Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts And Science College
The Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple is located in Mylapore has a rich history and is thought to be over 2000 years old by some accounts and said to have had major construction done during the 7th Century Pallavas. When the Portuguese damaged the construction in the 16th century, the Vijayanagara empire reconstructed the same.
Location
Located at an altitude of 34 m above the mean sea level, the geographical coordinates of Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College are: 13°07'32.1"N, 80°13'12.9"E (i.e. 13.125583°N, 80.220250°E).
Transport
Road transport
From the Retteri junction, a four-road intersection, that connects Chennai to various districts and states, this college is located just a km away.
Rail transport
Villivakkam railway station, Perambur railway station, Perambur Carriage Works railway station and Perambur Loco Works railway station are some of the railway stations that are nearer to this college.
Air transport
Chennai International Airport is located at about 22 km from this college.
Beneficial neighbourhoods
Kolathur, Chennai, Ponniammanmedu, Lakshmipuram, Vinayagapuram, Madhavaram, Peravallur, Periyar Nagar, Jawahar Nagar, Agaram, Sembium, Thiru. Vi. Ka Nagar and Perambur are some of the neighbourhoods benefited by this college.
Courses offered
This college offers undergraduate courses as follows: B.Com., B.B.A., B.C.A., and B.Sc. Computer Science. And on the idea to offer courses on religious subjects, a 6-month certificate course on B. A. Saiva Siddhantham is to be included in this college, said by the Tamil Nadu state minister of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.
Facilities
Principal and administrative room, Professor rooms, Seven class rooms, two computer laboratories, one library and toilet facilities are available in this college. This college is temporarily started at the campus of a private school viz., Everwin Vidhyashram, which is situated on Red Hills road in Kolathur neighbourhood. This will be shifted permanently to the nearby proposed buildings at the campus of 5 acre land belonging to Somanatha Swamy Temple. 9 Assistant Professors, one librarian and one physical education teacher are appointed.
References
- ^ "Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College". Google Books.
- ^ Murugappan, M.; Misra, Sanjay; Sengodan, Thangaprakash (2022). Advances in Electrical and Computer Technologies: Select Proceedings of ICAECT 2021. Springer Nature Singapore. p. 409. ISBN 9789811911118.
- ^ "Education and health schemes are not freebies: Stalin". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Kapaleeswarar College to offer religious course". The Hindu.
- ^ "B.A. Saiva Siddhantham to be offered in colleges attached to temples: Sekarbabu". The Hindu.
- ^ "CM inaugurates arts college at Kolathur". The Hindu.
- ^ "Orders issued appointing teaching faculty for temple run college". Hindustan Times.