About the College
Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar College, Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, was started with fund of the kallar community and is administered by the KALLAR KALVI KAZHAGAM. The Long –time dream of people of the area, to have a college, came true by the priceless effort of the P.K.MOOKIAH THEVAR B.A.M.P & M.L.A ,V.K.C. NATARAJAN, IAS and other well-wishers of the community.
The contribution made by farmers, the teachers of kallar and panchayat union schools and the common funds of the PIRAMALAI KALLAR community provided assistance to start this institution. The college is situated on the Madurai – Theni National highway at a distance of 3 Kms from Usilampatti Town. It covers an area of 54.65acres. The college was inaugurated on 05.07.1968 By Dr.T.P .Meenakshi Sundaram , The then Vice Chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj University,Madurai.
College Emblem
The fish, tiger and bow with arrow in the emblem depict the composition of the erstwhile Tamil Nadu with the three kingdoms of Pandia Nadu, Chola Nadu and Chera Nadu respectively.The motifs of bharath and the temple tower in the emblem stand for nationalism and spiritualism accordingly, which is the motto of the college – Nationalism my body, spiritualism my soul. The sacred mantra of the patron Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar is found at the foot of the emblem.The lighted lamp in the heart of the motherland is the beacon light of knowledge.
Vision
“Uplifting the lives of rural folk through higher learning”
Mission
- To reach higher learning to the unreached
- To mould character and discipline
- To impart all round knowledge
- To offer life training in the existing socio-economic context
- To cultivate need for civic sense and communal harmony
- To inculcate sense of nationalism and spiritualism
Goals & Objectives
- To promote academic excellence in teaching and research;
- To bring about diversity and flexibility in the courses and patterns of university education which will suit the talents and abilities of the students and bring out the best in them, Keeping in mind the needs of the society it seeks to serve;
- To encourage Innovation, Specially in methods of teaching;
- To develop skills of communication and self-study;
- To strive towards excellence of the socially and academically disadvantaged students through remedial and flexible course;
- To arouse in students a sense of social Justice, Responsibility, Compassion, Sensitivity and Concern for the poor and the disadvantaged through participation with shepherd programme;
- To inculcate in students basic moral, social and spiritual values necessary for building up character and developing personality through courses in ethics/religion.