The Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) plans to offer classes to students on its satellite campus in Tiruchi from 2024-25 academic year.
The university, which was established under the Central Universities Act, came into being in September 2009. It functions on about 500 acres of land at Neelakudi on the outskirts of Tiruvarur. Taking into account the fact that many central universities have one or more campuses, in addition to their main campus, the CUTN has proposed to set up a satellite campus in Tiruchi, which is well connected by air, road, and rail. It has identified five acres of land at Suriyur near the Bharathidasan University.
The CUTN is said to have initiated the process of taking control of the land from the Revenue Department by paying the cost fixed by it. Once the Union Ministry of Education gives its nod, the university will pay the cost to the State government.
