Dr. MGR-Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women is a college for women in the Sathyabama MGR Maligai Campus in Chennai. Janaki Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, help found the college in memory of her husband Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G. Ramachandran, with support from Shri. NPV Ramaswamy Udayar, Founder-Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra University; Shri.N.C.Ragavachari Senior Advocate, High Court of Madras; and other well wishers. It is a sister institution of Dr.MGR Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired. The courses offered by the college are affiliated to the University of Madras. The college received permission from the Government of Tamil Nadu vide G.O.Ms 431 on 12 June 1996, from the Education, Science and Technology Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The motto of the college is "Excellence through Diligence." "To meet the educational needs of women, to sensitise them to the various issues that confront them in society and equip them to handle them with maturity.