 Queen Mary's College entrance, as seen from Marina Beach | |
| Motto | “Common sense and consideration”[1] |
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| Established | 14 July 1914; 111 years ago (14 July 1914) |
| Founder | Dorothy de la Hey[2][3][4] |
| Principal | B. Uma Maheswari |
| Location | ,, |
| Campus | Urban, 30 acres[5] |
| Affiliations | University of Madras |
| Website | queenmaryscollege.edu.in |
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Queen Mary's College is a government-run college inChennai,India. Established in 1914, it is the first women's college in the city and the third oldest women's college in India and second-oldest in South India afterSarah Tucker College. The college is located on junction of Kamarajar Salai and Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai facing theMarina Beach.
It was founded byDorothy de la Hey with the support of theGovernor of Madras PresidencyLord Pentland in 1914 as Madras College for Women. It was later renamed as Queen Mary's College in 1917. The first three child widows to graduate from South India, Ammukutty, Lakshmi and Parvathy graduated from this college.[6][7] Originally the residence of Lt Col Francis Capper in the mid-19th century, the building later housed a hotel before becoming a college in 1914. Known as the Capper House, the building was preserved as a heritage building. The college grew significantly underDorothy de la Hey with many new buildings: Pentland House, Stone House and Jeypore House being built, and by 1923 Science subjects were also taught here. Physics and Chemistry laboratories were also built. In 1928, it was the first college in India to offer a two-year intermediate course in Indian music and in 1930 the music department was formally opened.[8][9] By the timeDorothy de la Hey left in 1936 the college had grown significantly.[10] Capper House was later demolished to construct a new administrative office for the college known as the Kalaignar Maaligai, which was inaugurated in July 2010.[11][12] After her, Miss Myers became the Principal till 1946. The first Indian Principal wasNallamuthu Ramamurthi.
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| General – India | |
| NIRF (Colleges) (2022)[13] | 47 |
The college is ranked 71st among colleges in India by theNational Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[14]
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