The PGP Educational Institutions in a sprawling and sylvan campus of 200 acres is the realization of the dream of Dr.Palani G.Periasamy M.A.,M.A., Ph.D., (USA) to establish colleges of International Standard in Namakkal. Having served as full-tenure Professor in America and based on his experience in his wide tour of the world, Dr.Palani G.Periasamy has set up these institutions to impart quality learning in all disciplines. PGP College of Education was established in 2005.(PGP College of Education is a NAAC accredited institution)Dr. C. Swaminathan, known well for his institution-building abilities and keen interest in the field of higher education, was born to Thiru. A. Chinnappan and Thirumathi C. Ponnammal at Thingalur near Erode. Coming from a family of farmers, he had his schooling at Thingalur Government HSS. He then went on to do his B.A. at C. N. College, Erode and M.A. at Pachaiappa's College, Chennai. Continuing his studies, he obtained M.Phil. from the University of Madras after which he took up a faculty position as Lecturer in History at CBM College, Coimbatore in 1980. The researcher in him would make no allowance for any rest inspite of a demanding teaching career and he went on to get his Ph.D. in 2000.