ADITANAR COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

Virapandianpatnam – 628 216

Tiruchendur
Tamil Nadu (State)
Ph: 04639 – 242232, Direct Tele fax: 04639 - 245247
e-mail: [email protected]

Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan M. Com., B. Ed., Ph. D.,

Principal

Date: 19.05.2014
To
The Director,
National Assessment and Accreditation Council,
P.O. Box No. 1075, Nagarbhavi,
Bangalore – 560 072

Dear Sir,
Sub: Submission of Reaccreditation Report (RAR) to NAAC - reg.

I am happy to present the Self Study Report (Reaccreditation Report)

of our college for the third cycle of accreditation by NAAC.

I request your goodself to kindly arrange for the peer-team visit to our
college

Thanking You,

Yours Sincerely,

(
(Dr. V. GOPALAKRISHNAN)
PRINCIPAL

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RE-ACCREDITATION REPORT
(RAR)

Submitted to

National Assessment and Accreditation Council

(NAAC)
Bangalore-560 072

By

ADITANAR COLLEGE OF ARTS AND

SCIENCE
VIRAPANDIANPATNAM-628 216, TIRUCHENDUR
TAMIL NADU

MAY 2014

www.aditanarcollege.in [email protected]

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CONTENTS

S.No Particulars Page No.

(A) Executive Summary – SWOC Analysis 1

(B) Profile of the Instutitution 5

(C) Criterion – wise Analytical Report

I Curricular Aspects 15

II Teaching – Learning and Evaluation 34

III Research, Consultancy and Extension 75

IV Infrastructure and Learning Resources 116

V Student Support and Progression 142

VI Governance, Leadership and Management 177

VII Innovations and Best Practices 205

(D) Evaluative Reports of the Departments 235

(E) Post Accredation Report 357

(F) Declaration by the Head of the Institution 367

(G) Certificate of Compliance 368

(H) Annexure 369

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Aditanar College of Arts and Science was established in the year 1965
by Sri. Si. Pa. Aditanar, M.A., Bar-at-law, at Virapandianpatnam,
Tiruchendur.Sri. Si. Pa. Aditanar was a renowned journalist and a
philanthropist. He held the office of the Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative
Assembly and then the Minister for Co-operation in the Government of Tamil
Nadu. His illustrious son Padmashree Dr. B. Sivanthi Adityan, was the
Founder President of the College. He wasthe Chairman of Aditanar
Educational Institution that runs six other sister institutions. He was a former
President of Indian Olympic Association.

Dr. B. Sivanthi Adityan was a well known industrialist, an eminent

educationist and an unassuming philanthropist. He had been conferred with
honorary doctorates by FiveUniversities namely Madurai Kamaraj University,
Annamalai University, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, University of
Madras and Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University in
recognition of his contribution to education, sports and culture. He had the
lofty ideal of spreading higher education to the rural masses of this backward
area.

Now, Dr. B. Sivanthi Adityan’s Son Thiru. S. Balasubramania Adityan

has succeeded his fatheras the President of the college.

Our college is affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,

Tirunelveli. The college has been recognized by UGC under section 2(f) and
12(b). It offers Ten Under Graduate courses, Five Post Graduate Courses, five
M.Phil. courses and four research programmes besides two diploma courses
and three certificate courses. It has four Research Centres.

In the year 2009, the college was assessed and re-accredited by NAAC.
The experience underwent from the assessment, the interaction with the peer
team and its report gave us an impetus to diversify our activities. NAAC has
been a guiding force for the present and future programmes, functions and
activities. As per the suggestions of the peer team, the college has taken steps
to enhance the quality of higher education.

Under Graduate course in Commerce with Computer Application, Post

Graduate course in Zoology and M.Phil., coursein Zoology were started in the
past five years. TheDepartment of English was upgraded as a Research Centre.

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Our Library is fully automated. Two career oriented courses were
introduced with grants from UGC. The college follows the curriculum of
ManonmaniamSundaranarUniversity, Tirunelveli. Addressing the concerns on
environment, “Environmental Studies” was introduced as a compulsory
subject for all the U.G. students. Normally the curriculum is revised once in
three years taking into consideration the emerging new trends in the field.

‘Choice Based Credit System’ has been introduced in the college as

per the direction of the Manonmaniam Sundarnar University, Tirunelveli.
Regarding the admission of students, the Government norms are followed
maintaining complete transparency. Counseling system is also adopted for
admission process. The recruitment of teachers is made on merit basis. Student
services are taken care of systematically.Grievances related to examinations,
issue of certificates and testimonials, employment verifications are attended to
with utmost seriousness.
A Language Laboratory caters to the needs of the students for
developing their communication skills. The college has constructed an Indoor
Auditorium, toilets for differently-abledstudents and a restroom for women.
Further, it has extended space for housing ‘Community Radio’ and sports
activities. There is a UGC Network Resource Center which supports internet
facility to the faculty members and research scholars.Four major projects and
six minor research projects from UGC and DST are in progress now.

The college is operating ‘Sivanthi Community Radio’ (with a

frequency of 90.4 MHz) with license from the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting, Government of India, New Delhi.

Our management has a sister institution, ‘Sivanthi Academy’.The

Sivanthi Academy conducts various guidance courses for competitive
examinations with our teachers as Resource Persons and Course Directors.
The college has four NSS units, two NCC units (Army and Naval Wings),
Youth Red Cross, Road Safety Patrol and a Red Ribbon Club. OneNSS officer
and two NSS units have received University level Best performance awards.
Our NCC students have attended Republic Day Parade in New Delhi and
participated in national integration camps. The college is interested in
promoting sports and games and the management liberally gives funds for
sports activities.

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“Earn while you learn” scheme is adopted through part time student
employment. Every year the blood group of first year UG students are
identified. The “Blood Donors’ Club” has been doing yeoman service to the
community by donating blood on ‘emergency response basis’.

The UGC-PG computer education programme is institutionalized with

need based syllabi. The college gets University ranks every year. A student
advisory system is functioning in the college. The advisor is in charge of a
class and he maintains close contact with the students and their parents. He
looks after the welfare of his wards in academic and personal matters
throughout the course. The service is extended even after the completion of
the course.

The college committee issues policy direction to the college. Various

committees have been constituted for curricular, co-curricular and extra
curricular activities. The IQAC also plays a role in quality assurance. The
advisors with the help of the Students’ Redressal Cell settle the grievances of
the students, if any. The Women’s Welfare Committee takes care of the
women related activities. A conducive learning atmosphere prevails in the
college.

The college has opted for subjecting itself for re-accreditation. A

Committee is formed with the leadership of the Coordinator of IQAC to
prepare the NAAC Re - accreditation Report. The RAR is prepared on the
basis of the AQARs and other documented information. The report is
submitted to NAAC and the college awaits the visit of the peer team.

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SWOC ANALYSIS OF THE INSTITUTION
Strength
 A faculty with a single minded devotion and dedication to the cause of
teaching and the welfare of students.
 Existence of a sports culture focusing on developing students into great
sportsmen.
 A magnanimous Management which gives complete freedom to the
teachers to work independently and creatively.
 More number of seminars/ workshops conducted through UGC funds
and Management funds.
 Creation of awareness about competitive examination by conducting
coaching classes for competitive examinations.

Weakness
 Communication skills of the students are not very encouraging.
 As most of the students are first generation rural learners, it becomes
very difficult to train them to develop their soft skills.
 Very difficult to avoid absentees in the classes.

Opportunities
 Availability of sponsoring agencies like UGC, DST and NAAC, which
motivate the teachers to apply for grants to conduct seminars and also
apply for major and minor projects.
 UGC grants for conducting NET coaching classes and competitive
examinations, helps the teachers to focus on training the students.
 Adequate recognition and rewards to the students for their activities in
curricular and co-curricular activities.
 Enrichment of subject knowledge by organizing more seminars /
workshops.

Challenges
 Inability to start Aided Courses both at the UG and PG level.
 Inability to get motivated students because of the plethora of
Engineering Colleges.
 Lack of interest in higher education and career advancement due to
rural background.
 Establishment of new self-financing Arts and Science Colleges in and
around Tiruchendur.

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I Profile of the Affiliated College
1. Name and address of the College:
Name :Aditanar College of Arts and Science
Address :Virapandianpatnam – 628 216.
Tiruchendur
City : Tiruchendur District : Thoothukudi State : Tamil Nadu
Pin code : 628 216
Website : www.aditanarcollege.in E-mail: [email protected]

2. For Communication:
Tel.with
Fax
Designation Name STD Mobile No E-mail
No.
Code
Principal Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan 04639- 9443872527 04639- vgopalakrishnan
242232 245247 [email protected]
Vice- - - - - -
Principal
Steering Dr. M. Velrajan 04639- 9487325459 04639- velrajanm@
Committee 242232 245247 yahoo.com
Coordinator

3. Status of the Institution:

i. Affiliated College 
ii. Constituent College
iii. Any other (specify) 

4. Type of Institution:
a. By Gender i. For Men (UG Only) 
ii. For Women
iii. Co-education (PG Only) 

b. By Shift i. Regular 
ii. Day
iii. Evening 

5. Is it a recognized minority institution?

Yes No 
If yes, specify the minority status (Religious/Linguistic/any other)

(Provide the necessary supporting documents)

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6. Sources of funding:
Government 

Grant-in-aid 

Self-financing

Any other

7. a) Date of establishment of the college : Date Month Year

10 02 1965

b) University to which the college is affiliated: (If it Manonmaniam

is an affiliated college) Sundaranar University,
Tirunelveli

c) Details of UGC recognition:

Date, Month & Year

Under Section Remarks (if any)
(dd-mm-yyyy)
i 2 (f) 07-11-1988 ---
Ii 12 (B) 07-11-1988 ---

Certificate enclosed – (Annexure 1)

d) Details of recognition/approval by statutory/regulatory bodies other than UGC

(AICTE, NCTE, MCI, DCI, PCI, RCI etc.)

Recognition/Approval
Under Day,
details
Section/ Month Validity Remarks
Institution/Department
Clause and Year
Programme
I - - - -
Ii - - - -
iii - - - -
iv - - - -

8. Does the affiliating University Act provide for conferment of autonomy (as
recognized by the UGC), on its affiliated colleges?
Yes  No

If yes, has the college applied for autonomy?

Yes No 

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9. Is the college recognized

a) by UGC as a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE)?

Yes No 

If yes, date of recognition: …………………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

b) for its performance by any other governmental agency?If yes, has the college

applied for autonomy?

Yes No 

If yes, Name of the agency …………………… and

Date of recognition: …………………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

10. Location of the Campus and area in sq.mts:

Location Rural
Campus area in sq.mts 3,48,677 sq.mts (86.16 Acres)
Built up area in sq.mts 13,354 sq.mts

11. Facilities available on the campus (Tick the available facility and provide numbers
or other details at appropriate places) or in case the institute has an agreement with
other agencies in using any of the listed facilities provide information on the
facilities covered under the agreement.
Auditorium/seminar complex with infrastructural facilities 
Sports facilities:
Play ground:

i. Multi purpose flood light stadium for playing Volleyball, Tennis,
Ball badminton and Kabaddi is also available.
ii. Outdoor Games:

No.of fields /
S.No Infrastucture
Courts
1 Foot Ball Field One
2 Volleyball Court One
3 Kabaddi Court Two
4 Cricket Cout One
5 Ball Badminton Court One
6 Tennis Cout Two
7 Basket Ball Court (cement) One
8 Badminton Court (floored) One
9 400 Meters Cinder Track (8 Lane
One
Standard Size)

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iii. Indoor Games:
S.No Infrastucture No.of fields /
Courts
1 Table Tennis One
2 Physical Fitness and Weight
One
Training
3 Caram One
4 Store Room One

Swimming pool -
Gymnasium 
We hava a Physical Fitness Centre with the necessary equipments like
16 station Gym and Weight Training set.
Hostel: 
Boy’s hostel:
i. Number of hostels 1
ii. Number of inmates 102
iii. Facilities (mention available facilities)
Safe drinking water, recreation and sports facilities, reading room, audio
visual equipments, etc. are available.

Girls hostel:

Our College does not have separate hostel facilities for girls. However,
our PG girls are accommodated in the PG Hostel available in Govindammal
Aditanar College for Women (our Sister Institution), Tiruchendur.
i. Number of hostels 1
ii. Number of inmates 15
iii. Facilities (mention available facilities)
Safe drinking water, recreation and sports facilities, reading room, audio
visual equipments, internet, etc. are available

Working womens hostel:

i. Number of inmates -
ii. Facilities (mention available facilities) -
Residential facilities for teaching and non-teaching staff (give numbers
available — cadre wise):
Our College Management has the following Staff quarters.
Type ‘A’ - 16
Type ‘B’ - 28
Type ‘C’ - 12
Our College staff are residing in the quarters as stated below:
Teaching Staff - 4
Non-Teaching Staff - 1

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Cafeteria : Canteen is functioning in the College campus.

Health centre: Our College has tie up with B.G. Hospital, which is situated just opposite
to our College. The hospital provides all emergency treatment at free of cost to our
students. Our College students donate blood whenever BG hospital asks for blood.

The Physical Director also has First Aid Kid in his room. The sportsmen and other
students can avail the facility.

Health centre staff –

Qualified doctor Full Time - Part Time -

Qualified nurse Full Time - Part Time -

Facilities like banking, post office and book shops: Canara Bank has a branch in the
College premises and a student and staff co-operative store is available in the College.

Transport facilities to cater to the needs of students and staff: Government buses,
private buses and train services are available sufficiently. Hence the need for arranging
transport facility does not arise.

The management provides a Bus to the girl students staying in the girl’s hostel at
Govindammal Aditanar College for Women.

Animal house: Zoology specimens are maintained in the Zoology Laboratory.

Biological waste disposal: There is no source for biological waste in our institution.

Generator or other facility for management/regulation of electricity and voltage:

The College has a generator which gives uninterrupted power supply. Further in the
Departments of Computer Science, Mathematics and English Language Laboratory, we
are having UPS to do practicals, etc. without any hindrance.

Solid waste management facility: Nil

Waste water management: Waste water is used in the Garden.

Water harvesting: As per the direction of the Government of Tamilnadu, provision is

made for Rain Water Harvesting.

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12. Details of programmes offered by the college (Give data for current academic year):
Number
Name of the Medium Sanctioned
Programme Entry of
S.No. Programme/ Duration of Student
Level Qualification students
Course Instruction Strength
admitted
B.A. Economics 3 +2 Tamil 64 59
B.A. English 3 +2 English 64 38
B.B.A 3 +2 English 44 43
B. Com 3 +2 English 64 62
B. Sc Mathematics 3 +2 English 40 35
i) Under-graduate B. Sc Physics 3 +2 English 32 32
B. Sc Chemistry 3 +2 English 40 37
B.Sc. Zoology 3 +2 English 28 28
B. Sc Computer
3 +2 English 24 24
Science
B. Com (C.A) 3 +2 English 48 25
M.A. Economics 2 B.A.
English 30 17
Economics
M.A. English 2 Any Degree with English 30 30
English as
major /
language
ii) Post-graduate
M.Sc. Mathematics 2 B. Sc. English 25 25
Mathematics
M.Sc. Chemistry 2 B. Sc. English 25 22
Chemistry
M M. Sc. Zoology 2 B.Sc. Zoology English 20 20
Economics 1 M. A. English 15 09
Economics
English 1 M.A. English English 15 15
Mathematics 1 M.Sc. English 15 15
iii) M..Phil. Mathematics
Chemistry 1 M.Sc. English 10 06
Chemistry
Zoology English
1 M.Sc. Zoology 06 05
Economics M. A. / M. Phil
3 English
Economic
Mathematics M. Sc / M. Phil
3 English
Mathematics
iv) Ph. D
Chemistry M. Sc / M. Phil
3 English
Chemistry
English M. A. / M. Phil
3 English
English
Salesemanship 1 II yr UG English 26
Gandhian Thought 1 I yr UG Tamil 236
Social Science
andAgricultureal
Certificate 1 I yr UG English 35
v) Chemistry (UGC –
Course
Add on Course)
UGC – PG
Computer 1 UG / PG English 164
Education
Soil Science and
Certificate
Agricultural 1 34
course in soil English
Chemistry (UGC
science
Add on Course)
vi) UG Diploma
Certificate
course in
GandhianThought 1 Tamil 73
Gandian
Thought

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13. Does the College offer self-financed progrmmes?
Yes  No
If yes, how many? 8

14.New programmes introduced in the College during the last five years, if any?

Yes  No Number 4

B.Com., (C.A.)
M.Sc., (Zoology)
M.Phil (Zoology)
English – Research Centre
15. List the Departments:
Faculty Departments UG PG Research
Science Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,
5 3 2
Zoology and Computer Science
Arts English and Economics 2 2 2
Commerce Commerce and Commerce (C.A.) 2 - -
Any Other Business Administration 1 - -

16. Number of Programmes offered under:

a. Annual system
b. Semester system 20
c. Trimester system

17. Number of Programmes with:

a. Choice Based Credit System 20
b. Inter/Multidisciplinary Approach 7
c. Any other -

18. Does the College offer UG and / or PG programmes in Teacher Education?

Yes No 

19. Does the College offer UG or PG Programmes in Physical Education?

Yes No 

20. Number of teaching and non-teaching position in the Institution:

Positions Teaching Faculty Non-
Technical
Associate Assistant teaching
Profesor Staff
Professor Professor Staff
*
*M *F *M *F *M *F *M *F *F
M
Sanctioned by the
UGC/University/ State
- - 33 2 16 19 13 3 9 -
Government
Recruited

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Yet to recruit - - - - 2 - 26 - - -
Sanctioned by the
Management / society or
- - 2 - 6 16 7 2 6 1
other authorized bodies
Recruited
Yet to recruit
* M- Male *F- Female

21. Qualification of the teaching staff:

Highest Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor
Total
Qualification Male Female Male Female Male Female
Permanent Teachers
D.Sc./D.Litt - - - - - - -
Ph.D. - - 28 - 5 8 41
M.Phil - - 7 2 14 18 41
P.G. / U.G - - - - 1 - 1
Temporary Teachers
Ph.D. - - - - - 1 1
M.Phil - - - - 1 4 5
P.G./U.G. - - - - 1 2 3
Part-time Teachers
Ph.D. - - - - - - -
M.Phil - - - - - - -
P.G./ U.G. - - - - 2 - 2

22. Number of Visiting Faculty / Guest Faculty engaged with the College: 2

23.Furnish the number of the students admitted to the College during the last four
academic years:
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Categories
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
SC 229 30 250 33 257 31 249 28
ST 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
OBC 1003 171 1037 189 1033 189 1009 188
General 30 3 32 4 19 5 17 6
Others - - - - - - - -

24. Details on students enrollment in the College during the current academic year:

Type of students UG PG M.Phil. Ph.D. Total

Students from the same state where
1205 243 50 - 1498
the college is located
Students from other states of India - - - - -
NRI Students - - - - -
Foreign students - - - - -
Total 1205 243 50 - 1498

25. Dropout rate in UG and PG (average of the last two batches):

UG 3.495% PG 3.690%

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26. Unit Cost of Education:
(Unit cost = Total annual recurring expenditure (actual) divided by total number of
students enrolled)
a) including the salary component Rs. 49,987/-

b) excluding the salary component Rs. 6,006/-

27. Does the college offer any programme/s in distance education mode (DEP)?
Yes No 

28. Provide Teacher – student ratio for each of the programme / course offered:
S.No Courses Ratio
1 B.A. Economics 1:17
2 B.A. English 1:8
3 B.B.A. 1:28
4 B.Com. 1:38
5 B.Sc. Mathematics 1:9
6 B.Sc. Physics 1:14
7 B.Sc. Chemistry 1:16
8 B.Sc. Zoology 1:16
9 B.Sc. Computer Science 1:14
10 B.Com. (Computer 1:27
Application)
11 M.A. Economics 1:4
12 M.A. English 1:7
13 M.Sc. Mathematics 1:6
14 M.Sc. Chemistry 1:8
15 M.Sc. Zoology 1:10
16 M.Phil. Economics 1:2
17 M.Phil. English 1:3
18 M.Phil. Mathematics 1:3
19 M.Phil. Chemistry 1:1
20 M.Phil. Zoology 1:1

29. Is the college applying for:

Accreditation: Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3  Cycle 4
Re-Assessment

30. Date of accreditation:

Cycle 1: 12-11-2002 Accreditation Outcome / Result: “B+” Grade

Cycle 2: 15-06-2009 Accreditation Outcome / Result: “A” Grade

31. Number of working days during the last academic year:

180 days

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32. Number of teaching days during the last academic year:

180 days

33. Date of establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC):

IQAC: 09.08.2006 (dd/mm/yyyy)

34. Details regarding submission of Annual Quality Asscessment Reports (AQAR)

to NAAC:

AQAR (i) 06-08-2010………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

AQAR (ii) 25-05-2011………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

AQAR (iii) 24-09-2012………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

AQAR (iv) 07-11-2013………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

AQAR (v) 19-05-2014………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

35. Any othe relavent data (not covered above) the College would like to include (Do not
include explanatory / descriptive information).

 Four Major and six Minor Research Projects funded by UGC and DST are in
progress.

 Forty two teachers are Ph.D. holders and Twenty two Ph.D. holders are research
guides.

 Totally 125 scholars, mostly part-time, are doing Ph.D. under the supervision of
our research guides.

 Both the NCC officers (Army and Navy) have got NCC Director General
commendation award.

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2. CRITERIA – WISE INPUTS
CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS
1.1 Curriculum Planning and Implementation
1.1.1 State the vision, mission and objectives of the institution, and
describe how these are communicated to the students, teachers, staff
and other stakeholders.
Vision
The vision of the college is “Social change through economic progress
and economic progress through educating the youth of the rural area”.
Mission
The mission of the college is to provide quality higher education aimed
at enhancing the required knowledge and skills and instilling the desired
values in the minds of students enabling them to be enterprising and becoming
worthy citizen of our country.
Objective
The objective of the college is to impart knowledge, skill and values to
the rural youth.
The vision and mission statements are communicated by the following
ways:

i ) The vision and the mission of the college are displayed in important
places: library, college office, meeting halls and departments.

ii ) During the very first working day, the class advisors explain the vision
and the mission of the college to the first year students, and the
Principal also speaks to the parents and the students underlining the
vision and the mission of the college in addition to the rules and
regulations of the college.

iii ) The vision and mission of the college are shared with the new teachers
by the Principal during the orientation programme.

iv ) The vision and mission of the college are also given in the college
website.

v ) In addition to the above, the vision and mission of the college are also
incorporated in the college calendar.

vi ) The objective of our college is incorporated in the college emblem

itself.

1.1.2 How does the institution develop and deploy action plans for
effective implementation of the curriculum? Give details of the
process and substantiate through specific example(s).

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The Department wise meetings are conducted at the end of every
semester and the following action plans are discussed and derived for the
effective implementation of the curriculum of the following semester:
1. Optional papers, Non-Major Elective papers for
the following semester will be finalized.
2. Subject allotment for the Teachers will be
finalized.
3. Lesson plans are chalked out in such a way that
the syllabus is covered in three phases. At the end of each phase an
internal assessment test will be conducted and assignments are also
given to assess the in-depth knowledge of the student.
4. One day Orientation programme is conducted at
the beginning of every year for the co - curricular activities such as
NCC, NSS, and Sports for the first year students. The students are
given option to select any one of the co – curricular activities.
5. Senior teachers guide the juniors for effectively
handling the subjects allotted to them.
6. If there is a necessity to conduct training
programmes to deal with the change in the curriculum, senior faculty
of our college take up that responsibility.
7. Any training programme conducted by the
university regarding curriculum is attended by our faculty. Some of
our teachers are members of the Curriculum Development Cell of our
University.

1.1.3 What type of support (procedural and practical) do the teachers receive
(from the University and/or institution) for effectively translating the
curriculum and improving teaching practices?
For effectively translating the curriculum and improving teaching
practices the following supports have been received:
A two day “Workshop on Skill-based Subjects: Personality
Development and Effective Communication” (14 and 15 December 2009) was
conducted by the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, when there was a
change in the curriculum. Eight teachers of our college participated in it.
The management appoints teachers on ad-hoc basis in the retirement
vacancies. Only in July 2013, permanent teachers were appointed by the
Government. Before that the teachers were paid by the management. Even if a
change in curriculum demands an additional teacher, our management comes
to the rescue even if that additional workload is not approved by the
Government. The management feels that no class should suffer for want of
teachers. In addition to this, the management also provides funds for the
purchase of new books and equipments. The management also provides funds

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to conduct seminars / workshops. Our college conducted the following
seminars/workshops to improve the teaching practices:
1. A seminar on “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age: Perspective,
Prospects, Trends and Technologies” was organized on 14.03.2014.

2. A three day “FEEL Teacher” programme was organized by IQAC to

the faculty members in collaboration with CLHRD (College for
Leadership and Human Resource Development), Mangalore,
Karnataka, from 28.03.2014 to 30.03.2014.
UGC provides funds for the college for the purchase of books and equipments.

1.1.4 Specify the initiatives taken up or contribution made by the

institution for effective curriculum delivery and transaction on the
Curriculum provided by the affiliating University or other statutory
agency.
The management encourages the faculty to attend seminars and
conferences to enrich their knowledge in their respective field. The
management also provides funds to every department to conduct seminars/
workshops and guest lectures. The faculty and students get benefitted by this.
The management provides sufficient infrastructural facility and funds for the
effective delivery of curriculum.
For example, the Mathematics research centre of our college
organized a two day workshop, sponsored by the management, on “Problem
solving for P.G Mathematics teachers” on 16.02.2013 and 02.03.2013. In the
revised syllabus of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University for P.G
Mathematics, compulsory problem oriented questions in two units in the
unitized syllabus has been made mandatory.
In order to equip the Mathematics teachers of colleges affiliated to
M.S.University, the two day workshop was organized. As a continuation of
this, another workshop on “Problem solving for P.G students” was organized
by our Mathematics department on 04.02.2014 and 05.02.2014. In both the
workshops, aimed at curriculum delivery, the Resource persons were the
senior teachers of the Mathematics department of our college.

1.1.5 How does the institution network interact with beneficiaries such as
industry, research bodies and the university in effective
operationalisation of the curriculum?
Sixteen Teachers are serving as the members of the Board of studies of
M.S.University. Through the board of studies, our college teachers interact
with the University regarding the curriculum. They also provide valuable
inputs to the University through the members of the Curriculum development
cell. Study tour is a part of the curriculum in some subjects. Through the
study tours the students have linkage with the industries by way of field visit.

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In our college the department of Tamil, Commerce, Business Administration,
Physics, Zoology and Computer Science are not Research Centres but many of
our faculty of the above departments are guiding research scholars for Ph.D.,
and have linkages with other Research centres and Universities through which
the curriculum is effectively operationalised.

1.1.6 What are the contributions of the institution and/or its staff
members to the development of the curriculum by the
University? (Number of staff members/departments represented on the
Board of Studies, student feedback, teacher feedback, stakeholder
feedback provided, specific suggestions etc.
OUR FACULTY AS MEMBERS/CHAIR PERSONS IN
BOARD OF STUDIES
Sl. Name and
University Position Year
No Designation
Chairperson, Board of Studies, P.G.Mathematics 2012-2015
M.S.University, Tirunelveli

Convenor, P.G.Mathematics with Computer 2012-2015

Dr.M.Velrajan, applications, Adhoc Board of Studies,
Associate Professor M.S.University, Tirunelveli
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and Head, Dept of Member, M.Phil Mathematics, Adhoc Board of 2013-2014
Mathematics Studies, M.S.University, Tirunelveli

Member , Board of Studies, U.G.Mathematics, 2012-2013

M.S.Univeristy Tirunelveli

2 Chairman, Board of Studies, U.G. Mathematics, 2012-2015

Dr.C.Sekar, M.S.Univeristy, Tirunelveli
Associate Prof of
Mathematics Convenor, U.G. Mathematics with Computer 2012-2014
applications, Adhoc Board of Studies,
M.S.University, Tirunelveli
Member , Board of Studies, P.G .Mathematics, 2012-2015
M.S.Univeristy, Tirunelveli

Member, Board of Studies,Engineering 2012-2014

Mathematics (U.G & P.G). PSN College of
Engineering and Technology, Tirunelveli
3 Member , Board of Studies, P.G .Mathematics, 2012-2015
Dr.A.Asokkumar, M.S.Univeristy Tirunelveli
Associate Prof of
Mathematics Member, P.G. Mathematics with Computer 2012-2015
applications Adhoc Board of Studies,
M.S.University, Tirunelveli
4 Chairperson, Board of Studies, Business 2012-2015
Dr.S.Narayanarajan Administration (U G), M.S.
Associate Prof of University,Tirunelveli
Business Convenor, Adhoc Board of studies,Business 2012-2015
Administration Administration (U G), M.S.Univeristy,
Tirunelveli

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Sl. Name and
University Position Year
No Designation
Member, Board of Studies, Ethics and Values, 2012-2014
PSN college of Engineering and Technology,
Melathediyur
5 Dr.V.Gopalakrishnan, Member, Board of Studies,Commerce (UG), 2012-2015
Principal M.S.University, Tirunelveli

6 Dr.A.Soundararajan, Member, Board of Studies, Commerce (UG), 2012-2015

Associate Prof of M.S.University, Tirunelveli
Commerce
Member, Board of Studies,Commerce (PG & 2012-2015
M.Phil), V.V.Vanniaperumal college for
Women (Autonomous), Virudhunagar
7 Mr.S.Sethuramalingam Member, Board of Studies, Computer Science 2012-2015
Associate Prof and (UG), M.S.University, Tirunelveli.
Head, Dept of
Computer Science
8 Dr.D.S.Mahendran, Member, Board of Studies, Computer Science 2012-2015
Associate Prof of (UG), M.S.University, Tirunelveli.
Computer Science
Member, Board of Studies,Information 2011-2014
Technology (UG), Alagappa University,
Karaikkudi
Member, Board of Studies, Computer Science 2012-2015
(UG), St.Mary’s College, Turicorin

9 Dr.M.Kannan Member, Board of Studies, Part – I Tamil (UG), 2012-2015

Associate Prof of M.S.University, Tirunelveli.
Tamil
10 Dr.K.Thanikasalam Member, Board of Studies, English (UG), 2012-2015
Associate Prof of M.S.University, Tirunelveli.
English
Member, Board of Studies, English (UG,PG and 2012-2015
M.Phil.,), St.Mary’s College, Turicorin

11 Thiru. R.Jawager Member, Board of Studies,English (PG), 2012-2015

Associate Prof and M.S.University, Tirunelveli.
Head , Dept. of
English
12 Dr.P.Prabaharan Member, Board of Studies,Economics(PG), 2012-2015
Associate Prof of M.S.University, Tirunelveli.
Economics
Member, Board of Studies, Economics, 2012-2015
St.Mary’s College, Turicorin

13 Dr.P.Subramanian Member, Board of Studies, Chemistry (UG), 2012-2015

Associate Prof and M.S.University, Tirunelveli.
Head , Dept. of
Chemistry Convenor, Adhoc Board of Studies, Certificate 2012-2015
Course in Industrial, Analytical Chemistry,
M.S.University, Tirunelveli.
Member, Board of Studies, Chemistry, (UG) 2012-2015
Parasakthi College, Courtallam

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Sl. Name and
University Position Year
No Designation
Member, Board of Studies, Chemistry, (UG) 2012-2015
St.Mary’s College, Turicorin

14 Mrs P.Baratha Member, Board of Studies, English(UG), 2012-2015

Chelvi St.Mary’s College, Turicorin
Assistant Prof. of
English
15 Dr.B.Annadurai Member, Board of Studies,Physics (UG), 2012-2015
Associate Prof and M.S.University, Tirunelveli.
Head , Dept. of
Physics
16 Dr.A.Chelladurai, Member, Board of Studies, Economics, (UG) 2012-2015
Associate Prof. and M.S.University, Tirunelveli.
Head, Dept. of
Economics

Three of our members are serving as Chairman of the respective board

of studies (Dr.M.Velrajan - PG Maths, Dr.C.Sekar - UG Maths, and
Dr.S.Narayanarajan - Business Administration). They contribute their
suggestions effectively in the SCAA (Standing Committee on Academic
Affairs) meetings of our University. In addition to this, Mr.T.Paulpandian,
Associate Professor of English, served as the Syndicate member of the
Manonmaniam Sundarnar University. Three faculty members
(Dr.V.Gopalakrishnan, Principal, Dr.T.Balu, Associate professor of Physics,
representing our college and Dr. K.Thanikasalam, Associate Professor of
English, representing the Tuticorin Graduates constituency) of our college are
serving in the Senate. They have also given valuable suggestions regarding the
curriculum in the Senate and Syndicate meetings.
Further, Dr.C.Sekar, Dr.B.Annadurai, Dr.K.Thanikasalam, and
Dr.P.Subramaniam contributed to the updating of the curriculum, in their
respective subjects, in the curriculum Development Cell of M.S.University.
Dr.C.Sekar, Associate Professor of Mathematics, shared his expertise on the
Choice Based Credit System and Examination Reforms in the meeting held in
the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education.
Feedback
The feedback regarding the curriculum is collected from the students
as well as the teachers. Suggestions based on the feedback regarding the
curriculum, are conveyed to the University through the members of the board
of studies, Senate members and our Syndicate member of the University. If
need be, direct formal representation is made to the university through the
Principal.

1.1.7 Does the institution develop curriculum for any of the courses offered
(other than those under the purview of the affiliating university) by

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it? If ‘yes’, give details on the process (’Needs Assessment’, design,
development and planning) and the courses for which the
curriculum has been developed

Yes. The Department of Mathematics has designed the syllabus and is

conducting a course on computer education for all the first year PG and
M. Phil students.
1.1.8 How does institution analyze/ensure that the stated objectives of
curriculum are achieved in the course of implementation?
The achievement of the stated objectives of the curriculum is ensured
through internal assessment tests, assignments and the student projects /
dissertations, student seminars, student participation in literary and cultural
competitions, quiz programmes, value education classes, students involvement
in co-curricular activities, students initiated community extension
programmes, and students feedback.

1.2 Academic Flexibility

1.2.1 Specifying the goals and objectives give details of the
certificate/diploma/ skill development courses etc., offered by the
institution.
To impart quality higher education to the students, the institution offers
the following certificate/diploma courses:
1. Certificate and diploma courses in “Gandhian Thought” to inculcate
Gandhian values.

2. Certificate and diploma course in “Soil science and Agricultural

Chemistry” to inculcate knowledge of soil science.

3. Certificate course in “Salesmanship” – to make the students become

successful salesmen.

4. “Computer Education for PG students” to impart basic knowledge of

computer and its applications.

1.2.2 Does the institution offer programmes that facilitate twinning /dual
degree? If ‘yes’, give details.
No

1.2.3 Give details on the various institutional provisions with

reference to academic flexibility and how it has been helpful to
students in terms of skills development, academic mobility,
progression to higher studies and improved potential for
employability. Issues may cover the following and beyond:

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 Range of Core / Elective options offered by
the University and those opted by the college
The details of elective options offered by the university and opted by
the college for the year 2013 – 2014 are given below:
Elective opted by our
Programme Optional Elective offered by the University
College

One act Plays & Short Stories, Comparative One Act plays & Short
Optional I
literature, Journalism Stories

History of English language Mass communication Commonwealth

Optional 2
B.A. Eng Commonwealth Literature Literature
(III Year) Indian Writing in
Optional 3 Theories of Translation, Indian Writing in English,
Canadian Literature English

Optional 4 African Literature, Indian Classics in English Texts and their Words I
Translation, Texts and their Words I

Optional 1 Public Finance, Research Methodology, History of Research Methodology

Economic Thought
B.A Eco Entrepreneurial Development, Computer Demographic studies in
Optional 2
(III Year) Fundamentals, Demographic studies in India India

Optional 3 Labour Economics, Development Economics, Labour Economics

Tamilnadu Economy
Astronomy I, Combinatorial Mathematics, Fuzzy Combinatorial
Optional 1
Algebra Mathematics
B.Sc Maths
Optional 2 Number Theory, Coding Theory, Progrmming in C Number Theory
(III Year)
Optional 3 Project, Optional Research, Astronomy II, Project
Mathematical Programming using JAVA
Opto electronics, Mathematical Physics, Bio
Optional 1 Opto electronics
B.Sc Phy Physics
(III Year)
Optional 2 Classical mechanics, Communication Electronics, Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy
Polymer Chemistry, Dairy Chemistry, Medicinal Polymer Chemistry,
B.Sc Chem optional 1
Chemistry Dairy Chemistry
(III Year)
Optional 2 Project, Industrial Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry project

Optional 1 Sericulture, Economic Entomology, Dairy farming Sericulture

B.Sc Zoo
(III Year)
Optional 2 Apiculture, Food and Food Processing Technology, Apiculture
Poultry Science

B.Sc Comp Optional 1 Micro Processor, System Programming, Empedded System programming
Sci (III system
year) Optional 2 Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Communication, Artificial Intelligence
Data Mining

Income Tax II, Introduction to Internet and HTML,

Optional 1 Entrepreneurship Development, Services Income Tax II
B.Com
(III Year) Marketing Insurance and Risk Management

Optional 2 Project, Industrial Marketing, Introduction to Project

RDBMS, Retail Management
B.B.A Project, Corporate Finance, Total Quality
Optional Project
(III Year) Management

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Operating system, Priniciples of E-commerce, Principles of E-
Optional 1
B.Com Software Engineering Concept Commerce
(C.A)
Optional 2 Project, Creativity, Innovation and Product Project
Development, JAVA, Retail Management

Elective 1 Programming with C++ Programming with C++

M.Sc
Maths Programming with C++
(I year) Programming with C++ and MS Office - Practical,
Elective 2 and MS Office -
Combinatorial Mathematics
Practical
M.Sc
Graph Theory, Partial differential equations,
Maths Elective 1 Graph Theory
Advanced Topology
(II year)
Biosystematics and Biodiversity, Nanoscience and Nanoscience and
Elective 1
Technology Technology
M.Sc Zoo
(I Year) Population Ecology and Animal Behaviour,
Elective 2 Entomology
Entomology
Elective 3 Research Methodology, Bioinformatics Research Methodology

Choice Based Credit System and range of subject options

The Choice Based Credit System was introduced in the year 2008 –
2009 with the inclusion of optional, non major elective and skill based
papers. Elective options are available and the departments are free to choose
from the different set of options (three) offered by the University. The option
is given to all the U.G. students of all the departments to choose the non-
major elective offered by the other departments. For example, Arts students
are given an opportunity to choose their non major elective subject either
from science or from other arts stream and vice versa. Further for skill based
subjects also option is available and the departments are free to choose one
from the two options offered by the University.

 Credit transfer and

accumulation facility

Credit transfer is possible when moving from one institution to the other.
Lateral and vertical mobility within and across Programmes and courses
Lateral mobility
All UG and PG students can study certificate /diploma course in
Gandhian Thought, Certificate course in salesmanship in addition to their
U.G. and P.G. course.
Enrichment courses
Enrichment courses like certificate/diploma Course in Soil science and
Agricultural Chemistry, spoken English and computer education for P.G. and
U.G. students are conducted to enrich the students and make them
employable.

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1.2.4 Does the institution offer self-financed programmes? If ‘yes’, list
them and indicate how they differ from other programmes, with
reference to admission, curriculum, fee structure, teacher qualification,
salary etc.

YES. The institution offers the following self financed programmes.

B. Com with Computer Application, M. Sc Chemistry, M. Sc Zoology, M.
Phil. Economics, M. Phil. English, M. Phil Mathematics, M. Phil. Chemistry
and M. Phil. Zoology.

Admission
The students are admitted as per the Government norms (90% merit
and 10% management quota) for the aided programmes. For self- financed
courses 50% of the seats are filled by the norms fixed by the Government and
the remaining 50% of the seats are filled by the management as per the
reservation policy of the Tamil Nadu Government.
The curriculum for both the streams is prescribed by the
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. Qualification, salary and Fee structure
for the Aided stream is as per the norms fixed by the UGC. For the self-
financing stream the norms are fixed by the Management.

1.2.5 Does the college provide additional skill oriented programmes,

relevant to regional and global employment markets? If ‘yes’
provide details of such programme and the beneficiaries.
Yes. Our institution provides the following additional skill oriented
programmes relevant to the regional employment market.
1. The General knowledge cell of our college conducts IAS model
examination and Bank clerical cadre examination to all our students to
train them in relevant fields.
2. Our college conducted coaching programmes during the last five years
to all the UG and PG students for competitive examinations with the
help of the funds provided by UGC under Merged Scheme.
3. Our college conducted coaching classes for NET and SET
examinations with the help of the funds provided by UGC under the
merged scheme to all the PG students.
4. Spoken English classes are conducted by the English department to all
the UG students.
5. Model interview for third year students are conducted by each
department with the help of teachers from other departments.

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Skill Development Programme

Sl
Programme Period
No.
Tuesdays and
1 Karate Thursdays of
every week
December to
2 Personality Development
April
December to
3 Communication Skills
April
4 Developing Writing competence 30 Mar, 2010
29 Sep to 1 Oct,
5 Workshop on "Project development using .NET"
2010
6 Development of Interpersonal skills 28 Jan, 2011
7 21-23 Jan, 2011
Worshop on Understanding the concepts in Mathematical science
8 Two Day course on 'Soft Skills' 30-31 Mar, 2011
23,25and 30
9
Programme on Computer Skills for Differently disabled students July, 2011

10 Programme on Communication skills for Differently disabled 26 July – 5 Aug

students 2011
11 Yoga Training 10 Mar, 2012
12 Programme on Computer Skills 13-17 Mar, 2012
13 Training programme on Soft Skills 10 Jan, 2012
14 Workshop on Personality Development 31 Jan, 2012
15 Entrepreneurial success and human Relation 13 Sep, 2012
19 and 22 Oct
16
A Workshop on “Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning” 2012
17 Training Programme on “Soft Skills” 17 Dec, 2012
18 Workshop on 'Creative Communication' 27 Dec, 2012
19 Programme on Effective Communication by Equal Opportunity 8 Apr, 2013
Centre
20 One Day Guidance Workshop for “SET/UGC – CSIR, NET 5 Mar, 2013
Examination”
21 7 Feb, 2013
A Workshop on “Developing Creative Competence and E-writing”
Creative writing Context: Verse,Prose and
22 6-8 Mar 2013
Short and Stories
23 My business experience 22 Aug, 2013
24 Lecture on "Entrance exams for Higher Studies" 8 Oct, 2013
25 Lecture on 'Personality Development' 21 Dec, 2013
26 Lecture on 'Personality Development' 28 Dec, 2013
27 28 Dec, 2013
Lecture on 'Competitive examinations for higher Job opportunities'
28 My business experience 25 Sep, 2013

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29 Special Meeting on Entrepreneurship 9 Jan, 2014
30 My Experiences 21 Feb, 2014
31 Workshop on Problem Solving 4-5 Feb, 2014
32 Programme on Enhancing Language skills for Employment 20 Feb, 2014
33 Lecture on 'Job Opportunities in IT Companies 27 Dec, 2014
34 Workshop on "Dissemination on Innovative Technology - 17 Apr, 2014
Bioplastics from Fish scales"

1.2.6 Does the University provide for the flexibility of combining the
conventional face-to-face and Distance Mode of Education for
students to choose the courses/combination of their choice” If ‘yes’,
how does the institution take advantage of such provision for the
benefit of students?
No. Even though there is no such provision in the University, our
college helps the students who get employment during their course of study to
join in the distance education mode of IGNOU or M.S University to continue
their education.

1.3 Curriculum Enrichment

1.3.1 Describe the efforts made by the institution to supplement the

University’s Curriculum to ensure that the academic
programmes and Institution’s goals and objectives are
integrated?
To supplement the University’s Curriculum, to ensure that the
academic programmes and Institution’s goals and objectives are
integrated, the following efforts are taken by our college:
To imbibe moral values, value education classes are conducted by the
value education forum every week. To create social awareness, extension
activities are conducted by NSS, NCC, YRS, RSP, Science Forum, Citizen
Consumer Club and Community Radio of our college. Celebration of
‘Pongal’ promotes oneness among the students to know the customs and
tradition of our Motherland. Vivekananda Kendra conducts “Vivekananda’s
ideals” to develop the spirit of unity and integrity.
Following are the other activities of the college, apart from the
curriculum, to realize the institutional goals: Campus News, Writers forum,
General Knowledge Cell, Yoga Club, Folk and fine arts clubs, Numismatics
club, Philately Club, Karate, Weight lifting club, and Entrepreneurship cell.
1.3.2 What are the efforts made by the institution to enrich and
organize the curriculum to enhance the experiences of the
students so as to cope with the needs of the dynamic
employment market?

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To meet the demands of the dynamic employment market the
institution offers the following non major subjects:

1. Mathematics for competitive examination – offered by the Department

of Mathematics.
2. Bee keeping – offered by the Zoology department.
3. Economics for competitive examination – offered by the Economics
department.
4. Salesmanship - offered by the Business Administration department
Following are the efforts made by the institution to enrich and
organize the curriculum to enhance the experiences of the students so
as to cope with the needs of the dynamic employment market

Sl
Programme Period
No.
1 Developing Writing competence 30 Mar, 2010
2 Development of Interpersonal skills 28 Jan, 2011
3 Two Day course on 'Soft Skills' 30-31 Mar, 2011
4 Programme on Computer Skills for Physically 23,25,30 July, 2011
disabled students
5 Programme on Communication skills for
Physically disabled students 26 July to 5 Aug,2011
6 Programme on Computer Skills 13-17 Mar, 2012
7 Training programme on Soft Skills 10 Jan, 2012
8 Work shop on Personality Development 31 Jan, 2012
9 Entrepreneurial success and human Relation 13 Sep, 2012
10 A Workshop on “Quantitative Aptitude and 19 and 22 Oct 2012
Reasoning”
11 Training Programme on “Soft Skills” 17 Dec, 2012
12 Programme on Effective Communication by 8 Apr, 2013
Equal Opportunity Centre
13 One Day Guidance Workshop for “SET/UGC – 5 Mar, 2013
CSIR, NET Examination”
14 Programme on Enhancing Language skills for 20 Feb, 2014
Employment
15 Lecture on 'Job Opportunities in IT Companies’ 27 Dec, 2014
16 Workshop on "Dissemination on Innovatice 17 Apr, 2014
Technology - Bioplastics from Fish scales"

1.3.3 Enumerate the efforts made by the institution to integrate the cross
cutting issues such as Gender, Climate Change,
Environmental Education, Human Rights, ICT etc., into the
curriculum?
Gender
In our college we have a Women’s Study Centre, Women’s Welfare

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Committee and a Women Harassment Cell. Through the Women’s Study
Center, guest lectures and seminars are arranged to create awareness on the
issues of women. The Women’s Study Center has conducted the following
seminars:

1. Seminar on Women’s Issue - 24.1.2013

2. Seminar on Man, Woman and Media – A Global Perspective –
13.02.2013
3. Cancer awareness programme– 12.02.2014

The Equal Opportunity Centre of our college conducted two

programmes on Gender issues. On 18th August 2010, EOC conducted a
programme on “Women’s Rights; A Feminist Perspective” and on 26 April
2013, EOC conducted another programme on “Gender Sensitization”.
Climate Change
The Department of Zoology conducted a two day National Conference
on “Recent Trends in climatic changes and coastal Bio resources” from 11th to
12th December 2008.
Environmental Education
In our college we have Environmental Studies as a subject to teach the
students about environmental issues. The Science Forum of our college has
organized an awareness programme on “Environmental Protection” in
collaboration with the Tamil Nadu forum of Chennai on 24.07.2013.
A ‘THULIR’ Scientific Awareness Test was conducted for the school
students of Tiruchendur on 07.12.2013 to promote scientific thinking and
environmental protection. A magic show (MANTHIRAMA, THANTHIRAMA)
based on scientific principles to eradicate the superstitious beliefs of the
students and create environmental awareness was conducted on 04.10.2013.
To create environmental awareness programmes on cleaning the seashores of
Tiruchendur, participation of the students in Tiger census, conducting
competitions focusing on wild life conservation, programme on “Marine
conservation and coastal bio-diversity” were conducted.

Human Rights
Citizen Consumer Club of our college gives awareness to the students
on consumer rights and consumer protection through their programmes.
ICT
In our college we have a language laboratory with all the facilities
which enables the students to enhance their communication skills. Internet
facilities are available in all the departments and the General library for the
students and the faculty to make use of it. IT related subjects are incorporated
in M. Sc Mathematics. All the First year PG and M.Phil students are provided

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with computer education. At the completion of the course they are given a
transcript in which the courses they studied are mentioned.
Smart class room is available in our college in which all the
technologies are used by the faculty for effective teaching. We have 123
computers, 33 printers, and 8 LCD projectors. All the Post Graduate, M.Phil
students, research scholars and members of the staff can access the e-Journals
from UGC N-LIST programme and use the Internet facility in the library
during the working hours of all the working days, free of cost.

1.3.4 What are the various value-added courses/enrichment

programmes offered to ensure holistic development of
students?
Moral and ethical values
The Value Education Forum conducts value education classes at
periodical intervals at 8.30 a.m., before the commencement of regular classes
in order to inculcate moral and social values in the students. Social value
education is taught to all the under graduate students in order to create social
awareness.
Employable and life skills
Entrepreneurship of our college has conducted various ‘entrepreneur
awareness programmes’ and arranged guest lectures in order to make them
self employed. The students are trained to compete in the competitive
examination through General Knowledge test. In addition, various coaching
classes are conducted relating to competitive examinations with the help of
funds provided by the UGC.
Communication skill is developed in the students by conducting
Spoken English course. Language laboratory is also used in order to enhance
the communication skill of the students. In order to develop the life skills, a
seminar on Soft Skill was conducted on 20. 08.2013 by IQAC. 77 PG students
participated. The topics like “Self Esteem” and “Attitude Building” were
discussed by the experts.
A training programme to develop the histrionic skills of English
literature students was organized from December 10, 2012 to December 13,
2012 by the English department. Further programme on Effective
Communication was conducted by Equal Opportunity Centre on 08.04.2013.
Our Women Study Center and IQAC organized a workshop on “Jewel
making”. The resource person from the Jewell making institute of
Kayalpatnam trained the women students to make ornaments.
Better career options
In our college we have an advisory system. The advisor gives
orientation about the career options to the students. The Career Guidance and

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Placement Cell of our college helps the students to identify career options. In
our college library a separate file is maintained and all advertisements
regarding job opportunities are filed. Further advertisements regarding job
opportunities are displayed in the library notice board. The career oriented
courses namely certificate and diploma course in Soil and Agriculture
Chemistry were introduced.
Community orientation
NCC, NSS, YRC and RRC help the students to have close contact with
the society and render service to them. In our college we have Sivanthi
Community Radio. Nineteen Community extension programmes were
implemented to serve the community in and around Tiruchendur. By
conducting these programmes, the college, with its students and teachers,
extends its service to the society to realize the goal of the upliftment of the
society. Our college students donate blood throughout the year for the patients
on the basis of report given by the doctors in and around Tiruchendur. The
blood donation is carried out by the blood donors club. During 2009 to 2014,
402 students donated their blood.
Youth Red Cross renders social service to the people of the local
community, helping the poor people and leprosy patients. The Red Ribbon
club renders life saving services to the people of the surrounding area by
conducting AIDS awareness programmes. The Road Safety Patrol helps the
people by regulating and managing crowd during the local festivals and other
occasions.
Our PG students brought 102 children of St.Joseph Home,
Adaikalapuram, to our college and kept them engaged one full day on
28.8.2013. The destitute children of the St.Joseph Home were taught the
basics of computer and spoken English. They were taken around the whole
campus and all the laboratories. Our PG students and Staff visited the autistic
children in Karunalaya, Virapandianpatnam on 1.02.2014. Our students
interacted with them and entertained them. These programmes created social
awareness, leadership quality, social responsibility and empathy among the
students. Increased healthy bondage between the students and the society
enhanced the overall personality of the students.
Personality Development
In the curriculum itself “Personality Development” as a subject is
included. Further personality development courses are conducted periodically
through guest lectures. The association secretaries of various departments
organize association activities. In this way the leadership qualities of the
students are developed. The Commerce department conducted two workshops
one on 11.02.2013 and another on 28.01.2014 for second and third year
commerce students on Personality Development. On 21st Dec 2013 and 28th
Dec 2013 special lectures on Personality Development were given to final
year UG and PG students respectively.
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feedback from stakeholders in enriching the curriculum?
During 2011 – 2012 Manonmaniam Sundarnar University revised the
syllabus for UG & PG. In our college we conducted a meeting with the staff
members regarding the revision of syllabus. Suggestions were received from
the staff members and communicated to the Manonmaniam Sundarnar
University on 13.01.2012. Sixteen faculty members of our college are serving
as members of the Board of Studies. Our college has three Senate members
(including the principal) and one Syndicate member (2009 – 2012). Our
suggestions are communicated and implemented through these members. In
addition to this, feedback was received from the III year UG and II year PG
students through a printed questionnaire.
1.3.6 How does the institution monitor and evaluate the quality of its
enrichment programmes?
The convener of the programme in consultation with the Principal and
the other members of the committee finalize the programme. Then they have
series of meetings in order to fix the resource persons, programme schedule
and so on. In this way the programme is monitored. In every enrichment
programme, feedbacks are received from the participants. The conveners of
the programme, if need be, make use of the feedback for enhancing the
quality of the programmes. In addition to that the convener of the programme
conducts review meetings with the committee members in order to evaluate
the quality of the programme.

1.4 Feedback System

1.4.1 What are the contributions of the institution in the design and
development of the curriculum prepared by the University?
Sixteen teachers of our college serve as members of the board of
studies and extend their valuable suggestions in the design and development
of the curriculum prepared by the university. Three of our members are
serving as Chairman of the respective Board of Studies (Dr.M.Velrajan - PG
Maths, Dr.C.Sekar - UG Maths, and Dr.S.Narayanarajan - Business
Administration). They contribute their suggestions effectively in the SCAA
(Standing Committee on Academic Affairs) meetings of our university.
In addition to this, Mr.T.Paulpandian, Associate Professor of English,
served as the Syndicate member of the Manonnmaniam Sundarnar
University. Three faculty members (Dr.V.Gopalakrishnan, Principal,
Dr.T.Balu, Associate Professor of Physics, representing our college and Dr.
K.Thanikasalam, Associate Professor of English, representing the Tuticorin
Graduates constituency) of our college are serving in the senate. They have
also given valuable suggestions regarding the curriculum in the Senate and
Syndicate meetings. Further, Dr.C.Sekar, Dr.B.Annadurai,
Dr.K.Thanikasalam, and Dr.P.Subramaniam contributed to the updating of
the curriculum, in their respective subjects, in the curriculum Development
Cell of M.S.University. Dr.C.Sekar, Associate Professor of Mathematics,

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shared his expertise on the Choice Based Credit System and Examination
Reforms in the meeting held in the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher
Education. Moreover, the members of the “Question Paper Scrutiny Board”
of our university (Dr.M.Velrajan, Dr.C.Sekar, Dr.A.Asokkumar – Maths,
Dr.B.Annadurai – Physics, Mr.R.Jawager – English) verify and ensure the
quality of the semester examination question papers.
The problems in the question papers, if connected to the curriculum,
are represented in the Board of Studies. Similarly, as majority of our teachers
(nearly 90%) go to our M.S.University, Tirunelveli, for valuation of papers,
they have firsthand knowledge of the problem the curriculum poses, which
they share with the members of the Board of Studies. Our members are
question paper setters, writers of course materials, members of the Board of
studies, and members of the scrutiny board of different universities and
autonomous colleges in Tamilnadu. This experience helps them to compare
the curriculum of our university with the curriculum of other institutions
leading to quality suggestions while our curriculum is framed.

1.4.2 Is there a formal mechanism to obtain feedback from students and

stakeholders on Curriculum? If ‘yes’, how is it communicated to
the University and made use internally for curriculum enrichment
and introducing changes / new programmes?
Yes. In our college we have a formal mechanism to obtain feedback
from the students regarding curriculum. Through a questionnaire feedbacks
are received from the students of III UG and II year PG. Suggestions received
from the students are discussed in the respective department meetings and
they are communicated to the university, if necessary, through the members
of the board of Studies.

1.4.3 How many new programmes / courses were introduced by the

institution during the last four years? What was the rationale for
introducing new courses / programmes?
In 2009 – 2010, B. Com (C.A) was introduced to enhance the
knowledge of students in commerce with computer application with the view
of providing employment opportunities. Further, there was a demand from the
students also.
M.Sc Zoology and M. Phil Zoology were introduced in 2011 – 2012
and 2013 – 2014, respectively, to promote research in Zoological sciences.
In 2012 – 2013, English department was upgraded into a Research centre
because of the demand from the teachers and M.Phil research scholars.

1.4.4 Any other relevant information regarding curricular aspects which

the college would like to include.

 A one day workshop was organized for 10th standard Mathematics

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teachers on 11 February 2012 by the Mathematics department in order
to train them to teach Mathematics and problem solving through
attractive and simple methods. The objective was to motivate the rural
students of this area to take up Mathematics for their higher studies.
Faculty members of the Mathematics department acted as the resource
persons.

 Department of Mathematics conducted a workshop on

“Understanding the concepts in Mathematical Science” to the final
year UG students from 21-23 January 2011. Further another workshop
on “Developing the Learning Skills in Mathematics” for II year UG
students was conducted on 28 February 2013. In both the workshops,
students from other colleges also participated. Faculty members of the
Mathematics department acted as the resource persons.

 Our faculty is encouraged by the Management to attend Orientation as

well as Refresher courses.

 To enrich the knowledge of the students, all the departments are

conducting guest lectures by inviting experts from various fields with
the help of management funds.

 To improve the communication skills, language laboratory, funded by

the management, was established.

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CRITERION II: TEACHING - LEARNING AND EVALUATION
2.1 Student Enrollment and Profile
2.1.1 How does the college ensure publicity and transparency in the admission
process?
All the necessary information regarding the courses offered, fee
structure, the details of faculty, admission process, fee concession and
scholarships are given and made known to the admission seekers through the
college website.
Advertisements are given in the ‘Daily Thanthi’, a renowned Tamil
daily newspaper.

The institution issues a prospectus along with the application, which

contains details of admission, courses offered, fee structure and other salient
features of our college.
The students of higher secondary schools who visit the college to
participate in various competitions are informed about our college to pursue
their higher education.

Information Service Centre of our college serves as an agency of

public relations on the campus of our college. It is manned by two teachers
and twelve students. It helps the students to fill in the application forms for
admission and select the course of their choice. It answers the various queries
of the candidates and their parents regarding admission, fee structure, courses
offered and the salient features of the college. The service of this kind plays a
significant role with the parents and students since the college is located in a
rural area.
An admission committee is formed with the Principal and three senior
faculty members, of which one is from the SC/ST community. The Office and
the Information Centre computerize all the applications received and a merit
list is prepared.

Through the counselling system, total transparency is ensured in the

admission process. The selection list and the waiting list are displayed in the
notice board. If there is any vacancy in the reserved quota, it is also displayed.
Thus, transparency is ensured in the admission process.
The alumni association and parent teachers association also actively
assist in the admission of students for various courses.

2.1.2 Explain in detail the criteria adopted and process of admission (Ex.
(i)merit (ii) common admission test conducted by state agencies and
national agencies (iii) combination of merit and entrance test or merit,

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entrance test and interview (iv) any other) to various programmes of the
Institution.

Admissions are made as per the guidelines of the Government of Tamil

Nadu as stated below:

i) 10% of the seats are reserved as management quota.

ii) The remaining 90% of the seats are filled on the basis of merit and the
communal reservation policy as prescribed below:
Open Competition (OC) - 31%
Backward Class (BC) - 30%(3.5%for Muslims)
Most Backward Class (MBC) - 20%
Scheduled Caste (SC) - 18%
Scheduled Tribe (ST) - 1%

iii) Certain seats are reserved for special categories as detailed below:

Sports Quota U.G. – 3% of the total seats.

P.G. – 2% of the total seats.

Physically Handicapped UG – 3% of the total seats.

Ex-servicemen quota UG – 6 seats.

For candidates of the Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar:

U.G. – 2 seats.
Our college adopts open counselling system for admitting new
entrants. An applicant can opt for a maximum of five courses in a single
application. After receiving the filled in application forms for all courses, a
rank list for each course is prepared after scrutiny. While receiving the
application forms, candidates are provided with written information about the
date and time of counseling for admission. Those candidates who have sent
their applications by post are informed of the counselling details by post.
Counselling is conducted for two days viz., the first day for the science
discipline and the second day for the arts discipline.

The Committee headed by the Principal, concerned department head,

and other staff members will invite the candidates as per their rank and
government reservation policy. Candidates, if selected for more than one
courses, can opt for the course of their preference. The selected students will
be issued admission card on the spot by the Principal. This procedure is
followed till all the applications/candidates are exhausted.

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As per the Government norms, it is not necessary for an Aided college
like ours to admit students through common admission test conducted by the
state or the national agencies. Further, our college does not offer any
professional course. Our college admits the students only on merit basis.

2.1.3 Give the minimum and maximum percentage of marks for

admission at entry level for each of the programmes offered by the
college and provide a comparison with other colleges of the
affiliating university within the city/district.

Aditanar College of Arts and Govindammal Aditanar

Science, Tiruchendur College for Women,
No. Programme Year
Tiruchendur
Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum

1. B. A. 2009 –20 10
42.63 89.38 43.50 90.50
English
2010 – 2011
47.88 91.63 37.00 90.00
2011 – 2012
40.63 82.34 35.00 95.00
2012 – 2013
46.50 87.00 77.50 94.00
2013 – 2014
39.50 83.50 62.00 94.00
B. A.
Economics 2009 –20 10 37.25 80.88 44.13 89.88
2.
2010 – 2011 40.13 83.50 44.38 84.38
2011 – 2012 45.88 92.75 44.13 89.75
2012 – 2013 39.63 81.88 44.75 86.25
2013 – 2014 40.88 81.13 49.25 72.37
3. B. Sc 2009 –20 10 47.50 84.50 45.75 98.75
Mathematics 2010 – 2011 31.50 80.88 43.38 93.00
2011 – 2012 38.50 79.25 42.88 95.75
2012 – 2013 40.13 77.38 72.63 95.88
2013 – 2014 44.38 81.13 51.00 94.63
4. B. Sc 2009 –20 10 48.38 81.88 45.75 96.13
Physics 2010 – 2011 46.75 89.00 43.38 89.25
2011 – 2012 43.13 75.75 43.13 87.25
2012 – 2013 42.00 70.75 76.00 91.88
2013 – 2014 42.63 88.88 59.63 84.88
5. B. Sc 2009 – 2010 47.50 83.38 44.88 90.75
Chemistry 2010 – 2011 41.25 81.25 43.38 83.63
2011 – 2012 46.25 82.25 44.25 90.13
2012 – 2013 49.50 83.38 61.50 79.50
2013 – 2014 44.38 85.13 51.13 82.23
6. B. Sc 2009 – 2010 44.38 78.75 43.38 91.50
Zoology 2010 – 2011 42.75 79.75 43.38 94.88
2011 – 2012 42.63 72.25 43.13 87.00
2012 – 2013 42.88 65.13 56.88 82.13
2013 – 2014 41.25 65.75 45.63 72.25
7. B. Sc 2009 – 2010 33.13 87.25 45.75 91.75
Computer 2010 – 2011 46.38 79.75 43.38 94.88
Science 2011 – 2012 52.88 84.50 40.00 91.50

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2012 – 2013 41.00 80.63 48.88 89.25
2013 – 2014 62.50 85.50 43.63 86.13
8. B. Com 2009 – 2010 39.88 91.63 46.75 98.25
2010 – 2011 55.38 99.13 43.00 97.00
2011 – 2012 40.35 91.60 40.00 95.88
2012 – 2013 69.38 98.00 64.50 92.00
2013 – 2014 53.38 94.00 63.63 98.75
9. B.B.A 2009 – 2010 48.75 96.50 44.13 98.25
2010 – 2011 66.13 98.75 44.88 98.75
2011 – 2012 65.75 97.88 47.75 95.50
2012 – 2013 53.00 95.50 66.00 94.25
2013 – 2014 45.75 89.88 47.00 91.00
10. B. Com 2009 – 2010 51.75 86.88 46.25 95.13
with 2010 – 2011 40.00 92.25 44.25 93.00
Computer 2011 – 2012 50.75 89.38 33.88 98.13
Application 2012 – 2013 51.75 96.50 61.75 95.13
2013 – 2014 44.88 94.75 65.38 94.25
11. M. A.
2009 – 2010 49.92 76.78
Economics
Programme
2010 – 2011 50.09 67.64 Programme
not
2011 – 2012 49.36 76.04 not available
available
2012 – 2013 45.93 69.31
2013 – 2014 44.45 71.90
12. M. A.
2009 – 2010 38.92 64.00
English
Programme
2010 – 2011 41.46 68.06 Programme
not
2011 – 2012 40.64 72.22 not available
Available
2012 – 2013 46.80 72.27
2013 – 2014 49.68 72.22
12. M. Sc Maths 2009 – 2010 63.07 95.57 67.25 95.25
2010 – 2011 49.36 81.27 65.31 96.38
2011 – 2012 48.75 93.56 62.06 95.00
2012 – 2013 60.05 95.10 69.40 94.60
2013 – 2014 57.70 94.20 65.00 98.00
13. M. Sc
2009 – 2010 58.50 83.93
Chemistry
Programme
2010 – 2011 54.81 85.47 Programme
not
2011 – 2012 54.60 82.53 not available
available
2012 – 2013 64.70 90.04
2013 – 2014 62.42 85.39
14. M. Sc
2011 – 2012 51.73 75.40
Zoology Programme
Programme
2012 – 2013 59.68 89.32 not
not available
2013 – 2014 59.05 89.80 available

2.1.4 Is there a mechanism in the institution to review the admission process

and students profiles annually? If ‘yes’ what is the outcome of such an
effort and how has it contributed to the improvement of the process ?
Yes. Our college admission committee reviews the admission process
after the admission is over. In addition to that, Joint Directorate of Collegiate
Education verifies the admission process of our college.

2.1.5 Reflecting on the strategies adopted to increase/improve access for

following categories of students, enumerate on how the admission policy of

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the institution and its student profiles demonstrate/reflect the National
commitment to diversity and inclusion
a) SC / ST
Application is issued to the students belonging to SC/ST category free
of cost.
Government norms on reservation policies are strictly followed. (18%
for SC and 1% for ST)
One senior member from the SC/ST community is included in the admission
committee to ensure that no students are deprived of their privileges.

b) BC / MBC
Government policy is strictly followed
c) Women
Only boys are admitted in UG courses except Zoology. Girls are
admitted in all PG and M. Phil courses. There is no separate reservation for
girl students. The details are given below:

Year Men Women

2010 – 2011 1264 205
2011 – 2012 1321 227
2012 – 2013 1310 225
2013 - 2014 1276 222

d) Differently – abled
As per the reservation policy of the Government, eligible differently-
abled candidates are admitted. Reservation quota is followed during
counselling itself.

e) Economically weaker section

There are no criteria for admitting economically weaker students.
Since the college is located in a rural area, most of the students are from
economically weaker sections.

f) Minority community
As per the Government norms, 3.5% of the seats are allotted to
minority community (Muslims) within the quota reserved for BC.

g) Sports Personnel
As per the reservation policy of the Government, students with
meritorious sports background are given admission under sports quota. (3%
for UG and 2% for PG). Our Management provides funds to the sportsmen to
pursue their studies.

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2.1.6 Provide the following details for various programmes offered by the
institution during the last four years and comment on the trends. i.e.
Reasons for increase / decrease and actions initiated for
improvement.

No.of No. of
Academic Demand
Programmes Applications Students
year Ratio
Received Admitted
B.A Economics 2010-11 43 64* 0.67
2011-12 45 63 0.71
2012-13 62 64 0.97
2013-14 58 59 0.98
B.A English 2010-11 80 45 1.78
2011-12 92 32 2.88
2012-13 83 44 1.89
2013-14 89 38 2.34
B.B.A 2010-11 155 62 2.50
2011-12 95 44 2.16
2012-13 149 53 2.81
2013-14 74 43 1.72
B.Com 2010-11 235 64 3.67
2011-12 171 64 2.67
2012-13 259 64 4.05
2013-14 236 64 3.68
B.Com (C.A) 2010-11 38 45 0.84
2011-12 32 42 0.76
2012-13 39 42 0.92
2013-14 42 40 1.05
B.Sc Maths 2010-11 42 34 1.24
2011-12 51 32 1.59
2012-13 40 25 1.60
2013-14 47 35 1.34
B.Sc Physics 2010-11 43 33 1.30
2011-12 35 29 1.21
2012-13 20 26 0.77
2013-14 45 32 1.41
B.Sc Chemistry 2010-11 80 39 2.05
2011-12 56 38 1.47
2012-13 55 37 1.49
2013-14 63 37 1.70
B.Sc Zoology 2010-11 48 26 1.85
2011-12 40 27 1.48
2012-13 39 24 1.63
2013-14 37 28 1.32
B.Sc Comp Sci 2010-11 77 24 3.20
2011-12 70 24 2.92

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2012-13 78 24 3.25
2013-14 100 24 4.17
M.A Economics 2010-11 46 30 1.53
2011-12 45 30 1.50
2012-13 37 30 1.23
2013-14 17 17 1.00
M.A English 2010-11 38 28 1.36
2011-12 40 30 1.33
2012-13 53 30 1.77
2013-14 63 30 2.10
M.Sc Maths 2010-11 34 25 1.36
2011-12 41 25 1.64
2012-13 55 24 2.29
2013-14 67 25 2.68
M.Sc Chemistry 2010-11 34 24 1.42
2011-12 32 19 1.68
2012-13 36 25 1.44
2013-14 37 22 1.68
M.Sc Zoology 2011-12 4 4 1.00
2012-13 31 20 1.55
2013-14 29 20 1.45
M.Phil Economics 2010-11 19 12 1.58
2011-12 19 15 1.27
2012-13 18 13 1.38
2013-14 9 9 1.00
M.Phil English 2010-11 9 9 1.00
2011-12 25 15 1.67
2012-13 40 15 2.67
2013-14 31 15 2.07
M.Phil Maths 2010-11 19 15 1.27
2011-12 20 15 1.33
2012-13 26 15 1.73
2013-14 21 15 1.40
M.Phil Chemistry 2010-11 9 9 1.00
2011-12 23 10 2.30
2012-13 15 10 1.50
2013-14 9 6 1.50
M.Phil Zoology 2013-14 5 5 1.00

* Overall, there is no significant change in the demand ratio. The ratio

in some of the courses is less than one since the Govt of Tamil Nadu
Admission Policy for admission is followed. As per the policy of the Govt of
Tamil Nadu applicants have to submit only one application stating the
preference of the course. Hence, the application for Economics is less than
the selected candidates. The applicants who applied for B.Com/B.B.A
courses join B.A Economics course since they didn’t get seats in
B.Com/B.B.A courses.

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2.2 Catering to Student Diversity

2.2.1 How does the institution cater to the needs of differently-abled students
and ensure adherence to Government policies in this regard?
The class room in the first floor will be shifted to the ground floor to
facilitate differently-abled students, even if there is only one such student.
Other students are asked to help the differently-abled students inside the class
room, college and in the hostel. The institution ensures the adherence to
Government policies with regard to differently-abled students by assisting
them to get Government scholarships. UGC granted Rs. 49,000 under the
merged scheme for Higher Education for Persons with Special Needs
(HEPSN). The amount was utilized for conducting the following programmes:

1. A Special Counselling programme for the differently-abled students

was organized on 05.10.2010 with Dr. C. Vetrivel M.B.B.S.,D.C.H. as
the Counsellor.
2. A seminar on “Issues of Differently-abled Persons” was organized on
07.03.2011.
3. On 20.03.2011, five differently-abled students of our college were
taken in a special van to the Orthopedic Surgery unit of the
Government Hospital, Tirunelveli to diagnose the nature of their
disability.
4. A course on computer skills was conducted in our college on
23.07.2011, 25.07.2011 and 30.07.2011 to our differently-abled
students to become computer literate.
5. A short term course on communication skills was conducted from
26.07.2011 to 05.08.2011 to our differently-abled students to improve
their communication skills.
6. A programme on “Personality Development and Soft Skills” was
conducted on 17.07.2011 to develop their self-confidence and to
motivate them to achieve their goals.
7. A seminar on “Problems of Differently-abled Persons” was conducted
on 19.09.2011.

2.2.2 Does the institution assess the students’ needs in terms of

knowledge and skills before the commencement of the
programme? If ‘yes’, give details on the process.
Students are admitted based on their marks obtained in the higher
secondary. Their competency level is assessed by the department staff and
discussed in the department meetings. Based on the discussion, instructional
methods are suitably modified. If the department feels that the students are
very poor, they use the translation method in the classroom. In the English
department ‘Entry Test’ is also conducted.

