2006-07 - The Gandhigram Rural Institute

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CONTENTS

S.No Item Page

SECTION - A

Plan of action chalked out by the institute in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement

1

SECTION - B Details in respect of the following 4

1. Activities reflecting the goals and objectives of the Institute 4

2. New academic programmes initiated 6

3. Innovations in curricular design and transaction 6

4. Inter-disciplinary programmes started 8

5. Examination reforms implemented 8

6. Candidates qualified: NET/SLET/GATE, etc. 8

7. Initiative towards faculty development programme 9

8. Total number of seminars/workshops conducted 40

9. Research Projects 53

10. Patents generated 56

11. New collaborative research programmes 56

12. Research grants received from various agencies 57

13. Details of research scholars 68

14. Citation index of faculty members and impact factor 73

15. Honours / Awards to the faculty: National and International 73

16. Internal resources generated 74

17. Details of Departments getting assistance/recognition under SAP, COSIST(ASIST)/DST, FIST and other programmes

74

18. Community services 75

19. Teachers and officers newly recruited 82

20. Teaching – Non-Teaching staff ratio 82

21. Improvements in the library services 82

22. New books/journals subscribed and their value 82

23. Courses in which student assessment of teachers is introduced and the action taken on student feedback

83

24. Feedback from stakeholders 83

25. Unit cost of education 83

26. Computerization of administration and the process of admissions and examination results, issue of certificates

83

27. Increase in the infrastructural facilities 84


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28. Technology upgradation 84

29. Computer and internet access and training to teachers, non-teaching staff and students

85

30. Financial aid to students 85

31. Activities and support from the Alumni Association 86

32. Activities and support from the Parents-Teacher Association 86

33. Health Services 86

34. Performance of the sports activities 87

35. Incentives to the outstanding sportspersons 87

36. Students achievements and awards 88

37. Activities of Guidance and Counseling unit 88

38. Placement services provided to students 88

39. Development programmes for Non-teaching staff 89

40. Good practices of the Institution 89

41. Linkages developed with National / International / Academic / Research bodies

90

42. Action taken report on the AQAR of the previous year 92

43. Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add 92

SECTION – C Outcomes achieved by the end of the year 93

SECTION – D Plans of the Institution for the next year 116


______ ____________ ____________ ____ Annual Quality Assurance Report (2006-07) - 1 -

Plan of action chalked out by the institute in the

beginning of the year towards quality enhancement

SECTION – A

Measures are constantly taken for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices. Views and suggestions of all the stakeholders are taken into account in the process of planning. Keeping the needs of society and the context of liberalization and globalization GRI takes all efforts to sustain a quality system for the improvement of academic and administrative performance of the institute. The plans for the departments for ushering in quality are given hereinunder.

FACULTY OF RURAL SOCIAL SCIENCES

Cooperation

� To revisit the existing curriculum for UG and PG programmes � To depute staffs to attend training / refresher courses � To organize national level seminars / workshops at Gandhigram � To conduct training programme to the staff of the deparment of cooperation / cooperative institutions as a part of the extension activity

Economics

� To organize guest lectures in such areas like econometrics and environmental economics.

Gandhian Thought and Peace Science

� To offer Five year integrated programme to develop a cadre of people to address various social and organizational issues in Gandhian line. .

� To orient the research towards rural reconstruction and the various fields of Gandhian idealogies.

� To encourage students to undertake research projects on different spectrums of rural issues.

� To organize exposure visits to successful community experiments and NGOs and other organizations in order to link classroom teaching with field realities.

Political Science and Development Administration

� To establish smart classrooms � To organize National workshops on Role of Panchayat in Disaster Mitigation and Management at Chennai

� To organize a National workshop on Globalization and Decentralization at Chennai

� To undertake for a project on “Globalization and Decentralization: Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Tamil Nadu “

Rural Industries and Management

� To train the students in the functional areas of management through high quality management education.



� To prepare the students to manage in industrial units successfully for meeting the challenges of Globalization and Liberalization

� To create a new breed of industrial management professionals who would become entrepreneurs in managing small and medium scale industrial units.

� To design the curriculum with a view to produce managers for Small Scale Industries.

Sociology

� To organize National Seminar on Human Rights and Social Justice. � To initiate the work on UGC-MRP on Social Exclusion, Community Preparedness in Disaster Management: A Study in selected Districts of Tamil Nadu.

� To organize weekly seminars on the thematic issues adopted by the department.

FACULTY OF RURAL ORIENTED SCIENCES

Biology

� To design the internship professionally in communication with potential agencies which ensures that the students become self reliant and fit for employment.

� To design professional internship in potential agencies in order to ensure that the students become self-reliant and fit for employment

Chemistry

� To plan for starting M.Phil in Chemistry from 2008-09 � To improve upon infrastructure facilities through special grants � Proposes to initiate action to admit more number of international students both UG and PG programmes

Computer Science and Applications

� To construct an exclusive building for M.Sc-IT from its course development fee

� To establish a separate multimedia lab � To upgrade the syllabus for M.Sc-IT Programme � To purchase new equipments, software, books and journals � To increase the staff strength to comply with the AICTE norms � To strengthen the research activities � To strengthen the placement activities � To start research projects on medical imaging � To motivate the students to participate in National level intercollegiate Technical Symposium

� To organize training sessions to the students to enhance their employability potentials

Home Science

� To prepare the students to take up suitable extension activities and research topics to promote the family and social wellbeing.

� To prepare the students for better carrier prospects. � To motivate the students to prepare for competitive, NET/SLET examinations.



Physics

� To continue the tradition of providing quality education and to add more equipments to strengthen the curriculum.

� To spread science learning among the rural school children.

Rural Technology Centre

� To enhance admission to B.Tech programme � To strengthen laboratory facilities � To motivate the students and staff to participate in regional and national seminars / workshops

FACULTY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Applied Research

� To design curriculum for M.Phil. with a special focus on interdisciplinary research

� To organize Conference/Seminars on interdisciplinary research � To undertake new research projects � To initiate R & D in traditional building technologies

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

� To organize two seminars at national level on the following thrust areas � Bio-fuel � Post-harvest technology

� To submit proposal to UGC to start the following innovative programmes � Bio-fuel production and Promotion � Organic Farming

� To publish research articles in international / national articles � To conduct refresher course on plant protection � To disseminate latest technologies in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry through various programmes

� To organize field placement and study tour for students to expose them to field and industrial realities

� To strengthen library facilities by purchase of latest books and journals. � To plant tree seedlings on the sides of Farm Road and Service Villages through VPP.

� To get students’ project from Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology

� To introduce a PG programme on Medicinal plants FACULTY OF TAMIL AND INDIAN LANGUAGES

� To organize special lectures by external experts of nearby Universities and Colleges.

� Conducting Field Visits to Villages � To promote research activities

FACULTY OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES

� To initiate and strengthen the course on science communication � To strengthen the course on M.A. Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies



Details in respect of the following

SECTION - B

1. Activities reflecting the goals and objectives of the Institute

� Current developments of the contemporary society is debated by Faculty from across the state and country in specific fora, their proceedings are documented for public use and policy recommendations are forwarded to the change agents.

� Institute follows the reservation policy of Government in admissions, and appointments and supports the students from economically and socially deprived groups, with financial assistance.

� Knowledge of students is upscaled by designing new programmes, introducing new courses, revising the syllabi periodically, and providing options for students to choose from a package of courses.

� Focus of research is centred around contemporary problems confronting the communities around and the society at large, with the aim of generating scientific and pragmatic solutions.

� Multi-pronged intervention is made by professional, science, social science and humanities faculties and departments in promoting agriculture animal husbandry, health, housing, literacy, nutrition and allied sectors, leading to integrated rural development, as envisaged in the objectives.

� Disadvantaged groups in the communities around Gandhigram and the general community are constantly supported and guided in conscientizing them to become informed citizens.

� Linkages established with Government, research and training institutions, industry, NGOs and Funding partners which consolidate the academic, research and community service programmes.

In addition to the activities carried out fulfilling the three pronged approach

of the institute namely, teaching, research & extension, the departments conduct programmes planned by them which are given below: FACULTY OF RURAL SOCIAL SCIENCES

Cooperation

� The department offered 21 training programmes for the benefit of employees of cooperative societies in Tamil Nadu.

� Conducted a workshop to strengthen the student cooperative stores. � National level seminar on trends in insurance sector was organized. In addition to the above following regular activities are also carried out.

� Offer programmes and courses in cooperation and its allied branches � Organizing outreach activities � Field exposure visits � Knowledge and experience sharing through seminars, workshops, etc. � Taking up action / policy research � Developing replicable model through extension



Economics

� Offering programmes and courses in Economics and its allied branches � Conducting need-based rural economic research studies � Effectively organizing Village camps, extension activities and exposure visits

� Seminars, workshops for and by creating human capital for rural economic organizations

� Consultancy with institutions for rural economic development


� Conduct workshop on resource conflict and communal violence bill 2006 � Endowment lectures on GR Mama and Sadhu Ramasamy were delivered, with a view to motivate and enthuse students to involve in social work activities.

� Village camps were conducted in and around Gandhigram with special focus on water resources management in the rural communities.

� Campaign against alcoholism, noise pollution were organized. � Awareness creation on RTI was given � Mega cycle rally from Kanyakumari to Raj Bhavan, Chennai against noise pollution was conducted.


� Established smart classroom � Organized a National workshop on Role of Panchayat in Disaster Mitigation and Management at Chennai

� Organized a National workshop on Globalization and Decentralization at Chennai

� Implemented a project on Globalization and Decentralization : Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Tamil Nadu sponsored by the Ford Foundation


� Seven Training Programmes on Skill Development on Bakery Products were organized for 420 women Self Help Group members of the districts of Nilgiri and Perambalur.

Sociology

� Organized National Seminar on Human Rights and social Justice. � UGC-MRP on Social Exclusion, Community Preparedness in Disaster Management: A Study in selected Districts of Tamil Nadu was initiated.

� Weekly seminars on the thematic issues were conducted by the department.


Chemistry

� Action was initiated for a visit to Sri Lanka to screen and admit Sri Lankan Tamil Tea Plantation School teachers into B.Sc. Chemistry programme

� Action was carried out for providing more facilities to the students and research scholars of the department.




