Women's Christian College (WCC) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is an autonomous private college established in 1915. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and Doctorate courses in different disciplines across liberal arts and sciences streams. It offers courses like B.Sc, B.Com, M.Sc, BCA, B.Com {Hons.}, M.A, BA, M.Com, M.Phil, PhD, and BBA. It has 11 government-aided Departments and 11 self-financed Departments that were commenced in 1997. The admission procedure for students depends on merit-based scores. The college accepts online applications.

Women’s Christian College, Chennai: Key Points

  • It got NAAC re-accreditation as an A grade institute in 2012. In 2019, it received NAAC re-accreditation as an A+ grade institute.
  • With a strength of 4252 students and 209 faculty members at the current time, the institute has become a leading institute to provide valuable higher education to women in South India. 
  • UGC awarded Women's Christian College as a College with Potential for Excellence in April 2016. 
  • The Academic Council has designed the academic system as a semester system with a choice-based credit system since 2004 with a diversified and rigid curriculum. 
  • An academic year is divided into two semesters: the first semester starts in June and ends in October whereas the second semester begins in November and ends in April. 
  • The University of Madras offers the Degree to the students of Women's Christian College.
  • The undergraduate program consists of five parts, and the students are required to attain a minimum of 142 credits to earn a Degree.
  • There is also the provision of Certificate courses in foreign languages like Spanish, German, and Japanese. The time duration is 50 hours to complete the program, and the course fee is 5000.
  • Almost 50% to 70% of students get placed every year. Cognizant, Deloitte, Yes Bank, Infosys, Wipro, IBM, Google, HCL, Tech Mahindra, and Taj are the top recruiting companies in WCC.
  • In 2020, almost 50% of students got placed. The highest package offered to students was 6 LPA, and the lowest salary provided to students was 2.5 LPA.

Women’s Christian College, Chennai: Ranking 

  • Ranked 7 for BCA by India Today 2021
  • Ranked 15 for Science by India Today 2021
  • Ranked 17 for Arts by India Today 2021
  • Ranked 25 for Commerce by India Today 2021
  • Ranked 50 for BBA by India Today 2021
  • Ranked 12 for Private Science by India Today 2020
  • Ranked 33 for Commerce by the Week 2019
  • Ranked 32 by NIRF 2019

Women’s Christian College, Chennai: Courses 

Course Details Selection Criteria
B.Com
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Specializations: 
  • Accounting And Finance, General, and Computer Applications
  • Eligibility: 10+2, A minimum of 65% in Core papers or equivalent with Accountancy & Commerce.
 Merit-Based
B.Com Honours
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Eligibility: 10+2, A minimum of 75% in Core papers or equivalent with Accountancy, Commerce & Business Mathematics.
 Merit-Based
BBA
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent
 Merit-Based
BCA
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent, preferably with Mathematics.
 Merit-Based
BA
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Specializations: English, History and Corporate Economics
  • Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent, preferably with Mathematics.
 Merit-Based
B.Sc
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Specializations: Psychology, Visual Communication, Computer Science, Nutrition, Information Technology, Food Service Management and Dietetics, Mathematics, Advanced Zoology & Biotechnology, Plant Biology And Plant Biotechnology, Physics, and Chemistry
  • Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent with Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Physics/ Biology/ Zoology/ Botany/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Statistics/ Computer Science
 Merit-Based
M.Sc
  • Duration: 2 Years
  • Specializations: Food Science And Nutrition, Counselling & Psychotherapy, Organization Behaviour Psychology, Food Service Management And Dietetics, Physics, Mathematics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Information Technology, Applied Psychology, and Computer Science & Technology
  • Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent, with Mathematics and preferably with Physics.
 Merit-Based
MA
  • Duration: 2 Years
  • Specializations: Human Resource Management, English, International Studies, Communication
  • Eligibility: Any UG Degree
 Merit-Based
M.Com
  • Duration: 2 Years
  • Eligibility: B.Com./ B.B.A/ B.B.M/ B.A Corporate Economics.
 Merit-Based
M.Phil
  • Duration: 2 Years
  • Specializations: Psychology, Computer Science, Food Science And Nutrition, Food Service Management And Dietetics, Biotechnology, and Chemistry
  • Eligibility: M.Sc degree in relevant subject
 UGC NET/ CSIR NET + PI
PhD
  • Duration: 3 Years
  • Specializations: Psychology, Home Science, and Biotechnology
  • Eligibility: M.Sc
 UGC NET/ CSIR NET + PI