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2.2.3 What are the strategies adopted by the institution to bridge the
knowledge gap of the enrolled students (Bridge/Remedial/ Add-
on/Enrichment Courses, etc.) to enable them to cope with the
programme of their choice?

Bridge course

A one day Orientation programme for I year U.G. students is

conducted every year on their first working day. I year students are made to
acclimatize with the new situation by exposing them to the various functioning
of the college and also to enable them to cope with the programme of their
choice. A second Orientation programme focusing on the use of Library,
sports facilities, NCC, NSS, Sivanthi Community Radio and Students’
Services is conducted within a fortnight of their joining the college.

Remedial courses
Remedial classes are conducted for the slow learners and under
achievers in all the departments with the help of the UGC fund under Merged
Scheme.

Add on Courses
The college has two Add on Courses, namely, Certificate course in
Soil science and Agricultural chemistry and Diploma course in Soil science
and Agricultural chemistry.

Enrichment programmes
Mathematics department of our college conducts computer education
for all P.G students.

Guest lectures by Chartered Accountants are arranged by the

Career Guidance and Placement Cell to create awareness on CA and ICWA
courses.
Model Tests based on IAS preliminary examination and Institute of
Banking Personnel Selection Examination are conducted by our General
Knowledge cell. Special coaching classes are conducted every year to prepare
the students for CAT/ MAT/ TANCET examinations organized by the
Department of Business Administration.

2.2.4 How does the college sensitize its staff and students on issues such as
gender, inclusion, environment etc.?
Gender
In our college we have a ‘Women’s Study Centre’, ‘Women’s welfare
committee’ and a ‘Women Harassment Cell’.
To empower girl students to face problems boldly, to improve their
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the college, the Women’s Welfare Committee was formed. The committee
celebrates Women’s Day every year in the month of March, Pongal festival in
January and arranges health awareness programmes for women. The
committee arranges an educational tour for two days to different places of
interest.
To cater to the needs of the increasing number of girls, our college has
provided them with a spacious room, uninterrupted water supply and an inter-
com in the women’s retiring rooms.

The Women’s study centre conducted the following gender

sensitization programmes:

4. Seminar on the Issues of Women - 24.1.2013

5. Seminar on Man, Woman and the Media – A Global
Perspective – 13.02.2013
6. Cancer awareness programme (for women)– 12.02.2014

Grievances of women (staff and students) are discussed by the Women

Harassment Cell and the Women’s Welfare Committee and appropriate
actions are taken in consultation with the Principal confidentially.
Inclusion
Our college has an Equal Opportunity Centre. The Equal Opportunity
Centre conducted the following programmes with the help of the UGC fund
under merged scheme.

Equal Opportunity Centre –Activities 2010-2011 to 2013-14

S.No. Date Programme Resource Persons Participants
1. 14-08-10 Inaugural meeting- Prof.K.Alwar, Former Final year UG
Reservation for Social Head,Dept.of English, and PG
Justice Aditanar College. Students

2. 06-10-10 Special Lecture on Self Dr. M. Kamsa Mohideen, Final year UG

Confidence Former Head, and PG
Department of Economics Students
,Aditanar College
4. 09-10-10 Course on Positive Dr.P.Kannappan,C. Vetrivel, I UG &PG
& Discrimination Dr. S. Prabhakar students
10-10-10 Dr. R. Babu Sivaraja
Kirubanithi
Dr. R. Barathan, Dr. K.
Thanikasalam
5. 02-03-11 Constitutional Rights Mr.D. Jebaraj, Public UG and PG
and Legal Procedures Prosecutor Students

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6. 30-03-11 Dr. R. Babu Sivaraja Final year UG
& Two day Course on Kirubanithi, and PG
31-03-11 Soft Skills Dr. R. Barathan, Dr. K. Students
Thanikasalam,
S. Sethuramalingam, T. Paul
pandian,
R. Heiz Dawson, T.
Karunakaran

7. 12-04-11 Goal Setting and Self Dr. R. Srinivasan, UG and PG

Motivation Faculty, School of Students
Management Studies,
Sastra University, Thanjavur.
8. 15-03-12 One day Programme on Dr. R. Babu Sivaraja First year UG
Positive Discrimination Kirubanithi and PG
Dr. K. Thanikasalam, Students
Dr. A. Chelladurai,
Dr. M. Velrajan,
Dr. Singaravelan,Dr.M.Kannan

9.. 15-03-13 Short Term Course on Dr. S. Mookiah, Dr. R. Babu First year UG
& Positive Discrimination Sivaraja Kirubanithi, and PG
16-03-13 Dr. K. Thanikasalam, Dr. M. Students
Velrajan, Dr. T. Balu
Dr. C. Vetrivel, Mrs.
Anouk,Mr.M.Nagarajan

10. 08-04-13 Special Lecture on Mr.A.James William Final year UG

Effective and PG
Communication Students
11 26-04-13 Gender Sensitization Dr. P. K. Kalyani UG and PG
Students
12 25-09-13 One day course on Life Dr. D. S. Mahendran, Mr. K. UG and PG
Skills Nethiraja Students
13. 17-10-13 One Day Guidance Dr. R. Babu Sivaraja Final year UG
Programme for Civil Kirubanithi and PG
Service Examination Dr. K. Thanikasalam, Dr. C. Students
Sekar, Dr. T. Balu, Mr. M.
Durai, SP, Thoothukudi
District.
14 20-02-14 One day Programme Dr.S.P.Dhanavel& Final year UG
on Enhancing Dr. K. Thanikasalam and PG
Language Skills Students

Environment
In our college, we have environmental studies as a subject to teach the
students about environmental issues. The Science Forum and IQAC of our
college organized an “Awareness programme on Environmental Protection”
in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Science forum of Chennai on
24.07.2013. A THULIR Scientific Awareness Test was conducted for the
school students of Tiruchendur on 07.12.2013 to promote scientific thinking
and environmental protection.

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A magic show (MANTHIRAMA, THANTHIRAMA) based on
scientific principles to eradicate the superstitious beliefs of the students and
create environmental awareness was conducted on 04.10.2013. To create
environmental awareness, programmes on cleaning the seashores of
Tiruchendur, participation of the students in Tiger census, conducting
competitions focusing on wild life conservation, programme on “Marine
conservation and coastal bio-diversity” were conducted.

2.2.5 How does the institution identify and respond to special

educational/learning needs of advanced learners?

The academic skills are identified through periodical tests. Students

with better achievements are identified and encouraged to develop their skills.

In order to instill confidence in the minds of the students and to give an

exposure, guidance courses are being conducted by the Department of
Business Administration to face the entrance examinations of MBA/MCA.

Progress reports are sent home, and the performances of the students
are made known to the parents. The advisors also talk to the parents.

Advanced learners are identified by the advisors and the heads of the
departments and they are guided to equip themselves to get university ranks in
the examination. They are motivated to prepare for Civil Service Examination
by conducting Model Tests. Senior students (advanced learners) are given
teaching practice by allowing them to teach the slow learners in a classroom
situation. They are also motivated to attend / present papers in
seminars/workshops. Advanced learners in P.G., are also motivated to prepare
for TET/SET/NET. They are also encouraged to prepare for entrance
examinations meant for higher studies, and take part in student competitions at
the college and regional level.

Fourteen students have qualified in the TET examination and were

appointed as teachers. Seven students have qualified in the SET examination
and two students in NET examinations.

2.2.6 How does the institute collect, analyze and use the data and
information on the academic performance (through the programme
duration) of the students at risk of drop out (students from the
disadvantaged sections of society, physically challenged, slow learners,
economically weaker sections etc. who may discontinue their studies if
some sort of support is not provided)?

For each U.G. class, a teacher is nominated as an ‘Advisor’. The

advisor is in-charge of that class for all the three years of the U.G. programme.

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The advisor acts as a ‘mentor’. He plays the role of a parent, teacher and
counsellor. He has personal and constant touch with the students and offers
guidance and counselling to them, both in their academic and personal
matters.

The advisor maintains a cumulative record which carries all the

information about the students academic and co-curricular performance of all
the six semesters including the students bio-data and family background.
The Advisor counsels the weak students and guides them to meet the
teachers concerned, to discuss the subject matter. The class test question
papers are discussed in the class, and the questions which are not answered by
the students are explained. The advisors also assist the students to overcome
their personal problems, if any. Students are encouraged to meet the teachers
to discuss their academic matters even after class hours.

The advisor meets the students everyday as he handles some subject in

every semester. Special care is taken if specific problem arises. If need be,
advisors send the students to student counsellors. The advisors continue their
touch with the students even after the completion of their degrees, guiding
them in their academic pursuit and career.
The details of the academic performances in the university
examinations are sent to the parents with the remarks made by the advisors
and the Heads of the Departments. The parents of the slow learners are called
and students are given counselling along with their parents.

2.3 Teaching-Learning Process

2.3.1 How does the college plan and organize the teaching, learning and
evaluation schedules? (Academic calendar, teaching plan, evaluation blue
print, etc.)

At the beginning of every year, the staff council designs the academic
calendar, taking into account, the number of working days, holidays, the
reopening day and the last working day. The number of working days per
semester is ninety days as per the direction of the Government. The general
and specific time tables are prepared by the experienced teachers. Department
meetings are held, and teachers, in general, are instructed by the Head of the
Department to complete the syllabus in a phased manner.

As per the unitized syllabus, each and every theory paper is divided
into five units. Teaching schedules are accordingly planned so as to complete
each unit in the allotted hours. The allotment of units, time table and work
load are distributed to the faculty at the end of the previous semester itself.
The unitized syllabus for each paper is given to the students in advance.

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In every semester, three cycle tests are conducted to evaluate the
performance of students. The Co-ordinator for internal tests submits a
schedule for submission of question papers, test dates, and submission of
internal marks to the Staff-council and gets it approved. The scheme of
valuation is suggested to the teachers by the respective question setters. In
addition, model tests are also conducted. In CBCS, the assignments are given
well in advance. The final examination is conducted by the university. The
evaluation procedures are made known to the students by giving the pattern of
question papers, distribution of marks and scheme of valuation.
2.3.2 How does IQAC contribute to improve the teaching – learning
process?

The contribution of IQAC to improve the teaching-learning process are

given below:

1. A one day seminar on “Quality Sustenance and Enhancement in

Higher Education Institutions” was conducted on 15.02.2010.

2. An orientation programme for newly appointed faculty members to

promote teaching skills was conducted on 09.07.2011.

3. A one day seminar on “Dyslexia – Emotional Intelligence – Stress

Management” on 19.07.2012 to the faculty members and students of
our college.

4. A one day state level seminar on “Quality Enhancement in Higher

Education” was organized on 22.01.2013.

5. A programme on “Research through Major and Minor Research

Projects” was conducted on 06.08.2013 for the faculty of our college.

6. A seminar on “Soft Skills” was conducted on 20.08.2013.

7. A programme on “Stress Management” was organized by IQAC on
28.08.2013 to the faculty members of our college.

8. A seminar on “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age: Perspective,

Prospects, Trends and Technologies” was organized on 14.03.2014

9. A seminar on “Students participation in Quality Enhancement of

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Higher Education Institutions in Rural areas” was organized on
25.03.2014.

10. A three day “FEEL Teacher” programme was organized by IQAC to

the faculty members in collaboration with CLHRD (College for
Leadership and Human Resource Development), Mangalore,
Karnataka, from 28.03.2014 to 30.03.2014. In this programme faculty
from our college and from our sister institutions participated.

2.3.3 How is learning made more student-centric? Give details on the

support structures and systems available for teachers to develop
skills like interactive learning, collaborative learning and
independent learning among the students?

Interactive learning
Interactive learning is effected through ‘Peer group interaction’,
Question Answer sessions, problem solving, quiz, interaction with senior
students to get study materials and clarify doubts, and interaction with faculty
formally and informally outside the classroom.

Collaborative learning
Collaborative learning is effected through Group discussion, Case
study, Debate, Association activities in all the departments, Group project in
the final semester for all the UG courses, Field and Industrial Visit, NSS (4
Units), NCC (Army and Navy), Youth Red Cross, Road Safety Patrol, Fine
arts club, Drama club (Tamil and English), Music club, Folk arts club,
Community Radio (Sivanthi FM), Citizen Consumer Club, Science Forum,
Industrial Visits and Educational Tours.

Independent learning
Independent learning is effected through Assignments in every subject
for all courses, seminar in every subject for all PG courses, individual project
work for all the PG courses, practical work done in the Laboratories for all
science subjects and Mathematics and acquisition of Language skills using
English Language lab, Campus News, manuscript magazines from the
Writers Forum (Tamil and English), college magazine, and Youth festivals
and literary competitions inside and outside the college. Further students are
encouraged to participate and present papers in conferences and workshops
organized by our college and by other institutions. Home exercises are given
to the students especially for problem oriented subjects. Students are
encouraged to make use of the internet facilities and to learn through open
study resources.

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2.3.4 How does the institution nurture critical thinking, creativity and
scientific temper among the students to transform them into life-long
learners and innovators?

Enthusiastic participation of the students in the college magazines,

campus news, hostel light, manuscript magazines and participation in literary
and cultural competitions are encouraged to promote critical, creative and
innovative thinking.

Physics popularization programmes were conducted in the nearby

schools by the students of Physics during 08.02.11 to 11.02.11, and 10.02.14
to 12.02.14. Computer popularization programme was conducted in the nearby
schools by the students of Computer Science during 10.02.14 to 12.02.14.

Two Final year Physics students attended the “Workshop on Eyes on

ISON Comet” in Tiruppur on 23, 24 Sep 2013 organized by the Tamil Nadu
Science Forum. These students through group activity promoted scientific
thinking in our college. Scientific temper is nurtured through the different
activities of the Science forum. To boost up the creativity of our students
every year our college organizes youth festival (ADFEST). Through Students
services students are sent to various colleges to participate in Literary and
cultural programmes. Academic projects given to the III year U.G. students
and II year P.G. students induce critical and creative thinking and motivate
them to do further research in their respective fields. PG and M.Phil., students
of the Research departments attend the Ph.D., viva voce examinations
conducted in our college which motivates them to take up research in their
career.
By the encouragement given by the faculty to develop critical thinking
and scientific temper one student took part in “Mathematics Training and
Talent Search Programme” at I.C.T., Mumbai, one student took part in
“Summer Training in Chemistry” at IGCAR, Kalpakkam and one student
participated in “ Summer Research Fellowship Programme” at NIIST,
Trivandrum.

Entrepreneurship cell in our college conducted various entrepreneur

programmes motivating the students to become innovators. Guest lectures,
seminars and personality development programmes are also arranged
constantly to mould the students into lifelong learners and innovators.

2.3.5 What are the technologies and facilities available and used by the
faculty for effective teaching? Eg: Virtual laboratories, e-learning -
resources from National Programme on Technology Enhanced
Learning (NPTEL) and National Mission on Education
through Information and Communication Technology (NME-
ICT), open educational resources, mobile education, etc.

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In our college we have internet connectivity in almost all the
departments and library. A ‘Smart class room’ is available in our college in
which all the technologies are used by the faculty for effective teaching. We
have 123 computers, 33 printers, and 8 LCD projectors.

PG students browse the Internet in the General library and in their

respective departments. All the Post Graduate, M.Phil students, research
Scholars and members of the staff can access the e-Journals from UGC
N-LIST programme and use the Internet facility in the library during the
working hours of all working days free of cost.

2.3.6 How are the students and faculty exposed to advanced level of
knowledge and skills ( blended learning, expert lectures,
seminars, workshops etc.)?
Faculty members keep pace with recent developments by participating
in seminars, symposia, conferences, attending Orientation/Refresher courses,
organizing seminars/workshops and arranging guest lectures. In all the
seminars, workshops and guest lectures students participate in large numbers.

The details of the seminars and conferences organized in our college

and attended by our college teachers from 2009 to 2014 are given below:

Number of Number of
Academic
Seminars/Workshops/Conferences Seminars/Workshops/Conferences
year
conducted in our College attended by Faculty
2009-10 12 35
2010-11 9 20
2011-12 5 72
2012-13 15 49
2013-14 13 75

We have four Research departments in Mathematics, Economics,

Chemistry and English. In all the other UG Departments and Part-I Tamil
department, part-time research scholars are being guided by our research
guides. Twenty Two faculty members of our college are guiding 126 Ph.D.,
scholars.
Guest lectures are arranged to impart knowledge on specific areas. The
details regarding the number of guest lecturers organized are given below:

No. of Guest
Year
Lectures

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2009 – 2010 17

2010 – 2011 9

2011 – 2012 8

2012 – 2013 35

2013 – 2014 47

Students keep pace with the recent developments by participating in

seminars/symposia/workshop/conference, attending guest lectures organized
by U.G. and P.G. associations and using the library. Totally 160 students have
participated in seminars and workshops conducted outside our college in the
past three years. Of these 46 students have presented papers of which five of
them got “best paper presentation award”.

2.3.7 Detail (process and the number of students \benefitted) on the

academic, personal and psycho-social support and guidance services
(professional counseling/mentoring/academic advise) provided to
students?
The academic, personal and psycho-social support and guidance
services are provided to all the students through Advisory systems,
Counselling, General Knowledge Cell, Value Education Forum, Career
Guidance and Placement Cell and Grievance Redressal Cell. The number of
students benefited by the career guidance and placement cell is given below:

S. No. of
Date Programmes
No. participants
1 03.10.2010 Seminar on “College to carrier” 101
Workshop on “manufacturing small scale
2 14.10.2010 50
industrial products”
3 22.12.2010 One day counselling course on CA 150
4 30.08.2011 Guest Lecture 90
5 10.01.2012 Training programme on soft skill 90
6 20.12.2011 Training Porgramme 95
7 31.01.2012 Training Porgramme 80
8 14.03.2012 Special lecture 80
9 23.08.2012 Guest Lecture 22
10 08.10.2012 Guest Lecture on Job Opportunities 107
19- Workshop on “Quantitative Aptitude &
11 68
22.10.2012 Reasoning”
12 17.12.2012 Training Progremme on “Soft Skills” 25
13 27.12.2012 Special lecture on “Competitive Examinations” 22
Guest Lecture on “Entrance Exams for Higher
14 08.10.2013 84
Studies and Employment after immediate

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Graduation”
15 21.12.2013 Special Lecture on “Personality Development” 36
16 28.12.2013 Special Lecture on “Personality Development” 39
Special Lecture on “Competitive Examinations
17 28.12.2013 27
for Higher job opportunities”
Special lecture on ‘Job opportunities in IT 22
18 27.02.2014
Companies’

List of students appeared/selected:

S.
Date Company Appeared Selected
No.

Reliance Life Insurance,

1 18.01.2010 34 12
Tiruchendur

2 18.01.2010 Nooveau Medicament pvt Ltd 34 06

3 09.05.2010 Polyhose Pvt Ltd 44 17

4 19.02.2011 Wipro 12 01

5 26.02.2011 TCS 50 05

6 17.03.2011 TAC Ltd 25 -

Manish Gas Appliances, 48 03

7 29.03.2011
Bangalore

8 06.05.2011 Polyhose, Kancheeppuram 39 07

9 07.05.2011 L – CUBE 52 30

SELVALAKSHMI, Paper mill, 02 02

10 06.12.2011
Tirunelveli

11 8.12.2011 CTS 38 -

DHANUSH LAN LTD, 01 01

12 14.01.2012
Ramanathapuram

13 18.02.2012 Sterilite, Thoothukudi 21 07

14 10.03.2012 Wipro 22 01

15 26.06.2012 Sterlite, Tuticorin 21 07

16 16.08.2012 TCS, Chennai 3 01

17 15.03.2013 Mahindra Finance 47 -

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Agsar Paints, Limited,
18 28.04.2013 17 -
Thoothukudi

19 24.01.2014 Daily Thanthi,Chennai 12 03

Nehru college of Educational and

20 02.03.2014 Charitable Trust conducted Job 12 -
Fair

21 12.03.2014 SANMAR Group, Trichy 03 -

KHR Tech Solutions,

22 14.03.2014 35 02
Coimbatore

PSN College for Engineering &

23 14.03.2014 02 01
Tech

24 3,4.04.2014 CTS, Chennai 05 -

25 12.04.2014 Sterlite, Tuticorin 10 03

2.3.8 Provide details of innovative teaching approaches/methods adopted

by the faculty during the last four years? What are the efforts made by
the institution to encourage the faulty to adopt new and innovative
approaches and the impact of such innovative practices on student
learning?
Innovative Teaching
Innovative teaching is ensured through approaches like the usage of
websites, power point presentations, internet facility and language laboratory.
Group discussions, seminars, quiz, peer group interactions monitored by the
teacher, and Debate are some of our student-centric approaches to experiential
learning.
Efforts taken by the institutions
The following efforts have been taken by the institution to adopt new
and innovative approaches:

 Availability of eight LCD projectors

 Internet connection to all the departments and library.
 Well equipped language laboratory
 Smart class room
 A seminar on “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age:
Perspective, Prospects, Trends and Technologies” was
organized on 14.03.2014.

 A seminar on “Students participation in Quality Enhancement

of Higher Education Institutions in Rural areas” was organized

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on 25.03.2014.
 A three day “FEEL Teacher” programme was organized by
IQAC to the faculty members in collaboration with CLHRD
(College for Leadership and Human Resource Development),
Mangalore, Karnataka, from 28.03.2014 to 30.03.2014.

Impacts

The innovative practices have made the following impact on the

students:

 Communication skills shows marginal development.

 Most of the students have become computer literate
 Creative, critical, and analytical skills nurtured
 Scientific temper created
 Motivated to become lifelong learners and innovators
 Handling modern technological teaching – learning tools
acquired
 Human values cherished
 Overall personality of the student enhanced
 Employability skills developed

2.3.9 How are library resources used to augment the teaching- learning
process?

The Library is kept open from 9.00 A.M to 5.00 P.M on all working
days and from 9.45 A.M to 4.30 P.M on examination days and during
summer vacation. All the PG and M.Phil., students and members of the staff
can access the e-Journals from UGC N-LIST programme and use the Internet
facility in the library during the working hours of all working days free of
cost.
Every year the Librarian gives Orientation to all the First Year Degree
students on how to use the Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, services provided by
the Library, etc.
News paper clippings / cuttings on Higher Education, Foreign
Scholarships, Appointments, etc., are put up in the Library Notice Board for
students’ reference. In addition, Newspaper Clippings File is maintained in
the Library for ready reference.
The Librarian displays the book Jackets that are recently purchased and
included in the Library collection to motivate the students to see the new
arrivals, etc.

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Book Exhibition:
Every year our Library conducts Book Exhibition on all subjects (text and
reference books) and competitive examination books by the Book
Publisher/Supplier for the benefit of students and members of the staff. The
following table shows the dates of Book Exhibition year wise, from 2009-10
to 2013-2014.

Academic
Name of the Publisher/Supplier Exhibition Date and year
Year
2009-10 M/S Higginbothams Pvt Ltd., Tirunelveli 21-23 April, 2009
2010-11 M/S Higginbothams Pvt Ltd., Tirunelveli 17-20 August, 2010

M/S Velavan Book Centre, Tirunelveli 13-14 September, 2010

2011-12 M/S Bharathi Book Centre, Tiruneleli 13-14 September, 2011

M/S Velevan Book Centre, Tirunelveli 1-2 February, 2012

M/S Higginbothams Pvt Ltd., Tirunelveli 23-24 February, 2012

2012-13 M/S Velevan Book Centre, Tirunelveli 3-5 October, 2012

M/S Higginbothams Pvt Ltd., Tirunelveli 6-8 February, 2013

M/S Higginbothams Pvt Ltd., Tirunelveli 10-13 September, 2013

2013-14

Library Automation and Internet Facility:

At present, Library is fully automated with the help of Library Software
‘RovanLMS’. The services like the charging, discharging and searching of
books are done with the help of computers. For students use, one computer
has been kept in Stack room for reference with OPAC (Online Public Access
Catalogue).

The periodicals and research journals available in the library help the
students to present papers in seminars, conferences, etc. This also activates the
research work of the faculty members and the students.

2.3.10 Does the institution face any challenges in completing the

curriculum within the planned time frame and calendar? If ‘yes’, elaborate on the
challenges encountered and the institutional approaches to overcome these.

No. The problem of not completing the curriculum within the

stipulated time did not arise so far.

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2.3.11. How does the institute monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching
learning?

Quality of the teaching- learning process is monitored and evaluated

through the performance of the students in the internal test, model examination
and university examinations.

The final year PG, UG students of our college are given an evaluation
report about the college regarding teaching learning and other related aspects.
Every year a report is prepared on the basis of their responses and necessary
action is taken. The questionnaire is based on the NAAC suggestions with
specific modification.

During the Farwell Function organized by the final year PG and UG

students almost all the students open up their minds about what they have
learnt and failed to learn during the course. They also frankly talk about each
and every teacher of the department in the presence of all the faculty which
serves as a wonderful feedback. Again, through the Advisor valuable inputs
are given by the students personally, which goes to the individual teacher
through the HOD.

2.4. Teacher Quality

2.4.1 Provide the following details and elaborate on the strategies

adopted by the college in planning and management (recruitment
and retention) of its human resource (qualified and competent teachers)
to meet the changing requirements of the curriculum

Highest Qualification Associate Professor Assistant professor Total

Male Female Male Female

Permanent Teachers

Ph.D 28 - 5 8 41

M.Phil 7 2 14 18 41

PG - - - - -

Others 1 - - 1 2
Temporary teachers

Ph.D - - 1 - 1

M.Phil - - 1 4 5

PG - - 1 2 3

Others - - - - -

Part-time teachers

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Ph.D - - - - -

M.Phil - - - - -

PG - - - - -
Others - - 2 - 2

Recruitment of Teachers
The teachers are appointed for the aided courses on merit basis as per
the norms fixed by the UGC and State Government. The roster system as
prescribed by the State Government is strictly followed. A selection
committee, as given below, is constituted as per the UGC norms.
i ) Chairperson of the Governing Body of the college or
his/her nominee to be the Chairperson of the selection
committee.

ii ) The Principal of the concerned college

iii ) One senior teacher/Head of the department (of the

concerned subject) preferably having not less than 10
years of service as a teacher.

iv ) Two nominees of the Vice Chancellor of the affiliating

university of whom one should be a subject expert.

v) Two subject experts not connected with the college to

be nominated by the chairperson of the Governing
Body out of a panel of names approved by the Vice
Chancellor.

For each post, a list of candidates is obtained from the Professional and
Executive Employment Exchange, Chennai, Government of Tamil Nadu. In
addition vacancies are also advertised in the regional news papers.
The vacancies are filled up as and when the Government gives the
approval to the posts. Till the approval is given by the Government, the
management appoints ad-hoc teachers to handle the classes with the intention
of not allowing the classes to suffer due to the non-availability of the teachers.
Again, when the Choice Based Credit System was introduced by the
university, one additional teacher was required in addition to the existing
approved staff to handle M.Sc. Mathematics. Our management immediately
appointed a qualified teacher as a management staff.
Self- financed courses and ad-hoc appointment
The candidates are called for an interview through newspaper
advertisement. A Preliminary interview is conducted by the Heads of
departments and one or two senior faculty concerned. The team evaluates the

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performance on the basis of predetermined criteria that includes subject
knowledge, English language skills and personality or General Impression.
After that, a committee comprising of the President or his nominee, Secretary,
the Principal and the respective Heads of the department conduct the final
interview and the appointments are made strictly on the basis of merit.
Retention of Teachers

The following measures are taken by the management for the retention
of the teachers:

The management motivates the teachers to apply for minor and major
projects from various funding agencies like UGC, DST and Tamil Nadu State
Council for Science and Technology. The expenditure for applying for the
projects is completely borne by the management. The Principal Investigator
who obtained a major research project is honoured by the management on the
college day with a gold coin, weighing 4 grms.
Totally 94 teachers are working in our college. Of this, 42 are Ph.D.,
holders. Our Management felicitates the teachers who have successfully
completed their Ph.D., by honoring them with silver ‘kuthuvilakku’ during the
college day function.
Faculty members who have completed 25 years of service in this college
are honoured with a Silver Plate.

The management honours the teachers who have received awards /

recognition in NCC / NSS and other co-curricular activities.

Management provides all the necessary infrastructural facilities for setting

up research centres proposed by various teachers. Our management has
provided a separate, well equipped room for the major projects of
Dr. P. Selvarajan, Dr. P. Subramanian and Dr. C. P. Balakrishnan.

Study leave is granted to faculty members, as soon as they are selected to

pursue their research degrees. Five faculty members have availed this facility
during the last five years.
The management encourages the staff members to attend
orientation/refresher courses. Seventeen faculty members have attended
refresher courses and nine members have attended orientation courses. In
addition to this, whenever there is a change in curriculum the college sends the
respective teachers to attend orientation courses organized by the university.
The management also offers support to teachers to organize
national/International seminars/conferences /workshops to equip the teachers
to meet the changing needs of the curriculum.

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2.4.2 How does the institution cope with the growing demand/ scarcity
of qualified senior faculty to teach new programmes/ modern areas
(emerging areas) of study being introduced (Biotechnology, IT,
Bioinformatics etc.)? Provide details on the efforts made by the
institution in this direction and the outcome during the last three years.
No such scarcity arose.

2.4.3 Providing details on staff development programmes during the last

four years elaborate on the strategies adopted by the institution in
enhancing the teacher quality.

a) Nomination to staff development programmes

Number of Faculty
Academic Staff Development Programmes
Nominated
Refresher courses 17
HRD Programmes 36
Orientation Programmes 9
Staff training conducted by the University 3
Staff training conducted by other
9
institutions

Summer / winter schools, workshops, etc. 16

b) Faculty Training programmes organized by the institution to empower

and enable the use of various tools and technology for improved
teaching-learning

1. A one day seminar on “Quality Sustenance and Enhancement in

Higher Education Institutions” was conducted on 15.02.2010.

2. An orientation programme for newly appointed faculty members to

promote teaching skills was conducted on 09.07.2011.

3. A one day seminar on “Dyslexia – Emotional Intelligence – Stress

Management” on 19.07.2012 to the faculty members and students of
our college.

4. A one day state level seminar on “Quality Enhancement in Higher

Education” was organized on 22.01.2013.

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5. A programme on “Research through Major and Minor Research
Projects” was conducted on 06.08.2013 for the faculty of our college.

6. A programme on “Stress Management” was organized by IQAC on

28.08.2013 to the faculty members of our college.

7. A seminar on “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age: Perspective,

Prospects, Trends and Technologies” was organized on 14.03.2014.

8. A seminar on “Students participation in Quality Enhancement of

Higher Education Institutions in Rural areas” was organized on
25.03.2014.

9. A three day “FEEL Teacher” programme was organized by IQAC to

the faculty members in collaboration with CLHRD (College for
Leadership and Human Resource Development), Mangalore,
Karnataka, from 28.03.2014 to 30.03.2014. In this programme faculty
from our college and from our sister institutions participated.

10. The Mathematics research centre of our college organized a two day
workshop, sponsored by the management, on “Problem Solving for
P.G Mathematics teachers” on 16.02.2013 and 02.03.2013. In the
revised syllabus of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University for P.G
Mathematics, compulsory problem oriented questions in two units in
the unitized syllabus has been made mandatory. In order to equip the
Mathematics teachers of colleges affiliated to M.S.University, the two
day workshop was organized. The Resource persons were the senior
teachers of the Mathematics department of our college.

c) Percentage of faculty

Faculty as resource person in seminars organized by the external professional

agencies

No. of faculty as
Year Total No. of faculty Percentage
resource persons
2009 – 2010 90 01 1.11
2010 – 2011 90 02 2.22
2011 – 2012 92 08 8.69

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2012 – 2013 90 17 18.88
2013 – 2014 94 13 13.82

Percentage of faculty participated in workshop / seminar / conferences

No. of faculty
Total No. of faculty Percentage
Year participated
2009 – 2010 90 41 45.55
2010 – 2011 90 47 52.22
2011 – 2012 92 72 78.26
2012 – 2013 90 49 54.44
2013 – 2014 94 75 79.78

Percentage of faculty presented papers in workshop / seminar / conferences

No. of faculty
Total No. of faculty Percentage
Year Presented
2009 – 2010 90 8 8.88
2010 – 2011 92 24 26.08
2011 – 2012 92 47 51.08
2012 – 2013 90 28 31.11
2013 – 2014 94 39 41.48

2.4.4 What policies/systems are in place to recharge teachers? (eg:

providing research grants, study leave, support for research and
academic publications teaching experience in other national
institutions and specialized programmes industrial engagement etc.)
 The management motivates the teachers to apply for minor and
major grants from various funding agencies like UGC, DST and
Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology. The
teachers who obtained major research projects are honoured by
the Management on the college day with a gold coin.

 Management felicitates those teachers who have successfully

completed their Ph.D. by presenting silver kuthuvilakku during
the college day function.

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 Management gives support for organizing seminars / workshops /
conferences etc.

 The faculty members are constantly encouraged to publish

research articles in various national and international Journals.

 The department of English is upgraded into a research centre.

2.4.5 Give the number of faculty who received awards / recognition at the
state, national and international level for excellence in teaching
during the last four years. Enunciate how the institutional
culture and environment contributed to such
performance/achievement of the faculty.

Nil

2.4.6 Has the institution introduced evaluation of teachers by the students

and external Peers? If yes, how is the evaluation used for improving
the quality of the teaching-learning process?

In our College there is an Advisor for every class who acts as a friend,
philosopher and guide to the students addressing their academic and personal
problems. As he is closely and personally connected to the students, the
students have absolute faith in him. So, this Advisor informally and orally
collects feedback from the students about the quality of teaching and the
quality of materials supplied to the students. He passes on this feedback to the
Head of the Department who in turn passes it on to the respective teacher
personally. In our experience we feel that this systematic and oral student
feedback mechanism is very effective in enhancing the quality of teaching and
learning.

In addition to this, during the Farewell Function, III Year U.G.

students and II Year P.G. students are encouraged to talk about the curriculum,
syllabus, teachers and the materials supplied in the presence of all the teachers
of the Department and the Principal.

This oral feedback by the students will be both positive and negative.
But, the point is, because of their emotional vulnerability on that occasion the
students mostly speak out the truth. Whether it is positive or negative, the
teachers take it sportively and constructively. Further, a printed format for
feedback is given to the students. The feedback collected from the students of
final year UG and PG as a response to the questionnaires given to them with

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fifteen different categories to be classified under a five point scale is highly
satisfactory.

2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms

2.5.1 How does the institution ensure that the stakeholders of the
institution especially students and faculty are aware of the
evaluation processes?

The schedule of the cycle tests is informed to the students in the class
room and is also displayed in the notice boards. The pattern of question paper
is also informed to the students.

Since first year U.G. is new to the semester system, the mechanism of
the system is explained to the students by the advisors. The marks allotted for
assignments, seminars and tests for the university internal evaluation are
informed to the students through the advisors and the respective teachers.

Model tests based on university pattern are also conducted. The

answer scripts of the model tests are evaluated by the teachers and the students
are made aware of the evaluation methods followed by the university.

In our college almost all the teachers are involved in the valuation of
the university examination papers. Hence they are aware of the scheme of
valuation of the university and are able to communicate the details clearly to
the students.

New teachers are made aware of the evaluation process by the senior
faculty.

2.5.2 What are the major evaluation reforms of the university that the
institution has adopted and what are the reforms initiated by the
institution on its own?

Evaluation reforms initiated by the university

 Examination timetables are given one month before the university
examination and examinations are conducted in our college as per the
university schedule. Results are published on time.

 Supplementary examinations are conducted for the final year students

of UG and PG who have failed in only one paper in the university
examination. This system enables them to go for higher studies
immediately, without losing one academic year. In April 2013
examinations Sixty Six students of our college got benefitted by this

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scheme. Photocopies of the answer scripts are given to the students, on
request, for verification.

 Re-examinations are conducted separately for the sports/NCC/NSS/

students who are away on other duty during the university examination
by Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.

 Retests are also conducted for those students who could not write the
test because of their participation in cultural festivals.

 For P.G., ‘student seminar’ is also included in the evaluation process.

These examination reforms of the university are in letter and spirit

implemented in our college. Further, to bring about examination reforms in
the university, two senior teachers of our college acted as Resource persons in
the two day workshop on “Examination Reforms” organized by
M.S.University from 27-03-2013 to 28-03-2013.

Evaluation reforms initiated by our college

As our college is an affiliated college, reformation in evaluation
process in the University examination is not possible. But in the university
‘internal tests’ we have made changes. The internal test is centralized in our
college. As far as the question paper pattern is concerned uniformity is
maintained.

2.5.3 How does the institution ensure effective implementation of the

evaluation reforms of the university and those initiated by the
institution on its own?

Implementation of the evaluation reforms by the university

 The students are informed, well-in-advance, about the supplementary

examinations conducted by the university for the final year students of
U.G and P.G., who have failed in only one subject in the last semester.
As soon as the information is received from the university, the
students are informed through the notice board and it is also
communicated to the students through the advisors.

 Further, Sports / NCC / NSS students are informed about the special
examination through the respective officers.

 As soon as the communication for revaluation is received from the

university, the students are informed through the notice board and the
department advisors. They can also get the photo copies of the

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evaluated answer scripts for verification. Revaluation applications are
immediately forwarded by the Principal to the university.

 Records regarding the university results of the students, their

revaluation details and supplementary and special examinations
details are effectively maintained in our college.

Implementation of the evaluation reforms initiated by our college

Internal test is centralized with a Co-ordinator who conducts all the
three internal tests on specified dates for all the students. He is responsible for
the collection, preparation and distribution of question papers. He sets
deadlines for the evaluation of the test papers. He also gets feedback from the
students about the nature of the question papers. Without revealing the
identity of the student he passes on the feedback to the respective teacher for
correction and understanding. The Co-ordinator is responsible for the
implementation of any reforms in the conduct of internal tests.

2.5.4 Provide details on the formative and summative assessment

approaches adopted to measure student achievement. Cite a few
examples which have positively impacted the system.

 Internal tests, assignments, seminars, university examinations and

class tests are conducted to measure students academic achievement.

 Cumulative record is maintained for each student through which the

academic progress is evaluated during the course of study. The slow
learners are identified and counselled by the advisors.

 The achievements of the students in curricular and Co-curricular

activities are evaluated through competitions conducted by various
associations.

 The overall personality of the students is evaluated and general

proficiency certificate is issued to all the outgoing students.

2.5.5 Detail on the significant improvements made in ensuring rigor and

transparency in the internal assessment during the last four years and
weightages assigned for the overall development of students
(weightage for behavioural aspects, independent learning,
communication skills etc
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Regarding internal evaluation, answers to questions and scheme of
evaluation are discussed in the class room. The evaluated answer scripts are
kept for future reference. A separate register is maintained in all the
departments for all the papers to record the internal marks. Internal marks
before they are sent to the university are made known to the students. If there
is any discrepancy in the internal evaluation, students can represent it to the
teacher concerned. If a student’s performance is not satisfactory in the internal
test the matter is taken up with the parents by the respective advisors.

Weightages for behavioural aspects, independent learning,

communication skills, etc., are given while awarding marks for seminar,
assignments, projects, and practicals. Further, for the first and second year
UG students in Part II- English, an internal viva voce is conducted to test their
communication skills.
As per the university norms, for UG students, out of the twenty-five
marks allotted for internal, twenty marks is allotted for test and five for
assignment. For PG and M. Phil., students fifteen marks are allotted for test,
six marks for seminar and four marks for assignment.

Behavioural aspects of the students are judged by their participation in

external activities (Part - V) and one credit is given to them.

2.5.6 What are the graduate attributes specified by the college/

affiliating university? How does the college ensure the
attainment of these by the students?

Graduate attributes of our college are Imparting Quality education,

Developing Skills and Inculcating Values.

The above attributes are ensured through effective teaching, a paper

on Social Value Education for the first year students, a Value Education
Forum which conducts value education classes at periodical intervals at 8.30
am, and through various clubs and extension activities. The achievements of
the students are presented in the general proficiency certificate given to them
by the college at the end of the course.

2.5.7 What are the mechanisms for redressal of grievances with

reference to evaluation both at the college and University level?

 The students have the facility to apply for revaluation if they

are not satisfied with the marks obtained in the university
examinations.

 Students can represent to the teacher or the advisor if there is

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any discrepancy in the marks awarded in the internaltests.

 There is also a Grievance Redressal Committee in every

department, specifically to address issues connected to internal
marks.

2.6. Student performance and Learning Outcomes

2.6.1 Does the college have clearly stated learning outcomes? If ‘yes’ give
details on how the students and staff are made aware of these

Yes. The college has clearly stated learning outcomes. The students
and staff member are made aware of the learning outcomes in the following
manner:

Learning outcomes are specified in the university syllabus itself. In

the department meetings when there is a discussion on subject allotment, the
learning outcomes are also discussed by the teachers. They are explained to
the first year students by the advisors in their first orientation programme. On
the first day of the reopening of the college, when the syllabus is explained to
the students by the teacher, he or she also explains the ‘learning outcomes’ to
the students. The learning outcomes are also displayed in the respective
departments.

2.6.2 Enumerate on how the institution monitors and communicates the

progress and performance of students through the duration of the course
/ programme? Provide an analysis of the students results/achievements
(Programme / course wise for last four years) and explain the
differences if any and patterns of achievement across the
programmes / courses offered.

Methods of monitoring the progress of students:

 The performances of the students are assessed through centralized

internal assessment tests.

 Cumulative record is maintained for each student through which

their academic achievements are monitored.

 The performance of the students in co-curricular activities during

the course of study is regularly monitored by the staff in-charge of
the respective clubs / NSS / NCC, etc.,

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The details of the academic performance in the university
examinations are sent to the parents with remarks by the advisors and HODs
every year. The advisors meet the students and their parents periodically. The
parents of the slow learners are called and the students are given counselling
along with their parents.

The advisors continue their touch with the students even after the
completion of their degree, guiding them for higher education and career
opportunities. The achievements of the students are published in the news
papers and magazines.

Result analysis for five years

Most of the students of our college come from the Tamil medium
schools of rural areas and most of them are first generation learners.

April 2009 April 2010 April 2011 April 2012 April 2013
No. appeared

No. appeared

No. appeared

No. appeared

No. appeared
No. passed

No. passed

No. passed

No. passed

No. passed
Percentage

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage

Percentage
Programme

B. A
49 17 35 53 20 38 52 21 40 41 15 37 47 13 28
Economics
B. A English 28 10 36 27 14 52 31 10 32 42 08 19 38 14 37
B.B.A 43 31 72 42 28 67 50 37 74 52 36 69 56 30 54
B. Com 57 47 82 61 48 79 59 47 80 58 36 62 55 38 69
B. Com
Computer - - - - - - - - - 42 12 29 42 28 67
Application
B. Sc Maths 19 14 74 29 12 41 19 09 47 28 08 29 34 22 65
B. Sc Physics 17 14 82 20 16 80 12 11 92 22 12 55 27 13 48
B. Sc
30 19 63 29 15 52 33 21 63 37 23 62 34 23 68
Chemistry
B. Sc
10 03 30 15 03 20 11 10 91 27 21 78 19 11 58
Zoology
B. Sc
Computer 23 23 100 20 20 100 23 23 100 20 20 100 22 22 100
Science
M. A
29 26 90 30 30 100 26 26 100 27 25 93 28 28 100
Economics
M. A English 24 16 67 28 20 71 28 24 86 23 17 74 25 25 100
M. Sc
23 13 57 18 10 56 16 09 56 23 10 43 23 12 52
Mathematics
M. Sc
19 13 68 17 09 53 24 13 54 23 06 26 19 10 53
Chemistry
M. Sc
- - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 100
Zoology

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M. Phil.
14 14 100 15 15 100 12 12 100 15 12 80 12 11 92
Economics
M. Phil.
14 14 100 15 15 100 10 10 100 13 13 100 15 14 93
English
M. Phil.
14 11 79 15 15 100 14 14 100 15 14 93 14 14 100
Mathematics
M. Phil.
10 10 100 10 10 100 9 9 100 10 10 100 10 9 90
Chemistry

Soon after the publication of results, the advisors of the respective

classes analyze the results with the students and find out the reasons for the
failure. With this feedback the department meeting is convened by the HOD
to analyze the reasons for the failure and suggest remedial measures. If need
be, the HODs and the advisors call the parents of the underachievers to find
out whether the student is bothered with any domestic problems.
All these are communicated to the Principal. The Principal
immediately convenes a result analysis meeting with the Heads of all the
departments. All the remedial measures are identified for future action which
are communicated to the Management. The Management after getting the
feedback from the Principal analyses the results and the reasons given by the
teachers, with the Principal and the Secretary, and suggests steps to be taken to
improve the results. Remedial coaching class is conducted by all the
departments with the help of funds provided by the merged schemes of UGC.

2.6.3 How are the teaching, learning and assessment strategies of the
institution structured to facilitate the achievement of the intended
learning outcomes?

The following have been adapted by the institution to facilitate the

achievements of the intended learning outcomes:

1. The college appoints adequate number of qualified and competent

teachers to handle all the courses.

2. The vacancies are filled up as and when the Government gives

approval for the posts.

3. Till the approval is given by the Government, the management

appoints teachers immediately in the Management salary to handle the
subjects.

4. We make use of ICT in the teaching learning process. In our college

we have internet connectivity in almost all the departments and
library. A Smart class room is available in our college in which all the
technologies are used by the faculty for effective teaching. We have

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123 computers, 33 printers, and 8 LCD projectors. PG students
browse the Internet in the General library and in their respective
departments. Independent learning is encouraged through seminars
and assignments.

5. Interactive learning is made possible through ‘Question Answer’ and

‘Problem Solving’ sessions and in the ‘class room seminars’.
Interactive learning also takes place through the seminars / workshops
/ conferences organized by the departments.

6. To assess their academic performance, centralized internal tests are

conducted.
7. Individual care is taken by the class advisors to overcome their
personal problems.

8. The management gives adequate funds for all the departments to

conduct guest lectures. Through guest lecture the students acquaint
themselves with the recent developments and trends in their respective
subjects.

9. Through various clubs of our college the histrionic skills of our

students are developed.

2.6.4 What are the measures/initiatives taken up by the institution to

enhance the social and economic relevance (student
placements, entrepreneurship, innovation and research aptitude
developed among students etc.) of the courses offered?

To enhance the social and economic relevance of courses, the

following measures have been taken by the institution:

1. Our college has a separate Career Guidance and Placement Cell. The
cell has conducted 24 programmes regarding career opportunities in
the past five years. 123 students got appointments through on and off
campus interviews.

2. Our college has an Entrepreneurship Cell. Through this cell 5

entrepreneurship awareness programmes are organized. Successful
entrepreneurs are invited to share their experience with the students.
This encourages the students to become innovative entrepreneurs.

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3. Model interviews for the final year students are conducted every year
to instill confidence in them to face the interview.

4. A model examination based on Institute of Banking Personal Selection

and IAS preliminary examination are conducted by the G.K. cell to
motivate the students to participate in the competitive examinations.

5. Various guidance courses regarding competitive examinations are

conducted by our college with the help of funds provided by UGC
under merged scheme.

Coaching classes for competitive Total No. of

S. No Date
Examinations participants

1. 30.08.2010 – UCO Bank, Bank of India – clerical cadre 166

22.10.2010

2. 08.02.2011 – Competitive examination for Bank clerical 176

18.03.2011 Cadre

3. 12.03.2011 One day counselling for Civil Services 46

Examination

4. 21.07.2011 – Bank Probationary officers Examination 27

03.09.2011

5. 02.09.2011 – Guidance Classes for SET / NET 81

29.09.2011

6. 12.09.2011 – Guidance Classes for SET / NET 80

30.03.2012

7. 19.09.2011 – IBPS – Nineteen banks-clerical Cadre 131

22.10.2011 Examination

8. 01.02.2012 – Competitive Examinations 106

17.02.2012

9. 03.01.2013 – Bank Clerical Cadre Examinations 82

11.03.2013

10. 23.12.2013 – Bank Clerical Cadre Competitive 239

17.04.2014 Examination

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1. Group projects of third year U.G. students and individual projects of II
year P.G students help them to become research oriented.

2. Totally 160 students have participated in seminars and workshops

conducted outside our college in the past three years. Of these 46
students have presented papers of which five of them got “best paper
presentation award”. By the encouragement given by the faculty to
develop critical thinking and scientific temper one student has taken
part in “Mathematics Training and Talent Search Programme” at
I.C.T., Mumbai, one student has taken part in “Summer Training in
Chemistry” at IGCAR, Kalpakkam and one student participated in
“ Summer Research Fellowship Programme” at NIIST, Trivandrum.

3. Four PG students of our college (one from Economics, one from

Chemistry and two from Zoology) got funds for doing projects from
Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology.

4. Students are encouraged to participate in various programmes related

to economic and social relevance outside the college. Every year,
poor students are given part-time jobs in all the departments and
Sivanthi community Radio. They are paid by the Management.

5. Our college NSS Units / Road Safety Patrol / Blood Donors club and
Red Ribbon Club are doing a lot of social service like blood donation,
crowd management and traffic regulation in the nearby temples during
festival seasons, and awareness rallies. All the four NSS units of our
college conduct one week camps every year in the nearby villages and
do all that is necessary to develop the village socially and
economically.

NSS Programme awards

Dr. M. Kannan, Head and Associate Professor of Tamil, (Unit No.48)
was awarded the University Level Best NSS programme officer award for the
year 2011-2012. NSS Unit No. 45 was awarded University Level Best NSS
Unit Award for the year 2008 – 2009. NSS Unit No. 44 was awarded
University Level Best NSS Unit Award for the year 2011-12.

NSS volunteer award & achievement

S. Tavasi Mariselvam (B.B.A) received the University Level Best

N.S.S volunteer award for the year 2009 – 2010. P.Siva Sankar, ( B.Sc.

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Zoology), N.S.S Unit 45, participated in the Republic Day Parade on
26.01.2011.

NCC Awards

Major Dr.P.Prabhakaran, Associate NCC Officer (Army), 3/29

Coy.NCC, Associate Professor of Economics, received the “Director
General’s (NCC) Commendation” for the year 2012.

Dr.D.S.Mahendran, NCC Officer (Navy), Associate Professor of

Computer Science, received the National award “DG NCC Commendation”
for the year 2013.

NCC Naval cadets, POC C.Dharmaseelan and NCI V.Muthujeyakumar

received the “Tamil Nadu Government Scholarship for outstanding NCC
cadets-2013-14”. They received Rs. 2000/- each. Also, POC C.Dharmaseelan
attended the Republic Day Camp at New Delhi in 2014. Three NCC Naval
Cadets K.Vigneswaran, M.Venkateshan and H.Maheshkumar attended the
NAU-SAINIK CAMP at Vishakapatnam and won the cash incentive award for
NSC-2013. They received Rs.800/- each.

NCC Naval cadet POC M. Anantharaj B.Sc., (Physics) won a Gold

Medal in the Firing Competition in the All India Advance Leadership Camp
held in Tiruchendur from 22.12.2011 to 02.01.2012

NCC Army sargents, R.Sundararajan and S.Rajkumaran received the

“Tamil Nadu Government Scholarship for outstanding NCC cadets- 2011 -
12”. They received Rs. 1000/- each.

2.6.5 How does the institution collect and analyze data on student
performance and learning outcomes and use it for planning and overcoming
barriers of learning?

Methods adopted to analyze learning outcomes and students performance:

The institution monitored the achievement of learning outcomes

through semester-wise result analysis and advised the faculty members to
conduct remedial coaching classes for the failures. In our college under UGC
merged scheme remedial classes were conducted.

Feed back collected from the students is used to plan and overcome
the barriers of learning.

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2.6.6 How does the institution monitor and ensure the achievement of
learning outcomes?

The learning outcomes are monitored and ensured through internal

tests, class tests, model examinations, seminars, assignments, and literary and
cultural competitions.

Further, university examination results are also used as an indicator

for ensuring the achievement of learning outcomes.

2.6.7 Does the institution and individual teachers use assessment/

evaluation outcomes as an indicator for evaluating student
performance, achievement of learning objectives and planning? If ‘yes’
provide details on the process and cite a few examples.

Yes. The institution and individual teachers have methods to evaluate

students’ performance.

1. Class tests are conducted regularly.

2. Special skills of the students are assessed through their immediate

response in the class.
3. Personal care is taken by the class advisors by giving counselling to
overcome personal difficulties.

4. Classroom responses, punctuality, behavior in the classroom,

motivational level, ability to work hard, being friendly and sociable,
group formation on the basis of taste, like mindedness and ideology
rather than caste and religion, dining etiquette, gender sensitivity,
ability to work as a team, being patient, responsible and matured,
critical listening and note-making are some of the benchmarks which
the individual teachers use to evaluate and ensure the learning
outcomes.

Any other relevant information regarding teaching learning and

evaluation which the college would like to include.

1. 100% transparency is maintained in the admission process.

2. Value education classes are conducted regularly to inculcate
values in the students.

3. Language laboratory is used to develop communication skills in

English.

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4. The college has a very good advisory system.

5. Internal tests are conducted centrally. Total transparency is

maintained in the evaluation of internal tests, seminars and
assignments.

6. Personality development courses are conducted for the students

by our teachers and by inviting experts from outside.

7. Peer group interaction is encouraged.

8. Classroom tests are given for evaluation to the students and then
the teacher points out the loopholes in the evaluation in the
presence of the student concerned. This self-evaluation gives
him an idea of the scheme of valuation and self-learning. This re-
learning process prevents him in not making the same mistake in
the university examination.

9. Intelligent and motivated students are asked to teach the slow

learners with the materials supplied to them.

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CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION

3.1 Promotion of Research

3.1.1 Does the institution have recognized research centre/s of the
affiliating University or any other agency/organization?

Yes. The Department of Mathematics, Chemistry, English and

Economics are recognized research centres affiliated to Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.

3.1.2 Does the Institution have a research committee to monitor and

address the issues of research? If so, what is its composition?
Mention a few recommendations made by the committee for
implementation and their impact.

Our college has a research committee with Dr. T.Balu, Associate

Professor of Physics as the Convener and Dr. P. Selvarajan, Associate
Professor of Physics, as the Secretary and all the recognized research guides of
our college as the members. The main activity of the committee is to promote
research activities. Application forms for applying to various funding agencies
for minor/major research projects are downloaded and circulated to all the
staff members. By the motivation and encouragement given by the research
committee over a period of time, so far we have got four Major research
projects, one ‘Community development science project’ and six minor
research projects.
Again, two major projects are on the pipeline, one in Radio
Mathematics (funding agency – NCSTC Division of the Department of
Science and Technology), and the other in Computer Science (funding agency
– DST). The committee guides the researchers in the preparation of the
research proposals. They also act as liaison officers between the staff and the
Principal in applying for the projects. The research committee extends its
support by providing the list of funding agencies and encourages the staff
members and the students to avail the major and minor funded projects.
3.1.3 What are the measures taken by the institution to facilitate smooth
progress and implementation of research schemes/ projects?

The institution extends its support in all aspects to facilitate smooth

progress and implementation of research projects.
The Principal Investigator has full autonomy to carry out the research
work in the college. Faculty members, who have got major projects, are given
absolute freedom to use their rooms at any time. The investigators get their
money whenever they need it.

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The institution provides laboratory facilities with adequate
infrastructure to carry out their research work successfully. They are free to
use the available lab assistants and office assistants. In our college a separate
air conditioned room is allotted to the Principal investigator, Dr. P. Selvarajan,
Associate Professor of Physics to carry out his major research project. A
separate place is earmarked in the Department of Chemistry for Dr. P.
Subramanian, Head, Research Centre and Department of Chemistry to carry
out his major research project. Further a separate room is allotted to Dr. C. P.
Balakrishnan, Assistant Professor of Botany to carry out his major research
project.

However, there is no provision for time-off; reduced teaching load

and special leave for teachers of Aided colleges as per the Government
norms. Still, to help the researchers, their class hours are adjusted within the
department whenever they go on leave or on other duty. Internet facilities are
also provided to the faculty who got major research projects in their rooms.

Sufficient research journals and books are available in the library for
reference. Our college office helps the Principal Investigator for getting
auditor certificate and submission of the utilization certificate to the funding
authorities. If there is any difficulty in the submission, the Principal and the
research committee convener help them in solving their problems. The
Principal investigator who obtained a major research project is honoured by
the management on the college day with a gold coin.

3.1.4 What are the efforts made by the institution in developing

scientific temper and research culture and aptitude among
students?

Group projects for U.G. students and individual projects for P.G.
students are given to create a research attitude in them. Students are motivated
to make use of the library resources, internet, laboratory and other
infrastructure facilities.
The institution conducts seminars, workshops, training programmes
and motivates the students to present research papers in seminars conducted
by other colleges and universities. A magic show (MANTHIRAMA,
THANTHIRAMA) based on scientific principles to eradicate the superstitious
beliefs of the students and create a scientific temper were conducted on
04.10.2013. Physics popularization programmes were conducted in the nearby
schools by the students of Physics during 08.02.11 to 11.2.11 and 10.02.14 to
12.02.14. Computer popularization programme was conducted in the nearby
schools by the students of Computer Science during 10.02.14 to 12.02.14.

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Two Final year Physics students attended in Tiruppur the “Workshop
on Eyes on ISON Comet” on 23, 24 Sep 2013 organized by the Tamil Nadu
Science Forum. These students through group activity promoted scientific
thinking in our college. Scientific temper is nurtured through the different
activities of the Science forum.

PG and M.Phil., students of the Research departments attend the Ph.D.,

viva voce examinations conducted in our college which motivates them to take
up research in their career. Totally 160 students have participated in seminars
and workshops conducted outside our college in the past three years. Of these
46 students have presented papers of which five of them got “best paper
presentation award”.

The faculty members of the college encourage the UG and PG students

to involve in research activities by sending project proposals to Tamil Nadu
State Council of Science and Technology (TNSCST). In our college, three PG
students from PG Zoology and three from P.G Chemistry got funds from
TNSCST, Chennai for conducting group projects during the year 2013 – 2014.
Two Zoology students received funds from TNSCST for doing individual
projects during 2012 – 2013. One PG student from Economics and another
from P.G Chemistry got funds from TNSCST, Chennai for conducting
individual projects during the year 2009 – 2010.

By the encouragement given by the faculty to develop scientific temper

one PG student has taken part in “Summer Training in Chemistry” at IGCAR,
Kalpakkam and another PG Chemistry student, Mr.A.Kuberan, worked on a
project entitled “Structure, Morphology and Thermal properties of Poly
(Vinylidene Fluoride)/ Graphene Nanocomposites”during May –July 2013 as
a summer research fellow of Science Academies’ Summer Research
Fellowship Programme under the supervision of Dr. E.Bhoje Gowd, National
Institute for Inter-disciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.

3.1. 5 Give details of the faculty involvement in active research

(Guiding student research, leading Research Projects, engaged in
individual/collaborative research activity, etc.

Leading Research Projects of the faculty

Minor Research Projects funded by UGC

Amount
No Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Period Sanctioned
(Rs.)

Dr. P. Thangavelu Studies in Topology via 2009 -

1 60,000
Associate Professor of rough sets 2011

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Mathematics

Dr. A. Soundrarajan Marketing strategy

2010-
2 Associate Professor of adopted by SHG in 1,00,000
2012
Commerce Tirunelveli
Dr.K.Bageerathi,
Assistant Professor of Further study on
Mathematics Generalization of Fuzzy 2014-
3 1,20,000
boundary using Fuzzy E- 2016
closure operator

Mrs.C.Shola Fernando A Postcolonial Reading

2014-
4 Assistant Professor of of Selected works of 70,000
2016
English Thomas Keneally

Mrs.J.Sathiyalakshmi Search for Self-discovery

2014-
5 Assistant Professor of and Survival in the novels 1,00,000
2016
English of Anita Nair

Mrs.A.Kavitha An Encounter between

Assistant Professor of the Feminine and the
2014-
6 English avant grade: A Reading 1,00,000
2016
of Margaret Laurence’s
select novels

Major Projects:

Amount
Name of the Faculty
No. Title of the Project Period Sanctioned
and funding agency
(Rs)
Dr. D. Vasumathi
1. Assistant Professor of Women & Child – Health 2009 –
Zoology and Nutrition 2010
DST 7,78,000

2. Dr. P. Subramaniam Micellar effect – on the For 3

Assoicate Professor & Fe (111) and Cr(111) – years
Head, Department of salen catalyzed redox w.e.f. 9,80,300
Chemistry reactions of methionines 1.2.2011
and thioether containing
UGC organic compounds

3. Dr. P. Selvarajan Studies on novel nlo For 3

Associate Professor of based l – alanine Picrate years
Physics and b-alanine picrate w.e.f 9,11,300

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crystals grown by 1.7.2011
UGC solution method with
slow evaporation and
slow cooling techniques

4. Dr. P. Selvarajan Growth and For 3

Associate Professor of characterization of some years
Physics novel NLO based single w.e.f. 19,54,600
crystals of l-alanine
DST complexes 19.7.2011

5. Dr.C.P.Balakrishnan Pharmacognostic studies Three

of agarophytic seaweed years
Assistant Professor of gracilaria of Manapad 2013-
Botany coast, Tamilnadu 2016
10,86,400
UGC

Projects presented for consideration before the selection committee in the year
2013- 2014 (DST)

Amount
No Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Status
(Rs)

1 Dr.M.Velrajan and Mr. Radio Mathematics Presentation

9,00,000
I.Sekar made

2 Dr.C.Velayutham Computational 25,00,000

intelligence system in
Major Project.
non-invasive brain
Considered for
computer interface
presentation.
for pattern
classification

Details of Ph.D. Awarded to our Faculty

University / Year of
No. Name of the Faculty Title of the Thesis
award

1 Dr. V. Malaisoodum “The Economic and Environmental Manonmaniam

Perumal Impacts of Mechanised fishing: A Sundaranar
Study of Trawler Fishing in the sea off University, 2009 -10
Assistant Professor Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu
of Economics

2 Dr. T. Balu “ Investigation on the Nucleatin, Manonmaniam

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Growth and Characterization of some Sundaranar
Associate Professor Nonlinear Optical and Ferroelectric University, 2010-11
of Physics Single Crystals’

3 Dr. C. Sivamurugan “ Impact of Economic Reforms on Bharathiyar

Growth Acceleration, Production, University,
Assistant Professor Function, Technical Progress, Coimbatore 2010-11
of Economics Technical Efficiency and Sources of
Productivity and Growth in the Indian
Machinery and Machine Tools
Industry”

4 Dr. K. Hero as Artist : A Study of William Manonmaniam

Thanikasalam Saroyan’s Selected Plays Sundaranar
University, 2010-11
Associate Professor
of English

5 Dr. S. Jeyakumar “A Study of Palayakayal Estuary with Manonmaniam

Reference to Hydro Biological and Sundaranar
Assistant Professor Fisheries Aspects” University, 2010 -11
of Zoology

6. Dr. C.P. “Studies on the Phycocolloids and Manonmaniam

Balakrishnan Culture of Seaweeds of Gulf of Sundaranar
Mannar” University,
Assistant Professor
of Botany 2011-12

7 Dr. D.S. Mahendran “An Alternate Priority Based Adaptive Alagappa University,
Routing Algorithm to Optimize Data Karaikudi
Associate Professor flow in computer Networks”
of Computer 2011-12
Science

8 Dr. A. Asokkumar ‘A Study on Regularities in Manonmaniam

Hyperrings” Sundaranar
Associate Professor University,
Mathematics
2011-12

9 Dr. P. Prabhakaran “Burden of Taxation in Tamil nadu Manonmaniam

Associate Professor with special Reference to Sales Tax” Sundaranar
of Economics University,

2011-12

10 Dr. C.Velayutham Mammogram Image analysis using Periyar University,

Associate Prof of Rough set theory Salem
Computer Science

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2012-13

11 Dr. P.Gnanachandra A study on Lower Separation Axioms Manonmaniam

Assistant Prof of Sundaranar
Mathematics University, 2012-13

12 Dr.M.Jeyanthi Contributions to nr-closed sets, nr- Manonmaniam

Assistant Prof of separation Axioms and nr-continuity Sundaranar
Mathematics University, 2012-13

13 Dr.V.Natarajan Investigation on the crystal growth Manonmaniam

Assistant Prof of and characterization of novel organic Sundaranar
Physics nonlinear optical materials University, 2012-13
Dr. S. Nithyanantha Contribution to Binary Topological Manonmaniam
14 Jothi Spaces Sundaranar
Assistant Prof of University, 2013-14
Mathematics
Dr. S. Pasunkilli A study on Semi star preopen sets in Manonmaniam
15 Pandian Topological Spaces Sundaranar
Assistant Prof of University, 2013-14
Mathematics

Research Guides of our college

1. Dr. P. Subramaniam, Head and Associate Professor of Chemistry
2. Dr. M. Velrajan, Head and Associate Professor of Mathematics
3. Dr. C. Sekar, Associate Professor of Mathematics
4. Dr. A Chelladurai, Head and Associate Professor of Economics
5. Dr. P. Prabaharan, Associate Professor of Economics
6. Dr. S. Narayanarajan, Associate Professor of BusinessAdministration
7. Dr. B. Annadurai, Head and Associate Professor of Physics
8. Dr. T. Balu, Associate Professor of Physics
9. Dr. P. Selvarajan, Associate Professor of Physics
10. Dr. D. Jim Reeves Silent Night, Director of Physical Education
11. Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan,Principal & Head, Department of Commerce
12. Dr. A. Soundrarajan, Associate Professor of Commerce
13. Dr. K. Thanikasalam, Associate Professor of English
14. Dr. R. Rita Yasodha, Assistant Professor of English
15. Dr. G. Lakshmanan, Head and Associate Professor of Zoology
16. Dr. D. Vasumathi, Assistant Professor of Zoology
17. Dr. M. Kannan, Head and Associate Professor of Tamil
18. Dr. K. Kathireson, Assistant Professor of Tamil
19. Dr. R. Ezily, Assistant Professor of Tamil
20. Dr.C.Ramesh, Associate professor of Economics
21. Dr.K.Bageerathi, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
22. Dr.C.P.Balakrishnan, Assistant Professor of Botany

Number of Ph.D awarded (2009-2014) and scholars doing Ph.D. under

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the guidance of our faculty members as guide/co-guide:

S.No. Name Department Awarded Doing

1 Dr. M. Kannan Tamil 1 9
2 Dr. K. Kathireson Tamil - 7
3 Dr. R. Ezily Tamil - 2
4 Dr. K. Thanikasalam English - 8
5 Dr. R. Rita Yasodha English - 8
6 Dr. A Chelladurai Economics 1 10
7 Dr. P. Prabaharan Economics - 3
8 Dr. S. Rajachandra Sekar (Rtd) Economics 4 -
9 Dr. M. Kamsa Mohideen (Rtd) Economics 1 -
10 Dr. D. Barathan Economics 4 3
11 Dr. B. Annadurai Physics 1 7
12 Dr. T. Balu Physics - 6
13 Dr. P. Selvarajan Physics 8 6
14 Dr. P. Subramaniam Chemistry 5 11
15 Dr. M. Velrajan Mathematics 2 2
16 Dr. C. Sekar Mathematics - 8
17 Dr. P. Thangavelu (Rtd) Mathematics 12 5
18 Dr. D. Sivaraj (Rtd) Mathematics 3 -
19 Dr. G. Lakshmanan Zoology - 8
20 Dr. D. Vasumathi Zoology - 2

21 Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan Commerce - 6

22 Dr. A. Soundrarajan Commerce 2 2

23 Dr. S. Narayanarajan Business 1 7

Admn.
24 Dr. P. Selvaraj (Rtd) Business 1 -
Admn.
25 Dr. D. Jim Reeves Silent Night Physical 3 6
Education
Total 49 126

Project Guidance:

All the faculty members are engaged in guiding the group projects for
the UG students and individual/group project for the PG students. The
following seven student projects were funded by different funding agencies to
do research projects from 2009 to 2014.

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S. Funding Amount
Name & Class Title of the Project
No Agencies (Rs)

R.Ramya II M.A., Rural out-migration in

1. Economics Udangudi Panchayat Union – A TNSCST 6,000
case study

M. Lakshmi Studies on the Effect of Metal

Cations (Ce3 + Sm3+) on the
2. TNSCST 6,000
II M.Sc., Chemistry Dielectric Properties of
Polyanline

J. Jeyapriya A biogeneic approach for

3. synthesis of silver nano TNSCST 10,000
Zoology particles using spider web

V. Balasubramainan Bioplastic production using TNSCST 10,000

4. chicken feathers
Zoology

Structure, Morphology and

Thermal properties of Poly IASc –
(Vinylidene Fluoride)/ INSA- 14,000
A.Kuberan II M.Sc.,
5 Graphene Nanocomposites NASI
Chemistry 2013-14

P.Kannika Barathi Biosynthesis of silve

Tamil Nadu
nanoparticles using Eichornia
state council
S.karthiga crassipes and analysis of
6 for Science 7,500/-
antimicrobial activity
and
G.jeya Prabha
Technology
II M.Sc Zoology

K.P.Padma Malini Preparation and

Tamil Nadu
characterization of
state council
B.Sangeetha, I.maria polypyrrote/CaCO3 Composite
7 for Science 7,500/-
Arul, A.Ragavan and its application as
and
Kebin II M.Sc. anticorrosive coating on mild
Technology
Chemistry steel

Collaborative Research activities

Mr. V.Natarajan, Assistant Professor of Physics, went to Shizuoka

University, Japan, for his research in the field “In-situ Observation of Crystal
Growth from Melt” with a financial assistance of 2.5 Lakhs Yen.

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The Chemistry Department is maintaining a link with the University of
Pitesti, Romania, School of Chemistry of Madurai Kamaraj University, a
Centre for Potential Excellence, Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai,
Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikkudi and Coimbatore
Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

The Commerce Department is maintaining a link with the Research

centre in Commerce, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, for carrying out
research.
The Department of Zoology has a link with the Fisheries college,
Thoothukudi, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and Tamil Nadu State
Council for Science and Technology for project guidance and references.
The Department of Mathematics has linkage with Ramanujam
Mathematical Research Centre, Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai.
The Physics Department of our college has a link with the Crystal
Growth Centre of Anna University, Chennai.
The Department of Business Administration has a link with the
Department of Management Studies, Manonmaniam Sundarnar University, to
do Research.

3.1.6 Give details of workshops/ training programmes/

sensitization programmes conducted/organized by the
institution with focus on capacity building in terms of research and
imbibing research culture among the staff and students.

The Research committee and IQAC organized a special programme

“Research through Major and Minor Research Projects” on 06.08.2013.
Motivated by this programme our faculty members applied for major and
minor research projects. UGC has sanctioned four minor research projects
during the current academic year.

3.1.7 Provide details of prioritized research areas and the expertise

available with the institution.

The details of the research areas of the faculty members are given
below:

No. Name Department Research area

1 Dr. P. Subramaniam Chemistry Physical Organic

chemistry

2 Dr. M. Velrajan Mathematics Algebra

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3 Dr. C. Sekar Mathematics Graph Theory

4 Dr.K.Bageerathi Mathematics Topology

5 Dr. A Chelladurai Economics Rural Development

6 Dr. P. Prabaharan Economics Public Finance

7 Dr. C. Ramesh Economics Public Finance

8 Dr. S. Narayanarajan Business Administration Management

9 Dr. B. Annadurai Physics Soil Physics

10 Dr. T. Balu Physics Crystal Growth

11 Dr. P. Selvarajan Physics Crystal Growth

12 Dr. D. Jim Reeves Physical Education Exercise Physiology /

Silent Night Sports Psychology

13 Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan Commerce Marketing Management

14 Dr. A. Soundrarajan Commerce Personnel Management

15 Dr. K. Thanikasalam English Drama

16 Dr. R. Rita Yasodha English Indian Writing in English

17 Dr. G. Lakshmanan Zoology Entomology

18 Dr. D. Vasumathi Zoology Eco Toxicology

19 Dr. M. Kannan Tamil Folklore

20 Dr. K. Kathireson Tamil Folk Arts, Literature and

Culture

21 Dr. R. Ezily Tamil Tamil Novel

22 Dr.C.P.Balakrishnan Botany Algae Bio Chemistry

3.1.8 Enumerate the efforts of the institution in attracting researchers of

eminence to visit the campus and interact with teachers and students?

The institution renders support to attract the researchers of eminence to

visit the campus and interact with the teachers and students in the following
ways:

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 Arranging guest lectures of eminent personalities.
 Inviting researchers of eminence as Resource persons of
seminars.
 We have four Research centres in Mathematics, Economics,
English and Chemistry. As Ph.D., viva voce is conducted
periodically in these centres, researchers of eminence have to
visit our college as Chairman of the viva voce examination.
 Offering sophisticated boarding and lodging facilities.
 Entertaining the visitors through temple visits in and around
Tiruchendur.

