Jawahar Science College is a co-educational institution managed by the Jawahar Education Society. The college is affiliated with Annamalai University.

History

Pandit

Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a pr ...

emphasized the importance of developing

science Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

and

technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

. In his honor, the college was named Jawahar Science College, and several job-oriented courses were introduced. The college began with 120 students and was inaugurated by Minister P. Chidambaram on October 18, 1987.

Campus

The college functions in a building in a 40 acres site near NPTI in Block-14, Neyveli,

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Academics

The college offers the following 3-year Undergraduate courses. * B.Sc. Computer Science * B.Sc. Chemistry * B.Sc. Geology * B.Sc. Mathematics * B.Com. * B.C.A * B.Sc. Environmental Management * B.A. English * B.B.A * B.Sc. Physics The college offers the following 2-year Postgraduate courses. * M.Sc. Chemistry * M.Sc. Mathematics * M.S.W (Master of Social Works) * M.A English * M.Com.

Clubs

* Rotaract Club * Leo Club * NSS Units I & II * Citizen Consumer Club * Junior Jaycees * Red Ribbon Club

References

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