Voorhees College is a

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Vellore Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separ ...

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. It was founded in 1898 as Arcot Mission College, when Arcot Mission High School was amalgamated to the

University of Madras The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigious universities in India, incorporated by an a ...

. The college is named after its benefactors, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Elizabeth Voorhees of the Reformed Church in America. The College was earlier known as Ralph and Elizabeth Voorhees college when it was a Co-educational institution. In the late sixties towards the end of the tenure of Dr. A.N. Gopal, the then principal, the college stopped admitting women students and dropped the names Ralph and Elizabeth and became known as Voorhees College. The college began offering master's level courses in 1975. The College is managed by the Church of South India, Diocese of Vellore. The Chairman of the College is the Bishop of Vellore, and the motto is "In vain without God." The college is affiliated to

Thiruvalluvar University Thiruvalluvar University is a public state university in the city of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu, under the Thiruvalluvar University Act, 2002 (Tamil Nadu Act 32 of 2002). The university was na ...

and it is accredited by the

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, with an A grade (2005).

Alumni

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (; 5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975), natively Radhakrishnayya, was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He served as the 2nd President of India from 1962 to 1967. He also 1st Vice President of India from 1952 ...

– The former

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*M.C.Raja First dalit MP and MLA in India. also Professor of in this college

Courses

The following courses are offered: Undergraduate courses * B.A. Defence and Strategic Studies * B.A. English * B.A. History * B.A. Tamil * B.Sc. Chemistry * B.Sc. Computer Science * B.Sc. Mathematics * B.Sc. Physics * B.Sc. Zoology * B.Sc. Botany * B.B.A. (Business Administration) * B.Com. (Aided) * B.Com. (self-financing) * B.C.A (Computer Applications) * B.A. Economics Postgraduate courses * M.A. Defence & Strategic Studies * M.A. History * M.A. Tamil (self-financing) * M.A. English (Self-financing) * M.A. Economics (Self-financing) * M.Com. * M.Sc. Chemistry (self-financing) * M.Sc. Mathematics * M.Sc. Physics (self-financing) * M.Sc. Zoology Research * M.Phil. Tamil * M.Phil. History * M.Phil. Commerce * M.Phil. Zoology * M.Phil. Physics * M.Phil. Chemistry * M.Phil. Mathematics * Ph.D. in Commerce * Ph.D. in History * Ph.D. in Tamil * Ph.D. in Zoology

References

External links

NAAC accreditation report

Official website
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