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Government Arts College, Coimbatore Admission 2024: UG, PG, Fee, Eligibility, Selection Process

Coimbatore, Tamil NaduEstd 1852 Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

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Established in 1852, Government Arts College (GAC) is situated in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The college is affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.

The college is known for offering several Diploma, UG, PG and PhD courses is different fields of Arts, Commerce and Science viz. BA, B.Com, B.Sc., MA, M.Com, M.Sc., MCA, Diploma in Bioinformatics, Banking Management and Web-designing along with Doctoral degrees.

The application process for Government Arts College, Coimbatore is conducted through Bharathiar University in both offline and online mode.
For admission in Diploma and UG courses, applicants must have passed 10+2 in relevant subjects from any recognised Board such as CBSE/ ICSE/ State Board.
Selection in these courses is based on the merit of the qualifying examination and as per the availability of seats.
Admission in MA, M. Com and M.Sc. requires a bachelor’s degree in relevant subjects from any recognised University/ Institution.
Selection criterion for these PG courses are direct and based on the percentage of marks obtained in the qualifying examination.
For M.Sc. Mathematics, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry and MCA, the applicants must have a graduate degree in relevant subjects.
Selection of candidates in B.Sc. is based on the entrance examination conducted by the concerned departments of the university.
MCA selection will be based on scores in TANCET.
Admission in PhD courses requires a master’s degree with minimum 55% marks in relevant subjects.
Applicants are selected on the basis of the marks obtained in the post-graduate degree, entrance test followed by interview.

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Table of Content

GAC Coimbatore Diploma and UG Admission

1.1 Eligibility & Selection Process

GAC Coimbatore PG Admission

2.1 Eligibility & Selection Process

GAC Coimbatore M.Phil and PhD Admission

3.1 Eligibility & Selection Process

GAC Coimbatore Application Process

Highlights of GAC, Coimbatore Admission 2023

Name of the College	Government Arts College (Autonomous)
College Type	Government
Basic Admission Criteria	Entrance based Merit based
Application Mode	Offline and Online
Name of the Entrance	University Entrance Examination TANCET – MCA
Entrance Mode	Offline and Online
Counselling	Yes
Scholarship	No

GAC, Coimbatore Important Dates

Event	Dates
Commencement of TANCET 2023 Registration (MCA)	February 1, 2023
Last Date of TANCET 2023 Registration (MCA)	February 28, 2023
TANCET 2023 Exam Date (MCA)	March 25, 2023
TANCET 2023 Result Release Date (MCA)	April 14, 2023
TANCET 2023 Scorecard Release Date (MCA)	April 20, 2023
Last date to download TANCET 2023 Scorecard (MCA)	May 20, 2023

GAC, Coimbatore Diploma and UG Admission 2023

The Government Arts College is providing Diploma courses in Banking Management and Bio-informatics along with UG Programs is Arts, Commerce and Science streams. The basic eligibility criterion to apply for admission in any of these courses is to have passed 10+2 in relevant subjects from any recognised Board.

Applicants are selected purely on the basis the marks obtained in the qualifying examination and subject to availability of seats.

Course	Specialization	Eligibility Criteria	Selection Procedure
BA	Tamil Literature	Passed 10+2 in any stream.	On the basis of the marks obtained in the qualifying examinations, a cut-off list is prepared for shortlisting the candidates for counselling session to finally select the most deserving candidates for various UG courses.
	English Literature
	History
	Tourism & Travel Management
	Economics
	Business Economics
	Political Science
	Public Administration
	Defence Studies
B.Sc.	Botany	Passed 10+2 in Science stream with PCM/ PCB.
	Zoology
	Chemistry
	Physics
	Mathematics
	Psychology
	Geography
	Statistics
	Computer Science
	Information Technology
	Computer Applications
B.Com	Commerce	Passed 10+2 in Commerce.
B.Com	Commerce with CA	Passed 10+2 in Commerce.
BBA	Business Administration	Passed 10+2 in any stream.
Diploma	Banking Management
Diploma	Bio-informatics

Key Points:

Reservations for SC/ ST/ OBC categories are given as per the norms of the State and Central Governments.
Candidates must be of 17-year as on or before December 31 of the academic year and not above 22-year.
However, SC/ ST categories are given a relaxation of up to 3-year on the same.

