Newnham College, Cambridge passionately that equality could only be expressed by women doing the same courses as the men, on the same time-table. This meant that Girton attracted a much smaller population in its early years. But the Newnham Council held its ground, reinforced by the commitment of many of its members to educational reform generally and a wish to change some of the courses Cambridge was offering to its men. In 1948 Newnham, like Girton, attained the full status of a college of the university. The university as an institution at first took no notice of these women and arrangements to sit
Avvaiyar Govt College for Women Puducherry started Post- graduate courses of M.A. English and M.Sc. Botany in the academic year 1997–98. In the year of 2000–01 M.A. History courses were started for the welfare of the women students. The Avvaiyar Government College for Women is located in Dr. Ambedkar Street, Karaikal. Phone:04368-222454. Avvaiyar Govt College for Women Avvaiyar Govt College for Women is one of the government colleges in Karaikal reserved only for women, by the government of Puducherry. It was started in the year 1972 under affiliation of Madras University. Now affiliated with Pondicherry University. At first the college was started only for Arts