1.

Year of Establishment

1999

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

UG

PG

12

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

7

-

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

UG

12

Higher

Studies

2

PG

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

2

Employed

6

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

i)

NIL

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Experience Teaching / Research

No. of Publications. Jour/Books / conf report / proj

Area of Interest.

i)

Dr. S.Rajarajan

Reader & Head

27 yrs

J-15, B-2, C-46, P-40

Antimicrobials (virology)

ii)

Tmt. S.Sasikala

Lecturer

9 yrs

Nil

Immunology

iii)

Vacant

Lecturer

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Mate the Dept. Ph.D Research Centre

50% of the past Alumni are employed in Quality control / Research assignment in fermentation/food / clinical / water analysm / Labs (Biocon)

7.

Recent Alumni

Natural center of IAMM for three viruses HHV-1 to HHV-3

Are employed in Appollo Hospitals / Water Purification Industries.

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

Visit to Industries & one semester project work statistics component scan Inter departmental work are with Chemistry and Botany Department.

Colloboration efforts are with veterinary University, Tamilnadu in finding anti……. For veterinary Animal Diseases.

Pharmacology Dept. of CD Baids College of Pharmacy Chennai.

9.

Any other

Conducted one International conference and two national conferences two National workshops.

1.

Year of Establishment

1910

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

UG

24

PG

20

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6

20

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

UG

22

Higher

Studies

18

PG

18

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6

4

Employed

6

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

i)

Prof. P.G. Dowie

ii)

Dr.S.Saravanan

iii)

Dr.S.Subramanian

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Phone Number

i)

Sivakumar. Dr. R.

Head & Associate Professor

9444485507

ii)

Karikalan. Thiru. K.

Asst. Professor

9444221897

iii)

Gowtham Dr.B.

Asst. Professor

9884238918

iv)

RadhaKrishnan. Dr.D.

Asst. Professor

9445147815

v)

Radha.Ms. S.

Asst. Professor

9944866702

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Dr.M.S. Krishnan

Director, G.S.I

ii)

P.Ambrose

IAS

iii)

K.Radhakrishnan

I.P.S. DG of Police

iv)

T.K.Palaniappan

IAS

v)

A.V. Sankaran

BARC

vi)

S.Ramanathan

ONGC

vii)

L.Ranjit Singh

I.P.S

7.

Recent Alumni

i)

ThiruV.V.Hariharan

IRS

ii)

Thiru V.Balagurusamy

IFS

iii)

Thiru.N.Venugopal

IPS

iv)

Thiru.Saravana Vel Raj

Group I – Dy. Collector

v)

Thiru.Joshi Nirmal Kumar

Group I – DSP

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

Field Training imparted to P.G. Students by Senior Geologists of G.S.I., CGWB, ONGC and State Organisations.

9.

Any other Projects

DST – Major Project Rs.9.5 Lacs. (2000 – 02 Prof.J.F.Lawrence)

1.

Year of Establishment

1911

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

UG

60 (30 EM + 30 TM)

PG

20

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

12

12

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

UG

81

Higher

Studies

PG

19

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

12

14

Employed

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

i)

Dr.B.G.L. Swamy – Internationally renowned Botanist  (Embyologist, Automist)

ii)

Dr.E.Govindarajulu, Internationally renowned  Botanist (cyperologist)

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Experience Teaching / Research

No. of Publications. Jour/Books / conf report / proj

Area of Interest.

i)

Dr.Ajitha Doss

Reader

34

14

8/-/8/MRP

Dermatophytes

ii)

Dr.P.Sampath

Reader

33

16

12/2/-/TNSTC

Medicinal Botany

iii)

Dr.S.Amarjothy

Reader

28

17

24/4/24/2

Herbal Botany

iv)

Dr.R.Thevananthan

Reader

30

27

14/4/10/-

Biotechnology & Herbal Botany

v)

Dr.A.Gangatharan

Reader

30

5

3/4/-/-

Limnology

vi)

Dr.A.Manoharan

Reader

22

5

3/-/-/-

Taxonomy

vii)

S.S.Rathinakumar

S.G.L

21

-

6/2/2/-

Ethnobotony

viii)

Dr.R.Dhamodaram

S.S.

