DG Vaishnav College (Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College), commonly known as DDGDVC, is a

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college in

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, India. It is an autonomous institution affiliated with the

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. It is located in the Arumbakkam locality of Chennai, which is a hub for many shops and markets, of which the most famous Koyembedu market and bus stand. It was recently reaccredited by NAAC with A++ grade ( CGPA of 3.54 /4) in 3rd cycle.

Academics

DG Vaishnav College was affiliated to the University of Madras, however the College has been conferred the status of "AUTONOMY" by the UGC and endorsed by the University of Madras from the academic year 2009 - 2010. Consequently, students admitted to various UG, PG and M.Phil courses during the academic year 2009 - 2010 will come under Autonomous pattern. The extension of autonomy was given by the UGC upto 2032-2033.

Courses offered

UG Courses PG Courses

National Social Service

There are five NSS units of which one is exclusively for the girl students.

National Cadet Corps

National Cadet Corps (NCC) in this college has two Army wing *1 NARMOURED SQUADRON NCC *1 NBATTALION NCC

Notable alumni

* Mohan Kumar Raja, Sprinter, RIO Olympics * Kush KumarGold Medallist India at the 2014 Asian Games *

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, Actor * P. Ravindhranath, Politician * Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Carnatic Singer *

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, Actor * Shakthi Vasudevan, Actor * Hari Krishnan, Actor * Saai Gayathri, Serial Actress * Mohammed Azeem, Serial Actor * VJ Nikki, Video Jockey * Vaishali Thaniga, Serial Actress * Vinayak Vaithianathan, Film Director

References

External links

The Hindu

Golden Moment for DG Vaishnav
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