Introduction
“ You educate a man; You educate a man.
You educate a woman ; You educate a generation”
Kasthurba College for Women hopes to contribute positively to society and to bring new and meaningful changes in the lives of young women. We have the responsibility to educate and to support students at every level of attainment. We aid students in developing personal discipline, strength, resilience and rigour. We try to consciously and consistently emphasize the building of good character by enhancing the physical, emotional, moral, intellectual and spiritual domains of a student. We provide a dynamic, broad-based curriculum in an intellectually stimulating environment aimed at meeting the changing needs of tomorrow’s world. For all of us, the journey is as important as the destination, and we are sure that our college provides an excellent platform for the students to strive towards rewarding, adventurous experiences and opportunities to help and care for each other. We are positive that anything can be achieved with participation and persistence.
About Us
Kasthurba College for Women, the erstwhile Villianur College for Women, was established in the year 2005 under the aegis of the Pondicherry Society for Higher Education which is wholly funded by the Government of Puducherry, to cater to the higher educational needs of the women students hailing from rural backgrounds. As the region of Pondicherry previously had only one exclusive college for women, that too in the centre of the town, it was very difficult for students hailing from rural areas around Villianur to reach the portals of higher education even after scoring well in the higher secondary examination. As it has ever been the vision of the Government of Puducherry to provide quality higher education to all aspiring women students irrespective of their socio economic backgrounds, this college was established with two need-based and society-based departments, namely, B.A. Social Work and B.A. History. Ever since its inception, with the assistance of a dedicated band of highly qualified faculty members, the vision of the Government of Puducherry is being fulfilled as our students excel in various activities across the nation. A number of passed out students are well employed in various Government and Non-Governmental organizations across the U.T. of Puducherry and the state of Tamil Nadu. The college introduced the CBCS pattern from the year 2017-2019. B.Sc. Psychology has been introduced from this academic year (2019-20) onwards.
Vision
To educate, empower and promote intellect through holistic learning, towards individual growth and social progress.
Mission
To provide need-based quality higher education to women.
To facilitate critical thinking and creativity.
To impart knowledge and skill for the development of the self through value-based education.
To reach out to the diverse and varying needs of the society.
To strive for excellence with the state-of-the-art facilities.
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