About

An inspired leadership, a highly qualified, dedicated staff and a vibrant student body accord Stella Maris College (Autonomous) a premier position on the educational map of the country. Founded by the Society of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary on 15 August 1947, the College, a Catholic minority institution affiliated to the University of Madras, reaches out to a diverse student population. Located in a verdant campus at the heart of the city of Chennai, the College is proud of its rich ecosphere and is easily accessible by road, rail and air. The College is governed by a Management Committee. The statutory bodies of the College are the Governing Body, the Academic Council, the Boards of Studies and the Finance Committee. The IQAC initiates and implements quality enhancement and assurance measures for all constituencies of the College. Interventions like academic audit, energy audit, green cover assessment etc. equip us to meet academic and social challenges. The College was accorded Star College status by DBT Government of India in 2009 and Star Department status to all UG Science Departments in 2013. Stella Maris College was accredited by the NAAC with A Grade with a CGPA of 3.68 (3rd cycle) on a four point scale in 2014 and was awarded the status of College with Potential for Excellence by UGC in 2016. Due to its consistent good ranking in the previous NAAC accreditations the College has been chosen as a Mentor Institution in the UGC sponsored Paramarsh scheme to mentor 6 colleges. The DST, Government of India, under the scheme "Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Higher Educational Institutions'' (DST-FIST) sanctioned an amount of Rs.1 crore to Stella Maris College in 2015 at Level'0'. Stella Maris is proud to state that the proposal submitted for financial aid to institutions for enhancing quality and excellence was approved by the Project Approval Board of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) in 2018. In its pursuit of excellence, the College has charted out an educational road map for quality education and stimuli for lifetime learning through a student-centric, teaching-learning process that facilitates holistic development.