{"id":4123,"date":"2023-03-29T10:46:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T10:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fatimacollegemdu.org\/?page_id=4123"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:27:54","slug":"college-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winways.co.in\/fatima_college\/college-history\/","title":{"rendered":"College History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4123\" class=\"elementor elementor-4123\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-323b2090 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"323b2090\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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class=\"premium-title-container style6\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-title-header premium-title-style6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCOLLEGE HISTORY\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d96529 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d96529\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c47d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39c47d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213981a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"213981a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now 22 UG, 15 PG, 3 Professional (UG;1 &amp; PG;2) &amp; 8 Research Centres<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879ccd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"879ccd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fatima College (Autonomous), Mary Land, Madurai, is a Postgraduate College for Women affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University. It is a Catholic Minority institution established and run by St. Joseph\u2019s Society of Madurai (of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon, France). This institution came into existence through the tireless efforts of the missionary sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon and the zeal and heroic sacrifice of Rev. Sr. Rose Benedicta, the Foundress of the College.<\/p>\n<p>The College was started in St. Joseph\u2019s Campus Madurai as a Second Grade College with 63 students in 1953. It was upgraded into a Postgraduate College in 1964; Autonomous in 1990 and a Research Institute in 2004. The College now offers 22 Undergraduate Programmes, 15 Postgraduate Programmes, 3 Professional Programmes (UG;1 &amp; PG;2) and 8 Departments have become Research Centres. It has a strength of 3875 Students, 210 Teaching Staff and 90 Non-Teaching Staff.<\/p>\n<p>The College is administered and oriented by St. Joseph\u2019s Society presided by the Provincial.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1166ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1166ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Milestones of the College<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b6088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49b6088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2080\" src=\"https:\/\/winways.co.in\/fatima_college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/College-History-1953-2025-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30631\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winways.co.in\/fatima_college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/College-History-1953-2025-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/winways.co.in\/fatima_college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/College-History-1953-2025-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winways.co.in\/fatima_college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/College-History-1953-2025-1024x832.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winways.co.in\/fatima_college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/College-History-1953-2025-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winways.co.in\/fatima_college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/College-History-1953-2025-1536x1248.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winways.co.in\/fatima_college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/College-History-1953-2025-2048x1664.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLLEGE HISTORY Now 22 UG, 15 PG, 3 Professional (UG;1 &amp; PG;2) &amp; 8 Research Centres Fatima College (Autonomous), Mary Land, Madurai, is a Postgraduate College for Women affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University. It is a Catholic Minority institution established and run by St. Joseph\u2019s Society of Madurai (of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon, France). This institution came into existence through the tireless efforts of the missionary sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon and the zeal and heroic sacrifice of Rev. Sr. Rose Benedicta, the Foundress of the College. The College was started in St. Joseph\u2019s Campus Madurai as a Second Grade College with 63 students in 1953. It was upgraded into a Postgraduate College in 1964; Autonomous in 1990 and a Research Institute in 2004. The College now offers 22 Undergraduate Programmes, 15 Postgraduate Programmes, 3 Professional Programmes (UG;1 &amp; PG;2) and 8 Departments have become Research Centres. It has a strength of 3875 Students, 210 Teaching Staff and 90 Non-Teaching Staff. The College is administered and oriented by St. Joseph\u2019s Society presided by the Provincial. 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