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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Government Arts College (Autonomous)<br />
| native_name = Kumbakonam Govt College<br />
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| established = 19 October 1854<br />
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| affiliation = [[Bharathidasan University]]<br />
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| city = [[Kumbakonam]]<br />
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The '''Government Arts College''', previously known as the '''Government Arts College for Men''', is an autonomous college based in the town of [[Kumbakonam]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<br />
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==History==<br />
This college was started as a Provincial School in October 1854 even before the establishment of the [[Madras University]]. It became one of the oldest educational institutions to be established in the [[Madras Presidency]] of [[British India]].<ref name="hopkinsp260">{{cite book|title=Mr Hopkins' Men: Cambridge Reform and British Mathematics in the 19th Century|author=AlexD. D. Craik|year=2008|page=260|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-84800-132-9 }}</ref> In 1864, it was raised to the status of second-grade college with the affiliated subjects Mathematics, History and Philosophy under the university.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/budding-artists-give-a-makeover-to-public-spaces-in-thanjavur/article30683963.ece</ref><br />
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==Academic Programmes==<br />
The college offers undergraduates and postgraduate programmes in arts and science affiliated to the [[Bharathidasan University]]. It has been accredited by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] with an A Grade.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/demand-for-seats-in-govt-arts-colleges-may-go-up-due-to-economic-impact-of-lockdown/articleshow/75611498.cms</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
Some of the distinguished alumni of the Government Arts College include [[Srinivasa Ramanujan]], [[V. S. Srinivasa Sastri]], [[P. S. Sivaswami Iyer]] , [[U.V.Swaminatha Iyer]].<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/a-rundown-kumbakonam-college-where-ramanujan-studied-briefly-will-get-a-makeover/article26151560.ece</ref><br />
[[Robert Rajashekar]] , [[Director Shankar]]<br />
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==Miniature sculptures in the campus==<br />
<gallery><br />
Kumbakonammencollege3.jpg|Sculputures in four sides of pillar<br />
Kumbakonammencollege4.jpg|[[Brahma]] worshipping [[Linga]]<br />
Kumbakonammencollege5.jpg|[[Vishnu]] reclining on snake<br />
Kumbakonammencollege2.jpg|Row of pillars<br />
Kumbakonammencollege6.jpg|[[Shiva]] coming out of Linga to save [[Markandeya]]<br />
Kumbakonammencollege8.jpg|Another sculpture in standing posture <br />
Kumbakonammencollege7.jpg|Sculptures in the panel<br />
</gallery><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|http://gacakmu.in/}}<br />
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{{Education in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Arts colleges in India]]<br />
[[Category:Education in Thanjavur district]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1854]]<br />
[[Category:1854 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan University]]<br />
[[Category:Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras]]<br />
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