Milestones

Date of establishment	09.07.1956
Foundation stone for Sri Pushpam College laid by Shri K.Kamaraj, the then Chief Minister of TamilNadu	09.07.1956
Affiliated to	University of Madras, from 1956 to 1981 Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Since 1982.
Brought under section 2(f) of UGC Act	09.07.1956
Brought under section 12(B) of UGC Act	17.06.1972
Name of the College Changed into A.Veeriya Vandayar Memorial Sri Pushpam College in memory of Founding Father	1972
Grant of Autonomous status	July 1987
NAAC Accreditation with 4 star status	09.10.1999
Approval of M.B.A. Programme by AICTE	08.12.1999
Introduction of CBCS pattern under 7 point scale	2002
Offering Educational opportunities for girls	from 2002 onwards
Golden Jubilee year	2006 – 2007
Golden Jubilee Celebration and inauguration of Poondi PURA PROJECT by His Excellency Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, the then President of India	24.09.2006
Starting of Sri Pushpam Institute of Vocational Education & Training (SPIVET) at Thanjavur in memory of the Golden Jubilee Celebration	2006
NAAC Reaccreditation with 'A' Grade status	31.03.2007
Continuation of Autonomous status approved by UGC up to 2013 - 2014	November 2008
Introduction of uniform CBCS pattern under 10 point scale	2009
Third cycle of NAAC Reaccreditation with 'A' Grade status with CGPA of 3.38 points out of 4 point scale	January 2014
DST – FIST sponsored Departments	2014 – 15