3.1.9 What percentage of the faculty has utilized Sabbatical Leave for
research activities? How has the provision contributed to improve
the quality of research and imbibe research culture on the campus?

Sabbatical leave is not applicable to the Aided college teachers. But,

leave was granted by the Management to Mr. V. Natarajan, Assistant
Professor of Physics (Management staff), who was invited to Shizuoka
University, Japan, for his Ph. D., in the field “In-situ observation of Crystal
Growth from Melt” with a financial assistance of 2.5 lakh Yen.

The staff members can avail on duty permission to attend and present
research papers in seminars. This results in the publication of a sizable number
of research papers in the national and international journals. Even though there
is no sabbatical leave, teachers are encouraged to register for Ph.D., and also
to do research work by the Research committee of our college. Further, five
of our teachers have utilized FDP of UGC during this period. Two of them
have got their Ph.D., Degree, one has submitted and the remaining two are
about to submit.

3.1.10 Provide details of the initiatives taken up by the institution in creating

awareness/advocating/transfer of relative findings of research of the
institution and elsewhere to students and community (lab to land)

Dr.D.Vasumathi, Assistant Professor of Zoology received

Rs. 7,78,000 from the Department of Science and Technology for doing a
project on “Women and Child Health and Nutrition” for the period 2009 –
2010. Women community will be benefitted by this project.

Mr. M. Kamalraj, Head & Associate Professor of Economics did a

survey on Self Help Groups (SHG) in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu
during the year 2011 under the UGC XI Plan (P.G.) Economics grant and gave
a lot of suggestions to the Government to empower the women in Tuticorin
District.

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An Economic survey of the performance of “Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Thoothukudi
District – Tamil Nadu” was conducted by Dr. A.. Challadurai, Head, Associate
Professor of Economics, during the year 2012 under the UGC XI Plan (P.G.)
Economics grant. The field work done came out with appropriate strategies to
tackle poverty, issues related to poverty, ways and means of reducing the
income inequalities and to generate new employment opportunities in the rural
areas.

A three day training programme sponsored by TNSCST on “Vermi

Composting” for Women Self Help Group was conducted by the Zoology
Department from 19 to 21 August 2010. This helped Self Help Group women
to get training on vermi composting. A three day training programme
sponsored by TNSCST from 15.4.2014 to 17.4.2014 was conducted by the
Zoology Department on “Dissemination on Innovative Technology -
Bioplastics from Fish scales" for Women Self Help Group and students.

Dr.C.Velayutham, Associate professor of Computer Science, in his

Ph.D thesis entitled “Mammogram Image analysis using Rough Set Theory”
has proposed a novel relative dependency measure using the Rough Set
Theory (RST) for the identification of the pectoral muscle in Medio-Lateral
Oblique (MLO) view of mammograms. This technique will help in the
detection and diagnosis of breast cancer and it increases the mammogram
accuracy and saves labour.
In our Crystal Growth Centre Dr.P.Selvarajan and his scholars grow
nonlinear optical crystals, ferroelectric crystals and piezoelectric crystals
which are useful in optical communication, optical data processing,
piezoelectric transformers, sensors, non-volatile memory devices and high
performance gate insulators.
Dr.P.Prabaharan, Associate Professor of Economics, in his Ph.D thesis
entitled ‘Burden of Taxation in Government of Tamil Nadu with special
reference to Sales Tax’ concluded that the sales tax burden is more on
households with low consumption expenditure than on households with high
consumption expenditure. And he suggested that state intervention is needed
to rationalize the tax and base.

Dr.C,Ramesh, Associate professor of Economics, in his Ph.D thesis

entitled ‘‘State Finances of Tamil Nadu from 1957-58 to 1996-97” analyzed
how far in the State Government expenditure is useful in promoting economic
development and protecting the society.

Dr.D.Jim Reeves Silent Night, Director of Physical Education has

guided Ph.D Programme for his scholars under the central theme of promotion
of health and enhancement of sports performance. One of the theses entitled
“Effect of Varied Intensity of Walking on Physiological and Biochemical

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Parameters among Middle Aged Men” concluded that medium intensity of
walking is beneficial in reducing blood sugar and cholesterol.

3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research

3.2.1 What percentage of the total budget is earmarked for research?

Give details of major heads of expenditure, financial allocation and
actual utilization.

Our college provides Rs. 5,000 every year for getting free access to
UGC N - LIST e - resources to all our faculty members. Three percent of the
total budget is earmarked for the conduct of seminars to promote research.
Rs.5,000/ is spent for the purchase of research journals every year.

3.2.2 Is there a provision in the institution to provide seed money to the

faculty for research? If so, specify the amount disbursed and the
percentage of the faculty that has availed the facility in the last four
years?
The policy of the Management is to encourage the staff members by
giving a gold coin weighing 4 grams of pure gold for getting major projects
from any funding agency. Our Management felicitates the teachers who have
successfully completed their Ph.D., by honoring them with a ‘Silver
Kuthuvilakku’ during the college day function.
Further, if the faculty receives any ‘Research Award’, they are
honoured by the management on the College Day. Even though there is no
provision in the institution to provide seed money directly to the faculty for
research, the management not only provides all the infrastructural facilities to
the faculty for doing research but also encourages and motivates the faculty to
do Ph.D., in FDP. The management with all seriousness takes efforts to relieve
the faculty without any delay for doing Ph.D., in FDP.

3.2.3 What are the financial provisions made available to support student
research projects by students?

For sending research projects to the funding institution our college

gives support to the students by providing internet facilities free of cost.

3.2.4 How does the various departments/units/staff of the institute interact

in undertaking inter-disciplinary research? Cite examples of
successful endeavors and challenges faced in organizing
interdisciplinary research.

The Ph.D., work of Dr.C.Velayutham, Associate Professsor of

Computer Science is inter-disciplinary. His topic of research is “Mammogram
Image Analysis using Rough Set Theory”. He interacted with Dr.C.Sekar,

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Associate Professor of Mathematics, to get his doubts clarified regarding
Rough set Theory.

Dr.S.Narayanarajan, Associate Professor of Business Administration

used to have interactions with Dr.A.Soundrarajan, and Dr. P.Jeyabaskar,
Assosciate Professsors of Commerce in connection with the research work of
his scholars which are basically inter-disciplinary in nature combining
Business Administration and Commerce.

3.2.5 How does the institution ensure optimal use of various

equipment and research facilities of the institution by its staff and
students?

a) Our college provides free access to UGC N-LIST e- resources which

are used by our faculty, PG students and research scholars effectively.
b) The staff members and the students are utilizing the equipments and
the infrastructure facilities for the research work.
c) The students and the staff members use the internet facility.
d) Research journals in the Library are used by the students and the staff
members.
e) Uninterrupted power supply is provided for the smooth progress of
research.

3.2.6 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the
industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facility? If
‘yes’ give details.
Our institution has not received any special grants or finances from the
industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facilities.

3.2.7 Enumerate the support provided to the faculty in securing

research funds from various funding agencies, industry and other
organizations. Provide details of ongoing and completed projects and
grants received during the last four years.
By the efforts taken by the Research Committee, the following Major
and Minor research projects were got by our college:

Minor Research Project:

Amount
No Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Period
Sanctioned

Dr. P. Thangavelu
Studies in Topology via rough 2009 - 60,000
1 Associate Professor of
sets 2011 Completed
Mathematics

Dr. A. Soundrarajan Marketing strategy adopted by 2010- 1,00,000

2
Associate Professor of SHG in Tirunelveli 2012 Completed

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Commerce
Dr.K.Bageerathi,
Assistant Professor of Further study on
Mathematics Generalization of Fuzzy 2014-
3 1,20,000
boundary using Fuzzy E- 2016
closure operator

Mrs.C.Shola Fernando A Postcolonial Reading of

2014-
4 Assistant Professor of Selected works of Thomas 70,000
2016
English Keneally

Mrs.J.Sathiyalakshmi Search for Self-discovery and

2014-
5 Assistant Professor of Survival in the novels of Anita 1,00,000
2016
English Nair

Mrs.A.Kavitha An Encounter between the

Assistant Professor of Feminine and the avant grade: 2014-
6 1,00,000
English A Reading of Margaret 2016
Laurence’s select novels

Major Projects:

Name of the Faculty and Amount

No Title of the Project Period
funding agency Sanctioned
Dr. D. Vasumathi
Assistant Professor of Women & Child – Health 2009 – 7,78,000
1
Zoology ,DST and Nutrition 2010 Completed

Dr. P. Subramaniam Micellar effect – on the Fe For 3 years

Assoicate Professor & (111) and Cr(111) – salen w.e.f.
Head, Department of catalyzed redox reactions of 1.2.2011 9,80,300
2
Chemistry, UGC methionines and thioether
containing organic
compounds

Dr. P. Selvarajan Studies on novel nlo based l For 3 years

Associate Professor of – alanine Picrate and b- w.e.f
Physics, UGC alanine picrate crystals grown 1.7.2011 9,11,300
3
by solution method with slow
evaporation and slow cooling
techniques

Dr. P. Selvarajan Growth and characterization For 3 years

Associate Professor of of some novel NLO based w.e.f.
4 Physics, DST single crystals of l-alanine 19,54,600
complexes 19.7.2011

Dr.C.P.Balakrishnan Pharmacognostic studies of Three years

agarophytic seaweed 2013-2016
5
Assistant Professor of gracilaria of Manapad coast,
Botany, UGC Tamilnadu

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10,86,400

Projects presented for consideration before the selection committee in the year
2013- 2014 (DST)

No. Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Status Amount

applied

Dr.M.Velrajan and Presentation

1 Radio Mathematics 9,00,000
Mr. I.Sekar made

Computational
intelligence system in Major Project.
2 Dr.C.Velayutham non-invasive brain Considered for 25,00,000
computer interface for presentation.
pattern classification

3.3 Research Facilities

3.3.1 What are the research facilities available to the students and
research scholars within the campus?

Four departments viz., English, Economics, Mathematics and

Chemistry are recognized as research centres for doctoral studies.
Crystal Growth Centre is established which carries out crystal growth
research.
Three separate rooms are allotted for doing major research projects in
our college.
Internet facility is used by our research scholars.

The library is equipped with research journals and Back volumes.

Our college provides free access to UGC N-LIST e- resources to all
our research scholars.

We have four Research departments in Mathematics, Economics,

Chemistry and English. In all the other UG Departments and Part-I Tamil
department part-time research scholars are being guided by our research
guides. Twenty Two faculty members of our college are guiding 126 Ph.D,
scholars.
3.3.2 What are the institutional strategies for planning, upgrading and
creating infrastructural facilities to meet the needs of researchers
especially in the new and emerging areas of research?

The institution plans, upgrades and creates infrastructural facilities to

meet the needs of the researchers.

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Plan
Our institution plans to upgrade PG departments into research centres.

Upgradation

The Department of English was upgraded into a research centre in the

year 2012.
The Department of Zoology introduced M. Phil., course in the year
2013 to promote research activities.

Creation
For the major research project of Dr. P. Selvarajan, Associate
Professor of Physics, a separate air conditioned room is given. For the major
projects of Dr. C.P.Balakrishnan, Associate Professor of Botany, a separate
room is allotted near Sivanthi Community Radio and all the necessary
facilities are provided in that room. For the major project of Dr. P.
Subramanian, Head, and Associate Professor of Chemistry, a separate room is
provided in the department itself.
Further, in the Physics Department a separate room (Crystal Growth
Centre) has been provided to facilitate crystal growth research, in which many
scholars are doing M. Phil., and Ph. D.
Many research journals and periodicals are available in the library.
Besides, the library provides free access to UGC N-LIST e-resources to all our
faculty and research scholars.

3.3.3 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the
industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facilities??
If ‘yes’, what are the instruments / facilities created during the last
four years.
Our institution has not received any special grants or finances from
the industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facilities.
3.3.4 What are the research facilities made available to the students and
research scholars outside the campus / other research laboratories?

Mr.A.Kuberan, worked on a project entitled “Structure, Morphology

and Thermal properties of Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride)/ Graphene
Nanocomposites”during May –July 2013 as a summer research fellow under
the supervision of Dr. E.Bhoje Gowd, National Institute for Inter-disciplinary
Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.

All the Departments have linkages with other research centres,

institutes and laboratories and are made available to the students and research
scholars.

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The Chemistry Department maintains a link with the School of
chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University.

The Commerce Department maintains a link with the Research centre

in commerce, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil for carrying out research.

The Physics Department of our college has a link with the Crystal
Growth Centre of Anna University, Chennai.

The Department of Zoology has a link with the Fisheries college,

Thoothukudi, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and Tamil Nadu State
Council for Science and Technology for project guidance and references.

The Department of Mathematics has linkage with Ramanujam

Mathematical Research Centre, Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai.

3.3.5 Provide details on the library/ information resource centre or any

other facilities available specifically for the researchers?

Library Resources
Details of Research Journals, Back volumes and Dissertations
available in the library are given below:

S. No. Nature of Resource Nos.

1 Research Journals 57

2 Back Volumes 2661

3 Dissertations 275

4 Periodicals 139
Other facilities
Our college has very good laboratories and sophisticated instruments
for doing research. Our College management has permitted the research
scholars to come and work at any time in our college. Our college has four
research centres. In all the centres the research scholars work even on
holidays. Our college research committee takes care of promoting research
activities in our college. They help the faculty in getting projects.

3.3.6 What are the collaborative research facilities developed/ created

by the research institutes in the college. For ex. Laboratories,
library, instruments, computers, new technology etc.

Many scholars and teachers from nearby colleges utilizes the facilities
available in the crystal growth centre in the Physics Department.

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3.4 Research Publications and Awards

3.4.1 Highlight the major research achievements of the staff and

students in terms of

 Patents obtained and filed (process and product)

NIL

 Original research contributing to product improvement

Dr.C.Velayutham, Associate professor of Computer Science, in his
Ph.D thesis entitled “Mammogram Image Analysis using Rough Set Theory”
has proposed a novel relative dependency measure using the Rough Set
Theory (RST) for the identification of the pectoral muscle in Medio-Lateral
Oblique (MLO) view of mammograms. This technique will help in the
detection and diagnosis of breast cancer increasing the mammogram accuracy.

 Research studies or surveys benefiting the community or

improving the services

Dr. D. Vasumathi, Assistant Professor of Zoology received

Rs. 7,78,000 from the Department of Science and Technology for doing a
project on “Women and Child Health and Nutrition” for the period 2009 –
2010. Women community will be benefitted by this project.

Mr. M. Kamalraj, Head & Associate Professor of Economics did a

survey on Self Help Groups (SHG) in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu
during the year 2011 under the UGC XI Plan (P.G.) Economics grant and gave
a lot of suggestions to the Government to empower the women in Thoothukudi
District.

An Economic survey of the performance of “Mahatma Gandhi

National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Thoothukudi
District – Tamil Nadu” was conducted by Dr. A. Challadurai, Head, Associate
Professor of Economics, during the year 2012 under the UGC XI Plan (P.G.)
Economics grant. The field work done came out with appropriate strategies to
tackle poverty, issues related to poverty, ways and means of reducing the
income inequalities and to generate new employment opportunities in the rural
areas.
Research inputs contributing to new initiatives and social development

A three day training programme sponsored by TNSCST on “Vermi

Composting” for women Self Help Group was conducted by the Zoology

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Department from 19th to 21st August 2010. This helped self help group women
to get training on Vermi Composting.
A three day training programme sponsored by TNSCST on
"Dissemination on Innovative Technology - Bioplastics from Fish scales" was
conducted by the Zoology Department from 15 to 17 April 2014. This new
technology will immensely benefit Self Help Group women and students to
become self-employed.

3.4.2 Does the Institute publish or partner in publication of research

journal(s)? If ‘yes’, indicate the composition of the editorial board,
publication policies and whether such publication is listed in any
international database?

No. The institution is neither a publisher nor a partner in the

publication of research journals. However, Dr.P.Subramaniam is in the
Editorial Team of an International Journal titled, “Journal of Catalyst &
Catalysis”, Dr.R.Babu Sivaraja Kirubanithi, Dr.K.Thanikasalam, and Mr. T.
Paulpandian , of the Department of English are editors and publishers of an
e-journal namely JELTALS. Further Dr. A. Soundrarajan, Associate Professor
of Commerce is the member of the Advisory Board in the journal of Business
Management studies (SMART) (ISSN: 0973 1578).

Dr. S.Narayanarajan is an editor of ‘Bulletin of Social Sciences’

(ISSN: 2348 7992). Dr.P.Selvarajan is an editor of ‘World Journal of Science
and Technology’, ‘International Journal of Simulation in Physics’ and ‘Recent
Research in Science and Technology’.

3.4.3 Give details of publications by the faculty and students:

 Publication by the faculty

Details of publications by our faculty, and publications listed in international

database are given below:

No of
Total publications
Publication
Year No. of No. of publications listed in
per faculty
faculty International
Database
National International Total
2009 – 10 90 14 7 21 0.23 11
2010 – 11 90 17 6 23 0.26 10

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2011 – 12 92 34 45 79 0.86 34
2012 – 13 90 15 33 48 0.53 39
2013 – 14 94 29 37 66 0.70 29

Details of publications of our faculty with impact factors, h-index, and ICV
are given below:

No of Publications
Year No of Publications with Impact
with h-index with ICV
Factor
2009 – 10 21 5 1 -
2010 – 11 23 5 - -
2011 – 12 79 19 2 2
2012 – 13 48 16 2 2
2013 – 14 59 16 3 2

 Books Edited
Editors / Author / Co ISBN/ Month
S.No Title of the Book Publishers
author
1 Financial Inclusion – Dr.V.Gopalakrishnan, Virutcham ISBN 978-93-
issues, opportunities and Dr.A.Soundarajan, Publications, 80314-12-9.
challenges of Indian Dr.P.Jeyabaskaran Nagercoil September
Commercial Banks 2011
2 MGNREGP - Challenges, Dr.A.Chelladurai, Dept of 978-93-8050-
Problems and Remedies Dr.C.Sivamurugan Economics, 942-6 / 2014
Aditanar College
3 Therikkattu Elakkiyangl Dr.V.Gopalakrishnan, NCBH, Chennai 978-81-234-
Dr.M.Kannan 2602-0 / 2014
4 CRM in Commercial Dr.V.Gopalakrishnan, Virutcham 978-93-
banks in the Era of Dr.A.Soundarajan, Publications, 80314-15-0 /
Globalization Dr.P.Jeyabaskaran Nagercoil 2013
5 Critical Perspectives on R.Babu Kirubanithi, JELTALS 978-81-
English and New English T.Paulpandian, Publication, 927128-1-9/
Literatures Dr.K.Thanikasalam Tiruchendur 2014
6 Critical Focus on New R.Babu Kirubanithi, JELTALS 978-81-
English Literatures T.Paulpandian, Publication, 927128-0-2 /
Dr.K.Thanikasalam Tiruchendur 2013

 Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers\

S.No Title of the Book Author / Co author Publishers ISBN/ Month

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Fundamentals of Accounting A text
Dr.A.Soundrarajan, Seven Hills Book
1 Book for I Semester B.B.M.of
Co-author Pub, Bangalore
Bangalore University Dec-12
Financial accounting : A text book for Dr.A.Soundrarajan, Seven Hills Book
2 Dec-12
I semester Co-author Pub, Bangalore
Financial Accounting A Text Book
Dr.A.Soundrarajan, Seven Hills Book
3 for II Semester BBM of Bangalore Dec-12
Co-author Pub, Bangalore
University
Advanced FinancialAccounting A text
Dr.A.Soundrarajan, Seven Hills Book
4 book for II Semester B.Com. of Dec-12
Co-author Pub, Bangalore
Bangalore University
Dr.C.Sivamurugan, Aavishkar Pub., 978-81-7910-
5 ICT in Teacher Education
Co-author Jaipur 405-7-2013
Issues, Challenges and reforms in 978-81-7032-
6 Dr.C.Sivamurugan Pointer Pub., Jaipur
Higher Education 719-5-2013
Chrima
7 Blueness: a collection poems Dr.R.Rita yasodha Publications, 2014
Tirunelveli
Abhijeet Pub, New 978-93-5074-
8 Rural Out-migration Dr.C.Sivamurugan
Delhi 86-6 / 2013
Neengalum sirantha Nirvaki Akalam Kumaran Pub,
9 Dr.S.Narayanarajan Dec-09
Chennai
Kulu Vivatham Kumaran Pub,
10 Dr.S.Narayanarajan Dec-09
Chennai
IAS thervil elithil vettri peralum Kumaran Pub,
11 Dr.S.Narayanarajan Dec-09
Chennai
Kumaran Pub,
12 Interview - Elithil vettri Peralam Dr.S.Narayanarajan Dec-10
Chennai
Kumaran Pub,
13 Velai Valangum Padippukal Dr.S.Narayanarajan Jan-12
Chennai
Kumaran Pub,
14 IAS Vettri Ungal Kaiyiel Dr.S.Narayanarajan Apr-12
Chennai
TNPSC Group IV Thearvil Elithil Kumaran Pub,
15 Dr.S.Narayanarajan May-12
Vettri Peralam Chennai
The Impact of Economic Reforms on ISBN-978-93-
16 Indian Machinery and Machine Tools Dr.C.Sivamurugan Abhijeet Pu, New 81136-24-
Industry Delhi 9/2011
National Rural Employment Anmol Pub House, ISBN 978-81-
17 Dr.C.Sivamurugan
Programme New Delhi 261-4933-9
Dr.S.Narayanarajan,
18 Personality Development MSU, Tirunelveli 2011
Co-author

 Chapter in Edited Books

Editors / Author / ISBN/ Month
S.No Title of the Book Publishers
Co author
Book: Kaleidoscope of lifelong Education
ISBN: 978-93-
1 Chapter: Education with value system is the Dr.C.Sivamurugan
81084-67-0
need of the Hour. PP 140-146

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Book: Algebra and its applications - Recent
Dr.M.Velrajan ISBN 978-81-
Developments
2 and Narosa, New Delhi 8487-124-
Chapter: Construction of Inclusive
Dr.A.Asokkumar 1.2011
Distributive Hyperrings PP 167 -176
Algebra, Graph Theory and their
Dr.M.Velrajan
applications 978-81-8487-
3 and Narosa, New Delhi
Chapter: Von Neumann Regularity on 069-5
Dr.A.Asokkumar
Krasner Hyperrings

3.4.4 Provide details (if any) of

 Research awards received by the faculty

Dr.T.Balu, Associate Professor of Physics got best oral presentation

award for the paper entitled “Investigation of the FTIR, Thermal and
Mechanical Properties of L-Araginine doped ZTC Crystals” presented in the
‘National Seminar on Advances in Physics – 2011’ held at Manonmanium
sundaranar University, Tirunelveli on 10 & 11 Mar 2011.

Mr.V.Natarajan, Assistant Professor of Physics, was invited to make a

collaborative research work at Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka
University, Japan as Visiting Researcher to do research in the field of “In-Situ
observation of Crystal growth from melt” during the period from 1 May to
29 June 2011.

Dr.B.Annadurai, Associate Professor of Physics, was awarded “Fellow

of Hind Agri-horticultural Society (FHAS)” at Fifth Annual General body
meeting held at Muzaffarnagar on 3 Dec 2011.

Dr.P.Selvarajan, Associate Professor in Physics and Research Scholar,

D.Shanthi got first prize and awarded the Pandian Scientific Tamil Award for
the paper “Nano Ariviyulum athan payangalum” presented in the 20th
Scientific Tamil National Seminar held at Tamil University, Tanjavur on
27.10.2012 and 28.10.2012.

Dr.K.Kathireson, Assistant Professor in Tamil got second prize and

awarded the Dr.Aruna Rajagopal Science Tamil Award for the paper entitled
“Ariviyulukku Moolam Illakkiyankala” presented in the 20th Scientific Tamil
National Seminar held at Tamil University, Tanjavur on 27.10.2012 and
28.10.2012.

Dr.P.Selvarajan, Associate Professor in Physics and Research Scholar,

D.Shanthi got the Best paper Award for their paper entitled ‘Unidirectional
growth of Beta-alaninium Picrtate single crystal by SR method & its
characterization” in the 18th National Seminar on Crystal Growth, SSN
College of Engineering, Chennai during 24-26, Feb 2014.

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 Recognition received by the faculty from reputed
professional bodies and agencies, nationally and
internationally

Dr. A. Soundrarajan, Associate Professor in Commerce, is the

member of Advisory Board in the journal of Business studies - (SMART).

Mr.C.P.Balakarishnan, Assistant Professor of Botany is a treasurer of

International journals namely “Seaweed research”

 Incentives given to faculty for receiving state, national and

international recognitions for research contributions.

The policy of the Management is to encourage the staff members by

giving a gold coin weighing 4 grams of pure gold for getting major projects
from any funding agency. Our Management felicitates the teachers who have
successfully completed their Ph.D., by honouring them with a ‘Silver
Kuthuvilakku’ during the college day function. Further, if the faculty receives
any ‘Research Award’, they are honoured by the management on the College
Day.

3.5 Consultancy
3.5.1 Give details of the systems and strategies for establishing
institute-industry interface?
Academic projects, Industrial visits and Guest lectures are the
strategies we use to establish institute-industry interface.

The students of B.B.A., B.A (Eco) and B. Com., are allowed to carry
out their academic projects with the industries and the organizations.

The students of B. B. A., B. Sc Zoology and B. Sc Chemistry gain

practical knowledge through industrial visit every year.
Institution-industry interface is established through inviting eminent
personalities from the nearby leading industries so as to enhance the technical
knowledge of the students.

3.5.2 What is the stated policy of the institution to promote

consultancy? How is the available expertise advocated and
publicized?

The policy of the institution is to provide the necessary

opportunities and facilities for the staff members to promote
consultancy. Once a faculty is awarded a Ph.D., it is uploaded in the
college website so that the faculty’s expertise can be made use of.

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Sivanthi Academy, an extension service centre of our management
publicizes our staff members’ profile and their consultancy role.

3.5.3 How does the institution encourage the staff to utilize their expertise
and available facilities for consultancy services?

Our institution has created an impression in the minds of the

consumers , whoever he may be, that the faculty of Aditanar college will
always be ready to share their expertise free of cost . The faculty of our
college acts upon the need of the beneficiary immediately. It so happens that
so far the expertise of our faculty has been mostly utilized only academically.

3.5.4 List the broad areas and major consultancy services provided by the
institution and the revenue generated during the last four years.

As our college is situated in a rural and backward area, our

expertise is not utilized commercially, even though the faculty is fully
prepared to meet any kind of demand. Paid consultancy is not
permitted by the Government. So the consultancy is carried out only
on honourary basis.

The consultancy offered by our college faculty is given below:

i) Consultancy provided by our college Librarian to

Rovan Software Solutions Ltd., Sivakasi for managing
effectively by using the ROVAN LMS software resulted
in the library management software which is easy to
learn, easy to use and easy to administer.

ii ) Consultant for the maintenance of accounts in business

establishments.

iii ) Expertise of our college faculty has been used in the

planning and development of various infrastructure of
our entire sister institutions. Our teachers have helped
in the establishment of laboratory in our sister colleges
run by our management.

iv ) Some of the faculty members have acted as subject

experts in the selection committee of various colleges in
the selection of new faculty members.

v) Educational consultancy – Government servants and

the general public of Tiruchendur always seek our

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guidance when it comes to admission of their children
in professional courses after higher secondary. Almost
all the parents in and around Tiruchendur would have
consulted us in choosing their right course for their
children. Majority of the parents in and around
Tiruchendur are immensely grateful to the faculty of
our college for their role in educational consultancy.

vi ) Choice of career is also determined by our faculty as

this area is an educationally and socially backward area.

vii ) Financial consultancy – how and where to invest their

money is the area where most of the faculty is
consulted. Consultancy sought to deal with their
domestic problems, sometimes addressing the Professor
as ‘Iyah’, a term of respect in Tamil, thanks to the UGC
salary and the concomitant sophistication of the teacher.
Consultancy regarding the psychological problems is
the most common thing as the professor is regarded
with the utmost respect around here.

3.5.5 What is the policy of the institution in sharing the income

generated through consultancy (staff involved: Institution) and its use
for institutional development
The institution does not generate revenue through consultancy services.

3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR)

3.6.1 How does the institution promote institution-neighbourhood-

community network and student engagement, contributing to good
citizenship, service orientation and holistic development of students?
The institution encourages the students and faculty to carry out
extension activities. Participation in the extension service has become
mandatory for students as all students join any one of the co-curricular
activities like NSS and NCC. There are four NSS units. Teachers are
also similarly encouraged. An Orientation programme for I year
students focusing on NCC, NSS, Sivanthi Community Radio and
Students’ Services is conducted within a fortnight of their joining the
college. During the orientation programme, meant for newly admitted
students, the student services Coordinator stresses the importance of
such extension activities and the need to participate in them in large
numbers.

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3.6.2 What is the Institutional mechanism to track students’
involvement in various social movements / activities which promote
citizenship roles?

One teacher is assigned for each extension activity. He encourages his

fellow teachers to participate in the extension activities along with the
students. In our college there are four NSS units, two NCC units (Army wing
and Naval wing), Red ribbon club, Blood donors club and Road Safety patrol.
Such external activities help the students to involve in various social
movements and activities. It promotes citizenship roles also. Further, marks
are awarded to the U.G students for their performance in respective extension
activities.

The programmes organized by our college are as follows:-

i) Traffic regulation during festivals.
ii) Helping police and revenue officials during election.
iii) Blood donation – Voluntary blood donation for
inpatients.
iv) Youth Red Cross society.
v) Community radio service.
vi) Red Ribbon Club.
vii) Value education classes are conducted every week on
various
social issues to deal with social problems.

3.6.3 How does the institution solicit stakeholder perception on the overall
performance and quality of the institution?

The perception of the stakeholder is received through informal

feedback through various organizations connected to the college and
management.

3.6.4 How does the institution plan and organize its extension and
outreach programmes? Providing the budgetary details for last four
years, list the major extension and outreach programmes and their
impact on the overall development of students
Heads of the Departments, the staff, Secretaries of the Associations
and the Clubs plan, organize and conduct the extension and outreach
programmes on social relevance. There is no separate budget for extension
and outreach programmes. However, the extension and outreach programmes
are carried out using the amount allocated for the IQAC activities.

Our PG students brought 102 children of St.Joseph Home,

Adaikalapuram to our college and kept them engaged one full day on

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28.8.2013. The destitute children of the St.Joseph Home were taught the
basics of computer and spoken English. They were taken around the whole
campus and all the laboratories. Our PG students and Staff visited the autistic
children in Karunalaya, Virapandianpatnam on 1.02.2014. Our students
interacted with them and entertained them.

In both the occasions the children were given tea, variety of biscuits,
gifts by the staff and students and sumptuous dinner served by our students.
These programmes created social awareness, leadership quality, social
responsibility and empathy among the students. Increased healthy bondage
between the students and the society enhanced the overall personality of the
students.

NSS four units of our college also carried out the following extension
and outreach programmes: 1) Awareness programmes for Environment,Blood
donation, AIDS , Road Safety and Voters awareness. 2) Camps: Each NSS
unit conducts every year a seven day camp in a village to serve the village and
to create awareness among the people.

3.6.5 How does the institution promote the participation of students and
faculty in extension activities including participation in NSS, NCC,
YRC and other National/ International agencies?

Our Management and the Principal motivate the teachers

emphasizing on the need for extension activities. Involvement in
extension activities is a part of the glorious tradition of our college.
Our management provides liberal funds for the teachers and students
to involve themselves in extension activities. On duty permission is
granted to the staff members and the students to take part in extension
activities.

Teachers who are recipients of the Best NSS programme officer

award both at the state level and university level and NCC officers
who receive special honours are honoured in the college day. NCC
students who attend All India Level Special Camps and Republic Day
Parade at New Delhi are awarded cash prizes on the college day. When
an NCC cadet becomes a senior cadet captain/senior under officer, he
is awarded a cash prize of Rs. 1,000/- on the college day.

Faculty members of our college have served to society through

the following Sivanthi Academy programmes:

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No. Date Courses
1. 25.04.2009 to 06.05.2009 Guidance Course for (UGC) National Education Testing –
Paper – I
2. 09.05.2009 to 27.05.2009 Guidance Course for MBA and MCA Entrance Test for final
year students
3. 27.05.2009 to 13.06.2009 Guidance Course for Junior Telecom Officer for Engineers
graduates
4. 20.07.2009 to 03.08.2009 Guidance Course for Clerical Cadre in Bank Social Security
Assistant in BPF
5. 16.08.2009 One day Counselling Course for Civil Service Examination
6. 09.09.2009 to 26.09.2009 Guidance Course for Clerical Cadre in State Bank of India
7. 08.11.2009 to 19.11.2009 Guidance Course for UGC NET Paper – I
8. 25.11.2009 to 30.04.2010 Guidance Course for Civil Service Examination
9. 29.11.2009 to 25.04.2010 Guidance Course for UGC – English Literature
10. 20.01.2010 to 13.02.2010 Guidance Course for Group II Services
11. 21.02.2010 to 25.04.2010 Pre – Placement Training for Third year students of Dr. Sivanthi
Aditanr College of Engineering
12. 01.03.2010 to 31.03.2010 Guidance Course for Group I Services
13. 01.05.2010 to 12.05.2010 Guidance Course for UGC NET Paper – I
14. 08.05.2010 to 25.05.2010 Guidance Course for MBA and MCA Entrance Test for final
year students
15. 13.05.2010 to 25.05.2010 Guidance Course for UGC NET English Literature II and III
Paper
16. 15.06.2010 to 29.06.2010 Guidance Course for Selection of Sub Inspector in Tamil Nadu
Government
17. 28.07.2010 to 11.08.2010 Guidance Course for Clerical cadre in Indian Bank
18. 29.07.2010 to 18.08.2010 Guidance Course for Probationary office in Sundicate Bank
19. 01.09.2010 to 21.09.2010 Guidance Course for Village Administrative Officer
20. 19.11.2010 to 31.11.2010 Guidance Course for UGC NET Paper I
21. 27.11.2011 to 10.04.2011 Guidance Course for Civil Services Examination
22. 18.01.2011 to 04.02.2011 Intensive Guidance and Coaching Course for Written
Examination for Selection for the post in Central Bank of India,
Union Bank of India and Dena Bank
23. 02.03.2011to 01.04.2011 Guidance Course for Group I and Group II Services
24. 09.05.2011 to 24.05.2011 Guidance Course for MBA and MCA Entrance Test for final
year students
25. 12.05.2011 to 23.05.2011 Guidance Course for UGC NET Paper I
26. 25.06.2011 to 06.07.2011 Guidance Course for UGC SET Examination Paper I
27. 06.02.2011 to 25.07.2011 Pre – Placement Training for Third year students of Dr. Sivanthi
Aditanr College of Engineering
28. 20.08.2011 to 09.09.2011 Guidance Course for Recruitment of Probationary Office /
Management Trainee in 19 Public Sector Banks
29. 07.10.2011to 24.10.2011 Intensive Guidance and Coaching Course for Common Written
Examination for Recruitment for the Clerical Cadre in 19 Public
Sector Banks
30. 16.11.2011to 27.11.2011 Guidance Course for UGC NET Paper I
31. 14.12.2011to 12.04.2012 Guidance Course for CSE
32. 22.01.2012 to 18.03.2012 Pre – Placement Training for Third year students of Dr. Sivanthi
Aditanr College of Engineering
33. 21.01.2012 to 01.02.2012 Guidance Course for CPOS
21.03.2012 to 04.04.2012 Additional Courses BPF
34. 01.05.2012 to 20.05.2012 Guidance Course for TRB English Lecture

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35. 01.05.2012 to 25.05.2012 Guidance Course for TET
36. 22.05.2012 to 02.06.2012 Guidance Course for UGC NET Paper I
37. 07.07.2012 to 31.07.2012 Guidance Course for UGC TNPSC Group – II
38. 18.08.2012 to 07.09.2012 Guidance Course for Village Administrative Officer
39. 15.09.2012 to 29.09.2012 Guidance Course for UGC SET Examination
Intensive Guidance and Coaching Course for Common Written
40. 23.11.2012 to 10.12.2012 Examination for Recruitment for the Clerical Cadre in 20 Public
Sector Banks
41. 08.02.2013 One day Counseling Course for Civil Service Examination
42. 06.04.2013 to 10.05.2013 Guidance Course for Civil Service Examination
43. 22.05.2013 to 02.06.2013 Guidance Course for UGC NET Paper I
44. 03.07.2013 to 27.07.2013 Guidance Course for TET
45. 01.08.2013 to 20.08.2013 Guidance Course for UGC TNPSC Group – IV
46. 01.10.2013 to 30.10.2013 Guidance Course for UGC TNPSC Group – II
47. 20.11.2013 to 01.11.2013 Guidance Course for UGC NET
48. 20.03.2014 to 18.04.2014 Guidance Course for UGC TNPSC Group – II

Resource Persons of Sivanthi Academy Programmes:

Dr. C. Ramesh, Dr. V. Malaisoodum Perumal, Dr. C. Sekar, Dr. T. Balu, Mr.
S. Anbarasan,Dr. K. Kathireson, Dr. D. S. Mahendran, Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan,
Dr. S. Narayanarajan, Dr. K. Thanikasalam, Dr. P. Gnanachandra,
Dr. R. Babu Sivaraja Kirubanithi, Dr. A. Asok Kumar, Dr. C. Velayutham,
Mr.T.Palupandian,Dr.M.Kannan, Dr. D. S. Mahendran, Dr. P.
Subramaniam, Dr. P.Prabhakaran, Mr. Maruthiah Pandian, Dr. D. Jim Reeves
Sillent Night,

3.6.6 Give details on social surveys, research or extension work (if any)
undertaken by the college to ensure social justice and empower
students from under-privileged and vulnerable sections of
society?
Dr.D. Vasumathi, Assistant Professor of Zoology received Rs.
7,78,000 form Department of Science and Technology for doing a project on
“Women and Child Health and Nutrition” for the period 2009 – 2010. This
project will benefit the women community.

Mr. K. Kamalraj, Head & Associate Professor of Economics has done

a survey on Self Help Group’s (SHG) in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu
during the year 2011 under the UGC XI Plan (P.G.) Economics grant and has
given a lot of suggestions to the Government to empower the women in
Thoothukudi District.

An Economic survey of the performance of “Mahatma Gandhi

National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Thoothukudi
District – Tamil Nadu” was conducted by Dr. A. Chelladurai, Head &
Associate Professor of Economic, during the year 2012 under the UGC XI
Plan (P.G.) Economic grant. The field work came out with appropriate

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strategies to tackle the poverty issues and to reduce the income inequalities
and to generate new employment opportunities in the rural areas.

A three day training programme on Vermi Composting for Self help

Group Women was conducted by the Zoology Department from 19 to 21
August 2010. This helps Self Help Women to get training on vermi
composting.

A three day training programme sponsored by TNSCST from

15.4.2014 to 17.4.2014 was conducted by the Zoology Department on
“Dissemination on Innovative Technology - Bioplastics from Fish scales" for
Women Self Help Group and students.

3.6.7 Reflecting on objectives and expected outcomes of the extension

activities organized by the institution, comment on how they
complement students’ academic learning experience and specify the
values and skills inculcated.

 The students are exposed to the present scenario of the society

through the extension activities.

 The extension activities have made the students to realize their

social responsibilities.

 The training programmes organized by the students themselves

have enhanced their academic learning experience.
 The communication skill, technical knowledge, leadership
quality, managerial skill, organizational skill and interpersonal
relationship are enhanced among the students.

3.6.8 How does the institution ensure the involvement of the

community in its reach out activities and contribute to the
community development? Detail on the initiatives of the
institution that encourage community participation in its
activities?

The institutions contribute to the community development by involving

the community in its reach out activities in the following ways:

i) The NSS volunteers of our college join hands with the

authorities of temples nearby in managing the crowd during
major festival times.

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ii ) The NCC cadets of our college help the people during
election time by collaborating with the local police.
iii ) The teaching and non-teaching staff have rendered their
service as Presiding Officers and Polling Officers during the
election time.
iv ) Two teachers of our college are members of Lions Club,
Tiruchendur. Further one faculty of our college is the
member of Rotary Club. Through Lions Club and Rotary
Club, they carry out extension activities.
v) Our NSS units adopt a village for their wholesome
development.
vi ) The college promotes community oriented programmes
through NCC, NSS, YRC, RRC and RSP.
vii ) Sivanthi Community Radio plays a vital role in social
transformation through rural development, entrepreneurship
promotion, better elementary education, creating awareness
about better health and hygienic practices among rural
masses.
viii ) TNPSC examinations are conducted in our college.

ix ) AIDS awareness programme was conducted by NSS units.

The management has taken initiatives to achieve the following

collaborative activities in extension services:
i) Free medical camps were organized for the teaching, non-teaching
staff and students in collaboration with Agarwal and Vasan eye
care Hospitals.
ii) Our college students have free treatment in the B.G. Hospital,
Tiruchendur.
iii) Seventeen students of II and III year B. Sc (Computer Science)
have served as “laptop & Web Camara” operatiors in
Srivaikundam constituency by election on 18.08.2009.
iv) Forty eight students of I, II and III year B. Sc (Computer Science)
have served as “laptop & Web Camera” operators in the
Tiruchendur constituency M.L.A. by- election on 19.12.2009.
v) The Department of Economics conducts elocution competition for
the students of our college, sponsored by Forum of Free Enterprise,
Mumbai.
vi) Scholarships have been arranged from different agencies for the
students.
vii) The Panchayat President, Government officials, NGO organizers
and VIP’s in academic circle are participants in Sivanthi
Community Radio.
viii) Through Tiruchendur Parliament Constitution Development
Fund, NSS unit 43 arranged for the construction of auditorium at

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Shanmugapuram village. From MLA fund, NSS unit 43 arranged
for the purchase of furniture at the cost of one lakh rupees.
ix) The local community is benefitted by the programmes conducted
by NSS, NCC, YRC, RRC, RSP, Sivanthi Community Radio and
other forums. Some of the benefits are:
a. Regular blood donations, Regular medical checkup,
Traffic regulation during local festivals, Free livestock
camp, Free legal aid camp, Tri-cycle for the handicap,
Tree plantation, Providing school uniform and
notebooks for the poor students, Local school boys are
benefitted through DST project by scientific awareness
on environment.
b. Through DST project, fishing folk are benefitted. It
helps them to decide their sea going activities by using
the basic meteorological data.
c. Community Radio in our college gives the local people
the information on education, environment, health and
hygiene, science and technology, women
empowerment and agriculture.
d. Weather station established in our college helps the
community to know the wind direction and
temperature.
e. Local people in and around Tiruchendur use the play
ground of our college free of cost.
f. University and District Kabaddi, Volleyball and
Handball team selection trials and coaching camps
were conducted in our college ground.

3.6.9 Give details on the constructive relationships forged (if any) with
other institutions of the locality for working on various outreach and
extension activities.

Our college maintains relationship with the Joint Commissioner, Sri

Subramania Swamy Thirukovil, Tiruchendur and Sri Mutharamman
Tirukovil, Kulasekarapatnam in regulating traffic in the temples during
festival times.
The constructive relationship forged by our college with other
institutions for various extension activities are given below:

S.
Date Extension Activity In collaboration with
No.

NCC Unit of Govindammal

Aditanar College and Govt Hr.
1 8 Oct 13 Voter Awareness Campaign
Sec. School for Girls,
Tiruchendur

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Coastal Clean-up Indian Maritime Foundation,
2 28 Sep 13
Programme Tuticorin

3 30 Sep 13 Blood Identification Camp Lions Club, Tiruchendur

NSS Unit of Govindammal

4 23 Jan 14 Voter Awareness Campaign
College

NSS Unit of Govindammal

5 25 Mar 14 Voter Awareness Campaign
College

Arumuganeri Selection Grade

6 26 Mar 14 Voter Awareness Campaign
Panchayat

Our PG students brought 102 children of St.Joseph Home,

Adaikalapuram to our college and kept them engaged one full day on
28.8.2013. The destitute children of the St.Joseph Home were taught the
basics of Computer and Spoken English. They were taken around the whole
campus and all the laboratories. Our PG students and Staff visited the autistic
children in Karunalaya, Virapandianpatnam on 1.02.2014. Our students
interacted with them and entertained them. In both the occasions the children
were given tea, variety of biscuits, gifts by the staff and students and
sumptuous dinner served by our students. These programmes created social
awareness, leadership quality, social responsibility and empathy among the
students. Increased healthy bondage between the students and the society
enhanced the overall personality of the students.

3.6.10 Give details of awards received by the institution for extension

activities and/contributions to the social/community
development during the last four years.

NSS Programme awards

Dr. M. Kannan, Head and Associate Professor of Tamil, (Unit No.48)
was awarded the University Level Best NSS programme officer award for the
year 2011-2012. NSS Unit No. 45 was awarded University Level Best NSS
Unit Award for the year 2008 – 2009. NSS Unit No. 44 was awarded
University Level Best NSS Unit Award for the year for the year 2011-12.

NSS volunteer award & achievement

S. Tavasi Mariselvam (B.B.A) received the University Level Best
N.S.S volunteer award for the year 2009 – 2010. P.Siva Sankar, ( B.Sc.
Zoology), N.S.S Unit 45, participated in the Republic Day Parade on
26.01.2011.

NCC Awards

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Major Dr.P.Prabhakaran, Associate NCC Officer (Army), 3/29
Coy.NCC, Associate Professor of Economics, received the “Director
General’s (NCC) Commendation” for the year 2012.

Dr.D.S.Mahendran, NCC Officer (Navy), Associate Professor of

Computer Science, received the National award “DG NCC Commendation”
for the year 2013.

NCC Naval cadets, POC C.Dharmaseelan and NCI V.Muthujeyakumar

received the “Tamil Nadu Government Scholarship for outstanding NCC
cadets-2013 -14”. They received Rs. 2000/- each. Also, POC
C.Dharmaseelan attended the Republic Day Camp at New Delhi in 2014.

Three NCC Naval Cadets K.Vigneswaran, M.Venkateshan and

H.Maheshkumar attended the NAU-SAINIK CAMP at Vishakapatnam and
won the cash incentive award for NSC-2013. They received Rs.800/- each.

NCC Naval cadet POC M. Anantharaj B.Sc., (Physics) won a Gold

Medal in the Firing Competition in the All India Advance Leadership Camp
held in Tiruchendur from 22.12.2011 to 02.01.2012
NCC Army sargents, R.Sundararajan and S.Rajkumaran received the
“Tamilnadu Government Scholarship for outstanding NCC cadets- 2011 -12”.
They received Rs. 1000/- each.

3.7.1 How does the institution collaborate and interact with research
laboratories, institutes and industry for research activities. Cite examples
and benefits accrued of the initiatives - collaborative research, staff
exchange, sharing facilities and equipment, research scholarships
etc.
Mr. V. Natarajan, Assistant Professor in Physics, who was invited to
Shizuoka University, Japan, for his Ph. D., in the field “In-situ observation of
Crystal Growth from Melt” with a financial assistance of 2.5 Lakhs Yen.

Further our college interacts with the following research laboratory,

institutes and industries for research activities.

 Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai

 Manonmaniam Sundarnar University, Tirunelveli
 Alagappa University, Karikudi
 Research centre ,Scott Christian College, Nargercoil
 Central Marine Fisheries Research institute, Thoothukudi
 Crystal Growth Centre in Anna University, Chennai
 Fisheries College and Research Centre, Thoothukudi
 Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai

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3.7.2 Provide details on the MoUs/collaborative arrangements (if any)
with institutions of national importance/other universities/
industries/Corporate (Corporate entities) etc. and how they have
contributed to the development of the institution.

 The Department of Business Administration of our college has

signed MoU with DCW, Sahupuram

 Sivanthi Community Radio has collaboration with –Rajiv

Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development,
Sriperumpudur, Chennai.

3.7.3 Give details (if any) on the industry-institution-community

interactions that have contributed to the establishment /
creation/up-gradation of academic facilities, student and staff
support,infrastructure facilities of the institution viz.
laboratories / library/ new technology /placement services etc.

As, many NCC camps were conducted in our college, the Department of
Sports and Youth Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, to recognize our
service, granted Rs.1,55,000/- for the NCC Standard Obstacle course. Our
management contributed Rs.1,18,105/-. The objective of establishing this
standard obstacle course is to enable rural cadets of this area to take part in
National level NCC camps and participate in the Republic Day Parade in
New Delhi.

As the students of our college donate blood freely to all the Hospitals
in and around Tiruchendur, the reputed BG Hospital in Tiruchendur gives
free treatment to the students.

3.7.4 Highlighting the names of eminent scientists/participants who

contributed to the events, provide details of national and
international conferences organized by the college during the last
four years.

The details of the eminent persons visited to various departments are

given below:

Visits of Eminent persons to various departments

Name of the Name of the eminent

Designation with address
Department persons

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PG Dr.C.Srinivasan, Former Senior prof and Head,
Chemistry MKU, Madurai

Dr.A.Shunmuga Sundaram Emeritus prof and former Head,

Dept of Chemistry, VHNSn
College, Virdhunagar

Zoology Dr.N.Sarvana Gandhi Head, prof of Botany, Rani

Anna College, Tirunelveli

Physics Dr.V.S.John Head, Dept of Physics, TDMNS

College, Kallikulam

Commerce Dr.A.Mayil Murugan Asso Prof, Dept of

(CA) Commerce,Madura College,
Madurai

SriS.Govindarajan Manager (Rural Banking),

Regional Business Office, SBI,
Madurai

English Dr. Joseph Noel Former Chairman, School of

Irudhayaraj Languages,Bharathidasan
University,Trichy

Prof Thameemul Ansari Prof of English & Linguistics,

Univ of Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Commerce Dr.V.Manickavasagam Registrar, Alagappa Univ.,

Karikkudi

English Dr.Stephen Gill Poet & Novelist, Canada

Mathematics Dr.M.Lellish Thivagar Prof and Head, Dept of maths,

MKU, Madurai

Dr.S.Somasundaram Prof of Maths, MSU,

Tirunelveli

Dr.N.Sridaran Former Prof, Dept of Maths,

Alaggappa Univ, Karikkudi

National and International conference organized by our college

2009-2010
Name of the Seminar
Department Date
S.No. Conference/Workshop/Symposium, etc.,

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1 Physics Department Recent Trends in Crystal Growth,Thin 5,6-8-2009
(University Grants Commission) Films and Nano-Structured Materials
2 English Department State Level Seminar on Post Colonial 21,22, -08-2009
Literature
3 Zoology Department State Level Seminar on “Coastal 13-2-2010
Environment post Tsunami Perspective
4 Economics Department Seminar on “New facets of 5 -2- 2010
Microfinance and Rural Development
5 Economics Department Seminar on “ Gandhian Economics and 10-2- 2010
its relevance Today
6 Commerce Department One day Seminar on “ Corporate 13-2- 2010
Governance and limited Liability
Partnership
7 Business Administration One day Seminar on Entrepreneurship 13 -2-2010
Department
8 Physics Department Seminar on “Soil Environment” 20 -2-2010
9 IQAC One day Seminar on “Quality 15-2-2010
Sustenance and Enhancement in
Higher Education Institutions”
10 Economics Department One day Seminar on “India and Global 12 -3- 2010
Economic Opportunities and Threats

2010-11
Name of the Seminar
S..NO. Department Date
Conference/Workshop/Symposium, etc.,
1 Physics Department One day Seminar on Electrical Motor winding 17 -9- 2010
& Maintenances
2 English Department National Level Seminar on Theory Critic son & 7, 8 -2-2011
History
3 Commerce Department State Level Seminar on Higher Education in 20 -1- 2011
Commerce - Prospects and Challenges

4 Zoology Department One day National Level Seminar On “Recent 15-10- 2010
Trends in Bio Resources Course vision and
Management
5 Computer Science Three days workshop on Project development 29-09-2009 to 01-
Department using .NET 10-2010

2011-12
Sl. Name of the Seminar Conference/Workshop/Symposium,
Department Date
No. etc.,
Physics
Department
1 XVI-National Seminar on Crystal Growth 19-21,Jan. 2012
(DRDO,BRNS,T
NSCST)
English Seminar on Search and Research by Mr. Robert
2 08-10-2012
Department Bellarmine, Chennai
Economics One Day State Level Seminar on “Micro Credit - A tool to
3 12-10-2012
Department eradicate Poverty in Rural Area”
4 Mathematics Workshop on Teaching Mathematics( For Tenth Standard 11-02-2012

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Department Mathematics Teachers

2012 - 2013
Sl. Name of the Seminar /Conference/Workshop/Symposium,
Department Date
No. etc.,
1 English International seminar on ” New English Literatures” 18and19 Feb 2013
National seminar on “ Ettu Thogai kattum pura
2 Tamil 14 March 2013
sinthanaigal”
3 Commerce Workshop on “Personality Development” 11 Feb2013
National seminar on “Micro-credit – A tool to alleviate
4 Economics 12 Oct.2012
poverty in villages”
National seminar “Issues of FDI in multi brand retail
5 Economics 8 Feb.2013
sector in India”
Seminar on “Creation of scientific awareness” sponsored
6 Zoology 27 July 2012
by TNSCST, Chennai
7 Zoology Seminar on “Recent Advances in Biology” 7 March 2013
8 PG Zoology A programme on “Eco-care by buds – 2013” 8 March 2013
16 Feb.2013 and
9 Mathematics Workshop for Teachers on “problem solving in PG Maths”
2 March 2013
Workshop on “Developing the learning skill in
10 Mathematics 28 Feb.2013
mathematics”
State level seminar on “Physics of Atmosphere and space
11 Physics 1 March2013
over Antartica”
Computer Workshop on “Recent Developments in Data Mining, 14 and 15 March
12
Science Network Simulator and Fuzzy Logic” 2013
One Day Guidance “Workshop for SET/UGC – CSIR,
13 PG Chemistry 5 March 2013
NET Examination”
English [Writers A Workshop on “Developing creative competence and e-
14 7 Feb.2013
Forum] writing”
15 Mathematics A Workshop on “Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning” 19and 22 Oct 2012

2013-14
S. Name of the Seminar / Conference /
Department Date
No. Workshop / Symposium, etc.,
International Seminar on “English Literature Across
1 English 24 March 2014
cultures”
UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar on “CRM 17 and 18 August
2 Commerce in Commercial Banks in the era of Globalization” 2013
Commerce Seminar on “E-Banking: Solace to Modernity”
3 7 February 2014
(C.A)
Seminar on “Self-help Groups and the Economic 27 September
4 Economics
Growth of the Rural Women” 2013

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UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar on
“Mahatma Gandi National Rural Employment 3 and 4 January
5 Economics
Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP) – Challenges, 2014
Problems and Remedies”
Workshop on “Application of Quantitative
6 Economics 11 February 2014
Techniques in Economic Research”
Workshop on “Dissemination of Innovate
Technology” – Bioplastics from fish scales for 15, 16 and 17
7 Zoology woken self help groups – sponsored by Tamil Nadu April
State Councile for Science and Technology – 2014
Chennai
“Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation Education 10 December
8 P.G. Zoology
Training” 2013
Workshop on “Problem Solving for PG Mathematic 04 and 05
9 Mathematics
students” February 2014
10 Physics Seminar on “Crystal Growth and Nano Technology” 29 January 2014
Computer Workshop on “Programming Concepts”
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Science
Computer Two days workshop on “Matlab and Ns2” 03 and 04
12
Science February 2014
Seminar on “Recent Advances and Challenges in
13 Chemistry 21 February 2014
Nano Materials and Chemistry”

3.7.5 How many of the linkages/collaborations have actually resulted in

formal MoUs and agreements? List out the activities and
beneficiaries and cite examples (if any) of the established
linkages that enhanced and/or facilitated –

Two linkages / collaboration have resulted in formal MoUs and

agreements. Further informal linkages established by the institution and
faculty paved the way for the following:

 Summer placement
One PG student, Mr.A.Sivaraman has taken part in “Summer Training
in Chemistry” at IGCAR, Kalpakkam and another PG Chemistry student,
Mr.A.Kuberan, worked on a project entitled “Structure, Morphology and
Thermal properties of Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride)/ Graphene
Nanocomposites”during May –July 2013 as a summer research fellow of
Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme under the
supervision of Dr. E.Bhoje Gowd, National Institute for Inter-disciplinary
Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. After the successful
completion of the summer fellowship he was asked to keep in regular touch
with the Academy. Therefore, Mr.A.Kuberan’s web page will be kept opened
for the next few years in the Academy’s Web site. Mr.A.Kuberan was given
the privilege of accessing it using the same user ID and Password provided to
him earlier.

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 Research and publication
The following linkages with other institutes (guide and co-guide) have
resulted in an increase in the number of presentations and publications of
research papers:
S.
Co-guide Guide Candidate
No
1 Dr.P.Selvarajan, Associate Dr.H.Alex Devadoss, R.Jothimani
Professor of Physics John’s College
2 Dr.S.Perumal, Dr.P.Selvarajan, Associate J.Gloriam
Department of Physics, Professor of Physics Arulraj
S.T.Hindu College
3 Dr.M.Velrajan, Associate Dr.P.Jeyanthi, Principal, Jamuna Rani
Professor and Head, Department of Govindammal Aditanar
Mathematics College for Women,
Tiruchendur
4 Dr.P.Subramaniam, Associate Dr.Murugan, M.Jansi Rani
Professor and Head, Department of Department of Chemistry,
Chemistry K.G.S. Arts College,
Srivaikundam
5 Dr.P.Subramaniam, Associate Dr.Pushpa R.Gopalan, Mrs.A.G.Annase
Professor and Head, Department of Department of Chemistry, lvi
Chemistry Sarah Tucker College,
Tirunelveli
6 Dr.P.Subramaniam, Associate Dr.Chandran, Mrs.S.Selvakum
Professor and Head, Department of Department of Chemistry, ari
Chemistry Vivekananda College,
Agastheeswaram
7 Dr.P.Subramaniam, Associate Dr.D.Kanagavel, Mr.M.Maria
Professor and Head, Department of Department of Chemistry, Albert Benison
Chemistry Kamaraj College
8 Dr.P.Selvarajan, Associate Dr.S.Perumal, Miss.D.Shanthi
Professor of Physics Principal,
S.T.Hindu College

 Extension

Our linkages with several organizations have resulted in many

extension activities. Details are given in 3.6.9.

3.7.6 Detail on the systemic efforts of the institution in planning,

establishing and implementing the initiatives of the linkages/
collaborations.

The institution is trying its level best to arrange for programmes with
the collaborators. The linkages with other institutes (guide and co-guide) have

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resulted in an increase in the number of presentations and publications of
research papers. These linkages also enhanced facilities to organize many
seminars at the State and National levels.

Any other relevant information regarding Research, Consultancy and Extension

which the college would like to include.

1. “Speak Smart” programme is being organized by M.Phil. English

literaute students of Aditanar College and Reach Training Consultancy
in IQRA, Kayalpatnam for the school students from 6th to 12th
standard. The programme is sponsored by IQRA, Kayalpatnam.

2. UGC has given the call for FDP in the 12th plan. Many of our teachers
are ready with their research topics and verysoon the eligible teachers,
who will be selected by the Selection Committee constituted as per the
UGC Guidelines, will be sent for their Ph.D. under FDP.

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CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING
RESOURCES

4.1 Physical Facilities

4.1.1 What is the policy of the Institution for creation and

enhancement of infrastructure that facilitate effective teaching and
learning?

The institution has the policy to provide all the necessary infrastructure
facilities associated with curricular and extra-curricular activities to achieve its
goal and objective of imparting quality higher education to rural students.

The Management is magnanimous and shows keen interest to add new

facilities to cope up with the modern trends of education for uplifting the
standards of education.

4.1.2 Detail the facilities available for Curricular and co-curricular

activities – classrooms, technology enabled learning spaces, seminar halls,
tutorial spaces, laboratories, botanical garden, Animal house, specialized
facilities and equipment for teaching, learning and research etc.

Academic activities
Our college has sufficient and spacious class rooms for the maximum
strength permitted by the University. Each department has a separate staff
room. Our college has all the necessary infrastructure as prescribed by the
University for affiliation. The college has separate rooms for the Chairman,
the Secretary and the Principal. There is a language lab, a computerized office
and two ladies’ rest rooms. In addition to this, three separate rooms are
allotted for the faculty who are doing major research projects.
Technology

Internet facility is available in the all departments. Intercom facility is

available which connects the Principal’s office and other departments.
Generators are available to give power back up to the entire college.

Seminar halls

Our college has a well furnished seminar hall.

Tutorial spaces

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Class rooms are used as tutorial spaces after the class hours.
Laboratories
The college has well equipped laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, Computer
Science, Zoology and a common Lab for PG Computer Education and B.Com
(CA).
Animal house
Zoological specimens are available in the department of zoology.
Specialized facilities and equipment
In our college we have internet connectivity in almost all the
departments and library. A ‘Smart class room’ is available in our college in
which all the technologies are used by the faculty for effective teaching. We
have 123 computers, 33 printers, and 8 LCD projectors. PG students browse
the Internet in the General library and in their respective departments. Our
college has a centralized Public address system. It is kept and maintained in
the Department of Physics. Our library is automated with adequate collection
of books.
Sivanthi Community Radio
Sivanthi Community Radio is functioning in a separate, fully air-
conditioned room in our college. The Indoor Auditorium, the Open
Auditorium and the classrooms are used for co-curricular activities.
b) Extra –curricular activities – sports, outdoor and indoor games,
gymnasium, auditorium, NSS, NCC, cultural activities, Public
speaking, communication skills development, yoga, health and hygiene
etc.
NCC / NSS:
The officers in-charge of NCC Army wing and Navy wing have
separate rooms. A separate storage facility has been given to the NSS officers.
Sports facilities
A separate room is allotted for the Department of Physical Education.
Multi-purpose floodlight stadium for playing Volleyball, Tennis, Ball
badminton and Kabaddi is also available.

Outdoor Games

S.No. Infrastructure No. of fields/courts

1 Foot Ball Field One

2 Volleyball Court One

3 Kabaddi Court Two

4 Cricket Ground One

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5 Ball Badminton Court One

6 Tennis Court Two

Basket ball court

7 One
(cement)

8 Badminton court One

400 Metres Cinder Track

9 One
(8 Lane Standard Size)

Indoor Games (70’x15’):

No. of
S.No Infrastructure
fields/courts
1 Table Tennis One
2 Weight Training One
3 Carom/Chess One
4 Store Room One
5 Fitness centre One

Auditorium
An open air auditorium with well-furnished dressing rooms and toilet
facilities is available for conducting cultural activities, College Day
celebration.
Language Laboratory
Our college has a language laboratory with 20 computers. Every day in
the morning, at 9 a.m., before the college begins, students of English
Literature make use of the Language Lab to develop their communication
skills. English Language Lab is also used as a ‘Smart Room’ by the teachers
of the English Department. After college hours it is also used for conducting
special programmes with power point presentations. Innumerable films
related to the subject (English Literature) are also screened here.

4.1.3 How does the institution plan and ensure that the available
infrastructure is in line with its academic growth and is
optimally utilized? Give specific examples of the facilities
developed/augmented and the amount spent during the last four years
(Enclose the Master Plan of the Institution / campus and indicate the
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any).
The Principal, the Secretary, the Chief Manager of AEI (Aditanar Educational
Institution) and the Executive Director of AEI, who represent the Management, plan
and ensure that the available infrastructure is in line with its academic growth
and is optimally utilized. The funds are raised through UGC Grants and the
contribution made by the management. The facilities developed/augmented and
the amount spent during the last five years are given below:

A) Details of amount spent for Equipments and Furniture:

S. Amount Name of the

Details Of Equipments Quantity
No. (Rs.) Department

STOP CLOCK 2
1 1238 PHYSICS
OPTIC LEVERS 3
2 FOUR DIAL CONDENSER BOX 3 7650 PHYSICS
3 DVD SYSTEMS 1 9990 TAMIL
4 AQUARIUM TANK top cover 1 12800 ZOOLOGY
HP LASER JET P1007HP 1
5 10300 ZOOLOGY
SCANNER G 2410 1
6 DIGITAL CAMERA 1 7590 ZOOLOGY
7 HCL COMPUTER SYSTEM 1 27500 MATHS
8 HCL COMPUTER SYSTEM 1 28500 BBA
9 HCL COMPUTER SYSTEM 1 28500 B.Com.,
10 HP ALL IN ONE LASER JET PRINTER, 1 29650 English
11 HCL SERVER - 2700 SO 1 68000 MAIN LIB
WATER BATH 12 HOLES 1
12 11700 CHEMISTRY
MAGNETIC STIRER 1
13 HOT AIR OVEN 1 20280 CHEMISTRY
14 ELECTRIC BALANCE 1 44720 CHEMISTRY
TRAVELLING MICROSCOPE 2
15 26127 PHYSICS
SPECTROMETER 2
16 COMPUTER & HP PRINTER 1 51700 Office
17 TVS GOLD KEY BOARD 1 1600 Office
18 LAB., EQUIPMENT 1 49907 U.G. Chemistry

19 Xerox Machine with Printing System 1 55000 B.Com.,

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English
20 Infocus Projector In - 2114 1 54500 Language
Lab.,
INFOCUS PROJECTOR IN - 2114
1
21 AVERSION VISUAL PRESENTER CP- 91250 MATHS
1
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FULL WOOD TABLE 1
22 4000 MATHS
DRAWER TABLE 1
VELSINE 800VA UPS WITH
1
23 BATTERY NUMERIC 600 VA 15150 MATHS
1
UPS

HP LASER JET 1020 PLUS PRINTER 1

24 9600 MATHS
HP 12A TONER CARTRIDGE 1

25 IBALL PEN TABLET 2 14500 MATHS

PRESENTER 1
26 POWER SHOT 3200 CAMERA 1 8970 MATHS
ENTRYALL IN ONE CARD 1
27 COMPUTER SYSTEMS 2 57000 ECONOMICS
28 HCL SYSTEMS 2 55800 ECONOMICS
29 HP DESK JET PRINTER 1 4200 ECONOMICS
HP DESK JET PRINTER, EX- 1 4000 ECONOMICS
30
100 PROJECTOR 1 36000 ECONOMICS
31 Sony 32” LCD Tv 1 30250 English
32 Wooden Stool 12 9000 English
33 Nilkamal Plastic chair 3 1000 English
34 Laser 2900 printer 1 6400 Library
35 Processor 1 14600 UG Chemistry
36 Processor 1 10000 Comp Science
37 HCL System Processor 1 27900 English
38 Canon ICMF 4370 dn AIO 1 24500 Maths
39 HCL System Processor 1 27900 Maths
40 Full wood Table 1 1700 Maths
Economics /
41 HCL System Processor 1 23500 Career and
Counselling
42 Furniture 20,33,710 Management
43 Computer & Software 26,16,224 Management
Total 56,74,406

B) Books:

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Amount Spent (Rs.)
Academic
Management Special Number
Year UGC Grant Total Rupees of Books
Grant Fees
Added
2009-10 4286 7816 - 12,102.00 52
2010-11 4,51,423.80 37,066.75 19,075.00 5,07,565.55 1,675
2011-12 2,97,737.50 1,22,764.00 11,404.00 4,31,905.50 1,450
2012-13 29,053.00 72,471.00 2865.00 1,04,389.00 514
2013-14 4,04,264.00 28,265.00 10,005.00 4,42,534.00 1,451

C) Other Facilities:
Amount spent by
Sl.No. Facilities UGC/Govt. Total
the Management
1 Standard size 82,500 4,05,000 4,87,500
Cricket Field
2 NCC-Obstacle 1,18,105 1,55,000 2,73,105
facility
3 Women Rest Room 7,27,995 9,00,000 16,27,995

4 Sports Infrastructure - 5,00,000 5,00,000

The Management funds are spent by the Principal. In addition, on

request by the Principal, a separate management team organized by the AEI
does the work of white washing, building maintenance, removal of
unnecessary plants and general cleaning.
College campus is made use of not only during regular college hours
but also during non-class hours, holidays and vacation as detailed below:
i ) The college library functions from 9.00 a.m to 5.00 p.m on all
working days.
ii ) The college library is kept open from 9.45 a.m to 4.30 p.m on
examination days and during summer vacation.
iii ) NCC camps for college/school students are organized in our
college campus.
iv ) University level sports meet and tournaments are conducted in
our college.
v ) The schools of the neighboring areas conduct their sports meet in
our campus.
vi ) The sister institutions use sports facilities of our campus.The
sports facilities available in our college are extended to teachers,
students, old students and retired staff.
vii ) The general public, in large numbers, make use of our cinder
track for walking and jogging. They also play Tennis, Shuttle and
Basket ball in our campus free of cost.
viii ) College campus is made available for election work.

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ix ) Special classes for our students are conducted on holidays.

x) M.Phil. and Ph.D. research scholars of Physics and Chemistry

departments utilize the college laboratory every day.
xi ) The Ph.D., Guides of our college meet their part-time research
scholars from other institutions mainly during the week -ends and
holidays.
xii ) Firing range in our college is utilized by the NCC of the colleges
of our district.
xiii ) The spacious play ground is effectively utilized by the students
and the public both in the morning and evening.
xiv ) Regular Parade for NCC is conducted after class hours.
xv ) Our college is a regular center for TNPSC examinations and
B. Ed examination of Tamilnadu Education University.
xvi ) Seminars, workshops and coaching classes for NET, SET, TET,
Bank Examinations and various competitive examinations are
conducted during the week-ends and holidays.

4.1.4 How does the institution ensure that the infrastructure facilities meet the
requirements of students with physical disabilities?
The differently-abled students have been given freedom to park their
tricycle at any convenient place of their choice in our college. Other students
are advised to help them to enter the class room. In the hostel, they are
allotted rooms near the toilet and the dining room. Dress codes are relaxed for
these students. Ramp is provided in the toilet. All the buildings are
differently-abled friendly.

4.1.5 Give details on the residential facility and various provisions

available within them:

Hostel Facility – Accommodation available

There are two hostels, one for men and another for women. Men’s
hostel is situated inside the college campus. The ladies hostel is a part of P.G.
women hostel of Govindammal Aditanar College, which is our sister
institution. The two hostels are housed in permanent buildings with adequate
facilities.
S. No. Men/women Capacity Occupancy Rooms
1 Men 200 102 75
2 Women * 15 05

*Accommodation is provided to all our PG girl students who want to stay in

the hostel.

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Recreational facilities, gymnasium, yoga center, etc.
In both hostels, separate recreation halls are available. They are
equipped with television.

Computer facility including access to internet in hostel

Computer facility including access to internet is available in the

women’s PG hostel.

Facilities for medical emergencies

There is a hospital (B.G. Hospital) just opposite to our college where
free treatment is available, round the clock, for the students. As such our
students have easy access to medical treatment.

Health committee comprising of hostel inmates is functioning

effectively. First-aid box is available in the hostel. An auto is available in the
AEI for emergency.
In P.G. women’s hostel, a separate lady doctor is in charge of the
students’ health. She can be called any time by the Residential Superintendent,
in case of an emergency.
There are two teachers who act as RS (Residential Superintendent)
in the hostel taking personal care of the students at all times.

Library facility in the hostels

As such there is no Library in the hostel. But in the reading hall, the
students can read newspapers like The Hindu, Daily Thanthi, and Dinamani
which are subscribed in the hostel.

Recreational facility-common room with audio-visual equipments

In both the hostels, separate recreation halls are available. They are
equipped with television. F.M. Radio is played every day from 6.00 am to
9.00 am and 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm.

Constant supply of safe drinking water

Sufficient and safe drinking water is available in the hostel.

Security
Tight security arrangement is made available in both the U.G and P.G
hostels, two watchmen are appointed to discharge their duties. A separate
register is kept in which the details of the outsiders entering the college are
well maintained. Students are permitted to enter into the college only on

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producing identity card.

Available residential facility for the staff and occupancy

‘Staff Residential Facility’ is available outside our campus. The

salient features of the Staff Quarters are: lush green atmosphere with a
wonderful garden, continuous water supply, children’s park, and tight
security.

4.1.6 What are the provisions made available to students and staff in terms
of health care on the campus and off the campus?
i) Physical Fitness Centre is available in our college.
ii ) General sanitation is taken care of by the hygiene committee.
iii ) First-aid is available in the Physical Director’s room.
iv ) Blood group identification is done for all the first year
students.
v) AIDS awareness programme and health care lectures are
given by doctors every year.
vi ) Three free eye camps were conducted by Vasan Eye Hospital
and Agarwal Eye Hospital for the benefit of the students and
staff members.
vii ) There is a hospital (B.G.Hospital) just opposite to our college
where free treatment is available, round the clock, for the
students. As such our students have easy access to medical
treatment.

4.1.7 Give details of the Common Facilities available on the campus –spaces
for special units like IQAC, Grievance Redressal unit, Women’s Cell,
Counselling and Career Guidance, Placement Unit, Health Centre,
Canteen, recreational spaces for staff and students, safe drinking water
facility, auditorium, etc.

