Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chettys Hindu College was established in 1969 by the great effort of Sri Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty. The college is co-educational and affiliated to University of Madras. The college is situated in the Avadi Municipality area on the Chennai-Tiruvallur High Road in a campus of 30 acres. The college is privileged to have a railway station in its name just across the highway. The college has a highly qualified and experienced faculty that provides a realistic education experience. The college has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Departments 

  • Department of English 
  • Department of History
  • Department of Telugu
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Business Management

Extracurricular Activities

  • National Cadet Corps: The NCC unit of the college is one of the oldest among the colleges of University of Madras. The sanctioned strength is 160 cadets of which 30% is reserved for girls
  • National Service Scheme: The NSS unit of our college is one of the oldest among the colleges of University of Madras. The sanctioned strength for 5 units is 500 volunteers with 5 programme officers
  • Youth Red Cross
  • Red Ribbon Club
  • Rotaract Club

Facilities

Library
  • 42,500 Volumes and 1,500 Reference Volumes available
  • 33 National Journals and  80,409 e-books available
  • The Digital Library contains an extensive collection of educational videos, CD ROMs, DVDs etc.
  • Membership of Developing Library Network ( DELNET), British Council Library (BCL), Madras University Library and American Library

Auditorium

There is a spacious Auditorium which accommodates about 1000 students with two green rooms exclusively for men and women.