Complex sentence: In 1907 the management applied to the University of Madras for the affiliation of the institution as a second grade college and in 1909 the first College class opened with 15 students of whom 2 were women.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1907 the management applied to the University of Madras for the affliation of the institution as a second grade college. Thus in 1909 the first College class opened with 15 students of whom 2 were women.