The Tamil Nadu Dr.J Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University

The Hon ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu established an University exclusively for Music and Fine Arts so as to preserve, foster, popularise, promote the traditional system of Indian Music, Performing Arts and Fine Arts practised in Tamil Nadu, viz., The Tamil Nadu Dr.J Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University. This is the unique university which has music, fine arts and sculpture, first of its kind in India. The Hon ble Chief Minister is the Chancellor of this University. The Hon ble Minister for Tamil Development,Culture and Archaeology is the Pro - Chancellor. The University introduces Postgraduate courses in Vocal, Veena, Violin, Mridangam, Nagaswaram, Bharathanatyam and Postgraduate course in Painting and Visual Communication Design from the academic year 2014-2015