Department of Life Sciences, Avinashlingam University

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women is a women's Deemed University in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It was started in 1957 by the Avinashilingam Education Trust founded by T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar as Avinas founded by T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar as Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women which later grow into a university.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Since 1989 the university has offered two majors and two ancillaries for the undergraduate degree courses. The academic year is divided into two semesters, each semester having a minimum of 100 working days. Avinashilingam University was a part of University of Madras until it was separated in June 1987.[citation needed] It is now the largest institution in the country for imparting home science education.