Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women is a women's Deemed University, located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 1957 by the Avinashilingam Education Trust and founded by T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiar as Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women, which later became a university. Presently, it is the largest institution in the country for home science education. It has received approval by the UGC (University Grants Commission). Avinashilingam University is ranked at 81st position as per NIRF rankings 2023.
Avinashilingam University offers course admissions to undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses. The admissions are offered on the basis of national/state-level entrance examinations/entrance examination conducted by the university. For AIHSHEW admission, candidates have to appear for the entrance examination and clear the university cutoff range to be eligible for the courses. Candidates can apply for admission through the official website of Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women. Candidates have to download the application form from the website, fill out the application form and submit the form along with the application fee. Avinashilingam University offers scholarships to students on the basis of their financial status, caste and academics. Candidates are required to fulfil the eligibility criteria to avail scholarships.
According to NIRF reports 2023, 633 UG and 256 PG candidates got placed and the median package offered is INR 5.5 LPA and INR 4.45 LPA, respectively. The placement recruiters of AIHSHEW Coimbatore are Ernst and Young, Cognizant, TNQ, Ford, Wipro, Reliance Communications, Dell, Canara Bank, Bosch, Tata Consultancy Services, Standard Chartered, etc.
UG (3 years) |
UG (4 years) |
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Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
2020 |
1528 |
390 |
2020 |
213 |
151 |
2021 |
1507 |
299 |
2021 |
228 |
162 |
2022 |
1676 |
453 |
2022 |
201 |
180 |
PG (2 years) |
PG (3 years) |
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Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of students placed |
2020 |
664 |
279 |
2020 |
17 |
3 |
2021 |
675 |
82 |
2021 |
8 |
3 |
2022 |
704 |
252 |
2022 |
4 |
4 |
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore: Notable Alumni
Name |
Designation |
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Dr. Kamala Balachandran |
Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India |
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan |
Father of the Green Revolution in India |
Dr. G. Padmaja Reddy |
Former Chairperson, National Commission for Women |
Dr. V. Shanta |
Former Chairperson, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai |
Dr. N. Mahalingam |
Founder and Chancellor, Dr. N. G. P. Institute of Technology |
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