St. Louis College for the Deaf, Adyar, Chennai, India

		History of the Institution St. Louis College for the Deaf, Adyar, Chennai – 20 was founded in 1993 by Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel registered under Societies Registration act of 1860. The primary aim of St. Louis College is to impart university education to the hearing impaired students from all over India. St. Louis College is the first college for the deaf in India and second in Asia. This college offers two courses namely B.Com degree in Tamil & English medium and B.C.A degree in English medium to the hearing challenged students. St. Louis College is affiliated to the University of Madras. The College which was started with 13 students in 1993 has now grown to the present strength of 120. Students from all over India are studying in this college. We have now students from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andrra Pradesh and Punjab. There is unity in diversity, existing in our living institution. We have men’s hostel in our college campus. The women students are provided hostel accommodation in our FIHM sister’s convent, Adyar, Chennai- 20. We follow the total communication method in our teaching. Another successful feather in the cap in the achievement of Montfort Brothers which was the long awaited and repeated requests of parents to start a course B.C.A in the department of Computer Application..A provisional affiliation with a student strength of 15 was granted by the University of Madras, after the commission paid a visit to the college and approved the arrangement of the management to start the B.C.A Course. With greater enthusiasm, now 15 students are at present in I B.C.A which was started in August 2008. In the academic year 2009, another 15 students have been admitted in the course. The college has a well equiped Computer Lab. We wish them all success and hope that it grows further to 40 and more. Our Academic records show that the results are always more than 95%. To impart and integrate culture, sports and education is to regulate and direct their energies towards positive goals which is the aim of our college. An annual education tour was conducted for 45 students along with 7 staff members. They visited Delhi, Manali, Rothang Pass, Amristar, Agra, Wagha Border for 10 days. The students were happy to see in person the historical places and at Wagha Border the friendly relations between India and Pakistan. In the academic year 2008 – 2009 faculty members, tour was arranged, They had visited Trichy and Tanjoure. On 6th August, they had been to Kanyakumari to see all the Historical monuments.

History of the Institution

St. Louis College for the Deaf, Adyar, Chennai – 20 was founded in 1993 by Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel registered under Societies Registration act of 1860.

The primary aim of St. Louis College is to impart university education to the hearing impaired students from all over India.

St. Louis College is the first college for the deaf in India and second in Asia. This college offers two courses namely B.Com degree in Tamil & English medium and B.C.A degree in English medium to the hearing challenged students.

St. Louis College is affiliated to the University of Madras.

The College which was started with 13 students in 1993 has now grown to the present strength of 120. Students from all over India are studying in this college. We have now students from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andrra Pradesh and Punjab. There is unity in diversity, existing in our living institution. We have men’s hostel in our college campus. The women students are provided hostel accommodation in our FIHM sister’s convent, Adyar, Chennai- 20. We follow the total communication method in our teaching.

Another successful feather in the cap in the achievement of Montfort Brothers which was the long awaited and repeated requests of parents to start a course B.C.A in the department of Computer Application..A provisional affiliation with a student strength of 15 was granted by the University of Madras, after the commission paid a visit to the college and approved the arrangement of the management to start the B.C.A Course. With greater enthusiasm, now 15 students are at present in I B.C.A which was started in August 2008. In the academic year 2009, another 15 students have been admitted in the course. The college has a well equiped Computer Lab. We wish them all success and hope that it grows further to 40 and more.

Our Academic records show that the results are always more than 95%.

To impart and integrate culture, sports and education is to regulate and direct their energies towards positive goals which is the aim of our college. An annual education tour was conducted for 45 students along with 7 staff members. They visited Delhi, Manali, Rothang Pass, Amristar, Agra, Wagha Border for 10 days. The students were happy to see in person the historical places and at Wagha Border the friendly relations between India and Pakistan.

In the academic year 2008 – 2009 faculty members, tour was arranged, They had visited Trichy and Tanjoure. On 6th August, they had been to Kanyakumari to see all the Historical monuments.