15

6

4/-/3/-

Tissue Culture

ix)

Dr.A.S.Elumalai

Lecturer

6

14

6/-/14/-

Molecular Biology

x)

Dr.Renu Edwin

Lecturer

6

5

16/1/-/-

Cytogenetics

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Prof. C.V.Subramanian

1) Formerly Dean, Science and Technology National University of Singapore

2) Formerly Director, Centre for Advanced study in Botany, University of Madras, Chennai.

3) Formerly President, International Mycological siolicty 

4) Nature Fellow

ii)

Dr.A.Suraisamy, Director

Ministry of Environment & forestry Govt. of India.

iii)

Dr.S.Mohan, Scientist

Ministry of Environment & Forestry Govt. of India.

iv)

Mr.Krishnan, IFS

Conservator of Forest, Coimbatore Range.

v)

(Late) Prof.T.S. Sadasivam

Internationally renowned  plant pathologist,

Formerly Director, Centre of Advanced study in Botany, University of Madras.

vi)

(Late) Prof.Thanigaimani

Internationally renowned palyonologist, French Institute, Pondicherry.

7.

Recent Alumni

i)

Dr.Parthasarathy

Professor, Salim Ali School of Ecology, Central University, Pondicherry.

ii)

Dr.SudhaNair,

Scientist, M.S.Swaminathan Institute, Chennai.

iii)

Dr.Gajendran

Chief Scientist, Indiragandhi, Atomic research Centre, Kalpakkam.

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

Physochemistry, Pharmacognosy, Microbiology, Tamilnadu State Council of Science & Technology Capt. Srinivasa Murthy, Institute of Siddha (Govt. of India) ICMR.

9.

Any other

International Herbarium is located in the Department.

1.

Year of Establishment

1840

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

UG

30 + 30

PG

22

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6

F8 + P 10

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

UG

60

Higher

Studies

4

PG

44

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6

12

Employed

5

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

i)

Prof. C.Subramanian - Director (Rtd) Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University.

ii)

Prof.M.Sargurumoorthi - Director Birla Planetarium, Chennai.

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Phone Number

i)

Mohan. Dr. R.

Head & Associate Professor

9444455983

ii)

Subbiah Pandi. Dr. A.

Associate Professor

9444052093

iii)

Rajendran. Dr. K.V.

Associate Professor

9444221541

iv)

Kanagadurai. Dr. R.

Associate Professor

9443887130

v)

Sakthi Murugesan. Dr. K.

Associate Professor

9884453202

vi)

Samuel Selvaraj. Dr. R.

Asst. Professor

9443849869

vii)

Anbalagan. Dr. G.

Associate Professor

9487140051

viii)

Sornamurthy. Thiru. B.M.

Asst. Professor

9444609496

ix)

Praveen Kumar. Dr. P.

Asst. Professor

9444446272

x)

Aravindan. Dr. S.

Asst. Professor

9443203669

xi)

Mohan Kumar Dr. R.

Asst. Professor

9444600670

xii)

Alagesan Dr. T.

Asst. Professor

9941214006

xiii)

Milton Boaz. Dr. B.

Asst. Professor

9445383612

xiv)

Bhaskaran. Dr. A.

Asst. Professor

9840800250

xv)

Uthaya Kumar. Dr. A.

Asst. Professor

9445160544

xvi)

Srinivasan Dr. S.

Asst. Professor

9884766203

xvii)

Selvam. Thiru. A.

Asst. Professor

8939128914

xviii)

Azhagiri. Thiru.S.

Asst. Professor

9444825059

xix)

Rathika. Dr. R.

Asst. Professor

9444681909

xx)

Ganesh. Thiru. T.

Asst. Professor

9840640924

xxi)

Vijayalakshmi.Dr. S.

Associate Professor

9865128155

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Dr.S.Kailash - BARC - Trombay / Mumbai

ii)

Dr.R.Sridhar - RRC - Kalpakkam

7.

Recent Alumni

i)

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

9.

Any other

Research activities on current topics: NLO Crystals, environmental Pollution, Biomolecular structural studies (Organic molecular)

1.

Year of Establishment

1839 Nat Sec.

……1910

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

UG

24

PG

24

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year 2002 - 2004

2004

Status

UG

17

Higher

Studies

PG

5

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

5

Employed

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

i)

Diwan Bahadur Sir.K.Ramunni Menon, M.A.,  -  First Professor of Zoology 1919 – 1927

1927-34 – Vice Chancellor of Madras University (The Magnificent University building and the Library are tributes to his un………….. efforts). 

ii)

Dr.S.G.Manavala Ramanujan, M.A., Ph.D., D.I.C., F.Z.S, F.R.M.S.  – Professor & HOD 1927 – 1948. – The Vice Chancellor of Annamalai University, Chidambaram.

iii)

Prof. M.Ekambaranatha Ayyar M.A., LT – Author of Manual of Zoology The first book with South Indian fauna. 

iv)

Prof.P.K.Menon – First research Guide of the Department.

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Phone Number

i)

Munirathinam Dr.S.

Head & Associate Professor

9444469320

ii)

Maria Charles. Dr. P.

Associate Professor

9444946618

iii)

Ratha Bai. Dr. V.

Associate Professor

9444247506

iv)

K. Sivakumari Dr. K.

Associate Professor

9790934900

v)

Dr. P.K. Kaleena,

Associate Professor

9840152600

vi)

Dr. M. Abdul Rahim,

Associate Professor

9444443338

vii)

Thiru.Sumit Rose

Asst. Professor

9444144881

viii)

Sudhan Thiru T.

Associate Professor

9840937135

ix)

Meena Dr.B.

Asst. Professor

9710239127

x)

Indira Vincent Dr.

Asst. Professor

9444892193

xi)

Indra Dr. V.

Asst. Professor

9790440750

xii)

Karthikeyan Dr.J.

Asst. Professor

9884378802

xiii)

Muralidharan Dr.

Asst. Professor

9840096868

xiv)

Saravanan Dr.

Associate Professor

9444789988

xv)

Jayakumar Dr.

Asst. Professor

9444014835

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Dr.John.F.Basar SCD. 1958 – 59, Director OH SK. Transgenic Lab. Oregon Health Section University Portland Oregon  U.S.A.

ii)

Former Chairman MPEDA – Ch……….. Government of India.

President Aquaculture foundation of India.

iii)

Dr.M.Sakthivel (1963

iv)

George Michel (1962) Former Vice Chancellor Magalaya University

v)

Sayapaul Azaria (1961)

Former HOD Department of Zoology, University of Madras.

7.

Recent Alumni

i)

Mr.N.Murugan IAS (1969)

Sec. Industries Government of Tamilnadu.

ii)

Dr.George John

Advisor, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry  of Science & Technology Government of India.

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

9.

Any other

1.

Year of Establishment

1875

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

UG

PG

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

Status

UG

Higher

Studies

PG

5

Research : M.Phill (Last 5 years)

                  Ph.D  (Last 5 years)

30

13

Employed

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

i)

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Phone Number

i)

Roopsingh Dr.D.

Head & Associate Professor

9444037070

ii)

Santhi Dr. B.S.

Associate Professor

9444053398

iii)

Parameswari.Dr. K.

Associate Professor

9003239894

iv)

Chidambara Vinayagam.Dr.S.

Associate Professor

9444414285

v)

Mahendran. Dr.S.

Associate Professor

9444243732

vi)

Arul Antony. Dr.S.

Associate Professor

9444240597

vii)

Ramalakshmi. Dr.N.

Associate Professor

9444958266

viii)

Deepa Dr.C.V

Associate Professor

9486217090

ix)

Indra Gandhi. Dr. N.

Associate Professor

9042795669

x)

Jaisankar. Dr.V.

Asst. Professor

9884450869

xi)

Uma.V

Asst. Professor

044-42021160

xii)

Parameswari.Dr.A.

Asst. Professor

9445265754

xiii)

Sastri. Thriu.M.

Asst. Professor

9443485580

xiv)

Anbuselvan Dr. C.

Associate Professor

9444158920

xv)

Sundaram. Dr.R.

Asst. Professor

9940488589

xvi)

Ganesan. Dr.K.

Asst. Professor

9791113488

xvii)

Muthukumaran. Dr. B.

Asst. Professor

9677032097

xviii)

Muthuraman. Dr. G.

Asst. Professor

9566266409

xix)

Singanan Dr. M.

Asst. Professor

9941317661

xx)

Shanthi. Thirumathi. W.

Asst. Professor

9841569390

xxi)

Sankar K.

Asst. Professor

9894986934

xxii)

Dr.Jayalakshmi

Asst. Professor

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Dr.Dey

ii)

Dr.T.R.Govindachari

iii)

Dr.B.R.Pai

iv)

Dr.P.S.Subramanian

7.

Recent Alumni

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

9.

Any other

1.

Year of Establishment

1992

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

UG

PG

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

UG

Higher

Studies

PG (Last 5 years)

150

Research : M.Phill (Last 5 years)

                  Ph.D  (Last 5 years)

Employed

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

i)

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Phone Number

i)

Jothi Venkateswaran Dr. C.

Head & Associate Professor

9444221123

ii)

Gladis. Dr.D.

Associate Professor

9444207020

iii)

Rama. Dr. N.

Associate Professor

9444972964

iv)

Mary Vennila. Dr.S.

Asst. Professor

9444150081

v)

Tamilkodi. Thirumathi. K.S.

Asst. Professor

9884618738

vi)

Mangai. Thirumathi. V.

Asst. Professor

9444488003

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Dr.Dey

ii)

Dr.T.R.Govindachari

iii)

Dr.B.R.Pai

iv)

Dr.P.S.Subramanian

7.

Recent Alumni

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

9.

Any other

1.

Year of Establishment

1957

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

UG

90

PG

40

Research : M.Phill

Ph.D

-

4

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

UG

22

Higher

Studies

15

PG

19

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D 

1

1

Employed

18

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

i)

Dr.J.Ranganathan

i)

Dr.K.Nanthi

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Phone Number

i)

Indumathi. Dr. V.

Head & Associate Professor

9940208422

ii)

Ravanan. Dr. R.

Associate Professor

9840375672

iii)

Uthaya Kumar. Thiru. N.

Associate Professor

9444807400

iv)

Prakash Dr. V.

Associate Professor

9381730350

v)

Viswanathan. Thiru. N.

Associate Professor

9382893263

vi)

Jayashree. Dr. P.R.

Asst. Professor

9283116128

vii)

Nancy Lesley. Dr.

Asst. Professor

9940371320

viii)

Renuka Devi. Thirumathi. R.

Asst. Professor

9884048133

ix)

Sakthivel. Thiru,. R.

Asst. Professor

9940627540

x)

Radha. Thirumathi. R.K.

Asst. Professor

9840831565

xi)

Thilagam. Thirumathi. M.

Asst. Professor

9952469376

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Thiru.P.Chidambaram, Union Finance Minister

ii)

Thiru.S.Guhan, Former Finance Secretary

iii)

Dr.Srinivasa Varadhan, US President Awardee, Mathematical Statistics.

7.

Recent Alumni

i)

Dr.G.Gopal

Professor and Head, Department of Statistics, University of Madras, Chennai – 600 005.

ii)

Dr.V.S.Sampathkumar

Head - Department of Statistics, M.S. University, Tirunelveli.

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

9.

Any other

Certificate Course in Actuarial Statistics
Diploma in Statistics
Certificate Course in Statistical comporting

1.

Year of Establishment

1911

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

UG

30 + 30

PG

24

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

-

18

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

UG

43

Higher

Studies

PG

20

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

-

-

Employed

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

i)

Prof. Ananda Rao IES

ii)

Dr.Abdul Rahman Ph.D (Manchester)

iii)

Dr.S.Udayabaskaran

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Phone Number

i)

Varadarajan. Thiru. N.

