Jamal Mohamed College

The college was started in 1951 and it was affiliated to University of Madras. Later, Since 1982 it is affiliated to Bharathidasan University.[1] The college is administered by the Society of Jamal Mohamed College. It is established in a sprawling land area of 87 acres, as a religious minority institution. Janab M. Jamal Mohamed Sahib and Janab N.M. Khajamian Rowther were the founding fathers of this institution and revered locally.

In 1957, the college, along with thirty best colleges in India, was selected by the Danforth Foundation for the award of study fellowships in the United States. In 1963 the college was elevated to the status of a post-graduate college.

In 1972, the college was recognized by UGC New Delhi for Grant purposes under section 2(F) and 12(B) of the University Grants Commission Act 1956. In 1977, on the recommendation of the University of Madras, the UGC recognized the college as one of the ten "Lead colleges" in the university area. During 2004-2005, the UGC, Government of Tamil Nadu and Bharathidasan University conferred Autonomous status for all the programmes.

The College has been accredited at Five Star Level by NAAC during 2002 and conferred withAutonomous Status by UGC, New Delhi and Bharathidasan University in 2004-2005. In January 2009, the College was reaccredited with A-Grade - CGPA 3.6 out of 4.0. The college celebrated Diamond Jubilee functions during 2010-2011. Our College was bestowed with the unique honour of "CPE" status (Phase-II) by the University Grants Commission under the Scheme "Colleges with Potential for Excellence". We have retained ‘A’ Grade by NAAC during the third cycle of re-accreditation in 2015.[1]

The emblem of the college consists of a shield divided into four parts with a circle in the middle. On the top left, there is a crescent and a star, a symbol of Islamic culture and faith in future prosperity. On the right, there is an open book symbolizing knowledge. At the bottom right, there is a lotus, the symbol for purity and prosperity. The bottom left represents a replica of Golden Rock standing for strength and striving. Inset in the mid-circle is the frontage of the college main building with a dome and minarets representing the essence of Islamic culture: The present is a preparation for the Hereafter. Underneath the shield is a ribbon containing a verse from the Quran in Arabic script followed by its translation in English that reads: 'Show us the right path', which is the motto of the college.

Thus the emblem of Jamal enshrines the ideals of cultural integration and guidance of learning and striving to succeed in the Here and the Hereafter, tempered with constant prayers to the Almighty to guide us on the straight path. The four figures in the shield are diagonally placed with green and yellow backgrounds, stranding prosperity and happiness.

The college was able to become a multi-faculty institution with 11 UG programmes, 11 PG programmes and 2 M.Phil. Programmes under Government Aided stream and 9 U.G. programmes, 14 P.G. programmes, 16 M.Phil. and 15 Ph.D. programmes under self financing stream for men by promoting quality and excellence in higher education due to the sustained efforts and dedicated leadership given by the College Management Committee. The college also offers 13 U.G., 14 P.G. programmes, 16 M.Phil and 15 Ph.D programmes exclusively for women as part of women empowerment during the second shift of the College. During 2017–18, the College offers 21 Under Graduate, 22 Post Graduate, 7 UGC Sponsored Career-Oriented programmes, 16 M.Phil and 15 Ph.D., programmes. The present student strength is 10,898 of which 4250 are women students. There are about 444 Teaching and 230 Non-teaching staff.

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