Sri Sarada College was started in 1961 as an affiliated college to the University of Madras with two sections of Pre-University class (with eighty students). Later, it has increased in strength to become a First Grade college with twelve under-graduate programmes, seven post-graduate programmes, nine M.Phil. programmes, nine Ph.D. programmes and two Self - Financing P.G. programmes (M.Sc. Data Science and M.Com.). Autonomous status was conferred by the University Grants Commission in the year 1988-1989 under the able guidance of Yatiswari Saradapriya Amba.The College was accredited with Four stars in 2002, re-accredited with ‘B’ Grade (2.94 on a 4 point scale ) in 2008 and re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade in 2014 by NAAC. In the fourth cycle our college was re-accredited with 'B++' Grade by NAAC. The foundation stone of Sri Sarada College for women was laid by the Former President of India, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan on 06.01.1963. Former Prime Minister of India, Sri Rajiv Gandhi opened the Sister Nivedita Auditorium on 01.05.1987

              The College offers upto-date career oriented education which is integrated with our ancient culture and tradition. To meet the challenges of the ever-changing modern scenario, the academic needs of the young students are closely analyzed and the curriculum is periodically redesigned in a way to develop the scientific temper and to enkindle the spirit of creativity in the students' minds. In almost all disciplines, priority is given to relate curriculum to the local needs. Extensive efforts are taken to concretize the aims and goals of the college through curricular, co-curricular and society connect activities.