▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁and ▁contains ▁over ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁rare ▁manuscript s . ▁It ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁fully ▁computer ized . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁other ▁libraries ▁including ▁The ▁Central ▁Library , ▁Th an jav ur . ▁Currently , ▁Th an jav ur ▁has ▁four ▁univers ities ▁including ▁T amil ▁University ▁and ▁several ▁colleg es ▁including ▁the ▁Th an jav ur ▁Medical ▁College ▁and ▁R VS ▁Agricult ural ▁College . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁many ▁research ▁cent res , ▁including ▁the ▁P addy ▁Process ing ▁Research ▁Centre ▁( Now ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁C rop ▁Process ing ▁Technology ) ▁and ▁So il ▁and ▁Water ▁Research ▁Centre ▁and ▁also ▁have ▁Agricult ural ▁college ▁and ▁research ▁inst itute . ▁ ▁Univers ities ▁▁▁ ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Food ▁Process ing ▁Technology ▁II F PT ▁ ▁Per i yar ▁Man i amma i ▁University ▁ ▁P RI ST ▁University ▁ ▁SA ST RA ▁University ▁ ▁T amil ▁University ▁ ▁T AN U V AS ▁T J ▁Camp us ▁ ▁Engineering ▁Colleg es ▁▁▁ ▁Government ▁Engineering ▁College , ▁Th an jav ur ▁ ▁An jal ai ▁Am mal ▁Mah aling am ▁Engineering ▁College ▁( AA ME C ) ▁ ▁Kings ▁Engineering ▁College ▁( KE C ) ▁ ▁K SK ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁& ▁Technology ▁( K SK C ET ) ▁ ▁St . Jose ph ' s ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁& ▁Technology ▁( D MI ) ▁ ▁Anna i ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Technology ▁( AC ET ) ▁ ▁Ar as u ▁Engineering