Stella Maris College, Chennai

Stella Maris College was established in the year 1947 in a small one-story building with 32 students on Santhome, Mylapore. Later, in the year 1960, the college moved to its present campus "The Cloisters" on Cathedral Road, Chennai in 1960. Presently, Stella Maris College has an enrollment of 5000 students from diverse backgrounds, communities, and nations. It is established and run by the Society of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.

Stella Maris College aims at serving the economically and socially marginalized sections of the society and provides university education in a Christian atmosphere for students, especially for those belonging to the Catholic community.

Stella Maris admission is provided for undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and M.Phil courses. Admission can be done by the students on visiting the official website of the college and doing the necessary steps like Stell Maris student login and following the next steps.

Stella Maris College is the primary Women's College in Madras which offers MA in different disciplines such as English, Economics, and Fine Arts. Stella Maris College cut off plays a vital role in the shortlisting of candidates. Stella Maris College is an autonomous college affiliated with the University of Madras and recognized by the University Grants Commission [UGC] and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council [NAAC] with Grade 'A', and the National Institutional Ranking Framework [NIRF].

Stella Maris College offers hostel facilities to its students. Apart from the hostel facility, the Stella Maris College facilities includes Library, Laboratory, Cafeteria, Auditorium, Computer Labs, Banks. It offers Admission in numerous undergraduate and postgraduate courses and admission is done on the basis of merit of the qualifying exam. It has a career guidance cell that works on improving the soft skills of the students and results in improving the overall personality development of the candidates at Stella Maris College. 

Stella Maris College has been awarded Potential for Excellence in April 2016 and is also conferred the title "The Pride of Catholic Church" by the Catholic Bishops Conference of India in the year 2016. More details about the college are mentioned below in detail:

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• Stella Maris College Courses
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• Stella Maris College Infrastructure Facilities
• Stella Maris College Placements
• Stella Maris College Scholarships
• Stella Maris College Eligibility Criteria
• Stella Maris College Admission
• Stella Maris College Hostel Details

Stella Maris College Departments

Stella Maris College departments teach Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctoral Courses, Diploma courses in Arts, Science, Computer Applications, Vocational, Management, and Commerce. The various departments at Stella Maris College are mentioned below:

• Bioinformatics 
• Biotechnology
• Botany 
• Chemistry
• Commerce 
• Computer Science 
• Economics 
• English
• English and Communication
• Fine Arts
• History
• International Studies 
• Languages
• Mathematics 
• Physics
• Psychology
• Public Relations
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Value Education
• Vocational
• Zoology 

Stella Maris College Courses

Stella Maris College courses are offered on approval by the University of Madras. It offers 24 undergraduate and 13 postgraduate programs with 7 departments offering research programs leading to M.Phil. and /or Ph.D. The Stella Maris College courses are mentioned below:

Stella Maris College Clubs

Stella Maris College has a total of 17 Clubs that are instituted to enable student interaction in various activities. Clubs are formed to indulge students in extra-curricular activities and also help them excel in whatever they feel interested in. Numerous activities are organized by these clubs to provide students a platform to showcase their skills and also can build new skills with the help of workshops that are organized by the members with the consult of the club advisor. Club members stay in touch with the students union for organizing events on the Stella Maris College campus. Students take active participation in inter-collegiate competitions held at the state and national levels.

The 17 Clubs of Stella Maris College are mentioned below:

• Anubhuti Club
• Bharati Mandram
• Classical Dance
• Damini Club
• Dramatics Club
• Enviro Club
• Event Management Club
• Folk Dance Club
• French Club
• Light Music Club
• Mime and Street Theatre Club
• Photography Club
• Quiz, Debate and Current Affairs
• Rotaract Club
• Sanskrit Club - Kalakrti
• Stellaeidoscope
• Western Dance Club
• Western Music Club

Stella Maris College Infrastructure Facilities

The institute aims to deliver top-class education to students with the help of holistically designed programs and state of the art infrastructure facility. Stella Maris College facilities are provided to the students and faculty to help them with the necessities required to make their learning more smooth and efficient. The facilities provided by the Stella Maris College include:

Banking Services: There is a branch of Indian Overseas Bank within the premises of the Stella Maris college and offers various facilities to the students and the college such as ATM, online payment, the collection of fees, etc.

DTP Centre: The center provides various stationary related services such as photocopying, lamination, and binding for both faculty and students.

Canteen: A canteen, a health food center, a juice shop, and a Maggi kiosk is also provided by the college.

Library: The library at Stella Maris College consists of 6500 sq feet having a seating capacity of 400 users. There are 11 staff members in the library who cater to the information needs of the College community. The administrative staff, faculty members, and all the students are the members of the library. Moreover, it offers membership for research scholars and alumnae on payment of a nominal fee. 

Stella Maris College Placement

Stella Maris College placement is carried out by its dedicated placement cell. It was established at Stella Maris College in the year 2003, for the benefit of the students. The cell was formed to address the need of students to find suitable placements after completion of their studies.

• Stella Maris College placement cell conducts workshops, seminars, and special events to assist students in career planning.
• The Stella Maris College Placement cell focuses on various academic as well as non-academic based training and development making the students well-equipped to meet the dynamic industry requirements.
• The Career Guidance Cell [CGC] also networks with the alumni for various career opportunities.
• The placement cell acts as an interface between students and industries and the students get many opportunities to get placed with reputed firms and institutions.

Stella Maris College Scholarships

Stella Maris College offers scholarship to the students who are from backward sections of the society and to those who deserve. The Stella Maris Scholarship details are given below:

• On a merit as well as need basis, students can apply for Government, Private, and Management Scholarships. 
• Concession on fees is also possible. 

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