Ethiraj College for Women
Coordinates: 13°3′48.96″N 80°15′29.66″E / 13.0636°N 80.2582389°E
| Ethiraj College for Women | |
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| Motto | To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield |
| Established | 1948 |
| Type | private |
| Principal | Dr.Jothi Kumaravel |
| Location | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Website | Ethiraj College |
Ethiraj College for Women is a degree-granting college for women in Chennai, India. It was founded in 1948 by V. L. Ethiraj.
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[edit] Founder
In 1948 the philanthropy of a single individual, Thiru. V. L. Ethiraj, financed the college. Ethiraj graduated from Presidency College, Chennai. A barrister, he took his legal degree from University of Dublin and, on his return to India, joined The Madras Bar. Within a short period he built up a lucrative practice and was the first Indian to be appointed as Crown Prosecutor by the British Government.[citation needed]
He believed in the dictum that educating a man is educating an individual, educating a woman is educating the entire family. True to his belief he donated his life’s earnings — a mammoth sum of Rs.10 lakhs, for providing education for women.
[edit] Campus and faculty
Situated in the heart of the city of Chennai in 9 acres (36,000 m2) of campus area, the college stands self-contained with structures measuring 348,751 sq ft (32,400.0 m2). The college has 291 faculty members. The college has more than 6000 students in regular and self-funded streams.
[edit] Courses
MBA and MCA courses are offered under the self-funded stream. At the research level, the institution offers M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in eight departments. The departments offer value-added ICT-enabled certificate programmes after the class hours for final year students.
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[edit] References
- "Education panacea for many problems: Shah. Addresses College Day and silver jubilee celebrations". The Hindu. 2006-03-17. http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/17/stories/2006031718600300.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- "Ethiraj College Should Be A Deemed University". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 2008-05-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20080530151053/http://www.chennaionline.com/education/2000/ethiraj01.asp. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
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