The College started functioning on June 22, 1967 and was formally inaugurated on the 7 th September 1967. There is a General Body consisting of about 8900 members.

The Objectives of the Sourashtra College Council are to provide education at all levels in Arts, Science, Commerce, Computer, Professional, Technical and other job-oriented courses etc., to the students of all castes and creeds and linguistic Sourashtra Community (Minority) students etc. and to provide facilities for specialised studies in technology and research and to promote Indian tradition and culture.

The Self-Finance courses were started from the year 1993-1994 in order to cater to the needs of the aspiring student community and also to meet the increasing demand for admission. Highly qualified and experienced teachers are teaching in these courses. Visiting Professors are also engaging various classes.

The undergraduate classes for Self-Finance courses are conducted in the afternoon between 1.45 p.m. and 6.05 p.m., after the aided course classes are over. The timings for the P.G. courses are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At present a Team of 125 experienced staff is rendering teaching service to about 2000 students (both UG&PG) in various disciplines.

The students are allowed to participate in various competitions including sports activities, arranged by the college for the aided courses.

COURSES OF STUDY
	UNDERGRADUATE COURSES	Year in which started
	B.Sc. Biochemistry with Biotechnology	1993
	B.Sc. Micro-Biology	1994
	B.Com.	1994
	B.Sc. Physics	1996
	B.Sc. Computer Science	1997
	B.Com. Computer Application	2000
	B.Sc. Hotel Management & Catering Science	2000
	B.Sc. Information Technology	2000
	B.Sc. Electronics & Communication	2002
	UNDERGRADUATE COURSES	Year in which started
	M.Sc. Computer Science	1997
	M.Sc. Microbiology	2000
	M.Sc. Computer Science & Information Technology	2001
	M.Sc. Physics	2003
	M.Com. Computer Application	2003
	M.Sc. Biotechnology	2005
	CERTIFICATE COURSE	Year in which started
	Certificate in Food Production (One Year)	2004
	POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSE	Year in which started
	P.G.Diploma Course in Computer Application (PGDCA) (One Year)	2001
	M.PHIL PROGRAMME	Year in which started
	M.Phil. Commerce (One Year)	2003
	M.Phil. English (One Year)	2004
	PROFESSIONAL COURSES	Year in which started
	M.B.A. (2 Years)	1994
	M.C.A. (3 Years)	1998
	Ph.D. PROGRAMME	Year in which started
	Commerce	2005

Certificate Course in Biotechnology and Advanced Diploma Course in Biotechnology are conducted as vocational Courses for the students of Biochemistry.

The following sponsored three Career Oriented Courses are conducted by the Department of Commerce following the Syllabi duly approved by the Madurai Kamaraj University.

• Certificate Course in Stock Market Operation.
• Export Management.
• Sales & Income tax Practice.