Madurai Institute of Social Sciences, Madurai

Madurai Institute of Social Sciences (MISS), founded in the year 1969, is an affiliated college situated in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The institute is NAAC accredited and spread over a campus area of 3. 15 acres. MISS provides a total of 20 academic programmes which are spread over 12 degrees, which mainly include social sciences, management science and computer science.

The college has a student intake of 827, and the number of faculties is 9; the institute has a balanced student-faculty ratio. This is in terms of gender distribution: the student base is 62% male, while 38% are female, with 77% undergraduates and 23% postgraduates. To make sure that the students get the appropriate support in developing adequate study skills, MISS has a number of amenities for use.

The library, with all modern facilities and accommodation for a vast number of books and journals and the user, has the facility of an open access system. MISS offers different hostels for male and female students with basic services like Wi-Fi internet access.

A computerised lab is also available to allow the student to sharpen their technical skills, while, on the other hand, disease and accident treatment are provided from a well-equipped health centre. For physical fitness, a separate gym timing for boys and girls is provided in the school.

The college grounds and indoor amenities are provided for different sports events, which are badminton, volleyball, cricket and so on. MISS has assembled a diverse programmes that holds throughout the various education levels. In terms of field of study, the institute offer 15 courses which comprise full-time undergraduate and postgraduate studies and part-time and doctoral courses.

Some of these courses are BSW , MSW, MBA, M. Phil in Social Work , Management Studies and PhD programmes. It also provides postgraduate diploma courses in personnel management & industrial relations , counselling, and computer applications. The total student enrolment for all programmes is 827. The admission to the courses in Madurai Institute of Social Sciences is said to be open and based on merit.

The institute may use performance in prior qualifying examinations to offer particular courses. MISS provides the opportunity of taking normal courses and self-financed courses, and this has allowed the college to come up with this opportunity. At present, it has an active alumni association which was started in 1986 and makes a major contribution towards the development of the college.

The association has set branches in Madurai, Chennai, and Bangalore, making sure that the former students of the school remain linked to their school.