St. Mary’s College (Autonomous), a premier institution of higher education, founded by the Congregation of Mother of Sorrows servants of Mary in the year 1948, plays a significant role in shaping the destiny of innumerable young coastal women in and around Thoothukudi. With a proud legacy of 73 years, the college has excelled in every discipline keeping in pace with the global trends in the academia. Enhancing human dignity by empowering the women has been its main concern. Started primarily to benefit the catholic minority, the college strives hard to reach out to the society, mostly identified as economically backward and socially underprivileged. Slow and steady progress marked the growth of the college and higher education for women gained momentum. St. Mary’s College lives upto the founders’ lofty vision of making young women agents of an egalitarian society through liberative education. Read More
The Institution has established “Centres For Excellence” to promote co-curricular and extra-curricular activities inside and outside of the college campus. There are eight Centres For Excellence. Each Centre embodies several clubs and forums that operate under the headship of the director and designate members of faculty to create a sense of working entity helping to nurture holistic growth.