� Convened Board of Studies for M.Sc-IT programme � Commenced research on Medical imaging � Deployed LCD projector in two classrooms � Prepared the Department’s prospectus and placement brochure for admission / campus placement

� Organized guest lectures to render exposure on the latest IT technologies to the staff and students of the department

Home Science

� Coaching for NET examination was given � Incorporated the important aspects in UG/PG curriculum. � Research was undertaken to promote family and Social wellbeing


� Revision of syllabus to incorporate need based latest technology in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and allied fields

� Introduced a new programme on M.Sc. Medicinal plants � Two scholars completed their Ph.D research work � Five Training programmes were conducted to disseminate the latest technologies

2. New academic programmes initiated (UG and PG)

� Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry started M.Sc. programme on Medicinal plants under self supporting scheme

3. Innovations in curricular design and transaction


Economics

� ICT based teaching, facilitates online learning, group discussions and plenary presentations, group assignments, industrial exposure visits, linking classroom teaching into field realities, guest lectures and sharing sessions with successful entrepreneurs, bankers, etc.


� The students are motivated in the rural development activities and programmes implemented by the government and NGOs every year

� The students were trained in participatory rural appraisal (PRA) techniques in every first semester of the UG programme..

� To cherish Gandhian ideals on alternative developments, seminars endowment lectures, dialogue with Gandhian constructive workers interaction with freedom fighters, sharing of experience with Gandhian activists namely S.N.Subbarao, Anna Hassare, Sri Venkatasubramanian IAS, Dr.N. Mahalingam and many others were organized.


� Extension activities of the students is based on PRA



Rural Industries Management

� The syllabus for B.A. (RIM) and M.A. (RIM) was revised in order to enhance the practical inputs to the students for skill development.

Sociology

� Revised the current courses and introduced new courses in M.A. Sociology Programme viz. Globalization and Society, Guidance and Counseling, Social Entrepreneurship, Sociology of Ageing and Health, Development Sociology etc., which have not only facilitated students’ admissions in higher studies/research programmes like M.Phil and Ph.D. but also generated full employment through GOs and NGOs during the past five years.

� The M.Phil Programme in Development Sociology has been restructured twice during the past five year period and updated the syllabi of various courses taking into account the research requirements in the field of Development Sociology

� The Department has introduced M.Phil Programme in Sociology through Distance Education Centre, GRU.

FACULTY OF RURAL ORIENTED SCIENCES:

Chemistry

� The meeting of the Board of Studies in Chemistry was conducted on 24th July 2006 to discuss the feasibility of starting of M.Phil Chemistry and to frame its syllabus

� A special committee was constituted with academics and experts from Pharma Industries to suggest syllabi, fee structure, scheme of evaluation etc. for the proposed one year P.G.Diploma course on Herbal Processing, Drug Design and Development.

� Powerpoint presentation based teaching was continued in the department � The department proposed to offer biology as an allied course for Government of India sponsored Srilankan Tamil Tea Plantation School teachers admitted into B.Sc. Chemistry programme


� M.Sc-IT syllabus was revised � On-line assignments submission by students is practiced

Physics

� New experiments were designed and a few simple solar thermal gadgets were developed to enrich the laboratories.

� Astronomy and Astrophysics is being included as a core paper in tune with UGC model curriculum

� Renewable energy sources has been part of the core curriculum for UG and PG in tune with the need for educating the young students on such topics


Applied Research

� Curriculum revised for B.Ed. integrated programme




� Use of OHP for class room lectures � Method and Result demonstration to students on various Agriculture and Animal Husbandry practices

� Arranging field trips to understand the problem and suggest solutions to solve them.

FACULTY OF TAMIL AND INDIAN LANGUAGES

� Inclusion of Sanskrit Literature.

4. Inter-disciplinary programmes started


Sociology

� UGC has sanctioned Rs.34.75 lakhs for offering one-year PG Diploma in Sustainable Development for 5 years during XI Plan period under Innovative Programme in interdisciplinary and emerging areas of research. The Board of Studies in Sociology prepared the syllabi and the Academic Council of GRU had ratified the programme.


Biology

S.No Name of the Programme Course offered

1 M.Phil Research and Development Environmental studies 2 B.Sc Home Science Microbiology 3 B.Ed Integrated Biology practicals

Chemistry

� Inter-departmental electives offered at UG and PG levels FACULTY OF TAMIL AND INDIAN LANGUAGES

� Folklore and Media.

5. Examination reforms implemented

� The academic council held on 09.06.2006 considered and resolved to allow the appeal against ESE course / results irrespective of single or double valuation.

6. Candidates qualified: NET/SLET/GATE etc.

Sl. No.

Department NET CSIR GATE

Total

1 Political Science & Development Administration

2 2

2 Sociology 1 1

3 Chemistry 2 2

4 Physics 1 1

5 Tamil 5 5

Total 8 3 11



7. Initiative towards faculty development programme

Seminars, Workshops & Training programmes attended during the year

2006-2007

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Seminars Workshops Conferences Other Training

programmes

Programmes

No.s

155

40

8

107

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

No.s

Paper presented Resource person Chair person /Delegate

Participant

Faculty role

Faculty participation in Seminar, Workshop, Training Programmes

Faculty participation in international conference, China



The staff members are encouraged to participate in the seminars / symposia / conferences / workshops and training programmes to enhance their skill.

