The Career Guidance Cell of our college has been functioning effectively by providing counselling and guidance services to the students to plan their careers effectively.

The principal of the college is the Ex-officio president and senior teachers are members of this body. Under this scheme every year approximately an amount of Rs. 45,000/- is given to differently enabled students and to students from economically backward strata of the society who are pursuing Bachelors and Masters programmes in our college.

The Fine Arts Club of our college conducts various competitions for the students every year to bring out their hidden potential, and to cater to their varied interests by providing a platform for the expression of their talents.

Students participate enthusiastically in all competitions and exhibit their skills.

“National Cadet Corps is a Tri-Services Organization, comprising the Army, Navy, and Air Force, engaged in grooming the youth of the country into disciplined and patriotic citizens as a measure of training students for physical fitness, self-discipline, and patriotism.”

Under 2 TN Girls Battalion of Madurai Group (TN, P&AN Directorate) our 2/1 Company, Army Infantry unit is functioning under the guidance of the Principal and Associate NCC Officer Lt. Dr. Mrs. R. Muthuselvi. Currently, the unit has a sanctioned strength of 104 Cadets.

Established in the year 1969 this company has gained many accolades and has added several feathers to its cap of achievements.

The NSS units of our college function with the motto “NOT ME BUT YOU” in view of inspiring the youth to render community service.

‘Enough is never enough’ at the Department of English in Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College, Madurai. The department and its faculty are well aware of the fact that, real learning is not restricted to the pages marked in a class syllabus. It can happen in multitudinous ways in an atmosphere, where young minds are encouraged to foray, probe, reach out and enquire into realms beyond the prescribed.

The Readers’ Forum and Research Forum are two prestigious initiatives of the department, instituted with the aim of contributing towards such an environment. Since their establishment in the year, 2014-15 by the efforts of Dr. P. Kalaichelvi, Head of the Department from June 2014 to October 2017, the two forums have engaged the students’ imagination in novel ways. Now, year after year, they continue to give the satisfaction of watching the burgeoning interest of the students, understandable in the competition for participation, the variety of genres chosen for appreciation and deeper study, the raw originality of the spontaneous responses and the fledgling, sometimes brilliant attempts at application of critical analytical skills.

In the inaugural year, 2014-15, Ms.N.Tirumagal and Ms.N.Nalini were the co-ordinators of the readers’ forum. 30 students made their presentations. In 2015-16, Dr.N.Shanti and Ms. S.Zahirabanu were the co-ordinators and 30 students made their presentations. In 2016-17, Ms.V. Nalini and Ms.A.Rajeswarapushpam were the co-ordinators and 25 students made their presentations. In 2017-18, Ms.V.Nalini and Dr.N.Gnanaselvi were the co-ordinators and 30 students made their presentations. In 2018-19, Dr. N.Shanti and Dr. P. Savithri were the co-ordinators and 49 students made their presentations.

As for the Research Forum,in the inaugural year, 2014-15, Dr.N.Shanti and Dr.E.Prema were the co-ordinators and 30 students made their presentations. In 2015-16, Dr.S.Soumia and Dr.N.Gnanaselvi were the co-ordinators and 30 students made their presentations. In 2016-17, Dr.G.Beulah and Mrs.N.Thenmozhi were the co-ordinators and 20 students made their presentations. In 2017-18, –Dr.D.M.Amala and Dr. N.Shanti were the co-ordinators and 20 students made their presentations. In 2018-19, Dr. S. Soumia and Dr. G.Beulah were the co-ordinators and 29 students made their presentations.

The Red Ribbon club has been initiated in our college to create awareness among students regarding the importance of a healthy lifestyle and to promote regular voluntary blood donation.

The central objective of the Science Forum is to inculcate scientific temper among the students of our college. Every year the forum organises competitions and awareness programmes to the students. In 2018 they organised an exhibition on the topic “College Connect with the Society” in collaboration with the IQAC of our college. The forum also conducted an essay competition on the topic “The Impact of Scientific Inventions on the Society”.

The Counselling Cell plays a vital role in promoting the emotional well-being of our students and in empowering them with the essential life skills. The cell organises programmes to motivate the students to identify their potential and inner strength which will enable them to face the dynamic world in a confident and level-headed way. The cell facilitates psychological development of the students.

In order to bridge the gap between the student and the teaching community the college practises the Tutor- Ward system. The teachers meet their respective wards on the first and third Wednesdays of every month. The tutors counsel the students and offer academic and personal guidance. The rules and regulations of the college which include discipline, being respectful, being punctual and systematic in all the academic affairs and to be responsible students which in turn would enable them to become responsible citizens of our nation are reinforced during the meetings. Special academic care is provided to the slow learners by paying individual attention. One-on-one interaction with the wards also takes place to identify their personal problems and to offer essential counselling and guidance to them.