IQAC

A well furnished room is allotted for IQAC with internet facility.

Counselling and Career Guidance, Placement Unit, Women’s cell

Separate rooms are available for Counselling and Career Guidance,

Placement Unit and Women’s cell.

Health Centre

First-aid facility is available. In case of an emergency, free treatment is

available in the B.G. Hospital opposite to our college.

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Canteen

The college has a full- fledged canteen to the utmost satisfaction of the
students and staff members.

Auditorium

An open auditorium and an indoor auditorium are available. We also

make use of the air-conditioned auditorium in our sister institution (
Dr.Sivanthi Aditanar College of Engineering) to conduct seminars.

Recreational spaces for staff and students

Indoor games like Table-tennis, Carom Board and Chess are kept in a
separate room

Dining Hall

For the day-scholars to dine, there is a separate hall with adequate

facilities in the first floor of the canteen.

Multi-purpose Indoor Stadium

Padmashree Dr.Sivanthi Aditanar Indoor stadium, situated in

Dr.Sivanthi Aditanar College of Physical Education (our sister institution), is a
common facility for sports students.

Safe drinking water facility

Our college receives pure water from Tamirabarani River. Our

Management has paid Rs.17,05,050/- (Rupees seventeen lakhs five thousand
and fifty only) as water charges during the last five years to TWAD, Tamil
Nadu.

4.2 Library as a Learning Resource

4.2.1 Does the library have an Advisory Committee? Specify the

composition of such a committee. What significant initiatives have
been implemented by the committee to render the library, student/user
friendly?
YES. For efficient administration and functioning of the library, a
library committee is constituted, which functions as an Advisory Committee.
The committee comprises of seven teachers and nine students. It meets once
in a year and puts forward suggestions for efficient functioning of the library.
The committee suggests library automation and extension of infrastructure. It
also suggests service improvement in the library. Student members of the

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committee give feedback. The general function is reviewed. The committee
gives important suggestions to the Principal.

4.2.2 Provide details of the following:

Total area of the library: 306.9 Sq. Mts.

Total seating capacity: 58 seats

Working hours (on working days, on holidays, before examination

days, during examination days, during vacation);
The Library is kept open from 9.00 A.M to 5.00 P.M on all working
days and from 9.45 A.M to 4.30 P.M on examination days and during summer
vacation.

Layout of the library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for browsing
and relaxed reading, IT zone for accessing e-resources)

Reading Room: 66’ x 30’ (184.14 Sq. Mts.) (58 seats; including 8 seats for
Ladies) .All the Newspapers, Journals, Magazines, etc are available for
reading in the reading room.
Reference Section: 10 seats; 26 wooden glass door bureaus and two
steel glass door bureaus with full of reference books
Stack Room: 44’ x 30’ (122.76 Sq. Mts.) (66 Racks with full of lending
Books)
Stock Room: 10’ x 30’
Internet access facility: Two computers with net facility are available in
Reading Room
All the Post Graduate, M.Phil students, research scholars and members
of the staff can access the e-Journals from UGC N-LIST programme and use
the Internet facility in the library during the working hours of all working
days, free of cost.

4.2.3 How does the library ensure purchase and use of current titles, print
and e-journals and other reading materials? Specify the amount spent
on procuring new books, journals and e-resources during the last four
years.
The library ensures purchase and use of current titles, important
journals, and reading materials by the following ways:
i ) The books and journals are purchased on the basis of
recommendations made by the Heads of the departments and
the faculty.
ii ) The books are also purchased from book exhibitions.

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iii ) The books are ordered on the basis of the demands made by
the students.
iv ) The books are purchased on the basis of latest/revised
syllabus.
v ) The books are purchased on the basis of recent catalogues.
vi ) Separate provision is made for newspapers in the library.
vii ) As per the recommendations made by the HODs based on the
latest brochures of various book publishing houses, orders are
placed by the Principal.

The details regarding the amount spent on the purchase of new books
and journals during the last five years are given below:
Number of Books purchased under UGC Grants:
No. of
Sl.No Head
Books
11th Plan – UG, PG and Merged Scheme – Books 3015
1 [2008-12]

12th Plan – UG, PG and Merged Scheme – Books 1388

2 [2012 - up to April 2014]

Amount spent for Books and Periodicals/Journals year wise

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Library
Holdings
Number Total Cost Number Total Cost Number Total Cost Number Total Cost Number Total Cost

Books
(Text and 52 12,102.00 1675 5,07,565.55 1450 4,31,905.50 514.00 1,04,389.00 1451 4,42,534.00
Reference)

Periodicals/
135 1,01,536.50 144 1,11,901.50 147 1,28,110.00 142 1,41,057.00 139 1,43,155.00
Journals

e-resources 5,000.00 5,000.00

(UGC N
LIST)

Management contribution amount for Books and periodicals/Journals -

Year wise
Year Books(Rs.) Periodicals(Rs)
2009-10 7,816.00 1,01,536.50
2010-11 37,066.75 1,11,901.50
2011-12 1,22,764.00 1,28,110.00

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2012-13 72,471.00 1,41,057.00
2013-14 28,265.00 1,43,155.00

4.2.4 Provide details on the ICT and other tools deployed to provide
maximum access to the library collection?

OPAC
The library is automated with the help of library software
ROVAN LMS. Online Public Access Catalogue is kept in the stack room for
reference. Software has been installed to provide lending service and book
details.
Electronic Resource Management package for e-journals

UGC sponsored e resource package N-LIST programme is available

for students and faculty.
Library Website

Library does not have a separate website. However, user can have
details about the library through the college website.

In-house/remote access to e-publications

All the Post Graduate, M.Phil students, research scholars and members
of the staff can access the e-Journals from UGC N-LIST programme and use
the Internet facility in the library during the working hours of all working
days, free of cost.

Library automation

The library is fully automated with bar coding.

Total number of computers for public access

One computer is kept in the stack room for reference of the students
with OPAC and two computers are available with Internet facility for student
and faculty.
Internet band width/speed

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512 kbs

Institutional Repository

University question papers are collected every semester in all the

subjects and bound volumes are used for references. Back volumes of journals
are available. The library has a collection of college magazines. M. Phil
projects and Ph. D dissertations of the students and the faculty are kept in the
library for reference.

 Content management system for e-learning

NIL
 Participation in Resource sharing networks/consortia (like Inflibnet)

The institution makes use of INFLIBNET - NLIST – e-Journals

4.2.5 Provide details on the following items:

 Average number of walk-ins - 68

 Average number of books issued/returned - 30 / 31
 Ratio of library books to students enrolled - 31
 Average number of books added during last three years - 1,138
 Average number of login to OPAC - Facility is available.
 Average number of login to e-resources (Available from October –
2013) - 115
 Average number of e-resources downloaded/printed - NIL
 Number of information literacy trainings organized - 9
 Details of “weeding out” of books and other materials

The library follows a procedure to weed out the damaged books at the
time of stock verification. The details of ‘weeding out” are given below:

Weeding out/Written off of books

Academic Number of Books Total cost of the written off
Department
Year Written off Books
2009-10 Economics 105 5,693.35

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English 96 4,348.61

Physical Education 9 160.20

Busin. Administration 12 967.00

Mathematics 59 2,825.43

2010-11 Economics 99 11,658.00

Mathematics
58 1,982.18
(Condemned)

Busin. Administration 13 1,378.00

Library (General Stock

81 1,199.18
Verification)

2011-12 Busin. Administration 27 1,341.00

2012-13 Zoology 109 6290.00

Busin. Administration 20 4,058.00

4.2.6 Give details of the specialized services provided by the library

 Manuscripts

Writers Forum – (Tamil and English) Students Manuscript

magazines are available.
 Reference

It has a rich collection of reference materials such as Dictionaries,

Encyclopedias, Thesauruses, Year book, Gazetteers, M. Phil projects, Ph. D
dissertations, Back volumes of journals and Reference books.

 Reprography

NIL
 ILL (Inter Library Loan Service)

Library does not provide ILL

 Information deployment and notification (Information Deployment
and Notification)
The information services provided by the library are as follows:
i ) University question papers are collected every semester in all
the subjects and the bound volumes are used for reference.

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ii ) In the library notice board, details such as opportunities,
higher education avenues and foreign scholarships are
displayed.
iii ) Bibliographical search service is provided to the students and
the staff members.
iv ) Details regarding the suppliers of books and journals are
provided.
v) In the college library, open access system is followed.
Separate sections are maintained for reference books and
back volumes.
vi ) There is a separate notice board in the library providing
details on career guidance, career opportunities and
placements.
vii ) The librarian maintains a file which contains the
advertisement regarding job opportunities.

 Download

The library users can download the information surfed from the
internet.
 Printing

NIL
 Reading list/ Bibliography compilation

Library helps the faculty to collect the bibliography or reading list

on a specific topic or subject through the library database.
 In-house/remote access to e-resources

As library subscribes to N-LIST consortia, it provides in – house /

remote access to e- resources.

 User Orientation and awareness

At the beginning of the academic year, an orientation on the use of

library is given to the first year students.

 Assistance in searching Databases

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Library assistants render help in searching online and off line
databases.

 INFLIBNET/IUC facilities

The institution has subscribed to N-LIST consortia.

4.2.7 Enumerate on the support provided by the Library staff to the

students and teachers of the college.

1. Students get assistance from the library assistants in searching for

books by using OPAC.
2. Library assistants help the readers to identify and locate the needed
books.
3. The library displays the book jackets that are recently purchased and
included in the library collection, so that the students can see the new
arrivals.
4. Newspaper cuttings on higher education, foreign scholarships and
appointments are put up in the library notice board for students’
reference.
5. In addition to this, newspaper clippings are maintained in the library in
a separate file for ready reference.

4.2.8 What are the special facilities offered by the library to the
visually/physically challenged persons? Give details.
Differently-abled students, in case of difficulty, can access the library
by authorizing another student to collect the books. So far the institution did
not have any visually challenged student. The library staff do all that is needed
for the differently-abled students.

4.2.9 Does the library get the feedback from its users? If yes, how is it
analyzed and used for improving the library services. (What strategies
are deployed by the Library to collect feedback from users? How is
the feedback analyzed and used for further improvement of the
library services?)
Yes. Feed back is received from the final year students every
year regarding the service of the library. Further a Suggestion Box is
maintained in the Library. The suggestions given by the students are discussed
with the library committee members (Advisory Committee) and remedial
steps are taken.

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4.3 IT Infrastructure
4.3.1 Give details on the computing facility available (hardware and
software) at the institution.
 Number of computers with Configuration (provide actual number
with exact configuration of each available system
The details of actual number of computers with exact configuration of
each available system are given below:

Computer information as on 14.04.2014:

Office
1. Intel i5 / Intel mother board, 4 GB DD R3 RAM, II Office Superintendent
TB HDD, DVD writer, Logitech Keyboard, Dell
18.5 inch LED monitor
2. Intel Core (R) TM Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93 GUZ Exam Section (Garret)
1GB RAM, HDD 250 GB
3. Intel i5, 4 GB RAM, Intel mother board, Dell 18.5 Accounts section (Panneer)
LED monitor, 1 TB HDD
4. P-IV, Processor, 2.4 GHZ 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Billing (Students fee
Hard disk collection)
5. i5 / Intel core / 3GHZ 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD Accountant (Balamurugan)
18.5 inch Dell monitor
6. i3 / 2GB RAM, 500 GB Hard disk, Dell 18.5 LCD Scholarship section (Pondurai)
Monitor
7. i3 / 2 GB RAM 500 GB Hard disk Dell 18.5 LCD (Umakanthan)
Monitor
8. Intel / Pentium Dual Core 1GB RAM, 80GB Hard Subbulaxmi
disk, CRT – monitor
9. Intel Pentium / Dual core 80GB RAM, CRT Monitor Rose Mary
10. HCL infinity / 1 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, LCD Principal
Monitor

Computer Science
1. Intel (R) Core (TM) i5, 2310 CPU @ 2.90 GHZ 3.41 GB RAM, LCD 24
Monitor HDD 366 GB
2. Genuine Intel, Pentium (r) Proussor 64 MB RAM, HDD 10GB LCD 1
Monitor
3. Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2GHZ ST2 MB RAM, HDD 37 GB HDD 1
4. Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2GHZ, 512MB RAM, HDD 37 GB HDD 1
5. Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2GHZ 1GB RAM, HDD 37 GB 1
6. Intel (R) Core (TM) i5, 2310 CPU @ 2.90GHZ, 3.34 GB RAM, 464 GB 1
HDD LCD Monitor
7. Intel (R) Pentium 4 CPU, 2.66 GHZ AT/RT Compatible 457 KB RAM, 1
30GB HDD
8. Intel (R) Core (TM)2 DUO CPU, E4500 @ 2.20 GHZ 1GB RAM, 150 GB 1
HDD LCD Monitor
9. Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 3.06 GHZ, 512MB RAM, 68.25 GB HDD 1
10. Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2GHZ 2GHZ, 120 MB RAM HDD 37.2 GB 1
11. Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU, 2.40 GHZ AT/RT Compatible 522 KB RAM 1

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Mathematics
1. Intel (R) Core (TM) i3_2100 CPU @ 3.10 GHZ, 3.14 GB RAM, HDD 1
29.2 GB, LCD Monitor
2. Intel (R) Core (TM)2 DUO CPU, E7400 @ 2.93 GHZ, 2.96 GB RAM 1
HDD 300 GB
3. Intel (R) Core (TM)2 DUO CPU, E7400 @ 2.80 GHZ, 1.99 GB RAM, 2
464.6 GB HDD
4. Intel (R) Pentium (2) DUO CPU E2200 @ 2.20 GHZ 0.98 GB, 74.4 GB 1

Physical Education
1. Pentium – D 450 KB Coche, 256 MB RAM, 80GB HDD Multimedia 1
speaker

B.B.A
1. Intel (R) Pentium - (IV) CPU 2.60 GHZ 256 GB RAM, HCL Speakers 1
CRT Monitor, Color 37.20 GB HDD
2. Inter Core 2 DUO, 2.5 GHZ, DG 31, 3 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD Color 1
monitor, logistic speaker

Economics
1. Intel (R) Core (TM) DUO CPU E7500 @ 2.93 GB RAM, LCD Monitor 1 (Carrier
298 GB HDD Guidance)
2. Intel (R) Core (TM)2 DUO CPU E7500 @ 2.93 GB GHZ 2.99 GB RAM, 1
LCD Monitor 298 GB HDD
3. Intel (R) Core (TM)2 DUO CPU E7500 @ 2.93 GHZ 2.99 GB RAM, 298 1
GB HDD

Chemistry
1. Intel (R) Core (TM) i3_2120 CPU @ 3.30 GHZ 3.41 GB RAM HDD 374 1
GB
2. Pentium (R) Dual core (CPU) E5700 @ 3.00 GHZ 2GB RAM, 64 bit OS, 1
2 speakers, 374 GH HDD
3. Pentium (R) Dual core CPU E5400 @ 2.70 GHZ 1GB RAM, HDD 188 1
GB
4. Intel (R) Core (TM)2 CPU 4400 @ 2 GB GHZ 504 MB RAM, 101.7 GB 1
HDD
5. Intel (R) Core (TM)2 DUO CPU E4500 @ 2.2 GHZ 1.96 GB RAM, 297.4 1
HDD
English
1. Intel (R) Core (TM)2 DUO CPU E7500 @ 2.93 GB GHZ 2.96 GB RAM, 1
297 GB HDD LCD Monitor
2. Pentium – D, 2.80 GHZ, 256 MB RAM, 80GB HDD, 450 KB Cactse, 15- 1
inch color, CRT monitor

English Language Lab

1. Pentium – D, 2.8 GHZ, Cache memy 512 MB RAM 512 MB HDD 70 KB 22

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Library
1. Intel (R) Core (TM) i3 540 CPU @ 3.07 GHZ 1.86 GB RAM, 97.6 GB 2
HDD with Bar Code Reader
2. Pentium (R) Dual core CPU E5500 @ 2.80 GHZ 58.5 GB Hard disk 2.79 1
GHZ, 1.96 GB RAM
3. Intel (R) Pentium (R) Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20 GHZ 84 GB Hard disk 1
1GB RAM
4. Intel (R) Xerox (R) CPU E3-1220 v2 @ 3.10 GHZ 4 GB RAM, 463 GB 1
HDD, 64 bit operating system X64 base processor

Library browsing
1. Intel (R) Pentium ® 4 CPU, 2 GHZ AT/RT Compatible 522 KB RAM, 1
40GB HDD

B. Com
1. Pentium (R) Dual core CPU E5200 @ 2.50 GHZ 1 GB RAM, 32_bit 1
operating system

B. Com (C.A) and PG Maths

1. Intel (R) Core (TM) i3 540 CPU 186 GB RAM, HDD 464 GB LCD 23
monitor

P.G. Department of Chemistry

1. Pentium – IV, cache 256 KB, 1GB RAM, HDD 40 GB CRT Monitor 1
2. Pentium – D, cache 256 KB, 80 GB HDD, 512 MB RAM CRT Monitor 1
3. Intel core Duo, cache memuy 256 KB RAM 512MB, 80 GB HDD 2

Physics
1. Intel (R) Core (TM)2 DUO CPU E4500 @ 2.2 GHZ, 1GB RAM, HDD 150 1
GB
2. Intel (R) Core (TM)2 CPU 400 2 GHZ 504 MB RAM, HDD 74.5 GB 1
3. Intel (R) Core (TM) i5 - 2310 CPU 3.9 GHZ, 3.41 GB RAM, HDD 464.6 1
GB
4. Inter (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.40 GHZ, AT / VT compatible, 522 KB
RAM, HDD 37 GB

Zoology
1. Pentium – (R), Dncl Core CPU E5200, 2.50 GHZ, RAM 1 GB, 32 bit 65 1

Abstract
Department Computer Printer Fax UPS Others
Office 10 7 1 1 -
Computer Science 34 6 - 2 1
Mathematics 5 5 - 4 9
Physical Education 1 1 - 1 -
B.B.A 2 1 - 2 -
Tamil - - - - -
Economics 3 3 - 2 1

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Chemistry 5 2 - 1 -
English 2 2 - 1 2
English (Language Lab) 22 - - - 25
Library (5+1) 2 - 2 1
B. Com 1 1 - - 1
B. Com (CA) 23 - - - -
PG Chemistry 4 1 - 1 -
Physics 4 1 - - 1
Zoology 1 1 - 1 1
Total 123 33 1 17 25

 Computer-student ratio

1:1 for B. Sc computer science, 1:2 for B. Com with computer

application
 Stand alone facility -

The computers in all the departments have stand alone facility.

 LAN facility

LAN facility is available in the office, in the departments

Computer Science and PG Computer Lab.
 Wi-Fi facility

Wi-Fi facility is not available.

 Licensed software

The software used in the library are licensed.

 Number of nodes/ computers with Internet facility

20 computers with internet facility

 Any other

A language lab with 20 systems and Head Phones.

4.3.2 Detail on the computer and internet facility made available to the
faculty and students on the campus and off-campus?

All the departments have internet facility. All the staff members can
avail this facility free of cost. Internet facility is also available in the Principal
and the Secretary Room. All the Post Graduate, M. Phil students and members
of the staff can use the internet facility in the library during the working hours

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of all working days. Internet facility is also available in the IQAC room.

4.3.3 What are the institutional plans and strategies for deploying and
upgrading the IT infrastructure and associated facilities?

1. The library plans to subscribe more e-resources.

2. The systems are to be upgraded with new configurations to meet the
changing curriculum.
3. It is proposed to have a photocopying machine in the library.

4.3.4 Provide details on the provision made in the annual budget for
procurement, upgradation, deployment and maintenance of the
computers and their accessories in the institution (Year wise for last
four years)

The annual budget for the procurement of the Computer Systems and
maintenance is given below.

The annual budget for the computer system procurement and maintenance:

Procurement
Up gradation, development
Year
& Maintenance (Rs.)
(Rs.)

2009-2010 5,38,036 4,55,290.90

2010-2011 8,76,700 5,60,253.50

2011-2012 94,970 4,24,486.50

2012-2013 9,34,418 4,65,241.00

2013-2014 81,900 7,15,796.00

4.3.5 How does the institution facilitate extensive use of ICT resources
including development and use of computer-aided teaching/ learning
materials by its staff and students?
Internet connections have been provided for all the departments of our
college. This helps the staff members to prepare the learning materials.
Department of Computer Science helps the teaching staff of our college for
using the computer and internet. LCD projectors are used in our college for
power point presentation. There are eight LCD projectors in our college. One
technician from the Physics laboratory is in charge of operating the LCD
projector.
A ‘Smart Room’ which is open to all faculties is available. PG
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the Library. Language laboratory to develop communication skills of the
students is available in our college. English Language Lab is also used as a
‘Smart Room’ by the teachers of the English Department. After college hours
it is also used for conducting special programmes with power point
presentation. Innumerable films related to the subject (English Literature) are
also screened here. Intercom facility is available in our college to integrate all
the departments.

4.3.6 Elaborate giving suitable examples on how the learning

activities and technologies deployed (access to on-line teaching -
learning resources, independent learning, ICT enabled
classrooms/learning spaces etc.) by the institution place the student
at the centre of teaching-learning process and render the role of a
facilitator for the teacher.

Independent learning is effected through Assignments in every subject

for all courses, seminar in every subject for all PG courses, individual project
work for all the PG courses, practical work done in the Laboratories for all
science subjects and Mathematics and acquisition of Language skills in the
English Language lab, Campus News, manuscript magazines from the Writers
Forum (Tamil and English), college magazine, and Youth festivals and
literary competitions inside and outside the college.
Further students are encouraged to participate and present papers in
conferences and workshops organized by our college and by other institutions.
Home exercises are given to the students especially for problem oriented
subjects. Students are encouraged to make use of the internet facilities and to
learn through open study resources.
Power Point presentations, using LCD projectors are prepared in such
a way that it enables independent learning. Computer assisted learning is
effectively made use of in the Language Lab to learn vocabulary and
phonetics.

Computer assisted learning is effectively used in the PG Mathematics

Computer Lab and the computer lab of the Computer Science Department.

Distance education materials (Self-instructional materials) are

prepared by the students as part of their PG Project work which promotes
independent learning.

The department of English (Writers’ Forum) organized a workshop on

developing creative competence and e-writing on 7.2.2013 with the help of
technology available in our college.

4.3.7 Does the Institution avail of the National Knowledge Network

connectivity directly or through the affiliating university? If so, what

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are the services availed of?

Yes. The institution avails of the National Knowledge Network

connectivity through the affiliating university. The library subscribes to
National Library and Information Service Infrastructure for Scholarly Content
(NLIST) to access enormous e-resources.

4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities

4.4.1 How does the institution ensure optimal allocation and

utilization of the available financial resources for maintenance and
upkeep of the following facilities (substantiate your statements
by providing details of budget allocated during last four years)?
The funds provided by the management and spent through the
Principal for the year 2009 to 2014 towards repair and maintenance of
building and computers are as follows:
Academic Building Computer
Year Maintenance (Rs.) Maintenance (Rs.)
2009-10 31,059 4,55,290.90
2010-11 7,500 5,60,253.50
2011-12 59,075 4,24,486.50
2012-13 3,32,270 4,65,241.00
2013-14 1,80,251 7,15,796.00

Our management has outsourced the cleaning of the college and the hostel.
In addition, campus cleaning is done by the NSS volunteers. In the hostel, hostel
inmates and NSS volunteers clean the campus. Dr. A. Asokkumar is in charge of
allocation of furniture and class room. For maintaining computers, AMC contract is
done with M/s Interpress, Chennai. Mr. S. Sethuramalingam is in charge of
computers in our college. He does the work of upgradation and maintenance of
computers. Since our management has seven colleges, they have a separate
construction wing to carry out the maintenance work. The maintenance expenses
are met from the management funds.
In our college, the budget is prepared by the Principal on the basis of
demands made by the Heads of the departments and the office. The budget
allocation is made at the beginning of the academic year. The fund allotted is
used for the purpose for which it is allotted. If the actual expenditure exceeds
the budget, the management magnanimously sanctions the additional funds.
The Principal asks the Heads of the departments for the ‘physical’ and
‘academic support’ budget proposals. Heads of the departments, in

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consultation with the teachers, give the budget proposal of budget to the
Principal. The Principal analyses the budget proposal and finalizes it and then
sends it to the management, through AEI, Tiruchendur.
The final budget is approved by the Chairman in the budget committee
meeting. After receiving the budget guidelines from the management, the
HODs and teachers in-charge of various activities are informed of the amount
sanctioned and the purpose. The Principal monitors with the help of the office
whether the particular amount is utilized for the purpose for which it is
sanctioned. UGC funds are used as per the UGC guidelines. Student aid fund
is given to the poor students. PTA funds, alumni association funds, and NSS
funds are properly audited. Each and every expense is audited by the college
internal auditors.
By following the above measures our college ensures optimal
utilization of the budget allocated for various activities.

4.4.2 What are the institutional mechanisms for maintenance and upkeep
of the infrastructure, facilities and equipment of the college?
A mechanic in the Physics Department and electricians from AEI do
the minor electrical repairs and mechanical replacements. The management
has appointed separate laboratory assistants. For maintaining the computers
the institution has separate AMC with M/s Interpress, Chennai. For
maintaining AC’s the AMC is with M/S Shenbagam Air Conditioners,
Tirunelveli. For UPS AMC is with M/S Zenelac Power System, Tirunelveli.
AEI has a centralized maintenance team for seven institutions. They also carry
out other maintenance work. Outside experts are also employed, if necessary.
4.4.3 How and with what frequency does the institute take up
calibration and other precision measures for the equipment/
instruments?
 The annual maintenance of all the computer is done by the
orgainsation namely Interpress Private Limited, Chennai.
 The Aditanar Educational Institution (AEI) takes charge of the
maintenance of the generator.
 Xerox copiers in the office are regularly maintained by the suppliers.
 The AMC of AC’s is done by M/S Shenbagam Air conditioners,
Tirunelveli.
 UPS and batteries are maintained by M/S Zenelac Power System,
Tirunelveli.

4.4.4 What are the major steps taken for location, upkeep and
maintenance of sensitive equipment (voltage fluctuations, constant
supply of water etc.)?

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 UPS facility is available to computer laboratories, Language
Lab,office, library and all the departments
 Fire extinguishers are placed in the Library, Chemistry Lab, Zoology
department, Comp Science department, PG Chemistry department,
Business Administration department, Physics Lab and in the office.
Totally, there are 13 fire extinguishers in our college.
 Sufficient numbers of air conditioners are available in the computer
laboratories.

Any other relevant information regarding Infrastructure and Learning

Resources which the college would like to include.

1. Tiruchendur suffers from severe power cut as it is a backward and rural

area without any industry. But in our college there is continuous and
uninterrupted power supply because of the Generator we have in the
college. As the Generator is run with diesel alone, the Management
has spent Rs.4,78,474.00 in the past five years.

2. Round the clock security and campus cleaning is a distinctive feature

of our college. As the Government these days does not fill up the
vacancies of the C and D employees, our Management has graciously
taken up that responsibility and provides tight security (24X7) and
also keeps the campus clean.

3. We have a fully furnished A/C guest house, thanks to our Management.

Our Guest House is situated overlooking the sea just above the
canteen. It has two spacious furnished A/C rooms and a big dinning
cum reception Hall. The Guest House is completely maintained by our
Management.

4. Padmashree Dr.B.Sivanthi Aditanar Indoor Stadium is a common

facility for all the Aditanar Educational Institutions. The stadium is
used for practice by the Indian Valley ball National Team, thanks to
the Founder President Padmashree Dr.B.Sivamthi Adityan, Who was
the President of the Indian Volley ball Association. These national
players when they come here for practice, they stay in the Padmashree
Dr.B.Sivanthi Aditanar Sports Centre for Excellence where the board
and lodging matches international standards. The presence of the
Indian Players here when they come for practice, is a big boost to the
sportsmen of our college.

5. Parent Teachers’ Association (PTA) has supported the club activities

of our colleges and donated a Video Camera worth Rs.38,300/- .
Further, PTA donated Rs.14,500/- to buy ten ceiling fans for the
Library. During 2013-14 PTA has totally donated Rs.91,369/- for

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various activities.

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CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION

5.1 Student Mentoring and Support

5.1.1 Does the institution publish its updated prospectus/handbook annually?

If ‘yes’, what is the information provided to students through these
documents and how does the institution ensure its commitment and
accountability?

YES. The college updates the information in its prospectus and academic
calendar every academic year.

The information furnished in the prospectus is given below:

Details of our college, our founder and our chairman; Courses offered;
Admission procedure; Instructions to selected candidates; College fee
schedule; Information regarding hostel.

The information furnished in the calendar is given below:

College committee members; Faculty members of our college; Non –

teaching staff; Fee concession and scholarship; Medals and prizes;
Information regarding library; Discipline; Leave rules; Good manners and
behavior; Medical inspection and Co – curricular activities.
The institution conveys its objective of imparting knowledge, skill and
values to the rural students by incorporating it in the college emblem itself.

5.1.2 Specify the type, number and amount of institutional

scholarships / freeships given to the students during the last four
years and whether the financial aid was available and disbursed on
time?
Our management gives freeships to the meritorious students of
Kamarajar Higher Secondary School, Meenakshipuram, Virudunagar, District.
For the meritorious sports students, boarding and lodging is free. The details
are given below:
Type of students
Total
Year Sports students Poor students
Rs. Ps.
Rs. Ps. Rs. Ps.
2009 – 2010 1,82,372 25 99,781 50 2,82,153 75
2010 – 2011 2,45,428 00 51,691 00 2,97,119 00
2011 – 2012 1,92,150 00 46,692 00 2,38,842 00

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2012 – 2013 2,28,186 00 69,314 00 2,97,500 00
2013 – 2014 1,78,780 00 73,746 00 2,52,526 00

The details of the funds provided to the part time employees (Students)
are given below:
Year Number of students Amount (Rs.)
2009 – 2010 31 11,945
2010 – 2011 33 9,200
2011 – 2012 33 9,200
2012 – 2013 35 15,000
2013 – 2014 29 11,600
The financial aid is available and it is also disbursed on time. The
institution provides financial aid to the students through student-aid-fund
which are collected from the special fees.

Students-aid-fund
Year No. of students Amount (Rs.)
2009 – 2010 24 3,588
2010 – 2011 59 3,645
2011 – 2012 23 3,378
2012 – 2013 16 3,632
2013 – 2014 27 2,050

MUTA Fred Jeyaprakash and Petchi scholarship fund was instituted in

name of two great stalwarts of MUTA, Thiru.Fred Jeyaprakash and
Thiru.Petchi known for their single minded-devotion and dedication to the
cause of education and the welfare of the students. All the MUTA teachers
when they retire donate a substantial amount of money to this noble fund.
Scholarship is given to the students from the interest that accrues from the
money deposited in the MUTA Scholarship Account. In the past five years, a
sum of rupees 28,900/- has been given to the students towards MUTA
scholarship.

5.1.3 What percentage of students received financial assistance from state

government, central government and other national agencies?

The table given below shows the percentage of the students getting
financial assistance from the Institution and the State and Central
Governments for the last four years.

Percentage of the students getting financial assistance from the

Institution and Government:

Percentage of the students

Year
Institution Government

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2009 – 2010 2.09 66.18

2010 – 2011 4.53 62.53

2011 – 2012 1.87 44.94

2012 – 2013 1.31 48.76

5.1.4 What are the specific support services/facilities available for students
from SC/ST, OBC and economically weaker sections, students with
physical disabilities, overseas students, students to participate in various
competitions/National and International, medical assistance to students:
health centre, health insurance etc., organizing coaching classes for
competitive exams, skill development (spoken English, computer literacy,
etc.,), support for “slow learners”, exposures of students to other institution
of higher learning/corporate/business house etc. and publication of student
magazines.

A) The institution provides the following support services and facilities to the
SC /ST, OBC and economically weaker students.

1. Admission for SC/ST/OBC students is as per the Government reservation

Policy. The details of students admitted to the College during the last four
academic Years are given below:
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Categories Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
SC 229 30 250 33 257 31 249 28
ST 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
OBC 1003 171 1037 189 1033 189 1009 188
General 30 3 32 4 19 5 17 6

2. Government scholarship for OBC (BC, MBC), SC / ST students

Government scholarship for the OBC (BC, MBC), SC / ST student are
made through our college. The details are given below:

Category 2009 – 2010 2010 – 2011 2011 – 2012 2012 – 2013

U.G P.G U.G P.G U.G P.G U.G P.G

BC 366 55 334 45 307 42 318 38

MBC 84 - 66 - 62 2 65 4

SC & ST 185 22 195 29 155 12 187 49

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3. Remedial classes for SC / ST / OBC (non creamy layer) and other
Minorities
In order to help the students belonging to SC / ST / OBC (non creamy
layer) and other minorities to score good marks in their subjects (U.G), the
college conducted remedial classes from the funds sanctioned by the
University Grants Commission. The details are given below:

S.
Date Department
No

4.05 pm to 5.05pm from August to English, Economics, B.B.A, Physics and

1.
October 2010 Chemistry

4.05 pm to 5.05pm from August to English, Economics, B.B.A, Physics and

2.
October 2011 Chemistry

4.05 pm to 5.05pm from January to English, Economics, B.B.A, Physics,

3.
March 2013 Chemistry, Maths

4. Coaching classes for competitive examinations for SC / ST / OBC and

minority communities:

In order to enable the students belonging to SC / ST / OBC (non

creamy layer) and minority communities to get employment through
competitive examinations, the college conducted coaching classes from the
funds sanctioned by the University Grants Commission – XI Plan Merged
Scheme. The details are given below:

Coaching classes for Competitive Total No. of

S. No Date
Examinations participants

1 30.08.2010 – UCO Bank, Bank of India – clerical cadre 166

22.10.2010

2 08.02.2011 – Competitive examination for Bank clerical 176

18.03.2011 Cadre

3 One day counseling for civil services 46

12.03.2011
Examination

4 21.07.2011 – Bank Probationary officers Examination 27

03.09.2011

5 02.09.2011 – Guidance Classes for SET / NET 81

29.09.2011

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6 12.09.2011 – Guidance Classes for SET / NET 80
30.03.2012

7 19.09.2011 – IBPS – Nineteen banks-clerical Cadre 131

22.10.2011 Examination

8 01.02.2012 – Competitive Examinations 106

17.02.2012

9 03.01.2013 – Bank Clerical Cadre Examinations 82

11.03.2013

10 23.12.2013 – Bank Clerical Cadre Examinations 239

17.04.2014

5. Institution scholarship for economically weaker students:

The institution offers financial support services from student-aid-fund and

management fund.

Number of economically weaker students who were given the Institutional

and Government Scholarship is given below:

2009 – 2010- 2011- 2012-

Type of Scholarship
2010 2011 2012 2013
Institutional Scholarship
Student-Aid- Fund 24 59 23 16
Management Fund 3 3 3 3
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 207 224 167 236
BC 421 379 349 356
MBC 84 66 64 69
Indira Gandhi P.G Scholarship for
1 4 2 3
single girl child
Handicapped 3 7 10 5
Beedi Scholarship - 4 10 17
Minority Scholarship - - 8 -
Farmer Scholarship 136 150 3 -
Chief Minister award scholarship 1 - 3 5
TET - 2 2 4
MSU - - 8 10
UGC XI Plan Merged scheme - 20 - -

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B) Programmes conducted for OBC/SC/ST, and Minorities by the Equal
Opportunities Centre:

Equal Opportunity Centre –Activities 2010-2011 to 2013-14

S.No Date Programme Resource Person Participants
1 14-8-2010 Inaugural meeting- Prof.K.Alwar, Former I Year
Reservation for Head,Dept.of English, Students
Social Justice Aditanar College.

2 6-10-2010 Special Lecture on Dr. M. Kamsa Mohideen, Former Final year UG

Self Confidence Head, and PG
Department of Economics Students
,Aditanar College
3 18-8-2010 Women’s Rights: A Dr.H. Anarkali, I&II PG Girl
Feminist APC Mahalakshmi College, students
Perspective Thoothukudi.

4 9-10-2010 Course on Positive Dr.P.Kannappan,C. Vetrivel, Dr. I UG &PG

& Discrimination S. Prabhakar students
10-10-2010 Dr. R. Babu Sivaraja Kirubanithi
Dr. R. Barathan, Dr. K.
Thanikasalam
5 2-3-2011 Constitutional Mr.D. Jebaraj, Public Prosecutor UG and PG
Rights and Legal Students
Procedures
7 12-4-2011 Goal Setting and Dr. R. Srinivasan, UG and PG
Self Motivation Faculty, School of Management Students
Studies,
Sastra University, Thanjavur.
8 15-3-2012 One day Dr. R. Babu Sivaraja Kirubanithi First year UG
Programme on Dr. K. Thanikasalam, Dr. A. and PG
Positive Chelladurai, Students
Discrimination Dr. M. Velrajan, Dr.
Singaravelan,Dr.M.Kannan

9 15-3-2013 Short Term Course Dr. S. Mookiah, Dr. R. Babu First year UG
& on Positive Sivaraja Kirubanithi, and PG
16-3-2013 Discrimination Dr. K. Thanikasalam, Dr. M. Students
Velrajan, Dr. T. Balu
Dr. C. Vetrivel, Mrs.
Anouk,Mr.M.Nagarajan

10 08-04-13 Special Lecture on Mr.A.James William Final year UG

Effective and PG
Communication Students
11 26-4-2013 Gender Dr. P. K. Kalyani UG and PG
Sensitization Students
12 25-9-2013 One day course on Dr. D. S. Mahendran, Mr. K. UG and PG
Life Skills Nethiraja Students

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13 17-10-2013 One Day Guidance Dr. R. Babu Sivaraja Kirubanithi Final year UG
Programme for Dr. K. Thanikasalam, Dr. C. and PG
Civil Service Sekar, Dr. T. Balu, Mr. M. Durai, Students
Examination SP, Thoothukudi District.

14 20-02-14 One day Dr.S.P.Dhanavel & Final year UG

Programme on Dr. K. Thanikasalam and PG
Enhancing Students
Language Skills

C) Differently-abled students:
Three percentage of the seats is reserved and allotted for the
differently-abled students. They receive the government scholarship and are
exempted from the payment of University Examination Fees.

All the buildings are differently-abled friendly. The class room in the
first floor will be shifted to the ground floor to facilitate differently-abled
students, even if there is only one such student. Other students are asked to
help the differently-abled students inside the class room, college and in the
hostel. The institution ensures the adherence to Government policies with
regard to differently-abled students by assisting them to get Government
scholarships. UGC granted Rs. 49,000 under the merged scheme for higher
education for persons with special needs (HEPSN). The amount was utilized
for conducting the following programmes:

1. A Special Counselling programme for the differently-abled

students was organized on 05.10.2010 with Dr. C. Vetrivel
M.B.B.S., D.C.H as the Counsellor.
2. A seminar on “Issues of Differently-abled Persons” was
organized on 07.03.2011.
3. On 20.03.2011, five differently-abled students of our college
were taken in a special van to the Orthopedic Surgery unit of
the Government Hospital, Tirunelveli to diagnose the nature of
their disability.
4. A course on computer skills was conducted in our college on
23.07.2011, 25.07.2011 and 30.07.2011 to our differently-
abled students to become computer literate.
5. A short term course on communication skills was conducted
from 26.07.2011 to 05.08.2011 to our differently-abled
students to improve their communication skills.
6. A programme on “Personality Development and Soft Skills”
was conducted on 17.07.2011 to develop their self-confidence
and to motivate them to achieve their goals.

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7. A seminar on “Problems of differently-abled Persons” was
conducted on 19.09.2011.

D) Overseas students
So far, our college has not received any applications for admission
from the overseas students.

E) Students who participated in various competitions/National and

International
The institution motivates the students by providing travelling
allowance and on duty permission to participate in various competitions
conducted at intercollegiate level and state level.

The students who participate in sports and games at the state level are
given proper training by the experienced coaches. They are provided with
freeships: nutritious food, uniform and sports kit during the training period.
The prize winners of University level intercollegiate tournaments, state level
and national level tournaments conducted by approved Associations are
honoured with cash awards on the college day function.

Sports participation from 2009 to 2014:

Number of sports events conducted in our college is given below:

Intramural Games Athletic Events Inter college
Coaching
Year Men Women Men Women Tournaments and
campus
Selection trails
2009-10 4 4 19 5 15 -
2010-11 4 5 19 5 4 3
2011-12 4 6 19 5 6 3
2012-13 4 4 19 5 6 3
2013-14 4 3 19 5 7 3
The Intramural Games and the Athletic Events are conducted every
year for all the students prior to the Annual Sports Day.

Number of students participated in Sport and Games and other events at

University/State and National Level are given below:

Year University/ State Level National Level

09-10 104 + 19 = 123 12 + 1 = 13
10-11 104 + 12 = 116 10 + 2 = 12
11-12 113 + 07 = 120 09 + 2 = 11
12-13 102 + 07 = 109 11 + 1 = 12
13-14 104 + 20 = 124 16

Number of Medals / Award Won by Students Sports, Games and Other Events
at University/State and National Level are given below:

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Year University /State Level National Level
09-10 48 + 10 = 58 1
10-11 50 + 16 = 66 1
11-12 48 + 04 = 52 2
12-13 26 + 04 = 30 2
13-14 47 + 08 = 55 -

Number of Medals / Award Won by Students in the Open / Invitation

Tournaments are given below:

Year District Level State Level National Level

2009-10 3 10 1
2010-11 8 17 -
2011-12 3 5 -
2012-13 5 11 2
2013-14 6 7 1

Our Sports Achievements:

1. S. Prabakaran II BA Eco represented Tamil Nadu State Sub junior
Volleyball team and won Gold medal in the National championship held at
Shimoga, Karnataka state from 14th to 16th November 2009.

2. T. Smith Joseph III BA Eng, represented Tamil Nadu state sub junior
volleyball team and won Gold medal in 33rd National volleyball
Championship held at Bengaluru, Karnataka state from 15th to 21st November
2010.
3. T. Kamraj III BA Eco & N. Prabakaran IBA Eco represented Tamil Nadu
State Junior Kabaddi team and won Silver medal in the 38th Indian National
Junior kabaddi championship held at Vadodara, Gujarat from 27th to 30th
12.2011.

4. A. Augustin II BA Eco, N. Thambidurai II BA Eco, I. Arivazhagan, III

BCom and V. Shanmuga Priyadoss II MA Eng represented Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University kabaddi team and won IV place in the South zone
interuniversity Kabaddi tournament held at University of Madras, Chennai
from 18th to 28th .01.2013.

5. N. Prabakaran B.A. (Economics) represented Tamil Nadu State Junior

Kabaddi Team in 39th Indian Junior National Kabaddai at Madurai on 26-28
Dec. 2012. For his achievement, the Sports Development Authority of
Tamilnadu sanctioned Rs.7500/- as scholarship to him.

6. Dr. D. Jim Reeves Silent Night, Director of Physical Education, served as

the Convenor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Intercollegiate Sports

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and Tournaments for the year 2013-2014 and conducted tournaments for 24
games and Annual intercollegiate athletic meet for men and women.

Literary and Cultural Participation from 2009 to 2014:

Details of student participation in external cultural competitions are

given below:
No. of students No of Prizes
Year
participated Won
2009-10 41 4
2010-11 38 13
2011-12 37 14
2012-13 66 24
2013-14 52 17

We conducted two “Local Youth Festivals” called ADFEST 2013

(28.1.13 to 31.1.13 and ADFEST 2014 (28.1.14 to 31.1.14). ADFEST 2013
was Interdepartmental in which nearly 300 students participated in 22 events.
Three prizes were given for each event. The theme of ADFEST 2013 was
‘India Today’. In ADFEST 2014 nearly 400 students participated. Three
prizes were given for each event. The theme of ADFEST 2014 was “Role of
Youth in Making India a Developed Country”. Further, in the English
Association Functions, Women’s Day Celebrations, College Day, Folk Arts
Club and Drama Club (Tamil and English) cultural programmes were
conducted in which many students participated.

F) Medical assistance to students: health centre, health

insurance etc.
viii ) Physical Fitness Centre with multi gym facility is available in
our college.
ix ) General sanitation is taken care of by the hygiene committee.
x) Blood group identification is done for first year UG students,
interested faculty and non-teaching staff.
xi ) AIDS awareness programme and health care lectures are
given by doctors.
xii ) Two free eye camps were conducted for the benefit of the
students and staff members.
xiii ) There is a hospital just opposite to our college where free
treatment is available, round the clock, for the students. As
such our students have easy access to medical treatment.

G) Organizing coaching classes for competitive examinations:

In addition to the coaching classes conducted for OBC/SC/ST students,

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wherein all the students participated, the following coaching classes for
competitive examinations were conducted for all the students.

No. of
S. No. Date Course
participants

1 22.02.2012 – 27.02.2012 TET coaching class 15

2 09.05.2012 – 20.05.2012 TET coaching class 40

3 06.03.2013 – 30.04.2013 SET / NET 40

H) Skill development (Spoken English, computer literacy, etc.)

 Spoken English Classes are conducted in for all the first year students.
Marks are awarded for the oral test in the University Examinations.
 The language laboratory in the Department of English also plays a vital
role in helping the students to develop their communication skills.
 The students get computer literacy through the computer oriented
papers.
 All the P.G students are given computer training through UGC – P.G
computer nodal centre.
 The details of skill oriented programmes conducted are given below:

Sl
Programme Period
No.
Tuesdays and
1 Karate Thursdays of every
week
2 Personality Development December to April

3 Communication Skills December to April

4 Developing Writing competence 30 Mar, 2010
29 Sep to 1 Oct,
5 Workshop on "Project development using .NET"
2010
6 Development of Interpersonal skills 28 Jan, 2011
7 Workshop on Understanding the concepts in Mathematical 21-23 Jan, 2011
science
8 Two Day course on 'Soft Skills' 30-31 Mar, 2011
23,25and 30 July,
9 Programme on Computer Skills for Differently abled students
2011

10 Programme on Communication skills for Differently abled 26 July – 5 Aug

students 2011
11 Yoga Training 10 Mar, 2012
12 Programme on Computer Skills 13-17 Mar, 2012
13 Training programme on Soft Skills 10 Jan, 2012

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14 Workshop on Personality Development 31 Jan, 2012
15 Entrepreneurial success and human Relation 13 Sep, 2012
16 A Workshop on “Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning” 19 and 22 Oct 2012
17 Training Programme on “Soft Skills” 17 Dec, 2012
18 Workshop on 'Creative Communication' 27 Dec, 2012
19 Programme on Effective Communication by Equal 8 Apr, 2013
Opportunity Centre
20 One Day Guidance Workshop for “SET/UGC – CSIR, NET 5 Mar, 2013
Examination”
21 A Workshop on “Developing Creative Competence and E- 7 Feb, 2013
writing”
Creative writing Context: Verse,Prose and
22 6-8 Mar 2013
Short and Stories
23 My business experience 22 Aug, 2013
24 Lecture on "Entrance exams for Higher Studies" 8 Oct, 2013
25 Lecture on 'Personality Development' 21 Dec, 2013
26 Lecture on 'Personality Development' 28 Dec, 2013
27 Lecture on 'Competitive examinations for higher Job 28 Dec, 2013
opportunities'
28 My business experience 25 Sep, 2013
29 Special Meeting on Entrepreneurship 9 Jan, 2014
30 My Experiences 21 Feb, 2014
31 Workshop on Problem Solving 4-5 Feb, 2014
32 Programme on Enhancing Language skills for Employment 20 Feb, 2014
33 Lecture on 'Job Opportunities in IT Companies 27 Dec, 2014
34 Workshop on "Dissemination on Innovative Technology - 17 Apr, 2014
Bioplastics from Fish scales"
I) Support for “slow learners”

 Slow learners are identified by the teachers by their response and

through periodical tests.
 Progress reports are sent home and the performance of the students are
made known to the parents.

 The advisor talks to the parents

 The advisor counsels the weak students and guides them to meet the
teacher concerned, and get their doubts clarified.
 The students are encouraged to meet the teachers to discuss their
academic matters even after the class hours

J) Exposures of students to other institution of higher learning/

corporate/business house etc.
Our students and scholars go to different institutions of higher learning
to participate and present papers in seminars and workshops. For collecting
materials for their project work and dissertation PG and M.Phil., students visit
various libraries. Even some of the UG students for their project work visit

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research institutions like Equatorial Geophysical Research Laboratory,
Regional Centre of Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Tirunelveli.

To take part in literary and cultural programme our students go to

different institutions all over Tamilnadu. In order to provide a practical
knowledge and to have a direct experience of the society at large our students
are sent all over India visiting places of historical importance, business houses
and industries.

K) Publication of student magazines

The ‘Writers’ Forum’ (English) publishes “ADBEAMS” in manuscript
form every year. Writers’ Forum has a tutorial system to train its members
on the use of English for creative expression. 2010-11 issue
of ADBEAMS was published on the internet in March 2011 at
http://sites.google.com/site/adbeams.

The Writers’ Forum (Tamil) publishes “Manavar Mandram” in

manuscript form every year.

A publication by the students titled “Campus News” was published one

in March 2013 and the other in March 2014. All these three publications, by
the students contain articles, jokes, poems, incidents and all that happens
within the campus.

Further, every year, all the activities of our college get published in
the College Magazine. The creativity and originality of our students are
brought out through this Magazine also.

5.1.5 Describe the efforts made by the institution to facilitate

entrepreneurial skills, among the students and the impact of the
efforts.

1. The Entrepreneurship cell functioning effectively in our college

conducted the following programmes in order to create awareness among the
students to develop their entrepreneurship skill:

S. No. Date Topic/ Programme

1 03.08.2012 New Business Development
2 13.09.2012 Entrepreneurial success and Human Relation
3 22.08.2013 Starting a Business & My good Business Experience
4 25.09.2013 My Business
5 09.01.2014 Business Opportunities

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1. As many of our students hail from the business community, this kind
of a training helps them immensely to develop their business and if
need be, to start their own business.
2. In BBA and B. Com courses, “Entrepreneurship Development” as a
subject is offered to the students to make them think about
entrepreneurship.
3. BBA department arranges industrial visits for the students. The
students are also encouraged to attend seminars related to
entrepreneurship development.
4. Career Guidance Cell, BBA department and Commerce department
arrange Guest lectures by successful entrepreneurs and subject experts
on Entrepreneurial skill.

5.1.6 Enumerate the policies and strategies of the institution which promote
participation of students in extracurricular and co- curricular
activities such as sports, games, Quiz competitions, debate and
discussions, cultural activities etc.

The institution encourages the students to participate in extracurricular

and co-curricular activities by the following ways.

i) All the U.G. students are encouraged to join in any one of the
extracurricular activities like NSS, NCC, Sports Youth Red
Cross, Red Ribbon Club and Road Safety Patrol.
ii ) TA & DA are provided to the students who attend inter-
collegiate competitions and district/state level tournaments by
funds provided by the management and PTA.
iii ) On duty permission are also provided to the students who
attend inter-collegiate competitions and district/state level
tournaments.
iv ) NCC students who attend All India level special camps and
Republic Day Parade at New Delhi are awarded cash prizes on
the College Day.
v) When a NCC cadet becomes a senior cadet Captain/ Senior
under officer, he is awarded a cash prize of Rs.1000/- on the
College Day.
vi ) Students who are the recipients of the best NSS volunteer
award are also honored on the College Day.
vii ) Students who participate in cultural programmes and win prizes
at the University and the state level competitions are also
awarded cash prizes on the College Day.
viii ) Sports students are given freeships by our management
ix ) For sports, our college utilizes the services of professional
trainers and experts.
x) Quality playing kits are given to the students.

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xi ) Almost all sports students are staying in the hostel and
nutritious and special diets are given to them.
xii ) Cash Prizes are awarded to the sports students for winning
tournaments and medals in the college day function.
xiii ) The Internal Assessment examinations are conducted specially
for the sport students and those who participated in
extracurricular and co-curricular activities are on OD during the
time of the Internal Test.
Literary and Cultural programmes are conducted by the English
Literary Association, Fine Arts Club, Folk Arts Club, Thriuvalluvar
Mandram, Women’s Welfare Committee, Alumini Association, ADFEST
(College level youth Festival), ENGFEST, CMPFEST, ZOOFEST and on the
college day.

5.1.7 Enumerating on the support and guidance provided to the students

in preparing for the competitive exams, give details on the number
of students appeared and qualified in various competitive exams such
as UGC-CSIR- NET, UGC-NET, SLET, ATE / CAT / GRE / TOEFL /
GMAT / Central /State services, Defense, Civil Services, etc.

The following guidance classes for competitive Examination were

conducted with the fund provided by the UGC XI Plan merged scheme and
UGC XII plan:

Total
S. No Date Name of coaching class
participants

1 UCO Bank, Bank of India – clerical 166

30.08.2010 – 22.10.2010
cadre

2 08.02.2011 – 18.03.2011 Competitive examination- clerical 176

3 12.03.2011 One day counseling on civil services 46

4 21.07.2011 – 03.09.2011 Bank Probationary officers 27

Examinations

5 Guidance Coaching Class for SET / 81

02.09.2011 – 29.09.2011
NET Examination

6 Guidance Coaching Class for SET / 80

12.09.2011 – 30.03.2012
NET Examination

7 19.09.2011 – 22.10.2011 IBPS – Nineteen banks clerical 131

8 01.02.2012 – 17.02.2012 Competitive examinations 106

9 09.05.2012 – 20.05.2012 TET coaching class-Free Summer 40

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Coaching class

10 TET coaching class-Free Coaching 15

22.12.2012 – 27.01.2012
class

11 03.01.2013 – 11.03.2013 Bank Clerical Cadre Examinations 82

12 Competitive examinations (Bank 59

30.01.2013 – 11.03.2013
clerical cardre)

13 06.03.2013 – 30.04.2013 SET / NET 40

14 23.12.2013 – 17.04.2014 Bank Clerical Cadre competitive 239

Examinations

The details of the students who got qualified in various competitive

examinations for the last five years are given below:

Competitive Bank
TET NET SET TNPSC
Examinations Clerical

2009-2014 14 2 7 1 9

5.1.8 What type of counseling services are made available to the students
(academic, personal, career, psycho-social etc.)

We have a very effective “Advisory System” in our college. Every

class has an “Advisor”. The students generally approach the advisor for any
kind of counselling. Whenever the students face problems, the first person to
step in is the Advisor.

Academic counseling
All the faculty members involve in providing academic counselling to
the students in addition to Advisor.

Personal counseling
Personal counselling is given by the Advisor of the respective class
and the Head of the Department.

Career counseling
Career Counselling is provided to the students by the Career
Counseling and Placement Cell of the institution. Being a rural college with
first generation learners all the senior teachers are approached for career
counseling.

Psycho-social counselling
The college has a Students’ Counselling Cell with two staff members

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as counselors to offer counseling to the students whenever necessary. In
serious cases, the advisor and the Head of the Department have a serious
discussion with the counselors, the parents and the Principal.

Guidance and counselling center for women students

Women students are counselled by the members of the Women’s

Welfare committee. In our college, we have girls only in the PG departments
except Zoology. The HOD of the respective departments act as the Advisor for
the PG classes. The students either go to the lady staff members in the
department or the HOD depending upon the nature of their problem. It need
be, they also approach the members of the Women’s Welfare Committee.

5.1.9 Does the institution have a structured mechanism for career guidance
and placement of its students? If ‘yes’, detail on the services
provided to help students identify job opportunities and prepare
themselves for interview and the percentage of students selected
during campus interviews by different employers (list the
employers and the programmes).

Yes. The institution has a structured mechanism for career guidance

and placement of the students. It provides career guidance and also carries out
placement activities. The services provided by the Career Counseling and
Guidance Cell” are as follows:

1. Arranges guest lecture on career guidance and motivates the students to

participate in guidance programmes organized by other institutions.
2. Organizes “on - campus interviews”
3. Selects and sends the students to attend ‘off - campus interviews’.
The details of the students selected by different employers in campus
interviews (on/off) are given below:

S.
Date Company Appeared Selected
No.

Reliance Life Insurance,

1 18.01.2010 34 12
Tiruchendur

2 18.01.2010 Nooveau Medicament pvt Ltd 34 06

3 09.05.2010 Polyhose Pvt Ltd 44 17

4 19.02.2011 Wipro 12 01

5 26.02.2011 TCS 50 05

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6 17.03.2011 TAC Ltd 25 -

Manish Gas Appliances, 48 03

7 29.03.2011
Bangalore

8 06.05.2011 Polyhose, Kancheeppuram 39 07

9 07.05.2011 L – CUBE 52 30

SELVALAKSHMI, Paper mill, 02 02

10 06.12.2011
Tirunelveli

11 8.12.2011 CTS 38 -

DHANUSH LAN LTD, 01 01

12 14.01.2012
Ramanathapuram

13 18.02.2012 Sterilite, Thoothukudi 21 07

14 10.03.2012 Wipro 22 01

15 26.06.2012 Sterlite, Tuticorin 21 07

16 16.08.2012 TCS, Chennai 3 01

17 15.03.2013 Mahindra Finance 47 -

Agsar Paints, Limited,

18 28.04.2013 17 -
Thoothukudi

19 24.01.2014 Daily Thanthi,Chennai 12 03

Nehru college of Educational and

20 02.03.2014 Charitable Trust conducted Job 12 -
Fair

21 12.03.2014 SANMAR Group, Trichy 03 -

KHR Tech Solutions,

22 14.03.2014 35 02
Coimbatore

PSN College for Engineering &

23 14.03.2014 02 01
Tech

24 3,4.04.2014 CTS, Chennai 05 -

25 12.04.2014 Sterlite, Tuticorin 10 03

Programmes conducted:
S. No. of
Date Programmes
No. participants

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1 03.10.2010 Seminar on “College to carrier” 101
Workshop on “manufacturing small scale
2 14.10.2010 50
industrial products”
3 22.12.2010 One day counselling course on CA 150
4 30.08.2011 Guest Lecture 90
5 10.01.2012 Training programme on soft skill 90
6 20.12.2011 Training Porgramme 95
7 31.01.2012 Training Porgramme 80
8 14.03.2012 Special lecture 80
9 23.08.2012 Guest Lecture 22
10 08.10.2012 Guest Lecture on Job Opportunities 107
19- Workshop on “Quantitative Aptitude &
11 68
22.10.2012 Reasoning”
12 17.12.2012 Training Progremme on “Soft Skills” 25
13 27.12.2012 Special lecture on “Competitive Examinations” 22
Guest Lecture on “Entrance Exams for Higher
14 08.10.2013 Studies and Employment after immediate 84
Graduation”
15 21.12.2013 Special Lecture on “Personality Development” 36
16 28.12.2013 Special Lecture on “Personality Development” 39
Special Lecture on “Competitive Examinations
17 28.12.2013 27
for Higher job opportunities”
Special lecture on ‘Job opportunities in IT 22
18 27.12.2014
Companies’

Further career and counselling cell conducts model interviews for the
students who got selected in the written exams of various competitive
examinations. For example, Career Counselling and Placement Cell conducted
a model interview for three students who were called for the interview for the
post of assistant statistical investigator conducted by the TNPSC. One student
got appointment as assistant statistical investigator.

5.1.10 Does the institution have a student grievance redressal cell? If yes, list
(if any) the grievances reported and redressed during the last four
years.

YES. The College has a grievance redressal cell with the Principal as
the President and three senior faculties as members among whom, one belongs
to the scheduled class community.

List of grievances reported and redressed is given below:

1. Insufficient rest room for women students was reported and it
was rectified through construction of a new rest room in the
Silver Jubilee building at the cost of Rs. 16,27,995/- (funded by
the UGC and Management).
2. Insufficient toilet facilities for men students were rectified by
the construction of additional toilets near ‘power generator
room’ which is differently-abled friendly.

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3. Frequent power cut was reported and it was solved through the
installation of a new power generator with the capacity of
45 kv.

5.1.11 What are the institutional provisions for resolving issues

pertaining to sexual harassment?

In our college a ‘Women Harassment Cell’ is constituted as per the

Government / University norms. No such complaint has been received so far.

5.1.12 Is there an anti-ragging committee? How many instances (if any) have
been reported during the last four years and what action has been taken
on these?

Yes. The anti-ragging committee is constituted as per Government /

University norms. So far no ragging complaint has been received.

5.1.13 Enumerate the welfare schemes made available to students by the

institution.

1. The college follows “Earn while you learn” scheme. Each

department can appoint one/two students as part-time employees to
do clerical work. Each part time student is paid a nominal amount
as honorarium every year. This provision is also extended to the
library committee, gardening club and Blood donation club. Four
part time student employees are working as ‘Radio Jockey’ who
are paid Rs.500/- every month as honorarium in Sivanthi
Community Radio.
2. Management gives ‘freeships’ to the sports persons. Special diets
are provided.
3. Study notes are given to the students at low cost.
4. ‘Staff and students co-operative store’ is available in our campus.
It sells books and stationary items.
5. The College has a canteen. It provides quality food.
6. Advisory system to mould and develop the personality of the
students is functioning effectively.
7. When conflicts and problems arise outside the college among the
students, the issues are settled through counselling.
8. Free medical care is given to the students.
9. Students make use of the sports fitness centre freely.
10. A spacious cycle shed is available.
11. The College gives financial assistance to the students through
student-aid-fund and MUTA Scholarship.
12. Most of the teachers in the college help the students financially in
their own way.

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5.1.14 Does the institution have a registered Alumni Association? If ‘yes’,
what are its activities and major contributions for institutional,
academic and infrastructure development?
YES. The institution has an alumni association.
Contribution of the alumni to the growth and development of the institution:

a) Alumini felicitates our teachers when they acquire a Ph.D.,

win awards, get elected to university level bodies like the
Syndicate and also when they retire from service. The
felicitation functions are held on 15th August, the Alumini
day.
b) Offering constructive suggestions to the Principal for the
betterment of the college.
c) They play a vital role in the placement activities. The sterling
performance of the alumni in their chosen field brings laurels
to the Institution.
d) 26 faculty members of our college are alumni of our college.
A large number of our alumni are working in different sectors
and are globally spread. Many are successful Entrepreneurs.
Whenever they come to Tiruchendur they willingly give talk
to the students to motivate them.
e) Inter school elocution competition was conducted and prizes
were distributed

5.2 Student Progression

5.2.1 Providing the percentage of students progressing to higher education
or employment (for the last four batches) highlight the trends
observed.
The details of the students progress to the higher education employment for
the last four years.
Percentage
Student Progression
2009 – 2010 2010 – 2011 2011 – 2012 2012 – 2013
UG to PG 34 26 29 24
PG to M. Phil 53 52 49 54
PG to Ph. D - - - 5
Any other ( After
10 33 20 16
UG)
Any other (After
- - - -
PG)
Campus Selection 2.3 3 0.7 0.6
Other than Campus
Recruitment 22 14 15 13
(Employed)
Majority of the students go for higher studies or get into the private sector.

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5.2.2 Provide details of the programme wise pass percentage and
completion rate for the last four years (course wise/batch wise as
stipulated by the university)? Furnish programme-wise details in
comparison with that of the previous performance of the same
institution and that of the Colleges of the affiliating university within
the city/district.

The programme wise details of pass percentage and completion rate are given
below:
Pass Percentage Completion Rate
Programme April April April April 2009 - 2010 – 2011 – 2012 –
2009 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2013
B. A
35 38 40 37 86 84 64 79
Economics
B.A English 36 52 32 19 82 94 87 86
B.B.A 72 67 74 69 95 90 84 89
B. Com 82 79 80 62 97 92 95 90
B.Com with
Computer - - - 29 - - 88 90
Application
B.Sc Maths 74 41 47 29 97 83 88 85
B. Sc
82 80 92 55 81 60 85 82
Physics

B.Sc
63 52 63 62 92 95 90 92
Chemistry

B. Sc 30 20 91 78 83 55 87 73
Zoology
B. Sc
Computer 100 100 100 100 91 100 87 100
Science
M. A
90 100 100 93 97 87 90 97
Economics
M. A
67 71 86 74 93 93 85 90
English
M. Sc
57 56 56 43 82 89 100 96
Mathematics
M. Sc
68 53 54 26 100 80 92 100
Chemistry
M. Phil
100 100 100 80 100 100 100 100
Economics
M. Phil
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
English
M. Phil
79 100 100 93 100 100 100 100
Mathematics
M. Phil
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Chemistry

The programme wise details of the pass percentage of the institution in

comparison with that of the college of the affiliating university within the city
are given below:

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Aditanar College of Arts and
Govindammal Aditanar for women
Science
Programme
April April April April April April April April
2009 2010 2011 2012 2009 2010 2011 2012
B. A
35 38 40 37 92 93 76 35
Economics
B.A English 36 52 32 19 83 70 91 89
B.B.A 72 67 74 69 95 100 100 84
B. Com 82 79 80 62 93 93 95 77
B.Com with
Computer - - - 29 - - 100 92
Application
B. Sc Maths 74 41 47 29 95 96 100 96
B. Sc
82 80 92 55 82 100 100 95
Physics
B. Sc
63 52 63 62 96 96 100 76
Chemistry
B. Sc
30 20 91 78 96 100 100 96
Zoology
B. Sc
Computer 100 100 100 100 93 100 100 96
Science
M. A
90 100 100 93 NA
Economics
M. A
67 71 86 74 NA
English
M. Sc
57 56 56 43 50 86 100 75
Mathematics
M. Sc
68 53 54 26 NA
Chemistry
M. Phil
100 100 100 80 NA
Economics
M. Phil
100 100 100 100 NA
English
M. Phil.
79 100 100 93 NA
Mathematics
M. Phil
100 100 100 100 NA
Chemistry

5.2.3 How does the institution facilitate student progression to higher level of
education and/or towards employment?

The institution facilitates student progression to higher education by

offering five post graduate programmes, five M. Phil programmes and four
research centres. There are 9 Ph.D. guides in these four research centres. The
placement of outgoing U.G. and P.G. students have been done through Career
Guidance and Placement Cell. The career guidance cell arranges guest lectures
for career guidance. Usually, the request is made by the companies to the
Principal either by writing or over phone. The career guidance and Placement
cell carries out the selection process. The out gone students are called through

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letters.

Coaching classes for various competitive examinations like IAS, NET,

SET, TET and IBPS are conducted by our institution with the help of funds
provided by UGC XI plan merged scheme and UGC XII plan scheme.

Our college General Knowledge Cell conducts two model tests (one
for clerical cadre and another for Civil services) every year in order to
facilitate students to write the competitive examination confidently. Job
opportunities are displayed in the library notice board.

5.2.4 Enumerate the special support provided to students who are at risk of
failure and drop out?

Dropout rate is minimized. The reasons attributed to the dropout rates

are inability to cope with the studies, getting employment and the parents
getting transferred. Whenever any student wants TC, he has to get the
permission from the Principal. The Principal calls the individual and asks the
reason. If the reason is meant for his/her progress, he permits the student to get
the TC. Otherwise the principal takes steps to retain the student by giving
counseling or by talking to the parents.
If the students have financial constraints, the Principal intervenes and
arranges for funds. Sometimes students may not have interest in undergoing
the course. In such cases, if the student wants to transfer to another course, it is
done by the Principal. Group transfer is also done by merit. If the students are
absent for more than five days a letter is sent to the parents. The students, after
meeting the advisor, HOD and the Principal talk to the parents, are readmitted.
Students who have arrears in many papers are also motivated by the advisors
to attend remedial classes and to complete the course, which in turn reduces
the drop - out rate.
The problem of drop out also results out of the financial constraints of
the parents. The college provides student aid fund to these needy students to
reduce the dropout rate. Women’s welfare committee also places a role to
minimize the dropout rate. Slow learners are identified by the advisors and
remedial courses are conducted to improve their performance. Because of
these steps the dropout rates are minimized.

5.3 Student Participation and Activities

5.3.1 List the range of sports, games, cultural and other extracurricular
activities available to students. Provide details of participation and
program calendar.

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List of Range of Sports and Games:

Indoor Games

 Table tennis; Weigh training, Carom and Chess.

Outdoor Games

 Football, Volleyball, Basket ball, Kabaddi, Cricket, Kho – Kho, Ball

badminton, Badminton and Tennis.

Fitness center

 Multigym with 16 stations and Barbell apparatus

Track Events

 Track (400 meters standard track), Jumping sectors (Long Jump, Triple
Jump, High Jump and Pole vault) and Throwing sectors (Shot put, discus
throw javelin throw and hammer throw)

List of cultural activities

 Youth festival, College Day, ADFEST, ENGFEST, ZOOFEST and

CMPFEST. Cultural Programmes are also conducted during Women’s
Day, English Association and other Club activities.
List of Extracurricular activities

 NSS (4 Units), NCC (Army), NCC (Navy), YRC, RSP and RRC.

5.3.2 Furnish the details of major student achievements in co-

curricular, extracurricular and cultural activities at different levels:
University / State / Zonal / National / International, etc. for the
previous four years.

The details of the student achievements in co-curricular, extracurricular and

cultural activities at University, Zonal, National and International for the previous
five years are given below:

External Cultural Events:

2009-2010
S.No
Date Place Event Participants Prizes Won
.

