About Us
Genesis
M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women (Autonomous) is committed to the goals of attracting and supporting top calibre women students in the areas of higher education. Dewan Bahadur M.O.Parthasarathy Aiyengar a leading barrister, visionary philanthropist of yester years was an advocate of women’s education. Sri Vallabhacharya Vidya Sabha, the prominent managing body of D.G. Vaishnav College, in its Silver Jubliee Year in association with Deewan Bahadur M.O.Parthasarathy Aiyengar Charities established this women’s college in 1992. This college is a dream realization, the result of the determination and sustained efforts of the two trusts. Both of these organizations have eminent industrialists, administrators and people committed to the cause of women’s education. While M.O.P Charities set apart the prime land in the heart of Chennai, the infrastructure and administrative expertise are being provided by Sri Vallabhacharya Vidya Sabha. Since its inception the college has recorded a phenomenal continual growth.
Initiated with just three courses- B.Com, BBA, B.Sc.(Maths) the college offers today 15 UG, 8 PG courses and research programmes in the Department of Commerce and Department of Communication and Media Studies. The college affiliated to the University of Madras, has strength of 3810 students, thus, recording a qualitative and quantitative growth. The college has been reaccredited by NAAC (National Assessment & Accreditation Council) at “A++” grade scale.
M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women also has the distinction of being one of the youngest colleges in the country to have been granted Autonomy by the University Grants Commission and University of Madras.
Our Team
Dr. Lalitha Balakrishnan
M.Com., M.Phil., M.B.A., Ph.D.
Dr. Lalitha Balakrishnan, Principal is Member Syndicate University of Madras and Member General Council , NAAC. She has been coopted as Member in Committees of the UGC.
Under her Leadership, Management and Strategy the College has been recognized as a Paramarsh mentor institution by the UGC.
She has published in several National and International journals. She has also authored four books in Management.
Dr. Lalitha Balakrishnan has been invited by the US Department of State to visit the USA under the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). She visited Universities of Stanford, Harvard, Yale in the USA and universities in Sydney, U. K and Vancouver.
Dr. Lalitha Balakrishnan has been an invited speaker in various forums and conducted workshops for colleges on Quality sustenance.
To her credit she has won Eminent Woman Achiever Award , Leadership Excellence award and For the Sake of Honor Award.
Dr. Lalitha Balakrishnan
Principal
Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies
Faculty Unique ID - MOPA001
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Dr. Sumangala Devi K C
M.Com., M.B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Experience
Teaching: 25 years
Research: 12 years
Research
Doctoral Research
Customer satisfaction of Cellular and Broadband Services –A comparative study of urban and rural service providers in Chennai city and its environs from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
Shodhganga Link – http://hdl.handle.net/10603/33804
Significant Publications
Capacity Building in Cyber security to make India secure to go cashless – A Study. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, (ISSN: 2277-3878, volume-8, Issue -2S11, (September2019), (SCOPUS).
Dr. Sumangala Devi K C
Controller of Examinations
Associate Professor, Department of Commerce
Faculty Unique ID - MOPA134
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Dr. Uthira D
M.Com., M.Phil, MBA., Ph.D., (UGC – NET, SLET)
Experience
Teaching: 26 years
Research: 17 years
Research
Doctoral Research
“Economic Implications and sustainability of micro pensions in the era of New Pension Reforms”
Significant Publications
- D, Uthira & U, Nisha (2020). Public Perception of Direct Benefit Transfers – Empirical Evidences from India Using Situational Technology Acceptance Model. Journal of Xidian University, 14(4). (ISSN No:1001-2400) (SCOPUS)
- Dr Uthira.D Public Perception of Direct Benefit Transfers – Empirical Evidences from India Using Situational Technology Acceptance Model. Journal Of Xidian University, CERTIFIED ID: JXU – R2761, VOLUE 14, ISSUE 4, APRIL 2020, ISSN NUMBER: 1001 – 2400, IMPACT FACTOR 5.4, UGC –CARE LIST
- D, Uthira., et al (2020). Performance Evaluation and Ranking Of Indian Public and Private Sector Banks – A Multi Criteria Decision Making Technique Using AHP and Vikor Analysis. Parishodh Journal, 9(3). (ISSN: 2347-6648) (UGC CARE LIST 1)
Certifications and licences
- Giving Sense to your Leadership Experience
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July 2020 - Leading Organisations
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July 2020 - Building your leadership skills
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June 2020
Dr. Uthira D
Vice-Principal,
Associate Professor & Head,
Department of Commerce
Faculty Unique ID - MOPA002
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