GAC, Coimbatore PG Admission 2023

At postgraduate level, the College offers multiple specializations in MA, M.Com, M.Sc., MCA and PG Diploma in Web Designing. The minimum eligibility criterion to seek admission in these courses is to possess a graduate degree in concerned subjects from any recognised Institution/ University.

Selection criterion for MA, M.Com and M.Sc. in Botany, Statistics, Geography, Computer Science, Information Technology and Psychology is direct. However, for rest of the M.Sc. courses and MCA, aspirants have to appear for the entrance examinations conducted by the university and TANCET respectively.

Course	Specialization	Eligibility Criteria	Selection Procedure
MA	Tamil Literature	Any graduate degree from a recognised University.	Based on First-come-first-served, selections & admissions are done on the spot.
	English Literature
	History
	Tourism & Travel Management
	Economics
	Business Economics
	Political Science
	Public Administration
M.Com	Commerce	A bachelor’s degree in Commerce.
M.Sc.	Botany	- A graduate degree in Science with PCM/ PCB.
	Psychology
	Geography
	Statistics
	Computer Science
	Information Technology
	Zoology		Based on the valid score in the Entrance exam conducted by the University/ TANCET.
	Chemistry
	Physics
	Mathematics
MCA	Computer Applications	Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics.
PG Diploma	Web-Designing	A graduate degree in any discipline.	On the basis of First-come-first-served.

Key Points:

Applicants with BCA/ B.Sc. (IT/ CS/ CA) degrees are eligible for Lateral entry in MCA second year.
Relaxation and reservations for SC/ ST/ OBC candidates are granted in accordance with the guidelines of the State Government and Govt. of India.
The entrance exam conducted by the university is of 90 minutes with 60 multiple-choice questions around the syllabus of the qualifying examination.

GAC, Coimbatore M.Phil and PhD Admission 2023

Government Arts College provides M.Phil in 8 disciplines and Doctoral degree in 7 different fields of specializations. Aspirants seeking admission in these courses must have secured a master’s degree in relevant subjects with minimum 55% marks from any recognised university.

Selection of eligible applicants is based strictly on the percentage of marks obtained in the qualifying examination, an entrance exam conducted by concerned departments of the university, followed by an interview. For M.Phil, there is no written entrance examination. Applicants have to appear for personal interview only.

Course	Specialization	Eligibility Criteria	Selection Procedure
M.Phil/ PhD	English	MA English with 55% marks.	Based on the marks obtained in the qualifying examinations, applicants are shortlisted for the written entrance examination conducted by the university and a final interview to select the deserving candidates.
	Mathematics	Minimum 55% marks in M.Sc. Mathematics.
	Public Administration	MA Public Administration with 55% marks.
	Botany	Passed M.Sc. Botany
	Chemistry	M.Sc. Chemistry with 55% marks.
	Computer Science	Minimum 55% marks in M.Sc. CS.
	Physics	M.Sc. Physics with at least 55% marks.
	Zoology	M.Sc. Zoology.

Key Points:

Courses are available in both Full-time and Part-time modules.
Applicants who have qualified UGC-NET/ CSIR-NET/ GATE/ Teacher fellowship holder/ scientists working with DRDO/ faculty of Defence Administrative College are all exempted from the written entrance examination for PhD admission.
SC/ ST candidates are given a relaxation of 5% to the aggregate score of the qualifying examination.

GAC, Coimbatore Application Process 2023

Application process conducted by Government Arts College is offline. However, for PG and M.Phil/ PhD courses, admission is done through Bharathiar University. In addition, the candidates applying for MCA, can register themselves online with TANCET on the respective official website for the entrance examination.

To apply for admission in the course, here are enlisted the steps to be followed –

For online:

Visit the official website of the university.
Fill in the online application form.
Submit the completely filled application form by paying the online fee of INR 300 (For General/ OBC) and INR 150 (for SC/ ST) via Credit/ Debit Card/ Net-Banking.

