Welcome To S.I.V.E.T. College
The South Indian Vaniar Educational Trust owes its birth to the far-sighted vision and vigorous initiative of late Hon’ble Justice Thiru. S.A.Ayyasami Chettiar, M.A., B.L., who raised donations from the generous-hearted and public-spirited members of the Vaniar community. He founded the esteemed charitable organization in 1960. The primary aim of the Trust has always been to promote education among all young aspirants seeking the benefits of higher education irrespective of differences in caste creed. The message of the Trust becoming loud and clear more and more donors of the community came forward and offered their contributions. The Government of Tamilnadu assigned the Trust a site of 27.47 acres at a nominal cost. S.I.V.E.T.College came into being at Gowrivakkam in July 1966 in a modestly constructed building.
Vision:
To promote education to all young aspirants seeking the benefits of higher education, irrespective of differences in caste and creed.
Mission:
To inspire an increased learning and diffusion of knowledge, to understand goodwill and peace through discipline, conduct, and integrity in every student to strengthen our country.
The College gaining strength and popularity paved way for the Trust to venture in getting the institution upgraded into a Degree College. University of Madras, within whose jurisdiction the College comes, granted affiliation to B.A. (History) and B.Sc. (Mathematics) courses, in 1971 and thus a created landmark in the history of the college. There has been no looking back and the institution further registered significant progress in receiving affiliations from the University of Madras for more major courses at the under-graduate level viz., Economics, Commerce, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, and Corporate Secretaryship.
The College now has more than 4100 students on its rolls. The infrastructural facilities are being augmented on a phased manner. During the academic year 92-93, the college started the II shift Self Finance wing with B.Sc.Computer Science course .
The College offers eight under Graduate programs 2 Post Graduate programs under aided stream, In addition the self finance stream with shift II also has 10 UG programs and two PG programs.
The College has also the pride of having Prof. Dr. S.V. Chittibabu, M.A., D.Litt. former Vice_Chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj and Annamalai Universities, a doyen and beacon light in the field of educating as president in the Trust. His interest and experience in the field of education has made the college to tread on his paved paths of progress. Accreditation by NAAC with B++ and grant-in-ad by U.G.C has helped to scale to great heights in performance . The sheer guidance and financial assistance by the management authorities.
The college takes pride and also feels a sense of rejoining over its completion of eventful service in the arena of higher education.
The College can legitimately boast of a vast playground. It gives a great scope for all major and minor games like Cricket, Hockey, Football, Basket–Ball etc. Facilities for indoor games like Table Tennis, Chess and Caroms etc., are also provided. The construction of the Indoor Stadium to the tune of one crore and Thirty six lakhs, has helped the students and surrounding community to partake in the created sports Academics.
The College has distinguished itself in sports and extra-curricular activities as well as in its academic programmes. In a view to encourage and foster a sense of national pride, cultural integration, team spirit, fellowship, social consciousness and community service, students participate in inter-collegiate sports, debates, cultural festivals. In addition students involve in the extension activity programs,have won many a laurel and enhanced the image of the institution.
Placement cell of the college provides empowerment workshop, placement drives, job opportunities and sending database of students with good calibre to various leading companies.
The guidance cell in the college gives counseling on academic, economic and psychological aspects. It also helps the students to overcome the stress brought by medium of language and environmental difficulties.
The girl students are given proper guidance on safety, and are counseled by the woman staff appointed by the college.
All these actions have entered into the Annuals of S.I.V.E.T History and the History makers are none but the management members who took over the board from the fag-end of 2008. At present Thiru. C. Ramakrishnan the President, Thiru. C. Madasamy, B.Sc., F.C.A., the Secretary and Thiru. D. Balakrishnan, the Treasurer are from the S.I.V.E. Trust, These pillars have backed the college committee in all ways. The College is administrated by the College Committee with Thiru. S. P. Kuppuswamy, B.Com., M.B.A., President of the College and stewarded to achieve greater heights by Mr. P. Sundara Raman, M.B.A., Secretary, S.I.V.E.T. College.
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