T-shaped skilled individual is the educational design in the liberal arts approach of KCLAS, building Deep Generalist. The vertical stroke of the T refers to the expert knowledge the student will gain in the specific domain and program of choice enabling them to contribute to the creative process. The horizontal stroke refers to the opportunities offered to collaborate across disciplines and use those competencies in life
KCLAS is part of the Kumaraguru Institutions, comprising of Kumaraguru College of Technology, KCT Business School, Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science and Kumararguru Institute of Agriculture - together they have exemplified the inter-disciplinary approach.
KCLAS is affiliated to Bharathiar University, a state university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Bharathiar University is ranked 20 overall in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework of 2018 and 13 among universities.