GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, SIVAKASI (GASC SIVAKASI)

GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, SIVAKASI (GASC SIVAKASI)

The emblem of Government Arts and Science College, Sivakasi (GASC Sivakasi) features the image of Kasi Viswanatha Swami Temple, an open book, a traditional lamp; a globe of the world, and a mortarboard hat, ensconced by a red circular border inscribed with the name and place of the college. The seal is supported by a banner inscribed with the motto of the college in Tamil ‘அறிவு நல்லொழுக்கம் மேன்மை’. The temple gopuram symbolises divine blessings and guidance; the book refers to to knowledge, learning, education and wisdom; the lamp symbolises  light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity; the globe refers to education, knowledge, influence, timelessness, global unity and interconnectedness; the mortarboard hat or Oxford hat denotes educational achievement, equality, tradition and rights of passage.