Mother TeresaWomen's University, a state university of the Government of Tamil Nadu, is situated at Kodaikanal, a quiet hill station tucked away in the Palani hills of South India. This university was established in the year 1984 by the enactment of Tamil Nadu Act 15. This university aims to extend its service to women students of all communities. It strives for Academic Excellence and Personality Development and gives equal importance for promotion of employment prospects to young girls. It monitors and offers consultancy services and research in Women's Studies. The university offers distance education courses. The School of Distance Education of Mother Teresa Women's University was started in 1988 at Kodaikanal.
Courses
These courses are open to women candidates only. PROGRAMME OFFERED AT KODAIKANAL, CHENNAI, MADURAI AND COIMBATORE CAMPUSES P.G PG - Science Courses M.Sc Computer Science, M.Sc Mathematics, M.Sc Visual Communication, M.Sc Foods & Nutrition, M.Sc Textiles & Clothing, MCA PG - Arts Courses MBA, M.Com, M.A Tamil, M.A English, M.A History, M.A Mass Communication and Journalism, M.A Sociology, Master of Social Work, Women's Studies, M.A Economics, M.A Public Administration PG MCA, MBA M.Phil -Entrance Programme English, Tamil Studies, Education, Sociology, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Women's Studies, Commerce, Visual Communication, Foods & Nutrition, Library & Information Science, Textiles & Clothing, Mass Communication, Historical Studies, Tourism Management, Management Studies, Guidance & Counselling, Special Education, M.Ed Special Education with 55% marks. PG DIPLOMA COURSES Counselling, Women's Studies, IPR, Human Rights Education,.Entrepreneurship Development, Event Management, Computer Applications, Professional Ethics, Yoga for Human Excellence, Fuzzy Hyper Graphs, Gandhian Thought PROGRAMMES OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY AT KODAIKANAL PG M.Sc Biotechnology, M.Sc Botany, M.Sc Physics - ENTRANCE PROGRAMME''' Biotechnology, Botany, Guidance & Counselling, Physics, Chemistry WOMEN'S UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KODAIKANAL M.Ed Special Education, B.Ed Special Education, M.Ed General Education, B.Ed General Education N.B: All Teacher Education Programme Full Time only. Students need to qualify in Entrance Examination
Colleges
I University Colleges 1.1 Constituent College 1.Women's University College of Education, Attuvampatti Campus, Kodaikanal II Affiliated Colleges 2.1 Government Colleges 1.M.V.M Govt. Arts College for Women, Dindigul 2. Government Arts College for Women, Nilakottai 3. Government Arts & Science College for Women, Kodaikanal 2.2Autonomous Colleges''' 1.Jeyaraj Annapackiam College for Women, Periyakulam 2.Arulmigu Palaniandavar Arts College For Women, Palani 2.3 Self Financing Colleges 1. St. Antony's College of Arts and Science for Women, Dindigul 2. Nadar Saraswathi College of Arts and Science, Theni 3. Sri Adi Chunchanagiri Women's College, Cumbum 4. Sakthi College of Arts and Science for Women, Oddanchatram, Dindigul 5. Thiravium College of Arts & Science for Women, Periyakulam 6. Bon Secours Arts & Science College for Women, Dindigul