College Prospectus

Auxilium College founded in 1954 is the first women’s College in the Vellore District and is affiliated to the Thiruvalluvar University. Auxilium has been granted the status of autonomy by the UGC and the Thiruvalluvar University from the academic year 2007-2008. The College has been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with A+ Grade in the 4th Cycle in 2024. It is a minority institution established and administered by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, commonly known as Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, belonging to the Catholic Church. It is primarily meant for the higher education of deserving Catholics but members of other communities are also admitted without reference to caste or creed and their rights of conscience are respected.

The college has been following a choice-based credit system since June 2000. At present, the system facilitates a combination of courses from different disciplines, enabling students to have greater scope for horizontal and vertical mobility.

The 3-year U.G. program consists of Language, English courses, Major-core and Major Elective, Allied-compulsory and Optional courses, Skill-based Electives, and Internship/Field Work.

The campus houses adequate infrastructure to cater to the curricular and extra-curricular activities. Facilities include:

• Wi-Fi Enabled Campus
• Well-equipped Laboratories
• Women’s Studies Centre
• Language Laboratory
• Audio Visual Studio
• Digital Library

• Candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary Examinations (12 years) for U.G. Programmes.
• Upper age limit for U.G. programmes is 21 years as on 1st July (Relaxation available for specific categories).
• For P.G. Programmes, a degree in the respective discipline is required.
• For DMLT, candidates should have passed +2 or any B.Sc. Degree.