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{{Infobox university<br />
|logo = Govartcbe logo.jpg<br />
|name = Government Arts College<br />
|image =<br />
|motto = ''Sapere Aude''<br />
|mottoeng = Dare to be wise<br />
|established = {{start date and age|1852}}<br />
|type = Government co-educational autonomous<br />
|principal = Dr. K. Chitra <br />
|city = [[Coimbatore]]<br />
|state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|country = [[India]]<br />
|affiliations = [[Bharathiar University]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.b-u.ac.in/colleges/affiliatedcolleges.asp?cCode=12<br />
|title=Colleges affiliated to bharathiar university | publisher=Bharathiar University | accessdate=26 March 2012}}</ref><br />
|undergrad =<br />
|postgrad =<br />
|faculty =<br />
|campus = {{cvt|13.6|acre}}<br />
|website = [https://gacbe.ac.in/ gacbe.ac.in]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Government Arts College''' is an autonomous institution located in [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is a [[liberal arts]] college affiliated to the [[Bharathiar University]].<ref name="b-u">{{cite web|url=http://www.b-u.ac.in/colleges/affiliatedcolleges.asp?cCode=12|website=b-u.ac.in|title=BU affiliated College|accessdate=25 September 2017}}</ref><ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/government-arts-college-to-start-counselling-from-june-17/article2090963.ece</ref><br />
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|NIRF_C_2019=33}}<br />
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==History==<br />
Government Arts College started as an Anglo-vernacular school in 1852. It became a first-grade college in 1870 and almost a century later, a post-graduate college in 1964, under the [[Madras University]].<ref>https://gacbe.ac.in/naac/ssr-link/pdf/SSR-CYCLE-IV.pdf</ref><br />
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The college blazon was adopted as early as 1868 by then Principal C. C. Flanagan. After that it changed, in 1953 as a part of the centenary year celebration and in 1999 after the college was accredited, with four stars.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://gacbe.ac.in/about.html | title = Our College Blazon | accessdate = 26 March 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Academic Programmes==<br />
The college offers undergraduates and postgraduate programmes in arts and science affiliated to the [[Bharathiar University]]. It has been accredited by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] with an A Grade (CGPA 3.49).<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/high-rating-for-government-arts-college/article4576190.ece</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
* 19BBA345, Prabakaran M - Loosu Paiyan<br />
*[[Jeeva (artist)|Jeeva]], artist<br />
* [[Puviarasu]], poet<br />
* [[Raghuvaran]], actor<br />
* [[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]], actor<br />
* [[Sathyaraj]], actor<br />
* [[R. V. Udayakumar]], actor and director <br />
* [[Manivannan]], actor and director<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://gacbe.ac.in/ Official Website]<br />
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{{Education in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Colleges affiliated to Bharathiar University]]<br />
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[[Category:1868 establishments in India]]<br />
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