Name of Programme

Place Date Name of the Organizer / Organization

Nature of participation

Title of the paper

Faculty of Rural Social Sciences

Department of Economics

Dr.S.Ramasamy

State Level Seminar on Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation for Rural Development

Gandhigram 14.09.2006 & 15.09.2006

Gandhigram Rural Institute

Paper presented

Renewable Energy Scenario in India: Some Reflections

National Seminar on Women Empowerment : Issues and Challenges

Erode 29.09.2006 & 30.09.2006

Sri Vasavi College Paper presented

Gross-root Level Experiences on Empowerment of Women

National Seminar on Small and Medium Enterprises under Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges

Gandhigram 16.10.2006 & 17.10.2006


Paper presented

Lessons from Small Business: Information for Youth and Students

International Seminar on The Challenges and Strategies for the Sustainability of Safe Drinking Water

Gandhigram 25.10.2006 to 27.10.2006


Paper presented

Sources of Drinking Water in India: A Status Report



National Seminar on Recent Trends in Insurance Sector

Gandhigram 22.11.2006 Gandhigram Rural Institute

Paper presented

Health Insurance for Sustainable Living: Need of the Hour

National Seminar on Dimensions of Agriculture Development in India

Salem 14.12.2006 & 15.12.2006

Periyar University Paper presented

Some thoughts on Energy and Agriculture in India

National Conference on Environmental Pollution Management and Sustainable Development

Gandhigram 14.12.2006 & 15.12.2006


Paper presented

Policy Interventions for Sustainable Environmental Management in India: Ecological Economics Approach

National Conference on Environment, Health and Sustainable Development

Chennai 09.01.2007 & 10.01.2007

University of Madras Paper presented

Living Environment and Health in Urban India: A Case of Chennai City

National Seminar on Oil Economy of India: Issues, Concerns and Policies

Chennai 24.01.2007 & 25.01.2007

D.G.Vaisnav College Paper presented

Petroleum Sector in India, A Scan by Energy Economists

National Seminar on Schemes for Women

Gandhigram 21.02.2007 & 22.02.2007


Paper presented

Towards Renewable Energy Habitation: Schemes for Women in India

National Seminar on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development

Jabalpur 08.03.2007 & 09.03.2007

Xavier Institute of Development Action and Studies

Participant Tourism and Environment: Pave the Way for Sustainable Ecotourism



Dr.M.Soundarapandian

National Seminar Athirampathinam 19.08.2006 & 20.08.2006

Khadir Mohdeen College

Resource Person

Role of International Economic organization and forums in International Trade

UGC National Seminar

Trichy 14.09.2006 & 15.09.2006

Jamal Mohamed College

Paper presented

Global Export Performance of Garment Industry


Gobichetipalayam 02.09.2006 & 03.09.2006

Gobi Arts & Science College

Paper presented

Energy Consumption Pattern of SSI in Dindigul District

International conference

Thanjavur 21.11.2006 & 22.11.2006

Adaikala Matha College

Paper presented

International Business of Garment Industry


Erode 29.11.2006 & 30.11.2006

Sri Vasavi College Paper presented

Economic empowerment of Women


Gandhigram 16.10.2006 & 17.10.2006


Paper presented

Challenges and Opportunity in Micro and Small Enterprises

NIRD Foundation Day Seminar

Hyderabad 10.11.2006 & 11.11.2006

National Institute of Rural Development

Paper presented

Industrial waste water pollution – A case study of TNPL Ltd.,

Regional Workshop (IAEA) Indian Adult Education Association


Paper presented

A Study on utilization of Newspapers in the continuing education centers



Paper presented

Safety measures of life Insurance for workers in Garment Industries

Association of Economists of Tamil Nadu (AET) Annual Conference

Villupuram 27.01.2007 & 28.01.2007

Theivanai Ammal College for Women

Paper presented

FDI after Liberalization in India

UGC – DRS – SAP Madurai 19.02.2007 & Madurai Kamaraj Paper Environment Degradation in



National Seminar 20.02.2007 University presented Farm sector – Issues & Strategies

UGC State Level Seminar

Madurai 22.03.2007 & 23.03.2007

S.V.N. College Paper presented

Small Scale Industries under Liberalization


Madurai 28.02.2007 29.02.2007

Arul Anandar College

Paper presented

Issues of Small Scale Industry after Liberalization

Dr. K. Raja Mohan Rao

International Conference on Global Business and Policy Modeling (GBPM) 2006

Thanjavur 21.09.2006 & 22.09.2006

Adaikalamatha Institute of Management

Paper presented

Role of Marketing in Degradation of Common Property Resources in India. Emerging trends of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) with special reference to Bamboo products under Globalization Era

International Conference on Vision on Rural Water, Life and Environment for the 21st Century (VRWLE)

Trichy 29.01.2007 to 31.01.2007

Bharathidasan University

Paper presented

Water Pollution and Health Hazards: A vision for 21st Century. Drinking Water Supply in Rural India: Issues and Strategies Role of Women in Energy Procurement and Management: A Third World Perspective Role of Women in Domestic Water Management in Rural India: A Micro Level Study Mitigation of Rural Drinking Water Problem: A Cooperative Approach



Eradication of Poverty through Innovative Employment Scheme

Trichy 29.09.2006 Urumu Dhanalakshmi College

Paper presented

Role of Cottage Industries in Reducing Rural Poverty

National Seminar on Small and Medium Enterprises Under Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities

Gandhigram 16.10.2006 & 17.10.2006


Paper presented

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Under Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities.

