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Bharathi Women's College (Autonomous) Chennai established in 1964 is a Government Autonomous College affiliated to the University of Madras. The Institution is named after the great Tamil Poet Bharathi who advocated liberation and empowerment of women through his writings.The mission statement of the College is to "Enlighten and empower women to reach out and lift up the underprivileged by imparting value-based, job-oriented education and to inspire and instill integrity, chasten and chisel good citizens to launch the nation into the global league". The Institution caters to the needs of economically and socially weaker sections of the society, especially the first generation of women learners. The College is recognized by the University Grants Commission under 2(f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act of 1956. It was conferred autonomy in the year 1998. The College was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 1999 and subsequently it applied for reaccredidation in October 2004. A peer team constituted by the NAAC visited the College and validated the Reaccredidation Report.