A. M. Jain College
Coordinates: 12°59′06″N 80°10′47″E / 12.985006°N 80.179644°E A.M. Jain College is an arts college in Meenambakkam near in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was opened in 1952, by the Shri S S Jain Educational Society. It provides courses in the arts, sciences and information technology along with visual communication courses. The college's campus is located opposite the Meenambakkam Railway Station. The college is managed by the Jain Community Associations and is affiliated with Madras University.
In the year 2006-2007 the college was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), India.
The college also has an evening section which conducts courses like B.Sc, B.Com, BCA, M.Sc(IT) and MA (Communication). The college has two libraries, one for each of the sections. Annual day celebrations and sports meet are the big festivals. A professional sports field holds division matches from time to time.
In 1952 the Agurchand Manmull Jain College was established by the magnanimity and munificence of Padmasri Mohanmulji Chordia through the Sri.S.S.Jain Educational Society, at the Inspiration of her Holiness Shri.Sayar Kanwarji Maharaj.Shri. Sri Prakasa, the then Governor of Madras Presidency, performed the auspicious task of inauguration on 25 June 1952 at the Jain Boarding Home Premises in Madley Road,T.Nagar. The College was shifted to its new campus in Meenambakkam in 1954. On that occasion, two educationists, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (the then Vice-President of India) and Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar (the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Madras) attended. The former laid the foundation stone and the latter presided over the function.
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