Union Mission Medical School for Women opens at Vellore

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1. 1900

   1. 1900VelloreHealth

      Ida Scudder opens a dispensary in Vellore

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2. 1912

   1. 1912Madras Medical CollegeEducation

      Muthulakshmi Reddy graduates from Madras Medical College

      Muthulakshmi Reddy, the first woman admitted to Madras Medical College in 1907, graduated in 1912 and became one of India's first women doctors.

      

3. 1915

   1. 1915NungambakkamEducation

      Women's Christian College founded in Madras

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4. 1925

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      Loyola College founded in Madras

      Loyola College in Madras, affiliated to the University of Madras, was established by the French Jesuit Francis Bertram.

5. 1942

   1. 1942VelloreHealth

      Christian Medical College Vellore begins MBBS course

      Ida Scudder's medical school at Vellore became a university-affiliated medical college and began offering the MBBS degree.

      

6. 1984

   1. 1984VelloreEducation

      Vellore Engineering College founded, later VIT

      G. Viswanathan founded Vellore Engineering College as a self-financing institution; it grew into the Vellore Institute of Technology.