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S. Chandra Jeya First Prize in
Manonmaniam
11.09.2009 (M.Phil-Eng) Rangoli
Sundaranar XVII University
1 &
University, Youth Festival S. Chandra Jeya Third Prize in
12.09.2009
Tirunelveli.
(M.Phil-Eng) Collage
Sri Parasakthi University Level
S. Chandra Jeya Second Prize in
2 20.01.2010 College College
M.Phil (Eng) Collage
Courtallam Competition
World Tourism
R. K. Karthika
3 27.02.2010 Ettaiyapuam Day Elocution Third Prize
II M.Sc. (Maths)
Competition

2010-2011
S.No. Date Place Event Participants Prizes Won
th
1 12.07.2010 Kamaraj College 108 Kamarajar’s M. Balagangatharan Second Prize
and Thoothukudi Birth day Cultural III B.Sc (C.S) in Essay
15.07.2010 Competition writing
2 31.07.2010 Manonmaniam XVIII Youth S. Vanakarthic Third Prize in
and Sundaranar Festival II B.Sc. (Maths) Painting
01.08.2010 University,
Tirunelveli.
3 20.09.2010 Aditanar College World Population M.Balagangatharan First Prize
of Arts and Day Elocution III B.Sc.(CS)
Science, Competition T.Bharathi Second Prize
Tiruchendur II B.Sc.(AZBT)
A.Saseekala Third Prize
I B.Sc.(AZBT)
4 26.09.2010 District Forest World Forest Day S. Vanakarthic Second Prize
Office, Painting II B.Sc. (Maths)
Thoothukudi Competition
5 04.10.2010 Aditanar College World Tourism Day T.Bharathi First Prize
of Arts and Elocution II B.Sc.(AZBT)
Science, Competition A. Saseekala Second Prize
Tiruchendur II B.Sc. (AZBT)
S. Devi Priya Third Prize
II B.Sc. (AZBT)
6 20.12.2010 St. Xavier’s ADZOOXCOM A. Kavitha First Prize in
College, (University Level II B.Sc. (AZBT) Quiz
Palayamkottai Competition) J. Josepin Prinyanka
II B.Sc. ( AZBT)
S. Devi Priya Second Prize
II B.Sc. (AZBT) in Poster
G. Sindhuja Presentation
II B.Sc.(AZBT)

T. Bharathi Third Prize in

I B.Sc. (AZBT) Poster
S. Maria Vargies Presentation
II B.Sc. (AZBT)
A. Kavitha Third Prize in
II B.Sc. (AZBT) Essay writing

2011-12
Name of the
S.No Date Event Place / Organizer Prizes Won
Participants
1 01.07.11 to Neyveli Book Neyveli Lignite A. Kavitha Consolation Prize

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10.07.11 Fair – 2011 Corporation and III B.Sc. Rs. 500/-
State level Essay Dinamani Zoology
Witting Tamildaily
Competition
All India Freedom S. Vanakarthic First Prize
District Level Fighters and III B.Sc. Maths
2 14.08.2011 Painting Successors welfare
N. Manikandan Fourth Prize
Competion Association,
I B.Com
Arumuganeri
S. Vanakarthick First Prize in
District Level III B.Sc. Maths Painting District
Elocution and Forest Department Level
3 25.09.2011
Painting Thoothukudi S. Vanakarthick Second Prize in
competion III B.Sc. Maths painting State
level
Department of S. Vanakarthick First Prize in
Youth Welfare III B.Sc. Maths Cartooning
01.10.2011 & 19th Youth Manonmaniam
4
02.10.2011 Festival Sundaranar S. Vanakarthick Second Prize in on
University, III B.Sc. Maths the spot Painting.
Tirunelveli.
Youth welfare A. Kuberan First Prize in
Department III B.Sc. Chem Collage
01.10.2011 & 19th Youth Manonmaniam S. Muthu Seond Prize in
5
02.10.2011 Festival Sundaranar subrmanian Classical
University, I B.Sc. Maths Instrument Solo.
Tirunelveli.
Golden Jubilee S. Vanakarthick Second Prize in
celebrations of III B.Sc Maths Drawing
Pope’s college
6 28.01.2012 Pope’s college
Sawyer puram
(Intercollegiate
Talent contest)
S. Karthikeyan Second Prize in
II M.A. Verse Writing
(English)
S. Kathikeyan,
G. Chitradevi, First Prize in
T. Daisy, Drama (English)
Department of
Olympus 2012 V. Shanmuga
English, St,
7 09.01.2012 Priya Doss,
Xavier’s college,
D. Crowny,
Tirunelveli
T. Jude
Livingston,
U. Antia, and
S. Thanga
Muthu of II
M.A.(English)

2012-13
Sl. Organizer and Name of the Prizes
Date Event
No venue Participants Won
1. 18 Literary and V.O.C college, K.Jesuraj I MSC III prize
Aug2012 cultural Tuticorin (Zoology) in Art
competition S.Parvathimuthu III from
B.SC (Phy) waste.
S.Muthusubramanian

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Sl. Organizer and Name of the Prizes
Date Event
No venue Participants Won
II B.SC(Maths)
2 23 Aug Taluk level E.B, K.Jesuraj I M.SC(Zoo) I Prize
2012 Drawing Tiruchendur,
competition Aditanar college,
Tiruchendur
3 14Sep. National Jointly organized S.Ponkala Merit
2012 Level Essay by the UN M.Phil(Eco) Prize
writing Information R.Arun Kumar III
Competition centre, New B.SC(Phy) Merit
Delhi and Shri Prize
Ram Chandra
mission, New
Delhi
4 2 Nov. 91st TMB, Tuticorin T.Bharathi I III Prize
2012 Anniversary M.SC(Zoo) (Rs.1000
day elocution /-Cash
Competition Prize)
of Tamilnad
Mercantile
Bank limited,
Tuticorin
5 14 Dec District level TNEB, K. Jesurajan I I Prize
2012 Drawing Tiruchendur M.SC(Zoo)
competition Dr.Sivanthi
Aditanar college
of Education,
Tiruchendur
6 5 Oct. Quiz Kamaraj college S.Ram Balaji IIIPrize
2012 Tuticorin S.Vidya Sagar
7 5 Oct. Debugging Kamaraj college S.Ram Balaji IIIPrize
2012 Tuticorin
8 27 Aug. Best-Manager Sri. Kaleeswari E.Elson Navin IPrize
2012 college J.Augustin Raja
Sivakasi J.Devedasan
9 19 Oct. Ad zap Einstin E.Elson Navin II Prize
2012 Engineering A.Aravindhan
college,. U.Senthil Kumaran
Alangulam S.P.Mani Kandan

10 19 Oct Business Einstin B.Ajay Chakravarthi III Prize

2012 Quiz Engineering J.Kelep Selvan
college,
Alangulam
11 26 Aug Kata-Black SHOHBUKAI J.Saravanan I Place
2012 Belt – SGKS GOJU-RYU II B.Sc.(C)
South zone Sports karate
Karate school
championship Gymkhana
-2012 Sports Club,
Spic Nagar,

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Sl. Organizer and Name of the Prizes
Date Event
No venue Participants Won
Tuticorin

12 26 Aug Kumite in age SHOHBUKAI J.Saravanan I Place

2012 – Meu Black GOJU-RYU II B.Sc.(C)
Belt SGKS- Sports karate
2012 school
Gymkhana
Sports Club,
Spic Nagar,
Tuticorin
13 26 Aug Kumite in age SHOHBUKAI M.Meenakshi Karthic II Place
2012 17 to 20 years GOJU-RYU III B.A.(Eco.)
SGKS-2012 Sports karate
school
Gymkhana
Sports Club,
Spic Nagar,
Tuticorin
15 26 Aug Kata Above SHOHBUKAI M.Meenakshi Karthic I Place
2012 18 years GOJU-RYU III B.A.(Eco.)
SGKS-2012 Sports karate
school
Gymkhana
Sports Club,
Spic Nagar,
Tuticorin
16 24 Feb Kumite for Shito Ryu M.Meenakshi Karthic I Place
2013 male in the Nippon karate III B.A.(Eco.)
18 and above DO Kai India,
age, Color Porur, Chennai
Belt event

17 24 Feb Kata for male Shito Ryu M.Meenakshi Karthic II Place

2013 in SGKS Nippor karate III B.A.(Eco.)
2013 DO Kai India,
Porur, Chennai
18 2 Mar Kata Black Sports Karate J.Saravanan II Place
2013 Belt SGKS school, II B.Sc.(C)
Championshi Palayamkottai
p-2013
19 2 Mar Kumite Black SHOHBUKA J.Saravanan I Place
2013 Belt GOJU-RYU II B.Sc.(C)
SGKS-2013 Sports Karate
school,
Palayamkottai

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Sl. Organizer and Name of the Prizes
Date Event
No venue Participants Won
20 2 Mar Kata colour SHOHBUKA M.Meenakshi Karthic I Place
2013 belt for +18 GOJU-RYU III B.A.(Eco.)
SKGS-2013 Sports Karate
school,
Palayamkottai
21 2 Mar Kumite SHOHBUKA M.Meenakshi Karthic I Place
2013 colour belt GOJU-RYU III B.A.(Eco.)
for +18 Sports Karate
SKGS-2013 school,
Palayamkottai
22 18 Aug Guess Game Sri. Ram S.Bharathi I Prize
2012 Nallamani G.Chitra Devi
Yadava College R.Anto Sindhuja
of Arts and
Science,
Kodikurichi,
Tenkasi.

2013-14
Sl. Date Event Organizer and venue Name of the Prizes
No Participants Won
1 26 Aug. District Level Department of Tamil C. Esakkiammal I Prize(
2013 Literary Development, I M. A (Eco) Rs.
Competition Thoothukudi, Distict N. Gomathi 10,000
M. Phil (Eco) cash
C. Pasamalar prize)
M. Phil (Eco)
2 26 Oct. Jothi Basu Jothi Basu Centenary C. Pasamalar I Prize
2013 centenary Celebration Committee, M. Phil (Eco)
celebration Toothukudi district C. Sudarmani II Prize
literary II B. Sc (Che)
Competition S. Raja kumarn II Prize
I M. A (Eng)
R. Benia Maria III Prize
Synaga
I M. Sc (Maths)
3 19 Dec. Taluk Level Tamil Nadu Electricity C. Sudarmani
2013 Elocution Board, Tiruchendur II B. Sc (Che) II Prize
Competition S. Raja kumarn
I M. A (Eng)
T. Bharathi II M. Sc
(Zoo)
4 24 Jan. Tamil A. P. C. Mahalaxmi T. Bharathi III Prize
2014 Elocution College for Women II M. Sc (Zoo)
Competition Thoothukudi. 2

5 25 Jan. Youth V. O. Chindambaram T. Bharathi III Prize

2014 Awards College of Education II M. Sc (Zoo)
Competitions Thoothukudi S. Rajkumaran I M.
– 2014 A (Eng)
6 7 Feb. System Sri. Sankara Bhagavathi M.M. Ahamed I Place
2014 Assembling Arts and Science Razeen
College, Kommadikottai

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Sl. Date Event Organizer and venue Name of the Prizes
No Participants Won
7 7 Feb. Techno Quiz Sri. Sankara Bhagavathi S. Prabhakar I Place
2014 Arts and Science V. ArulKottaiyan
College, Kommadikottai C. Vijay
R.S. Ramaswamy
J. Arnold clinden
N. Subramanian
G. Sankara
Narayanan
S. Anantha Natarajan
S. Vidya Sagar
8 7 Feb. Buy Tracking Sri. Sankara Bhagavathi V. ArulKottaiyan II Place
2014 Arts and Science C. Vijay
College, Kommadikottai R.S. Ramaswamy
J. Arnold clinden
N. Subramanian
G. Sankara
Narayanan
S. Anantha Natarajan

9 7 Feb. Product Sri. Sankara Bhagavathi C. Vijay II Place

2014 Promoting Arts and Science R.S. Ramaswamy
College, Kommadikottai J. Arnold Clinden
S. Anantha Natarajan

10 7 Feb. General Quiz Sri. Sankara Bhagavathi J. Arnold Clinden II Place

2014 Arts and Science N. Subramanian
College, Kommadikottai S. Vidya Sagar
11 20 State Level TDMNS College T. S. Darwin I B.A II Place
Sep.2013 Quiz Kallikulam (Eco)
Competition V. Ramanatha
Ramkumar II B. A
(Eco)
S. Siva Perumal
III B. A (Eco)
12 24 Jan, University A. P. C. Mahalaxmi T. Bharathi II M. Sc III Prize
2014 Level College for Women (Zoo)
Elocution Thoothukudi. 2
(Tamil)
Competition
13 25 Jan University V. O. Chindambaram T. Bharathi II M. Sc Awarded
2014 Level Mono College of Education (Zoo) Arivu
Acting Tamil Thoothukudi Thulir and
Rs. 200
Cash prize
14 25Jan University V. O. Chindambaram T. Bharathi II M. Sc Awarded
2014 Level Short College of Education (Zoo) Arivu
Story Telling Thoothukudi Puthir and
(Tamil) Rs. 100
Cash prize

NSS and NCC

NSS Programme awards

Dr. M. Kannan, Head and Associate Professor of Tamil, (unit No.48)
was awarded the University Level Best NSS programme officer award for the

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year 2011-2012. NSS Unit no. 45 was awarded University Level Best NSS
Unit Award for the year 2008 – 2009. NSS Unit no. 44 was awarded
University Level Best NSS Unit Award for the year for the year 2011-12.

NSS volunteer award & achievement

S. Tavasi Mariselvam (B.B.A) received the University Level Best
N.S.S volunteer award for the year 2009 – 2010. P.Siva Sankar, ( B.Sc.
Zoology), N.S.S Unit 45, participated in the Republic Day Parade on
26.01.2011.

NCC Camps attended and Awards

The details of camps attended by the cadets and the officer are given below:

Camp Year
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
AN Cadet AN Cadet AN Cadet AN Cadet AN Cadet
O s O s O s O s O s
Group
Level 0 59 0 24 0 29 0 21 0 41
Camps
State
Level 0 6 0 6 0 4 0 16 0 27
Camps
Nation
al
1 6 2 6 1 7 1 8 1 10
Level
Camps

Major Dr.P.Prabhakaran, Associate NCC Officer (Army), 3/29

Coy.NCC, Associate Professor of Economics, received the “Director
General’s (NCC) Commendation” award for the year 2012.

Dr.D.S.Mahendran, NCC Officer (Navy), Associate Professor of

Computer Science, received the National award “DG NCC Commendation”
for the year 2013.

NCC Naval cadets, POC C.Dharmaseelan and NCI V.Muthujeyakumar

received the “Tamil Nadu Government Scholarship for outstanding NCC
cadets-2013-14”. They received Rs. 2000/- each. Also, POC C.Dharmaseelan
attended the Republic Day Camp at New Delhi in 2014.

Three NCC Naval Cadets K.Vigneswaran, M.Venkateshan and

H.Maheshkumar attended the NAU-SAINIK CAMP at Vishakapatnam and
won the cash incentive award for NSC-2013. They received Rs.800/- each.

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NCC Naval cadet POC M. Anantharaj B.Sc., (Physics) won a Gold
Medal in the Firing Competition in the All India Advance Leadership Camp
held in Tiruchendur from 22.12.2011 to 02.01.2012

NCC Army sergeants, R.Sundararajan and S.Rajkumaran received the

“Tamilnadu Government Scholarship for outstanding NCC cadets- 2011 -12”.
They received Rs. 1000/- each.

Major Sports Achievements:

1. S. Prabakaran II BA Eco represented Tamilnadu State Sub junior

Volleyball team and won Gold medal in the National championship held at
Shimoga, Karnataka state from 14th to 16th November 2009.

2. T. Smith Joseph III BA Eng, represented Tamilnadu state sub junior

volleyball team and won Gold medal in 33rd National volleyball
Championship held at Bengaluru, Karnataka state from 15th to 21st November
2010.

3. N. Thambidurai B.A (Economics) - represented Tamil Nadu State

Junior Kabaddi Team and participated in 37th Junior National Kabaddai
Championship held at Bilai, Sathiskar State from 01.02.2010 to 05.12.2010

4. T. Kamraj III BA Eco & N. Prabakaran IBA Eco represented

Tamilnadu State Junior Kabaddi team and won Silver medal in the 38th Indian
National Junior kabaddi championship held at vadodara, Gujarat during 27 th to
30th 12.2011.
5. I. Arivazhagan III B.Com., T. Sugumar I B. Sc (Zoo), M. Muthu I
B.A. (Eco) and M. Mari Selvam I B.A., (Eco) have represented Thoothukkudi
district Junior Kabbaddi Team and emerged winners in the 39th Tamil Nadu
State Junior Competition held at Udumalaipettai from 27-29 July 2012.

6. A. Augustin II BA Eco, N. Thambidurai II BA Eco, I. Arivazhagan,

III BCom and V. Shanmuga Priyadoss II MA Eng represented Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University kabaddi team and won IV place in the South szone
interuniversity Kabaddi tournament held at University of Madras, Chennai
from 18th to 28th .01.2013.

7. N. Prabakaran B.A. (Economics) represented Tamil Nadu State

Junior Kabaddi Team in 39th Indian Junior National Kabaddi at Madurai on
26-28 Dec. 2012. For his achievement, the Sports Development Authority of
Tamil Nadu sanctioned Rs.7500/- as scholarship to him.

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8. Dr. D. Jim Reeves Silent Night, Director of Physical Education,
served as the Convenor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Intercollegiate Sports and Tournaments for the year 2013-2014 and conducted
tournaments for 24 games and Annual intercollegiate athletic meet for men
and women.

5.3.3 How does the college seek and use data and feedback from its
graduates and employers, to improve the performance and quality of
the institutional provisions?

YES.
The institution collects feedback from the final year students through a
questionnaire. The responses are analysed and the necessary remedial
measures are taken by the Principal on the basis of their findings.

The Career Guidance Cell gets feedback from the employers who
come to the college for recruitment; the suggestions and recommendations
given by the employers are taken into consideration.

The institution also seeks the feedback from the Alumni Association
and the Parent-Teacher Association.

5.3.4 How does the college involve and encourage students to publish materials
like catalogues, wall magazines, college magazine, and other
material? List the publications/ materials brought out by the students
during the previous four academic sessions.

The ‘Writers’ Forum’ (English) publishes “ADBEAMS” in manuscript

form every year. Writers’ Forum has a tutorial system to train its members on
the use of English for creative expression. 2010-11 issue of ADBEAMS was
published on the internet in March 2011 at
http://sites.google.com/site/adbeams.

The Writers’ Forum (Tamil) publishes “Manavar Mandram” in

manuscript form every year. A publication by the students titled “Campus
News” was published one in March 2013 and the other in March 2014. All
these three publications, by the students contain articles, jokes, poems,
incidents and all that happens within the campus.
Further, every year, all the activities of our college get published in
the “College Magazine”. The creativity and originality of our students are also
brought out through this College Magazine.

5.3.5 Does the college have a Student Council or any similar body? Give
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Every department has a students’ association. HOD is the President
and a teacher takes care of association’s activities. All the students of the
department are the members. One student is nominated as the Secretary and
another student is nominated as the Joint Secretary. To meet out the
association activities, adequate expenses are provided by the management.
The Secretary and Joint Secretary play an active role in the departmental
activities. The association conducts meetings and competitions. The
association secretary raises funds from the students to provide financial
assistance to students suffering from severe ailments. Students’ grievances, if
any, are settled by the HODs and advisors by counseling them.

5.3.6 Give details of various academic and administrative bodies that have
student representatives on them.
Students have representation in the following academic and
administrative bodies:
i. Students have prominent representation in the department
association. The association activities of the department are
carried out by the student representatives.
ii. The students have representation in the college co-operative
stores. They give valid suggestions for the effective functioning
of the co-operative society.
iii. Students have representation in the various clubs of the college.
The club activities are executed by the students.
iv. Students represent in NSS advisory committee and give valid
suggestions in carrying out NSS activities.
v. Students have representation in Library committee and give
suggestions for the proper conduct of library activities.
vi. Students have representation in campus amenities fund
committee.
vii. The cooperative store has two student directors nominated by
the Principal to act as the directors in the cooperative store.
viii. Students have representation is IQAC and they give valuable
information for the improvement of the quality.

5.3.7 How does the institution network and collaborate with the Alumni
and former faculty of the Institution.

Alumni Meet
Every year on 15th August the alumni meet is convened for which
prominent alumnae are invited as Guest of Honour. The alumnae who are the
entrepreneurs are invited by the departments to give guest lecture to the
students.

Collaboration with former faculty

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them for the college day function and for delivering guest lectures. The former
faculty members are appointed as Secretaries of various colleges run by our
management. The present faculties are getting guidance for their research
work from the former faculty members.

Any other relevant information regarding Student Support and Progression

which the college would like to include
i) Financial assistance is given to the deserving poor students.
ii ) To encourage sports activities, financial assistance is given to
the sports persons.
iii ) The students who are meritorious in NSS activities, NCC
activities, sport activities and fine arts are honoured in the
college day.
iv ) One minute secular prayer is offered in the class room before
the commencement of everyday activities.
v) “Earn while you learn” scheme is adopted through part time
student employment.
vi ) Progression to higher studies and career guidance are taken
care of by the student advisors.
vii ) Women students take active part on the college day, sports
day, and convocation day and on other important functions.
viii ) Students’ attendance is monitored by class advisors and heads
of the department.
ix ) All academic prizes are given on the college day.
x) All the certificates requested by the students are issued on the
same day.
xi ) 100% attendance is also encouraged.
xii ) All university rank holders are awarded cash prizes in the
college day.
xiii ) The student advisory scheme is functioning effectively in our
college.
xiv ) The orientation programme extended to the first year degree
learners on the day of joining the college helps them to adjust
to the new environment.
xv ) The information center renders service at the time of
admission and also throughout the academic year. They sell
stamps and they also deal with lost goods within the college
campus.
xvi ) From the year 1963, our college management has been giving
cash awards to the toppers in the X standard and XII standard
final examinations conducted by the State Board. District
level toppers belonging to the 3 southern districts namely
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prizes. These prizes are awarded on our college day every
year to motivate the school learners.
xvii ) Progress reports of the students are sent to their parents by the
Principal once in a semester. G.K. competition is conducted
every year. Part time employment for students is made
available under “Earn while you learn” scheme.
xviii ) Examination related grievances are solved through
counselling.

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CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND M ANAGEMENT

6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership

6.1.1 State the vision and mission of the Institution and enumerate on how
the mission statement defines the institution’s distinctive
characteristics in terms of addressing the needs of the society, the
students it seeks to serve, institution’s traditions and value orientations,
vision for the future, etc.?
Vision
The vision of the college is “Social change through economic progress
and economic progress through educating the youth of the rural area”.
Mission
The mission of the college is to provide quality higher education aimed
at enhancing the required knowledge and skills and instilling the desired
values in the minds of students enabling them to be enterprising and becoming
worthy citizen of our country.
Objective
The objective of the college is to impart knowledge, skill and values to
the rural youth.
Institution’s distinctive characteristics
The vision of our Founder, “Social change through economic progress
and economic progress through educating the youth of the rural area”, acts as
the road map for the management. The management recruits qualified
teachers purely on merit. The management believes in the academic freedom
of teachers. The academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are so
planned that the students will be worthy citizens of our country.
The college believes in and propagates a secular outlook in the minds
of teachers and students. Students are made to believe in hard work, honesty
and integrity. The teachers mould the students, mostly first generation
graduates, into youth, who can serve the nation with the required values in
their chosen field.
It is quite obvious from the alumnae of this institution that they have
distinctive characteristics in terms of tradition and value orientation. The aim
of the college is not just to produce degree holders, but to mould them into
intellectually enlightened, morally upright, emotionally matured and
spiritually awakened students with inner grace, elegance, courage and
tenderness.
6.1.2 What is the role of top management, Principal and Faculty in design
and implementation of its quality policy and plans?

Top management

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Our management monitors all the activities of the college through
various means. The management sanctions funds to the tune of Rs.40 to 60
lakhs per year through the Principal. The management encourages sports in the
college by awarding Sports Scholarships to the students. The management
appoints teachers on ad-hoc basis in the vacancies which arise due to the
retirement of teachers. For these teachers, the salary is paid by the
management. It feels that no class should suffer for want of teachers. It
encourages the teachers by presenting a memento when they get their Ph.D
and when they get university ranks in M. Phil or get a Major project during the
college day and also recognizes the services of the staff who have completed
25 years of service in our college.
The counselling method of admission is followed in our college. The
management expects a higher percentage of pass of students. The result
analysis is the basic tool for our management to evaluate the performance of
the students. Results are analyzed subject wise by the staff council. The
management congratulates the teachers who produce 100% results in the
university examinations.

Principal
The Head of the institution monitors the classes with the help of the
Heads of the Departments. Student discipline is maintained by the Principal
through a disciplinary committee. The Principal works with the teachers, non
teaching staff in a friendly and amicable manner. He has formal, functional
and informal relationships with various internal stake holders.
The Head of the institution plays a facilitator’s role. He conducts
frequent meetings periodically, to review the academic, extra-curricular,
research and extension activities and students discipline. Emergency meetings
are conducted by the Principal in case of specific requirements.

Faculty members
Since more than 90% of the students are from rural areas, they are very
poor in communication skills and teachers take efforts to develop their
communicative skills by conducting remedial courses. The roles of the faculty
members in the implementation of quality policy and plans of the institution
are
 Imparting quality higher education through student-centric approach in
teaching
 Evaluating the students’ learning by conducting internal tests and
model examinations.
 Encouraging the students to participate in curricular and co-curricular
activities.
 Counselling the students as advisors.

6.1.3 What is the involvement of the leadership in ensuring the policy

statements and action plans for fulfilment of the stated mission

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The college committee appoints the qualified faculty members and
reviews both the academic and administrative activities of the college.
The management ensures its policy of making the students selfless and
responsible citizens. It provides adequate infrastructure facilities and allocates
sufficient funds to run the college successfully and effectively. The
management rewards the university gold medalists and other rank holders with
cash awards. The excellent performances of the students in the co-curricular
and extra-curricular activities at intercollegiate and state level competitions are
also recognized by giving cash awards.
Staff members are given incentives as a token of encouragement for
producing rank holders. Silver kuthuvilakku is presented by the Chairman for
the faculty members who obtain Ph. D degree.

Formulation of action plans for all operations and incorporation of the

same into the institutional strategic plan
The Principal is the Head of the institution who guides the teaching
and the non-teaching staff members to carry out the action plans
systematically. Council meetings are conducted regularly. The Head of each
department conducts department meetings. Students follow the rules and
regulations mentioned in the college hand book. Internal tests and model
examinations are conducted as per the time schedule.

Interaction with stakeholders

 The college committee discusses all the issues regarding the progress
of the institution and takes important decisions.
 Parent-Teacher Association comprises the Principal as the President, a
faculty member and a parent as Secretaries, a faculty member and a
parent as Joint Secretaries and a faculty member as a Treasurer. It
convenes meetings twice in a year. The suggestions put forward by the
parents for the development of the institution are implemented.
 Every year, Alumni Association meeting is conducted on 15th August.
The alumnae of the college provide suggestions for the upliftment of
the college.
Proper support for policy and planning through need analysis, research
inputs and consultations with the stakeholders
 At the end of every year, the Heads of the Departments with the staff
members submit the requirements like laboratory equipments, library
books, furniture, funds, etc., to the Principal. These requirements are
brought to the notice of the Management by the Principal.
 It provides necessary infrastructure facilities based on the needs of the
students.
 The management takes necessary actions for upgrading P.G.
programmes into Research Centers and allots sufficient funds to
organize seminars, workshops and guest lectures.
 Suggestions made by the parents in the Parent-Teacher Association

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Meeting and the alumnae in the Alumni Association Meeting are duly
considered by the Management.

Reinforcing the culture of excellence

 Academic excellence is nurtured by a student-centric teaching and

learning process through the recruitment of qualified and committed
teachers. This brings out many rank holders in the University
Examinations.
 The students are rewarded with cash prizes for their achievements.
 The excellence in co-curricular activities is achieved through
programmes organized by the Associations and Clubs.
Organizational change
The following organizational changes have been made during the past
five years:
 Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan, Head of the Department of Commerce was
appointed as the Principal.
 The management appointed Dr. P. Nagarajan, as the Executive
Director of Aditanar Educationalal Institutions to look after the
academic matters.
 The management appointed Mr. V. Sundaresan, as the Chief Manager
of Aditanar Educational Institutions to provide necessary infrastructure
facilities and to implement welfare schemes for the staff members.
6.1.4 What are the procedures adopted by the institution to monitor and
evaluate policies and plans of the institution for effective
implementation and improvement from time to time?
The Principal administers the college. The Chief Manager acts as a
liaison officer between the Management and the institution. The effective
functioning of the institution is monitored and evaluated by the Management
through:
 College Committee meeting
 Budget meeting
 Weekly review meeting by the Principal with the Executive Director
 Weekly report submitted by the Secretary to Aditanar Educational
Institution, Tiruchendur.
 Daily report sent by the Principal to Aditanar Educational Institution,
Tiruchendur.
 Result analysis system
 Periodical internal and external audit.
6.1.5 Give details of the academic leadership provided to the faculty by the
top management?
The Top Management provides full freedom to the staff council and
the teachers to take decision on academic matters democratically. They
encourage and respect the opinions of the teachers in academic matters.
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Departments, NSS officers, NCC officers, staff representative, deputy warden,
common test coordinator and Office superintendent. They meet periodically to
implement the institutional strategic plans for the successful academic
development.

6.1.6 How does the college groom leadership at various levels?

College committee
Aditanar Educational Institution runs the college. The college is
governed by the college committee constituted as per the Tamil Nadu Private
College Regulations Act 1976.

The college committee is constituted by the following members:

Mr. S. Balasubramania Adityan - President
Mr. B. Sivanthi Adityan - Vice President
Dr. P. Nagarajan - Executive Director
Dr. B. Ramasekaran - Secretary
Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan - Principal
Dr. K. Senthamarai Kannan - University Representative
Dr. M. Velrajan - Senior teacher
Dr. C. Sekar - Senior teacher
Dr. M.P. Gurusamy - Member
Mr. V. Sundaresan - Member
Mr. S.R. Subramania Adityan - Member

Two senior teachers are made as members of the college committee.

Teacher’s opinions on various matters are represented by them in the college
committee.

Principal
The day to day affairs of the college is managed by the Principal
besides participating in policy decisions. The Principal reports to the
Secretary who is available in the campus always. The management has a local
administrative office, AEI in Tiruchendur. The AEI is headed by the Chief
Manager (CM). The local administrative office extends support to the
Principal whenever requested.
Heads of the Departments
Each department is led by the Head of the Department. He designs the
work for the faculty members diplomatically so as to make teaching and
learning more effective.

Faculty Members
The staff representative represents the staff members in the Staff
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meeting. The faculty members, apart from teaching, play nuclear roles as
advisors. They also convene various association meetings to enhance the
quality of the students in curricular and co-curricular activities.
Students
 Every Association of the College and Clubs has a student Secretary
and Joint Secretary to carry out the co-curricular and extra-curricular
activities effectively.
 IQAC has two student representatives
 The hostel students have representatives in the hostel.

6.1.7 How does the college delegate authority and provide operational
autonomy to the departments / units of the institution and work
towards decentralized governance system?
The delegation of authority is represented in the following chart

Chairman

Vice – Chairman

Executive
Director

Chief Manager

Secretary

Principal

Head of the Office Deputy

IQAC
Departments Superintendent Warden

Faculty Office Residential

Members Staff Superintendent

Students’ Students’
Representatives Representatives
The administration of our college is highly decentralized. The Principal
has full freedom to take care of all the activities of the college. The
management does not interfere in the day to day affairs of the college. The
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allotment of subjects to the individual staff members and also in preparing the
time table for the classes. The teachers have freedom in using the audio-visual
equipments that are available in the college. The decentralized administration,
prevailing in the college enhances the quality of education.
The HOD interacts freely with other Heads of the Department and
teachers. The teachers having functional authority freely interact with other
members of the college. The movement of the equipments and usage of the
facilities are facilitated by the Principal. The teachers in charge enjoy
academic freedom and a conducive academic environment exists for effective
functioning of the College.
The Student Secretaries and Joint Secretaries convey information
related to academic and non-academic issues to the students. He also
represents the grievances of the students to the Head of the Department.
The administration work of the institution is carried out by the
Principal in co-ordination with the office staff members. The office
superintendent who is the Head of the Office allocates duties to the non-
teaching staff members.
The Principal is the Warden for the hostel who delegates the authority
to the Deputy Warden for the effective functioning of the hostel. Deputy
Warden assigns the duties to the Residential Superintendent. The student
representative conveys the grievances of the inmates to the deputy warden.

6.1.8 Does the college promote a culture of participative

management? If ‘yes’, indicate the levels of participative
management.

Yes. The college promotes a culture of participative management.

Principal serves as an ex-officio member and two senior staff members
act as the representatives of the college committee.
Important decisions on academic matters are made in the staff council
meeting with the active participation of the Heads of the Departments.
The Head of the Department takes decisions on departmental matters
in consultation with the staff members of the department in the department
meeting.
In the IQAC meetings, the IQAC co-ordinator takes democratic
decisions in consultation with IQAC members including the student
representatives.

6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment

6.2.1 Does the Institution have a formally stated quality policy? How is it
developed, driven, deployed and reviewed?

Yes. The institution has a formally stated quality policy.

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The Quality Policy is developed, deployed and reviewed through 1)
Management Committee meetings, 2) Staff Council Meetings, 3) HODs
Meeting, 4) Advisor’s meeting, 5) Staff Meeting, 6) Department Meetings
and 7) Through Grapevine Communication.
The objectives of the college are communicated through the Secretary
and the Principal to the Heads of the Departments. The academic objectives
are made on the basis of the review of the results in the college committee. It
believes that the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the results should move
towards excellence and as such, it fixes a higher target for every department.
While achievements are praised and honoured by the Chairman, the committee
also identifies and spells out the areas which require special attention to be
given by the Principal, HODs and the teachers concerned. On the basis of
performance evaluation their objectives are revised. There are two senior
teachers in the college committee who take part in the discussions.
Value Based Education is given to the students by conducting regular
value education classes.
The students through NSS(4 Units), NCC(Army), NCC(Navy),
YRC,RRC and RSP serve the society.

Through Career Guidance and placement cell campus interviews

(on/off) are conducted and the students are recruited.

6.2.2 Does the Institute have a perspective plan for development? If so, give
the aspects considered for inclusion in the plan.

Yes, the institute has a perspective plan for development.

The long term plans for the establishments are framed by Aditanar
Educational Institution at Chennai. The perspective plan i.e., extension of new
courses of studies, new academic programmes are planned by various
departments and are presented in the staff council and the Principal presents
those plans to the management. The management considers the proposals and
grants approval.

The following are the aspects considered for inclusion in the

perspective plan;1) Infrastructure development, 2) More number of courses,
3) Quality enhancement through more number of a) extension activities b) co
curricular activities and c)extra curricular activities, 4) Conduct of UGC
sponsored seminars, 5) More number of major projects, 6) More number of
Campus placements.

6.2.3 Describe the internal organizational structure and decision making

processes.
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structure and decision making processes.

Secretary

Principal

HOD Staff
IQAC
Council

Faculty

Non-teaching
Staff

Students

Communication takes place both upward and downward and decisions

are taken democratically involving all the stakeholders.
6.2.4 Give a broad description of the quality improvement strategies of the
institution for each of the following
 Teaching & Learning
A retired faculty of our college is the Secretary of the college. A well
experienced and qualified faculty member is the Principal of the institution.
The staff members are recruited purely on merit basis. They are appraised and
rewarded for their achievements. To promote the research activities of the
faculty members, On Duty permission is given to attend and present research
papers in conferences and seminars.
Admission is purely on merit basis. Merit is cherished to a large extent
in the academic learning process. The outstanding students in curricular and
co-curricular activities are encouraged with cash awards. All laboratories are
well equipped and the library has a rich collection of advanced books and
journals. Internet facility is available for the staff members, PG students and
research scholars.
 Research & Development
The staff members are encouraged to involve in research activities.
The institution gives financial assistance to organize seminars, workshops,
conferences and arrange guest lectures. The staff members and the students are
also motivated to attend the seminars, workshops and conferences at national
and international levels to get exposed to the recent trends in their respective
fields. Faculties who have received major projects are honoured with a 4 gram
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 Community engagement
 Every year, the four units of NSS conduct a special camp for a
week in a nearby village and organize Medical Camp, Blood
Donation Camp, Environment Awareness Programme, etc.,
 The institution offers community services through Red Ribbon
Club, Youth Red Cross and Road Safety Patrol.
 Every year, the institution renders its services to the orphanages
in and around Tiruchendur by donating money, dress materials,
utensils and eatables through Y.R.C
 ‘Armed Forces Flag Day Fund’ is collected every year and sent
to the RDO, Tiruchendur for the welfare of ex-servicemen.

 Human resource management

The qualified and competent teaching and non-teaching staff members
are recruited. The institution also creates conducive atmosphere for higher
studies of the staff members. It constantly motivates the faculty members to do
research activities.
 Industry interaction
The institution permits industries to conduct campus interviews in the
college. It also encourages the students to attend the off campus interviews
conducted by the industries. Students are permitted to go for industrial visits.

6.2.5 How does the Head of the institution ensure that adequate
information (from feedback and personal contacts, etc.) is
available for the top management and the stakeholders, to review
the activities of the institution?
In order to review the activities of the institution, the Principal sends
daily report to the management. It includes detailed information about the
daily happenings in the college along with the special programmes if any.
Reports on special incidents are also sent to the management by the Principal.
The management gets a feedback during the management committee meeting,
the results of the students, the appointment of new staff members, the
promotion of teaching and non-teaching staff member, the total number of
working days in a semester and the present staff position in the college, etc.
Then through internal auditors’ report and financial statements, the
management also infers about the college performance.
The weekly report is sent to the management regarding the special
events in the college including important guest lectures, seminars and
workshops conducted in the college. Our college is operating Sivanthi
Community Radio and the details of programmes broadcasted are reported to
the management. The transactions held in the departments, the meetings
conducted by the clubs, co-ordinators, NSS, NCC and extra -curricular
activities are reported to the Principal in writing as well as in person. The
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information flows to the Head of the institution from various sources including
alumni, informed public, community leaders, teachers and also students.
6.2.6 How does the management encourage and support involvement
of the staff in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the
institutional processes?
The management is very generous in funding our college to enhance a
lot of activities like sports, seminars, guest lectures, etc. There is a very good
language laboratory which was established at a cost of 15 lakhs. The
establishment of research centers in the Department of Economics, Chemistry,
English and Mathematics is the special progress of our college.
The Department of Physics has established Crystal Growth Centre
funded by the management. The individual interest and academic progress of
teachers are supported by the management by providing necessary facilities
and infrastructure. For instance the Crystal Growth Centre has been created
with necessary equipments and it caters to the needs of several scholars in
Physics. An air conditioned room is provided to Dr. P. Selvarajan to carry out
his project. Further Dr. C.P. Balakrishnan is also provided with a separate
room to carry out his research project funded by UGC. The management
spends money to purchase computers enabling the institutions to run data
based management and enhancing storage and retrieval facilities for effective
and efficient functioning of Departments and office.
6.2.7 Enumerate the resolutions made by the Management Council in the
last year and the status of implementation of such resolutions.
Resolutions made in 2012 – 2013
 Election of the President of the college committee
 Approval for the promotion of the non-teaching staff
 Recommendation of the selection committee for the permanent
assistant professor post (18)
 Appointment of New Secretary
Status of implementation
 Mr. S. Balasubramania Adityan is elected as the President of the
college committee.
 The promotion of the non-teaching staff Mr. G. Panneerselvam,
Mr. M. Ganapathy and. Mr. M. Paramasivan are approved.
 Eighteen permanent posts are filled.
 Dr. B. Ramasekaran is appointed as the new Secretary of the
college.
6.2.8 Does the affiliating university make a provision for according the
status of autonomy to an affiliated institution? If ‘yes’, what are the
efforts made by the institution in obtaining autonomy?
Yes, But, as the institution feels quite comfortable with the Aided
System, the Institution did not think in terms of autonomy.

6.2.9 How does the Institution ensure that grievances / complaints are
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to analyze the nature of grievances for promoting better stakeholder
relationship?
The institution has Grievance Redressal Cells for teaching and non
teaching staff and students. The grievances regarding the staff members are
also represented to the Principal through the staff representatives. This helps
the administrators to solve the problems of the teachers. There are two
associations one for teaching and another for non-teaching staff. The
associations are affiliated to their respective parent bodies. Several grievances
are also solved by the leaders of these associations.
Even though the institution has a Grievance Redressal Cell for the
students written complaints are not generally received from the students.
Generally, it is oral. By contacting their respective advisors and HOD, the
students get their grievances resolved. Only, if need be, the members of the
Grievance Redressal Cell intervene.

6.2.10 During the last four years, had there been any instances of court cases
filed by and against the institute? Provide details on the issues and
decisions of the courts on these?
Nil

6.2.11 Does the Institution have a mechanism for analyzing student feedback
on institutional performance? If ‘yes’, what was the outcome and
response of the institution to such an effort?
The exit questionnaire is administered to the outgoing students. The
feedbacks of the students are classified, tabulated and analyzed. The outgoing
students, after their examinations are over at the time of receiving Transfer
Certificate (TC), meet the Principal\HOD\teachers and give feedback about
their experiences in the college. Every department conducts meetings and
social break up in which the students speak freely about institution / individual
teacher’s / HOD’s and the Principal. This helps the institution, the department
and the Principal to reorient their approach, if necessary. The SWOC analysis
of the institution and the departments are also done to analyse strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and challenges.
On the basis of the responses received from the students, differently-
abled friendly toilet facility was provided in the college.
6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies

6.3.1 What are the efforts made by the institution to enhance the
professional development of its teaching and non teaching staff?
To enhance the professional development of its teaching staff, the
college conducts various programmes given in a Tabular column in 6.3.2.
IQAC of our college undertakes this responsibility of developing the
personality of the newly recruited teachers. The Principal sees to that all the
teachers are given some responsibility or other as members of the different
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constantly guide the newly recruited teachers and assist them in their
functioning. The teachers are encouraged to attend Seminars/Workshops,
present papers in Seminars/Workshops, act as Resource Persons and give
Guest Lectures in different colleges. They are given O.D without any question
and their services are immediately recognized by the Principal.
The institution provides necessary infrastructure facilities like,
laboratories, library with enormous collection of books, periodicals, journals
and e-resources to enhance the professional development of faculty members
in the field of teaching and research.
Computer training is given to the non-teaching staff. Our office is
partially computerized. They have internet facility and a Xerox Cum Copier
Machine.

6.3.2 What are the strategies adopted by the institution for faculty
empowerment through training, retraining and motivating the
employees for the roles and responsibility they perform?
The teachers are appointed for the aided courses on merit basis as per
the norms fixed by the UGC and State Government. The roster system as
prescribed by the State Government is strictly followed. A selection
committee, as given below, is constituted as per the UGC norms.
vi ) Chairperson of the Governing Body of the college or his/her
nominee to be the Chairperson of the selection committee.
vii ) The Principal of the college
viii ) One senior teacher/Head of the department (of the concerned
subject) preferably having not less than 10 years of service as a
teacher.
ix ) Two nominees of the Vice Chancellor of the affiliating university
of whom one should be a subject expert.
x ) Two subject experts not connected with the college to be
nominated by the chairperson of the Governing Body out of a
panel of names approved by the Vice Chancellor.
For each post, a list of candidates is obtained from the Professional and
Executive Employment Exchange, Chennai, Government of Tamil Nadu. In
addition vacancies are also advertised in the regional news papers.
The vacancies are filled up as and when the Government gives the
approval to the posts. Till the approval is given by the Government, the
management appoints ad-hoc teachers to handle the classes with the intention
of not allowing the classes to suffer due to the non-availability of the teachers.
Again, when the Choice Based Credit System was introduced by the
University, one additional teacher was required in addition to the existing
approved staff to handle M.Sc. Mathematics. Our management immediately
appointed a qualified teacher in the management salary.
For Self- financed courses and ad-hoc appointment, the candidates are
called for an interview through newspaper advertisements. A Preliminary
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faculty concerned. The team evaluates the performance on the basis of
predetermined criteria that includes subject knowledge, English language
skills and personality. After that, a committee comprising of the President or
his nominee, Secretary, the Principal and the respective Head of the
Department conduct the final interview and the appointments are made strictly
on the basis of merit.
By using Management Fund IQAC of our college conducted the
following faculty and staff development programmes.
1. A one day seminar on “Quality Sustenance and Enhancement in
Higher Education Institutions” was conducted on 15.02.2010.
2. An orientation programme for newly appointed faculty members
to promote teaching skills was conducted on 09.07.2011.
3. A one day seminar on “Dyslexia – Emotional Intelligence –
Stress Management” on 19.07.2012 to the faculty members and
students of our college.
4. A one day state level seminar on “Quality Enhancement in
Higher Education” was organized on 22.01.2013.
5. A programme on “Research through Major and Minor Research
Projects” was conducted on 06.08.2013 for the faculty of our
college.
6. A seminar on “Soft Skills” was conducted on 20.08.2013.
7. A programme on “Stress Management” was organized by IQAC
on 28.08.2013 to the faculty members of our college.
8. A seminar on “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age:
Perspective, Prospects, Trends and Technologies” was organized
on 14.03.2014.
9. A seminar on “Students participation in Quality Enhancement
of Higher Education Institutions in Rural areas” was organized
on 25.03.2014.
10. A three day “FEEL Teacher” programme was organized by
IQAC to the faculty members in collaboration with CLHRD
(College for Leadership and Human Resource Development),
Mangalore, Karnataka, from 28.03.2014 to 30.03.2014. In this
programme faculty from our college and from our sister
institutions participated.
11. A two day Workshop on Office Automation was organized on 2
and 9 March 2013 for the Non-teaching staffs of all the Aditanar
Educationalal Institutions.
12. A three day Computer training programme was organized from
2-4 April 2014 for the non-teaching of our college.

The need for faculty development is specified by the Government and

the UGC has prescribed the minimum required orientation and refreshers
course for career advancement of the teachers. During the past five years nine
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refresher courses.
Teachers are motivated to do Ph.D to improve their academic
competencies. Once a teacher is awarded Ph.D., he/she is honoured in the
college day by our Chairman with a Silver Kuthuvilaku.
The institution motivates the staff members to get funds for minor and
major research projects. Faculty who obtain major projects are honoured with
a 4 gram gold coin on the college day.
Non-teaching staff is also recruited on merit.

6.3.3 Provide details on the performance appraisal system of the staff to

evaluate and ensure that information on multiple activities is
appropriately captured and considered for better appraisal.

The college follows the self-appraisal method to evaluate the

performance of the faculty in teaching, research and extension.

The Principal and the HOD monitor the performance of the newly
recruited teachers by directly interacting with them, gathering information
relating to classroom situations and suggest changes, if necessary. The
Principal orients them individually and explains the role expected from them
by the institution. The performance of the faculty is judged by their
willingness to take up the responsibilities assigned to them. The projects
undertaken by the teachers and their involvement in social development are
some of the qualitative and quantitative parameters through which
performance of the teacher is assessed.
The Government has prescribed a self-appraisal method of evaluation
for career advancement to evaluate one’s performance. The prescribed forms
are filled in by the teachers that form the basis for performance appraisal. The
teachers being punctual in attending meetings and classes, the pattern of
availing leave facilities, the extra hours spent in the college relating to
academic work and the degree of sacrifice are some of the parameters for
performance assessment.
The performance of non-teaching staff is appraised by the degree of
co-operation they give at the time of emergency work as the quantum of work
varies from season to season. The co-operation extended by the individual in
the office is the major criteria for evaluating the individual’s performance. The
degree of involvement and accuracy in execution are assessed by the Principal.
The time taken for disposing a file and regularity of attending the office are
also the assessing factors.
6.3.4 What is the outcome of the review of the performance appraisal reports
by the management and the major decisions taken? How are they
communicated to the appropriate stakeholders?

Regarding the academic results, the institution appreciates the staff

members for producing good results and in case of poor results the staff

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members are instructed to give special attention to the students by conducting
remedial classes.

Staff members are honoured in the College Day for their achievements.
The management decisions are conveyed through the Executive Director and
the Secretary.

6.3.5 What are the welfare schemes available for teaching and non
teaching staff? What percentage of staff have availed the benefit of such
schemes in the last four years?

Teachers who acquire University First Rank in their M. Phil.

Programmes and all teachers who acquire Ph.D. degrees are honoured on the
College Day by our college Chairman. The management believes that quality
education can be imparted only through teachers of high quality. Keeping this
in mind, our college has made the best use of the Faculty Development
Programme (FDP) offered by the UGC. During these five years in our college
15 teachers have acquired Ph.D. degrees.
The management pays a conveyance allowance of Rs. 3,000 per month
to the Principal.
A co-operative store for staff and students is available in our campus.
It is running successfully. It offers a consumers credit facility up to Rs.
1,00,000 for the purchase of consumer durable to the members other than
students. The co-operative store besides stationeries, arranges for the purchase
of computers.
The management has provided housing facilities to the staff members
in the staff quarters. In our college five members have availed this facility.
The management contributes 12% of the salary as provident fund to all the
staff working in self financing courses as well as the non teaching staff.
6.3.6 What are the measures taken by the Institution for attracting and
retaining eminent faculty?
 The Senior and experienced faculty members of our college are
given due respect by the Principal and the Management.
 The faculty members who obtained Ph.D are duly recognized by
the management with a ‘Silver Kuthuvizhaku’.
 Faculty members with 25 years of service are honoured with a
memento – Silver Plate.
 The faculty member who is the Principal Investigator of a major
project is given a gold coin, weighing 4 grams of pure gold.
 The management gives absolute academic freedom to the
Principal and the faculty members.
 A good academic culture promoting inter-personal relationship
has been a credit to the tradition of the college.
 A harmonious relationship between the Management and the
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6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization

6.4.1 What is the institutional mechanism to monitor effective and

efficient use of available financial resources?
The Principal and the Secretary prepare the annual budget in
consultation with the faculty and submit it to Aditanar Educational Institution,
Tiruchendur. It will be finalized and approved by the Chairman. The effective
and efficient use of available financial resources is monitored through internal
audit and external audit. The internal audit is carried out by the management
and the external audit for the funds and grants received from UGC and Central
and State Government is carried out by the Government agencies namely the
Office of the Joint Director of Collegiate Education and Accounts General.

6.4.2 What are the institutional mechanisms for internal and external audit?
When was the last audit done and what are the major audit
objections? Provide the details on compliance.
The accounts of the daily transactions of many receipts and payments are
entered in the books of account every day and a statement of account is
prepared. The computerized statement of account is sent to the Management
every day. The Management has an internal audit team. They periodically
audit the accounts.
The other auditing agencies are a) The office of Joint Director of Collegiate
Education and b) Accountant General. These are Government agencies that
audit the accounts, salaries, provident fund, etc., as per the Government
norms.

External Audit objections

S. No. List of Audit objection Compliance

1. Building License not obtained for college We have applied for the
buildings license for the college
buildings, Hostel and
Library to the Thasildhar,
Tiruchendur
2. Stipend granted to Tamil Medium Students – Rs. 2,800 which was
Amount to be recovered – Rs. 2,800 recovered from the students
who had discontinued their
studies in Tamil Medium
has been paid to the
Government account.
3. Books Found Missing Rs. 21,043.58 Rs. 21043.58 the value of
books lost in the library has
been paid into the
Government account.

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 There is no objection in the internal Audit.

6.4.3 What are the major sources of institutional receipts/funding and how
is the deficit managed? Provide audited income and expenditure
statement of academic and administrative activities of the previous
four years and the reserve fund/corpus available with Institutions,
if any.
The major sources of institution funding are the fees collected from the
students and funds given by the Management. The deficit, if any, is met by
the Management.
The college is a Government aided institution. It is recognized under 2(F) 12
(B) of the UGC Act. The salary of all permanent staff is paid by the
Government.
Income and expenditure account from 2009 – 2010 to 2012 – 2013 is given
below:

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Expenditure 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Income 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

To Salaries
By JDC
and 37495347.00 39709879.80 66808666.60 53513939.70 59078370.40 36373845.40 38464419 65064456.00 51606134 56930364
Salary grant
Allowances

To General By Fee
3631110.15 3412170.5 3796197.4 35294756 3538939.4 405370.50 464669.00 447593 432389 444293
a/c collection

By
To Special
370936.50 411342.00 711155.00 408225.00 389808 Miscellanies 392035 488605 634352 4281195 271034.5
fees a/c
receipt

To M. Sc By Other
1013291.00 767495.40 1002314 1181842.00 1606981.00 47711.00 70876 92581 230736 200841
chemistry a/c income

To M. Phil By M. Sc
237256.00 106343.00 58451 22760 56198 875315.00 1382268 1805816 2246104 2677393
a/c Chemistry

To UGC by Staff
- 165856.00 628728.6 2166792.25 441001 79500 72750 72333 77185 73138
Expenses salary

To By M. Phil
1127936066.00 1191173.00 1398817.35 1619280 1629776 799377.00 647008 572987 711532 630563
Depreciation a/c

By UGC
- 1102494 2666753 1448538 2109928
receipt

By Excess of
4902722.75 3071170.70 3046458.95 5261577.95 3403819.30
expenditure

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Total 43875876.65 45764259.70 74403329.95 62442315.45 66741073.80 43875876.65 45764259.70 74403329.95 62442315.45 66741073.80

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The details of the General Fund for the last five years are given below:
Excess of
Opening Closing
Year AEI Grant Expenditure Over
Balance Balance
income
2008- 5933630.23 3607864.00 4902722.75 4638791.48
2009

2008- 4638791.48 4590611.00 3071120.70 6158231.78

2009

2008- 6158231.78 5930788.00 3046458.95 9042560.83

2009

2008- 9042560.83 7419400.00 5261577.95 9702892.88

2009

2008- 9702892.88 4098050.00 3403819.30 10397123.58

2009

Amount received from UGC and amount spent

Amount
S.No. Scheme Allocated Amount Spent
Received
1. UGC XI Plan (U.G.) 13,00,000 9,61,344 9,64,074.74
2. UGC XI Plan (P.G.) 10,00,000 10,00,000 10,05,273
3. UGC XII Plan (U.G.) 19,00,000 475000 3,23,439
4. UGC Merged Scheme XI Plan 78,55,000.00 13,12,500.00 16,47,299.10
5. UGC Merged Scheme XII Plan 32,25,000 8,06,250 2,45,772
Amount received for minor / major project of the staff

Minor Research Projects

Amount Funding
No. Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Period
Sanctioned Agency

Dr. P. Thangavelu Associate Studies in Topology via rough

1. 2009 -2011 60,000 UGC
Professor of Mathematics sets

Dr. A. Soundrarajan Associate Marketing strategy adopted by

2. 2010-2012 1,00,000 UGC
Professor of Commerce SHG in Tirunelveli
Dr.K.Bageerathi, Assistant Further study on Generalization
3 Professor of Mathematics of Fuzzy boundary using Fuzzy 2014-2016 1,20,000 UGC
E-closure operator
Mrs.C.Shola Fernando A Postcolonial Reading of
4 Assistant Professor of English Selected works of Thomas 2014-2016 70,000 UGC
Keneally
Mrs.J.Sathiyalakshmi Search for Self-discovery and
5 Assistant Professor of English Survival in the novels of Anita 2014-2016 1,00,000 UGC
Nair
Mrs.A.Kavitha Assistant An Encounter between the
Professor of English Feminine and the avant grade:
6 2014-2016 1,00,000 UGC
A Reading of Margaret
Laurence’s select novels

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Major Projects
No. Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Period Amount Funding
Sanctioned Agency
1 Dr. D. Vasumathi Women & Child – Health 2009 – 7,78,000 DST
Assistant Professor of and Nutrition 2010
Zoology
2 Dr. P. Subramaniam Micellar effect – on the Fe For 3 9,80,300 UGC
Assoicate Professor & (111) and Cr(111) – salen years
Head, Department of catalyzed redox reactions of w.e.f.
Chemistry methionines and thioether 1.2.2011
containing organic
compounds
3 Dr. P. Selvarajan Associate Studies on novel nlo based l For 3 9,11,300 UGC
Professor of Physics – alanine Picrate and b- years
alanine picrate crystals w.e.f
grown by solution method 1.07.201
with slow evaporation and 1
slow cooling techniques
4 Dr. P. Selvarajan, Associate Growth and For 3 19,54,600 DST
Professor of Physics characterization of some years
novel NLO based single w.e.f.
crystals of l-alanine 19.07.20
complexes 11
5 Dr.C.P.Balakrishnan Pharmacognostic studies of Three 10,86,400/- UGC
agarophytic seaweed years
gracilaria of Manapad coast, 2013-
Tamilnadu 2016

Projects presented/consider for presentation before the selection committee in

the year 2013- 2014
No. Name of the Title of the Project Status Amount Funding
Faculty applied Agency
1 Dr.M.Velrajan Radio Mathematics Presentation 9,00,000 DST
and Prof. I.Sekar made
2 Dr.C.Velayutha Computational intelligence 25,00,000 DST-
m system in non-invasive brain cognitive
computer interface for pattern Major Project. Science
classification Considered for Research
presentation. Initiative(CS
RI)

Students’ research project

The following seven student’s projects were funded by different

funding agencies to do research projects from 2009 to 2013.

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Funding
S. No Name & Class Title of the Project Amount
Agencies
R.Ramya II M.A., Rural out-migration in Udangudi
1. Economics Panchayat Union – A case study TNSCST 6,000

M. Lakshmi Studies on the Effect of Metal

II M.Sc., Chemistry Cations (Ce3 + Sm3+) on the
2. Dielectric Properties of Polyanline TNSCST 6,000

J. Jeyapriya A biogeneic approach for

3. Zoology synthesis of silver nano particles TNSCST 10,000
using spider web

V. Balasubramainan Bioplastic production using

Zoology chicken feathers TNSCST 10,000
4.

A.Kuberan II M.Sc., Structure, Morphology and

Chemistry 2013-14 Thermal properties of Poly IASc – INSA- 14,000
5 (Vinylidene Fluoride)/ Graphene NASI
Nanocomposites

P.Kannika Bjarathi Biosynthesis of silve nanoparticles Tamil Nadu

S.karthiga using Eichornia crassipes and state council
6 G.jeya Prabha II analysis of antimicrobial activity for Science 7,500/-
M.Sc Zoology and
Technology
K.P.Padma Malini Preparation and characterization of Tamil Nadu
B.Sangeetha, I.maria polypyrrote/CaCO3 Composite and state council
7 Arul, A.Ragavan Kebin its application as anticorrosive for Science 7,500/-
II M.Sc. Chemistry coating on mild steel and
Technology

6.4.4 Give details on the efforts made by the institution in securing

additional funding and the utilization of the same (if any).
The additional funds secured from other agencies are given below:

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

No. Source (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.)

1 Management 3607864 4590611 5930788 7419400 4098050

Fund
2. Parent & Teacher
64914 73753 74015 76364 75345
Association Fund
3. Alumni
55400 32350 28550 30400 34750
Association Fund
4. NSS 4250 4320 3680 3870 3810

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6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS)

6.5.1 Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

 Has the institution established an Internal Quality Assurance
Cell (IQAC)? If ‘yes’, what is the institutional policy with regard to
quality assurance and how has it contributed in institutionalizing
the quality assurance processes?
Yes. The Institutional policy with regard to quality assurance is to
develop the academic, emotional and spiritual intelligence of the staff and
students.
Feedback mechanism, staff orientation programmes, Faculty
Development Programmes, students’ personality development programmes,
computer training to non-teaching staff members, conduct of Seminars on
Quality Enhancement and FEEL Teacher Programme are the major
contributions of the IQAC in the enhancement of the quality of the institution.

 How many decisions of the IQAC have been

approved by the management / authorities for implementation and how
many of them were actually implemented?

Decision Approved by the management

1.Seminar Hall with ICT facility.
2. Differently – abled friendly Campus
3.Solar light conversion – 17 lights in the College Campus
4. Additional funds
Decision implemented
1.Seminar Hall with ICT facility.
2. Differently – abled friendly Campus
3. Additional funds sanctioned

 Does the IQAC have external members on

its committee? If so, mention any significant contribution made by
them.
Yes. The IQAC has one external member - Dr. P. Jayanthi, M.Sc.,
M.Phil., Ph.D., Principal, Govindammal Aditanar College for Women,
Tiruchendur’ She guides the IQAC members with her rich experience as
the Principal of Govindammal Aditanar College for Women.

 How do students and alumni contribute to the effective functioning

of the IQAC?
There are two PG students as members of IQAC, During Alumni
meeting IQAC members have informal discussions with Alumnae regarding
the development of the college. Their suggestions are then reported to the
IQAC Co-ordinator.
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students through the IQAC student members.

 How does the IQAC communicate and

engage staff from different constituents of the institution?
The IQAC has 18 teachers belonging to all the departments. In
addition to the IQAC meetings conducted periodically, the IQAC Chairperson
and the Co-ordinator conduct meetings in every departments. The
Chairperson and the Co-ordinator of IQAC request the members of concerned
department to work as a team and bring out the best in them. The strength and
weakness of every department is analysed.

6.5.2 Does the institution have an integrated framework for Quality

assurance of the academic and administrative activities? If ‘yes’, give
details on its operationalisation.
The institution has the following integrated framework mechanism for
quality assurance.
i) Management committee
ii ) Constitution of Internal Quality Assurance Cell
iii ) Staff council
iv ) Head of the Department
v) College Day Committee
vi ) Women’s Welfare Committee
vii ) Constitution of advisory committees such as Library
Advisory committee, UGC Planning Board, NSS
Committee, Project Committee, calendar and Magazine
Committee, and Stock Verification Committee.
Ad-hoc committees are also constituted whenever specific tasks are to
be performed. Enquiry Committee, College Day Committee, Convocation
committee, etc. are a few examples. All the faculties of the college serve in
any one or two of these committees.
The extra-curricular and extensional activities are carried out through
various associations headed by the faculty.

6.5.3 Does the institution provide training to its staff for effective
implementation of the Quality assurance procedures? If ‘yes’, give
details enumerating its impact.
Yes. The institution provided training to the staff members for
effective implementation of the quality assurance procedures. Keeping in
mind the following programmes were conducted by IQAC.
1. A one day seminar on “Quality Sustenance and Enhancement in
Higher Education Institutions” was conducted on 15.02.2010
2. An orientation programme for newly appointed faculty members
to promote teaching skills was conducted on 09.07.2011.
3. A one day seminar on “Dyslexia – Emotional Intelligence –

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Stress Management” on 19.07.2012 to the faculty and students.
4. A one day state level seminar on “Quality Enhancement in
Higher Education” was organized on 22.01.2013.
5. A programme on “Research through Major and Minor Research
Projects” was conducted on 06.08.2013 for the faculty of our
college.
6. A seminar on “Soft Skills” was conducted on 20.08.2013.
7. A programme on “Stress Management” was organized by IQAC
on 28.08.2013 to the faculty members of our college.
8. A seminar on “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age:
Perspective, Prospects, Trends and Technologies” was
organized on 14.03.2014.
9. A seminar on “Students participation in Quality Enhancement
of Higher Education Institutions in Rural areas” was organized
on 25.03.2014.
10. A three day “FEEL Teacher” programme was organized by
IQAC to the faculty members in collaboration with CLHRD
(College for Leadership and Human Resource Development),
Mangalore, Karnataka, from 28.03.2014 to 30.03.2014. In this
programme faculty from our college and from our sister
institutions participated.
11. A two day Workshop on Office Automation was organized on 2
and 9 March 2013 for the Non-teaching staffs of all the Aditanar
Educationalal Institutions.
12. A three day Computer training programme was organized from
2-4 April 2014 for the non-teaching of our college.

6.5.4 Does the institution undertake Academic Audit or other external review
of the academic provisions? If ‘yes’, how are the outcomes used
to improve the institutional activities?
Yes. The periodical academic audit is undertaken by the Executive
Director with the Principal. The Principal in association with the Heads of the
Department reviews the academic activities. The academic performance of the
college is reviewed in the college committee meeting. The recommendations
of the academic audit are helpful to improve the institutional activities.
Further IQAC analyses the strength and weakness of each and every
department by visiting the department itself.

6.5.5 How are the internal quality assurance mechanisms aligned with the
requirements of the relevant external quality assurance
agencies/regulatory authorities?
As per the views the suggestions given by the peer team during the last
NAAC visit, the required quality measures have been implemented by forming
the Internal Quality Assurance Cell. Every year, the IQAC submits the Annual
Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the institution to the NAAC, Bangalore

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based on the quality parameters.
6.5.6 What institutional mechanisms are in place to continuously review
the teaching learning process? Give details of its structure,
methodologies of operations and outcome?

The following institutional mechanisms are used to review the

teaching learning process.
Management committee
The Management Committee reviews the academic results,
achievements in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities of the teachers
and students and other performance and gives suggestions for quality
enhancement.
IQAC
The IQAC conducts periodical meetings with the view to develop
realistic and attainable quality bench marks. It is an integral part of the
institution. Matters related to the current interest and thrust areas of NAAC
and performance in different activities of the college are reviewed in the
meetings. It strives to ensure continuous improvement in all operational
aspects of the institution.
Staff Council
Staff council acts as the advisory body to the Principal. All major
decisions affecting the whole college; planning the academic calendar, matters
related to students’ discipline, progress of teachers in covering the syllabi and
review of academic results are thoroughly discussed in the staff council. Any
deficiency or lapse in the quality is attended immediately and remedial
measures are taken. Research, extension activities and extra-curricular
activities of the college are also discussed in the meeting.
Heads of the departments
The meeting of the Heads of the Departments is conducted as and
when necessary. Also matters that are to be dealt with on an emergency basis
are discussed in the meeting. Performance of students in the University
examination, behaviour of students, and student conflicts are some of the
matters discussed in the meeting. The committee of HODs gives attention to
do changes in the curriculum, review of question papers, infrastructural
facilities, budget and matters primarily related to curriculum and teaching
learning processes.
Library Advisory Committee
The committee discusses matters related to the functioning of the
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Selection Committee
An ad-hoc selection committee is constituted as per the UGC and State
Government norms whenever teaching posts are sanctioned by the State
Government and selections are to be made for appointment of teachers.
UGC Planning Board
The UGC Planning Board browses materials from the web site regarding
UGC notifications on new schemes for funding Universities and Colleges. The
formats available in the website are downloaded and teachers willing to apply
for different project proposals are supplied with relevant formats. The
materials are also downloaded for other developmental grants. The
committee prepares UGC proposals, in consultation with the Principal. The
Principal distributes the amount received from UGC in consultation with the
committee. The committee monitors the spending of UGC funds, accounting,
getting utilization certificates from auditors and helps to obtain clearance
certificate.
6.5.7 How does the institution communicate its quality assurance policies,
mechanisms and outcomes to the various internal and external
stakeholders? Any other relevant information regarding
Governance Leadership and Management which the college would
like to include.
Internal Stakeholders
The Principal communicates the plan of action to the faculty members
in the Staff Council Meeting.
External Stakeholders
The Principal intimates the quality assurance policies, mechanisms and
their outcomes to the parents in the Parent-Teacher Meeting, to the alumni
through alumni association meeting and to the public through the Annual
Report on the College Day function.

Any other relevant information regarding Governance Leadership and

Management which the college would like to include.
Our management has eight educational institutions which are centrally
monitored by Aditanar Educational Institutions (AEI), Tiruchendur. These
institutions have plenty of resources and sophisticated infrastructure which can
be utilized by any of the institutions depending upon availability. We have
several times used the Indoor Stadium of Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar College of
Physical Education, and the A/C Seminar hall of Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar
College of Engineering.

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CRITERIA VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES

7.1 Environment Consciousness

7.1.1 Does the Institute conduct a Green Audit of its campus and
facilities?

The institute has a Gardening Club which regularly maintains the green
campus. The main objectives of the club are to enhance the aesthetic look of
the campus, to spread the knowledge about medicinal and herbal plants and
their ecological importance to the student community.

Green Audit of the campus is held regularly in the college for the last
four years with the help of the student community which has created an
environmental awareness. Of the 75 plant species surveyed inside the campus
about 52% of plants are tree types, 26.6% are herbaceous plants and 16% are
weed plants. About this 5.3% of the plants particularly Murraya koengii (curry
leaves), Psidium guajava (guava) and Phoenix sylvestris (wild palm)
disappeared due to environmental factors. Simultaneously saplings plantation
raising at 13% through Internal College club activities.
The institute regularly conducts programmes to establish eco friendly
atmosphere on the campus and hostel areas. The campus is full of various
kinds of trees like Albizzia lebbeck (Indian Walnut), Morinda tinctoria
(Morinda), Azadirachta indica (Neem), Ficus species (Peepal and Cluster Fig
trees) etc., and the campus has some important herbs like Acalypa indica
(Indian acalypa), Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar Periwinkle), Phyllanthus
nirurii (Stone breaker) and Sida (Wire weed) species. These are used by
Ayurveda doctors in Tamil Nadu. Other than this some rare herbs are
maintained in the herbal garden unit.
7.1.2. What are the initiatives taken by the college to make the campus eco-
friendly?
The objectives of Eco Club are planning and management of natural
resources such as land and water. ‘Biodiversity conservation’ and ‘campus
sanitation management’ are the priorities of this club and the students are
made aware of and participate in these activities. Staff and students are
advised to turn the tap off and drain the waste water properly inside the
campus. The management of this institution regularly cleans the litter of the
campus and is recycled. The students and staff vehicles are properly parked in
the parking area (shed) to avoid the nuisance of pet fouling which is hazardous
to general health and hygiene.

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We enable proper waste reduction and recycling practices through the
emphasis given to these areas in the syllabus.
We create health consciousness and awareness of major leading
diseases like cancer, breast cancer and addiction to drugs and alcohol.
We create awareness and make the environment plastic free. We train
the science students in the lab to maintain medical plants and bio waste
recycling through mushroom culture and vermi composting.
Energy conservation

Our college has given orientation to the faculty and the students for
saving energy like water and electricity. Electricity typically comes from non-
renewable fossil fuel. So, we advise the students and the staff to consciously
save energy in the following ways: (i) the electronic devices such as
computers, printers and photocopy machines should be unpluged after use (ii)
replacing incandescent bulbs in the campus and hostel with compact
fluorescent bulbs (iii) the air conditioned rooms are properly insulated to save
electricity and fans can be used instead (iv) students and staff are advised to
switch off the electric device after they leave the department or the lab.

Litter pollute the environment and possess health and safety issue. So,
litters should be collected, recycled and used as garden manure.

Drip irrigation system is the best practice to reduce water energy.

Herbal plants of the campus and some ornamentals like potted plants and
hanging baskets are irrigated by this drip method. The students of various
clubs of the campus are taught to use water by nutrient film techniques. The
unused cans and bottles are reused by this technique. Plants are irrigated by
the droplets of water and get simultaneously fertigated.

Use of renewable energy

Harvesting of renewable resource such as wood is also just another

manufacturing process starting with the regeneration of trees and ending with
harvesting them. This institution has plenty of trees in and around the campus
most of them are tall trees (such as Acacia, Neem, Cluster Fig, Casuarina and
Peepal tree) with large trunks. Occasionally, these plants get damaged and get
dried up. These are removed to avoid accidents. These damaged and dried up
wood are removed from the campus and used for timber purposes by the AEI
centrally. This renewable resource is an efficient incineration to minimize
indoor emission.

Water harvesting

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This institution has rain water harvesting facility. Hence each building
in the college has water harvesting provisions and all the blocks get benefited
especially during summer. All the blocks including the hostels have water
harvesting provisions. Rain water harvesting also helps in replenishing the
depletion of ground water level.

Efforts for Carbon neutrality

Trees have played a critical role in maintaining safe levels of oxygen
and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Trees play an important role in
addressing climate change and to reduce atmospheric CO2 levels. Carbon
neutrality is committed to restore biodiversity. Based on this information the
college encourages various clubs to raise trees in the campus and also give
orientation to the student community to keep the campus eco-friendly. The
clubs nurture the saplings particularly saplings like Pongamia (Indian beech)
which gives pure oxygen to the environment.

Our college advises the lab technicians and students of Chemistry and
Biology departments to reduce the emission of gas. Others are strictly advised
to minimize the usage of air conditioners to avoid the release of CFC.

Faculties and students are encouraged to use bicycles to avoid carbon

emission in and around the campus. The campus has a lot of Samanea saman
(Rain tree), which absorb carbon to the maximaum extent possible. So the
clubs are encouraged to plant this type of carbon neutral plants.

Plantation

The college campus looks green and beautiful because of the garden
maintained within the campus. The trees cover all the buildings to give a
healthy environment to the students and the faculty. The gardening club
regularly maintains the flora and keeps the campus clean. They also name the
plants which help to identify the location of the plants inside the campus. The
whole college looks fresh and greenish due to the ‘plantation programmes’ of
NSS and YRC. They plant saplings wherever possible. If a visitor or a Chief
Guest comes to the college officially, he will plant a sapling in the presence of
the faculty and the students.

Hazardous waste management

Faculties and students are given proper orientation to carefully remove

or manage hazardous wastes like batteries in and around the campus. Unused
electronic batteries from computers, physical equipments are properly
removed with utmost care by the AEI.

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Corrosive acids are kept in separate rooms located in the laboratories,
and maintained in proper cabinets. Chemical lab hoods are located in the
laboratories and the flow rates are checked carefully.

e-Waste Management

Our college is controlled by the Aditanar Educational institution which

has seven other self – financed institutions in Tiruchendur. The e-waste of
these institutions are taken over by AEI, Tiruchendur and disposed off
centrally. The e-waste of the equipment purchased from the UGC – grant is
kept separately as it cannot be disposed off.

7.2 Innovations

7.2.1 Give details of innovations introduced during the last four years which
have created a positive impact on the functioning of the college.

Here we record what we consider to be our innovative practices

during the last four years which have created a positive impact on the
functioning of the college.

Power Point Presentation

The use of Power Point Presentation in the classroom has brought
about a remarkable change in the teaching-learning process. Regular use of
Power Point Presentation by some of the teachers has made learning student-
centric as the lecture of a teacher becomes logical, coherent and structured
without too much of deviation. Time-management becomes easy for the
teacher as he goes to the class with the material (CD) he has produced and also
has rehearsed his presentation in advance.
For the students, note-taking becomes simple as the Power Point
Presentation contains only the salient features of the lecture. Further, Images
can be shown to the students which helps him to remember things easily. An
English teacher talking about Edward Albee (American dramatist) can show
the different images of the writer from his boyhood to old age resulting in
implanting Albee in the mind of the learner forever. Proper use of Power
Point Presentation for any subject will undoubtedly enhance the quality of
learning. Further, the students will also be motivated to use Power Point
Presentation for his seminar presentations as most of them have a laptop.

Language Laboratory
Language Laboratory was mainly used by the Department of English
for strengthening the vocabulary and pronunciation. It was also used as a
smart room effectively. Whenever an English teacher wants to go for a Power
Point Presentation he or she can straightaway take the students to the
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use the Laboratory for strengthening their vocabulary between 09.00 and
09.45 a.m everyday. I M.A. English Literature students were taken to the
Laboratory between 01.10 and 02.00 p.m. everyday. Many English films
related to the subject were screened in the Language Laboratory especially for
P.G. students.

Library
To make students use the internet, two systems with internet
connectivity was provided in the General Library. Further, the library
subscribes to National Library and Information Service Infrastructure for
Scholarly Content (NLIST) to access enormous e-resources.

Community Extension Programme through Sivanthi Community Radio

Nineteen innovative Community extension programmes listed below
were broadcasted to serve the community in and around Tiruchendur. By
conducting these programmes, the College, with its students and teachers,
extends its service to the society to realize the goal of the upliftment of the
society. Students who work as part-time Announcers in the Sivanthi
Community Radio and those who are involved in the production of these
innovative programmes become highly skilled and professional.

