Lady Doak College

Lady Doak College Overview

Lady Doak College, Madurai was founded by Ms Katie Wilcox, an American missionary in 1948, is a Christian missionary college. LDC, Madurai was the first women’s only college in Madurai. By 1978 the college became autonomous under Madurai Kamaraj University and is country’s one of the earliest autonomous colleges. The college is now a unit of Katie Wilcox Education Association. The college has 4641 students, who are managed by 253 teaching and 144 non-teaching staffs.

Lady Doak College, Madurai offers 2 certificate course, 3 diploma,3 PG diploma, 24 undergraduate, 15 postgraduate and 9 M.Phil programs. 6 Departments of LDC, Madurai is recognised as research centres by the Madurai Kamaraj University. 

LDC, Madurai provides facilities like lecture halls, libraries, Chappel, laboratories, multimedia theatre, auditorium, student centre, clinics, hostel, canteen and indoor and outdoor stadiums.

Lady Doak College Quick Links:

• Highlights
• Courses
• Facilities
• Placements
• FAQs
• Eligibility Criteria
• Hostel

LDC, Madurai Highlights:

The highlights of Lady Doak College like address, contact number, principal, programs offered, affiliations and e-mail ID are mentioned below

Lady Doak College Courses:

Lady Doak College offers courses in undergraduate, postgraduate, M.Phil, PhD programs along with certification courses and diploma courses. 

Lady Doak College Facilities:

Lady Doak College, Madurai has an infrastructure with facilities like lecture halls, libraries, Chappel, laboratories, multimedia theatre, auditorium, indoor and outdoor stadiums, student centre, clinics, hostel and canteen. The library of Lady Doak College, Madurai is known as J X Miller Memorial Library. The library has a collection of 1,84.814 books, 3828 e-journals, 106 print journals, newspapers and periodicals. The library has resource centres that provides resources on Women’s Studies and Christian Studies. Apart from the main general library, there are 12 departmental libraries maintained by the respective departments. There is a special collection of Human Rights, Interfaith Relations, Environmental Studies, Current Affairs, Competitive Exams and international Studies in the library. The library offers a Book Bank facility for economically poor students. 

Lady Doak College has a hostel that accommodates around 600 students. There are 9 residential halls each having a Resident Hall Supervisor that takes care of the needs and concerns of the residents. The hostel provides facilities like Television, water purifier, gymnasium and recreational centre.

The laboratories in the college are well equipped and well maintained with all modern apparatus and equipment.  The College has a well-defined infrastructure for sports and games with stadiums for basketball, volleyball, table tennis and badminton with floodlights and courts for kabaddi, kho-kho, and handball. There is a multi-media theatre for various programmes and seminars and lectures. The Golden Jubilee Hall is the place where the main programmes are conducted and are also used as an indoor stadium, gymnasium and the Centre for Music. There is a clinic on the campus with the availability of a doctor every day between 6 pm and 7:30 pm. 

Lady Doak College has a canteen that provides snacks, meals and beverages at a reasonable rate. There is a chapel on the campus called Wilcox Chapel, where everyone could pray and meditate.

Lady Doak College Placements:

There is a career and placement cell in Lady Doak College, Madurai for providing comprehensive programmes to prepare the students and alumni for the challenges in the job market. 

Lady Doak College FAQs:

1. Where is Lady Doak College located?
   -Lady Doak College is located at Tallakulam, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India- 625002,
2. Does Lady Doak College, Madurai have hostel facility?
   -Yes, Lady Doak College has a hostel facility for around 600 students.
3. What is the contact info of Lady Doak College?
   -The contact number of LadyDoak College, Madurai is  091 - 452 - 2530527, 2524575 and the e-mail ID is [email protected] 

Lady Doak College Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates must check their eligibility before applying for the course.

Lady Doak College Hostel:

The Lady Doak College provides hostel facility for around 600 students. The Hostel has 9 residential halls to accommodate the students. Every hall has a Resident Hall Supervisor that takes care of the needs and concerns of the residents. The hostel provides facilities like service of doctor, Television, water purifier, gymnasium and recreational centre. The accommodation to the hostel is for that academic year only and during the time of admission, the application for residential accommodation should be given to the Dean of Student Services.