Established in the year 1985, under the T.Thomas Educational Trust, Chevalier T.Thomas Elizabeth College is a pioneer in self-financing educational institutions. It is an exclusive college for women in Perambur – North Chennai, founded by Late Dr. Elizabeth Thomas to fulfil her husband’s dream to offer quality higher education to women. Education is the primary base to achieve the global vision of gender equality and it is fulfilling that CTTE College has consistently worked from its inception to empower women with holistic education. Today with 39 years of commendable service, we have evolved as one of the top graded institutions affiliated to the Madras University.
CTTE Trust:
The T. Thomas Educational Trust was established in 1965 by the late founder, Chevalier T. Thomas. St. Mary’s group of institutions grew from this beginning and the Trust now has under its aegis, five higher secondary schools and a college.
The CTTE Trust became a Public Trust in December 2002. Honourable Justice Thiru J. Kanakaraj, Retired Judge, High Court, Madras was appointed by the High Court of Madras as the Chairman of the Trust from 2002. The Trust took charge in 2003 under the Chairmanship of Thiru J. Kanakaraj, Retired Judge, High Court, Madras and Mr. L. Palamalai, IAS (Retd.) as the Managing Trustee & Correspondent.
At present, Honourable Justice Thiru. B. Gokuldas is the Chairman of the CTTE Trust and Thiru. L. Palamalai, IAS (Retd.) is the Managing Trustee & Correspondent.
Empowering Women through
Our journey as an institution spans over three decades. Everyday we progress towards our goal of becoming a premier institute empowering women through education & skill development. Here are some notable events we consider as milestones in our journey.
We are an active participant in several Academic programs & initiatives launched by our Government
