ST. LOUIS COLLEGE FOR THE DEAF

St. Louis College for the Deaf, Adyar, Chennai – 20 was founded in 1993 by Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel registered under Societies Registration act of 1860.

The primary aim of St. Louis College is to impart university education to the hearing impaired students from all over India.

St. Louis College is the first college for the deaf in India and second in Asia. This college offers two courses namely B.Com degree in Tamil & English medium and B.C.A degree in English medium to the hearing challenged students.

St. Louis College is affiliated to the University of Madras.

National Service Scheme
NSS Unit has been functioning in the college from 1998 – 1999. The objective of N.S.S is to provide social consciousness and commitment among the students by inculcating a sense of discipline and dignity of labour and decorum. The scheme provides programmes for upliftment, service in rural areas, eradication of social evils and fostering adult education. The membership is purely voluntary. A certification of merit will be awarded at the end of the year, suitably recording the works to the credit of each member of the N.S.S.

NSS Unit of our college has conducted quiz, drawing and poster making competition for our students and sponsored the prizes. St. Louis College NSS and Tamil Nadu state AIDS control society jointly organized an AIDS awareness programme by international alliance for prevention of HIV/AIDS. NSS

Special Camp
A Special NSS camp was conducted in Jan 2009 for 10 days at Palayaseevaram (Kancheepuram Dist). In the camp various activities and awareness programmes were conducted.

The College which was started with 13 students in 1993 has now grown to the present strength of 120. Students from all over India are studying in this college. We have now students from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andrra Pradesh and Punjab. There is unity in diversity, existing in our living institution. We have men’s hostel in our college campus. The women students are provided hostel accommodation in our FIHM sister’s convent, Adyar, Chennai- 20. We follow the total communication method in our teaching.

Red Ribbon Club
For the Red Ribbon Club Ms.S. Bagyalakshmi a positive lady was invited to give a lecture on her experience and she created awareness of AIDS on 8.7.08. 

Games and Sports

The College has extensive playground and facilities for healthy physical development. Foot ball, Basket ball, Volley ball and Atheletics and encouraged.

Our college students always excel in sports and games which are conducted by all Indian Universities. They also participate in atheletics and games in the National level and International level.

Special Activities
We were glad to receive hearing impaired visitors from the University of California, USA Michele friendrer and Mr. Faradji Auretie from france. The students interacted with them and both went with pleasant memories.

Tamil Peravai
Tamil Peravai was inaugurated in our college on 5th August 2009. Mr. Christudoss Gandhi I.A.S was the chief guest of the day. Many students participated in the cultural activities. They also enacted a hilorous drama which all the students enjoyed in seeing it.
Contact
St. Louis College for the Deaf
Canal Bank Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar
Chennai – 600 020. Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone : +91-44-24421315
Mobile No. : + 91-9840234705, +91-9444827438
E-Mail : info@stlouiscollege.net, stlouiscollegefordeaf@yahoo.com