The New College

The New College is a government-aided Muslim minority arts and science college on Peters Road, Royapettah, Chennai, run by the Muslim Educational Association of Southern India (MEASI). It started in 1951 with about 200 intermediate-course students, is affiliated to the University of Madras and has had autonomous status since 2007. It is a men's college with a hostel for boys on its 14-acre campus. NAAC accredited it at grade A++ (CGPA 3.61 on a four-point scale) on 3 March 2023, valid up to 2 March 2030, and the college is in the 201-300 rank band of the NIRF 2025 College ranking.

The 2026 prospectus lists 31 undergraduate, 14 postgraduate and 11 Ph.D. programmes, 56 in all, run in an aided stream (Shift I) and a self-financing stream (Shift II) through arts, commerce, science and language departments. Undergraduate programmes last three years and include B.A. in Arabic, English, Economics, History, Sociology, Tamil and Urdu, B.Com. in five specialisations, BBA, BCA, and B.Sc. in subjects from Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics to Computer Science, Data Science and Visual Communication. Postgraduate programmes (M.A., M.Com. and M.Sc.) last two years. Admission is through the college's online portal followed by an interview, with a pass in the higher secondary examination (HSC) or equivalent required for undergraduate entry and a degree accepted by the University of Madras for postgraduate entry. The prospectus counts more than 6,000 students, over 300 teachers and 50+ add-on courses.