Co/Extra Curricular Activities

1. Special Programmes of the College

2. Associations & Clubs

Rules & Regulations

1.     The Principal is the Patron of all associations (for the U.G.) / clubs (for the P.G.).

2.     The  Head  of  the  Department  of every major  shall  be the President  of  that  Association  or Club. And the next senior staff shall be the Vice-President.

3.     Every  student of  the  undergraduate  class  shall  be  a  member of  the  English  Association  and  the  Association representing his / her  first  Language  and  his / her  major subject.

4.     Every  student  of  the  post-graduate  class  shall  be  a member  of  the  PG Club representing  his / her  subject.

5.     A boy and a girl representative shall be elected from each class for the respective Association or Club.  One of the final year representatives shall be elected as secretary of the association/club.  The vacancy so created shall be filled by electing another representative from his / her class.

6.     The Secretary of the Association/Club shall be from the final year of the course concerned and the secretary shall be elected by the representatives of Association / Club.

7.     The eligibility criteria of the Students’ Council shall apply to the elections of the representatives and the secretary as well.

3. Special Programmes of the Departments

1. Dept. of Tamil Studies & Research Centre

1. Tamil Association

2. PG Tamil Club

3. Pre-doctoral Tamil Association

4. Dharmackan Memorial H.A. Krishna Pillai Endowment Lecture

5. FOSSILS Endowment Lecture

6. General Tamil Association

2. Dept. of Malayalam

Malayalam Association

3. Dept. of Hindi

Hindi Association

4. Dept. of English & Research Centre

1.  General English Association

2. English Association

3. PG English Club

4. Pre-doctoral English Association

5.  Scottnival (A two-day university-level literary festival/seminar for PG Classes)

6. ScottSem (A one-day intercollegiate seminar for UG Students)

7. Scottlight (An annual literary publication)

8. English Language Lab

9. Scott Audio-Visual Library

10.Scott Literature Society (A forum for the get-together of teachers

     and students, past and present of the Dept. of English)

5. Dept. of Economics & Research Centre

1.  Economics Association

2.  PG Economics Club

3.  Pre-doctoral Economics Association

6. Dept. of History

1.  History Association

2. PG History Club

3. Pre-doctoral History Association

7. Dept. of Commerce & Research Centre (Aided)

1.  Commerce Association

2.  PG Commerce Club

3.  Pre-doctoral Commerce Association

3.  BusiCom  [Students’ journal (since 2000) on commerce and business

     management, edited and circulated by the M.Com. students]

4.  Summer Internships [for M.Com. students (since 1999), on voluntary basis, during the intervening summer of the two-year PG course).]

5.  Student's Book Bank [Classroom library (since 2001) owned and organised by the students]

8.  Dept. of Commerce (Self-financed)

Commerce Association

9.  Dept. of Mathematics

1.  Mathematics Association

2. PG Mathematics Club

3. Pre-doctoral Mathematics Association

4. Prof. S.S. Pillai Memorial P.G. Mathematics Quiz Competition

5. Principal Arumairaj Memorial Mathematics Quiz Competition

6. Inter-Collegiate PG Level Mathematics Seminar

10. Dept. of Physics

1.  Physics Association

2. PG Physics Club

3. Pre-doctoral Physics Association

4. Scott Physics Society (A forum for the get-together of teachers and            students, past and present, of the Dept. of Physics)

5. Photography Club

6. Marsden Memorial Intercollegiate Quiz Contest

7. Principal Arthur Memorial Inter School Quiz Contest

11. Dept. of  Chemistry & Research Centre

1. Chemistry Association

2. PG Chemistry Club

3. Pre-doctoral Chemistry Association

12. Dept. of  Botany & Research Centre

1. Botany Association

2.  PG Botany Club

3. Nature Club (A club for Nature-lovers interested in conservation)

4. Gardening Club (A club for teaching ‘how-to’ in gardening)

5. Botanical Trends (A quarterly news bulletin)

13. Dept. of  Zoology & Research Centre

1. Zoology Association

2. PG Zoology Club

3. Pre-doctoral Zoology Association

14. Dept. of Computer Science

1. Computer Science Association

2. PG Computer Club

15. Dept. of Physical Education

Physical Education Association (PEAS).

