St. Ann's College for Women was established by the congregation of the sisters of St. Anne in 1983, as an institution oriented towards the cause of need-based education, aiming at optimum growth. Their vision and single-minded dedication saw the college evolve from a humble beginning with just two courses to a model college with all possible conventional and restructured courses added at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The various foundation courses, certificate courses and career-oriented UGC-sponsored add-on courses have contributed to enriching the curriculum. The academic, social, and spiritual elements of St. Ann's college education combine to open windows of global opportunities.

In thirty-four years of its existence, the college has made a name for itself for providing holistic development of our students through its academic environment, student support services, Mentorship programme, Placement assistance, Outreach program - SAHARA, and excellent infrastructure facilities. Having achieved success and recognition in the form of two successive ‘A’ grades by NAAC and is designated as "College with potential for Excellence" (CPE) by the UGC in 2010 and 2014, the college was now ready to embark on the next journey in its quest for excellence – the journey to establish a brand “St. Ann’s”.

As an institution, we are committed to the development of academic values, quality standards and stakeholder engagement. But how do we innovate further in the field of higher education? What roadmap can we plan for the future? To develop courses in accordance with global employability, and assure quality enhancement and sustenance in education, Autonomy as a comprehensive strategy to improve student outcomes emerged as the answer.

The needs of students are constantly changing. Institutions cannot become innovative and responsive to change unless there is the decentralization of planning, management, and decision-making. Through autonomy, we envisage freedom and flexibility to design need-based courses that are multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary thus fostering global competency among the students. Greater transparency in evaluation and grading for a higher degree of acceptability from the stakeholders is expected.