For Offline:

Visit the official website of the university or the college to download the application form or obtain the same from the admission office for INR 300 (General/ OBC) and INR 150 (SC/ ST).
Fee has to be paid via DD of in favour of ‘Registrar, Bharathiar University’, payable at Coimbatore (if application form is download from the website.)
Take the print out of the application form.
Fill the application form correctly.
Affix the passport sized photograph at the designated places in the form.
Attach the documents, which are listed below –
- SSLC and HSC mark sheets and passing certificate
- Bachelor’s degree and mark sheets
- TANCET Admit Card and Score Card
- Certificate of Extra-curricular activities, if any
- Caste certificate, if applicable
- Certificate for physical disability, if any
- Transfer Certificate
- Migration Certificate
- Self-addresses stamped envelope of value INR 60
- Demand Draft
Send the application form along with the aforementioned documents at –

Professor and Head

Department of (name of the dept.)

Bharathiar University

Coimbatore – 641 046, Tamil Nadu

Note: The applicants have to carry the Original documents at the time of admission.

Application for M.Phil/ PhD –

Candidates can either download the application form from the official website of the university or obtain the same from the admission office of the university by paying INR 500 (for M.Phil) and INR 600 (for PhD).
Application form consists of two parts; Part 1 and Part 2
Application Form Part 1 must be filled completely without any enclosures but a Demand Draft in favour of ‘The Registrar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 46’, payable at Coimbatore. (in case if downloaded from the website)
Fill the application form Part 2 correctly.
Affix the passport sized photograph at the designated place.
Attach the self-attested documents mentioned below –
- SSLC and HSC mark sheets and passing certificates
- Bachelor’s degree and mark sheets
- Master’s degree and mark sheets
- Caste Certificate
- Demand Draft of INR 500 (for M.Phil) and INR 600 (for PhD) in favour of The Registrar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 46’, payable at Coimbatore. (in case if downloaded from the website)
Send the Application Form Part 1 to Registrar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 46. While the Application Form Part 2 must be sent along with the aforementioned documents at – Principal/ Director of Government Arts College, Coimbatore – 46.

GAC, Coimbatore Reservations 2022

The Government Arts College offers reservations to different categories of the society as –

Categories	Reservations of Seats (in %age)
General	31%
Backward Classes	30% (with 3.5% each for Muslims & Christians)
DNC	20%
SC	18%
ST	1%

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Government Arts College (Autonomous) Upcoming Application Dates 2024

Important Events

Events	Dates
TANCET 2025 Registration Timeline	Tentative Jan 10, 2025 - Feb 15, 2025
TANCET 2025 Admit Card Date	Tentative Feb 21, 2025
TANCET 2025 Exam Date	Tentative Mar 09, 2025
TANCET 2025 Result Date	Tentative Mar 28, 2025

Expired Events

Events	Dates
TANCET 2024 Counselling Date	Jun 10, 2024

Important Events

Events	Dates
TANCET 2025 Registration Timeline	Tentative Jan 10, 2025 - Feb 15, 2025
TANCET 2025 Admit Card Date	Tentative Feb 21, 2025
TANCET 2025 Exam Date	Tentative Mar 09, 2025
TANCET 2025 Result Date	Tentative Mar 28, 2025

Expired Events

Events	Dates
TANCET 2024 Counselling Date	Jun 10, 2024

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Government Arts College (Autonomous) Cutoff 2024

Government Arts College (Autonomous), TANCET Cutoff 2023

Government Arts College (Autonomous), TANCET Cutoff 2023 for BC Category is listed below. The overall cutoff marks for TANCET is 77.131

Courses	Round 1
MCA	77.131

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Government Arts College (Autonomous) Fees & Eligibility

Full time Courses

Course	Fees	Eligibility	Application Date
M.Sc 10 Courses	₹875 - 1,135 (1st Year Fees)	Graduation	-
B.Sc 10 Courses	₹1,040 - 1,375 (1st Year Fees)	10+2	6 May - 22 May 2024
BA 8 Courses	₹1,355 (1st Year Fees)	10+2	6 May - 22 May 2024
MA 8 Courses	₹875 (1st Year Fees)	Graduation	-
B.Com 2 Courses	₹1,040 - 1,355 (1st Year Fees)	10+2	6 May - 22 May 2024

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B.Sc Mathematics,	Admission Link

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