History Of Psg Cas

PSG College of Arts and Science was started in 1947 by the PSG and son's charity which was founded in 1926 by the four sons of P.S. Govindasamy Naidu. The college was affiliated to Madras University till 1978. The college became autonomous and affiliated to Bharathiyar University since 1978. It is one of the first Arts and Science college in Tamil Nadu to get the autonomous status. The college was identified as a College with Potential for Excellence by  University Grands commission in October 2004. It is one among 47 colleges in the country, 8 in the State and the only one in Bharathiar University.

Courses and other things offered by Psg Cas

This institute offers 40 undergraduate courses (16 in Aided Departments and 24 in Self-financing Departments) and 26 post graduate courses (15 in Aided Departments and 11 in Self-financing Departments) apart from doctorate programs in eighteen departments.

The college has a separate faculty of commerce by name, "School of Commerce" with a separate block designed with a total area of 2.75 lakh sq.ft. It has 85 classrooms, four computer laboratories, and two conference halls. Other than that there are 10 blocks with specific departments, GRD Auditorium, Library hall, three conference hall, Indoor Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton stadium is available and there is a full athlete track ground. Football, Cricket and Hockey ground is also on the premises.

The Library

The Library built up area is 24,200 Sq.feet with the seating capacity for about 400 readers. It is well stocked and presently has a collection of over 1,20,000 volumes on different subjects. Latest publications in the fields of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Business Studies, Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences are continuously added to the collection to equip the student with a wide range of academic materials. The Library also subscribes about 225 journals of national and international repute. All Prominent national dailies are also subscribed in the library. The College Library is fully automated and provides user services through the computer. Library also has Wi-Fi facility.

Culturals and Clubs Of Psg Cas

Wizards and Heartbeat are the annual inter-departmental cultural competitions and Cascall and Euphoria are the annual college cultural competitions. The Department of Computer Science organizes a state-level inter-collegiate technical festival, "Gateway". The events are primarily tests of computer technologies and have design-oriented events such as web design. The Department of Visual Communication organizes a short film festival, "Pathivugal" and the judges for this event are bigwigs of Tamil Cinema industry. 

Mathematics Association, Physics Association, and Chemistry Association organize subject-related competitions. Other clubs include Innopreneurs Club (Innovation + Entrepreneurship), Casétune(Music Club), Drama Club, Eco Club, Face Club, Women's forum, Thinkers Club, Citizen Consumer Club, and Nilamutram. Besides, the college has initiated various clubs and associations in order to enhance students' caliber to implement their ideas.

Food Joints Of Psg Cas

There are many food joints inside the college. Cafe Coffee Day has a permanent stall. Campus cafe and "front canteen" are the snacks joint. There is a "back canteen" which serves food apart from the hostel mess. There are two stationery stores and a book depot inside the college. Naturals beauty salon is also on the campus. Many shops are available in The South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) area which is just a two-minute walk from the college.

Elections Of Psg Cas

Student elections happen at the first or third week of June to elect the office members of Manavar Manram (Students union). Students elect Secretary and Chairman from second year and third year respectively. The students who wish to file nominations for elections should have 60% and no backlogs.