Government Arts College is an arts and science college located in

Ooty Ooty (; officially Udagamandalam (), Anglicisation, anglicized: Ootacamund , abbreviated as Udagai, ) is a town and municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north ...

in the

Nilgiris district The Nīlgiris district is one of the 38 List of districts of Tamil Nadu, districts in the South India, southern Indian States and union territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri () is the name given to a range of mountains spread acro ...

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. The college is located in a locale called ''Stone house hill'' named after the landmark building Stone House.

History

Government Arts College, Ooty was established in 1955 under the

University of Madras The University of Madras is a public university, public State university (India), state university in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and most prominent universities in India, incorporated by an ...

. The present building of the college was the summer secretariat of the British Madras Presidency.

Academic Programmes

The college offers undergraduates and postgraduate programmes in arts and science affiliated to the

Bharathiar University Bharathiar University is a public state university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Named after Tamil poet Subramania Bharati, the university was established in February 1982 under the provision of Bharathiar University Act, 1981 (Act 1 of 1 ...

. The college has been accredited by

National Assessment and Accreditation Council The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a public autonomous body of the government of India that assesses and accredits higher education institutions (HEIs) in India. It is funded by the University Grants Commission and hea ...

with the B Grade.

Notable alumni

Vani Bhojan Vani Bhojan (born 28 October 1988) is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. She made her Telugu film debut with ''Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'' in 2019 and her Tamil film debut with ''Oh My Kadavule'' in 2020. ...

, Actress

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References

{{Reflist Arts colleges in India Education in Ooty Colleges affiliated to Bharathiar University Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras Educational institutions established in 1955 1955 establishments in Madras State