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{{Short description|College in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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| name = Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College
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| type = Government College of Arts and Science
| established = 2021
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| religious_affiliation = Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple Chennai owns the college through Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu
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| undergrad = B.Com., B.B.A., B.C.A., B Sc. Computer Science
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| campus = Everwin Vidhyashram Campus
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'''Arulmigu Sri Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=arulmigu+kapaleeswarar+arts+and+science+college&tbm=bks|title=Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College|work=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Advances in Electrical and Computer Technologies: Select Proceedings of ICAECT 2021|date=2022|last1=Murugappan|first1=M.|last2=Misra|first2=Sanjay|last3=Sengodan|first3=Thangaprakash|publisher=Springer Nature Singapore|isbn=9789811911118|page=409|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TUp3EAAAQBAJ&dq=arulmigu+kapaleeswarar+arts+and+science+college&pg=PA409|language=en}}</ref> is a college established in the year 2021,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/140822/education-and-health-schemes-are-not-freebies-stalin.html|title=Education and health schemes are not freebies: Stalin|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> in Kolathur neighbourhood, in [[Tiruvallur district]] of the state [[Tamil Nadu]] in the peninsular [[India]]. This is the first of its kind in Kolathur. At present,{{when?|date=December 2024}} 250 students are studying here. The college is owned by the Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple Chennai and does NOT receive any funding from the Government of Tamil Nadu.

The Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple is located in Mylapore has a rich history and is thought to be over 2000 years old by some accounts and said to have had major construction done during the 7th Century Pallavas. When the Portuguese damaged the construction in the 16th century, the Vijayanagara empire reconstructed the same.

== Location ==
Located at an altitude of 34 m above the mean sea level, the geographical coordinates of Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College are: 13°07'32.1"N, 80°13'12.9"E (i.e. 13.125583°N, 80.220250°E).

== Transport ==
=== Road transport ===
From the Retteri junction, a four-road intersection, that connects Chennai to various districts and states, this college is located just a km away.

=== Rail transport ===
[[Villivakkam railway station]], [[Perambur railway station]], [[Perambur Carriage Works railway station]] and [[Perambur Loco Works railway station]] are some of the railway stations that are nearer to this college.

=== Air transport ===
[[Chennai International Airport]] is located at about 22 km from this college.

== Beneficial neighbourhoods ==
[[Kolathur, Chennai]], [[Ponniammanmedu]], [[Lakshmipuram, Chennai|Lakshmipuram]], [[Vinayagapuram]], [[Madhavaram, Chennai|Madhavaram]], [[Peravallur]], [[Periyar Nagar]], [[Jawahar Nagar]], [[Agaram]], [[Sembium]], [[Thiru. Vi. Ka Nagar]] and [[Perambur]] are some of the neighbourhoods benefited by this college.

== Courses offered ==
This college offers undergraduate courses as follows:
B.Com., B.B.A., B.C.A., and B.Sc. Computer Science. And on the idea to offer courses on religious subjects, a 6-month certificate course on B. A. Saiva Siddhantham is to be included in this college,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kapaleeswarar-college-to-offer-religious-course/article37654524.ece|title=Kapaleeswarar College to offer religious course|work=The Hindu}}</ref> said by the Tamil Nadu state minister of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ba-saiva-siddhantham-to-be-offered-in-colleges-attached-to-temples-sekarbabu/article65550079.ece|title=B.A. Saiva Siddhantham to be offered in colleges attached to temples: Sekarbabu|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Facilities ==
Principal and administrative room, Professor rooms, Seven class rooms, two computer laboratories, one library and toilet facilities are available in this college. This college is temporarily started at the campus of a private school viz., Everwin Vidhyashram, which is situated on Red Hills road in Kolathur neighbourhood. This will be shifted permanently to the nearby proposed buildings at the campus of 5 acre land belonging to Somanatha Swamy Temple.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cm-inaugurates-arts-college-at-kolathur/article37315018.ece|title=CM inaugurates arts college at Kolathur|work=The Hindu}}</ref> 9 Assistant Professors, one librarian and one physical education teacher are appointed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/orders-issued-appointing-teaching-faculty-for-temple-run-college-101634818598139.html|title=Orders issued appointing teaching faculty for temple run college|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Colleges in Tamil Nadu]]

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