Maharani's Arts College for Women, Mysuru (MACWM) was established in 1920.

It is one of the premier colleges established to impart & provide in the field of higher education for the deserving candidates and prove to be a milestone in the part of progress.

The college is affiliated to University of Mysore, Mysuru and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) under Act, 1956.

It is re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "B" Grade - (CGPA Score 2.67 on a 4 Point Scale in 3rd Cycle) on 17th March 2016 & valid till 16th March 2021.

It is one of the oldest and renowned institutions in the country. The college had its humble beginning in the last quarter of 19th century. The college is in the forefront of providing higher education exclusively for girl students.

Maharani’s Arts College for Women, Mysore [MACWM] owes its existence to the farsightedness of the Maharani Kempananjammanni, the Queen Consort of the then Maharaja Chamarajendra Wodeyar X.

Initially, it was started as Maharani’s Girls School, Mysore. The vision of providing education for girls was the brainchild of social workers such as Amble Narasimha Iyengar (Bakshi of the Palace), M. VenkataKrishnaiah [a renowned journalist of Mysore] and Narayana Shastri, it was the benevolence of Maharani Kempananjammanni which helped in the establishment of an educational institution exclusively for girls. Thus, the school was started with primary and middle sections on 16th March 1881 with 28 girl pupils.

In 1891, the school was taken over by the Government of Mysore and upgraded to High School. In 1902, the school was again upgraded to II Grade College with the name Maharani’s College and affiliated to the University of Madras.

Till 1919, the institution had the college, high school, middle and primary sections together. In 1920, the Maharani’s College became a full-fledged institution of higher education, affiliated to the University of Mysore.

During the year 1979, the Maharani’s college was bifurcated into 2 individual colleges as Maharani’s Science College and Maharani’s Arts College.

The College started courses in Commerce and Management in 1993 but owing to the growing student population, the Government of Karnataka bifurcated the college again into Maharani’s Arts College for Women and Maharani’s Commerce and Management College for Women.

In the year 2007, the college started Postgraduate programs. At present, the Maharani Arts College for Women provides Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Career Orientation Programmes.

Vision:

• To become a premier college for women in the country by achieving the highest order of excellence in teaching and research and provide social justice to meet the expectation of the society to empower women

Mission:

• To impart quality education to meet the needs of the present emerging society
• To strive for students’ achievement and success and to build leadership qualities
• To provide a scholarly and conducive learning environment that promotes the professional and personal growth of the students and the staff

Goals:

• To participate in the acquisition of knowledge
• To inculcate moral values in the students
• To maintain a cordial relationship with the employees, alumni, and the society (MACWM) was established in 1920.