| Established | 1954 |
|---|---|
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Bharathiar University |
| Website | cncollege.net |
Chikkaiah Naicker College is a state government run general degree college in Erode, Tamil Nadu. The college is affiliated with Bharathiar University. [1] This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
Chikkaiah Naicker College was founded by M. Chikkaiah Naicker, on 12 July 1954 under the able guidance of social reformer and philanthropist E. V. Ramasamy along with many other philanthropists who generously donated, and appropriately named initially as "Mahajana College" affiliated to the University of Madras. And it was directly administered by the Government of Tamil Nadu from1998 till Feb 2025 through the Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Coimbatore Region, as per the sec 30 of Tamil Nadu Private Colleges Regulation (TNPCR) Act, 1976.
And from 11th March, 2025, an act came into force after the approval of The President of India, for the transfer and vesting of the institution by the government of Tamilnadu. Since then, it is now functioning as a Government college.
Started humbly and exclusively for boys with a strength of 150 students then, it has grown in these sixty years into a co-educational institution, with a strength of 1200 students, offering undergraduates and postgraduate programmes, along with diploma and research programmes. [2]
The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and accredited by NACC with an A Grade [3]
