The Directorate of Collegiate Education was cut out of the past Directorate of Public Instruction in the year 1965 with a view to regulate only the Collegiate Education

Tamil Nadu appreciates the benefit of being a standout amongst the most created states in the Country in the field of Higher Education

27 Universities are working in Tamilnadu and of these 12 Universities are getting their Block Grants from the Government of Tamilnadu through the Directorate of Collegiate Education.

8 Regional Offices situated at Chennai, Vellore, Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Dharmapuri and Thanajur are working under the authoritative control of the Directorate of Collegiate Education Each Regional office is going by a Joint Director of Collegiate Education.

Each Regional office is going by a Joint Director of Collegiate Education

The Regional workplaces take care of the works identifying with the Aided universities in the particular areas like arrival of month to month pay allow, endorsement of arrangements, reviewing of records and so forth.

Officials of Office of the Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Tirunelveli

Designation / Section
Name
Off. Phone

Regional Joint Director
Dr. (Tmt). D. Saralathembavani M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D
0462-2531401

Assistant Director
Thiru. V. Ramasubramanian
0462-2331701

Accounts Officer
Thiru. V. Venkatesan
0462-2331701

Contact:

Department of Higher Education,
Government of Tamilnadu
Office of the Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Tirunelveli
18, Tiruchendur Road,
Murugan Kurichy,
Tirunelveli 627 002.
Phone Nos: 0462-2573262
Fax: 0462-2583002