Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women was founded in 1968 with a magnificent donation of 10 acres of land by the late Founder Chairman Shri Nanalal Bhatt and a donation of Rs. 6 lakhs from the Cork Industries Charities Trust. The college is named after Smt. Devkunvar, the late Founder Chairman’s wife. This is the first women’s college in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram District. Since its inception in 1968, the College has been affiliated with the University of Madras and has been accredited by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) with an A+ grade and listed in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The institution was granted autonomous status in 2006, which was recognized by the University of Madras and the University Grants Commission. The College has experienced multi-directional spectacular growth in a variety of fields, allowing women students to effectively explore and deepen their academic interests and extension activities