Arul Anandar College (AAC), Madurai Campus Facilities - Hostel Fees, Infrastructure, Address

Arul Anandar College is one of the youngest Jesuit colleges and only one Jesuit rural college to become autonomous in the year 1987. Autonomy has given the College freedom.To determine and select need-based courses and formulate syllabi accordingly.To prepare course materials according to the curriculum.To adopt modern and innovative teaching techniques and strategiesTo evolve our own methods of testing and evaluation.Autonomy has enabled the College to make a genuine and comprehensive attempt to make curricular reforms geared to redesign the curriculum commensurate with the goals of autonomy and of the College.

Consumer Club is an organization designed specifically for creating awareness among the students regarding the consumer?s rights and privileges. This club has been started based on the recommendation of the government of Tamilnadu. Every year guest lectures were organized with the experts from legal, academic and social sector. Rallies were organized to create consumer awareness among the students.

Consumer club Report 2015-16

Arul Anandar College Consumer club and Tamilnadu citizen consumer protection centre jointly organized one day Election Consumer Awareness programme on 30th March 2016. Dr.S.Rayappan, convenor, consumer club,Arul Anandar College welcome the members. Rev.Dr. S. Basil Xavier, S.J., Principal, Arul Anandar College preside over the function. Mr.R.Karnen Founder and head, Tamilnadu Citizen Consumer Protection Centre gave the key note address. Mr.K.Veluch Samy, District Revenue Officer, Madurai Started 100% vote election signature combine and Mr. M.Balasubramanian RDO, Usilampatti distributed election awareness pamphlet. Mr.S.Rehobeyam, Deputy Collector, Regional Manager, Tamilnadu Civil Supply Corporation, Madurai gave special address. Dr.S. Lakhshminarayanan, Food protection and Medicine department, Madurai delivered special lecture on food safety and protection. Dr.S.Suguna, Food protection and Medicine department, Theni special talk about food safety. Mr.K.R.Ravi, Thasildar, Usilampatti gave the lecture on importance of food protection. Rev.Dr.A.Antony Pappuraj, S.J Secretary, Arul Anandar College and Dr.I.Devanen, Deputy principal gave felicitation addresses. Finally,Prof.S.Sebasthiyan, co-convenor, consumer club, Arul Anandar College, proposed vote of thanks.

Consumer Club is an organization designed specifically for creating awareness among the students regarding the consumer?s rights and privileges. This club has been started based on the recommendation of the government of Tamilnadu. Every year guest lectures were organized with the experts from legal, academic and social sector. Rallies were organized to create consumer awareness among the students.

Consumer club Report 2015-16

Arul Anandar College Consumer club and Tamilnadu citizen consumer protection centre jointly organized one day Election Consumer Awareness programme on 30th March 2016. Dr.S.Rayappan, convenor, consumer club,Arul Anandar College welcome the members. Rev.Dr. S. Basil Xavier, S.J., Principal, Arul Anandar College preside over the function. Mr.R.Karnen Founder and head, Tamilnadu Citizen Consumer Protection Centre gave the key note address. Mr.K.Veluch Samy, District Revenue Officer, Madurai Started 100% vote election signature combine and Mr. M.Balasubramanian RDO, Usilampatti distributed election awareness pamphlet. Mr.S.Rehobeyam, Deputy Collector, Regional Manager, Tamilnadu Civil Supply Corporation, Madurai gave special address. Dr.S. Lakhshminarayanan, Food protection and Medicine department, Madurai delivered special lecture on food safety and protection. Dr.S.Suguna, Food protection and Medicine department, Theni special talk about food safety. Mr.K.R.Ravi, Thasildar, Usilampatti gave the lecture on importance of food protection. Rev.Dr.A.Antony Pappuraj, S.J Secretary, Arul Anandar College and Dr.I.Devanen, Deputy principal gave felicitation addresses. Finally,Prof.S.Sebasthiyan, co-convenor, consumer club, Arul Anandar College, proposed vote of thanks.

When you give people a share of responsibility in sharpening their lives you increase their self-confidence, with out which they are nothing. When they have faith in themselves, they are prepared to take on even the most difficult problems and solve them. And in order to generate that faith we must first demonstrate that we have faith in the ability of the people to undertake nation-building activities. Faith begets faith and democracy can grow only when the people, particularly those who belong to the lowest itrata of society, accept in fully.

MOTTO OF NSS

The motto or watch wood of the National Service Scheme is ?NOT ME BUT YOU?. This expresses the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for selfless service and appreciation of another person's point of view and consideration for fellow human beings. It illustrates that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of society as a whole. Therefore, it is the aim of the NSS to demonstrate its motto in its day-to-day programme

The Youth Red Cross of our college became one of the Part V activities from the year 2008-09. Regularly, the first year studentchoose their Part V activity in the beginning of the college. Nearly a total of 150-300 volunteers in each year from both shift I and shift II courses will opt for the YRC. Several programmes such as First aid training, Blood donation camp, awareness programmes on AIDS, Organ donation, Health and Hygiene, Geneva convention, Human Rights, etc. are conducted for the YRC volunteers.The following are the activities of YRC in the past five years.

Rotaract clubs are part of a global effort to bring peace and international to the world .This effort starts at the community level but knows no limits in it outreach. Rotaractors have access to the many resources of Rotary international and The Rotary foundation.

Goals

• To develop professional and leadership skills
• To emphasize respect for the rights of others based on recognition of the worth of each individual.
• To recognize the dignity and value of all useful occupations as opportunities to serve.
• To recognize, practice, and promote ethical standards as leadership qualities and vocational responsibilities.
• To develop knowledge and understanding of the needs, problems, and opportunities in the community and worldwide.
• To provide opportunities for personal and group activities to serve the community and promote international understanding and goodwill toward 

Moto

To Preserve Andconserve Nature

Aim

Nature club was established in the year 2005 with an aim to sensitize the students about environmental issues.

Objectives

1. Motivating students to know the value of environment and nature.
2. Organising various ecofriendly activities, workshops and seminars.

I.Awarness

1. Wild Life Activists Short films ? David Attenborough etc.
2. Organising a rally on biodiversity and conservation.
3. Poster presentation.
4. Speech/ Discussion on environmental issues.
5. Environmental awareness test/ competition

II.Conservation

1. Creation of a medicinal plant garden.
2. Essay, slogan, poster and quiz on Climate change etc.
3. Bird Watching
4. Creating awareness on eradication of plastics and Prosophistrees.
5. Watershed Programs.

III.Ecofriendly Activities

1. Motivate the students to keep their surroundings green and clean by undertaking plantation of trees.
2. Excursion trips, birds watching, trekking programmesandcycle rally.
3. Recycle? Visit to Municipal waste recycling plant
4. Reduce ? Wastage of water in agriculture.