DG Vaishnav College
DG Vaishnav College, commonly known as DGVC, is a Liberal arts, commerce and science college in Chennai, India. It is an autonomous institution affiliated with the University of Madras. It is located in the Arumbakkam locality of Chennai, which is a hub for many shops and markets, of which the most famous Koyembedu market and bus stand.
The College
The College now has 7 UG and 6 PG, 12 UG and 11 PG programmes. Research Programmes such as M.Phil, and Ph.D. has become part of the academic curriculum.Autonomy
The College has been conferred the status of "AUTONOMY" by the UGC and endorsed by the University of Madras from the academic year 2009 - 2010. Consequently, students admitted to various UG, PG and M.Phil courses during the academic year 2009 - 2010 will come under Autonomous pattern. The current batch of IInd Year & IIIrd Year UG Students and IInd Year PG Students will continue under affiliated mode.Academics
DG Vaishnav College was affiliated to the University of Madras, however the College has been conferred the status of "AUTONOMY" by the UGC and endorsed by the University of Madras from the academic year 2009 - 2010. Consequently, students admitted to various UG, PG and M.Phil courses during the academic year 2009 - 2010 will come under Autonomous pattern.National Social Service
There are five NSS units of which one is exclusively for the girl students.National Cadet Corps
National Cadet Corps in this college has only 1 Army wingCourses offered
Day College - Shift – I | Evening College -Shift - II |
B.A. | B.A. |
B.Com | B.A. |
B.Com | B.A. |
B.Sc. Mathematics & | B.A. |
B.Sc. | B.A. |
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B.Sc. | B.A. |
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B.Com | |
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B.B.A | |
B.C.A | |
B.Sc. | |
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PG Courses
Day College - Shift – I | Evening College -Shift - II |
M.A. | M.A. |
M.A. | M.A. |
M.Com | M.A. |
M.C.A | M.Com |
M.Sc. | M.B.A |
M.Sc. | M.C.A |
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Notable alumni
- Mohan Kumar Raja, Sprinter, RIO Olympics
- Kush KumarGold Medallist India at the 2014 Asian Games
- K. V. Anand, Film Director
- Karthik, Playback Singer
- Ajay Rathnam, Actor
- Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Carnatic Singer
- Jithan Ramesh, Actor
- Preetha, Television Personality
- Venu Arvind, Actor
- Venkatesh Harinathan, Actor
- Shakthi Vasudevan, Actor
- Hari Krishnan, Actor