Educational institutions in Madurai

Madurai, the third largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, is home to a large number of colleges and schools. The list of educational institutions in and Madurai are as follows.

Madurai Kamaraj University

The Madurai Kamaraj University (1966) situated in Nagamalai Pudukottai, has 18 schools, which in turn is made up of 72 departments. It pioneered the concept of Distance Education throughout India, and its Directorate of Distance Education currently boasts of a student strength of about 130,000. Several other Arts and Science colleges are present in and around the city, affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University. It has departments where one can study traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., as well as intricate technologies like Geo Informatics, Bio Informatics and beyond. A complete academic pride for Madurai.

Colleges

Madurai is home to some of India's oldest and finest institutions. It is also one of the preffered destination for starting new educational institutions, as, after Chennai, Madurai is the most populated city in Tamil nadu.Colleges include:

*The American College in Madurai (1881)
*Lady Doak College (1948)
*Thiagarajar College of Engineering (1957)
*SACS M.A.V.M.M Engg College (1997)
*Sethu Institute of Technology (1994)
*K.L.N. College of Engineering (1994)
*K.L.N. College of Information Technology
*Raja College of Engineering and Technology Madurai Dt. (1995)
*PTR College of Engineering and Technology (2001)
*Vickram College of Engineering (2001)
*Madura College
*Madurai Medical College (1954)
*Fatima College (1954)
*SVN College
*Wakf Board College
*Mannar College
*Ambika College
*Yadava College
*EMG Yadava Womens College
*Meenakshi College
*Sermathai Vasan College
*Sourashtra College
* Tamilnadu Polytechnic College [http://www.collegesintamilnadu.com/Polytechnic/C.asp?D=445] -- an autonomous and accredited institute (1948)
*K.L.N.Polytechnic college
* Arul Anandar College (1975)
*Velammal College of Engineering and Technology (2007) [http://www.vcet.ac.in] -- Part of Velammal Educational Trust

chools

Schools in Madurai are either run by the Tamil Nadu Government or Government aided or arerun privately.

*Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School
*HDI Jain Matric HSS
*MNU Jayaraj Nadar HSS
*Indira Gandhi Memorial Matriculation Higher Secondary School
*Dolphin Matriculation Higher Secondary School
*YWCA Matric HSS
*Ramachary Memorial Matric HSS
*Arul Malar Matric HSS
*APT Dorairaj Higher Secondary School
*Sethupathi Higher Secondary School
* Union Christian Higher Secondary School
* Madura College Higher Secondary School
* The OCPM Girls Higher Secondary School
* Sourashtra Higher Secondary School
*St.Mary's Higher Secondary School
* Sourashtra Boys Higher Secondary School (this school is more than 100 years old)
* St.Britto Hr.Sec.School
* St.Joseph's Girls Higher Secondary School
* St.Joseph's Matric HSS
* Saracens Matriculation School
* Ayira Vaisya Higher Secondary school,
* Velliambalam Dolphin Matric HSS
* Rotary Laharry Mat.hr.sec.school,
* TV Sundaram Iyengar Higher Secondary School, Laksmipuram
* Sivakasi Nadar Matriculation and Hr.Sec. School, Ellis nagar
* S.D.H.Jain Vidyalaya
* SBOA
* Seventh Day Adventist
* Mary Ann Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* VHN Higher Secondary School
* TVS Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Jeevana School
* Vikasa School (Madura Coats),
* Capron Hall Girls HSS
* Cathy Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Mangayarkarasi Girls HSS
* Sirumalar Girls HSS
* Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School,
* VMJ Higher Secondary School,
* Thiagarajar Model Higher Secondary School,
* Tagore Vidyalayam Matriculation Higher Secondary School,
* Lakshmi School [ICSE] ,
* Sourashtra Girls Higher Secondary School,
* Prasana Venkatesware Matriculation Higher Secondary School,
* Nirmala Girls Higher Secondary School,
* MRR.MAVMM.Matriculation Higher Secondary School,
* Two Central Schools, one at Narimedu (started in 1966) and the other at Thirupparankundram (started in 2004).
* Gurukulam High School, Subramaniapuram
* Zion Good Shepherds Marticulation Higher Secondary School
* Nehru Vidhyasalai
* Nadar HSS(South gate)
* Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School
* Madura Labour Welfare Association Higher Secondary School