HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE

"There is no doubt that this college is destined to have influence on the future of Indian womanhood in this Presidency. How anxiously and hopefully I wait to see the assurance that the influence will be for good"-Miss.Dorothy De La hey ,Founder Principal

A Bird's Eyeview
  • 1914 - Started as Madras College for women by the Government of Madras
  • 1918 - Name of the College was altered to 'Queen Mary's College for Women' in honour of the Queen of England
  • 1923 - College was raised to the first grade
  • 1954 - National Cadet Corps was started
  • 1958 - Introduction of PG Courses
  • 1965 - Inauguration of Queen Mary's Evening College
  • 1968 - Introduction of Tamil as medium of instruction
  • 1975 - College Band was started during Smt.Indhira Gandhi's visit
  • 1984 - Acquired the status of Research Centre
  • 1987 - UGC Confers AUTONOMOUS STATUS
  • 1999 - Accredited with 4 stars by NAAC

    • The College has been blessed from its inception with an illustrious line of Principals:

    Miss Dorothy De La Hey 1914-1936
    Miss K.Myers 1936-1946
    Mrs.N.Ramamoorthy 1946-1950
    Mrs. M.Lakshmi Ammal 1950-1950
    Miss. V.Koman 1950-1955
    Miss A.R.Irawathy 1955-1970
    Mrs. N.Shanmugasundaram 1970-1972
    Miss K.Jegathambal 1972-1977
    Mrs. Inayathunnisa Munaver 1977-1980
    Miss. Y. Sorojini Devi 1980-1981
    Dr.(Tmt)P.B.Raja Rajeswari 1981-1988
    Dr.(Tmt)Nirmala Thyagarajan 1988-1992 & 1995-1996
    Dr.(Miss)V.A.Vasantha 1992-1995
    Dr.Anne Srinivasan 1996-1999
    Tmt.K.Kumari Meenakshi 1999-2000
    Dr.(Tmt.)Primula Newsam 2000-2001
    Tmt.D.Padmini 2001-2003
    Dr.(Tmt.)P.T.Rajalakshmi 2003-2004
    Tmt.Malini Subramanian 2004-2005
    Tmt.Eugenie Pinto 2005-todate

    Our Principals have helped the growth of our college through all periods of stress and strain and have inculcated sound values and high standards in the students.

    Queen Mary's College has always been accredited with many a first. It was not only the first Government College for women but also the first Government College for Women to be granted autonomous status in 1987 and to be accredited with 4 stars by NAAC in 1999.It is the first Government Women's College to offer Ph.D programmes in Botany & Indian Music from 2006 onwards.

    Today we can say with our founder Principal Miss Dorothy De La Hey,wrote in 1917, "Here we are a large community of various castes and creeds speaking various tongues. Let each member of the community preserve her own individuality and yet draw from her studies,from her games,from intercourses with her companions,a widening comprehension of the meaning and the value of life a deepening resolution to make her life one of usefulness,of service and of help".

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    INDIA TODAY Special issue June 5 2006: QMC Rated 19th Overall rating for arts courses Statewise rating : QueenMary'sCollege -4th rank-Arts 5th rank-Science

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