The Thiruvalluvar University was established in October 2002 under the Thiruvalluvar University Act, 2002 (Government of Tamilnadu Act 32/2002) as an affiliating University. It is a member of the Association of Indian Universities (A.I.U).
The University is located in a sprawling campus of about 112.68 acres, at Serkadu near Vallimalai about 16kms away from Vellore city on the Ranipet – Chithoor NH 4 Trunk Road.