Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) is a Central University[3] located in Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India, and Prof. M. Krishnan is the Vice-Chancellor of this Central University, which now has over 2,000 students in 27 Departments under 12 Schools. CUTN was ranked in the 51–100 band among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022.
History
CUTN was established by the Government of India in 2009 under the Central Universities Act, 2009.[4] It was inaugurated in September 2009 and B. P. Sanjay was appointed the first Vice-Chancellor (V-C).[5] Aditya Prasad Dash was appointed as the V-C in August 2015.[6]
G. Padmanabhan replaced V. Krishnamurthy as the Chancellor in July 2018.[7] Karpaga Kumaravel replaced Aditya Prasad Dash as acting V-C in August 2020.[8] Prof. M. Krishnan joined as new regular V-C of CUTN on 6 August 2021.[9] With eight students in M.A. English Studies, the university started functioning in November 2009. Now, it offers over 60 programmes. CUTN is spread across 516.76 acres in Thiruvarur.
CUTN had its Academic Campus in the Neelakudi village of Thiruvarur and its Residential Campus in the Nagakudi village. It also has a Community College that offers Certificate, Diploma and Degree programmes.