DR.ZAKIR HUSSAIN COLLEGE, ILAYANGUDI

About Institution

There is a Chinese proverb which states, “If you plan for a year, sow the seed; If you plan for a decade, plant a tree and If you plan for a century, educate the people”. The founder members of this institution had this noble ideal in mind when they started this college. It is said that when a person crosses a river, he ought not to forget that he has left the other bank behind. This college has seen the light of the day due to the Herculean efforts of some of the elders of Ilayangudi. Janab. Ameen Nainar Howth sounded the idea of establishing an Arts and Science College in Ilayangudi.

The unique feature of this college was that unlike other colleges, this College was not started by any single rich man or business people. Rather, this college was started by the ordinary citizens who have the thirst to start an educational institution for higher education in their locality. A membership fee of Rs.11/- each was collected and every citizen of Ilayangudi has contributed for the emergence of the College. (At present, the membership fee was increased to Rs.3000 and today there are 550 members in the College Society).

The yearning for a college in this area arose in the minds of the elders of Ilayangudi, when they had bitter experience in admitting their wards to colleges situated at far off places. Before the inception of the college in 1970, the people of Ilayangudi had to depend on Colleges at far off places like Jamal Moha

Vision

To emerge a world class academia in dynamic equilibrium with its social, ecological and economic environment, striving continuously for excellence in educational service to all sections of the society including minorities and the under privileged section

Mission

The motto of the college is a verse of the Holy Quran revealed to Prophet Mohamed (Peace be on him) “READ IN THE NAME OF THY LORD”. With this aim, the college aims at providing higher education to the rural people in and around Ilayangudi, especially the marginalized people of this locality.