ɪt wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt æz ˈɑːɹkɑːt mˈɪʃən kˈɑːlɪdʒ, wˌɛn ˈɑːɹkɑːt mˈɪʃən hˈaɪ skˈuːl wʌz ɐmˈælɡɐmˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mədɹˈɑːs.
It was founded in 1898 as Arcot Mission College, when Arcot Mission High School was amalgamated to the University of Madras.