Ethiraj College for Women

Chairmen Source: • V. L. Ethiraj (1948–60) • V. T. Rangaswami (1960–72) • N. Mahalingam (1972–80) • Justice S. Natarajan (1980–98) • Justice S. Jagadeesan (1998–2008) • A. M. Swaminathan, IAS (Retd.) (2008–13) • V. M. Muralidharan (2013–19) • Chandra Devi Thanikachalam (2019–22) • V. M. Muralidharan (2022–present) Principals Source: • Subur Parthasarathy (1948–49, 1950–52) • Mona Hensman (1953–60) • Evangeline Matthew (1960–76) • K. Vasanthi Devi (1976–84) • N. A. Qadir (1984–85) • Keser Chander (1985–88) • Yasodha Shanmugasundaram (1988–94) • Indhrani Sridharan (1994–2005) • M. Thavamani (2005–11) • Jothi Kumaravel (2011–14) • A. Nirmala (2014–18) • S. Kothai (2019–22) • S. Uma Gowrie (2023–present) ==Ranking==

{{Infobox India university ranking The college is ranked 79th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. ==Notable alumni==

• Trisha Krishnan, actress • Aishwarya Rajesh, actress • Sreethu Krishnan, actress • Chandini Tamilarasan, actress • Dhivyadharshini, TV host • Dhivya Suryadevara, economist, former CFO of both the General Motors, and Stripe. • Dipika Pallikal, Indian squash player • Jayanthi Natarajan, former Union Cabinet Minister • Joshna Chinappa, Indian squash player • Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, politician and Thoothukudi Constituency Member of Parliament (LS) • Latha Rajinikanth, film producer and singer • Leesha Eclairs, TV actress • Raveena Ravi, Dubbing artist and Actress • Madhumila, TV actress • Meenakshi Chitharanjan, Indian classical dancer and choreographer • Molly Easo Smith, Indian-American professor • Padma Subrahmanyam, Indian classical dancer and musician • Preetha Krishna, businesswoman • Sudha Ragunathan, singer • Sudha Shah, former Indian cricketer and national coach • Sujata Sridhar, former Indian cricketer • Sriya Reddy, actress • Shvetha Jaishankar, model, entrepreneur, author, beauty pageant title holder • Tamilisai Soundararajan, doctor, politician, and the Governor of Telangana • Thamizhachi Thangapandian, South Chennai Constituency Member of Parliament (LS) • J. Vijaya, India's first woman herpetologist • Srinisha Jayaseelan, singer • Priyanka Deshpande, television anchor and actress • Devaki Vijayaraman, television cook and the winner of MasterChef India – Tamil (season 1) • Roshini Haripriyan, television actress • Aparna Gopinath, Indian film actress ==References==