List of educational institutions in Madurai

Madurai, the second largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, is home to a large number of colleges and schools. The list of educational institutions in and Madurai are as follows.

Madurai Kamaraj University

The Madurai Kamaraj University (1966) situated in Nagamalai Pudukottai, has 18 schools, which in turn is made up of 72 departments. It pioneered the concept of Distance Education throughout India, and its Directorate of Distance Education currently boasts of a student strength of about 130,000. Several other Arts and Science colleges are present in and around the city, affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University. It has departments where one can study traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., as well as intricate technologies like Geo Informatics, Bio Informatics and beyond. A complete academic pride for Madurai.

Colleges

Madurai is home to some of India's oldest and finest institutions. It is also one of the preferred destination for starting new educational institutions, as, after Chennai, Madurai is the most populated city in Tamil nadu. Colleges include:

Thiagarajar College of Engineering

Velammal College of Engineering and Technology during the First College Day Celebration

• The American College in Madurai (1881)
• Tamilnadu Polytechnic College[1] -- An autonomous and An accredited institute (1948)
• Lady Doak College (1948)
• Thiagarajar College of Engineering (1957)
• SACS M.A.V.M.M Engg College (1997)
• Sethu Institute of Technology (1994)
• K.L.N. College of Engineering (1994)
• K.L.N. College of Information Technology
• Raja College of Engineering and Technology Madurai Dt. (1995)
• PTR College of Engineering and Technology (2001)
• Vickram College of Engineering (2001)
• Madura College
• Madurai Medical College (1954)
• Fatima College (1954)
• SVN College
• Wakf Board College
• Mannar College
• Ambika College
• Yadava College
• EMG Yadava Womens College
• Meenakshi College
• Sermathai Vasan College
• Sourashtra College

• K.L.N.Polytechnic college
• Arul Anandar College (1975)
• Velammal College of Engineering and Technology (2007)[2] -- Part of Velammal Educational Trust

Schools

Schools in Madurai are either run by the Tamil Nadu Government or Government aided or are run privately.

• APT Dorairaj Higher Secondary School
• Arul Malar Matric HSS
• Ayira Vaisya Higher Secondary school,
• Capron Hall Girls HSS
• Cathy Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Central Schools, one at Narimedu (started in 1966) and the other at Thirupparankundram (started in 2004).
• Dolphin Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Gurukulam High School, Subramaniapuram
• HDI Jain Matric HSS
• Indira Gandhi Memorial Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Jeevana School
• Lakshmi School [ICSE],
• Madura College Higher Secondary School
• Madura courts Labour Welfare Association Higher Secondary School
• Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Mangayarkarasi Girls HSS
• Mary Ann Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• MNU Jayaraj Nadar HSS
• MRR.MAVMM.Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Nadar HSS(South gate)
• Nehru Vidhyasalai
• Nirmala Girls Higher Secondary School
• OCPM Girls Higher Secondary School
• Ramachary Memorial Matric HSS
• Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School
• Rotary Laharry Mat.hr.sec.school
• Saracens Matriculation School
• SBOA
• S.D.H.Jain Vidyalaya
• Sethupathi Higher Secondary School
• Seventh Day Adventist
• Sirumalar Girls HSS
• Sivakasi Nadar Matriculation and Hr.Sec. School
• Sourashtra Boys Higher Secondary School (this school is more than 100 years old)
• Sourashtra Girls Higher Secondary School,
• Sourashtra Higher Secondary School
• Sri Prasana Venkateswara Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• St.Britto Higher Secondary School
• St.Joseph's Girls Higher Secondary School
• St.Joseph's Matric HSS
• St.Mary's Higher Secondary School
• Tagore Vidyalayam Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Thiagarajar Model Higher Secondary School,
• TVS Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• TV Sundaram Iyengar Higher Secondary School
• Union Christian Higher Secondary School
• Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• VHN Higher Secondary School
• Vikasa School (Madura Coats)
• VMJ Higher Secondary School
• YWCA Matric HSS
• Zion Good Shepherds Marticulation Higher Secondary School

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