Arul Anandar College

St Arul Anandar(St John de Britto), is the Patron of our college. Born in Lisbon in 1647 in a wealthy and aristocratic family and brought up in a rich and royal atmosphere, he became a Jesuit and volunteered to come to India in September 1673. Integ nteered to come to India in September 1673. Integral Development of Rural Students and Empowering them for Social Transformation 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 Empowering rural students through innovative and socially contextualized education Fostering a sense of human rights founded on dignity, equity and justice Initiating ICT integrated socially relevant research Promoting people friendly policies and programmes through networking Establishing an organic link between lab and land Facilitating gender equity both on and off the campus Promoting stakeholder participation in academic and extension activities