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Ethiraj College for Women

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Ethiraj College for Women
MottoTo strive, to seek, to find and not to yield
TypeAutonomous
Established1948
FounderV. L. Ethiraj
ChairmanV. M. Muralidharan
PrincipalS. Uma Gowrie
Location, ,
India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Madras
Websitewww.ethirajcollege.edu.in

Ethiraj College for Women is an arts and science college for women in Chennai, India, managed by the Ethiraj College Trust. It was founded in 1948 by the barrister V. L. Ethiraj of Vellore.

History

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Chairmen

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Principals

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  • Subur Parthasarathy (1948–49, 1950–52)
  • Mona Hensman (1953–60)
  • Evangeline Matthew (1960–76)
  • K. Vasanthi Devi (1976–84)
  • N. A. Qadir (1984–85)
  • Keser Chander (1985–88)
  • Yasodha Shanmugasundaram (1988–94)
  • Indhrani Sridharan (1994-2005)
  • M. Thavamani (2005–11)
  • Jothi Kumaravel (2011–14)
  • A. Nirmala (2014–18)
  • S. Kothai (2019–22)
  • S. Uma Gowrie (2023-present)

Ranking

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College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2022)[3]65

The college is ranked 79th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[4]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Former Chairmen". Ethiraj College for Women.
  2. ^ "Former Principals". Ethiraj College for Women.
  3. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ "2024 NIRF Ranking" (PDF).
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