto | Relentless pursuit of excellence |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Chancellor | G. Padmanaban |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Muthukalingan Krishnan[1] |
| Visitor | President of India |
Academic staff | 161[2] |
| Students | 2,100[2] |
| Undergraduates | 234[2] |
| Postgraduates | 1,568[2] |
| 298[2] | |
| Location | ,, India 10°48′58″N79°36′52″E / 10.8162438°N 79.6143371°E /10.8162438; 79.6143371 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Language | English |
| Website | cutn |
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Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) is aCentral University[3] located inThiruvarur,Tamil Nadu, India, and Prof. M. Krishnan is the Vice-Chancellor of this Central University, which now has over 2,000 students in 27 Departments under 12 Schools. CUTN was ranked in the 51–100 band among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022.
CUTN was established by theGovernment of India in 2009 under theCentral Universities Act, 2009.[4] It was inaugurated in September 2009 andB. P. Sanjay was appointed the firstVice-Chancellor (V-C).[5] Aditya Prasad Dash was appointed as the V-C in August 2015.[6]
G. Padmanabhan replacedV. Krishnamurthy as theChancellor in July 2018.[7] Karpaga Kumaravel replaced Aditya Prasad Dash as acting V-C in August 2020.[8] Prof. M. Krishnan joined as new regular V-C of CUTN on 6 August 2021.[9] With eight students in M.A. English Studies, the university started functioning in November 2009. Now, it offers over 60 programmes. CUTN is spread across 516.76 acres in Thiruvarur.
CUTN had its Academic Campus in the Neelakudi village of Thiruvarur and its Residential Campus in the Nagakudi village. It also has a Community College that offers Certificate, Diploma and Degree programmes.
| University and college rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Universities) (2024)[10] | 99 |
CUTN was ranked 99th among universities in India by theNational Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[11]
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