Thiruvalluvar University creates a promising future by imparting higher education, which is lucid for all learners. The University came into existence in October 2002 at Vellore. It was founded by the Government of Tamilnadu under the Thiruvalluvar University Act, 2002. The University was inaugurated on 16.10.2002 as a State University by our Honorable Chief Minister SELVI DR. J. JAYALALITHAA. The campus of the Thiruvalluvar University is extended in an area of 112.68 acres at the Serkkadu near Vallimalai about sixteen km away from the Vellore City on the Ranipet-Chittoor Trunk Road. University imparts post graduate programmes through its well established seven departments, which are Tamil, English, Economics, Zoology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Bio-Technology. Thiruvalluvar University is a warehouse of colleges, currently university has 98 arts and Science College under its affiliation, in which 10 are government Arts and science colleges, 9 are aided Arts and science colleges, 3 are oriental title colleges, 72 are self financing Arts and Science Colleges and the remaining 4 are University Constituent colleges. The objective of the University is to provide facilities for advancement in Research and dissemination of Knowledge with focus on the Economic and Social upliftment of the society.