Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMCH), one of the largest hospitals in India and Asia, is based out of Vellore.
Auxilium Women's College (founded in 1954) is the first women's college in Vellore district;[REF] Other arts and sciences colleges in the city are the Dhanabakyam Krishnaswamy Mudhaliar Women's College (DKM) near Sainathapuram and the Muthurangam Government Arts College (MGAC) in Otteri, near Bagayam.