Sri Meenakshi College

Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women came into existence in the year 1965 in the city of Madurai. The college is situated on the north bank of the river Vaigai, right in the middle of the city. Approach to the college is easy and therefore, it caters effectively to the needs of the women students in the city.
The college was started by the government of TamilNadu with the exclusive aim of the upliftment of the women of Madurai. In 1965 the college had only pre-university courses with 320 students. There were 13 teaching and 13 non-teaching staff. In the very next academic year, that is, 1966-67, undergraduate courses in Tamil literature, Economics and Mathematics were started.

In 1968, undergraduate courses in Chemistry and Geography were started. In 1969 undergraduate courses in English literature and History were introduced. The year 1970 saw the introduction of B.Sc Physics course. The year 1971 was marked by the introduction of the first Post Graduate course in the college namely M.A, geography. In the same year, B.A. (Special Economics) and B.Sc (Special Zoology) courses were also introduced.
In 1972 certificate courses in Gandhian thought was introduced. M.A. (History), M.A. (Economics) ,B.Sc (Home Science) and M.Sc (Mathematics) courses were introduced one by one in the years 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, and 1980 respectively. Subsequently, the |B.com course was introduced in 1986, M.A.(English literature) in 1990, B.Sc. (Computer Science) in 1992, B.Sc (Environment Science) in 1993 and MCA in 1998.

Thus, the college has grown in stature day by day. Now it is a premier institution with 15 post-graduate courses and 15 undergraduate courses catering to the academic needs of around 2894 women students every year. The college has a library with 44450 books and 75 journals. There are adequate laboratory facilities for practical work in Physics, Chemistry, Environment science, Zoology, Geography, Home Science and Computer Science. The college also has adequate class-room facilities and other infrastructure.

Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women was established by the government of Tamilnadu in the temple city of Madurai in the year 1965, to fulfill the need for the upliftment of women in and around Madurai. Set in a sprawling campus of 16 acres, the college began its journey with 320 students and 13 teaching and 13 non-teaching staff members. Today, the college stands upgraded to Grade-I status and is well-placed among the 14 Grade-I colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu. Autonomy status was conferred upon it on 6th October 1998 and the institution continues to grow from strength to strength, reaching out far and wide to young women thirsting for empowerment through education. The college has since grown in stature, having on its roll, 4913 students, 150 teachings and 43 non-teaching staff, at present. There are 15 undergraduate and 15 postgraduate courses offered now. Our College is one among the six government colleges where the Satellite Interactive Remote Terminal has been Installed.

Our Vision
To strive for the empowerment of women through higher education” Focusing on women empowerment as the prime concern, the college strives for holistic education, which includes in its purview, the multifold development of the students and their sensitization towards the complex socio-cultural matrix of the nation, thereby creating responsible citizens who can be leaders and participants in nation-building.


Goals and Objectives
“To strive, to seek and not to yield” — Strive hard, seek knowledge and do not yield to temptation—the goal of the college is to cater to the higher education needs of the lower middle class and economically backward sections of women in and around Madurai.

“Service for the cause of Women Empowerment” is the objective of the college.

Our Mission

To impart knowledge through a learner-centric approach
To provide holistic development by honing life skills in students.
To enhance competency through a learning process that would be sustained life-long.
To uplift the first-generation learners by helping them overcome social and economical challenges.
To ensure the employability of the stakeholders in keeping with the current technological and academic demands.
To instill an inclusive consciousness towards nation-building.

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Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women, Madurai Placements
Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women, Madurai has a career guidance cell to look after the placement-related activities for its students. The career guidance cell assists students with final placement and internship opportunities. The cell arranges various kinds of workshops, seminars, guest lectures, and conferences to facilitate Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women, Madurai placements. The cell helps students for job interviews by conducting skill development sessions, aptitude tests and mock interviews. Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women, Madurai careers development cell invites well-reputed companies for campus placement of students.

Library

“Reading maketh a full man and writing an exact man.” For both reading and writing, our library resources are abundant and very much relevant. The college library is accommodated in a spacious separate floor. It has an air-conditioned reading room with more than 65000 books in stock in addition to books available in the department libraries. The regular subscription of 21 Indian journals adds to the stock of the central and departmental libraries.

Role of Library Advisory Committee
The advisory committee of the library is comprised of the principal, librarian, and faculty representation of one each from the science and humanities streams. The committee allocates funds to various departments from a state government funds to autonomous and UGC funds. The committee makes suggestions to make the library, an easily accessible source of knowledge for all kinds of students. The committee approves the steps taken to enhance the facilities of the library.

Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women, Madurai provides good infrastructure and campus facilities to its students. Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women, Madurai facilities include library, hostels, auditorium, gymnasium, cooperative store, medical and banking facilities to its students. Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women sports facilities are provided for Volleyball, basketball, handball, badminton, ball badminton, Kho-Kho and Kabaddi. The college has several committees like an anti-ragging cell, student counselling cell, Youth Red Cross, Youth welfare forum and many more which function for the benefit of students. Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women, Madurai hostel facilities are provided separately for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Girls Hostel
The college provides separate hostels for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The girls hostel has 9 wings in the UG hostel and 2 wings in PG hostel and it can provide accommodation to 546 students. The hostels are equipped with facilities like furniture, television, telephone, water supply, indoor games, common room.

Medical/Hospital
The college provides medical facilities and first aid facilities to students. Students are provided with medical facilities from nearby government hospitals.

Library
The college has a rich library with a collection of books consisting of around 65000 books and 21 Indian journals. The library has an air-conditioned reading room.

Sports
The college provides indoor and outdoor sports facilities to the students. The college has a spacious playground, basketball court, volleyball court and football court.

I.T Infrastructure
The college provides computer centre facilities with internet for students and staff members. The college also provides training to students to use IT facilities in an effective way.

Cafeteria
The canteen is also available for students and staff inside the college campus. The canteen provides healthy and fresh food at affordable rates.

Laboratories
The college provides well-equipped lab facilities for all the departments. The laboratories facilitate technological research and experimentation.

Convenience Store
Items available for sale stationary items, Buckets/mugs/detergent powder ect.

Banks/ATMs
The college provides a banking facility to students and staff members. The banking facility is provided by Indian Overseas Bank, Madurai on all working days.