About SSDM

"Well done is better than well said" - Benjamin Franklin

This saying came true when Nadar Uravinmurai Sangam, Kovipatti laid the foundation stone for S.S.Duraisamy Nadar Mariammal College for the welfare of the student community. Nadar Uravinmurai Sangam has crossed fifty golden years as a pioneer of education running 7 reputed educational institutions in kovilpatti with the destination of education to youth crossing the hurdles of caste and creed. This valuable contribution of the Uravinmurai Sangam is a milestone in the field of education in kovilpatti.

"Knowledge is Power" Kovilpatti Nadar Uravinmurai Sangam knows the importance of this adage and realised the need for starting an Arts and Science College at Kovilpatti. The Government of Tamilnadu in its G.O.Ms.No 471 dated 22.07.96 premitted the opening of the unaided private co-educational college with the appellation S.S.Duraisamy Nadar Mariammal College at Kovilpatti. Soon the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University sent an inspection commission. The commission inspected the infrastructure of the college and based on its report, fresh affiliation to start the college was granted by the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in its letter No: MSU/CD/ Fresh Aff/96-97 dated 30.08.96

To fulfill the desire of the people in and around Kovilpatti the college started functioning on 6th September, 1996 in the campus of the Nadar Higher Secondary School with 52 students.

On 25.01.1997 construction for the college premises in the permanent campus at Kamaraj Nagar in Sattur Road was started. The House warming ceremony was performed for the new premises on 14.06.1998 and the college was shifted to this new campus.