Science for Women’s Health and 15 minutes - everyday

1
Nutrition
Tips for keeping the House Clean 5 minutes – everyday
2
Programme
3 Health Awareness Programme 30 minutes - weekly 2 times
4 Programme on Self-confidence for Youth 5 minutes – everyday
A programme on Current Trends in 30 minutes - weekly 3 times
5
Science
A Programme on Developing the I.Q. of 15 minutes - weekly once
6
children
Interview with the Members of the 20 to 30 minutes - weekly 5
7
Community times
8 Social Awareness Programme 30 minutes - weekly once
9 Environmental Awareness Programme Weekly once
10 Folk Songs 15 minutes- everyday
11 Know Your English 10 minutes - weekly once
A Programme on the significance of 15 minutes - weekly once
12
Natural Medicine
13 AIDS Awareness Programme Weekly once
14 Know Your Society 15 minutes - monthly once
15 Human Values Through Thirukural 10 minutes - everyday
16 Women’s Education 10 minutes - monthly once
17 Leprosy Awareness Programme 10 minutes - monthly once
18 Marine Awareness Programme 30 minutes - 5 days a week
19 Know Your Economics 15 minutes – 5 days a week

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Innovations in Crystal Growth Centre
 In the Crystal Growth Centre, apparatus for unidirectional crystal
growth has been designed in 2012.
 Apparatus for measuring conductivity, dielectric constant with various
temperatures was designed in 2010
 Bulk nonlinear optical crystals like beta-alanine, L-alanine, alaninium
picrate, beta-alaninium picrate, L-alanine hydrogen chloride, urea
adipic acid crystal, L-alanine etc., were grown in the centre for the
first time during 2010-2014.
 Ferroelectric crystals like thiourea picrate and N, N-dimethylurea
picrate crystals were grown for the first time in 2013.
 Gamma-glycine crystals were grown by adding strontium chloride for
the first time.

Science Awarness Programme

The Science Forum and IQAC of our college organized an “Awareness
programme on Environmental Protection” in collaboration with the Tamil
Nadu Science forum of Chennai on 24.07.2013. A THULIR Scientific
Awareness Test was conducted for the school students of Tiruchendur on
07.12.2013 to promote scientific thinking and environmental protection. A
magic show (MANTHIRAMA, THANTHIRAMA) based on scientific
principles to eradicate the superstitious beliefs of the students and create
environmental awareness was conducted on 04.10.2013.

These innovative progrommmes not only created environmental

awareness but also developed their scientific thinking questioning the
superstitious beliefs of the society.

ADFEST 2013 & ADREST 2014

With the sole intension of motivating the students and bring out their
inner potential, as we believed that every student has a star in him, we wanted
to have a novel programme which will bring out the hidden talents of the
students. Even though Youth Festivals are common we wanted our
programme to be different and new in the sense that majority of our own boys
and girls should participate in it with an absolutely competing spirit and also
act as a team player. So we conducted a Local Level Youth Festival called
ADFEST 2013 in our College from 28.01.2013 to 31.01.2013 where one
Department competed against the other. Each department, as to our
expectation, sent one team each to take part in each and every event. With
‘India Today’ as the theme we conducted 22 events in which all the
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But, as per our instruction, the individual Departments conducted a
competition for all these 22 events within their own (from I BA / B.Sc. to II
M,.A/ M.Sc., or M.Phil) and selected the winners of the 22 events to take part
in the ADFEST 2013 representing their respective departments. This way we
successfully made majority of the students to take part in this novel event.

Details of ADFEST 2013 (Interdepartmental Youth Festival)

28.1.2013 to 31.1.2013
List of Prize Winners

SI
Events I Prize II Prize III Prize
NO
1 Elocution (Tamil) S.Bharathi II MA(Eng) T.Bharathi I M.Sc (Zoo) C.Sudarmani I B.Sc (Che)
2 Elocution(Eng) D.Crowny II MA (Eng) P.Kannika Bharathi II E.Elson Navin IIIBBA
M.Sc (Zoo) S.Mohana Raji M.Phil
(Eco)
3 Essay Writing P.G.S.Sakthi Ganapathy J.Parvathi I M.Sc (Zoo) K.Kalaivani II M.Sc
(Tamil) II BBA (Maths)
4 Essay Writing D.Crowny II MA (Eng) A.MuthRajagopal M.Sujeetha II M.Sc
(Eng) III B.Sc (Phy) (Maths)
5 Verse Writing & S.Rajkumaran S.Rajamani III N. KamalaDevi I M.Sc
Presentation IIIB.A(Eng) B.Sc(Maths) (Zoo)
(Tamil)
6 Debate (Tamil) S.Devipriya I M.Sc (Zoo) R.Navaneethkrishnan V. Naveen Kumar
T.Bharathi I M.Sc (Zoo) II B.A (Eng) III B.Sc (Che)
S.Bharathi II MA Eng A.Ramachandraboopathi
III B.Sc (Che)
7 Quiz (Eng) S.Sivanambi R.Sundararajan K.Solidon Manuel Raj
II B.A (Eng) III B.Sc (Maths) IIIB.Sc (C.S)
E.Valan Emerson M.Balaganesan A.Muthuraman
II B.A (Eng) III B.Sc (Maths) II B.Sc(C.S)
G.ChitraDevi T.Prabha S.Vidyasagar I B.Sc (C.S)
II MA (Eng) II M.Sc (Maths)
8 Light Vocal A.Sasikala III B.Sc (Zoo) V.Siluvai Auxilium L.Jenifer I B.Com
Solo(Tamil) I MA (Eng)
9 Group Song G.JaiSankar A.Sasikala V.Sumathi
(Tamil Folk) III B.Sc (Maths) III B.Sc (Zoo) II MA (Eco)
S.Rajamani G.Mayakannan S.Esakkiammal
III B.Sc (Maths) III B.Sc (Zoo) II MA (Eco)
M.Maruthupandi R.Gomathi
I M.Sc (Zoo) II MA (Eco)

10 Instrumental Solo T.Jude Livingston S.Muthsubramanian K.Sivaramakrishan

II MA (Eng) II B.Sc (Maths) III B.Sc(Zoo)
11 Classical Dance C.Loorthu Sharmila J.Parvathi I M.Sc (Zoo) V.Siluvai Auxilium I MA
M.Phil (Eco) (Eng)
12 Folk Dance Group V.Siluvai Auxilium T.Nirmala II MA (Eco) A.Esakkimuthuvel II B.Sc
I MA(Eng) (Zoo)
M.Mekala II MA (Eco)
G.JeyanthiSornaRuby U.Manimekala II MA P.Vinayagamoorthy II
I MA (Eng) (Eco) B.Sc (Zoo)
R.VidyaSalomi I MA S.Surya I MA (Eco) R.Krishna Ananth II B.Sc
(Eng) S.Esakkiammal II MA (Zoo)
P.Maharasi I MA (Eng) (Eco) M.Muthuraj II B.Sc (Zoo)
P.Gayathri I MA (Eng) S.Ratha II MA (Eco) R.Kajini Mohamed I B.Sc
G.Mathanaselvi I MA (Zoo)
(Eng) M.Maruthupandi I M.Sc
(Zoo)

13 Western J.Reeman II M.Sc S.Balakumaran III BBA V. Siluvai Auxilium I MA

Dance(Solo) (Maths) (Eng)

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SI
Events I Prize II Prize III Prize
NO
14 Tamil Drama V.ShanmugaPriyaDoss T.Bharathi I M.Sc (Zoo) R.Gomathi II MA (Eco) &
II MA (Eng) & Group & Group Group

15 Mono Acting S.Senthil Kumar I MA P.Isaiya Shobana II MA T.Bharathi I M.Sc (Zoo)

(Tamil) (Eng) (Eco)

16 Mono Acting R.Sundararajan III B.Sc D.Crowny II MA (Eng) E.Elson Navin III BBA
(English) (Maths)

17 Mime S.Aravinth I B.Sc (Zoo) D.Crowny II MA (Eng) M.Ananthraj III B.Sc (Phy)
M.Muthraj I B.Sc (Zoo) G.Chitradevi II MA A.MuthurajaGopal
L. Muthraj I B.Sc (Zoo) (Eng) III B.Sc (Phy)
S.Marimuthuchinnadurai S.Bharathi II MA (Eng) D.Syed Irsath II B.Sc (Phy)
I B.Sc (Zoo) M.Indhumathi II MA C.Kathiravan I B.Sc (Phy)
M.Ganagdurai I B.Sc (Eng) J.PrasanthRajBenjamin I
(Zoo) M.Derfhina Rayen II B.Sc (Phy)
MA (Eng)
18 Mimicry N.M.Fathima Farhana G.Jaisankar III B.Sc K.Sivaramakrishnan III
II MA (Eng) (Maths) B.Sc (Zoo)

19 Admad P.Murugan I M.Sc (Zoo) A.Kuberan I M.Sc (Che) D.Vijash III B.Sc (C.S)
M.Maruthupandi I M.Sc A.Arockia Rajesh R.Ramkumar III B.Sc
(Zoo) I M.Sc (Che) (C.S)
K.Jesurajan I M.Sc (Zoo) A.Ragavan Kebin S.Karmega Thangesh
G.Mayakannan III B.Sc I M.Sc (Che) III B.Sc (C.S)
(Zoo) A.Sivamurugan I M.Sc H.MohamedShariKamil III
K.Sivaramakrishnan III (Che) B.Sc (C.S)
B.Sc (Zoo) I.Maria Arul I M.Sc J.Thommai Antony Saveri
(Che) Muthu III B.Sc (C.S)

20 Rangoli R.Hemalatha II M.Sc S.Ratha II MA (Eco) V.Subramanian III BBA

(Maths)

21 Drawing (Pencil) K.Jesurajan I M.Sc (Zoo) C.Loorthu Sharmila C.Vanitha II MA (Eng)

M.Phil (Eco)

22 Art from Waste M.RajiniDevi II M.Sc K.Jesurajan I M.Sc E.Sivasankar II B.Com

(Maths) (Zoo)

Details of ADFEST 2014 (College Level Youth Festival)

(28.01.2014 to 31.01.2014)
List of Prize Winners

S.No Events I Prize II Prize III Prize

1 Elocution C.Pasamalar, P.Thanga Subha C.Sundarmani
(Tamil) M.Phil. (Eco) I M.Sc. (Zoo) II B.Sc. (C)
2 Elocution K.Suresh Kumar, B.Beaula Emima C.Mothilal
(Eng) II M.A.(Eng) I M.A. (E) Dinesh, I M.A. (E)
3 Essay Writing R.Raja Prabha, M.Kasthuri P.Thanga Suba, I
(Tamil) II M.Sc. (Zoo) II M.Sc. (Chem) M.Sc. (Zoo)
4 Essay Writing S.Benitta Y.Benet K.Suresh Kumar,
(Eng) I M.A., (E) I B.A. (E) II M.A. (E)
5 Quiz J.Antony Rextan, N.Subramanian M.Moorthi,
III BBA II B.Sc., Comp. Sci. III B.A. (Eng)
S.Dinesh, II B.A. S.Vidhyasagar, S.Sivananthi,
Eng, II B.Sc. Comp. Sci. III B.A. (Eng)
E.Valan Emarson, J.Arnold Clinden, M.Mutharasan,
III B.A. Eng I B.Sc. (Comp Sci) III B.A. (Eng)
6 Mime I.G.Ivyn, R.Jerald, I B.A. (E) A.Priyanga,

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III B.A. (Eng) S.Manikandan, I II M.Sc. (M)
V.Janakiraman, B.A.(E) R.Sumathi,
III B.A. (E) K.Thangaraj, I II M.Sc. (M)
M.Thenkaraimahar B.A.(E) E.Thanam, II
ajan, III B.A. S.Ganesh Kumar, I M.Sc. (M)
R.Ajay, I M.A. (E) B.A.(E) R.Sathya,
C.Prabhakaran, I V.Soma Sundraram, I I M.Sc. (M)
M.A. (E) B.A.(E) A.Kalima Nilobar
Banu, II M.Sc.
(M)
7 Mimicry S.Rajesh P.Rajesh V.Movin,
II B.Sc., Comp. Sci. III BBA I B.A. (E)
8 Admad A.Kuberan & Co C.Prabaharan & Co M.Merlin & Co,
M.Sc. (Chem) Eng M.A. (Eco)
9 Light Music L.Jenifer C.thangadurai R.Jerald,
Vocal Solo II B.Com II B.A. (E) I B.A. (E)
10 Instrumental Y.Benet M.Sivaramakrishnan ---
solo I B.A. (E) I BBA
11 Mono Acting T.Bharathi M.Gangadurai, S.Devi Priya,
Tamil II M.Sc. (Zoo) II B.Sc. (Zoo) II M.Sc. (Zoo)
12 Group Song G.Madhanaselvi & K.Ramya & Co S.Dinesh & co
Tamil Folk Co, (II M.Sc. III B.A. (E)
II M.A., (Eng) Mathematics)
13 Classical Parvathi ---- ---
Dance II M.Sc. (Zoo)
14 Rangoli M.Chithirai Kala G.Sankara Narayanan R.Raja Prabha
I M.A. (E) II B.Sc., (Comp. Sci) II M.Sc., (Zoo)
15 Art from R.Suresh Rajan M.Piramiah Raj K.Jahir Hussain
Waste I B.A. (E) II BBA III B.Sc., (Com.
Sci)
16 Verse Writing P.Subbulakshmi, S.Rajkumar N.Kamala Devi
& Presentation II M.Sc. (Chem) I M.A. (E) II B.Sc., Zoo
17 Tamil Drama K.Karthick & co T.Bharathi & Co Manikandan & Co
18 Debate Tamil T.Kalaiselvam T.Bharathi A.Kuberan
II B.A. (E), S.Devipriya P.Jebamalar Sonia
S.Petchimuthu, II M.Sc., (Zoo) II M.Sc., (Chem)
II B.Sc. (M)
19 Mono Acting S.Senthilkumar, S.Praveenkumar B.Beaula Emima
English II M.A., (E) I BBA I M.A. (E)
20 Western S.Karthika L.Jenifer M.Annal Janani
Dance (Solo) II M.Sc., Zoo II .Com I M.A. (E)
21 Western G.Jayanthisornarubi --- ---
Group Dance &Co
22 Folk Dance G.Madhanaselvi & M.Merlin & co T.Nithya & Co
Group Co
23 Pencil K.Jesu Rajan S.Rajapandi S.Sukumaran
Drawing II M.Sc. Zoo I B.Sc., (Comp. Sci) III B.Sc. (Zoo)

Even though the programme was a success because the quality of the
events were amazing and beyond our expectation, we felt that more number of
students could have participated. Hence in ADFEST 2014, (from 28.01.2014
to 31.01.2014) instead of an Interdepartmental Competition, we conducted an

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Open Competition without any departmental identity raising the number of
events to 23. It was a huge success. What we achieved through these two
innovative programmes, as we would like to call it, was that “students started
to believe in themselves”. One senior Economics Professor who acted as one
of the Judges of the English Essay Writing Competition, after looking at the
essays said, “Sir, you can even conduct a State Level English Essay Writing
Competition in our College”.

Students initiated innovative programmes

Our PG students brought 102 children of St. Joseph Home,

Adaikalapuram to our college and kept them engaged one full day on
28.8.2013. The destitute children of the St.Joseph Home were taught the
basics of computer and spoken English. They were taken around the whole
campus and all the laboratories. Our PG students and Staff visited the autistic
children in Karunalaya, Virapandianpatnam on 1.02.2014. Our students
interacted with them and entertained them. These programmes created social
awareness, leadership quality, social responsibility and empathy among the
students. Increased healthy bondage between the students and the society
enhanced the overall personality of the students.

‘FEEL Teacher Programme”

A three day “FEEL Teacher” Programme was organized by IQAC to
the faculty members in collaboration with CLHRD (College for Leadership
and Human Resource Development, AIM INSIGHTS, The HRD Group,
Valencia Circle, Mangalore, Karnataka) from 28.03.2014 to 30.03.2014. 63
teachers belonging to Aditanar Educational Institutions, Tiruchendur
participated in it among them 36 are from our college. The themes that were
presented during the course of the three days were Human Resource
Development, Self-Esteem, Communicating to Influence, Emotional,
Intelligence, Values and Principles, Human Relationship, Listening Skills and
Team Building. The sessions were from 09.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. on all days
of the development intervention with two breaks of 15 minutes duration each
for refreshments and one hour break for lunch everyday.

All the teachers who participated in this progrmme said that the
programme was interesting and innovative and that they would implement the
new ideas in their profession. All the teachers of Aditanar College, who
attended the programme were completely carried away by this innovative
programme and said that they would become new teachers promoting self-
learning, independent learning and a student-centric approach to learning.

An Innovative Seminar
A Seminar on “Teaching and Learning” in the Digital Age:
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14.03.2014. Dr.S.Senthilnathan, Deputy Co-ordinator, UGC-SAP (DRS),
Department of Educational Technology, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirapalli gave a wonderful lecture in the morning on the use of ICT in the
classroom and in the afternoon virtually gave a ‘Demo’ as to how technology
can be used effectively in the teaching –learning process. Our teachers have
assured that they would use ICT in the classroom to promote student –centric
learning.

Two Workshops on Problem Solving

 A one day workshop was organized for 10th standard Mathematics
teachers on 11th February 2012 by the Mathematics department in
order to train them to teach Mathematics and Problem Solving through
attractive and simple methods. The objective was to motivate the rural
students of this area to take up Mathematics for their higher studies.
Faculty members of the Mathematics department acted as the resource
persons.
 Department of Mathematics conducted a workshop on
“Understanding the concepts in Mathematical Science” to the final
year UG students from 21-23 January 2011. Further another workshop
on “Developing the Learning Skills in Mathematics” for II year UG
students was conducted on 28th February 2013. In both the workshops,
students from other colleges also participated. Faculty members of the
Mathematics department acted as the resource persons.

These two innovative Workshops were organised to make the teachers

and the students to understand that Mathematics is easy and simple to learn
provided one develops a love for Mathematics. Secondly, for the students to
develop a love for Mathematics, the school teachers should teach
Mathematics in such a way that the school students take it as an enjoyable
experience and begin to love Mathematics. The UG Workshops actually
resulted in more number of applications for admission into M.Sc.
Mathematics.

TET Coaching Classes

Totally fourteen students, eleven in English and three in Mathematics

got through in the TET Examination from 2009-2014. A Free Summer TET
Coaching Class (09.05.2012 to 20.05.2012) was conducted by the
Departments of English and Mathematics. For Tamil and Social Studies,
experienced and well-known school teachers were brought who were mainly
responsible for the students to get through in the TET Examination. Later,
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intelligent students were allotted certain chapters to prepare and teach in the
classroom. Thus, the whole TET syllabus was divided into manageable units
and the students were asked to prepare the lessons thoroughly, prepare
questions and lecture on the given topic to the other students. This innovative
method worked very effectively which resulted in eleven students getting
through in the TET Examination.

Administration

Scholarship is given to the students online. Scholarship is deposited

in the Savings Account of the students wherever the account may be. The
scholarship amount is directly credited in their account. Income Tax
Calculation is computerized. Intercom facility is provided in all the
Departments and the General Library to save time and function effectively.
To enforce discipline CCTV camera is installed.

NCC (NAVY)

NCC Naval wing of Aditanar College is functioning under the

command of 3(TN) Naval Unit at Tuticorin. Lt Cdr Dr D.S.Mahendran is the
Divisional Commander of Naval Wing at Aditanar College. 3 (TN) Naval Unit
NCC, Tuticorin is nominated by Director General NCC, New Delhi to conduct
Advanced Leadership Camp for Naval Cadets. Lt Cdr Dr D.S.Mahendran
represents Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Directorate. For
the last four years it was conducted at Tiruchendur in Dr Sivanthi Aditanar
College of Physical Education. He makes all the administrative arrangements
for the camp. In addition to that he makes arrangements for Guest Lectures by
eminent professors from his college. He published a book “Introduction to
NCC Naval Wing” which is followed by many Directorates. For his selfless
devotion and dedication to his duties, Director General NCC awarded the DG
NCC Commendation award for the year 2013 with recommendations of
Commanding Officer, Tuticorin, Group Commander, Madurai and Dy
Director General NCC for TN, P & AN.
The Commendation card is awarded to persons for glaring acts or
deeds in the field of adventure, sports, training or for their personal
outstanding contribution in social or cultural activities. The Civilians of
Central and State Govt. posted in NCC are also eligible for DGNCC
Commendation Award for meritorious and innovative service in recognition of
the following for a period of five years:

(1) The outstanding and distinguished service rendered by the civilian

employees in discharge of their duties.
(2) The dedication and devotion to work displayed by NCC Civilians in
furtherance of the cause of NCC.

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(3) Outstanding contribution and innovation for efficient management of
various NCC activities
NCC Army

Every year cadets are selected for the NCC Directorate (Tamil Nadu, P
& AN) team for participation in the prestigious Thal Sainik Camp (TSC) held
in Delhi every year. The main competition during TSC is the obstacle course
race for which cadets have to be given dedicated and intense training in the
obstacle course. There is no obstacle course in any of the institutions affiliated
to 29 (TN) Indep. COY NCC (Army). Cadets however strong they may be,
were not able to perform well in this competition. Considering this situation,
NCC Directorate, Chennai, through Government of Tamil Nadu vide GO Ms
No.11 Youth Welfare & Sports Development Department dated 03 Jan 2011
sanctioned a sum of Rs.1,55,000/- for the construction of an obstacle course
in Aditanar College, Tiruchendur.

Role of the Management of Aditanar College

The total cost of the establishment of the standard obstacle course was
worked out to be Rs.2,73,105/-. Of which, Tamil Nadu Government’s
contribution being Rs.1,55,000/-. Remaining balance of Rs.1,18,105/- was
contributed in 2012 by the Management of Aditanar College as matching
grant. As a result, we have an obstacle course in our college premises, which
is catering to the needs of importing obstacle training not only to our cadets
but also to the cadets of other institutions affiliated to M.S. University.
Apart from this monetary commitment, the management of Aditanar
College has donated an area of 1000 square meters (10 x100) of vacant land
for the establishment of obstacle course in the premises of Aditanar College.
Thus, a monetary contribution of Rs.1,18,105/- and 1000 square meters of its
land was made by our beloved chairman which shows the commitment on the
part of Aditanar College in the establishment of facilities for the betterment
and well being of the student community.
The system for evaluating the performance of cadets and the
subsequent recommendation for their promotion to next higher ranks were
outdated, subjective in nature and non-transparent. Therefore, the system
needed changes to cope up with the atmosphere, so as to improve the standard
and morals of the cadets. Keeping this in mind, we introduced a system in
2010 which is objective, transparent and serves as an incentive to the cadets
who are ready to put up physical and mental hard work. The system that we
have introduced for the assessment of the performance of cadets and for the
subsequent promotion to next higher ranks consists of five phases. The system
came into force from 2010 onwards and it started yielding results which as
tangible and lasting in character.
Pattern of Assessment (Total Score =270)
The pattern of assessment is as follows.

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1. Turn out – 25 marks
2. Drill with Arms – 50 marks
3. Command and Control – 75 marks
4. Physical Proficiency Test – 20 marks - 2.4 km Race
16mtrs.Rope climbing

5 mtrs shuttle

Knee-bent sit up
5. Written test - Subject – 50 marks
Leadership – 50 marks
Mode of Assessment
The Coy commander and two senior most cadets form the Board of
Assessment of cadets. At the end of the first year training, cadets were put into
a cadre coaching for one week. Thereafter, they have to appear before the
Board as per the drawn out schedule and offer numbers for assessment.
The scores secured by each cadet are arranged and as per ranking,
promotions are awarded to the deserving cadets. It is a novel and pioneer
mode of assessment, existing only in NCC Army wing of Aditanar College
which has started yielding its results.
Advantages of this method
1. Degree of involvement and display of morale on the part of the cadets
are exemplory in nature.
2. Introduction of this system since 2010, ensured 100% attendance of
cadets in all parades.
3. The display of performance of cadets of Aditanar College, in centrally
organized programmes received appreciation from officers and PI staff
of Indian Armed Force.
To recognize the selfless and innovative services rendered by
Dr. P. Prabhakaran, NCC Army Officer was awarded the Director General’s
(NCC) Commendation award for the year 2012. This award carries a medal
and citation. DG commendation is given to NCC personnel who have
rendered appreciable and innovative services to the cause of NCC – the major
youth organization.
7.3 Best Practices

7.3.1 Elaborate on any two best practices in the given format at page no. 98,
which have contributed to the achievement of the Institutional
Objectives and/or contributed to the Quality improvement of the
core activities of the college.

Best Practice 1: The advisory system

The context:

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“Advice is like snow,
The softer it falls
The longer it dwells upon and
The deeper it sinks into the mind”.
- S.T. Coleridge

In this material world, with Liberalization, Privatization and

Globalization as the economic ‘mantra’, life has become very competitive and
only the fittest can survive. In this scenario, our students with a rural and poor
background are economically, educationally and socially backward. Most of
them are first generation learners. Hence they need to be guided, moulded and
nurtured little by little with Himalayan patience. In our economical and
sociological context, our teachers cannot be merely guides or torchbearers.
They have to be a mother, a father, a brother, a sister, a psychoanalyst, and a
Guru guiding them every moment of their life. It is in this context that our
college has introduced a scientific advisory system which we ourselves feel
proud of.

Objectives of the practice:

 To improve the knowledge of students and make them
academically sound.
 To make them employable and seek self employment
 To have an all- round development
 To inculcate personal, social, moral and spiritual values
The practice:
Students are given nineteen orientation programmes from the first
semester to the sixth semester. In the first semester, five orientation
programmes are given at periodical intervals. In the second semester, another
six orientation programmes are given. By now, the students’ could have
understood everything about the college and what is expected of them. In the
second year, four orientation programmes are given, two each in the third and
fourth semesters. In the third year four orientation programmes are given two
each in the fifth and sixth semesters. Details of the nineteen orientation
programmes are given below:

ORIENTATION No. 1 (I Year, I Semester - On the Re-Opening Day)

1. Aims of College Education:
To build character. To improve knowledge and outlook. To be well
informed in the subjects of study. To know how to get on with others.
To have an all round development.
2. About our college, objective of our college, Founder Chairman,
Principal, courses offered, etc.,
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4. Medium of instruction in the Degree Classes – Change from to Tamil
To English.
5. Meeting the Principal – Timings: 12.45p.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m.
to 4.15 p.m., any time during emergencies.
6. Punctuality – not to come late-availing leave for proper reasons-leave
rules.
7. Prayer – at 9.45 a.m.
8. Avoid crowding in the verandas & sitting on parapet walls and steps of
buildings. Also avoid using the wall as footrest.
9. Notice Board – General and Departmental – Go through it daily.
10. Toilet usage.
11. Scholarships – Details will be announced periodically.
12. Keeping two-wheelers locked.
13. Information Room – Grievance Box.
14. Train going students –concession
15. Bus going students – concession – behaviour – to help others and to
build a good image
16. Ask the students to have Identity Cards with them all the time.
17. Cumulative Records – first page to get filled up –It’s importance as
resume.
18. Ask the students to keep all the receipts of the fees paid in the
college/Hostel.
19. Always be dignified in speech & behaviour.
20. Avoid whistling and obscene languages.
21. Regular in attendance. 100% attendance certificate-valuable - truly to
get it for all the 6 semesters.
22. Road discipline must be maintained while walking, riding bicycles or
car. Triples in two-wheelers are not permitted.

ORIENTATION NO.2 (I Year, I Semester - Within a Week from the Re-

Opening Day
1. Repeat all said in First Orientation.
2. Those who are seeking admissions in the Professional college
a) Let them not conceal the fact.
b) Let them not take the course lightly.
c) Let them be prepared for any result.
3. Use dining hall and gardens alone for taking lunch and not in the class
room. Keep the walls & black boards clean & free from scribbling.
4. Details about Hobby Clubs.
5. Greeting Principal and Teachers.
6. Information about the Certificate Courses, Value Education and
various committees.
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8. Join NCC(Army or Naval wing), NSS Units. For details see the
respective Notice Boards-NCC Scholarship – For those who have
secured 1000 or more marks in plus 2 for a cadet in any branch of
NCC.
9. Study habit – study from the beginning of the semester. Be thorough
with the portions dealt with.
10. Reading college calendar.
11. Orientation by Librarian, Physical Director, Director of Blood Donor’s
Club& Co-ordinator of Student Services – arise and shine.
12. Keeping college premises and class rooms clean. Avoid crowding in
the corridor and resting the leg on the walls. Avoid sitting around the
Temple, Verandah & parapet walls.
13. Personal problems etc. can be discussed with the Advisor, Head of the
Department, etc.
14. Behaviour inside the class room-participation, taking notes, discipline,
etc.
15. Read English News Paper – Listen to News in English
16. Health Care - Health Care during festivals – Medical inspection.
17. Parents’ interest to write to their advisors and meeting them
periodically.
18. Advisory system.
19. General knowledge – Take G.K. tests seriously and keep a separate
note-book for G.K. – Its continued significance.
20. Earn while you learn programme- Part-time Employment.
21. Explaining about P.G.courses.
22. Inferiority complex feeling to be removed.
23. Breakages of Furniture – fine will be collected.
24. Information Centre – Timings 1.15 p.m. to 1.55 p.m. – make good use
of it.
25. Absence without leave a serious offence. Absence without leave for
more than 5 days name shall be removed from the rolls. For appearing
University Examination – 75% of 90 working days is compulsory.
26. Absence in one class in each session leads to marking absence for the
whole session.
27. For all Internal Cycle tests-students to take their allotted seats only in
the respective halls. No student shall absent himself for the test.
28. Procedure for on-duty.
29. Details of opening Savings Bank Account in the E.C.
30. Details regarding General Proficiency Certificate.
31. Details about Blood Donors’ Club – invaluable help to society.

ORIENTATION NO.3 (1 Year, I Semester - One month from the Re-Opening

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1. How we try to give the best in this college. Instruction – Library –
Laboratory – Games – Hostel – Counselling – Co-curricular
programmes – please utilize these for drawing the best and the
maximum out of this opportunity.
2. To inculcate English Newspaper reading habit-subscribing to
Newspaper as individuals or as groups – keep a separate note book for
vocational guidance – encourage them to go through advertisement
columns by supplying “THE HINDU” papers – to clarify doubts.
3. Picking of flowers – keeping the premises clean – some appreciation of
beauty and cleanliness.
4. Participation in competitions and various activities.
5. Participation in essay writing, elocution, etc.
6. Type writing, short hand (Importance). Computer Course.
7. Marks in all the subjects – Part-I and Part-II are also equally important.
(In many cases) they are also considered while appointments are made.
8. Spending habits. Living within one’s means – Econonmic prudence
and open mindedness.

ORIENTATION NO.4 (I Year, I Semester - During the Semester)

Explaining the importance of the following qualities:
1. Selflessness 2. Courage 3. Cheerfulness
4. Initiative 5. Spirit of Adventure 6. Enterprise
7. Love of Freedom 8. Positive Attitude 9. Self–respect
10. Hard work 11. Self-confidence

ORIENTATION NO.5 (I Year, I Semester - Two Weeks Before the

University Examination)

1. Pay your tuition fees in time. Otherwise your name shall be removed
from the rolls as per the Government rules. If you are not able to pay
within the time, give a written petition to the Principal asking for
extension of time.
2. Clear all arrears in advance – Fines, Co-operative, fees, etc.
3. Explain first rank and importance of University Ranks – All subjects
are to be passed in the first appearance to get University Ranks.
4. Make sure of examination time-table: Morning/Afternoon sessions.
5. Hall arrangements for University Examination will be changed daily.
So go through the Notice Board for hall arrangements daily.
6. Specimen answer paper: How to fill up the face sheet. Insist on writing
of page numbers.
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8. Be in the hall at the stroke of the First bell. No students shall be
allowed to wander in the verandah after the second bell.
9. After entering into the examination hall, students should observe
absolute silence.
10. Malpractice – it is a disgrace-may ruin your career-normal punishment
3 years de-barred-copying from other students and allowing others to
copy from you-both are offences.
11. After completing the examination revise your answers scripts and there
upon coming out of the halls, they should not discuss the answers
loudly making noise.
12. Student may apply for receiving the Xerox copies of answer sheets on
payment of Rs.200/- in time. They may apply for revaluation if
necessary on payment of Rs.200/-.

ORIENTATION NO.6 (I Year, II Semester - Within a Week from the

Beginning of II Semester)

Each page in the book on “Opportunities for higher studies and jobs for
students” to be explained in detail making the points up-to-date (as relevant to
your subject).

ORIENTATION NO.7 (I Year, I Semester - Within a Month From the

Beginning of the II Semester)

1. Personal problems can be discussed with the Advisors.

2. Review of the University Examination results individually reminding
the students of final result.
3. Develop to speak and write fluently in English.
4. Attending Orientation Courses for UPSC, TNPSC, SSC, etc.
5. Merit Scholarship for first 10 rank holders.
a) Aim at good marks – work hard from 1 semester onwards.
b) Importance of language marks.
6. Contribute to College Magazine and Campus News
7. Get the marks filled up in the Cumulative Records.

ORIENTATION NO.8 (I Year, II Semester - Before Masi Festival in

Tiruchendur)

Masi Festival is being celebrated in Tiruchendur. Religious rituals,

devotional discourses and enjoying the Musical concerts are welcome. Let us
maintain the peace and concentration what such functions require. Let us do
our best to keep up our traditions and cultural practices as beautiful and calm
as they need to be.

ORIENTATION NO.9 (1 Year, II Semester - Before College Day)

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1. Our College day offers learning experience for our students in planning
and organizing. We would like as many students as possible to work as
volunteers. Sincerity and hard work of volunteers will make the
function a success.
2. The ceremonial parade is a solemn occasion. When the cadets march
past the saluting base, we may all clap and encourage them. Otherwise,
if we speak loudly or laugh when something goes wrong, then we will
not be paying compliments to our students who have put in hours of
hard work to practice for the ceremonial parade.
3. On the occasion of the College Day, it is desirable that every student
will be able to create a good impression in the minds of guests.
4. When the S.S.L.C. prize winner speaks for a few minutes expressing
his/her sense of gratitude let us listen patiently and encourage him/her
at the end of the speech. A student who has come out first among
students who appeared for the examinations from Tamil Nadu really
deserves our patient listening and appreciation.
5. When the meeting goes on, some students just stand up, leave the place
either when the prize distribution is going on or immediately after the
prize distribution is over or when the Chief Guest is speaking. It is our
duty to remain in the meeting till the vote of thanks is over.
6. During the variety entertainment many people from neighboring places
are present to witness the programme. It is our duty to maintain a
peaceful atmosphere till the programme is over.
7. At the end of the programme students will sing the National Anthem.

ORIENTATION NO.10 (I Year, II Semester - During the Semester)

1. Explaining the following values: (Importance)

a. Creativity : Originality – decision making
b. Introspection : Self-analysis, self-criticism
c. Self-Control, d. Self-confidence, self-reliance, e. Sportive spirit
f. Simplicity-modesty – humility – thrift, g. Righteousness –
uprightness – right conduct – tranquility, h. Prudence
2. Giving practice in application writing and filling.
3. Giving practice in writing a resume.
4. Giving practice in group discussion.
5. Giving practice in Interview Techniques.

ORIENTATION NO.11 (I Year, II Semester - Two Weeks Before University

Examination

1. Repeat Orientation No.5

2. Summer Activities:
(i) Attending Summer Courses

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(ii) Using the vacation fruitfully – reading library books, organizing
social service activities in the villages, etc.
(iii)Sivanthi Academy Extension Centre / importance of IAS.
(iv) Language papers over for B.B.A., B.Com., and B.Sc., (Comp.Sc)
Try to do well and score high marks.

ORIENTATION NO.12 (II Year, III Semester - Within A Week of Re-

opening

1. Examination Results – Review

2. Importance of current affairs and participation in Quiz and G.K. Test –
Regular News paper reading.
3. To develop spoken English
4. Reminding about Certificate Courses
5. Change of Courses.
6. Regularity in Attendance – leave letters, 100% Attendance Certificate.
7. Coaching classes for Arrear subjects
8. Language will be over this year for B.A. Classes - importance should
also be given to the languages as their marks are included for
recruitment to jobs.
9. How to organize meetings, functions:-
a. Personal Organisation of behaviour
b. Voluntary services – to encourage.
10. Pay your Tuition fees in time.
11. Get the Cumulative Record of Marks filled up.

ORIENTATION NO.13 (II Year, III Semester - During the Semester)

Explain the importance of the following values:
1. Sacrifice, 2. Good Manners, 3. Sense of humour, 4. Gratitude,
5. Tolerance, 6. Friendship
Magnanimity – Generosity – hospitality – charity and
Motivation - Patriotism

ORIENTATION NO.14 (II Year, IVSemester - Within two weeks from the
Re-Opening Day)

1. Behavior in the public – in times of festivals.

2. Old Boys Association, Bank and other Agencies – Loans for those who
want to pursue higher studies - examples of old students may be given
3. Explaining the importance of the following values:
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2. Truthfulness : Honesty – trust – frankness
3. Concern for Environment 4. Integrity
5. Obedience 6. Sense of duty
7. Justice – Freedom – Quality 8. Loyalty
4. Giving practice in application writing and filling
5. Giving practice in writing a resume
6. Giving practice in group discussion
7. Giving practice in Interview Techniques
8. Get the Cumulative Record of Marks filled up

ORIENTATION NO.15 (II Year, IVSemester - Before the College Day)

1. Repeat the Masi Festival and College Day Orientation Points.
2. Summer Activities:
a. Attending Summer Courses.
b. Using the Vacation fruitfully – reading library books,
organizing social service activities in the villages, etc.
c. Sivanthi Academy is running courses.

ORIENTATION NO.16 (III Year, V Semester - After the Publication of

Results)

1. Review – Examination results and Budget expenditures.

2. Responsibility:
(i) as seniors
(ii) towards their studies.
(iii) Towards the society and
(iv) as individually and collectively
3. Public speaking
4. Importance of self-employment.
5. Develop reading habits – read, think, digest and experiment – develop
3H (Head, Heart and Hand) throughout your life.
6. University Ranks – Prize for I Rank, Merit Scholarship for first 20
ranks – necessity of hard work.
7. Get the cumulative record of marks filled up.
8. Regular in attendance – 100% attendance.

ORIENTATION NO.17 (III Year, V Semester - During the Semester)

1. Explaining the importance of the following values:
1. Co-operation 2. Civic sense
3. Secularism 4. Communal harmony
5. Aspiration for peace 6. Chastity – purity
7. Dedication-regularity-punctuality-sincerity

ORIENTATION NO.18 – (III Year, VI Semester - Beginning of the Semester)

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1. Analysis of the earlier examination results to rectify the previous
mistakes.
2. The need of general knowledge for various competitive examinations.
3. Explaining the importance of the following values:
i) Love – Compassion – Sympathy – Mercy
ii) Beauty – Cleanliness – sense of order – sense of priority
iii) Forgiveness
iv) Detachment
v) Contentment – lack of acquisitiveness
vi) Fraternity
vii) Renunciation
viii) Dignity of Labour

ORIENTATION NO.19 (III Year, VI Semester - Towards the End)

1. Giving practice in application writing and filling
2. Giving practice in writing a resume
3. Giving practice in group discussion
4. Giving practice in Interview Techniques
5. Particulars regarding Provisional Certificate, Degree Certificate and
Rank Certificate – importance of applying for convocation
immediately. Importance of timings in Convocation.
6. Alumni Association – pay Rs.10/- and become Life Member – every
year August 15th Annual Day – to attend
7. Explaining once again the loan facilities available in banks, Old Boy’s
Association, etc.
8. Repeat the importance of self-employment.
9. Write application for M.A., M.Sc., etc.
10. Rank holders – photos to be sent to the Magazine Committee.
Obstacles faced if any and strategies adopted to overcome them

Lack of motivation amongst the learners is the main obstacle reported

by the advisors in general. The educational, economic and social
backwardness of their background, their inability to cope up with the subject
of their parent’s choice, rural, Tamil medium school background, a deep
rooted myth about lack of jobs, an alien language which forces them to go for
rote learning are some the reasons for their lack of motivation. But, this does
not apply to girls (P.G. girls) even though they also have the same limitations
like the boys.
But the biggest difference is that girls can memorize any number of
essays even without comprehension whereas for the boys both the short term
and long term memory is weak. Further, unlike the girls, English is still a
foreign language to them. This affects the results in the first year of their study
and they become completely diffident resulting in absenteeism in the second
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Engineering colleges in this area because of the mushroom growth of
engineering colleges, majority of the students who come to our college are
below average and lack motivation. It is here the advisors step in.
The advisors have to realize that what they have in their hands is a
‘thinking clay’ and that they have to mould it in such a way that the thinking
clay begins to grow on its own. This is where the problem lies. If the advisor
realizes that his ward will be a ‘thinking clay’ and that he / she has to mould it
and give it a shape that the ‘thinking clay’ wants to have and make it an
independent learner, then the advisory system is a success. On the other hand
if the advisor gets disappointed and frustrated then the system is a failure. This
is where the Principal, and the senior experienced teachers step in and make
the relatively new ‘Advisors’ to carry on with their job with ‘Hope’ and
‘Confidence’

Impact of the practice

Our experience tells us that our students have been immensely

influenced by the advisory system. For some of our students a good advisor (a
kind, affectionate, friendly and at the same time a disciplinarian who focuses
on the internal discipline of the students – someone with empathy, a
psychoanalyst and a counsellor and above all a person who is taken to be a
role model by his wards) is like a demi-god and almost a member of their own
family. For three years they have virtually lived with their advisor whom they
really love and never forget in their life. The Advisory system has produced
wonderful citizens not only with academic intelligence but also with emotional
and spiritual intelligence. Innumerable examples can be given.
The advisory system not only influences the students but also the
advisors. The serious and sincere advisors become wonderful teachers with
social commitment. This is reflected in their contribution to the ‘MUTA
Scholarship Fund’. They donate willingly, voluntarily and silently because the
recipients are not aware of it. Likewise, the students contribute to the society
in a big way through blood donation. From 2009 – 2014, 402 students have
donated blood, thanks to the advisory system.

Resources required:

A printed copy of the book “Guidelines for the Advisors” is supplied to

all the Advisors. The Advisors, with the knowledge of the Principal, should be
able to render financial assistance to their wards for which the college should
provide some funds.

Contact Person for Further Details:

The Principal
Aditanar College of Arts and Science,
Virapandianpatnam, Tiruchendur – 628 216

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Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu

04639 – 242232 (0) 245208 (R)

Cell: 9443872527
E. Mail: [email protected]

Best Practice 2: Imbibing Research Culture among the Staff and Students

The Context
It is really sad to note that not even a single Indian University found a
place in the list of top 200 world’s Greatest Universities. Educationalist opined
that Indian Universities do not lag behind these top Universities in terms of
‘Quality in Teaching’, but when it comes to Research, we are far behind. As
the greatness of a University is measured in terms of Research Contributions
made, naturally Indian Universities could not find a place in the top 200.
It is in this context, we feel proud to say that in spite of the social,
economic and educational backwardness of this area we are gradually
inculcating a ‘Research Culture’ in the campus which stands out when
compared to our other practices. We do accept that our contribution to
Research may not be exemplory or that it equals the contribution made by7 the
city colleges, but the fact remains that making a head way in our Research
output and it is only a matter of time before we reach our Goal – the goal of
being recognized as one of the greatest Research institutions in Tamil Nadu.

Objectives of the practice:

- To develop a sense of enquiry critical and scientific thinking

- To develop the aptitude for Research
- To inculcate a Research culture by developing their questioning spirit
- To make all the teachers do their Ph.D., apply for Major and Minor
projects, attend, present and publish papers in national/international
seminars and edit and publish books of national repute.

The Practice:

Our college has a research committee with Dr. T.Balu, Associate

Professor of Physics as the Convener and Dr. P. Selvarajan, Associate
Professor of Physics, as the Secretary and all the recognized research guides of
our college as the members. The main activity of the committee is to promote
research activities. Application forms for applying to various funding agencies
for minor/major research projects are downloaded and circulated to all the
staff members.
Further, in our College, the Management, , the Secretary, the Principal
and the senior experienced teachers always have the habit of asking the junior
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while, in casual talk and in informal discussions they keep asking the junior
teachers whether they have registered for Ph.D. Even those teachers who are
hesitant to register for Ph.D will either be motivated or pressurized.
(pressurized, in the sense that, if they do not register for Ph.D., they cannot
face the seniors fearing that they might be questioned) to register for Ph.D.
Once they get themselves registered, whether their Guides ask them or
not, these senior teacher would ask them whether they have completed the
Literature survey or completed their material collection. The seniors will also
guide them as to where the materials can be collected and which Library to
visit for Literature survey. Again, after a while they would start asking
whether they have started writing. This ‘motivation through irritation’ as we
humorously call it goes on till the research scholar submits the dissertation in
the University.
For proof reading the thesis, teachers of English always come to the
rescue. Irrespective of the subject, dissertations, are proof read by the senior
faculty of the English department. Then the Office bearers of MUTA who are
in the Senate or Syndicate take upon themselves the responsibility of the
official procedures to be followed in the Manonmanium Sundaranar
University and see to that the candidate appears for the Viva Voce at the
earliest time possible. In short, from the beginning to the end a teacher doing
Ph.D. is motivated and guided and at no stage the researcher is allowed to feel
depressed or frustrated.

Once the Ph.D. is awarded, motivation in all forms continues till he

publishes articles and becomes a Research Guide. Research Guides interact
with their research scholars (part-time) during holidays and week-ends. With
their FDP scholars, they interact everyday after 04.00 p.m. and again during
holidays. Even on Government holidays our Research Guides are available
and during working days Guides are available till the scholars are left.
Our Guides constantly guide the scholars when it comes to
Methodology, Literature Survey, problem selection, conduct of experiment
and also writing and publishing. Whenever the Guides receive any call letter
for writing articles, they e-mail the details to all the scholars immediately.
After the scholars publish Papers in Journals with Impact Factor, they are
asked to write their thesis. After six months of their writing they are asked to
submit their synopsis followed by Thesis submission.

At no point of time scholars feel that they are let down by their Guides.

Obstacles faced if any and strategies adopted to overcome them:

- Scope for discussion, classification of doubts immediately with

eminent faculty regarding the research work not available
- No possibility for downloading research International Journals.

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- Back volumes of international journals of impact factor not available in
the library
- A research guide has to teach 16 hrs a week like any other teacher.
Only during weekends and holidays they can do research work.

These obstacles are sought to be overcome with the help of 24 X 7 internet

facility and balancing teaching with research. For budgetary constraints apply
to various funding agencies.

Impact of the Practice: Over a period of time, the motivation and

encouragement given by the Management, the Principal, and the Senior
Experienced teachers has resulted in the following achievements by the faculty
and the students:

Of the 94 teachers in our college, as on today, 42 are Ph.D. holders of

which 22 are Research Guides. These Research Guides of our college are
guiding 126 scholars most of whom are part-time scholars. There are four full
time research scholars, two in the Department of Physics and two in the
Department of Economics. Totally, 49 scholars have got their Ph.D. guided by
the research guides of our College. Four departments, Department of
Mathematics, Chemistry, Economics and English have been upgraded as
Research Centres in our college. In these five years from 2009-2014 totally
257 papers have been published in National / International Journals, 54
seminars have been conducted in our college, 42 teachers as resource persons
and 24 edited books have been published by our teachers and seven teachers
are editors of reputed journals. In the past five years, we have got four Major
Research Projects and six Minor Research Projects.

Minor Research Projects:

Amount
No Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Period Sanctioned
(Rs.)

Dr. P. Thangavelu
Studies in Topology via 2009 -
1 Associate Professor of 60,000
rough sets 2011
Mathematics

Dr. A. Soundrarajan Marketing strategy

2010-
2 Associate Professor of adopted by SHG in 1,00,000
2012
Commerce Tirunelveli
Dr.K.Bageerathi,
Assistant Professor of Further study on 2014-
3 1,20,000
Mathematics Generalization of Fuzzy 2016

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boundary using Fuzzy E-
closure operator

Mrs.C.Shola Fernando A Postcolonial Reading

2014-
4 Assistant Professor of of Selected works of 70,000
2016
English Thomas Keneally

Mrs.J.Sathiyalakshmi Search for Self-discovery

2014-
5 Assistant Professor of and Survival in the novels 1,00,000
2016
English of Anita Nair

Mrs.A.Kavitha An Encounter between

Assistant Professor of the Feminine and the
2014-
6 English avant grade: A Reading 1,00,000
2016
of Margaret Laurence’s
select novels

Major Research Projects:

Amount
Name of the Faculty
No. Title of the Project Period Sanctioned
and funding agency
(Rs)
Dr. D. Vasumathi
1. Assistant Professor of Women & Child – Health 2009 –
Zoology and Nutrition 2010
DST 7,78,000

2. Dr. P. Subramaniam Micellar effect – on the For 3

Assoicate Professor & Fe (111) and Cr(111) – years
Head, Department of salen catalyzed redox w.e.f. 9,80,300
Chemistry reactions of methionines 1.2.2011
and thioether containing
UGC organic compounds

3. Dr. P. Selvarajan Studies on novel nlo For 3

Associate Professor of based l – alanine Picrate years
Physics and b-alanine picrate w.e.f 9,11,300
crystals grown by 1.7.2011
UGC solution method with
slow evaporation and
slow cooling techniques

4. Dr. P. Selvarajan Growth and For 3

Associate Professor of characterization of some years
Physics novel NLO based single w.e.f. 19,54,600
crystals of l-alanine
DST complexes 19.7.2011

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5. Dr.C.P.Balakrishnan Pharmacognostic studies Three
of agarophytic seaweed years
Assistant Professor of gracilaria of Manapad 2013-
Botany coast, Tamilnadu 2016
10,86,400
UGC

Projects presented for consideration before the selection committee in the

year 2013- 2014 (DST)

Amount
No Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Status
(Rs)

1 Dr.M.Velrajan and Mr. Radio Mathematics Presentation

9,00,000
I.Sekar made

2 Dr.C.Velayutham Computational 25,00,000

intelligence system in
Major Project.
non-invasive brain
Considered for
computer interface
presentation.
for pattern
classification

Motivated by the teachers and with teachers (Researchers) as their role model
our students in spite of several handicaps have done remarkably well.
Following are their achievements:

S. Funding Amount
Name & Class Title of the Project
No Agencies (Rs)

R.Ramya II M.A., Rural out-migration in

1. Economics Udangudi Panchayat Union – A TNSCST 6,000
case study

M. Lakshmi Studies on the Effect of Metal

Cations (Ce3 + Sm3+) on the
2. TNSCST 6,000
II M.Sc., Chemistry Dielectric Properties of
Polyanline

J. Jeyapriya A biogeneic approach for

3. synthesis of silver nano TNSCST 10,000
Zoology particles using spider web

V. Balasubramainan Bioplastic production using TNSCST 10,000

4. chicken feathers
Zoology

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Structure, Morphology and
Thermal properties of Poly IASc –
(Vinylidene Fluoride)/ INSA- 14,000
A.Kuberan II M.Sc.,
5 Graphene Nanocomposites NASI
Chemistry 2013-14

P.Kannika Barathi Biosynthesis of silve

Tamil Nadu
nanoparticles using Eichornia
state council
S.karthiga crassipes and analysis of
6 for Science 7,500/-
antimicrobial activity
and
G.jeya Prabha
Technology
II M.Sc Zoology

K.P.Padma Malini Preparation and

Tamil Nadu
characterization of
state council
B.Sangeetha, I.maria polypyrrote/CaCO3 Composite
7 for Science 7,500/-
Arul, A.Ragavan and its application as
and
Kebin II M.Sc. anticorrosive coating on mild
Technology
Chemistry steel

Resources Required:
- A common Instrumentation centre in a separate block with all the
sophisticated ultra modern instruments of equipments.
- A research library with 24X7 internet facility and internationally reputed
journals.
- Management funds to promote research especially for the students

Contact Person for further details

The Principal
Aditanar College of Arts and Science,
Virapandianpatnam, Tiruchendur – 628 216
Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu

04639 – 242232 (0) 245208 (R)

Cell: 9443872527
E. Mail: [email protected]

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Details of Faculty as resource person in seminars organized by the external
professional agencies, Percentage of faculty participated in workshop /
seminar / conferences and Percentage of faculty presented papers in workshop
/ seminar / conferences

Faculty as resource person in seminars organized by the external professional

agencies

No. of faculty as
Year Total No. of faculty Percentage
resource persons
2009 – 2010 90 01 1.11
2010 – 2011 90 02 2.22
2011 – 2012 92 08 8.69
2012 – 2013 90 17 18.88
2013 – 2014 94 13 13.82

Percentage of faculty participated in workshop / seminar / conferences

No. of faculty
Total No. of faculty Percentage
Year participated
2009 – 2010 90 41 45.55
2010 – 2011 90 47 52.22
2011 – 2012 92 72 78.26
2012 – 2013 90 49 54.44
2013 – 2014 94 75 79.78

Percentage of faculty presented papers in workshop / seminar / conferences

No. of faculty
Total No. of faculty Percentage
Year Presented
2009 – 2010 90 8 8.88
2010 – 2011 92 24 26.08
2011 – 2012 92 47 51.08
2012 – 2013 90 28 31.11

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2013 – 2014 94 39 41.48

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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
1. Name of the Department : English
2. Year of Establishment : June 1965
3. Names of Programmes offered B.A, (English)
M.A( English)
:
M. Phil (English)
Ph. D (English)
4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and
the departments/ units involved : Nil
5. Annual / Semester / Choice Based B.A, M.A and M. Phil – (CBCS)
:
Credit System ( programme wise ) Semester system
6. Participation of the department in the Non major Electives-English for
courses offered by other departments Competitive Examination &
: Effective Communication are
offered to the willing students of
other departments under CBCS
7. Courses in collaboration with other
universities , industries , foreign : Nil
institutions, etc
8. Details of Courses / Programmes
: Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons
9. Number of Teaching Posts : 14

Sanctioned Filled
Associate Professor 6 6
Assistant Professor 8 7 + 1Managment

10. Faculty profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Specialization

(DSc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D., / M. Phil ., etc ) as on 01.03.14

No of
Students
guided/
Experience awarded
Name Qualification Designation Specialization
(in years) Ph. D
degree in
the last 4
years

Associate
Mr. G. R. Jawager M. A., M.Phil Absurd Theatre 30 -
Professor
& Head
M. A., M.Ed.,
Associate Linguistics &
Mr. P.T. Paulpandian P.G.D.T..E, 30 -
Professor ELT
M.Phil
Dr. K. Thanikasalam M.A., Associate American 26 8

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P.G.D.E.S., Professor Literature (Guiding)
D.D.E
Ph. D
Associate Canadian
Ms. V. Shanthi M. A., M.Phil 13 -
Professor Literature
Associate
Ms. G. BarathaChelvi M. A., M.Phil Poetry 25 -
Professor
Mr. T. Xavier Beski Associate
M. A., M.Phil Translation 20 -
Arockiaraj Professor
Ms. K. Assistant
M. A., M.Phil Drama, Novel 9 -
Ramajeyalakshmi Professor
M. A.,
Assistant 8
Dr. R. Rita Yasodha M.Phil, Poetry 11
Professor (Guiding)
M.Ed., Ph.D
Assistant
Ms. J. Sathiyalakshmi M. A., M.Phil Criticism 6 months -
Professor
Assistant
Ms. A. Kavitha M. A., M.Phil Drama, Novel 6 months -
Professor
Ms. C. Shola Assistant Australian
M. A., M.Phil 6 months -
Fernando Professor Literature
Assistant
Mr. E. Lenin M. A., M.Phil Poetry 6 months -
Professor
Assistant Indian writing
Ms. K. Muneeswari M. A., M.Phil 6 months -
Professor in English
Assistant
Ms. M. Thangeswari M. A., M.Phil Novel 6 -
Professor
List of Senior Visiting Faculty Dr. R. Babu Sivaraja
11. :
Kirubanithi
12. Percentage of lectures delivered and
B. A– 15% ; M.A- 15% ;
practical classes handled ( Programme :
M.Phil- 15%
wise ) by Temporary faculty
13. Student – Teacher Ratio ( Programme wise
: B.A - 8 : 1; M.A- 7: 1
)
Number of academic support staff (
14. technical)and administrative staff : Nil
sanctioned and Filled:
15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with
M. Phil : 12 and Ph.D : 2
Dsc., / : D.Litt., / Ph.D., / M. Phil., / PG
16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects 3 staff have been sanctioned
from a) National b) International funding UGC Minor Research Project
agencies and grants received grants under XII plan
1. C. Shola Fernando:
:
Rs.80000
2. J. Sathiyalakshmi:
Rs.1 lakh
3. A. Kavitha :Rs.1 lakh
17. Department projects funded by UGC and Nil
:
total grants received
18. Research Centre facility recognized by the M.S. University has
university recognized the department as
: a research centre with the
following faculty
1. Dr. K. Thanikasalam

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2. Dr. R. Rita Yasodha
19. Publications with ISSN Number-

No. of Papers Published

No.
Name of the staff
National International
Dr. R. Rita Yasodha - 1
1.
Mr. K.Ramajeyalakshmi
2. 2 3
Ms. D. Preethy Johnita Esther
3. 1 3
Ms. D. Vijila
4. 1 3
Ms. B. Ramalakshmi
5. - 3
Mr. M. Thangeswari
6. - 3
Ms. C. Shola Fernando
7 - 1

Number of books published and edited:

Authored
No. Name of the staff Edited Books
Books

Dr. R. Babu Sivaraja Kirubanithi, Critical Perspectives on

English and New English
1. Mr. T. Paulpandian & Literatures --

Dr. K. Thanikasalam 978-81-927128-1-9

Seminar Proceedings published in books with ISBN No:

Papers Published in the edited books

No. Name of the Staff
with ISBN Number

Dr. R. Babu Sivaraja Kirubanithi, Critical Focus on New English

Literatures 978-81-927128-0-2
1. Mr. T. Paulpandian &

Dr. K. Thanikasalam

Dr. R. Babu Kirubanithi, English Literature across

2. Cultures(forthcoming)
Mr. T. Paulpandian &

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Dr. K. Thanikasalam

Number of papers presented in the seminar

No. of papers Presented in the

No. Name of the staff seminar
National International
1. Dr. R. Rita Yasodha - 1
2. Ms. K.Ramajeyalakshmi 2 3
3. Ms. D. Preethy Johnita Esther 1 3
4. Ms. D.Vijila 1 3
5. Ms. B. Ramalakshmi - 3
6 Ms. M. Thangeswari - 4
7 Ms. .J. Sathiyalakshmi. - 1
8. Ms. A. Kavitha. 1 1
9. Ms. C. Shola Fernando 1 1
10 Ms. K. Muneeswari - 1

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil

21. Faculty as members in

a) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial

Boards:

Editorial Boards –Mr. P.T. Paulpandian & Dr. K. Thanikasalam-

Online journal JELTALS

Department of English, Aditanar College

Mr. P.T. Paulpandian,Editor, MUTA Bulletin

22. Student Projects :

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – 100%. All the third year
undergraduate students have done Group Projects/Individual
projects in the final semester.
b) All II M.A English students have done Individual Projects
c) All M. Phil Students have done Individual Dissertations
d) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside
the institution i.e. in Research Laboratories/ Industry/ other
agencies – The postgraduate students visit M.S. University Library,
Tirunelveli & SCILET, American College ,Madurai for reference
work.

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23. Awards / received by faculty and 1. Mr. P. T. Paulpandian
students : (University First in M.Phil ,
TNOU- 2008)
2. Ms. A. Kavitha (University First
in M.Phil ,MS Uiversity-2013)
24. List of eminent academicians /
visitors to the department who :
delivered special lectures

2009- 2010
Name of the resource
No. Date Designation Topic
person
Rtd. Professor
Communication
1 Mr. V. Renganathan Department of
29.12.09 skills
English
Head,
Department of
2 16.2.10 Mr. Muthiah English, V.O.C Yoga & Literature
College.
Tuticorin
Head,
Department of
Dr. Edward David English,
3 23.2.10 Train to Pakistan
Sundararaj St. John’s
College.
Palayamkottai
Associate
Professor
4 23.2.10 Dr. R. Jeyasundar St. John’s Canadian Literature
College.
Palayamkottai

Professor
5 12.3.10 Dr. S. Ravindranathan Absurd Theatre
Emeritus
M.S.U

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2010- 2011

Name of the
No. Date Designation Topic
resource person
Professor &
1 16.7.10 Dr. S. Prabakar Head, Dept.of Criticism
English,M.S.U
Associate
2 31.1.11 Dr. B. Manivannan Professor Mirror Stage
V.O.C College
Head,Dept.of
English,
Dr. B. Sivanthi
3 1.2.11 Mr. Sakthivel Spoken English
Aditanar
College of
Engineering
Head, Dept.of
English,
Govindammal
4 2.2.11 Dr. Andal American Poetry
Aditanar
College for
Women
Head,
Department of
Dr. A. English,
5 3.2.11 Transalation
Nihamathulla, Sadakkathullah
Appa College,
Tirunelveli
Associate
Professor,
6 4.2. 11 Mr. Heiz Dawson Criticism
St. John’s
College
Principal, Sri.
Sangara
7 4.2. 11 Dr. S. Nagarajan Bagavathi Arts Criticism
& Science,
College
Former
Chairman,
Dr. A. Noel Joseph School of Theory, Criticism
8 7& 8.2.11
Iruthayaraj Languages, and History
Bharathidasan
University

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Professor &
Head,
Dr. C. Isaac Department of
9 7& 8.2.11 Post Colonialism
Jebastin English,Bharat
hidasan
University
Professor &
10 7& 8.2.11 Dr. S. Prabhakar Head Disability Studies
M.S.University
Rtd. Professor Marxism
Mr. P. Vijaya of English, S.N
11 7& 8.2.11
Kumar College,
Madurai
Professor & New Literature
12 10.2.11 Dr. S. Head M.S.U
Ravindranathan
Professor New Literature
13 10.2.11
Dr. Jacob M.S.University
Professor New Literature
14 10.2.11
Mr. K. Selvam M.S.University

2011-2012

Name of the
No. Date Designation Topic
resource person
Principal(Rtd) Dialectical
MTD Hindu Materialism
1 10.10.11
Mr. V. Ponnuraj College,
Tirunelvelii
EFL, LSRW Skills
2 2.11. 11
Dr. Dr. Vasudevan Hyderabad
St. Xaviers Post colonial
3 6.1.12 Dr. V.S. Joseph Coolege, Theory
Albert Palayamkottai
Head, Classics in
Department of Translation
Dr. A. English,
4 27.1.12
Nihamathulla, Sadakkathullah
Appa College,
Tirunelveli
Associate
Professor Literary Criticism-
5 27.1.12 Mr. Heiz Dawson
St. John’s Sidney & Aristotle
College

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2012- 2013

Name of the
No. Date Designation Topic
resource person
Dr. Robert British Council,
1 8.10.12 Search & Research
Bellarmine Chennai

2013- 2014
Name of the
No. Date Designation Topic
resource person
18 & Dr. Stephen Writer, Canadian New English
1. 19.02.13 Gill Literature Literatures
Former Chairman,
School of
18 & Dr. Noel Joseph New English
2. Languages,
19.02.13 Irudhayaraj Literatures
Bharathidasan
University
3.9.2013 Station Manager,
3. I.A. Sahayaraj, Mass Media
Hello FM, Nellai.
President of Prayer
Mount,
4. 18.9.13 Jean Macrae, Values
Winchester,
England
Associate Prof. of.
History of
5. 11.10.13 Dr. R. Wilson. Eng,St.Jude’s
Literature
College, Thoothur
Mrs..P.T.Selvi Assistant Prof. of
6. 18.1.14 Kokila, English, V.O.C. Colour Purple
College
Dr. B. Associate Prof. of
7. 23.1.14 Manivannan, English, V.O.C. Criticism
College
Head, Department
of English,
Dr. A.
8 17.2.14 Sadakkathullah Linguistics
Nihamathulla,
Appa College,
Tirunelveli
Prof. of English,
Dr. S. A. Faculty of Arts &
English Literature
9 24.3.14 Thameemul Humanities,
across Cultures
Ansari University, Jazan,
Saudi Arabia
Former Chairman,
Dr. Noel Joseph English Literature
10 24.3.14 School of
Irudhayaraj across Cultures
Bharathiyar

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University
Head, Department
of English,
Dr. A.
11 21.3.14 Sadakkathullah Translation
Nihamathulla,
Appa College,
Tirunelveli

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops

: 6
organized & the source of funding
a) State / National Seminar - 4 (Funded by Management)
b) International - 2 (Funded by Management)

26. Student Profile Programme / Course :

wise

Name of the Enrolled

Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
B.A English
2009-2010 71 45 45 - 52
2010-2011 80 45 45 - 32
2011-2012 92 32 32 - 19
2012-2013 83 44 44 - 37
2013-2014 89 38 38 - (Awaiting)

M.A English
2009-2010 40 30 6 22 71
2010-2011 38 28 7 21 86
2011-2012 40 30 10 20 74
2012-2013 53 30 8 22 100
2013-2014 63 30 9 21 (Awaiting)

M.Phil English
2009-2010 19 15 3 12 100
2010-2011 9 9 2 7 100
2011-2012 25 15 3 12 100
2012-2013 40 15 3 12 93
2013-2014 31 15 3 12 (Awaiting

27 Diversity of Students:
Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
Name of the Course students from the students from students from
same state other states abroad
B.A 100 - -
M.A 100 - -

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M.Phil 100 - -

28. How many students have cleared

National and State Competitive
TET : 11
Examinations such as NET, SLET ,
: SET :2
GATE , TET,Civil Services , Defence
NET :1
Services , etc

29. Student Progression :

Against number of students enrolled
Student Progression
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
UG to PG 14 8 7 3
PG to M. Phil 8 8 11 7
PG to Ph. D - - - 1
Any other
3 11 12 5
(After UG)
Any other
2 1 2 -
(After PG)
Other than campus
recruitment 6 4 5 5
Employed(UG)

30. Detail of Infrastructural Facilities : Class rooms - 6

Staff room - 1
Computer - 2
Printer with Xerox - 1
Internet Facilities - Available
in the Department
Library Books - 3126
(Dept. library)
Television - 1
Language Lab -1

31. Number of students receiving

financial assistance from college ,
:
university , government or other
agencies

BA English
Type of Scholarship 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Institutional Scholarship
Students AID Fund 18 3 -
Government Scholarship
Higher Education Loan 34 26 27

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Handicapped 1 - -
Beedi Scholarship - - 1
Minority Scholarship - 1 -
Farmer Scholarship 6 - -
UGC Merged Scheme - 2 -

MA English

Type of Scholarship 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

Institutional Scholarship
Students AID Fund 6 1 -
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 8 5 9
BC Scholarship 16 13 14
Handicapped 1
MBC Scholarship - - 1
Indra Gandhi PG Scholarship
for single Girl Child - 1 3
Scholarship
Farmer Scholarship 1 - -
UGC Merged Scheme - 2 -

M.Phil English
Type of Scholarship 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 2 - -
Farmer Scholarship - 1 -

32. Details on student enrichment programmes(special

lectures//workshops/seminar)with external experts

A. Workshops on Creative Writing and Developing Writing skills are

being conducted by the Writers Forum (English) every year.

B. Special Guest Lectures have been arranged (2009-2010:4 ,2010-

2011:14, 2011- 2012: 5,2012- 2013 :1,2013-2014 :11 -) to help the
students to have exposure from experts in language and literature .

C. Six Seminars ( funded by the Management ) have been organized by

the department since 2009:
1.State level Seminar on Post colonial Literature -21.08.09&22.08-09
2.Seminar on Journalism - 25-09-09

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3.Theory ,Criticism & History -7-2-11&8-02-11
4.Seminar on New Literatue-10-02-11
5.International Seminar on New English Literatures 18-02-13&19-2-13
6. International Seminar on English Literature across Cultures -24-3-14

D. Students are encouraged to attend enrichment and awareness

programmes organized by IQAC and Equal Opportunity Centre of our
college. Moreover the willing students are deputed to attend
state/national/international seminars conducted by other colleges

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve

:
student learning

Generally, the lecture method is followed .Student centred, interactive method

is adopted in language classes. In addition, mandatory student seminars are
conducted by the faculty in their respective classes for PG students. Power
point presentations with LCD are also used on special occasions. The faculty
in charge of the language laboratory makes use of PPTs almost everyday.
Hence technology enabled language and literature teaching is being adopted.
students are also advised to make use of the internet to have exposure to the
latest developments in the subject for their completion of their group and
individual projects. UGC INFLIBNET facility is offered to students to have
access to journals free of cost.

34. Participation in Institutional Social

Responsibility (ISR) and Extension :
activities

Citizen NCC NCC

Physical
Year NSS RSP YRC Consumer (Naval (Army
Education
Club Wing) Wing)
2010-2011 15 4 4 2 5 2 2
2011-2012 21 14 - - 3 5 1
2012-2013 15 5 5 2 4 2 4
2013-2014 17 7 - - 3 2 1
Through the above units the students of our department render
extension activities and social services.

35. SWOC Analysis of the department and

:
future plans

STRENGTH

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 Well qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty.
 Good infrastructural facilities.
 Organising a number of guest lectures and seminars.

WEAKNESS
 Poor communication skill of the students.
 Low self- confidence
 Reluctance to present paper in seminars and conferences.

OPPORTUNITIES
 Involving the students in the UG&PG Association activities. To exhibit
their hidden histrionic talents.
 Enrichment of knowledge and skills through General Knowledge cell
and other clubs of our college.

CHALLENGES
 Hailing from rural area
 Poor communication and soft skills

FUTURE PLAN
To make our department with a state -of -the- art- library with the
following facilities:
A reading room , A Xerox machine and 24 hours internet facility.

