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MA colleges in Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu

Disha Stars lists 22 institutions listed for MA in Tirunelveli, all from official registers. Of these, 4 are government and 18 private. The register listings are 21 colleges and 1 standalone institute. None is ranked in NIRF 2025. Register data as of 6 October 2026, mostly from AISHE, UGC 2(f) and AICTE 2025-26.

Institutions: 22
Verified profiles: 0
Government: 4
NIRF 2025 ranked: 0

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This list is almost the same as Arts, science and commerce colleges in Tirunelveli, because the registers state the subject area, not each degree. That page is the main list.

Top 10 on this list

Order: verified Disha profiles first, then institutions ranked in NIRF 2025 (best rank in any category), then the rest, those named by more official registers first, then A to Z. This is not a quality ranking.
Institution	Place	Management	NIRF 2025	Registers
Ambai Arts College, Ambasamudram	Tirunelveli	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
Einstein College of Arts and Science	Tirunelveli	Private	Not ranked	AICTE approved, AISHE listed
J. P. College of Arts and Science, Ayikudy	Tirunelveli	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
Vyasa Arts and Science Womens College	Tirunelveli	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
Arulmigu Pannirupidi Ayyan College of Arts & Science, Vagaikulam	Tirunelveli	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed
Balagan Saraswathi Arts and Science College for Women	Tirunelveli	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed
Christopher Arts and Science College Surangudi	Tirunelveli	Private	Not ranked	AISHE listed
Government Arts and Science College for Women, Alangulam	Tirunelveli	Government	Not ranked	AISHE listed
Government Arts and Science College, Manur	Tirunelveli	Government	Not ranked	AISHE listed
Government Arts College, Surandai	Tirunelveli	Government	Not ranked	AISHE listed

Which are the government MA colleges in Tirunelveli?

4 on this list have government management, as the register or the verified profile states it.

Government Arts and Science College for Women, Alangulam, Tirunelveli
Government Arts and Science College, Manur, Tirunelveli
Government Arts College, Surandai, Tirunelveli
Sardar Raja Arts & Science College, Vadakkankulam, Tirunelveli

Which MA colleges in Tirunelveli are ranked in NIRF 2025?

None of them appears in the official India Rankings 2025 (NIRF). NIRF ranks only the leading institutions in each category, so most institutions are not on it.

All MA colleges in Tirunelveli

Showing 1 to 22 of 22

1.
Ambai Arts College, Ambasamudram
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
2.
Einstein College of Arts and Science
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed
3.
J. P. College of Arts and Science, Ayikudy
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
4.
Vyasa Arts and Science Womens College
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
5.
Arulmigu Pannirupidi Ayyan College of Arts & Science, Vagaikulam
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
6.
Balagan Saraswathi Arts and Science College for Women
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
7.
Christopher Arts and Science College Surangudi
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
8.
Government Arts and Science College for Women, Alangulam
TirunelveliGovernmentCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
9.
Government Arts and Science College, Manur
TirunelveliGovernmentCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
10.
Government Arts College, Surandai
TirunelveliGovernmentCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
11.
Mahatma Gandhi College of Arts & Science, V. R. Naidu Nagar
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
12.
Maria Arts and Science College for Women
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
13.
Merit Arts and Science College
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
14.
Perarignar Anna Science College, Dharugapuram
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
15.
Pet Arts and Science Co Education College
TirunelveliPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved
16.
Pet Arts and Science Coeducation College
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
17.
Rose Mary College of Arts & Science
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
18.
S A V Sahaya Thai Arts and Science (Women) College
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
19.
Sardar Raja Arts & Science College, Vadakkankulam
TirunelveliGovernmentCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
20.
Shanmuga College of Arts and Science
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
21.
Sri Ram Nallamani Yadava College of Arts & Science, Kodikurichi
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed
22.
St Joseph College of Arts and Science
TirunelveliPrivateCollegeRegisters: AISHE listed

How this list is built

An institution is listed here when its registered name states arts, science, commerce or degree college (the registers do not list general degree courses). The registers do not list every course, so confirm the exact course with the institution.
A listing in the AISHE directory of the Ministry of Education is not a recognition. Each row names the regulator lists it appears in, so check the approval for your course with that regulator.
Government or private is the management a register states. Where no register states it, the row says so.
Order: verified Disha profiles first, then institutions ranked in NIRF 2025 (best rank in any category), then the rest, those named by more official registers first, then A to Z. This is not a quality ranking.

Read the methodology or report a correction.

Sources and last updated

Listed in the AISHE directory of higher education institutions, Ministry of Education (a listing is not a recognition) (21 on this list)
College recognised by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f), or 2(f) and 12B (3 on this list)
Approved by AICTE for 2025-26 (2 on this list)

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