Scott Christian College, Nagercoil

The Scott Christian College enjoys continuity with the school founded in 1809 at Mylaudy by the Rev. William Tobias Ringeltaube, the pioneering missionary of the London Missionary Society in South Travancore. In 1893, it was elevated to a Second Grad vancore. In 1893, it was elevated to a Second Grade College affiliated to the University of Madras with twelve students under Rev. Dr. James Duthie as the first Principal. Rev. Parker built the Science Block for the College in 1908-1910 with a legacy of £1000 from the family of Mr. Septimus Scott and a grant from the government of Travancore. The Library was equipped with up-to-date volumes which ran up to 4000 in 1924. On February 1, 1927, Mr. G. H. Marsden, M.A Tripos of the University of Cambridge took charge as Principal and took special care in increasing the facilities for the Science Department. By selfless and untiring work, he built up the small Intermediate College of about 140 students. Women students in regular batches were admitted from 1927 onwards. Compulsory games were introduced for the men students in 1927. Scott Christian College became the first Mofussil College in the University of Madras to have compulsory Physical Education for men students under a qualified Physical Director with the status of a Lecturer. When the University of Travancore was established in 1938, Scott Christian College was admitted to its privileges. The year 1950 saw the introduction of Degree courses at Scott Christian College. The first majors introduced were Mathematics and History, and this was followed by Chemistry (1952), Economics (1954), Physics (1954), Zoology (1956) and Botany (1966). The College was affiliated to the Madurai University in 1966. In 1967, Scott Christian College celebrated its 75th Anniversary as the Platinum Jubilee. The Degree Classes were shifted to the New Campus during 1970 -1971. The College progressively introduced new courses for the undergraduates: B.A. English (1971), B. Com. (1978), B.A. Tamil (1979). The College was affiliated to the University of Madras in 1987. Self-financed B.Sc. Computer Science was introduced in 1997 followed by B.Sc. Physical Education (2002), B.Com. (2002), BBA (2003), BCA (2007), B.A. English(2011), B.Sc. Microbiology (2020) and B.Sc. Visual Communication (2020). The commencing of post-graduate courses in 1971 is a significant landmark in the history of the College. Now there are twelve postgraduate courses in arts, science and commerce subjects. The courses offered at the postgraduate level include M.A. English Literature (1971), M.A. Economics (1971), M.Sc. Zoology (1980), M.Com. (1981), M.Sc. Chemistry (1982), M.Sc. Botany (1983), M.Sc. Physics (1987), M.Sc. Mathematics (1988) and self- financed M.A. History (1992), M. A. Tamil (1994), M.Sc. Computer Science (2003), PGDCA (2006), M.Sc. Microbiology (2007), PGDBM (2007), MBA (2020) and MCA (2020). M. Phil. courses were gradually introduced: Zoology (1984), Botany (1986), Economics (1986), Commerce (1991), Tamil (1996), Physics (1996), English (2001), Chemistry (2006), History (2006) and Mathematics (2006). In 1990, the Madurai Kamaraj University recognized Scott Christian as a Research Centre for Economics. Subsequently, M.S. University recognised Zoology (1996), Tamil (1998), Botany (1999), Commerce (2000), English(2003), Chemistry (2004), History (2008), Physics (2010) Mathematics (2011), and Business Administration (2018) as research Centres. The Status of Autonomy was conferred on Scott Christian College in April 2005. A separate examination block was opened in 2015 to provide the most up-to date and modern facilities in a much improved environment for the examination system. Installation of video surveillance system provides a comprehensive security solution. With an indoor stadium, the College is one of the few educational institutions in the south, fully furnished with a well equipped gymnasium with latest gadgets. Based on the evaluation of its academic achievements and the overall performance, the Autonomous Status has been extended up to 2021 by the UGC. The Scott campus was declared as one of the best green campuses of institutions of higher-learning in India. The College has been ranked in 56th place nationally, by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) of the ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India based on its overall performance in 2020. The college has completed 128 years of educational service in the academic year 2020-21. ...view more