Non–Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) Based Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): Vehicle for Lessoning Rural Poverty.

Enrichment of Livelihood Options through Forest based Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in India


Gandhigram 14.12.2006 & 15.12.2006


Paper presented

Managing Common Property Resources for Safe Environment Forest Management and Significance of NTFPs for Sustainable Development

The 89th Annual Conference of The Indian Economic Association

Kurukshetra 27.12.2006 to 29.12.2006

Kurukshetra University

Paper presented

Role of Common Property Resources in Economic Empowerment of Rural Women Role of Tribal Women in Marketing of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in



Adukkam Village in Dindigul District – A Micro Level Study

Role of Joint Forests Management (JFM) in Promotion of Livelihood Opportunity in Dindigul District – A Micro Level Analysis Trends in Educational Development in TN

The 89th Annual Conference of The Indian Labour Economics

Trichy 05.01.2007 to 07.01.2007


Paper presented

Changes in the Composition of Rural Non – Farm Employment in Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu

National Seminar on Youth for Social Harmony and Peace


26.02.2007 to 28.02.2007


Paper presented

Role of Common Property Resources in Economic Empowerment Rural Women for Sustainable Development

Forest Based Sustainable Livelihoods for Empowerment of Tribal Women: A Micro Level Experience

Role of JFM in Sustainable Development: An Indian Experience



Shri. S.Nehru

The 89th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association

Kurukshetra 27.12.2006 to 29.12.2006

Kurukshetra University

Paper presented

Trends in Educational Development in Tamil Nadu

Department of Rural Industries Management

Dr. R.Seerangarajan

International Workshop on Women run ICT Management

Gandhigram 18.11.2006

Annamalai University and Kins Foundation, Gandhigram

Paper presented

Computer aided Textiles Designing for Rural Women Paper Presentation

International workshop on Case Analysis of case Teaching Methods in Commerce and Management

Trichy 19.01.2007 to 20.01.2007


Paper presented

Case Analysis of Natural Dyeing unit”.

International Conference on advances in Textiles Machines and Non-woven Tech. Textiles.

Coimbatore 18.6.2007 to 20.6.2007

Textile Texas Tech University USA & Kumaraguru College of Tech. Coimbatore

Paper presented

Problem in Supply Chain Management of Handloom Sector

Regional Conference on WTO: Agri. and NAMA Negotiation: Identifying products of concern to India

Hotel Le’ Meridian, Chennai

30.11.2006

Textiles Committee, Mumbai and Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, New Delhi

Resource Person

Khadi and Handloom Products



Dr.L.Rathakrishnan

Perambalur 16.02.2007 Thanthai Hans Rover College

Resource person

Managing small and medium enterprises in modern India with special reference to Tanjore Art Plate Industry

Karaikudi 21.12.2006 to 27.12.2006

Indian Social Science Congress

Paper presented

Competing by Clustering

New Delhi 15.12.2006 to 18.12.2006

International Society for Ecological Economics.

Paper presented

Waste as a source of Energy: Case in Food Processing Industry


Paper presented

Tribals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and their future

Tirunelveli 29.11.2006 M.S.University Paper presented

VAT-Its Implementation in Tamil Nadu


Paper presented

Energy from the waste of food processing industry


Gandhigram 16.10.2006 & 17.10.2006


Paper presented

Application of Hazard analyses and critical control point system in small and medium enterprises under globalization: Challenges & Opportunities

Cleaner Production in Small and Medium Enterprises TOM Challenges Faced by Small and Medium Enterprises in Global



Perspective Building ICT Capabilities for Enhancing the Competitiveness of Indian Small and Medium Enterprises – Issues, Practice & Lessons

Sri. Well Haorei

International Seminar on Management Departmental

Trichy 20.01.2007 to 22.01.2007


Paper presented

Learning with cases in the classroom


Gandhigram 16.10.2006 & 17.10.2006


Paper presented

Small & Medium Enterprises Need for Access to New Technology

International Seminar on Management Studies

Thanjavur 21.09.2006 & 22.09.2006

Adaikalamatha Institute of Management, Thanjavur

Paper presented

Eco. Interaction of N-E India: New Approach for Eco. Dev. Finance

Department of Political Science & Development Administration

Dr. G. Palanithurai

National Seminar Karaikudi 27.07.2006

Alagappa University,

Resource person

Local Self Government and SHG Women

Third Conventional of the National Alliance for Mission 2007

Chennai 28.07.2006 & 29.07.2006

M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation

Resource person

Every Gram Panchayati a Knowledge Centre



UNDP National Workshop on Preparation of Human Development

Bhopal 01.08.2006 & 02.08.2006

UNDP Paper presented

The process of Preparation of District Human Devt. Report

National Seminar Tirupathi 19.08.2006 & 20.08.2006

AGRASRI Resource person

Panchayati Raj Institutions After 73rd Constitutional Amendment: A New Deal for Rural India

UNICEF project seminar

Coimbatore 04.11.2006 UNICEF Resource person

Bala Sabhas and Grama Sabhas

Local Body Leaders Conference

Chennai 15.11.2006 Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)

Resource person

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NIRD Foundation Day Seminar

Hyderabad 10.11.2006 & 11.11.2006

NIRD Resource person

Role of Panchayats and Community Organizations in Water Management at Grassroots

Chennai 16.11.2006 World Bank Resource person

Synergy between Youth Clubs and Panchayats on Civic Engagement” in the Colloquium on Youth Development Issues and World Development Report

