Karpagam Charity Trust promoted by the philanthropist Dr.R.Vasanthakumar in the year 1989, had its corpus from the roots of Karpagam Industries. 10% of the net profits of the Industrial groups was contributed towards the corpus. With the available corpus, Karpagam Arts and Science College was established in September 1995. Its sole aim was to impart instruction to the students in the latest theories and technologies. The college saw qualitative and quantitative expansion in the ensuing years. Our unstinted efforts during these years enabled us to obtain Accreditation and Autonomy. Under the autonomous status, the courses were designed with a view to broaden the knowledge of the students, impart new skills for employability and develop their personality. During these 14 years the college had grown from the strength to strength .To crown it all, the coveted University status has been conferred by the MHRD&UGC in 2008