Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN)

CUTN had 1,914 students in its own UG and PG programmes in 2024-25, and 383 PhD scholars. 61% of the UG and PG students are women. 56% come from outside Tamil Nadu. Students of affiliated or constituent colleges that report separately are not included.

Students by programme

Reserved categories and fee waivers

1,391 students are from SC, ST or OBC categories and 111 are economically backward (78% of all UG and PG students together). Of these 1,502 students, 883 had their full tuition fee paid by the central or state government, 511 by the university and 21 by private bodies.

CUTN scholarships and fellowships

PhD scholars

CUTN had 328 full-time and 55 part-time PhD scholars in 2024-25.

Faculty

CUTN's NIRF return lists 187 faculty members working at the university now, about 12 students per faculty member (counting PhD students). 98% of them hold a PhD. 28% are women. The median teacher has 14 years of experience.

Appointment: 179 regular, 8 adhoc / contractual.

Source: Student strength, PhD and faculty tables from the NIRF 2026 data return of Central University of Tamil Nadu (IR-O-U-0449), as published on cutn.ac.in Open the PDF. Figures are for 2024-25 unless a year is given; the university is responsible for them.