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Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Chennai Vidyapith

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith
45 Oliver Road,
Mylapore
Chennai, Tamil Nadu  600004
India
Phone : 044-2499 3057 & 2499 2815
Email : mail@rkmvc.ac.in,secratary@rkmvc.ac.in,rkmvchennai@gmail.com
Website: www.rkmvc.ac.in

This centre, started in 1946, runs the following institutions:

Activities of the Mission centre :

1.  

   Vivekananda College, an arts, science and commerce college
   for men, with 1714 students. It offers five undergraduate
   courses in Humanities and Languages, five in Physical and
   Natural Sciences and one in Commerce. Postgraduate courses
   are offered in three disciplines in Humanities and four in
   Science disciplines. Besides, research scholars work for 
   MPhil and PhD degrees in its Botany, Chemistry, Economics,
   Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics and Sanskrit departments.
   The NCC and NSS units had a large number of students on their
   rolls. The college library had 92,792 books and 78 periodicals.
   Scholarships and concessions given to the students amounted 
   to Rs. 43,44,405. 

2. An evening college which offers eight undergraduate and two
   postgraduate courses (with 1770 students) has a library with
   8766 books and 14 periodicals.

3. A hostel with 158 students.

4.  

   An Institute for Vivekananda Studies. It has a small library 
   of its own.

5.  

   Two research institutes: (i) Vivekananda Institute of Tropical
   Mycology (VINSTROM), recognized by the Dept. of Bio-technology,
   Govt. of India, is engaged mainly in studying the biodiversity
   and technological potential of microfungi in forests and other 
   environments; (ii) Vivekananda Institute of Algal Technology
   (VIAT) is specializing in algae-based research and consultancy 
   activities relating to industrial effluents treatment, algal 
   biomass utilization, etc.

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