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Educational activities of the India
Cements Ltd.
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In order to further the cause of education, a cause very much dear
to the founders of ICL, Shri Sankaralinga Iyer and Shri T.S. Narayanaswami,
the Management of ICL, constituted an Educational Trust on 18th
June 1958, with the object of establishing and running educational
institutions like Polytechnics, Colleges, Technical High Schools
and Higher & Lower Secondary Schools. These institutions were
primarily conceived of for the benefit of the children and dependents
of the employees of ICL. It was also ntended that the institutions
should serve the community in the areas where the factories are
situated.
The Company runs the following educational institutions at Sankarnagar,
Sankaridurg,Chilamkur, Yerraguntla and Dalavoi where the cement
factories are located.
1. Bala Vidyalaya - established in 1952.
2. Sankar Higher Secondary School - established in 1957.
3. Sankar Institute of Polytechnic - established in 1958.
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1. Bala Vidyalaya - established in 1966.
2. Sankar Higher Secondary School - established in 1967.
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1. St. Anne's English Medium School, Narayanaswami Nagar
- established in 1983.
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1. CSI English Medium High School.
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1. Immaculate Matriculation School - established in 1997.
The Schools at Sankarnagar &
Sankari have provided completely free education upto standard
twelve.The Management has provided ample laboratory, library,
reading room and building in all our schools. Ample Audio
/ Visual aids have also been provided in the schools. Screening
of educational film shows are a regular feature. Project
studies, variety of extra curricular activities and excursions
are carefully programmed each year.
The Schools run by the Company
have set up a consistently high standard of education and
have routinely secured 90% to 100% results in the 10th Std.
And 12th Std. Public examinations. The India Cements Limited
have also introduced Educational Scholarship schemes based
on economic criteria covering children of eligible employees
in the Wage Board and Managerial category studying in Plus
Two, Diploma and Professional courses. To commemorate the
Golden Jubilee year of the Company, a Merit Scholarship
Scheme has also been introduced to cover children of employees
studying in class Vith to XII std. and students of the Polytechnic.
Further, the Company has
also instituted prizes aggregating Rs.10,000/- and Rs.3,000/-
per annum respectively for meritorious students of Sankar
Institute of Polytechnic, Sankarnagar and other Polytechnics
students in the state.
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T.S.NARAYANASWAMI COLLEGE OF ARTS
AND SCIENCE
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With the view to extend its vista in the area of higher
education, the India Cements Ltd., established the India
Cements Educational Society in 1994. To begin with this,
Society has promoted a Self Financing Under Graduate Co-educational
College of Arts and Science in memory of the Founder of
India Cements Shri T.S. Narayanaswami during the Academic
year 1996-97.
Situated in a picturesque
25 acre campus located at Navalur on the old Mahabalipuram
Road near Chennai (Half-an-hour drive from Adyar junction)
the College offers Postgraduate and Undergraduate courses
and the Tuition Fees charged are detailed below :-
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| Discipline |
Fees
(Amount Per Year) |
| Under Graduate
Courses |
| B.Sc Bio-chemistry |
Rs.9,000/- |
| B.Sc Computer Science |
Rs. 9,900/- |
| B.C.A. (Computer Applications) |
Rs. 9,900/- |
| B.Com |
Rs. 7,500/- |
| B.B.A. (Business Admn.) |
Rs. 7,500/- |
| PostGraduate
Courses |
M.Sc.(Computer Science & Technology)
(5 Years Integrated)
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Rs. 9,900
(First 3 Years)
Rs. 15,000
(Next 2 Years) |
| M.Sc. (Information Technology) |
Rs. 15,000/- |
| M.Com |
Rs. 7,500/- |
In order to extend its vista to higher education, the India Cements
Educational Society (ICES) has set in motion the preliminary modalities
to start an Engineering College at Navalur, near Chennai. The College
to be known as the T.S. Narayanaswami College of Engineering and
Technology will be offering the following Undergraduate Degree Courses
in Engineering and Technology.
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Information Technology
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
In response to our Application submitted to All India Council for
Technical Education (AICTE), a preliminary hearing was held on 6th
April, 2000 at Chennai. The formalities requested by AICTE at the
hearing were completed upon which a "Viability Certificate"
was issued by AICTE. The Government of Tamilnadu also issued a "No
Objection Certificate" for starting the College. However, due
to infrastructural and other constraints, the commencement of the
College has been postponed for the time being.
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