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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
1. Name of the Department : Economics
2. Year of Establishment : 1965
3. Names of Programmes offered B.A. Economics
M. A. Economics
:
M. Phil Economics
Ph. D. Economics
4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and
the departments/ units involved : Nil
5. Annual / Semester / Choice Based Credit (CBCS) - Semester system
System ( programme wise ) B.A. Economics
:
M. A. Economics
M. Phil Economics
6. Participation of the department in the
: Nil
courses offered by other departments
7. Courses in collaboration with other
universities , industries , foreign : Nil
institutions, etc
8. Details of Courses / Programmes
: Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons
9. Number of Teaching Posts :
Sanctioned Filled
Associate professor 4 4
Assistant professor 7 7

10. Faculty profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Specialization

(Dsc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D., / M. Phil ., etc ) as on 01.03.14
Students
awarded
Ph. D
Experience
Name Qualification Designation Specialization degree
(in years)
in the
last 4
years
Dr.A Chelladurai M.A., M.Phil., Associate Prof. Rural
Ph.D., & Head, Dept. Development 31 1
of Economics
Dr. E. Manoharan M.A., Ph.D., Associate Industrial
Prof., Dept. of Economics 31 -
Economics
Dr. P. Prabhakaran M.A., M.Phil., Associate Public
Ph.D., Prof., Dept. of Economics 31 -
Economics
Dr. C. Ramesh M.A., M.Phil., Associate Public
Ph.D., Prof., Dept. of Economics 26 -
Economics
Mr. A.R.P.T. M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Development 13 -

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Muthukumar Prof., Dept. of Economics
Economics
Dr. V. Malai M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Environmental
Soodum Perumal Ph.D., Prof., Dept. of Economics 19 -
Economics
Mr. V. Siva Elango M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Statistical
Prof., Dept. of Methods 10 -
Economics
Mr. M. Ganesan M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Labour
Prof., Dept. of Economics 12 -
Economics
Mrs. S. M.A., M.Phil., Assistant International
Murugeswari Prof., Dept. of Trade 4 -
Economics
Dr.C. Sivamurugan M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Development
Ph.D., Prof., Dept. of Economics 13 -
Economics
Mr. P. Maruthiah M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Agricultural
Pandian Prof., Dept. of Economics 6 -
Economics

11. List of Senior Visiting Faculty : Nil

Percentage of lectures delivered and
12. practical classes handled (Programme : Nil
wise) by Temporary faculty
B.A : 17 : 1
Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme
13. : M.A: 1: 1
wise)
M. Phil 2 : 1
Number of academic support staff
14. (technical) and administrative staff : Nil
sanctioned and Filled:
Qualifications of teaching faculty with
15. Dsc., / D.Litt., / Ph.D., / : M. Phil : 5 ; Ph. D : 6
M. Phil., / PG
Number of faculty with ongoing
projects from a) National b)
16. : Nil
International funding agencies and
grants received
Department projects funded by UGC
17. : Nil
and total grants received
M.S. University has approved
Economics Department as
Research Centre facility recognized by Research Center
18. :
the University Recognized guides – Ph. D
1.Dr. A. Chelladurai
2. Dr. P. Prabhakaran
19 Publications with ISSN Number-
Number of paper published
No. Name of the Staff
National International
1 Dr.A Chelladurai 4 -

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2 Dr. P. Prabhakaran 3
3 Dr. C. Ramesh 1 -
4 Mr. A.R.P.T. Muthukumar 1 -
5 Dr. V. Malai Soodum Perumal 1 -
6 Mrs. S. Murugeswari 1 -
7 Dr.C. Sivamurugan 9 2

Number of books published

No. Name of the staff No. of Books
1. Dr.A Chelladurai 1
2. Dr.C. Sivamurugan 6

21. Faculty as members in

a) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards:

Editorial Boards:

Membership in Academic bodies – Board of Studies

No. Name / Designation University Position Year

1. Dr. A. Chelladurai, Member, Board of Studies,

Associate Professor and Economics (UG), M.S.University,
2012-2015
Head, Department of Tirunelveli
Economics
2. Dr. P. Prabaharan, Member, Board of Studies,
Associate Professor, Economics (UG), M.S.University, 2012-2015
Department of Tirunelveli
Economics Member, Board of Studies,
Economics (UG), ST. Mary’s
College, Thoothukudi 2012-2015

22. Student Projects :

e) Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – 100%. for U.G., P.G and M. Phil
Students

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f) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside
the institution i.e. in Research Laboratories / Industry / other
agencies – Nil
23. Awards / received by faculty and Dr. P. Prabhakaran Major (NCC)
students – Received NCC Director
:
General’s Commendation Award
2012
List of eminent academicians / visitors
24. to the department who delivered special :
lectures

Name of the
No. Date Designation Topic
resource person
1 25.09.09 Dr. S. Iyyampillai Prof. and Head, Department
of Economics, “Testing of
Bharathidasan University, Hypotheses”
Trichy.
2 14.10.09 Mr. K. Kondaiya Assistant General Manager,
“Detecting fake
Reserve Bank of India,
currency notes”
Chennai.
3 05.02.10 Dr. P. Janakiraman Centre for Rural
“Micro Finance –
Development, Annamalai
A case study”
University, Chidambaram
4 28.12.10 Dr. K. Elango Department of Economics, “ Climate change
National College, Trichy. and its impact on
global economy”
5 04.02.11 Dr. V. Anbumani Head, Department of “Computer
Economics, Bharathiyar applications for
University, Coimbatore. research in
Economics”
6 26.07.12 Dr. J. Sacratees Head, Department of
“Statistical tools
Economics, Manonmaniam
used in economic
Sundaranar University,
research”
Tirunelveli.
7 02.08.12 Mr. Operation Manager, Golden
“ Self
P.Palavesamuthu palm petroleum services,
Employment”
Kuwait.
8 14.08.12 Mr. S. Deputy Director, Statistical
“Career prospects
Palanichamy Department, Government of
for economics
Tamilnadu, The Nilgiris.
graduates”
9 13.09.12 Mr. P. Chairman, Amutha group of “Scope for self
Balakrishnan companies, Chennai. employment”
10 08.02.13 Mr. Anil Basappa Head, Department of
“ Challenges for
Malali Commerce, Acharya
Indian Retail
Institute of Graduate
trade”
studies, Bangalore.
11 08.02.13 Dr. Associate prof. of
Balasubramanian Economics, D.G. Vaishnava “FDI in
College, Chennai. agricultural sector”

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12 27.09.13 Dr. V. Mohana Head & Associate professor “Economic
Sundaram of Economics, PSG Arts empowerment of
College, Coimbatore. rural women
through SHGs”
13 03.01.14 Dr. P. Professor, Department of
“MGNREGP and
Arunachalam Applied Economics, Cochin
removal of
University of Science &
poverty”
Technology, Kerala.
14 03.01.14 Dr. S. Manickam Professor & Head, “MGNREGP and
Department of Economics, empowering
Manonmaniam Sundaranar women’s
University, Tirunelveli. participation”
15 04.01.14 Dr. S.R. Keshava Professor, Department of “MGNREGP –
Economics, Bangalore Challenges,
University, Karnataka. Problems and
Remedies”
16 04.01.14 Dr. V. Dhulasi Former Head, School of
Birundha Economics, Madurai “MGNREGP and
Kamaraj University, Inclusive growth”
Madurai.
17 04.01.14 Dr. N. Durairaj Former Head, School of
“MGNREGP and
Economics, Madurai
employment
Kamaraj University,
opportunities”
Madurai.

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops

:
organized & the source of funding
a) National Seminar - 2 (1 Funded by UGC & 1 Funded by Management)

26. Student Profile Programme / Course

:
wise
Name of the Enrolled
Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
B. A. Economics
2009-2010 85 64 64 - 38
2010-2011 43 64 64 - 40
2011-2012 45 63 63 - 37
2012-2013 62 64 64 - 28
2013-2014 58 59 59 - (Awaiting)

Name of the Enrolled

Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
M. A. Economics
2009-2010 43 30 08 22 100
2010-2011 46 30 05 25 100
2011-2012 45 30 06 24 93
2012-2013 37 30 04 26 100

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2013-2014 17 17 04 13 (Awaiting)

Name of the Enrolled

Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
M. Phil Economics
2009-2010 28 15 06 09 100
2010-2011 19 12 02 10 78
2011-2012 19 15 06 09 80
2012-2013 18 13 03 10 92
2013-2014 09 09 02 07 (Awaiting)

:
27. Diversity of Students
Name of the Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
Course students from the students from students from
same state other states abroad
B. A, M.A and 100 - -
M. Phil
28. How many students have cleared
National and State Competitive
Examinations such as NET, SLET , : SET : 2
GATE , Civil Services , Defence
Services , etc

29. Student Progression :

Against percentage enrolled
Student Progression
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
UG to PG 20 26 16 16
PG to M. Phil 93 87 93 87
Campus selection - 06
Self employed - 02
30. Detail of Infrastructural Facilities : Class room - 6
Staff room - 1
Computer with
internet facility - 2

31. Number of students receiving financial

assistance from college , university , :
government or other agencies

2009 2010 2011 2012

Type of Scholarship to to to to
2010 2011 2012 2013
B.A. Economics

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Institutional Scholarship
Students Aid Fund 08 04 06 09
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 47 44 32 37
BC Scholarship 63 49 61 57
MBC Scholarship 08 07 05 04
Physically Handicapped Scholarship - 01 - -
Minority Scholarship - - 02 -
Beedi Scholarship - - 01 01
Ulavar Scholarship 07 09 - -
UGC Merged scheme - 01 - -
M.A. Economics
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 10 09 04 13
BC Scholarship 26 15 13 10
MBC Scholarship - - 01 02
Physically Handicapped Scholarship 01 - - -
Manonmaniam Sundaranar - - 05 06
University Merit Scholarship
Indira Gandhi P.G Scholarship for - 03 - -
single girl child scholarship
Ulavar Scholarship 06 08 - -
UGC Merged scheme scholarship - 02
M.Phil Economics
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship - 03 - 01
Minority Scholarship - - 01 -
Ulavar Scholarship 03 01 - -

32. Details on student enrichment

programmes (Special 31 Special Guest Lecture has
:
lectures / Workshops / Seminar ) with been arranged
external experts

Teaching methods adopted to improve

:
33. student learning

i) Delivering lectures with LCD projector

ii) Conducting remedial coaching classes
iii) Presenting papers in the seminar
iv) Writing assignment

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v) Arranging guest lectures
vi) Conducting special coaching classes for NET and competitive
examinations.
vii) Arranging to issue Hindu, Economic Times and Business line
papers for students at subsidized rate to improve their English language
and also to write competitive exams.
34. Participation in Institutional Social Economics students actively
Responsibility (ISR) and Extension : participate in NCC, NSS, YRC,
activities Sport and Physical Education

35. SWOC Analysis of the department and future plans :

Strengths
 Dedicated faculty
 Personal care to slow learners
 More gust lectures and seminars conducted

Weakness
 Poor communication skill
 Poor soft skill

Opportunities
 Rewards to the students who are meritorious
 Students are encouraged to present papers in the seminars

Challenges
 Hesitation to opt economics courses
 Lack of confidence to attend competitive examinations.

Future Plans
 Faculty members are encouraged to apply for minor / major projects.
 Planned to conduct International level seminar.

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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

1. Name of the department : Business Administration

2. Year of establishment : 1971 – 1972
Names of Programmes/Courses
offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,
3. : B.B. A
Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D.,
etc.)
Names of the interdisciplinary
4. courses and the departments/units : Nil
involved
Annual/semester/choice based credit
5. : (CBCS) - Semester system
system (Programme wise)
1) Computer Awareness
Participation of the department in the
6. : 2) Human Rights Offered by
courses offered by other departments
Commerce Department
Courses in collaboration with other
7. universities, industries, foreign : Nil
institutions etc.
Details of courses/programmes
8. : Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons
9. Number of teaching Posts

Sanctioned Filled
Associate Professor 02 02
Assistant Professor 03 03
Any one (Part Time Lawyer) 01 01

Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,

10.
(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil. etc.,)
No. of
Ph. D
No. of Students
Name Qualification Designation Specialization Years guided
Experience for the
last 4
years
Dr. E. M.Com.,
Damodharan B.Ed.,
Asso. Prof. Finance 29 NIL
M.Phil.,
M.B.A., Ph.D
Dr. S. Narayana M.B.A., Asso. Prof. Marketing 27 1

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Rajan Ph.D.,
Ms. A. Antony M.Com., Marketing &
Asst. Prof. 6 NIL
Sagaya Chithra M.Phil Accountancy
Mr. A. Dharma M.B.A., Human
Perumal M. Phil., Asst. Prof. Resource 1 NIL
Management
Mr. M.R. M.B.A.
Asst. Prof Marketing 6 Months NIL
Karthikeyan M. Phil
Mr. M.
Part – time
Habibullah M.A, B.L., Law 20 NIL
Lawyer
Sheik Ismail

11. List of Senior visiting faculty : Nil

Percentage of lectures delivered and
12. practical classes handled (Programme : Nil
wise) by temporary faculty
Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme
13. : 28:1
wise)
Number of academic support staff
14. (technical) and administrative staff; : 01 (Department Assistant)
sanctioned and filled.
Qualifications of teaching faculty M. Phil – 3
15. :
with D.Sc./D.Litt./M.Phil./PG. Ph. D – 2
Number of faculty with ongoing
projects from a) National b)
16. : Nil
International funding agencies and
grants received.
Departmental projects funded by
17. DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. : Nil
and total grants received
Research centre/faculty recognized Facility provided through one
18. :
by the university approved guide

19 Publications with ISSN Number-

Number of paper published
No. Name of the Staff
National International
1. Dr. S. Narayanarajan 5 -

Number of books published and edited

No. Name of the staff Authored Books
1. Dr. S. Narayana Rajan 14

Seminar Proceedings published in books with ISBN No.

Papers Published in the edited
No. Name of the Staff
books with ISBN Number
1. Dr. S. Narayana Rajan 14
2. Mr. A. Dharma Perumal 2

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3. Mr. M.R. Karthikeyan 1

Number of papers presented in the seminar

No. of papers Presented in the
No. Name of the staff seminar
National International
1. Dr. S. Narayana Rajan 15 3
2. Mr. A. Dharma Perumal - 2
3. Mr. M. R. Karthikeyan 6 2

20. Areas of consultancy and income

: Nil
generated

21. Faculty as members in

a) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards:

Dr. S. Narayana Rajan

i) Chairman – B. B. A Board of studies in M.S. University, Tirunelveli

ii) College Magazine Editorial Board

22. Student Projects :

g) Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – 100%.

h) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside

the institution i.e in Research Laboratories / Industry / other
agencies – Nil

23. Awards / received by faculty and Mr. Rajesh, Best NSS Student
:
students volunteer Award

List of eminent academicians / visitors

24. to the department who delivered special :
lectures

Name of the resource

No. Date Designation and Institution
person
Assistant professor,
Dr. R. Subramaniya Management studies,
1. 19.08.10
Bharathy Periyar Institute of
Management Studies

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Director, Institute of Mgt.
2. 20.01.12 Dr. S. Rajendran Studies, AVC College of
Engg. - Mayiladuthurai
3. 15.02.12 C. Shanmuganathan G.M. Coal India Ltd. Nagpur.
Prof. Jainson, School of
4. 04.01.12 Dr. Suriya Prakash
Business, Coimbatore.
Amuthu B. Amutha Group of Industries,
5. 12.09.12
Balakrishnan Chennai
Personnel Manager, TNSTC -
6. 04.10.12 C. Thillai Chidambaram
Madurai.
Inspector of Polic, SBCID and
Faculty – Institute of
7. 16.08.12 S.J. John Kennedy
Chartered Accounts of India
Chennai
Proprietor, Achi Masala
8. 21.02.14 Mr. Balasingh Issac
Products, Chennai

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops

:
organized & the source of funding

c) State / National Seminar - 3 ( Funded by Management)

d) International - Nil

26. Student Profile Programme / Course

:
wise

Name of the Enrolled

Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
B.B.A
2009-2010 180 64 64 - 67
2010-2011 155 62 62 - 74
2011-2012 95 44 44 - 69
2012-2013 149 53 53 - 54
2013-2014 74 43 43 - (Awaiting)

:
27. Diversity of Students
Name of the Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
Course students from the students from students from
same state other states abroad
B.B.A 100 - -
28. How many students have cleared
TANCET : 57
National and State Competitive :
Employed : 31
Examinations such as NET, SLET ,

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GATE , Civil Services , Defence
Services , etc

29. Student Progression :

Against percentage enrolled
Student Progression
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
UG to PG - 32 59 25
Other than campus
recruitment - 10 15 06
Employed(UG)
30. Detail of Infrastructural Facilities : Class room -3
Staff room -1
Internet Facility - Yes
Library Books - 2655
(Department has separate
library)

31. Number of students receiving financial

assistance from college , university , :
government or other agencies

B.B.A.

Type of Scholarship 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

Institutional Scholarship

Students Aid Fund 5 - - -

Management Fund 1 1 - -

Government Scholarship

SC Scholarship 16 24 21 27

BC Scholarship 55 51 36 41

MBC Scholarship 22 19 17 12

-
Physically handicapped
- 1 -
Scholarship

2
Tamilnadu Educational
- - 1
Trust Scholarship

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-
Chief Minister Awards
- - 1
Scholarship

Beedi Scholarship - 4 - 3

Ulavar Scholarship 20 19 - -

UGC Merged
- 02 - -
Scholarship

32. Details on student enrichment

programmes (Special
:
lectures / Workshops / Seminar ) with
external experts

Date Seminar / Workshop Title Resource Persons

16.02.2010 Workshop on Entrepreneurship Academicians, TIIC,
DIC official, Bank
28.01.2011 Workshop on Development of Managers
Interpersonal Skills Academician,
HR Consultant,
24.01.2014 Workshop on challenges in present Trainer college
Global Business Scenario Principal
Academician

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :

Black boards are used. Wherever necessary LCD projectors were used
to improve learning of the students. Role Play and group discussions are also
used.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension

activities.
Consumer
Year NCC NSS YRC RRC RSP
Citizen
2010-11 3 30 26 31 6 3

2011-12 9 30 39 31 5 4

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2012-13 4 37 25 8 13 3

2013-14 4 28 18 -- 8 14

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans :

Strength :
B.B.A. Department has dedicated faculty members. Faculty members
have rich experience with in academics & Industry. Two faculty members are
doctorates and they have produced M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars.

Department has a separate library. Management books are separated

from main library and maintained separately for easy access of students &
faculty members. Our department adopts innovative teaching methodologies
such as role plays, case analysis and group discussions. Periodical counseling
is done for students for Academics & behaviourial changes.

Every semester we conduct Parent – Teachers – Student meeting in

order to update the parents on academics and on student behaviours. We
conduct placement activities by giving interview tips and placing them in
companies known to faculty members. We also train the students for MBA
entrance exams like TANCET.

We conduct certificate courses such as salesmanship & practical

psychology for better employment opportunities. Our staff members are
involved in college Extension activities such as Blood Donation Club, Youth
Red Cross, College Magazine, Community Radio and Entrepreneurship Cell.
Our staff members regularly do remedial coaching for academically weaker
students.

Weakness :
Tiruchendur population is socially & economically backward. Our
college is geographically located in rural area. BBA being a professional
course it demands a great self learning. But our input of students are from
government & aided schools. They are the first generation graduates from
their families. Inspite of our teachers great effort, students academic results
pose a great challenges.

Opportunities :
We have good resources such as good library & experienced staff
members to start P.G. Course such as Master of Business Administration &
Professional P.G. Diploma Courses. We have a well established
Entrepreneurship Cell through, which we can conduct Entrepreneurship

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Development programmes in order to improve our society on self
complement.

Challenges :
In order to improve the employability skills of the students we need to
Organize soft skills and Industry – Institution interaction guest lectures.
However almost all the students are coming from Tamil medium.

Future Plans :
We are planning to start P.G. Programmes such as Master of Business
Administration and P.G. Diploma Courses. We are planning to take up
Industrial Training activities for better Industry – Institution Interaction.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
1. Name of the Department : Commerce
2. Year of Establishment : June 1981
3. Names of Programmes offered : B. Com.
4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and
the departments/ units involved : Nil
5. Annual / Semester / Choice Based Credit
: (CBCS) - Semester system
System ( programme wise )
6. Participation of the department in the
: Nil
courses offered by other departments
7. Courses in collaboration with other
universities , industries , foreign : Nil
institutions, etc
8. Details of Courses / Programmes
: Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons
9. Number of Teaching Posts :
Sanctioned Filled
Associate professor 3 3
Assistant professor 1 1 + 1(Management staff)
Any other ( Part time 1 1
Lawyer)

10. Faculty profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Specialization

(Dsc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D., / M. Phil ., etc ) as on 01.03.14
Students
awarded
Ph. D
Experience
Name Qualification Designation Specialization degree
(in years)
in the
last 4
years
Principal
M. Com., Associate
Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan Marketing 32 -
B. Ed., Ph. D Professor
& Head
M. Com., Associate Personnel
Dr. A. Soundrarajan 30 2
M. Phil., Ph. D Professor Management
M. Com., B. Ed Associate Financial
Dr. P. Jeyabaskaran 29 -
M. Phil., Ph. D Professor Management
MF.C., Assistant
Mr. S. Sivakumar Finance 1 -
M. Phil., Professor
M. Com., Assistant Marketing
Mr. S. Thiruselvan 2 -
M. Phil., Professor Management
Part – time
Mr. T. Karmegan B. Com., B.L., Law 20 -
Lawyer

11. List of Senior Visiting Faculty : Nil

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Percentage of lectures delivered and
12. practical classes handled (Programme : B. Com – 16.7%
wise) by Temporary faculty
Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme
13. : B.Com : 38 : 1
wise)
Number of academic support staff
14. (technical) and administrative staff : Nil
sanctioned and Filled:
Qualifications of teaching faculty with
M. Phil : 2 ; Ph. D : 3 ; others:
15. Dsc., / D.Litt., / Ph.D., / :
1
M. Phil., / PG
Number of faculty with ongoing projects
UGC Minor Research Project
from a) National b) International
16. : 2010 – 2012
funding agencies and grants received
Grant received Rs. 1,00,000
Title ofthe Project: “Marketing
Strategy adopted by SHG in
Tirunelveli”
Principal Investigator :
Dr. A. Soundrarajan
Co-Investigator:
Dr. P. Jeyabaskaran
Department projects funded by UGC and Status: Project Completed
17. :
total grants received Nil
Recognized guides – Ph. D
Research Centre facility recognized by
18. : 1.Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan
the University
2. Dr. A. Soundrarajan

19 Publications with ISSN Number-

Number of paper published
No. Name of the Staff
National International
1. Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan 2 3
2 Dr. A. Soundrarajan 3 1

Number of books published and edited

No. Name of the staff Edited Books Authored Books
1. Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan 2 -
2. Dr. A. Soundrarajan 2 4
3. Dr. P. Jeyabaskaran 2 -

Seminar Proceedings published in books with ISBN No.

Papers Published in the edited
No. Name of the Staff
books with ISBN Number
1. Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan 3
2. Dr. A. Soundra rajan 4

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3. Dr. P. Jeyabaskaran 3
4. Mr. S. Thiruselvan 1
5. Mr. S. Sivakumar 1

Number of papers presented in the seminar

No. of papers Presented in the
No. Name of the staff seminar
National International
1. Dr. V. Gopalakrishnan 3 -
2. Dr. A. Soundrarajan 7 5
3. Dr. P. Jeyabaskaran 3 -
4. Mr. S. Thiruselvan 1 -
5. Mr. S. Sivakumar 1 -

20. Areas of consultancy and income

: Nil
generated

21. Faculty as members in

a) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards:

Editorial Boards:
S. No. Name of the faculty Name of the Journal Position held
Journal of Business
Member of the
1. Dr. A. Soundrarajan studies (SMART)
Advisory Board
ISSN 0973-1598

Membership in Academic bodies – Board of Studies

No. Name / Designation University Position Year

1. Dr.V.Gopalakrishnan, Member, Board of Studies, 2012-2015

Principal and Head Commerce (UG), M.S.University,
Associate Professor of Tirunelveli
Commerce
2. Dr. A. Soundararajan, Member, Board of Studies, 2012-2015
Associate Professor of Commerce (UG), M.S.University,
Commerce Tirunelveli
Convener, Adhoc Boad of Studies 2012-2015
– Certificate course in retiling
(commerce) under carrier oriented
programme

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Convener, Adhoc Boad of Studies 2012-2015
– Certificate course in accounting
(commerce) under carrier oriented
programme

Member, Board of 2012-2015

Studies,Commerce (PG &
M.Phil), V.V.Vanniaperumal
college for Women
(Autonomous), Virudhunagar
Member, Board of Studies, 2014 - 2017
School of Social Sciences, Tamil
Nadu Open University, Chennai

22. Student Projects :

i) Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – 100%.

j) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside

the institution i.e in Research Laboratories / Industry / other
agencies – Nil

23. Awards / received by faculty and

: Nil
students

List of eminent academicians / visitors

24. to the department who delivered special :
lectures

2009- 2010
Name of the
No. Date Designation Topic
resource person
Professor Challenges in
Institute of Co- Managing a
1. 13.02.10 Dr. R. Gopalsamy
Operative Family

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Management , Business
Madurai
Assistant Professor Limited
Department of Liability
Commerce Partnership- An
Dr. A.Mayil The Madura Overview of
2. 13.02.10
Murugan College the new
(autonomous) concept
Madurai.

2010- 2011
Name of the Designation and
No. Date Topic
resource person affiliation
Legal Advisor
i) Tamil Nadu
State Transport
Corporation Ltd. Prospects of
Mr. S. Ruban
1. 29.01.11 ii) Thoothukudi Legal Studies
Kishore
Central
Co-Operative
Bank
Charted
Accountant Prospects of
Mr. P.P. Raja Regional Council Charted
2. 29.01.11
Rajeshwaran Member Accountancy
SIRC of ICAI,
Chennai
Management
Prospects of
Committee
3. 29.01.11 Mr. Kumararajan Company
member , Madurai
Secretaryship
Chapter of ICSI
Chairman,
Prospects of
Madurai Chapter
Dr. A. Mayil Cost &
4. 29.01.11 of Cost and Works
Murugan Management
Accountants of
Accountant
India

2011- 2012
Name of the Designation and
No. Date Topic
resource person Institution
Financial
Manager
Inclusion-
1. 24.09.11 Mr. M.R. Natarajan NABARD
Expectation of
Thoothukudi
the Rural

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people
Manager Role of Banks
Mr. J. Edward State Bank of in
2. 24.09.11
Rajkumar India Financial
Tiruvadanai Inclusion
M.B.A Co-
ordinator Financial
Tiyagarajar school Inclusion in
3. 25.09.11 Mrs. N. Manjula
of Management Research
Studies, Perspective
Madurai
Assistant
Professor
Department of Higher Studies
4. 06.01.12 Mr. M. Hari Parkash Business for Commerce
Administration Graduates
TDMNS College
T. Kalli Kullam
Trainer Personality
5. 20.02.12 Mr. Bala Murugan
Thoothukudi Development
Mr. M. Sundra Karur Vysya Bank New Trends in
6. 02.03.12
Moorthi Kumbakonam Banks

2012- 2013
Name of the Designation and
No. Date Topic
resource person Institution
Associate
Professor
Right to
PG Department of
Information
1. 28.12.12 Dr. Julies Ceaser Commerce
Act
St. Xavier’s
College
Palayam kottai
Commercial
Higher
Assistant
Mr. S. Vanthiya Education and
2. 28.02.13 Kone Escalatre
Devan Competitive
and Elivator India
Examination
Pvt Ltd. Chennai
Officer
Group
Mr. R.K. Ramesh Provident Fund
3. 01.03.13 Discussion and
Ramalingm Department
Interview
Tirunelveli

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Trainee
Visiting Professor
Personality
4. 11.02.13 Dr. S. Sankara rajan Unnamalai
Development
College of
Engineering

2013- 2014
Name of the Designation and
No. Date Topic
resource person Institution
Professor and
Director
School of
CRM in
Business
Commercial
Dr. K.S. Management and
1. 17.08.13 banks- Treats
Chandrasekar Legal Studies,
and Issues
Kerala
University,
Kerala
Faculty Member
Department of
Management
Studies, CRM – Double
2. 17.08.13 Dr. N. Rajalingam
Manonmaniam edged sword
Sundaranar
University
Tirunelveli
Customizing
M.B.A Director , Promotion:
AVC College of Deterioration of
3. 17.08.13 Dr. S. Rajendran
Engineering Mass
Mayiladuthurai Communication
–Flip side
Department of E-CRM
Commerce Practices in the
Dr. V. Arul
4. 18.08.13 Karaikal Campus, Indian Banking
Murugan
Pondicheery Sector- A
University Critical analysis
M.B.A Co-
CRM in
ordinator
Banking sector:
5. 18.08.13 Mrs. N. Manjula Tiyagarajar
The 4P
School of
approaches
Management

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Studies
Madurai
Trainer
S. Ganesh Communication
6. 28.01.14 TAC Ltd.
Karthikeyan Skill
Thoothukudi
Trainer Importance of
7. 28.01.14 A. Malar Mannan TAC Ltd. Computer
Thoothukudi Knowledge
Trainer Leadership
8. Quality
28.01.14 I. Vivekanadan TAC Ltd.
Thoothukudi

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops

:
organized & the source of funding

e) State / National Seminar - 5 (2 Funded by UGC & 3 Funded

by Management)
S. No Funding Agency No. of seminars Level
1. UGC 2 National : 1 State : 1
2. Management 3 State : 3

f) International - Nil

26. Student Profile Programme / Course

:
wise

Name of the Enrolled

Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
B.Com
2009-2010 260 64 64 - 79
2010-2011 235 64 64 - 86
2011-2012 171 64 64 - 75
2012-2013 259 64 64 - 69
2013-2014 236 64 64 - (Awaiting)

:
27. Diversity of Students
Name of the Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
Course students from the students from students from
same state other states abroad
B.Com 100 - -
28. How many students have cleared TANCET : 35
:
National and State Competitive Tamil Nadu Police service : 5

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Examinations such as NET, SLET , IBPS examinations :2
GATE , Civil Services , Defence
Services , etc

29. Student Progression :

Against percentage enrolled
Student Progression
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
UG to PG 23 26 27 26
Campus Selection - 10 - -
Other than campus
recruitment 23 10 22 14
Employed(UG)
30. Detail of Infrastructural Facilities : Class room - 3
Staff room - 1
Computer with
internet facility - 2
Printer with Xerox - 1
Internet Facility - Yes
Library Books - 373

31. Number of students receiving financial

assistance from college , university , :
government or other agencies

Type of Scholarship 2009 – 2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

Institutional Scholarship
Students AID Fund - - 2 2
Management Fund 3 3 3 3
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 32 26 22 29
BC 64 55 39 50
MBC 22 18 15 22
Handicapped - 4 4 3
Beedi Scholarship - - 4 5
Minority -
- 4 -
Scholarship
Chef minister award -
1 2 1
scholarship
TET - - - 1
MSU - - 1 -
UGC Merged 2
- - -
Scheme

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32. Details on student enrichment
programmes (Special
:
lectures / Workshops / Seminar ) with
external experts

E. Two Workshops were conducted on 11.02.13 and 28.01.14 to improve

the personality of the students
F. Special Guest Lectures were arranged (2009-2010:4 2010- 2011: 7
2011- 2012: 8
2012- 2013: 4 2013-2014 :10 -) which help the students to collect more
information on various burning issues.
G. Five Seminars ( two funded by UGC and Three funded by
Management ) were organized by the department which help the
students to acquaint recent development in the field of Commerce.
H. Participation in all the enrichment programmes organized by IQAC
and Equal Opportunities centre of our college to enrich their
knowledge

Teaching methods adopted to improve

:
33. student learning

Generally, the lecture method is followed using black board. In

addition, seminar and group discussion are also adopted. Further,
power point presentation with LCD is also used on special occasions.
Students are also advised to make use of the internet to have exposure
to the latest developments in the subject for their completion of their
group projects.
34. Participation in Institutional Social
Responsibility (ISR) and Extension :
activities

Participation of our students in extension activities and social services

Citizen NCC NCC
Physical
Year NSS RSP YRC Consumer (Naval (Army
Education
Club Wing) Wing)
10-11 36 - - 15 5 6 4
11-12 48 13 - - 2 2 7
12-13 35 12 2 - 6 2 2
13-14 33 14 - 2 1 2 8

35. SWOC Analysis of the department and future plans :

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STRENGTH
 Well qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty.
 Good infrastructural facilities.
 Organised more guest lectures and seminars.

WEAKNESS
 Poor communication skill of the students.
 Low self- confidence of the students
 Reluctant to participate and present papers in seminars and
conferences.

OPPORTUNITIES
 Explore the hidden talents .of the students by involving them in the
association activities, group discussion, etc.,
 Enrich the knowledge through General Knowledge cell and other clubs
functioning in our college.

CHALLENGES
 Hailing from rural area
 Lack of job opportunities and opportunities for higher education in
Tiruchendur.
 Poor Knowledge in English

FUTURE PLAN
To introduce Post Graduate programme in Commerce.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WITH
COMPUTER APPLICATION
Commerce with computer
1. Name of the Department :
application
2. Year of Establishment : 2009
3. Names of Programmes offered : U.G. - B. Com (C.A)
4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and
the departments/ units involved : Nil
5. Annual / Semester / Choice Based Credit
: (CBCS) - Semester system
System ( programme wise )
6. Participation of the department in the
: Nil
courses offered by other departments
7. Courses in collaboration with other
universities , industries , foreign : Nil
institutions, etc
8. Details of Courses / Programmes
: Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons
9. Number of Teaching Posts :
Sanctioned Filled
Assistant professor 5 5
Any other ( Part time Lawyer) 1 1
10. Faculty profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Specialization
[
(Dsc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D., / M. Phil ., etc ) as on 01.03.14
Experience
Name Qualification Designation Specialization
(in years)
Assistant
M. Com., Marketing
Mr. S. Siril Arun Professor 5 ½ Yrs
M.Phil., Management
& Head
M.Com.,
Ms. T. Caroline Kanmani Assistant Management
M.Phil., 4 ½ yrs
Ananthi Professor Accounting
PGDCA
M. Com., Assistant Financial
Ms .G. Parvathi Devi 4 ½ yrs
M. Phil., Professor Accounting
M.C.A., Assistant
Ms. R.Raja Boopathy Networking 1 ½ Yrs
Professor
Database
M.C.A., Assistant
Ms. A. Kavitha Management 7 months
Professor
System
Mr. M. Habibullah Sheik Part – time
M.A, B.L., Law 3 yrs
Ismail Lawyer

11. List of Senior Visiting Faculty : Nil

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and

practical classes handled (Programme : Nil
wise) by Temporary faculty

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13. Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme
: B.Com (C.A) : 14 : 1
wise)
14. Number of academic support staff
(technical) and administrative staff : Nil
sanctioned and Filled:
15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with
Dsc., / D.Litt., / Ph.D., / M. Phil., / : M. Phil : 3 ; others: 3
PG
16. Number of faculty with ongoing
projects from a) National b) :
Nil
International funding agencies and
grants received
17. Department projects funded by UGC
: Nil
and total grants received
18. Research Centre facility recognized by
:
the university Nil
19. Publications with ISSN Number

Seminar Proceedings published in books with ISBN No.

Papers Published in the
No. Name of the Staff edited books with ISBN
Number
1. Mr. S. Siril Arun 2
2. Ms. T. Caroline Kanmani Ananthi 4
3. Ms. G. Parvathi Devi 4
4. Ms. R. Raja Boopathy 1
5. Ms. A. Kavitha 1

Number of papers presented in the seminar

No. of papers Presented in the
No. Name of the staff seminar
National International
1. Mr. S. Siril Arun 1 -
2. Ms. T. Caroline Kanmani Ananthi 2 1
3. Ms. G. Parvathi Devi 2 1
4. Ms. R.Raja Boopathy 1 -
5. Ms. A.Kavitha 1 -

20. Areas of consultancy and income

: Nil
generated
21. Faculty as members in
a) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial
Boards : Nil

22. Student Projects :

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k) Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – 100% Group Projects in the final
semester.
l) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside
the institution i.e in Research Laboratories / Industry / other
agencies – Nil

23. Awards / received by faculty and

: Nil
students

24. List of eminent academicians / visitors

to the department who delivered special :
lectures

2009- 2010
Name of the
No. Date Designation Topic
resource person
Programme Architect Effective
ASK Leadership Listening
1. 6.8.09 Mr.R.BalaMurugan Development Centre Skills
Thoothukudi
Programme Architect Self
ASK Leadership Confidence
9.2.10 R.Prabhagar
2. Development Centre
Thoothukudi

2010- 2011
Name of the Designation and
No. Date Topic
resource person affiliation
Officer,
How to Prepare for
Mr.R.K.Suresh Pandian Grama
15.09.10 the Competitive
1. Ramalingam Bank
Exams?
Virudhunagar
Religare Awareness about
2. 16.09.10 Mr.K.MuthuPandi Securities Ltd Stock Exchange
Sivakasi Dealings
Part Time Guest
Lecturer
How to prepare the
3. 28.10.10 Miss.Kayalvizhi (Maths
Record Notebook?
Department)
Aditanar

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College of Arts
Science,Tiruche
ndur
Part Time Guest
Lecturer
(Maths
Department) How to maintain
4. 29.10.10 Miss.Kayalvizhi
Aditanar the System?
College of Arts
Science,Tiruche
ndur

2013- 2014
Name of the Designation and
No. Date Topic
resource person Institution
Associate Professor,
Department of
Dr.A. Mayil Commerce, Brick to Click
1. 07.02.14
Murugan The Madura College Banking
(autonomous)
Madurai-625 011
Professor & Head,
Department of
Management Studies, E-Banking :
Dr. S.
SCAD College of Solace to
2 07.02.14 Subramanian
Engineering & Modernity
Technology,
Cheranmahadevi,
Tirunelveli.
Chief Manager(Rural
Banking), E-Banking: A
Shri.S.
Regional Business
3 07.02.14 Govindarajan Practical
Office,
State Bank OF India, Approach
Madurai.
Administrative Officer
4 17.03.14 S.Smitha Dev Wisdom School of Soft Skills
Management
Placement Officer
5 17.03.14 P.Guganathan Wisdom School of Soft Skills
Management

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops

organized : Nil
& the source of funding

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g) State / National Seminar - 1 ( Funded by Management )

h) International - Nil

26. Student Profile Programme / Course

:
wise

Name of the Enrolled

Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
B.Com(C.A)
2009 – 2010 31 40 40 - -
2010 – 2011 38 45 45 - -
2011 – 2012 32 42 42 - 29
2012 – 2013 39 42 42 - 69
2013 – 2014 42 40 40 - (Awaiting)

27. Diversity of Students :

Name of the Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
Course students from the students from students from
same state other states abroad
B.Com(C.A) 100 - -

28. How many students have cleared

National and State Competitive TANCET : 20
Examinations such as NET, SLET , Police service :1
:
GATE , Civil Services , Defence Naval :1
Services , etc

29. Student Progression :

Against percentage enrolled
Student Progression
2011-2012 2012-2013
UG to PG 17 8
Any other ( After UG) 1 2
Other than campus recruitment
13 5
Employed(UG)

30. Detail of Infrastructural Facilities Class room - 3

: Staff room - 1
Computer facility - 30

31. Number of students receiving financial

assistance from college , university , :
government or other agencies

288
Type of Scholarship 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Institutional Scholarship
Students Aid Fund - - - 3
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 6 7 8 9
Beedi Scholarship - - 3 2
Ulavar Scholarship 2 16 - -

32. Details on student enrichment

programmes (Special lectures /
:
Workshops / Seminar ) with external
experts

I. One Workshop on 17.03.14 was organised to enrich student’s

personality
J. Special Guest Lectures were arranged (2009-2010 : 2 2010- 2011: 4
2013-2014 : 5)
K. One Seminar (one funded by Management) was organized by the
department which helps the students to acquaint recent development in
the Banking sector.
L. Our students are encouraged to attend enriched programme organized
by IQAC and Equal Opportunities centre of our college

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve

:
student Learning

Generally, the lecture method is followed using black board. In

addition, seminar and group discussion are also adopted. Further,
power point presentation with LCD is also used on special occasions.
Students are also advised to make use of the internet to have exposure
to the latest developments in the subject for their completion of their
group projects.

34. Participation in Institutional Social

Responsibility (ISR) and Extension
:
activities

Participation of our students in extension activities and social services

Year NSS Citizen Physical NCC NCC

289
RSP YRC Consumer Education (Naval (Army
Club Wing) Wing)
11-12 - 24 - 6 1 3 8
12-13 20 16 1 - 2 - 3
13-14 5 64 1 - 4 3 6
35. SWOC Analysis of the department and
:
future plans

STRENGTH
 Dedicated, devoted and approachable faculty members.
 Spacious ventilated class rooms.
 Getting funds from management for conducting Seminar and Guest
lectures
 Inculcation of adequate moral and spiritual values
 Personal and keen care for slow learners.

WEAKNESS
 Poor communication skill.
 Low self- confidence.
 Reluctant to participate and present papers in seminars and
conferences.
 Limited usage of library

OPPORTUNITIES
 Intense provision of platform for the exposure of the hidden talents,
 Enrich the knowledge through General Knowledge cell and other
clubs functioning in our college.
 Ample scope for job opportunities

CHALLENGES
 Most of the students hailing from rural area
 Lack of job opportunities, higher education in Tiruchendur.
 Lack of creative thinking

FUTURE PLAN
 To introduce Post Graduate programme in Commerce with Computer
Application.
 To conduct National Level Seminars and Workshops

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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
1. Name of the Department : Mathematics
2. Year of Establishment : 1965 – 66
3. Names of Programmes offered 1. B. Sc.,
2. M. Sc.,
:
3. M. Phil.,
4. Ph. D
4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and
the departments/ units involved : Nil
5. Annual / Semester / Choice Based Credit B. Sc – (CBCS) Semester
System (programme wise ) : M. Sc – (CBCS) Semester
M. Phil – (CBCS) Semester
6. Participation of the department in the Non Major Elective (Computer
courses offered by other departments : Science, Economics and
Chemistry)
7. Courses in collaboration with other
Universities , industries , foreign : Nil
institutions, etc
8. Details of Courses / Programmes
: Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons
9. Number of Teaching Posts :
Sanctioned Filled
Associate Professor 5 5
Assistant Professor 5 3
Any other (Management staff) - 2+1*
* Due to the introduction of CBCS System for M. Sc (2008-09) work load is
increased. So additionally one more faculty was appointed by the management

10. Faculty profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Specialization

(Dsc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D., / M. Phil ., etc ) as on 01.03.14

291
Students
awarded
Ph. D
Experience
Name Qualification Designation Specialization degree
(in years)
in the
last 4
years
M. Sc., M. Associate
Dr. M. Velrajan Phil., Professor Algebra 34 2
Ph. D & Head
M. Sc., M.
Associate
Dr. C. Sekar Phil., Graph Theory 34 -
Professor
Ph. D
M. Sc., B.
Ed.,M. Phil., Associate
Dr. A. Asokkumar Algebra 34 -
Ph. D., Professor
P.G.D.C.A
M. Sc., B.
Associate
Mr. A. Robert Ed.,M. Phil., Topology 29 -
Professor
M. Sc., B.
Dr. S. Ed.,M. Phil., Assistant
Topology 14 -
Pasunkilipandian Ph. D., Professor
P.G.D.C.A
Dr. S. M. Sc., M. Phil.,
Assistant
Nithyanantha Ph. D., Topology 6 -
Professor
Jothi P.G.D.C.A
Dr. M. J. Jeyanthi M. Sc., M. Phil., Assistant
Topology 1 -
Ph. D., Professor
Dr. K. Bageerathi M. Sc., M. Phil., Assistant Fuzzy
1 -
Ph. D., Professor Topology
Mrs. J. Raja M. Sc., M. Phil., Assistant
Topology 5 -
Kumari Professor
M. Sc., M. Phil., Assistant
Ms. T. Selvi Topology 5 -
Professor
M. Sc., M. Phil., Assistant
Ms. S. Saranya Algebra 1 -
Professor

11. List of Senior Visiting Faculty : Nil

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and B. Sc – 25 %
practical classes handled (Programme : M. Sc – 10 %
wise) by Temporary faculty M. Phil – 50 %
13. Student – Teacher Ratio ( Programme B. Sc : 09 : 1
wise ) : M. Sc : 06 : 1
M. Phil : 03 : 1

14. Number of academic support staff (

technical) and administrative staff : 1 (P.G. Computer Lab)
sanctioned and Filled:
15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with
: Ph. D : 7 ; M. Phil : 4
Dsc., /

292
D.Litt., / Ph.D., / M. Phil., / PG
16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects UGC Minor Research Project
from entitled “Further study on
a) National b) International funding generalization of fuzzy boundary
agencies and grants received : by the complement function C.”
Grant amount Rs. 1, 20,000
Principal Investigator : Dr.
K. Bageerathi
17. Department projects funded by UGC and Nil
:
total grants received
18. Research Centre facility recognized by Approved by Manonmaniam
the university Sundaranar University,
Tirunelveli in June 2006. The
following faculty members are
:
recognized guides.
1. Dr. M. Velrajan
2. Dr. C. Sekar
3. Dr. K. Bageerathi

19. Publications with ISSN Number-

No. of Papers Published
No. Name of the staff
National International
1. Dr. M. Velrajan 1 1
2. Dr. C. Sekar - 14
3. Dr. A. Asokkumar - 2
4. Dr. M. Velrajan and Dr. A. Asokkumar 2 2
5. Mr. A. Robert 2 2
6. Dr. S. Nithyanantha Jothi 2 3
7. Dr. P. Gnanachandra 1 8
8. Dr. M. J. Jeyanthi - 1
9. Dr. K. Bageerathi - 5
10. Ms. T. Selvi - 3

Seminar Proceedings published in books with ISBN No.

Papers Published in the edited books with
No. Name of the Staff
ISBN Number
1. Algebra and its Applications.
ISBN : 978-81-8487-124-1
Dr. M. Velrajan and
1. 2. Algebra, Graph Theory and their
Dr. A. Asokkumar
Applications.
ISBN : 978-81-8487-069-5

Seminar Proceedings published in books without ISBN No.

No. Name of the Staff Papers Published in the edited books with

293
ISBN Number
1. Proceedings of the National Seminar
Dr. M. Velrajan and on Algebra, Analysis and Discrete
1.
Dr. A. Asokkumar
Mathematics.

Number of papers presented in the seminar

No. of papers Presented in the seminar
No. Name of the staff
National International
1. Dr. A. Asokkumar 3 1
2. Dr. P. Gnanachandra 2 1
20. Areas of consultancy and income
: Nil
generated
21. Faculty as members in
a) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial
Boards:
 Dr. M. Velrajan, Chair person, P.G (Maths) Board of Studies,
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
 Dr. C. Sekar, Chair person, U.G (Maths) Board of Studies,
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
 Dr. A. Asokkumar, Member, P.G (Maths) Board of Studies,
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
 Dr. C. Sekar, Member, U.G and P. G(Maths), Board of Studies
– Scott Christian College and Holy Cross College, Nagercoil ;
PSN College of Engineering and Technology, Tirunelveli.
 Dr. M. Velrajan is a reviewer of the International Journal of
Mathematics and Soft computing.
 Dr. A. Asokkumar is a reviewer of the International Journal of
Mathematics and Soft computing, Journal of Hyper Structures
and Journal of Algebraic Systems.

22. Student Projects :

m) Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – 100%. All the third year U. G
students are having Group Project in the final semester and all the
final year P. G Students are having individual Project in the third
semester.

n) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside

the institution i.e in Research Laboratories / Industry / other
agencies – Nil
23. Awards / received by faculty and students : Nil
24. List of eminent academicians / visitors to the department who delivered special
lectures

294
2012- 2013
Name of the Designation and
No. Date Topic
resource person Institution
Associate Mathematical
Professor of Physics and
1. 20.9.2012 Dr. T. Balu Physics, Aditanar Mathematicians
College, who are
Tiruchendur Physicist
Associate
Professor of
Mr. S. Computer Science
2. 25.9.2012 Fuzzy logic.
Sethuramalingam & Head, Aditanar
College,
Tiruchendur
Associate
Prof. M. Mathematics
Professor,
27.9.2012 Muniasamy, for NET
3. Kamaraj College,
Examination
Thoothukudi
Associate Inter relating
Dr. J. Wilson Professor, matrix theory
4. 11.2.2013
Baskar S. N.College and Graph
Madurai Theory
Associate
Professor of Applications of
Dr. P.
5. 20.2.2013 Chemistry, Mathematics in
Subramanian
Aditanar College, Chemistry.
Tiruchendur

2013- 2014
Name of the Designation and
No. Date Topic
resource person Institution
Associate
Professor of
Dr. P. Indian Budget
1. 11.9.2013 Economics,
Prabhakaran and Inflation
Aditanar College,
Tiruchendur
Associate
Professor of
Dr. K. How to develop
2. 12.9.2013 English, Aditanar
Thanikasalam the soft skills?
College,
Tiruchendur

295
Associate
Prof. M. Professor, Basic
6.2.2014
3. Muniasamy Kamaraj College, Mathematics
Thoothukudi
Professor,
Manonmaniam
Dr. S. Fundamentals
4. 7.2.2014 Sundaranar
Somasundaram of Analysis
University,
Tirunelveli
Associate Historical
Dr. A. Professor, Background of
5. 13.2.2014
Singadurai TDMNS College, Mathematical
T. Kallikulam Sciences
Associate
Dr. A. Nellai Professor, Applications of
6. 19.2.2014
Murugan V. O. C College, Mathematics
Thoothukudi
Associate
Professor of
7. 18.02.2014 Dr. C. Ramesh Economics, Fiscal Policy
Aditanar College,
Tiruchendur

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized

:
& the source of funding
a) State / National Seminar - Nil
b) International - Nil
c) Workshops - 5 (Funded by Management)
:
26. Student Profile Programme / Course wise

Name of the Enrolled

Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
B.Sc
2009-2010 97 40 40 - 41
2010-2011 42 34 34 - 47
2011-2012 51 32 32 - 29
2012-2013 40 25 25 - 65
2013-2014 47 35 35 - (Awaiting)
M.Sc
2009-2010 32 25 2 23 56
2010-2011 34 25 7 18 56
2011-2012 41 25 4 21 43

296
2012-2013 55 24 6 18 52
2013-2014 67 25 7 18 (Awaiting)
M. Phil
2009-2010 22 15 - 15 100
2010-2011 19 15 7 8 100
2011-2012 20 15 3 12 93
2012-2013 26 15 1 14 100
2013-2014 21 15 - 15 (Awaiting)

27. Diversity of Students

Percentage of
Name of the Percentage of students Percentage of students
students from
Course from the same state from abroad
other states
B.Sc 100 - -
M. Sc 100 - -
M. Phil 100 - -
28. How many students have cleared
National and State Competitive Police Service :7
Examinations such as NET, SLET , Bank examinations : 12
:
GATE , Civil Services , Defense SET :2
Services , etc

29. Student Progression :

Against percentage enrolled
Student Progression
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
UG to PG 35 26.67 50 50
PG to M. Phil - 37.5 16.67 14
Campus Selection 5 - - -
Other than campus
40 33.33 30 36
recruitment
Self – employment 20 - - -

Class room 6
30. Detail of : Staff room 1
Infrastructural Computer 27
Facilities Printer with Xerox 1
Printer 1
LCD 2
UPS 4
Visual Projector 1
Inverter 1
Internet Facilities Available
Library Book 1477
Specimen 15
Journal 193

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31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college , university ,
government or other agencies

B. Sc.

Type of Scholarship 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

Institutional Scholarship
Students AID Fund - 2 3 -
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 11 17 15 21
BC Scholarship 40 30 31 33
MBC Scholarship 5 6 3 3
Beedi Scholarship - - 1 -
Ulavar Scholarship 8 11 -
UGC Merged Scheme - 03 - -
M.Sc
Type of Scholarship 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Institutional Scholarship
Students AID Fund - 2 - -
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 4 6 3 5
BC Scholarship 11 14 16 14
MBC Scholarship - - 1 1
Physically
Handicapped - - 1 1
Scholarship
Tamilnadu Educational
- 1 - -
Trust Scholarship
Indira Gandhi P. G
Scholarship for Single
1 1 - -
Girl Child
Scholarship
Beedi Scholarship - - - 1
Chief Minister Award
- - - 2
Scholarship
Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University - - 2 2
Merit Scholarship
Ulavar Scholarship 8 2 - -
UGC Merged scheme - 01 - -

32. Details on students enrichment progrmmes (Special lecture / Workshops /

Seminar ) with external experts

298
A. Workshop on “Understanding the Concepts in Mathematical Sciences”
for final year U.G. Mathematics students conducted on 21.01.2011 to
23.01.2011”
B. Workshop on “Teaching Mathematics” for Tenth standard
Mathematics Teachers held on 11.2.2012.
C. Workshop on “Quantitative aptitude and Reasoning” for U. G Students
held on 19.1.2013 and 22.1.2013.
D. Workshop for Teachers on “Problem Solving in P.G Maths” conducted
on 16.02.13 and 2.03.13 to enrich the problem solving skill of the
Teachers handling P. G. Classes.
E. Workshop on “Developing the Learning Skills in Mathematics” for U.
G. Students conducted on 28.2. 2013
F. Workshop on “Problem Solving for P. G. Mathematics” for P. G
Mathematics Students conducted on 04.2. 2014 and 05.02.2014
G. Special Guest Lectures were arranged (2009-2010:2 2010- 2011: 2
2011- 2012: 2 2012- 2013 :2 2013-2014 :4 -) which helps the students
to get more information regarding recent advancements in various
fields of Mathematics..
H. Students are encouraged to attend enriched programmes organized by
IQAC and Equal Opportunities centre of our college to enrich their
knowledge
33. Teaching methods adopted to improve
:
student learning
Generally, interactive lecture method is followed using black board.
We train the students to understand the Mathematical concepts and motivate
them to produce illustrations for the definitions. In addition to that seminar
and group discussion are also adopted in order to make the students to solve
the problems using their own skill. Further, power point presentation with
LCD and Visual camera are also used on special occasions like Project viva-
voce, Guest Lectures, etc. Students are also advised to make use of the internet
to have exposure to the latest developments in the subject for the completion
of their group projects. P. G Students are guided to do their projects and
assignments by exploring open resources from the suitable web sites.
34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility
:
(ISR) and Extension activities
NCC
Physical NCC( Army
Year NSS RSP YRC (Naval
Education Wing)
Wing)
2010-2011 15 3 1 - - 2

299
2011-2012 14 3 1 2 2 6
2012-2013 23 1 1 3 2 5

2013-2014 19 5 - 2 4 -
Through the above units the students of our department render extension
activities and social services.

35. SWOC Analysis of the department and

:
future plans

STRENGTH
 Well qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty.
 Good infrastructural facilities.
 Organized motivation programmes with our faculty as resource
persons.

WEAKNESS
 Poor communication skill of the students.
 Low self- confidence
 No motivation.

OPPORTUNITIES
 Explore the hidden talents .of the students by involving them in
the association activities, group discussion, etc.,
 Enrichment of knowledge through General Knowledge cell
and other clubs of our college.
 Exposing and exhibiting their skills in youth welfare
programmes.

CHALLENGES
 Hailing from rural areas.
 Lack of opportunities for higher education and employment in
Tiruchendur.
 Non motivated U. G students.

FUTURE PLAN
 Promoting Research Activities in an effective manner.
 Satisfying the needs of the local community having thirst for
Mathematics.

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 We have planned to conduct “Radio Mathematics
Programmes” in collaboration with Sivanthi Community
Radio.

301
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
1. Name of the Department : Physics
2. Year of Establishment : June 1979
3. Names of Programmes offered : B. Sc. Physics
4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and
the departments/ units involved : Nil
5. Annual / Semester / Choice Based Credit :
B. Sc – (CBCS) Semester
System (programme wise )
6. Participation of the department in the : Non Major Elective (NME)
courses offered by other departments Subjects in Physics taken by
our Dept staff to the students of
other departments and Students
of our dept study the NME
subjects offered by other
Departments
7. Courses in collaboration with other : 1. Dr. B.Annadurai:-
universities , industries , foreign Ph. D guide in Physics in
institutions, etc Shri Jagdishprasad
Jhabarmal Tibrewala
University conducted by
Rajasthani Seva Sang,
Mumbai.
2. Dr. P. Selvarajan:-
Ph. D. guide in Physics
i) In Bharathiar University,
Coimbatore.
ii) In Shri Jagdishprasad
Jhabarmal Tibrewala
University,Rajasthani
Seva sang, Mumbai.
iii) In PRIST University,
Thanjavur.
8. Details of Courses / Programmes :
Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons
9. Number of Teaching Posts :

Sanctioned Filled
Associate professor 3 3
Assistant professor 3 3

10. Faculty profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Specialization

(Dsc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D., / M. Phil ., etc ) as on 01.03.14

302
Students
Awarded
Experience Ph. D
Name Qualification Designation Specialization
(in years) degree in
the last 4
years
Associate Professor
Dr. B.Annadurai M.Sc.,M.Phil, Ph. D Soil Physics 31 1
& Head
Dr.T.Balu M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph. D Associate Professor Crystal Growth 25 -

M.Sc,M.Tech., Ph. D UG:20

Dr. P. Selvarajan Associate Professor Crystal Growth 10
PGDCA PG: 6
Mrs. R.Sree devi M.Sc, M.Phil., B.Ed Assistant Professor Crystal Growth 19 -
M.Sc, M.Sc (YHE), 13yrs 6
Mr.I.Sehar Assistant Professor Spectroscopy -
M.Phil., PGDCA months
M.Sc, M.Phil, UG:12
Mrs.G.Vasuki Assistant Professor Nanophysics -
PGDCA PG:9
11. List of Senior Visiting Faculty : NIL
12. Percentage of lectures delivered and
practical classes handled (Programme : NIL
wise ) by Temporary faculty
13. Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme
: B.Sc : 14: 1
wise )
14. Number of academic support staff Lab assistant – 2
(technical) and administrative staff : Mechanic - 1
sanctioned and Filled:
15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with
: M. Phil : 3 ; Ph. D : 3
Dsc., / D.Litt., / Ph.D., / M. Phil., / PG
16. Number of faculty with ongoing Dr. P. Selvarajan
projects from a) National b) 1. UGC Major Research Project
:
International funding agencies and - Grant received Rs.
grants received 9,11,300
2. DST Major Research Project
- Grant received
Rs. 19,54,600

17. Department projects funded by UGC

: Nil
and total grants received

18. Research Centre facility recognized by Research Guide

the university : 1. Dr. B. Annadurai
2. Dr. P. Selvarajan
19. Publications :

No. of Papers Published

No. Name of the staff
National International

303
1. Dr.B.Annadurai 9 -
2. Dr. P.Selvarajan 2 26
3. Dr.T.Balu - 2

Number of books published and edited

No. Name of the staff Edited Books Authored Books
1. Dr. B.Annadurai Allied Physics I& II 2
2. Dr. P.Selvarajan Allied Physics I& II 2
3. Dr. T.Balu Allied Physics I& II 2
4. Mr.I.Sehar Allied Physics I& II 2
5. Mrs.R.Sreedevi Allied Physics I& II 2

Papers presented in the seminar/Invited Talk

No. Name of the staff No. of Papers / Talk

1. Dr. B.Annadurai 8
2. Dr. P.Selvarajan 14
3. Dr. T.Balu 8
4. Mrs.R.Sreedevi 2
5. Ms. G. Vasuki 2

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil

21. Faculty as members in

a) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial

Boards:

Dr. P. Selvarajan

Editorial Boards of the following Journals

1. Recent research in science and technology
2. International journal of simulation in Physics
3. World Journal of science and technology

22. Student Projects :

o) Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – 100%. All the third year students
are having Group Project in the final semester.

p) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside

the institution i.e in Research Laboratories / Industry / other
agencies –20%

304
23. Awards / received by faculty and students
Dr.B.Annadurai
1 Dr.B.Annadurai was Awarded fellow of Hind Agri horticultural society (FHAS)
by Hind Agri – Horicultural society UP. (2011)
Dr.T.Balu
1 Received “Best Paper Award” in the national seminar on NLO crystals and
Modelling in Crystal growth, organized by the dept. of Physics, Anna
University on March 26-27, 2007
2 Best Oral Presentation Award in the “NSAP”, organized by the Department of
Physics, M.S. University on March 10-11, 2011.
Dr.P.Selvarajan
1 Best paper presentation Award in XVIII , National Seminar on Crystal Growth
on 24&26 of Feb’2014 ,organized by SSN College of Engineering,Chennai.
Title:Unidirectional growth of betaalaninium picrate single crystals by SR
method and its characterization.
2 Best paper presentation Award in the Annual Workshop on advanced Materials
on 24-25 of Feb’2012 organized by PSN College of Engineering,Tirunelveli.
Title:Characterization of L-Alanine hydrogenchloridecrystals by cooling method.
3 Best paper presentation Award in the III National conference on Advanced
Materials on 23-25 of Jan’2013 organized by PSN College of
Engineering,Tirunelveli Title:Nucleation Kinetics and Growth of Beta alanium
picrate crystals
Students
1 Mr. Ramesh pandian III B. Sc. (Phy) selected for consolation prize for the 23 rd
essay contest on ‘nuclear science & technology’conducted by the Dept.of Atomic
energy,Mumbai
2 Mr. B.Vigneswarabalakannan B.Sc (phy) got university 10 th rank in the April
2012 exams

24. List of eminent academicians / visitors to the department who delivered

special lectures

2009- 2010

Name of the resource

Date Designation Topic
person
5.8.2009 & SSNCE, Chennai Invited talk in crystal
1. Dr.P.Ramasamy
6.8.2009 Growth seminar
5.8.2009 & Dr. G. NPL, New Delhi Invited talk in crystal
2.
6.8.2009 Bhagavannarayana Growth seminar
5.8.2009 & Crystal Growth Invited talk in crystal
3 Dr.R.Dhanasekaran
6.8.2009 Center, Chennai Growth seminar
University of Invited talk in crystal
5.8.2009 &
4 Dr.V.P.Mahadevan Pillai Kerala, Growth seminar
6.8.2009
Trivandrum
5.8.2009 & IIT, Chennai Invited talk in crystal
5 Dr.Mugesh Doble
6.8.2009 Growth seminar
6 5.8.2009 & Dr.M.Jayachandran CECRI, Karaikudi Invited talk in crystal

305
6.8.2009 Growth seminar
5.8.2009 & Dr.D.Pathinettam M.S.University, Invited talk in crystal
7
6.8.2009 Padiyan Tirunelveli Growth seminar
Alagappa Invited talk in crystal
5.8.2009 &
8 Dr.C.Sanjeeviraja University, Growth seminar
6.8.2009
Karaikudi
5.8.2009 & Anna University, Invited talk in crystal
9 Dr.S.Moorthy Babu
6.8.2009 Chennai Growth seminar
5.8.2009 & NPL, New Delhi Invited talk in crystal
10 Dr.N.Vijayan
6.8.2009 Growth seminar
5.8.2009 & Pachaiyappa’s Invited talk in crystal
11 Dr.P.Murugakoothan
6.8.2009 College Growth seminar
Sol Gel Invited talk in crystal
5.8.2009 & division,Central Growth seminar
12 Prof. S.Sunirmal Jana
6.8.2009 glass and ceramic
institute
5.8.2009 & Loyola College, Invited talk in crystal
13 Dr.S.Jerome Das
6.8.2009 Chennai Growth seminar
Lec in Physics, Invited talk in crystal
DDCE Growth seminar
5.8.2009 &
14 Dr.R.SivaKumar Alagappa
6.8.2009
Universitty,
Karaikudi
Reader, Dept of Invited talk in crystal
Physics, Growth seminar
5.8.2009 &
15 Dr.G.Ravi Alagappa
6.8.2009
University,
Karaikudi
Mr.T.Bharathi Asst Director of Saline and alkali
20.2.2010 MSc(Agri) Agriculture, soils
16.
Thenthiruperai
Head,Dept of Outlines of
Dr.ArulAlphonse Physics, evaluation and
MSc.MPhil.PhD Sri KGS College, development and
17 20.2.2010
Srivaikundam quality of ground
water
Tycoon Natural Organic cultivation
18 20.2.2010 Mr. K. SakthiKumar, Agro Farming,
Vallivilai

2010- 2011
Head, EEE,
Mr. G.Samuel Muthuraj
SACOE, Work shop on motor
17.9.2010 ME
1. Tiruchendur winding

Lecturer EEE, Work shop on

Ms K.Gayathri ME SACOE, Electrical motor
2. 17.9.2010
Tiruchendur winding and
maintenance
Lecturer EEE, Work shop on
Mrs. LidaO.R.Maggie
SACOE, Electrical motor
3. 17.9.2010 ME
Tiruchendur winding and
maintenance

306
2011-2012
Chair, IEEE-
Nuclear Energy in
1. 23.12.2011 Dr.B.Santhanaraj EMBS, Madras
Medicine
chapter
Professor, Head,
XVI National
19.1.2012 Crystal Technology
2. Dr.S.C.Gadkari Seminar on Crystal
21.1.2012 Section,
Growth
BARC, Mumbai
XVI National
19.01.2012 to Mithibai College,
3. Dr.D.B.Gadkari Seminar on Crystal
21.01.2012 Mumbai
Growth
XVI National
19.01.2012 to IGCAR,
4. Dr.U.Madhusoodhanan Seminar on Crystal
21.01.2012 Kalpakkam
Growth
XVI National
19.01.2012 to
5. Dr.A.Ruban Kumar VIT, Vellore Seminar on Crystal
21.01.2012
Growth
XVI National
19.01.2012 to Dr.Radha perumal Anna University ,
6. Seminar on Crystal
21.01.2012 Ramasamy Chennai
Growth
Institute of Physics, XVI National
19.01.2012 to
7. Dr.S.M.Rao Academia Sinica, Seminar on Crystal
21.01.2012
Taiwan Growth
GT Advanced XVI National
19.01.2012 to
8. Dr.Balamurugan Technologies, Seminar on Crystal
21.01.2012
Shanghai, China Growth
XVI National
19.01.2012 to
9. Dr.Suja Elizabeth IIS, Bangalore Seminar on Crystal
21.01.2012
Growth

2012-2013
Technical Officer
III,Equitorial
Seminar on Physics
Geophysical
1.3.2013 Mr.K.Jeeva of atmosphere and
1. Laboratory,Indian
space over Antarctica
Institute of
Geomagnetism
Technical Officer
III,Equitorial
Seminar on Physics
Geophysical
2. 1.3.2013 Mr.C.PanneerSelvam of atmosphere and
Laboratory,Indian
space over Antarctica
Institute of
Geomagnetism

2013-2014
Head,Dept of
Physics
Dr.V.S.John Crystal Growth
1. 29.1.2014 TDMNS Coollege
T.Kallikulam
Associate Professor
2. Dr.S.John Kennady of Physics, NanoTechnology
29.1.2014
St.John’s college,

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Palayamkottai
Associate Professor
of Physics,
3. Dr.S.Meenakshi Sundar Sri Paramakalyani Nano Science
29.1.2014
college,
Alwarkurichi

State / National Seminar/workshop - 6 (1 Funded by

TNSCST,DRDO
and BRNS, 1 funded by
IEEE and
Management and 4 funded
by
Management.
International - Nil

:
26. Student Profile Programme / Course wise
Name of the Enrolled
Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
B.Sc., Physics
2009-2010 42 26 26 - 80%
2010-2011 43 33 33 - 92%
2011-2012 35 29 29 - 55%
2012-2013 20 26 26 - 48%
2013-2014 45 32 32 - (Awaiting)

:
27. Diversity of Students
Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
Name of the Course students from the students from students from
same state other states abroad
B.Sc., Physics 100 - -

28 How many students have cleared

National and State Competitive
Police service :1
Examinations such as NET, SLET ,
: Bank examinations : 1
GATE , Civil Services , Defence
Services , etc

29. Student Progression :

Student Against enrolled (Number)

Progression 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
UG to PG 10 4 2 5
Any other ( Employment-1 Employment -4 Employment -2, Employment -2

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After UG) I.O.B-1, Bank-1
Police-1

30. Detail of Infrastructural Facilities : Class room - 3

Staff room - 1
Computer - 8
Printer - 1
Internet Facilities - Yes
Library Books - 212
Laboratory - 1

31. Number of students receiving financial

assistance from college , university , :
government or other agencies

Type of Scholarship 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Institutional Scholarship
Students AID Fund - 1 - 1
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 11 7 7 8
BC Scholarship 22 30 31 39
MBC Scholarship 3 1 2 1
Beedi Scholarship - - - 1
MS University merit
- - 1 2
scholarship
Ulavar Scholarship 4 7 - -

32. Details on student enrichment programmes

( Special lectures / Workshops / Seminar ) with external experts

a) Details of the Seminars / Workshops / Conference / Symposia organized

1 Our Physics dept conducts “Physics Awareness Programme” every year
from 2009. Our dept visits Approximately 10 schools in our college area
and demonstrates the physics experiments in the X Std syllabus for
practical. This programme was conducted from 8 th -11th February,2011,
from 10th -13th January,2012 and from 11th -13th February,2014 . This
programme aims to motivate the students in developing interest in
science.
2 Organised a State Level Seminar on “Soil Environment” on 5th and

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6th August 2009
3 Organised a Univertsity Level Seminar on “Electrical Motor
Winding and Coil Maintenance on 17.9.2010
4 Oneday workshop on ‘Nuclear Science In Medicine’ was
conducted on 23,December 2011 in Association with IEEE-
EMBS (Madras Chapter)
5 Organised a national seminar on“ XV National Seminar on Crystal
growth” on 19-21 January 2012 and funded by TNSCST,DRDO
and Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences
6 Organised a State level seminar on “Physics of Atmosphere and
Space Over Antarctica” 1-3- 2013
7 Organised a Univertsity Level Seminar on “Crystal Growth and
Nano Technology” on 29-1-2014

b) Details of Guest Lectures:

S.No Date Topic Resource persons
Applications of Ms. Sathyavathy, Instructor,
1 28.8.2009
computers CSC, Tiruchendur
Mr.Jeeva, Scientist,
Evolution of
2 7.9.2009 Indian Institute of
atmosphere
Geomagnetism
Dr.G.Narayanasamy
Information
3 14.10.2009 Dept of Physics, Kamaraj
Technology
College, Tuticorin
Career Mr.Ramasamy(old
4 17.12.2009 opportunities in student)employed in software
computers company ,US
Mr.M.Ganesan
Former Principal,
5 20.1.2010 Self Confidence
Kamaraj College,
Tuticorin
Dr.John Prince,
Applications of
6 18.2.2010 Dept of Physics, VOC
Electronics
College, Tuticorin
Mr.P.Thinakaran, Air force,
7 11.10.2010 Job opportunities old student n economics,
Aditanar college
K.Sakthikumar, farmer , old
8 24.12.2010 Environment
student, Vallivilai
Computer Mr.E.Maharajan, Computer
9 22.2.2011
fundamentals Engineer, Tiruchendur

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Prof M.Nagarajan,Dept of
Personality
10 31.3.2011 Physics, VOC College,
development
Tuticorin
Mr.Srikumar, Power
11 13.9.2011 Leadership Technology, Eng LLC,
Sultonate of Oman
S.Ayyappan, Asst Prof in
Job opportunities in
12 3.8.2012 Physics, EIT, Manipal, Ertica,
Physics
S.Africa
Current trends in IT
13 6.1.2013 CTS
industry
Personality Mr.S.A.Ragul Golden, Asst
14 2.1.2014 effectiveness and Professor in commerce,
development St.Joseph’s college, Trichy
Dr.P.Murugakoothan,
Nanoscience and
15 21.1.2014 Pachaiyappa’s College,
technology
Chennai
Dr.D.Khanna
16 31.1.2014 Universe Asst Professor, Karunya
University, Coimbatore
Soil physical Mrs Indira, FX Engg College,
17 3.2.2014
properties Tiruinelveli

C) Details of Physics Association activities

S.No Date Topic Resource person
Dr.D.Barathan, Dept of
1 21.10.2009 Women’s Rights Economics, Aditanar
College
Mr.T.Paulpandian
2 23.2.2010 Self Motivation Dept of English, Aditanar
College
Dr.P.K.Ganesan,
3 14.1.2011 Medicinal Chemistry
Head,Dept of
Dr.P.Thangadurai, Asst
Professor of
Nanoscience and Physics,Centre for
4 27.12.2013
Technology Nanoscience and
Technology,
Pondicherry University
Dr.S.Narayanarajan,
Associate professor, Dept
5 13.3.2014 Interview techniques
of BBA, Aditanar College,
Tiruchendur

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33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student Learning

Generally, the lecture method is followed using black board. In

addition, seminar and group discussion are also adopted.
Our department has separate library and internet facility. It has 8
computers and well equipped UG laboratory with additional research facilities
in crystal growth and soil physics. Audio visual equipment is also used in
teaching and learning process. “Theory of practice materials” given to the
students for their practical classes. Remedial coaching classes have been
arranged to the weak students.
Our department uses Audio visual learning techniques including LCD,
OHP. Spoken English coaching is done through CDs to develop fluency in
English.
In the teaching and learning process, students are evaluated through
class and internal tests. At the end of each semester, model tests similar to
University pattern are conducted. Staff members advice and counsel the
students through advisory system.
Further, the members of the staff are updating their knowledge by
attending national and international seminars / workshops.

34. Participation in institutional social responsibility and extension activities:

Dr.B.Annadurai

1 Appointed member of board of studies UG Physics by

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University ,Tirunelveli from 22-05-12
2 Nominated member of curriculum Development Cell for designing
curriculam in Physics at the UG level by Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University , Tirunelveli from 3-1-14
3 Appointed member of board of studies UG Physics(DD &CE) by
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University , Tirunelveli from 23-1-1
4 Appointed member of scrutiny board on 21.2.2014 by Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
5 Appointed as Chief Examiner in Theory Examinations and Examiner
in Practicals every year by Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,
Tirunelveli.
6 Appointed as question paper setter in Practicals and theory
examination by Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
7 Appointed as the member of the scrutiny Board by Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli on 8-4-2013. Question Paper setter
in SaraTucker College, Tirunelveli, Vellachamy Nadar College,
Madurai, Sri Kaliswari college ,Sivakasi,St.Mary’s college ,Tuticorin
,Sri Ramasamy naidu college Sattur,Virudhunagar Senthikumara nadar
college, Virudhunagar , St. Joseph’s College,Tiruchirapalli,

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Dr.T.Balu
1. Theory and Practical Examiner in M.S. University
2. Approved M.Phil. guide of M.S. University & Annamalai University.
3. Member of Senate, M.S.University (2013-2015)
4. Approved Ph.D. guide of M.S.University
5. Member of Board of studies in Physics (UG), Sadakathullah Appa
College (Autonomous), Tirunelveli for a period of two years from
26.02.2014 to 25.02.2016.

6. Question paper setter of Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, Gobi Arts

& Science College,Gobichettipalayam, Sri SRNM College, Sattur,
University of Madras, Chennai, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, SVN
College, Madurai, VHNSN College, Virudhunagar

Dr.P.Selvarajan
1. Theory and Practical Examiner in M.S. University
2. Approved M.Phil. and Ph.D. guide of M.S. University
3. Indian Physics Association(IPA), Mumbai, Life member
4. Indian Association for Crystal Growth, Chennai, Life member
5. Indian Science Congress, Life member, Kolkatta.

Mrs.R.Sreedevi
1. Theory and PracticalExaminer in M.S.University

Mr.I.Sehar
1. Station in-charge for Sivanthi Community Radio
2. Question Paper setting and External Examiner for SRNM College,
Sattur
3. Advisor for II physics Students

Mrs.G.Vasuki
1. Theory and Practical Examiner in M.S. University
2. Question paper setter of St.Xavier’s college and Sadk Abdullah
college, Tirunelveli
3. Advisor for I B.Sc., physics Students

Contribution to College (Eg. NCC / NSS / CLUB / etc)

1. NSS Programme Officer since 2003 to Jan 2010
2. In charge of Road Safety Patrol Unit from 15-09-06 to Jan 2010

The other Contribution of the Department to the students and society :

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i) Donated money to flood relief, Tsunami relief, earthquake relief, etc
ii) Donated money to poor students to carry out their higher studies.

