Aditanar college of arts and science

STRENGTH

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  Dedicated, devoted and approachable faculty members.
  
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  Spacious ventilated class rooms.
  
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  Getting funds from management for conducting Seminar and Guest lectures
  
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  Inculcation of adequate moral and spiritual values
  
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  Personal and keen care for slow learners.
  

WEAKNESS

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  Poor communication
  
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  Low self- confidence.
  

OPPORTUNITIES

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  Enrich the knowledge through General Knowledge cell and other clubs functioning in our college.
  
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  Ample scope for job opportunities
  

CHALLENGES

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  Most of the students are hailing from rural area
  
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  Lack of job opportunities, higher education in Tiruchendur.
  
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  Lack of creative thinking
  

FUTURE PLAN

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  To establish the department as a research centre.
  
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  To conduct National and International Level Seminars and Workshops.
  

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 the departments/ units involved		:	Nil
5.		Annual / Semester / Choice Based Credit System ( programme wise )		:	(CBCS) - Semester system
6.		Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments		:	Nil
7.		Courses in collaboration with other universities , industries , foreign institutions, etc		:	Nil
8.		Details of Courses / Programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons		:	Nil
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

Name	Qualification	Designation	Specialization	Experience (in years)	Students awarded Ph. D degree in the last 4 years
Dr. M. Kannan	M. A., M. Phil., Ph. D	Associate Professor & Head	Folklore	28	01
Dr. K. Kathireson	M. A., M. Phil., Ph. D	Assistant Professor	Folklore	06	-
Dr. R. Ezily	M. A., M. Phil., Ph. D	Assistant Professor	Modern Literature	06	-
Dr. R. Rajesh	M. A., M. Phil., Ph. D	Assistant Professor	Modern Literature	01	-
Dr. S. Singaravelu	M. A., M. Phil., Ph. D	Assistant Professor	Folklore	03	-

11.	List of Senior Visiting Faculty	:	Nil
12.	Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme wise) by Temporary faculty	:	Nil
13.	Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme wise)	:	Part I Tamil 50 : 1
14.	Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff sanctioned and Filled:	:	Nil
15.	Qualifications of teaching faculty with Dsc., / D.Litt., / Ph.D., / M. Phil., / PG	:	Ph. D : 5
16.	Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received	:	Nil

17.	Department projects funded by UGC and total grants received			:	Nil
18.	Research Centre facility recognized by the University			:	Recognized guides – Ph. D 1.Dr. M. Kannan 2. Dr. K. Kathiresan 3. Dr. R. Ezhili
19.	Publications with ISSN Number-
No.		Name of the staff	No. of Papers Published
			National			International
1.		Dr. M. Kannan	1			-
2.		Dr. K. Kathireson	3			1
3.		Dr. R. Ezily	2			-
4.		Dr. S. Singaravelu	2			-

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.

No.	Name of the Staff	Papers Published in the edited books with ISBN Number
1.	Dr. M. Kannan	1
2.	Dr. K. Kathireson	4
3.	Dr. R. Ezily	2
4.	Dr. S. Singaravelu	2

Number of papers presented in the seminar

No.	Name of the staff	No. of papers Presented in the seminar
		National	International
1.	Dr. M. Kannan	2	-
2.	Dr. K. Kathireson	4	-
3.	Dr. R. Ezily	2	-
4.	Dr. S. Singaravelu	2	-

20.	Areas of consultancy and income generated	:	Nil
21.	Faculty as members in

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 Professor & Head	Member, Board of Studies, in Part I Tamil M. S. University, Tirunelveli	2012-2015

22.

Student Projects

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25. 
    Percentages of students who have done in-house projects including inter department / programme – Not Applicable (No Tamil Major)
    
26. 
    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

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	Name	Award	Period
1.	Dr. M. Kannan	Best N.S.S Programme Officer (M.S University Level)	2013 – 2014
2.	Dr. K. Kathireson	Best N.S.S Programme Officer (M.S University Level)	2013 – 2014

24.

List of eminent academicians / visitors to the department who delivered special lectures

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2009- 2010

No.	Name of the resource person	Designation	Topic
1.	Dr. Sornamala	Assistant professor in Tamil, Govindammal college, Tiruchendur	rpw;wpyf;fpaq;fs;
2.	Dr. C. Srimathy	Assistant professor in Tamil, Govindammal college, Tiruchendur	Ik;ngUk; fhg;gpaq;fs;

2010- 2011

No.	Date	Name of the resource person	Designation and affiliation	Topic
1.	20.09.10	Dr. Ramapandi	Assistant professor in Tamil, V.O.C, College, Thoothukudi	jkpo; ,yf;fpaj;jpy; ehl;Lg;Gwtpay; rpe;jidfs;
2.	28.12.10	R. Ranithna	Assistant professor in Tamil, D.B. Jain College, Chennai	rq;f ,yf;fpak;
3.	31.12.10	Dr. Ranthirkumar	Assistant profession in Tamil, MDT Hindu College, Tirunelveli	gjpndd;fPo;f; fzf;F czh;j;Jk; mwk;

2011- 2012

No.	Date	Name of the resource person	Designation and Institution	Topic
1.	16.12.11	S. Bhavani	Assistant professor in Tamil, Kamaraj College, Thoothukudi	gjpndz; fPo;f;fzf;F ,yf;fpaq;fs;
2.	28.09.11	Dr. A. Kanthasamy	Associate Professor & Head in Tamil, Kamaraj College, Thoothukudi	ehty; ,yf;fpaj;jpd; tsh;r;rpfs;
3.	25.08.11	Dr. H. Anarali	Assistant professor in Tamil, A.P.C College, Thoothukudi	Ik;ngUk; fhg;gpaq;fs;

2012- 2013

No.	Date	Name of the resource person	Designation and Institution	Topic
1.	31.08.12	A. Murugan	Assistant professor in Tamil, ST Xavier College, Tirunelveli	ehlf ,yf;fpaj;jpd; tuyhW
2.	18.01.13	S. Mallika	Assistant professor in Tamil, A.P.C College, Thoothukudi	Gw ,yf;fpaj;jpd; khz;Gfs;
3.	06.02.13	Dr. Antony Selvakumar	Associate Professor & Head in Tamil, Margacis College, Nazareth	vl;Lj;njhifapy; mw ,yf;fpaq;fs;

2013- 2014

No.	Date	Name of the resource person	Designation and Institution	Topic
1.	09.11.14	S. Ilangomani	Assistant professor in Tamil, ST Xavier College, Tirunelveli	itzt ,yf;fpak; gj;Jg;gl;bd; mw ,yf;fpak;
2.	27.11.14	Dr. R. Ansuya	Associate Professor & Head in Tamil, Sathakkathulla Appa College, Tirunelveli	ftpijfs; fhl;Lk; rKjha rpe;jidfs;
3.	29.01.14	N. Suthalakshmi	Assistant Professor in Tamil, Margacis College, Nazareth	ehybahh; jpt;agpuge;jk;
4.	25.03.14	M. Ganesan	Assistant professor in Economic, Aditanar College, Tiruchendur	jpUts;Sthpd; nghUspay; rpe;jidfs;

25.

Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized & the source of funding

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