Head & Associate Professor

9710199827

ii)

Murthy. Dr. R.

Associate Professor

9444316785

iii)

Srinivasan. Dr. K.

Associate Professor

9444715138

iv)

Gnanaseelan. Dr. T.

Associate Professor

9443443703

v)

Chandrasekaran. Dr. E.

Associate Professor

9444821368

vi)

Lalitha. Thirumathi, D.

Associate Professor

044-24322186

vii)

Rajendran. Dr. P.

Associate Professor

044-24361411

viii)

Selvarangam. Thiru. S.

Associate Professor

044-24751433

ix)

Chitra. Thirumathi. S.

Associate Professor

044-23813720

x)

Balachandran. Thiru. Y.

Associate Professor

044-22393219

xi)

Selvaraj. Dr. C.

Associate Professor

044-23642179

xii)

Vasudevan. Dr. K.

Associate Professor

9444136248

xiii)

Vinayagam Dr. D.

Asst. Professor

9842047742

xiv)

Rajasekar. Dr. K.C.

Asst. Professor

9840839609

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

U.S Natarajan IAS

ii)

Mrs.Lakshmi Pranesh, IAS Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu.

7.

Recent Alumni

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

9.

Any other

1.

Year of Establishment

1949

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

UG

40

PG

18

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

-

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year 2002 - 2004

2004

Status

UG

Higher

Studies

PG

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

Employed

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

i)

ii)

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Phone Number

i)

Sujaritha Magdalin Dr.

Head & Associate Professor

9444080579

ii)

Sarah Manickaraj Dr.

Associate Professor

9840040016

iii)

Karthikeyan Dr. S.

Asst. Professor

9025790996

iv)

Santhana Karthikeyan Dr.

Asst. Professor

9994527916

v)

Sai Geetha Dr. H.

Asst. Professor

9841679117

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Proposal for Self financing courses in M.Sc.

a)       Human Resource Development

b)      Counseling and Guidance

ii)

Counseling Centre in the College. Proposal sent by Dr.Sujaritha Magdalic Lecturer in Psychology (SS).

7.

Recent Alumni

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

9.

Any other

1.

Year of Establishment

1949

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

UG

24

PG

20

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6 + 6 (Full Time & Part Time)

-

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

UG

24 – 4

Higher

Studies

PG

20 – 2

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6

Employed

6

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

i)

Prof. N.Anantha Padmanaban D.C.E (Late) Published many books and articles.

ii)

Prof. B.M.Thirunarayanan, Registrar (University of Madras) (Late) Published many books and articles.

iii)

Dr.S.Jayachandran Director M.K. University- Published many books and articles.

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Phone Number

i)

Sivakumar. Dr. R.

Head & Associate Professor

9444485507

ii)

Karikalan. Thiru. K.

Asst. Professor

9444221897

iii)

Gowtham Dr.B.

Asst. Professor

9884238918

iv)

RadhaKrishnan. Dr.D.

Asst. Professor

9445147815

v)

Radha.Ms. S.

Asst. Professor

9944866702

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Dr.A.Ramesh Prof. University of Madras

Produced a large number of Ph.D., Publication of no. of books & articles.

ii)

Dr.C.Palani Velu Dir School Education Chennai (retd)

Had been the President of Indian Geographical Society.

iii)

Mr.S.Nagalasamy IAAS Asst. Gen. Bangalore

Accountant General, Bangalore.

7.

Recent Alumni

i)

Mr.K.Devaraj CEO Nilgiri

Currently, Presidential Indian Geographical Society.

ii)

K.R.Narayanamoorty – Town Planner Govt. of Singapore

Employed in Town planning Department of Singapore.

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

Field Trip to Nepal and Derahadun.

9.

Any Other

Dr.Rani Senthamarai P.I.

UGC Major Project 2.45 Lakhs

DST Major Project 9.45 Lakhs

Text book 1.5 lakh