Rathnavel Subramaniam College of Arts and Science

Rathnavel Subramaniam College of Arts and Science is a self-financing college at Sulur, Coimbatore, run by the RVS Educational Trust and affiliated to Bharathiar University. It was founded on 31 October 1986, and the University Grants Commission accorded it autonomous status in 2004. NAAC reaccredited the college in its fourth cycle at A+ (CGPA 3.37 on a four-point scale) on 31 January 2023, valid up to 30 January 2028. In NIRF 2025 it is in the 201-300 band of the College category. Its NIRF 2025 data show a sanctioned intake of 1,710 undergraduate and 590 postgraduate seats in 2023-24, and 3,994 undergraduate and 759 postgraduate students on the rolls.

Teaching is organised into the Schools of Commerce, Computer Studies and Business Management and departments including English, Mathematics, Psychology, Social Work, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Foods and Nutrition, Electronics and Catering Science and Hotel Management. Undergraduate programmes run for three years in six semesters: six B.Com variants, three BBA variants, B.Sc degrees in computing, electronics, life sciences, nutrition, mathematics, psychology and hotel management, and B.A. English Literature. Postgraduate programmes run for two years in four semesters: M.Com, several M.Sc subjects, MCA, M.A. English Literature and MSW, with Ph.D. research also offered. Admission follows the regulations of the UGC and Bharathiar University, with applications made through the college's online portal.