Local Body Leaders Conference

Madurai 24.11.2006 Communist Party of India

Resource person

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First Disaster Management Congress

New Delhi 29.11.2006 National Institute of Disaster Management

Paper presented

Role of Panchayat in Disaster Mitigation and Reconstruction

Seminar on Indian Urban Governance: Emerging Trends and Issues

Chennai 08.12.2006 & 09.12.2006

University of Madras

Paper presented

Grassroots Governance Emerging Trends and Issues



Chennai 16.12.2006 to 18.12,2006

Asian Forum Paper presented

The Role of Community based Organizations and Panchayati Raj in Micro Level Planning in Tsunami Affected Areas

National Seminar on Nehru and Contemporary World

Madurai 19.12.2006 Madurai Kamaraj University

Resource person

Nehru and Democratization

National Commission on Farmers

Coimbatore 16.02.2007 All India Agriculture Science Congress

Resource person

Role of Panchayati Raj in Natural Resource Management and Implementing the Recommendations

Madurai 24.02.2007 Madurai Kamaraj University

Resource person

Role of Dalit Leaders in Panchayati Raj System in India

Trichy 16.03.2007 & 17.03.2007


Paper presented

Decentralization of Society and Governance in India

Hyderabad 28.03.2007 to 30.03.2007

Centre for World Solidarity

Paper presented

Critical Issues in Decentralization of Powers

Department of Gandhian Thought & Peace Science

Dr.S.Narayanasamy

National Seminar on Peace Education and Social Harmony

Gandhigram 26.02.2007 to 28.02.2007


Paper presented

De-centralized economy for peace



Dr.R.Mani


26.02.2007 to 28.02.2007

Gandhigram Rural Institute and Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth development

Participant

Resolving Resource conflict :Conservation and Distribution through micro watersheds

State level seminar on Tribals Forest Futures

11.12.2006 Gandhigram Rural Institute

Livelihood status of the Tribals in the lower Palani hills

State level seminar on strategies and performance of co-operations

Ooty 25.05.2007 & 26.05.2007

Resource person

PRA techniques for managers and Joint registrars for co-operatives in TN

Dr.S.Radhakrishnan

Seminar on Religious Pluralism and Peace Culture

Gandhigram 04.10.2006 & 05.10.2006


St.Ramalingam light house of Peace


Gandhigram 26.02.2007 to 28.02.2007

Gandhigram Rural Institute & RGNIYD

Decentralized economy for peace

Department of Sociology

Dr.S. Gurusamy

XXXII All India Sociological Conference

Chennai 27.12.2009 to 29.12.2006

University of Madras Resource person

Empowerment through Migration: A Study in Rural Tamil Nadu

National Seminar on SMEs under Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges


Resource person

Social Impact of Globalization



Dr.T.Rajendran

XXXII All India Sociological Conference

Chennai

27-.12.2006 to 29.12.2006

University of Madras Participant

Value of Child & Fertility Behaviour of Rural Women: A Study in Author Block of Tamil Nadu

Faculty of Rural Orientated Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Dr.P.Balasubramaniam

International Conference on Signal and image procession

Karnataka 07.12.2006 Hubli, Karnataka Participant

Solution of algebraic metric Rickety equation using simulinas and neural networks

Proceedings of ICIA2006

Srilanka 2006 Srilanka Participant Improved Elliptic Curve Scalar Multiplication Algorithm

Dr.S.R.Kannan

12th Annual Conference of GAMS

Bhopal 06.04.2006 to 08.04.2006

Participant Fuzzy Model in Decision Making of alternative

Workshop in Fuzzy Set Theory

Kilakarai 05.03.2007 Thasim Beevi Women College

Participant --

Dr.G.Mahadevan

National conference on Mathematical Techniques & Applications

Chennai 05.01.2007 & 06.01.2007

SRM University, Chennai

Participant

Extended Research on Complementary Perfect domination number & Chromatic number of a graph

International conference on Recent Developments in Combinations & Graph Theory

Krishnankovil 10.07.2007 to 14.07.2007

Kalasalinagam University

Participant

Complementary perfect domination number and chromatic number of a graph



Department of Chemistry

Dr.N.S.Nagarajan

25th International conference on Biodiversity and Natural Products

Kyoto, Japan 23.07.2006 to 29.07.2006

IUPAC, CSJ, PSJ, SCJ Kyoto, Japan

Participant

Isolation, characterization and neuropharmacological studies of the phyto constituents from Dalbergia rostrata

UGC sponsored Refresher course in Recent Trends in Medicinal Plants Research

Thanjavur 29.09.2006 Tamil University Thanjavur

Resource person

Phytooestrogens

UGC sponsored Refresher course in Recent advances in Pharmacology & Herbal Technology

Chidambaram 09.10.2006 Annamalai University

Resource person

Super Critical Fluid Extraction

National seminar on Recent advances in Chemistry

Chidambaram 10.03.2006 & 11.03.2006

Annamalai University

Hepatoprotective activity of Olibergin – isolated from Dalbergia rostrata

International Conference on The Challenges and Strategies for the Sustainability of Safe Drinking water (ICSDW 2006)

Gandhigram 25.10.2006 to 27.10.2006


Organizer --



Dr.M.G.Sethuraman

Workshop on Awareness programme on Medicinal plants & herbal nursery techniques for rural women

