Aditanar college of arts and science

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

:

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 girl	-	-	2	-
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 20^th February 2010.

2. One-Day Guidance Workshop for SET/UGC–CSIR NET Examinations on 5^th March 2013

3. State Level Seminar on “Resent Advances and Challenges in Nano Matrials & Chemistry on 21^th 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

33.

Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

:

1. Lecture Method 2. Seminar 3. Power point

34.

Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities

:

Our students served as members in women’s welfare committee 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.
  
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  A Number of Guest Lectures are arranged for students to get advanced knowledge in chemistry
  

WEAKNESS

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  Poor communication skill of the students.
  

OPPORTUNITIES

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  Assisting for placement
  
• 
  Conducting remedial coaching.
  
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  Encourage to do projects
  

CHALLENGES

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  We have to elevate the academic level of students who come from poor rural background and give them current knowledge in Chemistry
  

FUTURE PLAN

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  To Organize National / International Seminar
  
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  To Apply for Major and Minor Research Project
  

POST GRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

	Name of the department	:	P.G. Department of Zoology
	Year of establishment	:	2011
	Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.)	:	M. Sc (Zoology) and M. Phil (Zoology)
	Names of the interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved	:	Nil
	Annual/semester/choice based credit system (Programme wise)	:	(CBCS) - Semester system
	Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments	:	Computer application course offered by Mathematics Department
	Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions etc.	:	Nil
	Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons	:	Nil
	Number of teaching Posts

	Sanctioned	Filled
Assistant Professor	04	04

	Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil. etc.,)
Name		Qualification	Designation	Specialization	No. of Years Experience	No. of Ph. D Students guided for the last 4 years
Mrs. T. Gowri		M.Sc., M. Phil., B. Ed.,	Assistant Professor	Aquaculture	2 years and 6 months	Nil
Mrs. F. Esther Isabella Eucharista		M.Sc., M. Phil., M. Ed., P.G.D.C.A.,	Assistant Professor	Environmental Biology	2 years	Nil
Mr. P. Kombiah		M.Sc.,	Assistant Professor	Entomology	1 year	Nil
Dr.B. Kavitha Bharathi		M.Sc., Ph.D	Assistant Professor	Environmental Biology	1 year	Nil

	List of Senior visiting faculty	:	Nil
	Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme wise) by temporary faculty	:	Nil
	Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme wise)	:	M.Sc – 10: 1; M.Phil – 1: 1
	Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled.	:	01 (Lab Assistant)
	Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc./D.Litt./M.Phil./PG.	:	M. Sc. – 1 M. Phil – 2 Ph. D – 1
	Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received.	:	Nil
	Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received	:	Nil
	Research centre/faculty recognized by the university	:	Nil
	Publications:
	a) Publications per faculty	:	1.Mr. P. Kombiah – 6 2.Dr. B. Kavitha Bharathi – 5
	Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers.	:	Mr. P. Kombiah ISSN – 05 ISBN – 01

Citation Index : Mr. P. Kombiah – 03

Impact factor : Mr. P. Kombiah NAASIF – 9.6

	Areas of consultancy and income generated	:	Nil
	Faculty as members in
	a) National committees	:	Nil
	b) International committees	:	Mr. P. Kombiah – Life Member in Journal of Biopesticides (ISSN:2250-8385).

	Student projects
	Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental /programme	:	100 % Group Projects in 3^rd Semester.
	Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e. in Research laboratories/visitors to the department.	:	Nil

Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students

Awards/Recognitions received by faculty

Name of the Faculty: Mr. P. Kombiah

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  Best Oral Paper Presentation Award in the 2^nd 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 17^th meeting of the expert group – A on conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources held on 1^st 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 20^th February 2014.
  
• 
  Best poster presentation Award in the National workshop on the topic “Health Heed “ held at Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli, TamilNadu, India on 28^th February 2014.
  

Name of the student: Kannika Bharathi. P

• 
  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 20^th February 2014.
  

List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department:

S.No	Date	Name of the resource person	Designation	Topic
	27.01.2012	Dr. M. Narayanan	Controller of Examinations	Recent trends in Biotechnology
	27.07.2012	Dr. S. Suthakar	Head, Department of Environmental Biotechnology	Regeneration and stem cell research
	27.07.2012	Dr. S. Murugesan	Scientist – F, Institute if Forestic Genetic and Tree Breeding	Bioprospecting of plant defensive chemicals
	01.08.2012	Dr. M. Narayanan	Controller of Examinations	Motivation
	14.08.2013	Dr. J. Ezhil	Former Assistant Professor	Nanoscience
	03.10.2013	Dr. K. Elanchezhiyan	Assistant Professor	New techniques in Apiculture
	10.12.2013	Dr. B. Daniel	Scientist	Freshwater Biodiversity conservation Education Training

	Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized & the source of funding.
	State / National	:	Workshop – 1 (Funded by Management)
	International	:	Nil

Student profile programme / course wise:

Name of the Course / programme	Applications received	Selected	Entrolled		Pass percentage
			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)

Diversity of students

Name of the Course	% of students from the same state	% of students from other States	% of students from abroad
M.Sc Zoology	100	Nil	Nil
M.Phil Zoology	100	Nil	Nil

How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?

:

Nil

Student progression

Student progression	Against % enrolled
	2010-2011	2011-2012	2012-2013
PG to M. Phil.	-	-	75

	Details of Infrastructural facilities
	Library	:	Yes
	Class rooms	:	2
	Laboratory	:	1

Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, 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 / worshops / seminar) with external experts

:

S.No	Date	Name of the resource person	Designation	Topic
1	27.01.2012	Dr. M. Narayanan	Controller of Examinations	Recent trends in Biotechnology
2	27.07.2012	Dr. S. Suthakar	Head, Department of Environmental Biotechnology	Regeneration and stem cell research
3	27.07.2012	Dr. S. Murugesan	Scientist – F, Institute if Forestic Genetic and Tree Breeding	Bioprospecting of plant defensive chemicals
4	01.08.2012	Dr. M. Narayanan	Controller of Examinations	Motivation
5	14.08.2013	Dr. J. Ezhil	Former Assistant Professor	Nanoscience
6	03.10.2013	Dr. K. Elanchezhiyan	Assistant Professor	New techniques in Apiculture
7	10.12.2013	Dr. B. Daniel	Scientist	Freshwater Biodiversity conservation Education Training

	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 the completion of their group projects.

Participation in Industrial Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities.

:

Nil

SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans