Madras Christian College: Courses, Fees, Contact Details, Facilities

Ishani Mishra

Updated on - Aug 13, 2024

Madras Christrian College (MCC), Chennai is located at Tambaram East in Chennai, India and has a 320 acre lush green campus. The college was established in the year 1837 under the University of Madras, and now is operating as an autonomous institute. MCC Chennai is pretty well-known across India for the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate programmes that it offers in the fields of Commerce, Art, Science, Humanities and Social Science, Business and Computer Application.

The institute is ranked well among other institutes of the country by notable entities like NIRF and India Today, and is also recognized and accredited by esteemed government bodies like UGC and NAAC.

MCC offers a unique blend of liberal arts and science courses with an exhilarating campus experience. Learn more about the students' views of the college at GetMyUni Verdict.

Table of contents

• Quick Insights
• Ranking
• Courses
• Departments
• Admission
• Why Choose MCC Chennai?
• Cutoff
• Result
• Infrastructure
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Collaborations
• Faculty
• Alumni

MCC Chennai Quick Insights

Highlights of MCC Chennai like accreditations and recognitions, infrastructure, courses offered etc. are given below.

MCC Chennai Ranking

MCC Chennai has made its mark and secured commendable ranks in the rankings published by NIRF 2020 and India today 2020. The curriculum of the courses offered are up to date with the requirements of the industries and its standards. The following are the ranks secured by MCC Chennai:

• MCC Chennai is ranked 14th in NIRF 2024 College rankings.
• MCC Chennai is ranked 17th in NIRF 2020 College rankings.
• MCC Chennai is ranked among top 3 in India by India Today 2020 and Education World. Following are the area-wise rankings by India Today 2020 for the college:
• 5th in Arts
• 4th in Science
• 6th in Commerce
• 5th in BBA
• 9th in BCA
• 14th in Mass Communication
• 7th in Social Work

MCC Chennai Courses

MCC Chennai offers courses in different streams like art, science, humanities, social science, business, computer science and commerce. These courses spread from undergraduate to the postgraduate level, and most of them also have specializations to opt for. Below are some of the streamwise courses and their departments.

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MCC Chennai Departments

MCC Chennai has a number of departments, catering the needs and interests of a diverse set of students. Below is a list of them.

MCC Chennai Admission

MCC Chennai admission process is conducted online, and the forms of interested candidates are invited on the college’s official website. All the courses have their own sets of eligibility criteria, which need to be fulfilled before applying for them. Admission in all the programmes except MCA at MCC Chennai happens through merit-based selection, followed by counselling by the college in some courses. For admission in MCA, candidates need to appear for the TANCET national level entrance exam and the admission is continued for students clearing the cutoff of the same.

MCC Chennai Eligibility Criteria

All the courses offered at MCC Chennai have their own sets of eligibility criteria that the candidates need to fulfil in order to get selected for further rounds of the admission process. Some courses require a science or commerce background. These criteria also vary based on the category which the applying candidates belong to. After that, the rest of the admission process is based on merit of the entrance exams and the subsequent scores that are scored in the rest of the process. The eligibility criteria for various courses at MCC Chennai are as follows.

BA Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have passed XII from a recognized board with minimum 50%.

MA Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have a graduation degree with 50% marks.

MCA Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have a Graduation degree with 50% marks.
• Candidates must have appeared for TANCET.

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Why Choose MCC Chennai?

MCC Chennai is one of the esteemed colleges in India, which is ranked at 17th place in the NIRF 2020 College Rankings and among top 15 colleges in India in their respective fields. Moreover, the college is NAAC accredited ‘A’ grade, and is recognized by UGC. State-of-the-art infrastructure and campus facilities like hostels, classrooms, laboratories, libraries etc. which are necessary for the holistic growth and development of the students are all made available to them. Also, the campus essentially being a jungle is an added bonus for the Zoology and Botany students for their practical learnings. Apart from this, MCC Chennai also offers scholarships to the needy students having good academic performance, and has a deep-rooted alumni network with many notable alumni. Finally, the dedicated placement cell looks after the training and placement of students in well-known corporations of the world.

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MCC Chennai Cutoff

MCC Chennai cutoff 2021 has been released. The institute offers many programs for UG and PG admissions. The students who are seeking admission to the institute are required to meet the cutoff criteria of the institute and also need to secure valid marks in TANCET for MCA. The cutoff for all the courses offered by the college are different and vary every year based on the number of eligible students, entrance exam scores or merit scores, students’ performance in counselling, student category, etc.

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MCC Chennai Result

MCC Chennai students, after their semester end examinations, can check their results from the official website of the college, mcc.edu.in. The link to access the results is present in the “News and updates” section on the homepage of the website, named as “MCC End Semester Exam 2020 Exam Results link”, for instance. Thereafter, students must enter their registration ID and password. After doing this, the result will be displayed, which can be downloaded and/or printed for future use.

MCC Chennai Infrastructure

MCC Chennai campus is located at Tambaram, Chennai and has an area of 320 acres. As it is essentially a jungle, it comes in handy for the professors and students of departments like Botany and Zoology for their practical work. It also houses a number of facilities and hostels for the convenience of the students residing there and those travelling to and from their homes. Various cultural, extracurricular and co-curricular activities happen every year in the campus, like cricket, football, student fests, athletics, events etc. for an experience of growth and fun for the students along with their academics. The institute has separate hostel facilities for boys and girls. The hostels are named as “halls” at MCC and there are 6 hall on the campus: three for boys and three for girls. For supporting the students at MCC Chennai in their quality learning and overall growth, following are some of the infrastructure facilities available for the students.

• Library
• Gym
• Laboratories
• Medical center
• Auditorium
• Cafeteria
• Sports complex

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MCC Chennai Placements

MCC Chennai placements are excellent and students get placed in reputed companies. The college has a dedicated placement cell where students are given training for the interviews and other recruitment processes as well. The reputation of MCC College goes a long way in helping students get their dream jobs and dream companies as well. The placement cell is also responsible for mentoring the student for their further education. About 80% of the students from Madras Christian College placements 2022 got placed. Madras Christian College highest package is INR 8 LPA, and the average package offered is INR 2 LPA. 

Some companies which visit Madras Christian College for placements are:

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MCC Chennai Scholarships

MCC Chennai provides scholarships guided towards economically weaker students, having a good academic track record in order to facilitate their further learning. Out of many, following are some of the scholarships available at MCC Chennai.

• First Language Studentship
• Prof. P.A. Sathiasatchy Scholarship
• Mangalam Sanskrit Scholarship
• Arjun Gnanaolivu Scholarship
• John Anderson Scholarship
• Rev. Paul Ramaseshan Scholarship

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MCC Chennai Collaborations

The Deanery of International Programmes, Madras Christian College, strongly believes in building international relations and networking among world-class Universities and institutions from across the world. MCC Chenai has collaborated with several institutes and has signed MoUs with the following colleges:

MCC Chennai Faculty

MCC Chennai faculty members are indeed helpful in every way conceivable, and they teach in an easy-to-understand manner. Faculty strongly encourage students to seek out information. Laboratories are made a lot of fun and the teachers at the college are qualified and knowledgeable. The course content is up to date, and it prepares students for careers in the field. At Madras Christian College, 70 percent of students pass.

MCC Chennai Alumni

MCC Chennai has a dedicated “MCC Alumni Association” which stays in touch with the alumni of the college via alumni meets and various publications. The college also conducted global alumni meets in 2013 and 2016. There are a number of notable alumni of MCC Chennai in the fields of politics, legal professions, business, science, humanities, journalism, arts, healthcare etc. Some of the prominent alumni are as under: