Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women, Perambalur

About College:

The Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Sciences for Women (DSCAS). It is located in the town of Perambalur, which is located in central Tamil Nadu. It was founded in the year 1994. The college is affiliated to the to the Anna University, based also in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu state. This affiliation, ensures approval with the UGC (University Grants Commission). The DSCAS has also been accredited by the NAAC (National Assessments and Accreditation Council), earning an A grade rating. A separate IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell) has been created to this end, to ensure that all the terms of the NAAC are complied with. An AQAR (Annual Quality Assurance Report) gets generated to quantify the results. The campus stretches over twenty- five acres of land. 

The Dhanalakshmi Education Trust (DET) was behind the setting up of this college and several more group institutions. The group institutions are spread out across the state of Tamil Nadu. Key cities and towns covered where the DET institutional presence exists are Chennai, Trichy and Coimbatore. These institutions are in various academic areas such as in the Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Management, Nursing, Vocational Training, Education, Teacher Training, Nursing and Medical. These institutions are on both English as well as in Tamil medium. 

The DSCAS offers courses right from the UG till the M. Phil levels. At the undergraduate level, as the college’s name suggests, there are courses from both the science as well as arts streams. The BSc. programmes are possible here from the areas of- Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and in Computer Science. There is the B.A. course on offer for English and the related B. Lit. in Tamil. Not to be left behind, the commerce stream has also come up with the B. Com course here. Professional courses may be undertaken here for BBA and BCA. Besides, there are other vocational programmes on Hospital Administration, Nutrition & Dietetics and for Fashion Technology & Costume Designing. 

There are similar vast options at the master’s level. Courses at this level, get more specific and research- oriented. The MA can here be pursued in English and Tamil. An MSc. may be pursued for the areas of- Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and in Computer Science. Commerce students can opt for the M. Com. The MBA and the MCA on offer here, are both certified by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education). For MCA, the option of lateral entry also exists. The DSCAS is also an approved centre of the ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) for completion of the CA programmes. Many take up it alongside their B. Com or M. Com. 

The M. Phil of course is a research and field- oriented course. These may be undertaken for Commerce, Tamil, Chemistry, Microbiology, Mathematics and in Biotechnology. Besides, some professional diploma courses may also be taken up. These are mainly targeted at working professionals. These are the Post Graduate Diplomas for Computer Applications and for Bioinformatics. Some certifications can also be completed here, either by the enrolled students, or even by external ones. These are in Functional English and in Tally. 

The DSCAS is a signatory to a UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Education Fund) project. That is the IECD, which stands for Integrated Early Child Development. Several courses are offered at this college, as part of this convention. These are in- Photoshop, Conversational English, Herbal Cultivation, Travel & Hospitality Management, Tourism & Travel Management, Basic Computer with Internet, Bridal Makeup & Mehndi and in Flower Making & Mehndi. This college has also always always believed in providing benefits to the broader society. The students here have likewise been instilled with such value. And that is why the students here have been active participants in government schemes such as the NSS (National Service Scheme) and the NCC (National Cadet Corps).

The Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Sciences for Women in Tamil Nadu has also been extremely proactive when it comes to forging national as well as international ties. This helps with student and faculty exchange programmes, research collaboration and in consulting assignments. The domestic collaborations are with Dynamic Solution in Trichy and the Lamps Institute of Language Learning, also in Tamil Nadu. The international ones are in Taiwan and in Egypt. Those are the Kaohsiung Medical University and the Canadian International College in Cairo respectively. 

Research is another key part of the DSCAS. A lot of research assignments are generated by industry bodies, including the funding. Some of the key agencies that have generated such assignments are the likes of- UGC, DBT (Department of Bio Technology), TNSTC (Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation), NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) and the SMBP. The placements at the DSCAS have likewise gone well. Some of the key recruiters in recent seasons have been the likes of- CSS, Dell, Zoho, Cognizant, Sutherland Global Services, Le Meridien, TCS, Satyam, Wipro, Shriram Housing Finance, Infosys, IGATE, Mahindra Satyam, HCL, HDFC Bank, Integra, First Source and Glo Tech Organics besides a few more.