Salem Government Arts College at Maravaneri area is the oldest higher education centre in Salem District. It was improved as an Anglo-Vernacular School in 1857 by A.J. Alexander Arbuthnot.It was created to strive for creating socially committed and economically prospective citizens through better quality teaching and efficient learning practices on par with the global standards of education.Its mission is to augment the resources required for attaining the pinnacle of excellence in teaching- learning process, to enable the young learners to strive and achieve the research acumen required for social, economic and intellectual prosperity, to foster skills required for employment prospects with the emerging global challenges by autonomous curriculum design and to provide equal opportunities for women.students to face and succeed in modern societal challenges.