Academic Programme

Undergraduate Courses Offered:

Programmes included under Model I
(with Language & English for 2 Years)

• B.A. Economics
• B.A. Tamil
• B.A. Music
• B.A. English
• B.A. Functional Hindi
• B.Sc. Interior Design & Resource Management
• B.Sc. Human Development
• B.Sc. Food Service Management and Dietetics
• B.Sc. Food Science and Nutrition
• B.Sc. Physics
• B.Sc. Mathematics
• B.Sc. Chemistry
• B.Sc. Zoology
• B.Sc. Botany
• B.Sc. Psychology

Programmes included under Model II
(Language 2 semester & English 2 semester)

• B.Sc. Textiles and Apparel Designing
• B.Sc. Computer Science
• B.Sc. Information Technology (Self financed)
• B.Sc. Visual Communication
• B.C.A. Computer Applications (Self financed)
• B.B.A. Tourism
• B.Sc. Physical Education *

* Subject to UGC's Acknowledgement

Programmes included under Model III
(B.Com. - all branches)
B.Com

• Commerce
• Commerce - Computer Applications (Self financed)
• Professional Accounting

Programmes included under Model IV
(Double Major)

• B.Sc. Biochemistry & Biotechnology
• B.Sc. Rural Development & Sociology
• B.Sc., B.Ed., (Four Year Integrated Programme) Special Education & Mathematics **

Special Education is an Integrated Five Year programme. This programme spanning a period of four years, mainly prepares candidates to teach, train and rehabilitate the handicapped children, fourth year leading to B.Sc. B.Ed. Degree. However, only on completion of the requirements in the first three years, the students will be permitted to continue in the fourth year and only on completion of fourth year, they will be permitted to continue to the fifth year. The candidates with B.Sc. B.Ed. are eligible for appointment as Special Educators, Resource Teachers and Subject Teachers in schools. They can also work as Consultants, Social Workers, Research Associates and Rehabilitation Workers. The candidate has an option to pursue a subject of her choice on completion of B.Sc. programme.

* Subject to approval of appropriate regulatory bodies

Programmes included under Model V
(Double Major)

• B.Sc. Physician Assistant (Self financed course)

The Physician Assistant programme is being conducted in collaboration with G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital and D.J. Academy, Coimbatore. Degree will be awarded by the University. Medium of instruction will be English. The Emergency and Trauma Care Management programme is being conducted in collaboration with Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore. Degree will be awarded by the University. Medium of instruction is English.

Programmes included under Model VII

• B.Voc. Food Processing and Engineering
• B.Voc. Medical Equipment Technology

Postgraduate Courses Offered:

Engineering Courses Offered:

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) (Four year course)

• B.E. Biomedical Instrumentation Engineering
• B.E. Food Processing and Preservation Technology
• B.E. Printing Technology
• B.E. Information Technology
• B.E. Computer Science and Engineering
• B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering
• B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• B.E. Civil Engineering

Master of Engineering (M.E)

• M.E. Computer Science and Engineering
• M.E.Food Technology
• M.E.Medical Electronics
• M.E.VLSI Design

B.Ed., M.Ed. & B.PEd. Courses Offered:

The B.Ed. M.Ed and B.P.Ed Degree Course will be conducted in the Faculty of Education, located in Avinashilingam Nagar, Varappalayam, Coimbatore - 641 108. The course of study is for two semesters consisting of not less than 100 instructional days in each semester excluding the examination days.

Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), provide choices in Value added courses, Co-curricular courses & Extra-curricular courses and permits the students to write extra courses. Introduction of Self-study papers and concepts in the CBCS pattern will train the students towards life-long self-learning and online papers will help the students to prepare for global education

Optional offered for B.Ed Programme

Each candidate has to offer any two of the following as per eligibility

• Mathematics
• Physical Science
• Biological Science
• Home Science
• English
• English as equivalent to two optionals
• History
• Economics
• Special Education
  • Visually Impaired
  • Hearing Impaired

B.P.Ed.

The One year (B.P.Ed) Bachelor of Physical Education provides quality physical Education with a great deal of content emphasis on knowledge and skills, movement and awareness, social and interpersonal competencies associated with physical activity particiaption.

Research Programmes Offered:

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) (Full time)

• Full time - One year

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) (Full time / Part time)

• Full time - Two years
• Part time - Three years

M.Phil. / Ph.D. are offered in the following subjects.

Faculty of Home Science

• Resource Management
• Food Service Management and Dietetics
• Food Science and Nutrition
• Textiles and Clothing
• Human Development
• Home Science Extension Education
• Bio-Textiles (only M.Phil)
• Women's Studies

Faculty of Science

• Biochemistry
• Biotechnology
• Mathematics
• Botany
• Zoology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Computer Science
• Bioinformatics (Only M.Phil.)
• Counselling Psychology

Faculty of Humanities

• Economics
• English
• Tamil
• Hindi

Faculty of Education

• Education
• Special Education

Faculty of Business Administration

• Business Administration
• Commerce

Faculty of Engineering

• Computer Science and Engineering (only Ph.D)
• Food Technology (only Ph.D)

Diploma Programmes Offered:

Post Graduate Diploma Programmes
(one year programme)

• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Interior Design and Environment
• Apparel Designing
• Applied Financial Planning
• Music
• Bharathanatyam

Note: each of the above programmes will be offered only when atleast 20 students have enrolled in each programme

Diploma in Ophthalmic Nursing

(This programme is being conducted in collaboration with Lotus Eye Foundation, Coimbatore)

Diploma in Financial Planning

(Part time)

Undergraduate Courses Offered

Postgraduate Courses Offered

Aided Programmes

Computer Centre

Computing Centre is functioning as a technology provider to students, researchers and teaching community to fulfill their computational, technological, Internet requirements and facilitate a common computational resource centre for the academic programmes as well as for maintenance of the other computing resources in the university.

