On 14 September 2011 a bill was passed to merge back the universities.[2]
Campus
The university is functioning from the campus of the Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli, which is located 3 km. from Palayamkottai on NH 7 towards Kanyakumari, and about 8 km. from the Tirunelveli Railway Station bus stand. Additional campuses are in Thoothukudi and Nagercoil.
For undergraduate students, the university offers both four year B.Tech and B.E. courses, where B.Tech. degrees are all full-time degrees, while some B.E. degrees are offered for part-time studies as well. The same applies for the two year postgraduate studies, with M.Tech and M.E.[4] In addition the university offers postgraduate two year M.B.A. and three year M.C.A. courses. The university also offers integrated five year M.Sc. degrees in some fields.[5]
Affiliated colleges
65 colleges are affiliated to the university, as well as two University Constituent Colleges, at Thoothukudi and Nagercoil, namely University VOC College of Engineering, Thoothukudi and University College of Engineering, Nagercoil both established in 2009.[6]