Palani 21.02.2007 Arul migu Palani Andavar College

Resource person

Medicinal plants & their utilization

National Workshop on current trends in Drug development

Udumalpet 07.03.2007 GVG College for Women, Udumelpet

Resource person

Drug designing

State level Seminar on Expanding Frontiers in Chemistry

Karumathur 08.03.2007 Arul Anandar College

Resource person

Hydrogen as fuel for future

Dr.K.P.Elango

43rd Annual Convention of Chemists

Kolkata 23.12.2006 to 27.12.2006

Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar (Aurangabad) Marathwada University

Resource person

Solvent Hydrogen bonding and structural effects on the reactions of benzene sulphonyl chloride with anilines in benzene / 2- methyl propan -2-ol mixtures

Dr. S. Abraham John

Annual IIT Madras Chemistry Symposium & The first Mid – year meeting of the Chemical Research Society of India

IIT-Madras, Chennai

12.07.2006 & 13.07.2006

Chemical Research Society of India,

Paper presented

Hydrogen bonded Multilayer Assemblies of Heteroaroamtic Dithiol on Gold Electrode



Japan Electrochemical Society meeting,

Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

15.11.2006 to 17.11.2006

Japan Electrochemical Society, Doshisha University Kyoto

Paper presented

Formation of thiol and thiolate terminated self-assembled heteroaromatic dithiol monolayers on gold electrode

National Symposium in Chemistry

Coimbatore 18.01.2007 & 19.01.2007

Bharthiar University, Coimbatore

Paper presented

Electrochemical and Spectro electro chemical Studies of Electropolymerised Nickel (II)-Tetraaminopthalocyanine on Electrode Surface

8th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry

Mumbai 01.02.2007 to 04.02.2007

Chemical Research Society of India, IIT, Mumbai.

Paper presented

Multilayer of 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole-Au nanoparticles on Au electrode by layer by layer assembly method

International conference on Nanomaterials and its applications

Trichy 04.02.2007 to 06.02.2007

NIT, Trichy Paper presented

Attachment of tetraoctylammo nium bromide capped gold nanoparticles on n-alkanedithiol modified gold electrodes

National Seminar in Chemistry

Madurai 05.02.2007 to 06.02.2007

Lady Doak College, Paper presented

L-dopa sensor based on poly-Ni(II)-1,8,15,22-tetraminopthalo cyanine on glassy carbon electrode

Department of Biology

Dr. Thilagavathy Daniel

National Seminar Karumathur 28.09.2006 Arulanandar College

Resource person

Chaired Session on Organic Farming – an earthworms eye view

International Symposium

Madurai 27.11.2006 Lady Doak College Resource person

Chaired a technical session on Bio control and Biotechnology



Dr. R. Kumuthakalavalli

National Symposium

Gandhigram 14.12.2006 & 15.12.2006


Resource person

Role of Earthworms in organic waste management

State Level Seminar

Nagercoil 30.3.2006 Women Christian College, Nagercoil

Paper presented

Perspectives of mushroom technology

National Biotechnology Conference

28.08.2006

Santhana Dharma College

Paper presented

Wild mushrooms of Kodaikanal hills

National Biotechnology Conference

Coimbatore 10.02.2007

Krishnammal college

Paper presented

Bio control of phorid flies in milky mushroom

Mr.P.U. Mahalingam

Regional Seminar Alappuzha

13.02.2007

Santana Dharma College

Participant Scheme for women coverage and its impact on target groups

National Conference Environmental Pollution Management and Sustainable Development

Gandhigram

14.12.2006 & 15.12.2006


Paper presented

Microbial evaluations on agro waste composts

National Seminar Karumathur

27.09.2006 & 28.09.2006

Arul Anandar College

Paper presented

Organic Farming : Trends and Challenges

International Conference Biotechnology – Promises & Realities

Coimbatore

14.07.2006 & 15.07.2006

Paper presented

Evaluation of microbial succession during vermicomposting



Department of Home Science

Dr.K.S.Pushpa National Seminar on The Status of Women in India Today

Kanyakumari 12.08.2006 & 13.08.2006

Programme for the Empowerment of Women

Paper presented

Participation Women in Welfare Programmes

International Conference on New villages With Renewable Energy

Beijing, China 12.03.2007 & 13.03.2007

CAREI, China Paper presented

Technology Rating Scale for Assessing the Appropriateness of Improved Chulha

Dr.R.I.Sathya

One day International Seminar on Multi Faces of Textiles

Coimbatore 10.08.2007 Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore.

Paper presented

Enzymatic Treatment on Khadi Fabrics

Ms.S.S.Vijayanchali

Regional Seminar on Schemes for Women – Coverage and its Impact on Target Groups

Gandhigram 21.02.2007 & 22.02.2007


Paper presented

National Social

Assistance Programme

Ms.S.Kavitha @ Maithily

Two days Regional Seminar on Schemes for Women – Coverage and its Impact on Target Groups

Gandhigram 21.02.2007 & 22.02.2007


Paper presented

Schemes for Disabled Women.