Women’s Christian College, Chennai: Placement 

The top recruiting companies of WCC Chennai are:

ALLSEC Technologies Ltd. KANBAY Hyderabad E-Server for CITI Group Rajarajeshwari hotels
Career Forum Scale speak Kumaran Systems Fitness One center Saaraa Medical Solutions ,
Cognizant Technology Solutions Mahindra Satyam & Tech Mahindra Future Focus Infotech Pvt.Ltd Scope International
Crystal Communications Office Tigers GE Capital International Services SI systems
Customer Pvt. Ltd Oriental Cuisine Global Services Sify
Element – K Perot Systems Golden Opportunities Pvt.Ltd Sree Career Solutions
Infosys Technologies Limited Google Sutherland
ITC Limited Wipro Technologies HCL Taj Group of Companies
Verizon Zifo Technologies Hewlett Packard Tata Consultancy Services
Tecruit Consultants

The table below shows the year-wise placement report.

Year Number of students placed
2010-11 173
2011-12 282
2012-13 305
2013-14 311
2014-15 407
2015-16 473
2017-18 448

Women’s Christian College, Chennai: FAQs 

Ques. Does Women’s Christian College Chennai offer scholarships?

Ans. The College Authority also provides scholarships to students based on their merit. Reserved category students(BC/ MBC/ SC/ ST) can avail government scholarships. The students who enroll themselves in the management programs can get management scholarships on a merit basis. Children of missionaries/ pastors/ evangelists are taken into special consideration.

Ques. Is there any other certificate course offered at Women’s Christian College Chennai?

Ans. Yes, there are many certificate courses offered at WCC. They are:

Certificate Course in Quantitative Aptitude, Traditional Dyeing Methods, Christian Counselling, Tax Planning, Tally, Computerized Accounting, Statistical Package for Social Sciences, Internet Basics, and Website Design using WordPress, Designing Tools, Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning. The course duration ranges from 30 to 50 hours to complete the course, and the fee structure varies depending on the program.

Ques. Is a hostel facility available at Women’s Christian College Chennai?

Ans. Yes, a hostel facility is available at WCC. There are a total of seven separate hostels on the campus for both boys and girls. The annual hostel fee is 25k with a monthly mess fee of 3k and an electricity bill.

Ques. What are the campus facilities at Women’s Christian College Chennai?

Ans. WCC provides campus facilities like a chapel, a library, a student counselling centre Vikaas, a Career guidance cell, and an amenities centre for the convenience of the students to meet their necessities.

Ques. Is the student transfer program available at Women’s Christian College Chennai?

Ans. Yes, the student transfer program is available at WCC as it has an agreement with Middlesex University of London, UK. Students pursuing B.Com (Hons) and BBA are eligible to study at Middlesex University of London for one year after completing two years at WCC. Students pursuing B.Sc. in Visual Communication are eligible to study at Middlesex University for two years after completing one year at WCC. Students who complete their studies for two to three years at Middlesex University receive honourable degrees from this international university.

Ques. Does semester abroad programs are offered at Women’s Christian College Chennai?

Ans. Yes, WCC offers a semester abroad program at the Le Tourneau University of the USA and the Liverpool Hope University of USA to students with good academic records, co-curricular & extracurricular activities, and communication skills.