Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College is an educational institution in Tamil Nadu, India, established in 1997. Situated between Udumalpet and Pollachi, the college offers 7 undergraduate and 8 postgraduate courses.

The college was founded by the V.S.V. Vidyaa Mandir Charitable Trust, which was formed by three business and philanthropic families: Thiru P.M. Thiagarajan, Smt. T. Saraswathi, Thiru M.K. Arumugam, Smt. A. Mahalakshmi and Thiru D. Sivaraman, Smt. Vasantham Sivam. The Trust's aim is to uplift the members of society through education. It is a co-educational and self-financing institution, affiliated to the Bharathiar University and approved by the AICTE and UGC New Delhi. It has been accredited with ISO 9001:2000 certification^[1].

[edit] Recent Development

In 2008, the college set up a Centre for Counselling & Guidance headed by Dr. Thomas Janetius, a professional Counselor & Psychotherapist from De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines, to provide care and support for students and faculty in their personal/social, academic, and career development. The centre is aiming at preparing confident, challenge-taking, responsible, and mature individuals who can fit into business and professional atmosphere.

Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College placed Second Best college for overall performance among all the affiliated colleges of Bharathiar University. R. Perumalsamy, Tamil Nadu State Information Commissioner, gave away the award at a function organised at Bharathiar University here on Saturday April 11, 2009^[2].

Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi, will offer a psycho-spiritual development program for Coimbatore Central Prison inmates. This round the year program will focus on giving meaning and purpose, reform for future life. The program will be conducted by Dr.Janetius, Director, Centre for Counselling and Guidance of the College.^[3]

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[edit] External links

• Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College Official Website
• Clickindia: Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College