Students:

All our Physics students participate in any one of the activities like
NSS, NCC, RSP, YRC, Yoga Club ,Physical Education etc…

35. SWOC Analysis of the department and future plans

STRENGTH
 Well qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty.
 Good infrastructural facilities.
 Organised more guest lectures and seminars.

WEAKNESS
 Poor communication skill of the students.
 Low self- confidence
 Reluctant to present paper in seminars and conferences.

OPPORTUNITIES
 Explore the hidden talents .of the students by involving them in
the association activities, group discussion, etc.,
 Enrichment of knowledge through General Knowledge cell
and other clubs of our college.

CHALLENGES
 Hailing from rural area
 Lack of opportunities for higher education job opportunities in
Tiruchendur.
 Poor English Knowledge

FUTURE PLAN
i) To introduce Post Graduate programme in Physics
ii) To improve facilities in UG lab, crystal growth and soil physics
lab
iii) To organize seminars/conference/workshop funded by
management and UGC
iv) To setup an Electronics club in our department
v) To publish more research papers and books in the coming
years.

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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
1. Name of the Department : Chemistry
2. Year of Establishment : 1969
Names of Programmes offered B. Sc. Chemistry
3. :
Ph. D., Chemistry
4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and
the departments/ units involved :

Name of the programme Name of the course Departments involved

Departments of Mathematics,
Allied
Physics and Zoology
B.Sc. Chemistry
Departments of Computer
Non Major Elective
Science and Mathematics

5. Annual / Semester / Choice Based Credit

: (CBCS) - Semester system
System ( programme wise )
6. Participation of the department in the
:
courses offered by other departments

Students Departments
I B.Sc. Chemistry Mathematics and Zoology
II B.Sc. Chemistry Physics, Computer Science, Economics,
Botany and Zoology

7. Courses in collaboration with other :

universities , industries , foreign
institutions, etc
Ph. D Chemistry
1) University of Pitesti, Romania.
2) Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
3) Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
4) Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai.
5) Madras University, Chennai.
6) Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi.
7) Coimbatore institute of Technology, Coimbatore.
8) Sri Sowdambika College of Engineering, Aruppukottai.

8. Details of Courses / Programmes

: Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons

9. Number of Teaching Posts :

Sanctioned Filled
Associate professor 2 2
Assistant professor 5 5

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10. Faculty profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Specialization
(Dsc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D., / M. Phil ., etc ) as on 01.03.14
Students
awarded
Experience Ph. D
Name Qualification Designation Specialization
(in years) degree in
the last 4
years
Associate Physical
Dr. P. Subramaniam M.Sc., Ph.D. Professor and organic 28 5
Head chemistry
Physical
Associate
Mr. S. Anbarasan M.Sc., M.Phil. organic 26 Nil
Professor
chemistry
Physical
Assistant
Mrs. C. Kavitha M.Sc., M.Phil. organic 8 Nil
Professor
chemistry
Assistant Conducting
Dr. N. Muneeswaran M.Sc., Ph.D. 4 Nil
Professor polymer
M.Sc., Assistant Polymer
Dr. K. Jacinth Mispa 12 Nil
M.Phil.,Ph.D. Professor chemistry
Corrosion
M.Sc., Assistant
Dr. P. Deepa Rani science and 3 Nil
M.Phil., Ph.D. Professor
Engineering
Modified
cyclodextrins
Dr. I. Abulkalam M.Sc., Assistant
in Organic 1 Nil
Azath M.Phil., Ph.D. Professor
synthesis and
Sensor

11. List of Senior Visiting Faculty : Nil

Percentage of lectures delivered and
12. practical classes handled (Programme : Nil
wise) by Temporary faculty
Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme
13. : B. Sc. 16 : 1
wise)
Number of academic support staff
Storekeeper : 1
14. (technical) and administrative staff :
Lab assistant : 3
sanctioned and Filled:
Qualifications of teaching faculty with
15. Dsc., / D.Litt., / Ph.D., / : M. Phil : 2 ; Ph. D : 5
M. Phil., / PG
Number of faculty with ongoing
Dr. P. Subramaniam
projects from a) National b)
16. : UGC Major Research Project
International funding agencies and
Grant received Rs. 6,81,300
grants received
Department projects funded by UGC
17. : Nil
and total grants received
18. Research Centre facility recognized by : Research Center Recognized by

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the University Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University
Research Guide
1. Dr. P. Subramaniam
19 Publications with ISSN Number-

No. of papers published in peer reviewed journals

Listed in
Name of faculty
National International International
Database
Dr. P. Subramaniam 2 13 14
Mr. S. Anbarasan - 1 1
Dr. K. Jacinth Mispa - 3 3
Dr. P. Deeparani 1 5 5
Dr. I. Abulkalam Azath - 1 1

20. Areas of consultancy and income

: Nil
generated
21. Faculty as members in

a) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards:

Members in Committees
Name of the Faculty
National International Editorial Boards
Dr. P. Subramaniam Indian - College magazine, Aditanar
Chemical College of Arts and
Society Science, Tiruchendur.

Mr. S. Anbarasan - - Campus news, Aditanar

College of Arts and
Science, Tiruchendur.
Dr. K. Jacinth Mispa - American -
Nano Society

22. Student Projects :

q) Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – 100%.

r) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside

the institution i.e in Research Laboratories / Industry / other
agencies – Nil

23. Awards / received by faculty and

:
students

Name of
Date Event Prizes won
the awardee

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Jothi Basu Centenary
Celebration Literary Mr. C.
2nd Prize in
Competition (Organised by Sudarmoni
26.10.2013 Elocution
Jothi Basu Centenary (II B.Sc.
Competition
Celebration Committee, Chemistry)
Tuticorin District

List of eminent academicians / visitors

24. to the department who delivered :
special lectures

 Mr. C. Srinivasan, Emeritus Professor, School of Chemistry, Madurai

Kamaraj University, Madurai.

 Dr. S. Sivakolunthu, Prof. of Inorganic Chemistry, School of

Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.

 Dr. S. Kabilan, Prof. of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalai

Nagar.

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops

: Nil
organized & the source of funding

26. Student Profile Programme / Course

:
wise

Name of the Enrolled

Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
B. Sc. Chemistry
2009-2010 88 44 44 - 77
2010-2011 80 39 39 - 63
2011-2012 56 38 38 - 62
2012-2013 55 37 37 - 68
2013-2014 63 37 37 - (Awaiting)

:
27. Diversity of Students
Name of the Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
Course students from the students from students from
same state other states abroad
B.Sc. (Che) 100 - -

28. How many students have cleared : TNPSC (Group IV) : 2

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National and State Competitive TET : :1
Examinations such as NET, SLET ,
GATE , Civil Services , Defence
Services , etc
29. Student Progression :
Against % enrolled
Student progression
2012 – 2013
B.Sc. to M.Sc. 19
B.Sc. to B.Ed. 8
Employed 3
Self employed 14

30. Detail of Infrastructural Facilities :

a) Library
3104 chemistry books under 1620 titles are available for reference in
the general library. Three chemistry related research journals also subscribed
in the general library

b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students

Department of Chemistry has 24 hrs BSNL Broadband internet facility
for staff, M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars. B.Sc. Chemistry students can also avail
the internet facility for their projects in the final stage.
c) Laboratories
Our department has three laboratories, two laboratories for B.Sc.,
major and allied students and one laboratory for research purpose. In addition
we also have one air conditioned instrument room. Our department has two
Uv-Visible spectrophotometers.

31. Number of students receiving financial

assistance from college , university , :
government or other agencies

B.Sc. (Chemistry)

Type of Scholarship 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

Institutional Scholarship
Students Aid Fund - 9 - -
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 15 18 12 11
BC Scholarship 47 40 40 30
MBC Scholarship 5 6 7 10
Tamilnadu Educational
- - - 1
Trust Scholarship

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Chief Minister Awards
- - - 1
Scholarship
Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University - - 1 -
Scholarship
Beedi Scholarship - - 1 3
Ulavar Scholarship 20 23 - -
UGC Merged Scheme - 1 - -

32. Details on student enrichment

programmes (Special
:
lectures / Workshops / Seminar ) with
external experts

S. No Date Resource person Topic

1 29.07.2013 Mr. A. Iyyappan, Future prospectus in the field
Asst. Prof. of Management of Chemistry
Kottayam institute of
Technology and
Management
Kottayam, Kerala
2 29.07.2013 Mr. P. Palavesamuthu Higher studies and jobs
Operating manager Golden
Palm Petrolieum Services
Co.,
Fehaheel, Kuwait

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve

:
student learning

 Power point presentations

 Over head projectors
 Chalk and Board method
 Industrial visit

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension

activities

 Dr. P. Subramaniam and Mr. S. Anbarasan have acted as judge in the

Thoothukudi District level Science Exhibition jointly organised by
Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and Tamilnadu
Science and Technology Centre, Chennai.

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 Dr. P. Subramaniam and Mr. S. Anbarasan have participated as
resource person in the special NSS camp organised by Dr. Sivanthi
Aditanar College of Engineering, Tiruchendur.

 Dr. P. Subramaniam and Mr. S. Anbarasan have acted as Chief Guest

and Resource person respectively for the Orientation Programme for
Secondary Grade Science Teachers organised by Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar
College of Education, Tiruchendur.

 Final year B.Sc. Chemistry students have visited Nuclear Power Plant
at Kudankulam to understand the various activities of Nuclear Power
Plant and its impact on Society.

 Students are also serving in NSS units

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strength:
 Well qualified faculty members
 Well equipped laboratories with sufficient glass wares and chemicals
 Possibility of continuing the education upto research level
 Personalized attention to students
 Remedial classes are conducted for weaker students
 Campus interviews for students

Weakness:
 As most of the students studied through Tamil medium, they find it
difficult to understand technical concepts in English.
 Lack of interest to pursue higher education

Opportunities:
 Higher education
 Placement in industries and government sectors
 Self employment

Challenges:
 Student communication skills
 Financial support for poor students from rural area
 Most of the students are first generation learners.
 Training to the slow learners

Future Plan:
 All faculty members will try to get Major / Minor project from UGC,
DST, etc.,
 National and International seminar will be conducted.

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DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
1. Name of the Department : Zoology
2. Year of Establishment : 1978
3. Names of Programmes offered : B. Sc (Zoology)
4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and
the departments/ units involved : Nil
5. Annual / Semester / Choice Based Credit
: (CBCS) - Semester system
System ( programme wise )
6. Participation of the department in the : Non Major Elective offered by
courses offered by other departments our Department to other
Department student
i) Public Health and Hygiene
ii) Bee keeping
iii) Bio fertilizer
iv) Mushroom culture
7. Courses in collaboration with other
Universities , industries , foreign : Nil
institutions, etc
8. Details of Courses / Programmes
: Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons
9. Number of Teaching Posts :
Sanctioned Filled
Associate professor 3 3
Assistant professor 2 2

10. Faculty profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Specialization

(Dsc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D., / M. Phil ., etc ) as on 01.03.14
Students
awarded
Experience Ph. D
Name Qualification Designation Specialization
(in years) degree in
the last 4
years

Associate
Dr. C. Lakshmanan M. Sc. Ph. D Professor Entomology 27 -
& Head
M. Sc. M. Associate
Dr. S. Jayakumar Aquaculture 16 -
Phil., Ph. D Professor
Associate
Mr. C. Sundaravadivel M. Sc. M. Phil Aquaculture 15 -
Professor
Assistant
Dr. D. Vasumathy M. Sc. Ph. D Aquaculture 6 -
Professor
Ms. Arockia Mary Assistant
M. Sc. M. Phil Aquaculture 5 -
Fernandez Professor

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11. List of Senior Visiting Faculty : Nil
12. Percentage of lectures delivered and
practical classes handled (Programme : Nil
wise) by Temporary faculty
13. Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme
: B. Sc. : 10 : 1
wise)
14. Number of academic support staff
(technical) and administrative staff : Lab Assistant : 2
sanctioned and Filled:
15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with
: M. Phil : 2 ; Ph. D : 3
Dsc., / D.Litt., / Ph.D., / M. Phil., / PG
16. Number of faculty with ongoing 1. Dr. D. Vasumathi got Major
projects from a) National b) Project from DST
:
International funding agencies and 2. Dr. C. P. Balakrishnan got
grants received Major Project from UGC
17. Department projects funded by UGC Nil
:
and total grants received
18. Research Centre facility recognized by Recognized guides – Ph. D
the university : i). Dr. G. Lakshmanan
ii) Dr. D. Vasumathi
19. Publications with ISSN Number-
Number of books published and edited Nil
Seminar Proceedings published in Nil
books with ISBN No.
Number of papers published in the Dr. S. Jayakumar – 3
journal Mr. C. Sundaravadivel – 3

20. Areas of consultancy and income

: Nil
generated

21. Faculty as members in

a) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial

Boards:

Editorial Boards: Nil

Membership in Academic bodies – Board of Studies: Nil

22. Student Projects :

s) Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – 100%. Group project in the 6 th
semester

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t) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside
the institution i.e in Research Laboratories / Industry / other
agencies – Nil
23. Awards / received by faculty and
: Nil
students

24. List of eminent academicians / visitors to

the department who delivered special :
lectures
Name of the resource
No. Designation
person
Professor of zoology St. Xavier’s College,
1. Dr. M. Narayanan Titunelveli
Dean, Fisheries college,
2. Dr. Venleataramani
Thoothukudi
Scientist F. Institute of Tree, Building and
3. Ds. S. Murugessan
Genetics forest Depart, Coimbatore
Associate professor of zoology St. Mariy’s
4. Dr. R. D. Thileka
College Thoothukudi
Assistant professor of Fisheries college,
5. Dr. N. Jayakumar
Thoothukudi
Assistant professor of Fisheries college,
6. Dr. P. Jawahar
Thoothukudi
Scientist & Director zoo ret real
7. Dr. B.A. Daniel
organization Coimbatore
Head, Department of biotechnology, M.S
8. Dr. S. Suthakar
University , Tirunelveli
Associate professor of zoology,
9. Dr. S. Mala
Govindamman College, Tiruchendur
Professor & Head Department of coastal
10. Dr. Palavesam
aquaculture, M. S. University, Tirunelveli
Aquiculture Department & Repeaecl
11. Dr, Elanchezlion
statias Arubsonerdenre

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops

: Nil
organized & the source of funding

i) State / National Seminar - 4 (Funded by TNSCST and

Management)
j) International - Nil
:
26. Student Profile Programme / Course wise

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Name of the Enrolled
Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
B. Sc. Zoology
2009-2010 52 28 11 17 20
2010-2011 48 26 18 8 91
2011-2012 40 27 23 4 78
2012-2013 39 24 28 - 58
2013-2014 37 28 28 - (Awaiting)

:
27. Diversity of Students
Name of the Course Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
students from the students from students from
same state other states abroad
B. Sc. Zoology 100 - -

28. How many students have cleared National

and State Competitive Examinations such
as NET, SLET , GATE , Civil Services , : Nil
Defence Services , etc

29. Student Progression :

30. Detail of Infrastructural Facilities : Class room – 3
Staff room - 1
Internet facility - 1
Laboratories 1

31. Number of students receiving financial

assistance from college , university , :
government or other agencies

Type of Scholarship 2009 – 2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

Institutional Scholarship
Students AID Fund 6 8 7 -
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 17 12 8 9
BC 15 19 21 19
MBC - 1 1 1
Chef minister award -
- - 1
scholarship
Former Scholarship 11 11 - -
UGC Merged Scheme - 1 - -

32. Details on student enrichment : Nil

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programmes ( Special lectures /
Workshops / Seminar ) with external
experts
33. Teaching methods adopted to improve
:
student learning

Generally, the lecture method is followed using black board. In

addition, seminar and group discussion are also adopted. Further,
power point presentation with LCD is also used on special occasions.
Students are also advised to make use of the internet to have exposure
to the latest developments in the subject for their completion of their
group projects.
34. Participation in Institutional Social Our students are Participating
Responsibility (ISR) and Extension in NSS, NCC and other
:
activities activities to render service to
the society

35. SWOC Analysis of the department and

:
future plans

STRENGTH
 Well qualified faculty member
 Well equipped laboratories
 Personal attention to students

WEAKNESS
 Lack of interest to pursue higher education
 Most of the students hail from Tamil Medium

OPPORTUNITIEES
 Opportunities are available to strengthen the sills of students.

CHALLENGES
 Students communication skill.
 Most of the students are first generation students.

FUTURE PLAN
 To provide practical scientific knowledge through projects and it may
be helpful for future empowerment of the students.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
1. Name of the Department : Computer Science
2. Year of Establishment : 1988
3. Names of Programmes offered : B. Sc. Computer Science
4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and
the departments/ units involved : Nil
5. Annual / Semester / Choice Based Credit
: (CBCS) - Semester system
System ( programme wise )
6. Participation of the department in the Non Major Electives – Maths,
:
courses offered by other departments Physics and Chemistry Students
7. Courses in collaboration with other
universities , industries , foreign : Nil
institutions, etc
8. Details of Courses / Programmes
: Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons
9. Number of Teaching Posts :
Sanctioned Filled
Associate professor 4 4
Assistant professor - 1 (Management)

10. Faculty profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Specialization

(Dsc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D., / M. Phil ., etc ) as on 01.03.14
Experience
Name Qualification Designation Specialization
(in years)
Mr.S.Sethuramalingam M.Sc.,M.Phil., Associate Computer 25.5 yrs
Professor & Networks and
Head Fuzzy Logic
Dr.C.Velayutham M.Sc.,P.G.D.C.A. Associate Image 22 yrs 5
M.Phil., Ph.D., Professor Processing, months
Data mining
and Brain
Computer
Interface
Dr.D.S. Mahendran M.Sc.,P.B.D.C.S. Associate Computer 25 yrs 4
A.,M.Phil., Ph.D Professor Networks and months
Green
Computing
Mr.R.Balakrishnan B.E., Associate Digital Design 16 yrs one
Professor and Software months
Engineering
Miss M.Jeyanthi M.C.A Assistant Computer 10 months
professor Networks

11. List of Senior Visiting Faculty : Nil

Percentage of lectures delivered and

12. : 17.7 % (per semester)
practical classes handled (Programme

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wise) by Temporary faculty
Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme
13. : B.Sc.: 14 : 1
wise)
Number of academic support staff
14. (technical) and administrative staff : 1
sanctioned and Filled:
Qualifications of teaching faculty with
M. Phil : 1 ; Ph. D : 2 ;
15. Dsc., / D.Litt., / Ph.D., / :
PG: 1
M. Phil., / PG
Number of faculty with ongoing
projects from a) National b)
16. : Nil
International funding agencies and
grants received
Department projects funded by UGC
17. : Nil
and total grants received
Research Centre facility recognized by
18. : Nil
the University
19 Publications with ISSN Number-

Number of paper published

No. Name of the Staff
National International
1. Mr.S.Sethuramalingam - 1
2. Dr.C.Velayutham - 8
3. Dr.D.S. Mahendran - 2

Seminar Proceedings published in books with ISBN No.

Papers Published in the edited
No. Name of the Staff
books with ISBN Number
1. Dr.C.Velayutham 14

Number of papers presented in the seminar

No. of papers Presented in the
No. Name of the staff seminar
National International
1. Dr.C.Velayutham 4 8

Resource person in seminar /workshop

No. Name of the staff Seminar / Workshop
1. Dr.C.Velayutham 7

20. Areas of consultancy and income

: Nil
generated
21. Faculty as members in a) National
Committees b) International :
Committees c) Editorial Boards:

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Editorial Boards:

Membership in Academic bodies – Board of Studies

No. Name / Designation University Position Year

Member, Board of Studies,

Computer Science (UG), 2012-2015
M.S.University, Tirunelveli
Member, Board of Studies,
Information Technology (UG),
Dr. D. S. Mahendran, 2011-2014
Alagappa University, Karaikkudi
1. Associate Professor of
Computer Science
Member, Board of Studies,
Computer Science (UG), ST.
Mary’s College, Thoothukudi 2011-2014

2. Mr. S. Sethuramalingam, Member, Board of Studies,

Associate Professor of Computer Science (UG), 2012 - 2015
Computer Science M.S.University, Tirunelveli

22. Student Projects :

u) Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – 100%.

v) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside

the institution i.e. in Research Laboratories / Industry / other
agencies – Nil

23. Awards / received by faculty and

: Nil
students
Lt. Cdr. Dr.D.S.Mahendran received the national award DIRECTOR
GENERAL NCC COMMENDATION for the year 2013 from Director
General, NCC, New Delhi for his selfless dedication and exemplary devotion to
duty in National Level Camps.
List of eminent academicians / visitors
24. to the department who delivered special :
lectures

2009-2010
DATE TOPIC RESOURCE PERSON
Mr. M.Subramanian,
27-8-2009 Blue print for success New Horizon Magazine Editor C-HRD,
Tuticorin.

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Mr. V.A .Senthil Kumar,
14-10-2009 Network Hardware MegaDot Computer,
Aspects Tirunelveli.
Mr. Immanuel Sam Durairaj,
Senior Testing Engineer,
22-10-2009 Software Testing Qualcum India (P) Ltd,
Mind place, Madhapur, Hydrabad.

2010-2011
DATE TOPIC RESOURCE PERSON
Mr. M.Subramanian,
19-1-2011 Blue print for success New Horizon Magazine Editor C-HRD,
Tuticorin.

2011-2012
DATE TOPIC RESOURCE PERSON
Mr. Y. Yseudhasan,
27-12-2011 Carrier Option in IT System Engineer,
TCS, Chennai.
Mr. M. Subramanian,
1-2-2012 Soft Skills New Horizon Magazine Editor C-HRD,
Tuticorin.

2012-2013
DATE TOPIC RESOURCE PERSON
Mr. R.Siva Sankar,
27-6-2012 Interview Techniques Senior Software Engineer,
Accenture Service Pvt Ltd,
Chennai.
3-9-2012 How do Prepare for MNC Mr. M.R.Venkatarama
Carriers Subramanian, CTS-Chennai-26.
Mr. M.Subramanian,
22-10-2009 Ladder of Success for IT- New Horizon Magazine Editor C-
Students HRD, Tuticorin.

2013-2014
DATE TOPIC RESOURCE PERSON
Mr. B. Muthu Kumar,
7-8-2013 Trends in IT Field System Administrator,
Gemini Communication Ltd,
Banglore.
Mr. M.Subramanian,
6-9-2013 Soft Skill Development New Horizon Magazine Editor C-

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HRD, Tuticorin.
Mr. Suyambunathan,
7-10-2013 Today IT & Prepare for it Associate General Manager,
HCL, Chennai.
10-02.2014 Updating in IT field Mr. T. Vaithialingam
Senior Technical Architect
IBS Software Services Pvt.
,Trivandrum

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops

:
organized & the source of funding

k) State / National Seminar - 7 (Funded by Management)

26. Student Profile Programme / Course

:
wise

Name of the Enrolled

Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
B. Sc. Computer Science
2009-2010 113 24 24 - 100
2010-2011 77 24 24 - 100
2011-2012 70 24 24 - 100
2012-2013 78 24 24 - 100
2013-2014 100 24 24 - (Awaiting)

:
27. Diversity of Students
Name of the Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
Course students from the students from students from
same state other states abroad
B.Sc. (C.S) 100 - -
28. How many students have cleared
National and State Competitive
Examinations such as NET, SLET , : NIL
GATE , Civil Services , Defence
Services , etc

29. Student Progression :

Year Student progression No. Against % enrolled
2010-11 UG to PG 5 22
Employed 15 65
Other than campus /Self- 1 0.04
employment

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2011-12 UG to PG 5 25
Employed 9 45
Other than campus /Self- 1 0.05
employment
2012-13 UG to PG 4 18
Employed 2 0.09

Details of Infrastructural facilities

a) Library
The Library has 968 books, which includes latest title also. The
students can borrow needed books from the library and return within
two weeks. The University questions papers are maintained in the
department Library also. Students can also refer the question papers.

b) Internet facilities for Staff &Students

Internet access facility is available for Staff Members.

c) Class rooms with ICT facility

A LCD is available in the department. It is used to demo programming
language in the laboratory. It is also used in the class room teaching

d) Laboratories
Laboratory is situated in 30”X30” Hall with Air Conditioned and well
furnished. A Local Area Network (LAN) is established to connect 35
computers. All the systems are connected with two switches. It has one
file Server and Three Printer Servers. Three printer servers are also
installed to share the printers by all the computers in the Network.

Windows 2000 Operating system is installed in the Server and all other
systems windows XP are installed. ASP.NET, Oracle, Visual Studio,
J2EE are installed and final year students are doing projects in the
latest tools also.

We offer PC-Trouble Shooting as one of the Subject Skilled Subjects.

To do Practical, instruments like Digital multimeters (14 Nos.) are
available
36 computers, 6 printers, 2 UPS and 1 LCD are available in the
Department

31. Number of students receiving financial

assistance from college , university , :
government or other agencies

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Type of Scholarship 2009 – 2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Institutional Scholarship
Students AID Fund 3 9 7 1
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 5 6 4 9
BC 27 21 19 24
MBC 10 11 7 7
TET - 1 1 -
Former Scholarship 11 10 - -
UGC Merged Scheme - 03 - -

32. Details on student enrichment

programmes (Special lectures /
:
Workshops / Seminar ) with external
experts

2009-2010
DATE TOPIC RESOURCE PERSON
Mr. M.Subramanian,
27-8-2009 Blue print for success New Horizon Magazine Editor C-HRD,
Tuticorin.
Mr. V.A .Senthil Kumar,
14-10-2009 Network Hardware MegaDot Computer,
Aspects Tirunelveli.
Mr. Immanuel Sam Durairaj,
Senior Testing Engineer,
22-10-2009 Software Testing Qualcum India (P) Ltd,
Mind place, Madhapur, Hydrabad.

2010-2011
DATE TOPIC RESOURCE PERSON
Mr. M.Subramanian,
19-1-2011 Blue print for success New Horizon Magazine Editor C-HRD,
Tuticorin.

2011-2012
DATE TOPIC RESOURCE PERSON
Mr. Y. Yseudhasan,
27-12-2011 Carrier Option in IT System Engineer,
TCS, Chennai.
Mr. M. Subramanian,
1-2-2012 Soft Skills New Horizon Magazine Editor C-HRD,
Tuticorin.

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2012-2013
DATE TOPIC RESOURCE PERSON
Mr. R.Siva Sankar,
27-6-2012 Interview Techniques Senior Software Engineer,
Accenture Service Pvt Ltd,
Chennai.
3-9-2012 How do Prepare for MNC Mr. M.R.Venkatarama
Carriers Subramanian, CTS-Chennai-26.
Mr. M.Subramanian,
22-10-2009 Ladder of Success for IT- New Horizon Magazine Editor C-
Students HRD, Tuticorin.

2013-2014
DATE TOPIC RESOURCE PERSON
Mr. B. Muthu Kumar,
7-8-2013 Trends in IT Field System Administrator,
Gemini Communication Ltd,
Banglore.
Mr. M.Subramanian,
6-9-2013 Soft Skill Development New Horizon Magazine Editor C-
HRD, Tuticorin.
Mr. Suyambunathan,
7-10-2013 Today IT & Prepare for it Associate General Manager,
HCL, Chennai.
10-02.2014 Updating in IT field Mr. T. Vaithialingam
Senior Technical Architect
IBS Software Services Pvt.
,Trivandrum

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve -on line demonstration using

student learning Internet
-using visual aids, power point
:
presentation
-group discussion, oral
presentation and quiz

34. Participation in Institutional Social

Responsibility (ISR) and Extension :
activities

1. Students are served as volunteers in NSS,NCC,YRC and RSP

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2012-13: NSS-9, RSP-1 and NCC-2
2013-14: NSS-34,YRC-4,RSP-4 and NCC-2

2. During this year (2013-14) in collaboration with IQAC, our students

went to the nearby rural Schools and conducted computer & IT
awareness for VIII, IX and X standard students on 10th ,11th and 12th
Feb. 2014.

35. SWOC Analysis of the department and future plans :

Strength:
1. Experienced and research oriented faculty members.
2. Infrastructure
3. Individual care, taken by the faculty members
4. Students Tour are arranged for third year students
5. Faculty members acting as resource person for Seminars and
conferences
6. Most of the students successfully completed their degree

Weakness:
1. One Internet access point for the department
2. Students input quality is not up to the mark

Opportunities:
1. Conducting competitions to improve communication skills,
presentations skills through Computer Science Association
2. Conducting guest lectures in topic such as communications skills.
3. Students are encouraged to do individual projects
4. Alumni interact with students

Challenges:
1. Most of the learners are First generation learners and belongs from
rural areas
2. Most of the learners Studied School Education in Tamil Medium

Future Plans:
1. Offering certified courses offered by CISCO,ORACLE
2. Conducting National level conferences in collaboration with UGC and
DST
3. Applying for Research/Social oriented Projects
4. Offering Post-graduate courses in Information Sciences

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DEPARTMENT OF P.G. CHEMISTRY
1. Name of the Department : P. G. Chemistry
Year of Establishment M. Sc. Chemistry 2003
2. :
M. Phil Chemistry 2007
Names of Programmes offered M. Sc. Chemistry
3. :
M. Phil Chemistry
4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and
the departments/ units involved : Nil
5. Annual / Semester / Choice Based Credit
: (CBCS) - Semester system
System ( programme wise )
6. Participation of the department in the I M. Sc. and M. Phil students
courses offered by other departments attend Computer Education
:
course offered by the Department
of Mathematics
7. Courses in collaboration with other
universities , industries , foreign :
institutions, etc
 Our Department has Collaboration with the Research Centre of
PSN College of Engineering, Anna University to carry out
Research Project in Nanocomposites. One of our II M.Sc
Chemistry students, A.Kuberan has been selected as Stipendiary
Research Scholar in Chemistry for the period of 2014-2017.
 A.Kuberan of II M.Sc Chemistry Student worked as a Summer
Research Fellow under the supervision of Dr.E.Bhoje Gowd,
National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology,
Tiruvanananthapuram during period of 20th May to 20th July
2013.
 A.Siva Raman of II M.Sc Chemistry student attended the Summer
Training in Chemistry for the pre-final post-graduate students
organized by Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research,
Kalpakkam during the period of 27th May to 5th July 2013.

8. Details of Courses / Programmes

: Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons

9. Number of Teaching Posts :

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 1 1
Assistant professor 4 4

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10. Faculty profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Specialization
(Dsc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D., / M. Phil ., etc ) as on 01.03.14

Experience
Name Qualification Designation Specialization
(in years)
Head,
P.G& M.Phil Physical Organic
Dr.P.K.Ganesan M.Sc., Ph.D 44 years
Department.of Chemistry
Chemistry
Assistant
Miss.K.Jeya professer in Organic
M.Sc., M.Phil 4.5 years
prasanna Devi P.G& M.Phil Chemistry
Chemistry
Assistant
professer in Physical
Mrs.P.Muhambihai M.Sc., M.Phil 3.5 years
P.G& M.Phil Chemistry
Chemistry
Assistant
professer in Physical
Mr.R.Rajkumar M.Sc., M.Phil 2years
P.G& M.Phil Chemistry
Chemistry
Assistant
professer in Inorganic 4years and 3
Miss.N.Kohila M.Sc., M.Phil
P.G& M.Phil Chemistry months
Chemistry

11. List of Senior Visiting Faculty : Nil

Percentage of lectures delivered and
12. practical classes handled (Programme : Nil
wise) by Temporary faculty
Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme M. Sc. – 8:1
13. :
wise) M. Phil – 1:1
Number of academic support staff
Lab Assistant -1
14. (technical) and administrative staff :
Administrative staff - 1
sanctioned and Filled:
Qualifications of teaching faculty with
15. Dsc., / D.Litt., / Ph.D., / : M. Phil : 4 ; Ph. D : 1
M. Phil., / PG
Number of faculty with ongoing
projects from a) National b)
16. : Nil
International funding agencies and
grants received

Department projects funded by UGC

17. :
and total grants received

S.No Names of Students Funding agencies Year

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1 M. Lakshmi Received student project fund Rs
II M.Sc Chemistry 6000/- by TamilNadu State
2010
Council for Science and
Technology, Chennai
K.P.Padma malini Received student project fund Rs
B.Sangeetha 7500/- by TamilNadu State
2 I.Maria Arul Council for Science and 2014
A.Ragaven kebin Technology, Chennai
II M.Sc students

Research Centre facility recognized by

18. : Nil
the University
19 Publications with ISSN Number-
Number of paper published
No. Name of the Staff
National International
1 Dr. K. Jacinth Mispha 3 1
2 Mr. A. Vijayakumar 3 -
3 Mr. R. Rajkumar 1 -
4 Dr. P. K. Ganesan 1 -

Number of papers presented in the seminar

No. of papers Presented in the
No. Name of the staff seminar
National International
1. Dr. K. Jacinth Mispha 8 3
2. Mr. A. Vijayakumar 8 -
3. Mr. R. Rajkumar 1 -
4. Dr. P. K. Ganesan 3 1
5. Ms. K. Jeyaprasannadevei 2 -
Number of papers presented in the seminar by the students – 9

20. Areas of consultancy and income

: Nil
generated
21. Faculty as members in
a) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards:

Editorial Boards:
Nil

22. Student Projects :

w) Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – 100%.

x) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside

the institution i.e in Research Laboratories / Industry / other
agencies – Nil
23. Awards / received by faculty and : 21 students got University Ranks

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students during the past five years (both
in M. Sc and M. Phil.)

List of eminent academicians / visitors

24. to the department who delivered special :
lectures
1. Dr.C.Srinivasan M.Sc., Ph.D.,

Former Senior professor &Head,

M.K. University,
Madurai.
2. Dr.A.P.Suresh,M.Sc,Ph.D.,

Scientist, AdrenusTherapeutics,
Bangalore.
3. Dr. A. Shanmugasundaram, M.Sc, Ph.D.,

Former Head, Associate Professor of Chemistry

VHNS College, Virudhunagar.
4. Dr. Alagamuthu, M.Sc, Ph.D.,

Head Associate Professor of Chemistry

Sri Paramakalyani College,
Alwaekuruchi.
5. Dr, John, M.Sc, Ph.D.,

Head and Associate Professor of Physics,

TDMNS College
T.Kallikulam.
6. Dr. D. Khanna. M.Sc ,Ph.D.,

Department of physics,
Karunya university, Coimbatore.

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops

:
organized & the source of funding

l) State / National Seminar - 3 (Funded by Management)

26. Student Profile Programme / Course

:
wise

Name of the Enrolled

Applications Pass
Course / Selected
Received M F Percentage
Programme
M. Sc. Chemistry
2009-2010 41 24 9 15 74

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2010-2011 34 24 9 15 68
2011-2012 32 19 5 14 26
2012-2013 36 25 7 18 53
2013-2014 37 22 6 16 (Awaiting)
M. Phil Chemistry
2009-2010 18 10 1 9 100
2010-2011 9 9 1 8 100
2011-2012 23 10 3 7 100
2012-2013 15 10 1 9 90
2013-2014 9 6 2 4 (Awaiting)

:
27. Diversity of Students
Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
Name of the Course students from students from students from
the same state other states abroad
M. Sc. and M. Phil., 100 - -
28. How many students have cleared
National and State Competitive
NET : 1
Examinations such as NET, SLET , :
Bank Exam : 2
GATE , Civil Services , Defence
Services , etc
29. Student Progression :
Against percentage enrolled
Student Progression
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
PG to M. Phil 30 44 40 60

30. Detail of Infrastructural Facilities :

a) Library – A well established Library with Advanced Level textbooks.

b) Internet facilities for Staff and Students - BSNL, Broad Band Internet
Connection is available for both staff and students
c) Classrooms with ICT factility – Class is provided with LCD and OHP
facilities.

d). Laboratories – We have separate laboratories for M.Sc. and M.Phil

Chemistry Classes with advanced equipments like Photoreactor, UV
Spectrophotometer, Mechanical Shaker, Magnetic Stirrer, Constant
Temperature water bath, Sonicator bath, Microwave oven, Vaccum suction
pump, Auto-titrator and four system of personal computers with a separate
computer lab.

31. Number of students receiving financial

assistance from college , university , :
government or other agencies

340
M. Sc
Type of Scholarship 2009 – 2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 3 - - 6
Indira Gandhi P.G
scholarship for single - - 2 -
girl
Ulavar Scholars ship 4 3 - -
UGC Merged Scheme - 1 - -

M. Phil
Type of Scholarship 2009 – 2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship - - - 3
Ulavar Scholars ship - - 3 -

32. Details on student enrichment

programmes (Special
:
lectures / Workshops / Seminar ) with
external experts
1. Three-Day Guidance Workshop for SET/UGC –CSIR NET
Examinations on 20th February 2010.
2. One-Day Guidance Workshop for SET/UGC–CSIR NET Examinations
on 5th March 2013
3. State Level Seminar on “Resent Advances and Challenges in Nano
Matrials & Chemistry on 21th February 2014.
4. Dr. D. Khanna. M.sc ,Ph.D.,Department of physics, Karumya
university,coimbator gave a sective under the topic Nano Technology on
31 th January 2014
5. Dr.C.Balakrishnan M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Botany,
Aditanar college, Tiruchendur gave a Demonstration to M.Sc & M.Phil.
students on Chromatographic Techniques on 28 th March 2014.
6. 11 guest lecture were arranged

1. Lecture Method
Teaching methods adopted to improve
33. : 2. Seminar
student learning
3. Power point

34. Participation in Institutional Social Our students served as members

Responsibility (ISR) and Extension in women’s welfare committee
:
activities and career guidance cell of our
college

35. SWOC Analysis of the department and future plans :

STRENGTH

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Well qualified and committed faculty with good infrastructure
facilities in the department.
 A Number of Guest Lectures are arranged for students to get advanced
knowledge in chemistry
WEAKNESS
 Poor communication skill of the students.

OPPORTUNITIES
 Assisting for placement
 Conducting remedial coaching.
 Encourage to do projects

CHALLENGES
 We have to elevate the academic level of students who come from
poor rural background and give them current knowledge in Chemistry

FUTURE PLAN
 To Organize National / International Seminar
 To Apply for Major and Minor Research Project

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POST GRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

1. Name of the department : P.G. Department of Zoology

2. Year of establishment : 2011
Names of Programmes/Courses
offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,
3. : M. Sc (Zoology) and M. Phil
Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D.,
(Zoology)
etc.)
Names of the interdisciplinary
4. courses and the departments/units : Nil
involved
Annual/semester/choice based credit
5. : (CBCS) - Semester system
system (Programme wise)
Computer application course
Participation of the department in the
6. : offered by Mathematics
courses offered by other departments
Department
Courses in collaboration with other
7. universities, industries, foreign : Nil
institutions etc.
Details of courses/programmes
8. : Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons
9. Number of teaching Posts

Sanctioned Filled
Assistant Professor 04 04

Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,

10.
(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil. etc.,)
No. of
Ph. D
No. of Students
Name Qualification Designation Specialization Years guided
Experience for the
last 4
years
M.Sc., M. Assistant 2 years and
Mrs. T. Gowri Aquaculture Nil
Phil., B. Ed., Professor 6 months
Mrs. F. Esther M.Sc., M.
Assistant Environmental
Isabella Phil., M. Ed., 2 years Nil
Professor Biology
Eucharista P.G.D.C.A.,
Mr. P. Assistant
M.Sc., Entomology 1 year Nil
Kombiah Professor
Dr.B. Kavitha M.Sc., Ph.D Assistant Environmental 1 year Nil

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Bharathi Professor Biology

11. List of Senior visiting faculty : Nil

Percentage of lectures delivered and
12. practical classes handled (Programme : Nil
wise) by temporary faculty
Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme
13. : M.Sc – 10: 1; M.Phil – 1: 1
wise)
Number of academic support staff
14. (technical) and administrative staff; : 01 (Lab Assistant)
sanctioned and filled.
M. Sc. – 1
Qualifications of teaching faculty
15. : M. Phil – 2
with D.Sc./D.Litt./M.Phil./PG.
Ph. D – 1
Number of faculty with ongoing
projects from a) National b)
16. : Nil
International funding agencies and
grants received.
Departmental projects funded by
17. DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. : Nil
and total grants received
Research centre/faculty recognized
18. : Nil
by the university
19. Publications:
1.Mr. P. Kombiah –6
 a) Publications per faculty :
2.Dr. B. Kavitha Bharathi – 5
 Books with ISBN/ISSN Mr. P. Kombiah
numbers with details of : ISSN – 05
publishers. ISBN – 01

Citation Index : Mr. P. Kombiah – 03

Impact factor : Mr. P. Kombiah NAASIF – 9.6

Areas of consultancy and income

20. : Nil
generated
21. Faculty as members in
a) National committees : Nil
Mr. P. Kombiah – Life
Member in Journal of
b) International committees :
Biopesticides (ISSN:2250-
8385).

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22. Student projects
a) Percentage of students who
have done in-house projects 100 % Group Projects in 3rd
:
including inter departmental Semester.
/programme
b) Percentage of students placed
for projects in organizations
outside the institution i.e. in : Nil
Research laboratories/visitors
to the department.

23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students

Awards/Recognitions received by faculty

Name of the Faculty: Mr. P. Kombiah
 Best Oral Paper Presentation Award in the 2nd Biopesticide
International conference on the topic “Attractant and insecticidal
activities of neem gold on banana rhizome weevil (BRW), Cosmopolites
sordidus (Germ.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)” held at St. Xavier's
College (Autonomous), Palayamkottai - 627 002, Tamil Nadu, India
from 26-28 November 2009.
 Appreciation by 17th meeting of the expert group – A on conservation
and sustainable utilization of natural resources held on 1st March, 2011
in Ministry of Environment & Forests, Room No. 402, Paryawaran
Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi road, New Delhi for the presentation of
progress report of research project entitled “Biodiversity of predatory
hemipteran insects in Southern Western Ghats and their utility in
biological control”.

Awards/Recognitions received by students

Name of the student: Devipriya. S
 Best Oral Paper Presentation Award in the National conference on
the topic “Toxicity of marine mangrove plant extracts against cotton
pest” held at Sadakathullah Appa College, Tirunelveli-627011,
TamilNadu, India on 20th February 2014.
 Best poster presentation Award in the National workshop on the
topic “Health Heed “ held at Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli,
TamilNadu, India on 28th February 2014.

Name of the student: Kannika Bharathi. P

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 Best Oral Paper Presentation Award in the National conference on
the topic “Removal of water contamination using silver Nano
particles ” held at Sadakathullah Appa College, Tirunelveli-627011,
TamilNadu, India on 20th February 2014.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department:

Name of the
S.No Date Designation Topic
resource person
Controller of Recent trends in
1. 27.01.2012 Dr. M. Narayanan
Examinations Biotechnology
Head,
Regeneration and
Department of
2. 27.07.2012 Dr. S. Suthakar stem cell
Environmental
research
Biotechnology
Scientist – F,
Bioprospecting
Institute if
of plant
3. 27.07.2012 Dr. S. Murugesan Forestic
defensive
Genetic and
chemicals
Tree Breeding
Controller of
4. 01.08.2012 Dr. M. Narayanan Motivation
Examinations
Former
5. 14.08.2013 Dr. J. Ezhil Assistant Nanoscience
Professor
Dr. K. Assistant New techniques
6. 03.10.2013
Elanchezhiyan Professor in Apiculture
Freshwater
Biodiversity
7. 10.12.2013 Dr. B. Daniel Scientist conservation
Education
Training

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized & the source of funding.

Workshop – 1
a) State / National :
(Funded by Management)
b) International : Nil

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26. Student profile programme / course wise:

Name of the Pass

Applications Entrolled
Course / Selected percentage
received
programme M F
M.Sc Zoology
2011-2012 04 04 01 03 -
2012-2013 31 20 05 15 100%
2013-2014 29 20 01 19 (Awaiting)
M. Phil Zoology
2013-2014 05 05 01 04 (Awaiting)

27. Diversity of students

% of students
Name of the % of students % of students
from the same
Course from other States from abroad
state
M.Sc Zoology 100 Nil Nil
M.Phil Zoology 100 Nil Nil

How many students have cleared

national and state competitive
28. examinations such as NET, SLET, : Nil
GATE, Civil services, Defense
services, etc.?

29. Student progression

Against % enrolled
Student progression
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
PG to M. Phil. - - 75
30. Details of Infrastructural facilities
a) Library : Yes
b) Class rooms : 2
c) Laboratory : 1

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Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,
31.
University, Government or other agencies

Type of Scholarship 2011-2012 2012-2013

Government Scholarship
SC Scholarship 01 01

Details on student enrichment

programmes (special lectures /
32. :
worshops / seminar) with external
experts

Name of the
S.No Date Designation Topic
resource person
Controller of Recent trends in
1 27.01.2012 Dr. M. Narayanan
Examinations Biotechnology
Head,
Regeneration and
Department of
2 27.07.2012 Dr. S. Suthakar stem cell
Environmental
research
Biotechnology
Scientist – F,
Bioprospecting
Institute if
of plant
3 27.07.2012 Dr. S. Murugesan Forestic
defensive
Genetic and
chemicals
Tree Breeding
Controller of
4 01.08.2012 Dr. M. Narayanan Motivation
Examinations
Former
5 14.08.2013 Dr. J. Ezhil Assistant Nanoscience
Professor
Dr. K. Assistant New techniques
6 03.10.2013
Elanchezhiyan Professor in Apiculture
Freshwater
Biodiversity
7 10.12.2013 Dr. B. Daniel Scientist conservation
Education
Training

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

Generally, the lecture method is followed using black board. In addition,

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seminar and group discussion are also adopted. Further, power point
presentation with LCD is also used on special occasions. Students are
also advised to make use of the internet to have exposure to the latest
developments in the subject for the completion of their group projects.

Participation in Industrial Social

34. Responsibility (ISR) and Extension : Nil
activities.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

STRENGTH
 Dedicated, devoted and approachable faculty members.
 Spacious ventilated class rooms.
 Getting funds from management for conducting Seminar and Guest
lectures
 Inculcation of adequate moral and spiritual values
 Personal and keen care for slow learners.
WEAKNESS

 Poor communication
 Low self- confidence.
OPPORTUNITIES
 Enrich the knowledge through General Knowledge cell and other
clubs functioning in our college.
 Ample scope for job opportunities
CHALLENGES
 Most of the students are hailing from rural area
 Lack of job opportunities, higher education in Tiruchendur.
 Lack of creative thinking
FUTURE PLAN
 To establish the department as a research centre.
 To conduct National and International Level Seminars and Workshops.

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DEPARTMENT OF TAMIL
1. Name of the Department : Tamil

2. Year of Establishment : 1965

3. Names of Programmes offered : Part I Tamil

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and

: Nil
the departments/ units involved

5. Annual / Semester / Choice Based Credit

: (CBCS) - Semester system
System ( programme wise )

6. Participation of the department in the

: Nil
courses offered by other departments

7. Courses in collaboration with other

universities , industries , foreign : Nil
institutions, etc

8. Details of Courses / Programmes

: Nil
discontinued (if any) with reasons

9. Number of Teaching Posts :

Sanctioned Filled

Associate professor 1 1

Assistant professor 3 3

10. Faculty profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Specialization

(Dsc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D., / M. Phil ., etc ) as on 01.03.14
Students
awarded
Experience Ph. D
Name Qualification Designation Specialization
(in years) degree in
the last 4
years

Associate
M. A.,
Dr. M. Kannan Professor Folklore 28 01
M. Phil., Ph. D
& Head
M. A., Assistant
Dr. K. Kathireson Folklore 06 -
M. Phil., Ph. D Professor
Dr. R. Ezily M. A., Assistant Modern 06 -

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M. Phil., Ph. D Professor Literature
M. A., Assistant Modern
Dr. R. Rajesh 01 -
M. Phil., Ph. D Professor Literature
M. A., Assistant
Dr. S. Singaravelu Folklore 03 -
M. Phil., Ph. D Professor

11. List of Senior Visiting Faculty : Nil

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and

practical classes handled (Programme : Nil
wise) by Temporary faculty

13. Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme wise) : Part I Tamil 50 : 1

14. Number of academic support staff

(technical) and administrative staff : Nil
sanctioned and Filled:

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with

: Ph. D : 5
Dsc., / D.Litt., / Ph.D., / M. Phil., / PG

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects

from a) National
: Nil
b) International funding agencies and
grants received

17. Department projects funded by UGC and : Nil

total grants received
18. Research Centre facility recognized by the Recognized guides – Ph. D
University 1.Dr. M. Kannan
:
2. Dr. K. Kathiresan
3. Dr. R. Ezhili
19. Publications with ISSN Number-

No. of Papers Published

No.
Name of the staff
National International
Dr. M. Kannan
1. 1 -
Dr. K. Kathireson
2. 3 1
Dr. R. Ezily
3. 2 -
Dr. S. Singaravelu
4. 2 -

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Number of books published and edited

No. Name of the staff Edited Books Authored Books

1. Dr. M. Kannan 1 -

Seminar Proceedings published in books with ISBN No.

Papers Published in the edited books with

No. Name of the Staff
ISBN Number
Dr. M. Kannan
1. 1
Dr. K. Kathireson
2. 4
Dr. R. Ezily
3. 2
Dr. S. Singaravelu
4. 2

Number of papers presented in the seminar

No. of papers Presented in the

seminar
No. Name of the staff
National International
Dr. M. Kannan
1. 2 -
Dr. K. Kathireson
2. 4 -
Dr. R. Ezily
3. 2 -
Dr. S. Singaravelu
4. 2 -

20. Areas of consultancy and income

: Nil
generated

21. Faculty as members in

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a) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial
Boards:

Editorial Boards:
NIL

Membership in Academic bodies – Board of Studies

S. No Name / Designation University Position Year

1. Dr. M. Kannan Associate Member, Board of Studies, in Part I 2012-2015

Professor & Head Tamil M. S. University, Tirunelveli

22. Student Projects :

y) Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including
inter department / programme – Not Applicable (No Tamil Major)
z) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside
the institution i.e. in Research Laboratories / Industry / other
agencies – Not Applicable (No Tamil Major)

23. Awards / received by faculty and students :

Name Award Period
1. Dr. M. Kannan Best N.S.S Programme Officer
2013 – 2014
(M.S University Level)
2. Dr. K. Kathireson Best N.S.S Programme Officer
2013 – 2014
(M.S University Level)
24. List of eminent academicians / visitors to
the department who delivered special :
lectures
2009- 2010
Name of the
No. Designation Topic
resource person
Assistant professor in rpw;wpyf;fpaq;fs;
Tamil, Govindammal
1. Dr. Sornamala
college, Tiruchendur
Assistant professor in Ik;ngUk;
Dr. C. Srimathy Tamil, Govindammal fhg;gpaq;fs;
2.
college, Tiruchendur
2010- 2011
Name of the Designation and
No. Date Topic
resource person affiliation
Dr. Ramapandi Assistant professor in jkpo;

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1. 20.09.10 Tamil, V.O.C, ,yf;fpaj;jpy;
College, Thoothukudi ehl;Lg;Gwtpay
; rpe;jidfs;
Assistant professor in
2. 28.12.10 R. Ranithna Tamil, D.B. Jain rq;f ,yf;fpak;
College, Chennai
Assistant profession in gjpndd;fPo;f;
3. 31.12.10 Dr. Ranthirkumar Tamil, MDT Hindu fzf;F czh;j;Jk;
College, Tirunelveli mwk;

2011- 2012
Name of the resource Designation and
No. Date Topic
person Institution
Assistant professor in gjpndz;
1. 16.12.11 S. Bhavani Tamil, Kamaraj College, fPo;f;fzf;F
Thoothukudi ,yf;fpaq;fs;
Associate Professor & ehty;
2. 28.09.11 Dr. A. Kanthasamy Head in Tamil, Kamaraj ,yf;fpaj;jpd;
College, Thoothukudi tsh;r;rpfs;
Assistant professor in Ik;ngUk;
3. 25.08.11 Dr. H. Anarali Tamil, A.P.C College, fhg;gpaq;fs;
Thoothukudi
2012- 2013
Name of the resource Designation and
No. Date Topic
person Institution
Assistant professor in
ehlf ,yf;fpaj;jpd;
1. 31.08.12 A. Murugan Tamil, ST Xavier
tuyhW
College, Tirunelveli
Assistant professor in
Tamil, A.P.C Gw ,yf;fpaj;jpd;
2. 18.01.13 S. Mallika
College, khz;Gfs;
Thoothukudi
Associate Professor
Dr. Antony & Head in Tamil, vl;Lj;njhifapy;
3. 06.02.13
Selvakumar Margacis College, mw ,yf;fpaq;fs;
Nazareth

2013- 2014
Name of the Designation and
No. Date Topic
resource person Institution
Assistant professor in itzt ,yf;fpak;
S. Ilangomani Tamil, ST Xavier gj;Jg;gl;bd; mw
1. 09.11.14
College, Tirunelveli ,yf;fpak;

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Associate Professor &
Head in Tamil, ftpijfs; fhl;Lk;
2. 27.11.14 Dr. R. Ansuya
Sathakkathulla Appa rKjha rpe;jidfs;
College, Tirunelveli
Assistant Professor in
ehybahh;
3. 29.01.14 N. Suthalakshmi Tamil, Margacis
jpt;agpuge;jk;
College, Nazareth
Assistant professor in jpUts;Sthpd;
4. 25.03.14 M. Ganesan Economic, Aditanar nghUspay;
College, Tiruchendur rpe;jidfs;
25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized
:
& the source of funding
m) State / National Seminar - 2 (Funded by Management)
n) International - Nil

26. Student Profile Programme / Course wise : Not Applicable

(No Tamil Major)

27. Diversity of Students : Not Applicable (No

Tamil Major)
28. How many students have cleared
National and State Competitive
Not Applicable (No
Examinations such as NET, SLET , :
Tamil Major)
GATE , Civil Services , Defence
Services , etc
Not Applicable (No
29. Student Progression :
Tamil Major)
30. Detail of Infrastructural Facilities : Staff room - 1

31. Number of students receiving financial

Not Applicable
assistance from college , university , :
(No Tamil Major)
government or other agencies

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (

Special lectures / Workshops / Seminar ) with external :
experts
M. Three Special lectures arranged in 2009 – 2010, 2010 – 2011 ,
2011 – 2012 and 2012 – 2013
N. Four Special lectures arranged in 2013 - 2014.
33. Teaching methods adopted to improve
:
student learning
Generally, the lecture method is followed. In addition, seminar and
group discussion are also used.

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34. Participation in Institutional Social Dr. M. Kannan, Head and
Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Associate Professor and Dr. K.
activities : Kathireson, Assistant Professor
in Tamil are NSS Programme
Officers

35. SWOC Analysis of the department and future plans :

STRENGTH
 Well qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty.
 Personal attention to students
WEAKNESS
 No Tamil Major
OPPORTUNITIES
 Good infrastructure
 Opportunities are provided to strengthen the skills of students
CHALLENGES
 Hailing from rural area

FUTURE PLAN
We have planned to introduce B. A., Tamil and M. A., Tamil in
future.

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Post-accreditation Initiatives
The strength of a college is not the number of buildings that it has but
the sum total of education and the character of its students. Keeping this in
mind always, in the process of moulding the students and enhancing the
quality of education, Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Aditanar College
started its re-accreditation process in 2009 after the College was awarded an
‘A’ Grade with a CGPA of 3.28 in the second cycle of accreditation.
Here, we record some of our achievements for the past five years from June
2009 to May 2014.

Major Projects Granted by UGC/DST:

Name of the Faculty Amount

No. Title of the Project Period
and funding agency Sanctioned
Dr. D. Vasumathi
1. Assistant Professor of Women & Child – 2009 –
Zoology Health and Nutrition 2010
DST 7,78,000

2. Dr. P. Subramaniam Micellar effect – on the For 3

Assoicate Professor & Fe (111) and Cr(111) – years
Head, Department of salen catalyzed redox w.e.f. 9,80,300
Chemistry reactions of methionines 1.2.2011
and thioether containing
UGC organic compounds

3. Dr. P. Selvarajan Studies on novel nlo For 3

Associate Professor of based l–alanine Picrate years
Physics and b-alanine picrate w.e.f 9,11,300
crystals grown by 1.7.2011
UGC solution method with
slow evaporation and
slow cooling techniques

4. Dr. P. Selvarajan Growth and For 3

Associate Professor of characterization of some years
Physics novel NLO based single w.e.f. 19,54,600
crystals of l-alanine
DST complexes 19.7.2011

5. Dr.C.P.Balakrishnan Pharmacognostic studies Three

of agarophytic seaweed years

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gracilaria of Manapad 2013-
Assistant Professor of coast, Tamilnadu 2016
Botany
10,86,400
UGC

Minor Research Projects funded by UGC

Amount
No Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Period
Sanctioned

1 Dr. P. Thangavelu
Studies in Topology via 2009 -
Associate Professor of 60,000
rough sets 2011
Mathematics

2 Dr. A. Soundrarajan Marketing strategy

2010-
Associate Professor of adopted by SHG in 1,00,000
2012
Commerce Tirunelveli
Dr.K.Bageerathi,
3 Assistant professor of Further study on
Mathematics Generalization of Fuzzy 2014-
1,20,000
boundary using Fuzzy E- 2016
closure operator

4 Mrs.C.Shola A Postcolonial Reading

Fernando, of Selected works of
2014-
Thomas Keneally 70,000
2016
Assistant professor of
English

5 Mrs.J.Sathiyalakshmi Search for Self-discovery

2014-
Assistant professor of and Survival in the novels 1,00,000
2016
English of Anita Nair

6 Mrs.A.Kavitha An Encounter between

Assistant professor of the Feminine and the
2014-
English avant grade: A Reading 1,00,000
2016
of Margaret Laurence’s
select novels

Projects presented for consideration before the selection committee in the

year 2013- 2014 (DST)

No. Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Status Amount

applied

1 Dr.M.Velrajan and Mr. Radio Mathematics Presentation 9,00,000

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I.Sekar made

2 Dr.C.Velayutham Computational 25,00,000

intelligence system in
Major Project.
non-invasive brain
Considered for
computer interface
presentation.
for pattern
classification

Research Projects by the students from 2009 to 2014 funded by different

funding agencies

S. Funding Amount
Name & Class Title of the Project
No Agencies (Rs)

R.Ramya Rural out-migration in

1. Udangudi Panchayat Union – TNSCST 6,000
II M.A., Economics A case study

M. Lakshmi Studies on the Effect of Metal

Cations (Ce3 + Sm3+) on the
2. TNSCST 6,000
II M.Sc., Chemistry Dielectric Properties of
Polyanline

J. Jeyapriya A biogeneic approach for

3. synthesis of silver nano TNSCST 10,000
M.Sc.Zoology particles using spider web

V.Balasubramainan Bioplastic production using TNSCST 10,000

4. chicken feathers
M.Sc.Zoology

P.Kannika Barathi Biosynthesis of silver

Tamil Nadu
nanoparticles using Eichornia
state council
S.Karthiga crassipes and analysis of
5 for Science 7,500/-
antimicrobial activity
and
G.Jeya Prabha
Technology
II M.Sc Zoology

K.P.Padma Malini Preparation and

Tamil Nadu
characterization of
state council
B.Sangeetha, I.Maria polypyrrole/CaCO3
6 for Science 7,500/-
Arul, A.Ragavan Composite and its application
and
Kebin II M.Sc. as anticorrosive coating on
Technology
Chemistry mild steel

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 Received Rs.1,20,000/- from UGC for the conduct of the National
Conference on “Recent Trends in Crystal Growth, Thin Films and
Nano-Structured Materials” by the Department of Physics.
 Received Rs.95,000/- from BRNS, DRDO and TNCST for the conduct
of the National Seminar on “Crystal Growth” by the Department of
Physics.
 Received Rs.80,000/- from UGC for the conduct of the National
Seminar on “Financial Inclusion Issues, Opportunities and Challenges
of Indian Commercial Banks” by the Department of Commerce.

 Received Rs.1,25,000/- from UGC for the conduct of the National

Seminar on “CRM in Commercial Banks in the Era of Globalisation”
by the Department of Commerce.
 Received Rs.1,35,000/- from UGC for the conduct of the National
Seminar on “MGNREGP- Challenges problems and remedies” by the
Department of Economics.
 Received Rs.13,12,500/- from UGC for various schemes under “UGC
Merged Schemes”
 Received Rs.5,00,000/- each from UGC for the Post-Graduate
Department of Mathematics and Economics. Received Rs.2,40,000/-
from UGC for the Under graduate Programmes.
 Received Rs.17,21,136/- as Plan Block Development Grant from UGC
XII plan.
 Received Rs.3,00,000/- from UGC for the functioning of IQAC.
 Received Rs.5,00,00/- for purchasing Sports equipments.
 UGC has sanctioned Rs.4,50,00/- for creating Cricket field.
 22 of our faculty are recognized research guides of M.S. University.
Under their guidance 126 scholars are doing research for Ph.D.
Degree.
 16 of our teachers are serving as Board members in Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
 Three of the teachers are serving as chairman of the Board of studies.
 10% of our teachers act as Question Paper Scrutiny Board Members of
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
 Dr.K.Thanikasalam, Associate Professor of English is the Member of
the Governing Board, Sadakathullah Appa College, Palayamkottai. He

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is also the Senate Member of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
representing the Tuticorin graduates Constituency.
 Dr.T.Balu, Associate Professor of Physics is the Senate Member of
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University representing our College.
 Department of English is recognized as a Research Centre by the M.S.
University during the academic year 2012-13.
 New courses viz., B.Com.(Computer application), M.Sc. (Zoology)
and M.Phil. Zoology were started during the past five years in the self-
financing mode.
 Mr. V. Natarajan, Asst. Prof. in Physics was invited to Shizdoka
University, Japan for his Ph.D. in the field “In-situ observation of
crystal growth from melt” with a financial assistance of 2.5 lakh Yen.
 One student of II M.Sc. Chemistry, Mr.A.Kuberan, got the Science
Academics’ Summer Research Fellowship (Rs.7,000/- per month for
two months) to work with Dr.E.Bhoje Gowd, National Institute for
Interdisciplinary Science & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.
 Mr.A.Sivaraman of II M.Sc. Chemistry, attended the Summer Training
in Chemistry for the pre-final post-graduate students from 27th May to
5th July 2013, in the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research,
Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu.
 Fourteen students in the TET Exam, Seven students in the SET Exam
and Two students in the NET Exam have got through in the last five
years.
 Totally 160 students have participated in seminars and workshops
conducted outside our college in the past five years. Of these 46
students have presented papers of which five of them got “best paper
presentation award”.
 Four hundred and two students including thirty cadets of NCC Army
of our College donated Blood from 2009 to 2014.
 The following seventeen Community services have been undertaken by
NCC (Army wing).
Pulse Polio Immunization, World Forestry Day, World Earth Day,
World Health Day, Earth Day, Anti-Tobacco Day, International Day
Against Drug Abuse and Illicit, World Suicide Prevention Day, World
Heart Day, International Day for Disaster Reduction, World Aids Day,
Blood Donation Day, Cancer Awareness Day, Anti-Tobacco Day, Rain
Water Harvesting, Save Energy and Aids Awareness.
 In the ‘Centralized Internal Test’ Uniform Question paper pattern is
introduced.

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Here, we record some of our achievements of IQAC in collaboration with
other bodies:
13. A one day seminar on “Quality Sustenance and Enhancement in Higher
Education Institutions” was conducted on 15.02.2010.
14. An orientation programme for newly appointed faculty members to
promote teaching skills was conducted on 09.07.2011.
15. A one day seminar on “Dyslexia – Emotional Intelligence – Stress
Management” on 19.07.2012 to the faculty members and students of
our college.
16. A one day state level seminar on “Quality Enhancement in Higher
Education” was organized on 22.01.2013.
17. A programme on “Research through Major and Minor Research
Projects” was conducted on 06.08.2013 for the faculty of our college.
18. A seinar on “Soft Skills” was conducted on 20.08.2013.
19. A programme on “Stress Management” was organized by IQAC on
28.08.2013 to the faculty members of our college.
20. A seminar on “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age: Perspective,
Prospects, Trends and Technologies” was organized on 14.03.2014
21. A seminar on “Students participation in Quality Enhancement of
Higher Education Institutions in Rural areas” was organized on
25.03.2014.
22. A three day “FEEL Teacher” programme was organized by IQAC to
the faculty members in collaboration with CLHRD (College for
Leadership and Human Resource Development), Mangalore,
Karnataka, from 28.03.2014 to 30.03.2014. In this programme faculty
from our college and from our sister institutions participated.
23. IQAC conducted a Local Level Youth Festival called ADFEST 2013
in our College from 28.01.2013 to 31.01.2013 where one Department
competed against the other. With ‘India Today’ as the theme we
conducted 22 events in which all the departments participated. More
than 300 students participated in it.
24. In ADFEST 2014, (from 28.01.2014 to 31.01.2014) instead of an
Interdepartmental Competition, IQAC conducted an Open Competition
without any departmental identity raising the number of events to 23.
More than 400 students participated in it.

The Women’s study centre conducted the following gender

sensitization programmes:

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7. Seminar on the issues of women - 24.1.2013
8. Seminar on man, woman and the media – A Global
Perspective – 13.02.2013
9. Cancer awareness programme (for women)– 12.02.2014
Our Sports Achievements:

1. S. Prabakaran II BA Eco represented Tamilnadu State Sub junior

Volleyball team and won Gold medal in the National championship
held at Shimiga, Karnataka state during 14th to 16th November 2009.

2. T. Smith Joseph III BA Eng, represented Tamilnadu state sub junior

volleyball team and won Gold medal in 33rd National volleyball
Championship held at Bengaluru, Karnataka state during 15th to 21st
November 2010.
3. T. Kamraj III BA Eco & N. Prabakaran IBA Eco represented
Tamilnadu State Junior Kabaddi team and won Silver medal in the 38th
Indian National Junior kabaddi championship held at vadodara,
Gujarat during 27th to 30th 12.2011.
4. A. Augustin II BA Eco, N. Thambidurai II BA Eco, I. Arivazhagan, III
BCom and V. Shanmuga Priyadoss II MA Eng represented
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University kabaddi team and won IV place
in the South szone interuniversity Kabaddi tournament held at
University of madras, Chennai during 18th to 28th .01.2013.
5. N. Prabakaran B.A. (Economics) represented Tamil Nadu State Junior
Kabaddi Team in 39th Indian Junior National Kabaddai at Madurai on
26-28 Dec. 2012. For his achievement, the Sports Development
Authority of Tamilnadu sanctioned Rs.7500/- as scholarship to him.
NSS Awards
1. Dr. M. Kannan, Head and Associate Professor of Tamil, (unit No.48)
was awarded the University Level Best NSS programme officer award
for the year 2011-2012.
2. S. Tavasi Mariselvam (B.B.A) received the University Level Best
N.S.S volunteer award for the year 2009 – 2010.
3. P.Siva Sankar, ( B.Sc. Zoology), N.S.S Unit 45, participated in the
Republic Day Parade on 26.01.2011.
4. NSS Unit no. 45 was awarded University Level Best NSS Unit Award
for the year 2008 – 2009.

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5. NSS Unit no. 44 was awarded University Level Best NSS Unit Award
for the year 2011-12.

NCC Awards

1. Major Dr. P. Prabhakaran, Associate NCC Officer (Army), 3/29

Coy.NCC, Associate Professor of Economics, received the “Director
General’s (NCC) Commendation” for the year 2012.
2. Dr.D.S.Mahendran, NCC Officer (Navy), Associate Professor of
Computer Science, received the National award “DG NCC
Commendation” for the year 2013.

3. NCC Naval cadets, POC C.Dharmaseelan and NCI V.Muthujeyakumar

received the “Tamilnadu Government Scholarship to outstanding NCC
cadets-2013 -14”. They received Rs. 2000/- each. Also, POC
C.Dharmaseelan attended the Republic Day Camp at New Delhi in
2014.
4. Three NCC Naval Cadets K.Vigneswaran, M.Venkateshan and
H.Maheshkumar attended the NAU-SAINIK CAMP at Vishakapatnam
and won the cash incentive award for NSC-2013. They received
Rs.800/- each.
5. NCC Naval cadet POC M. Anantharaj B.Sc., (Physics) won a Gold
Medal in the Firing Competition in the All India Advance Leadership
Camp held in Tiruchendur from 22.12.2011 to 02.01.2012
6. NCC Army sargents, R.Sundararajan and S.Rajkumaran received the
“Tamilnadu Government Scholarship to outstanding NCC cadets- 2011
-12”. They received Rs. 1000/- each.

Community Extenstion Programmes initiated by our students

1. Our students brought 102 children of St.Joseph Home, Adaikalapuram
to our college and kept them engaged one full day on 28.8.2013. The
destitute children of the St.Joseph Home were taught the basics of
computer and spoken English. They were taken around the whole
campus and all the laboratories.
2. Our PG students and Staff visited the autistic children in Karunalaya,
Virapandianpatnam on 1.02.2014. Our students interacted with them
and entertained them. In both the occasions the children were given
tea, variety of biscuits, gifts by the staff and students and sumptuous
dinner served by our students.
These programmes created social awareness, leadership quality, social
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between the students and the society enhanced the overall personality of the
students.

The following table is the cardinality representation of the significant activities

of our college from 2009 to 2014.

Activities 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

No. of Ph.D. awarded to 1 4 4 4 2
our faculty
No. of Ph.D. awarded 8 8 11 9 13
under the guidance of
our faculty
No. of faculty as 1 2 8 17 13
resource persons
No. of faculty 41 47 72 49 75
participated in seminar/
conferences
No. of faculty Presented 8 24 47 28 39
papers in seminar/
conferences
No. of publications in 14 17 34 15 29
National Journals
No. of publications in 7 6 45 33 37
International Journals
No. of Seminars / 12 9 5 15 13
Workshops conducted
No. of Guest lecturers 17 9 8 35 47
conducted
University Rank Holders 25 11 11 13 14
No. of students 41 38 37 66 52
participated in external
cultural competitions
No. of prizes won by the 4 13 14 24 17
students in external
cultural competitions
No. of students 123 116 120 109 124
participated in
University/State level
Sports and Games
No. of Medals won by 58 66 52 30 55
students in
University/State level
Sports and Games
No. of students 13 12 11 12 16
participated in National
level Sports and Games
No. of Medals won by 1 1 2 2 -

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students in National
level Sports and Games
No. of Medals won by 3 8 3 5 6
students in District level
Open Tournaments
No. of Medals won by 10 17 5 11 7
students in State level
Open Tournaments
No. of Medals won by 1 - - 2 1
students in National
level Open Tournaments
No. of NCC Cadets 28 27 19 26 27
(Army) Passed ‘B’
Certificate
No. of NCC Cadets 20 19 19 18 18
(Army) Passed ‘C’
Certificate
Number of Social 4 8 17 10 18
services undertaken by
NCC (Army) wing
No. of Cadets attended 33 51 27 36 65
Group Level Camps
(NCC – Army)
No. of Cadets attended 10 14 24 24 16
Directorate Level Camps
(NCC – Army)
No. of Cadets attended 15 17 11 11 8
National Level Camps
(NCC – Army)
No. of External Social 5 2 8 5 11
activities organized by
NSS unit No.43
No. of External Social 7 2 7 7 12
activities organized by
NSS unit No.44
No. of External Social 9 3 7 6 12
activities organized by
NSS unit No.45
No. of External Social 7 3 7 7 16
activities organized by
NSS unit No.48
Total Books added to the 52 1675 1450 514 1451
Library

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Declaration by the Head of the Institution

I certify that the data included in the Self-Study Report (SSR) for

reaccreditation are true to the best of my knowledge.

This SSR for Reaccreditation is prepared by the institution after

internal discussions, and no part thereof has been outsourced.

I am aware that the peer team will validate the information provided in

this SSR for reaccreditation during the peer team visit.

Place: Tiruchendur (Dr. V. GOPLAKRISHNAN)

Date: 19.05.2014 PRINCIPAL

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Certificate of Compliance

This is to certify that Aditanar College of Arts and Science,

Virapandianpatnam, Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu fulfils all norms

1. Stipulated by the affiliating University and/or

2. Regulatory Council/Body [such as UGC, NCTE, AICTE, MCI, DCI, BCI, etc.] and

3. The affiliation and recognition [if applicable] is valid as on date.

In case the affiliation / recognition is conditional, then a detailed

enclosure with regard to compliance of conditions by the institution will be
sent.

It is noted that NAAC’s accreditation, if granted, shall stand cancelled

automatically, once the institution loses its University affiliation or
Recognition by the Regulatory Council, as the case may be.

In case the undertaking submitted by the institution is found to be false

then the accreditation given by NAAC is liable to be withdrawn. It is also
agreeable that the undertaking given to NAAC will be displayed on the college
website.

Date: 19.05.2014 (Dr. V. GOPALAKRISHNAN)

Place: Tiruchendur PRINCIPAL

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