▁P . ▁Ram an athan . ▁ ▁The ▁campus ▁had ▁appro val ▁for ▁three ▁fac ult ies ▁( H uman ities , ▁Law ▁and ▁Science ) ▁and ▁one ▁department ▁( Phys ical ▁Education ). ▁Only ▁the ▁Human ities ▁and ▁Science ▁fac ult ies ▁were ▁function ing ▁when ▁the ▁campus ▁started ▁taking ▁students ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Human ities ▁and ▁campus ▁administration ▁were ▁based ▁at ▁Th ir un el v ely . ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Science ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁under grad uate ▁section ▁of ▁J aff na ▁College , ▁V ad du k od da i ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Human ities ▁was ▁renamed ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁Ram an athan ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁based ▁at ▁Ram an athan ▁College ▁in ▁Mar uth an arm ad am , ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁J aff na ▁Camp us ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Science ▁moved ▁to ▁Th ir un el v ely ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁the ▁J aff na ▁College ▁site ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁its ▁former ▁own ers ▁the ▁J aff na ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁South ▁India . ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁with ▁its ▁base