In the year 1965, the Government of Tamilnadu Started Periyar EVR College in Tiruchirappalli, the central part of Tamilnadu, naming it after the grate thinker and social reformer, Periyar E.V.Ramasamy who generously parted with Rs.5 Lakhs and 9.65 acres of land for the exclusive purpose of imparting higher education to the people in and around Tiruchirappalli. The unique feature of this college, which is in consonance with the intent of Periyar, is that it caters to the academic needs and aspiration of the students belonging generally to educationally, socially and economically backward sections and particularly to SC/ST, most of whom are first generation learners
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