Sri
Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women was founded by a great patriot
and educationist Dr. T.S. Avinashilingam under the auspices of Avinashilingam
Education Trust in 1957 with 45 students. Enterprise
growth was fueled carefully present heights by world famous and nutrition
educator, a former adviser to Dr. Rajammal P. Devadas university. It is now the largest institution
in the country to make major science education at all levels. It was one of the
eight colleges that had been granted autonomy by the University of Madras in
June 1978, and the first women's college to get this discrimination. It gave autonomy in the domain for
the academic freedom of innovations in the field of teaching and research.
The
Government of India announced, Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women and the Sri
Avinashilingam teacher college for womens as considered as a Deemed University under
section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act in June 1988. It has been renamed as as
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women and functioning
towards the twenty-fifth year as a
University. Dr. T.S.K.
Meenakshisundaram has assumed the chancellorship on 12/02/2010. He is a follower
of the founder president Dr. T.S. Avinashilingam Ayya Avargal.
University
follows the educational ideals of the Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri
Saradamani Devi, Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi's life and upholds the
purity and discipline and service. Temple dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna commands
the campus. Daily prayer is an integral part of campus life part. It is
expected to take part in joint prayers for all students and staff.
Education
has been the pattern semesterised completely. The school year is divided into
two semesters, each semester and there are no less than 90 days teaching.
It provides pattern semester
for each student special attention from the teacher and facilitate the overall
development of the student. And calls for effective participation of students
in the learning process to participate.
Regular
attendance is an important feature of a pattern semester attributes. In all the
programs, the student must be at least 75 percent attendance for both
theoretical and practical to appear for exams semester comprehensive. Courses are conducted exams in the
classroom in the same chapter to make learning more effective and reduce the
burden on students.
