Arul Anandar College Madurai

Arul Anandar College (Autonomous) a minority Catholic institution, affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, is one of the constituent colleges of the Jesuit Madurai Province of the Society of Jesus. The other Jesuit colleges in Tamil Nadu are St.Joseph´s College (Autonomous) Tiruchirapalli, St. Xavier´s College (Autonomous) and St. Xavier´s College of Education (Autonomous) Palayamkottai, Loyola College (Autonomous), Loyola College of Education, Chennai, Loyola College, Vettavalam and Loyola College of Engineering, Chennai. All these institutions under the chairmanship of the Provincial of the Jesuit Madurai Province follow a common policy for admissions, appointments and administration. As a minority institution the college caters primarily to the formation of Christian students. However it keeps its portals open to any student without discrimination of caste and creed. The college emblem with the motto `work, justice and love´ stands for hard work, passion for truth and justice by which the institution pioneers to bring about social transformation in the rural neighbourhood through its ideal of enlightened service flowing from the humanity of Jesus Christ.

VISION

• Integral Development of Rural Students and Empowering them for Social Transformation.

MISSION

• To provide facilities for academic excellence, training in soft and professional skills and placement.
• To enable students to become agents of social transformation by imparting skills in research and social analysis.
• To build AAC into a policy advocacy centre.

STRATEGY

• Empowering rural students through innovative and socially contextualized education.
• Promoting stakeholder participation in academic and extension activities.
• Initiating ICT integrated socially relevant research.
• Fostering a sense of human rights founded on dignity‚ equity and justice.
• Facilitating gender equity both on and off the campus.
• Promoting people friendly policies and programmes through networking.
• Establishing an organic link between lab and land.