A Christian Minority College, established in 1837 by the Church of Scotland, the Madras Christian College, Chennai is one of the oldest colleges in Asia providing education in science and liberal arts. It was founded by Rev. George James Laurie and Rev. Matthew Bowie.
Madras Christian College's roots can be traced back to a small school for boys that was established in 1835. St. Andrew's School on Randalls Road in Egmore, Madras was founded by two chaplains of the Church of Scotland, Rev. George James Laurie and Rev. Matthew Bowie.
Considered as one of the prestigious colleges in India, it has been continuously ranked as one of the best ten colleges in India. Under the Church of South India, it is an autonomous Christian College. It has produced several distinguished alumni over the years.
Located in the urban part of Delhi, it is a co-educational government college. It was set up with an aim to provide quality higher education to deserving candidates and become a turning point in the path of progress.
The college is affiliated to the University of Madras, Chennai and was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) under the UGC Act, 1956. On 5th January 2013, it was also accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "A" Grade - (2nd cycle).
The college aims at providing education to students that will help in the development of their aesthetic, intellectual, spiritual and moral values.
Madras Christian College was conferred the status of grant-in-aid college and hence the government fixes all the fees and the facilities to be provided by the government.
The foundation of the college was a missionary endeavour of the Church of Scotland. However, following Independence, in 1947, the charge was handed over to the Church of South India (CSI).
The first campus building was declared open by Lord John Erskine, the governor of Madras, on 30 January 1937.
In the hostel, there were three halls of residence: Heber, Selaiyur, and Thomas. Today, they have become semi-autonomous student communities.
From 1939, on a regular basis, women candidates were admitted to the college. In 1950, a hostel was built for the women candidates. An on-campus residence for women was built in 1968, named Martin Hall, after Agnes Martin.
In 1978, the college was one of the first colleges to be granted autonomy in India. In 1981, from Madras Christian College, the first batch of autonomous graduates passed out. The college was given a status of "College with Potential for Excellence (CPE)".
Under the University of Madras, Chennai, Madras Christian College has received many awards and recognition in the fields of academics, sports and extra-curricular activities at various levels, i.e., city, state and national levels.
Under the University of Madras, Chennai, the college offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses for three years and two years, respectively, in the fields of science, commerce and arts. It also offers add-on certificate courses and Ph.D. courses. All the undergraduate courses are planned and implemented based on the University Choice-Based Credit Semester System (UCBCSS).
Madras Christian College has also tied up with several foreign universities for exchange programmes. Certificate courses are also provided in Asian and European languages by an International Languages School.
Madras Christian College is associated with schools like the RSL, the Campus School, and Oxfam in Tambaram and the MCCHSS in Chetput.
Unlike other colleges under the Madras University, Madras Christian College follows its own selection process. An online application process enables the students to fill in their educational achievements and interests. In the college premises, various university exams of different courses, exams conducted by the Madras University and various other exams are conducted.
Vision & Mission:
- Madras Christian College aims at providing education to all communities in a true Christian spirit in a humane way according to the needs of the world and, of course, India