A. V. C. College
| Anbanathapuram Vahayara Charities College of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Motto | The more people learn, the more knowledge they gain (in Tamil) |
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| Type | Autonomous college for both men and women |
| Established | 1955 |
| Principal | Dr R. Nagarajan |
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Academic staff
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259 |
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Administrative staff
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101 |
| Students | 5185 |
| Location | Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Campus | Rural |
| Affiliations | Bharathidasan University |
| Website | http://www.avccollege.net |
Anbanathapuram Vahaira Charities College of Arts and Sciences (abbreviated A.V.C. College) is a college in Mayiladuthurai, India. It was founded in 1955, moved to its present site in 1957, and received autonomous status in 1987. It is one of three colleges supported by the Anbanathapuram Vahaira Charities, the others being the A. V. C. Polytechnic and the A. V. C. College of Engineering. The three colleges share a campus located in the village of Mannampandal, about 5Km east of the Mayiladuthurai, on the road towards Sembanarkoil; although they are independent entities, they share some facilities. The College is recognized by the University Grants Commission as a "College with Potential for Excellence". It offers degrees up to PhD level.
The college includes the following departments
The college offers both Day and Evening programmes.
The Day College offers undergraduate majors in English, History, Economics, Commerce, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology, and taught postgraduate degrees in Economics, Commerce, Mathematics and Wildlife Biology. It also offers research degrees (MPhil and Phd) in Zoology, Commerce, Economics, Tamil, Botany (PhD only), History (PhD only), Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science (MPhil only).
The Evening College offers undergraduate majors and taught postgraduate degrees in Commerce, Computer Science, Electronic Science, Physics, Chemistry, Microbiology, Home Science (undergraduate only), Mathematics, Visual Communication (undergraduate only), Biotechnology, Business Administration (undergraduate only), Commercial Administration, Tamil, English, Botany (postgraduate only) and Zoology (postgraduate only); it also offers some diploma and certificate courses.
Undergraduate students at the college come mainly from rural areas in its neighbourhood; the college provides transport from a number of locations. In addition frequent public bus services pass the college, linking it to Mayiladuthurai and to smaller towns to the east. Hostels for men (150 places) and women (200 places) are located on the campus. Postgraduate students are recruited from a wider area, particularly for courses in the College's specialised research areas such as Wildlife Biology.
A.V.C College belongs to the A.V Charity. Sri S. Ramalingam Pillai sowed the seeds of A.V. Charities in 1806 in memory of his beloved son Thiru Velayutham Pillai. A.V. Charities began its educational services by starting the A.V.C. college in 1955, the other two colleges being added later. A.V. Charities serve as beacon light in the field of education to the innumerable youth with rural background. A particular goal of the Charities was to increase the educational opportunities available to young people from rural areas, and this remains an important mission of the college.
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