Profile of The American College(Autonomous)

(As on date of the peer team vistit)

 

 

The American College(Autonomous)

Tallakulam

Madurai - 625 002

Tamil Nadu

Phone:       0452 530070,    530967,    530973

Fax:          0452 - 531056

e-mail:       american@md2.vsnl.net.in

       jj@md3.vsnl.net.in

Website:     Nil

 

 

Name of the Principal                         

 Dr. D. Samuel Sudanandha

 

 

University to which affiliated                

 Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai

 

 

Type of Institution                     

 Autonomous, Grant-in-aid, Men & Women, Minority

 

 

Year of Establishment                  

 1881

 

 

UGC recognition under 12B as college      

 Recognised under 12 B

 

 

Conferment of Autonomy              

 1978 

 

 

Location of the college                 

 Urban

 

 

Area of the campus                           

 39.5 acres

 

 

Programme options                              : 

 

B.A. in Tamil, English, Economics(English Medium & Tamil Medium), Religion, Philosophy, Sociology

 

B.Sc. in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, Computer Science

 

B.Com.

 

M.A. in  Tamil, English, Economics, History

 

M.Sc. in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology

 

M.Com.

 

M.C.A.

 

M.B.A.

 

M.Phil. in English, Physics, Zoology

Ph.D. in English, Economics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology

 

Student enrolment in UG              

 1647

      

 

Student enrolment in PG              

  529

 

 

Student enrolment in M.Phil.                 

 6

      

 

Student enrolment in Ph.D.                  

 11(full-time) + 17(part-time)

 

 

Number of teachers at present        

 120

 

Changes if any

(As  on 23/05/2000)

 

Programme options                              : 

P.G.D.C.A. (Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications)

 

Number of teachers at present        

 173

 

 

Student enrolment in PG Diploma             

 90

 

 

Total Number of Students enrolment in the College

 2182

 

 

Number of Books in the library        

 1, 17, 034

 

 

Number of Journals in the library             

 40

 

 

Formal Placement Services                   

 No

 

 

Number of Books in the library        

 Yes

 

 

Accreditation Status                          

 Accredited with A*****(Five Stars)

 

 

Validity of the Status                         

From 1999 - 2000(Academic Year)

To     2003 - 2004(Academic Year)