Jamal Mohamed College is a Government-aided and self-financed institution founded in 1951 by M. Jamal Mohamed Sahib and N.M. Khajamian Rowther. The college campus is located in Tiruchirappalli, India and is affiliated to Bharathidasan University. The Day session is for male students and the Evening session is for female students.

History

The college was started in 1951 and it was affiliated to University of Madras. Later, Since 1982 it is affiliated to Bharathidasan University. The college is administered by the Society of Jamal Mohamed College. It operates as a religious minority institution and spans 87 acres. The college was founded by M. Jamal Mohamed Sahib and N.M. Khajamian Rowther. In 1963, the institution achieved postgraduate college status. It received recognition from the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 1972 under sections 2(F) and 12(B) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. In 1977, the University of Madras recommended it as one of ten "Lead colleges" within its jurisdiction. The college received accreditation from the NAAC in 2002 and was granted autonomous status by UGC, New Delhi and Bharathidasan University in 2004–2005. In 2009, NAAC awarded it an A grade (second cycle) with a CGPA of 3.6 out of 4.0. The institution was designated as a "College with Potential for Excellence" (CPE) by the UGC in 2011 and 2016. In 2015, the college retained its A grade in NAAC's third accreditation cycle. According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), the college ranked 59th among Indian colleges in 2024. The college received Three Star status from the Institutions Innovation Council (IIC), MHRD Innovation Cell, Government of India, in 2019. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) awarded its FIST Scheme to various departments, including Zoology, Botany, and Physics in 2004, Mathematics in 2008, and an extended scheme in 2019. In 2020, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) awarded the Star College Scheme to five science departments. Over seven decades, the college has grown into a multi-faculty institution, offering 23 undergraduate and 20 postgraduate programs. Nineteen departments function as approved research centres, with an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students. The teaching faculty includes 145 government-aided staff and 354 in the self-finance stream. The college celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 1971, Golden Jubilee in 2001, and Diamond Jubilee in 2011.

Academics

The college was able to become a multi-faculty institution with 11 UG programmes, 11 PG programmes and 2 M.Phil. Programmes under Government Aided stream and 11 U.G. programmes, 13 P.G. programmes, 17 M.Phil. and 16 Ph.D. programmes under self financing stream. The college also offers 13 U.G., 14 P.G. programmes, 16 M.Phil. and 15 Ph.D. programmes exclusively for women as part of women empowerment during the second shift of the college. During 2021–22, the college offers 23 Under Graduate, 20 Post Graduate, 7 UGC Sponsored Career-Oriented programmes, 17 M.Phil. and 16 Ph.D., programmes. The present student strength is around 12,000, of which 4605 are women students. There are about 494 Teaching and 297 Non-teaching staff.

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