• Campus Network
• Campus Wide Wireless LAN (WIFi)
• E-Governance Facility
• E-Learning Facility
• Video Conferencing Facility

Instrumentation Maintenance Facility (IMF)

The Instrumentation Maintenance Facility (IMF) was sanctioned with financial grant from UGC XI- Plan Merged Scheme. It provides essential support of servicing and maintaining laboratory Instruments and Electronic items utilized in various laboratories of our university. The IMF technicians also extend support facilities to all the departments of the University to ensure optimal utilization of instruments.

Library

Library is the power house of our University. Library caters to the research and teaching activities of institutions. It collects, manages and disseminates the information to its users according to their need. Library is situated in the heart of the campus incorporating the modern technologies so as to provide the readers right information at the right time.

Hostel

There are six hostels Kalaimagal Illam, Thirumagal Illam , Malaimagal Illam, Malarmagal Illam , Arpana Illam and Sarada Illam (New Hostel) with modern amenities and conveniences. There is a separate building to house the postgraduate students and staff. Catering in the hostel is vegetarian. The mess is run on the dividing system.

Auditorium

The University has two auditoriums with modern facilities. The Swami Vivekananda auditorium accommodates 500 members and the Thiruchitrambalam auditorium has a capacity to seat over 2000 members.

Canteen

Saradhalaya Canteen offers delicious, healthy & nutritious meals for the students and the staff of the university. This is run on a non - profit basis with welfare motive. The hospitality is extended to all University functions and conventions and meetings. The students of the Food science management and Dietetics department are given practical exposure for quantity food production at the canteen.

Health Centre

The University has a health centre and a qualified lecturer cum medical officer takes care of the students, teaching, non-teaching staff, and all the other workers in the university campus. This centre has a well-conditioned room, which has seven beds, attached bathroom and other facilities. There is a separate instrument room, which has a fully computerized ECG machine and Germi autoanalyser and other accessories required for diagnosis. Emergency drugs are also available. Conduct of free medical camps at the villages around coimbatore, organized by the NSS units of the University and community nutritious camps. Guidance to the Research scholars of science and Home science faculty in their research activities related to the field of medicine and applied nutrition.

Saradalaya Press

The Saradalaya Press was established in the year 1979 to provide employment opportunities for the women, in the area Printing Technology. Currently the press has modern computerised offset Printing Press facilities. The press is also being utilized as a Training Laboratory for B.E. Printing Technology students.

Scholarship

The University has a different Scholarship and Fellowship for students for giving them the opportunities for inlighten their future.

Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women was established by the great patriot and educationist Dr. T.S. Avinashilingam under the auspices of the Avinashilingam Education Trust in 1957 with 45 students. The growth of the Institution has been carefully nurtured to its current heights by the world renowned educationist and nutritionist, former Chancellor of the University Dr. Rajammal P. Devadas. It is now the largest Institution in the country for imparting Home Science Education at all levels. It was one of the eight colleges on which autonomy was conferred by the University of Madras in June 1978 and the first of the women's colleges to get this distinction. Autonomy gave the College scope for academic freedom for innovations in teaching and research.

The Government of India declared Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women and Sri Avinashilingam Teacher's College for Women as a Deemed University under Section 3 of the UGC Act in June 1988. These Colleges have been renamed as Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women and is marching towards the twenty fifth year as a University. Dr. T.S.K. Meenakshisundaram has assumed the Chancellorship on 2.12.2010. He is a follower of the Founder-President Dr. T.S. Avinashilingam Ayya Avargal.

The University follows the educational ideals of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri Saradamani Devi, Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi and upholds a life of purity, discipline and service. A temple dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna commands the campus. Daily prayer is an integral part of campus life. All the students and staff are expected to participate in the common prayers.

The University functions under seven Faculties, namely, Home Science, Science, Humanities, Education, Business Administration, Engineering and Community Education and Entrepreneurship Development. Each faculty functions under the headship of a Dean.

The pattern of education has been fully semesterised. The academic year is divided into two semesters, each semester having a minimum of 90 teaching days. The semester pattern offers each student individual attention of the teacher and facilitates the student's all round development. It calls for active participation of the students in the learning process.

Regular attendance is an important feature of the semester pattern. In all programmes, a student should have a minimum of 75 percent attendance for both theory and practicals to appear for the comprehensive semester Examinations. Examinations for the courses offered in a semester are conducted in the same semester to make learning more effective and to reduce the burden on the students.