Hindusthan College of Arts & Science (HICAS)

Hindusthan College of Arts & Science ( HICAS ) was started by Hindusthan Educational & Charitable Trust in 1998 with the primary objective of providing quality education for all students irrespective of caste and creed. Embraced by serene nature, wor of caste and creed. Embraced by serene nature, world-class infrastructure and excellent learning environment, Hindusthan College of Arts & Science ( HICAS ) stands as an outstanding institution becoming known for academic excellence with the following Vision and Mission. To provide world class education to the students to face global challenges and to inculcate the latest trends in technological advancement. To cater the needs of the environmental and ethical values in the mind of students to become good citizens and entrepreneurs. The mission of the college is to pursue a philosophy of perceptual acquisition of knowledge. The important policy is to provide value based education and to bring out the hidden potential in students that equip them to approach life with optimism. The College started functioning from August 1998 with a broad objective of providing quality education and today after over two decades, the college has grown in its size and stature, from an initial intake of 144 students to 3860 students per year and now the college has a strength of around 9300 students who pursue their UG, PG & Research Programmes. The College is affiliated to Bharathiar University Coimbatore and became autonomous in July 2015. It is an autonomous college which is empowered to frame its own course of studies and adopt innovative methods of teaching and evaluation. However, the degree will be conferred by Bharathiar University upon the report on examinations conducted by the college. The College has obtained the DBT STAR College status in the year 2017. It is also accreditated with NAAC. Today, there are 32 UG Programmes and 15 PG Programmes in the fields of Arts, Sciences, New era Technologies, Commerce and Management. Apart from this, in the college, 10 departments are offering M.Phil. programmes and 10 departments are offering Ph.D. programmes. At present, 370 teaching staff members and 100 non-teaching staff in service. Hindusthan College of Arts & Science endowed with progressive futuristic outlook aims continual growth in the quality of all academic activities with a sense of commitment to fully meet the expectations of students, parents and society at large. Periodical tests will be conducted for the benefit of the students. The students should appear for all the tests and show improvement. Those failing to do so will not be allowed to attend further classes until they appear for a repeat test and perform satisfactorily. Defaulters will not be allowed to appear for the university examinations. ...view more