Overview

• Chief Minister M. K. Stalin announced that four additional government arts and science colleges will begin operating in the 2025–26 academic year.
• New campuses will be located at K V Kuppam, Thuraiyur, Ulundurpet and Chengam to serve around 1,120 students in four districts.
• Degree programs will cover Political Science, History, Commerce, Computer Science, Zoology and Business Management in both English and Tamil medium.
• Faculty groups have raised concerns over the lack of Tamil and English majors and warned that over 4,000 existing teaching vacancies remain unfilled.
• The expansion follows a Supreme Court ruling granting the state government greater control over university governance and placing the Chief Minister in the chancellor’s role.