The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University

Aim

To unite the students of the University both past, present and future under one umbrella.
To promote a platform for the students to encourage knowledge contribution, sharing of ideas and helping each other.
To help the university to gain an international reputation, to increase the corpus fund, which in turn will be helpful in contributing towards the students’ community.

Points to consider Society

Funds

The University will contribute only for the basic running of the organisation
Funds can be expected from the University only in the initial period.
How to raise funds for the University:
Contributions from the past students (voluntary)
Fixed contributions from the present and future students (very nominal – eg Rs 250 along with collection of degree certificate)
Having university shop in the university campus (having merchandise’s Eg: T‐shirts, pens, stationery with University logo, etc)
Contributions from corporate world (Eg: Apollo hospitals, MIOT, etc)

Website

Social Activity

To fund some social causes – like helping poor students with education, scholarships
To sponsor students for higher students
Promotion of health awareness campaign

Benefits for students / Alumni’s

Feel a part of family and contribute to alma mater
Have an official email address from the University (eg: alumni@tnmgrmu.ac.in) – this is a good selling point for the present and future students
Buy goods from the shop – T shirt, etc a very proud association
Helping poor students through the alumni organisation – to buy books, to find jobs etc
Career help from past students
Access to virtual library and the library in the University (life membership)

Benefits for the University

Have a grand silver jubilee celebration in 2012 – with all past and present students
Having a independent organisation with prominent members
A profit share from the university shop
A structure which will help the making the university more of international standards.
In future (after 10 ‐ 15 years) a royalty fee can be set through the alumni organisation to all the research and entrepreneurial activities (Eg: Stanford university, USA) This fund structure if smartly done can make the university sustain without any government funds, and also make one of the richest University in India.

Benefits for the Alumni organisation

University Alumni