Patrician College of Arts and Science, Chennai

Patrician College of Arts and Science, which started in the year 2001 with the permission of Government of Tamil Nadu, National Council for Teacher Education and All India Council for Technical Education, is a renowned college situated at Chennai.

It is one of the affiliated college with NAAC accreditation, The college offers the students various under graduate and post graduate degree courses in various faculties/disciplines. The college is located on 3. 3-acres of land, and about 3,572 students enrolled and 126 faculty members attend the college.

There are more than twenty-six courses and twelve degrees which include Commerce, Arts, Science and Management, offered at Patrician College. The college has all necessary facilities for teaching as well as learning processes of the students in learning institutions. A centralized, air-conditioned library is equipped with the latest books, periodicals, e-journals, and books in braille for blind students.

The psychology laboratory is set up for a variety of experiments The computer lab is equipped with 100 up-to-date computers with high-speed Internet connection. For extracurricular activities, the college provides a fully furnished and air-conditioned auditorium for the talented students who like to perform on stage in drama, dance, etc.

A sports-mad community enjoys first-rate amenities as well as encouragement to compete at a college level or preferably in the Olympics. This college has number of courses and academic programmes; it is named as Patrician College of Arts and Science. The institution offers twenty undergrad courses Among the most sought courses are B. Com. , B. B. A, B. A English , and B. Sc. , divided into different specialties.

At postgraduate level, students is able to offer themselves six courses, among which are MSW, M. Com. , and MA English . The college also provides the benefits of research though M. Phil. and Ph. D. programs in Commerce and Social Work. For instance, the college has established many second shift theories that allow admission of many students besides offering flexibility. Degree Name No. of Specializations B.

Com 3 BCA 2 B. Sc 5 BA 2 BBA 1 BSW 1 M. Com 1 MSW 1 MA 2 M. Sc 2 Admission is open to all regardless of color, creed or nationality, while the criteria used follow the merit system. Though specific entrance tests, they may include academic performance of the students in qualifying tests for offering of different programs.

The institution shows a strong policy on diversity in that 75% of the students in undergraduate are male and only 25% are female, while in postgraduate, the student ratio is 54% male and only 46% female. Notably, all the above enrolment information depicted that 99% of the college students enrolling for undergraduate program and 96% of the college students enrolling for postgraduate program are from Tamil Nadu.