Scott Christian College

The Scott Christian College is a college in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1809. It is one A College under NAAC ranking and is rated 5-star. It is also one of the nine colleges in Tamil nadu which were recognised by the central government as 'Institutes of Potential Research and Excellence' along with Madras University and Madurai Kamaraj University. Scott Christian College is one of the earliest colleges in India along with Fort William College, Calcutta, started in 1800 which was closed in 1835, the Hindu College established in 1817 which was later named as Presidency University, Kolkata; the Serampore College in Serampore (Bengal) established in 1818 and the Bishop’s College, Calcutta(1820). It is the oldest college in the Erstwhile state of Travancore and Madras Presidency. The alumni of the college are called Scottians.