16. Dept. of Business Administration

1. Business Administration Association (BAAS)

2. Matrix (A one-day intercollegiate seminar for UG students)

4. Physical Education

The College provides excellent opportunities for students to develop their  talents in Sports and  Games.  We have a unique tradition of producing distinguished sportspersons in the country.  Infrastructure for playing outdoor games like Cricket, Ball Badminton, Badminton, Basketball, Hockey, Football, Kho-Kho, Tennis, Kabaddi, Volleyball, and Tenikoit, and indoor games like Table tennis, Chess and Carrom exist.  Students are encouraged to play on all working  days and those who opt Physical Education in Part V will get extra training.

Intramural tournaments and athletics are a regular feature.  Winning teams are given shields.  Certificates, cups and medals are given to individual winners and runners-up.  Students  who  take  real  interest  in  competitive games  and  sports  will  be  included  in  the  College  teams  and  selected for  participation  in local,  intercollegiate  (Zonal  and  Inter  Zonal),  State  level  and  inter-University competitions.

5. National Cadet Corps (NCC)

(2/11 Company of 11 Tamil  Nadu Battalion  NCC)

NCC organisation, created in 1948 by an Act of Parliament, was started in Scott Christian College in 1951 for men students. 120 cadets are given military training every year and those who are eligible are adorned with ranks besides preference in employment opportunities. Students are encouraged to join the NCC to channel the youth energy in constructive work and to mould their character at the most impressionable age.

Sanction has been accorded for starting NCC-Army-Women's wing and NCC Navy with and an intake of 50 and 60 cadets respectively since 2005. And thus yet another 110 cadets are given military training every year.

The aims of the NCC are:

§ To develop qualities of character, courage, comradeship, discipline, leadership, secular outlook, spirit of adventure and sportsmanship and the ideals of selfless service among the youth to make them useful and patriotic citizens of India.

§ To create a human resource of organised, trained and motivated youth to provide leadership in all walks of life including the Armed Forces and be always available for the service of the Nation.

NCC training includes footdrill, armsdrill,  weapons training [rifle, bayonet, Light Machine Gun (LMG), Sten Machine Gun (SMG)], fieldcraft, battle-craft, scouts and patrol, field engineering, map reading, self defence, first aid, hygiene and sanitation, civil defence and leadership training.

Opportunities are open to the cadets to attend All India Training Camps, Army Attachment Camps, National Integration Camps in different parts of India, Republic Day Parade at New Delhi, Mountaineering and Trekking Courses and Basic Leadership Courses.   

Cadets,  who  put  in  more  than  75%  attendance  will  be  eligible  for  taking  the  ‘B’  and  ‘C’  Certificate  Examination  at  the  end  of  the  second  and  third  year  respectively.

6. National Service Scheme (NSS)

The  NSS  aims  at  providing  opportunities  to  the  student  members  to  serve  the society  so  as  to  make  the  members  develop  into  better  citizens.  The regular activities of the NSS  include theory classes as well as field work. The theory classes are spread over 4 semesters covering 24 topics like National Integration, Rural Development, Lab-to-land Technology, Theatre arts, Evils of Dowry system, etc. 

Other associated programmes are :

° Health & Family Welfare,

° Environment,

° Social Service & Awareness,

° Emergency Management, etc. 
° Disaster Management

Every year, there will be a 10-day special camp activities to link the college with the community,  focusing on a social theme.  This  College  has seven units  of  the  National  Service  Scheme. 

Programme  Officers :

7. The  Rotaract  Club

The  Rotaract  Club  of  this  College  is sponsored  by the  Rotary  Club  of  Nagercoil.   This  is  an  international  organisation  primarily  for  young  men  and  women  of  the  age  group  18  through  28.

A  member  of  the  teaching  staff  is  appointed  by  the  Principal  as  Adviser  to  help  in  the organising of  the  club.

8. Scott Adventure Club

The Scott Adventure Club, affiliated to National Adventure Foundation, was started in this college in 1995. 

The aim of the club is:

l    To expose the youth to nature, hardships and hazards, build their personality, character, confidence and courage through adventure programmes.

Opportunities are open to students to attend trekking, rock climbing and mountaineering courses, cross country cycling, water skiing, sailing, scuba diving, ballooning, hand gliding, power gliding, para-sailing and para-gliding.

Since bulk of the finances for the programmes are provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC) all the above programmes are heavily subsidised so as to enable the student community to avail themselves of these opportunities.  Membership is open to all students.