Dr. SNS Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science

Dr. SNS Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science is a co-educational autonomous college at Chinnavedampatti, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, run by the Sri SNS Charitable Trust and affiliated to Bharathiar University. The Government of Tamil Nadu permitted the trust to open the unaided college by G.O.Ms. No. 88 (Higher Education) of 17 March 1999, for the academic year 1999-2000. The UGC conferred autonomous status in 2011 and extended it for ten years, from 2024-25 to 2033-34. NAAC accredited the college in 2009 (A, CGPA 3.15), 2014 (A, 3.28) and 2019 (A+, 3.31); the fourth-cycle certificate of 16 January 2025 awards A+ with a CGPA of 3.30, valid up to 15 January 2030. NIRF 2025 places it in the 101-150 band in the College category.

The college offers 18 undergraduate programmes, 7 postgraduate programmes and Ph.D programmes under Bharathiar University. Undergraduate options include B.Com. in several variants (computer applications, information technology, professional accounting, digital marketing and data mining), BBA, BCA, B.Sc. Computer Science with specialisations such as artificial intelligence and data science, cyber security and data analytics, B.Sc. Information Technology, B.Sc. Psychology and B.Sc. Costume Design and Fashion. Postgraduate programmes are MBA, MCA, M.Sc. Computer Science, M.Sc. Mathematics, M.Com., M.Com. (CA) and M.A. English Literature. The data submitted for NIRF 2026 records a sanctioned intake of 1,320 in three-year UG and 360 in two-year PG programmes for 2024-25. Admission to UG, PG and research programmes follows the procedure laid down by Bharathiar University.