One day Seminar on Reproductive Health and Sex Education

Thanjavur 20.03.2007 Tamil University, Thanjavur

Participant Sexuality Among Youth



Department of Computer Science & Applications Dr.K.Somasundaram National Conference

Trichy 2006 Bharathidasan University

Resource Person

Frontier Research Areas in Computer Science

Connect 2006 – Creating Knowledge Driven Eco Systems

Chennai Sep. 8 & 9, 2006

Confederation of Indian Industry, Chennai

Participant

Connect 2006 – Creating Knowledge Driven Eco Systems

Dr.P.Shanmugavadivu International Conference on Signal and image processing

Hubli 07.12.2006 to 09.12.2006

B.R College of Engg. and Tech

Paper presented

Signal and Image Processing 2006

Mrs.P.Kalavathi

National Conference Tiruchirappalli 17.08.2006& 18.08.2006

Confederation of Indian Industry, Chennai

Participant Connect 2006 – Creating a Knowledge Driven Ecosystem

National Conference Pollachi 15.09.2006& 16.09.2006

Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology

Participant Computing and Communications

National Conference on computing and modeling (NCMCM-2007)

Gandhigram 03.03.2007& 04.04.2007


Participant Computing & Modeling (NCMCM – 2007)

Mrs.M.Mary Shanthi Rani National Conference Computing & Modeling (NCMCM – 2007)

Gandhigram

15.09.2006 & 16.09.2006


Participant

Centre for Futures Studies Dr.T.Selvin Jebaraj Norman State level Seminar on Tribal, Forests and Future


Paper presented

Tribal, Forests and Futures



State level Seminar on Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation for Rural Development


Paper presented

--

Dr.K.Velumani

State level Seminar on Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation for Rural Development


Paper presented

--

State Leve seminar Tribal, Forests and Futures


Paper presented

--

International Conference on Challenges and Strategies for the Sustainability of drinking water

Gandhigram 25.10.2006 to 27.10.2006


Paper presented

--

National level Seminar on Environmental Pollution Management and Sustainable Development

Gandhigram 2007 Gandhigram Rural Institute

Paper presented

--

Rural Technology Centre Dr.K.Mahendran

Training on Sustainable Building Practices

Pondicherry 22.11.2006 Auroville Earth Unit Participated --



State Level Meeting for the Drafting of National Level Rural Habitat Policy, Development Alternatives, New Delhi

New Delhi Feb. 5th & 6th , 2007

Habitat India Participated --

Regional Level Workshop on Drafting National Level Rural Habitat Policy

Madurai 11.01.2007

Institute for Social Education and Development, Madurai

Participated --

Faculty of Rural Development

Department of Rural Development Dr. N.D. Mani

SHG seminar on Child Rights

Dindigul 26.05.2006

Loyola College, Chennai & CENTREREDA, Nilakottai

Paper presented

Voters Education and Child Rights

Dr.N.Lalitha

International Workshop on Interdisciplinary Research

Hyderabad 09.08.2006 to 13.08.2006

Stanford University Paper presented

Beliefs and Institutions in Rural Areas – Gender and Gandhian perspective

International Workshop on Poverty Alleviation

Hyderabad 03.01.2007 to 08.01.2007

Stanford University Paper presented

Feminization of Poverty

International Workshop on Poverty Alleviation Sponsored by IOWA University USA

Gandhigram 10.01.2007 to 11.01.2007

IOWA University USA

Paper presented

Has Microfinance Empowered Women?



International Workshop on Conceptualization of Future Research For Pre Literate Communities

Stanford University USA

10.05.2007 to 26.05.2007

Stanford University USA

Paper presented

Livelihood Programme for Women in Rural areas

Seminar on Out reach Methodology

Sempatti 22.01.2007 MSSRF Centre, Sempatti

Resource person

Outreach Methodology – Problems and Perspectives

Department of Applied Research

Dr.M.A.Sudhir

UGC seminar

Salem

19 .08.2006 Sri Saradha College of Education

Resource Person

Chaired a Session on Teacher Education in India

National Seminar Gandhigram 28.03.2006 Department of Applied Research

Resource Person

Human Rights – Rights of the Children

National Seminar Ernakulam 04.04.2007

Sahodaram Ayyappan Memorial Training College , Ernakulam

Resource Person

Integrating Teaching and Research

Dr.S.Gunasekaran

Workshop on Integrating Human Rights Approach to Poverty Alleviation Programme in Tamil Nadu

Gandhigram

29.11.2006


Resource Person cum organiser

Integrating Human Rights Approach to Poverty Alleviation Programme in Tamil Nadu

Workshop on Women’s Autonomy and Reproductive Behavior in Tamil Nadu


Resource Person cum organiser

Women’s Autonomy and Reproductive Behavior in Tamil Nadu



International meeting of the Small Grants Research Programme on Poverty and Human Rights

Lisbon, Portugal 27.02.2007 to 02.03.2007

UNESCO Resource Person

Integrating a Human Rights Approach to Poverty Alleviation Programs

Dr.C.Sivaprakasam

Seminar on International Business in the Applied Statistics Seminar

Tirupur

17.08.2006

Kumaran College for Women, Tirupur

Resource person

--

Dr.A.Balakrishnan

Seminar Gandhigram 16.10.2006 & 17.10.2006


Paper presented

Small and Medium Enterprises Under Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges

Workshop- National Consultation Workshop for Module Development for the Training of Youth in Social Harmony and National Unity

Sriperumbudur 13.12.2006 to 15.12.2006

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development

Resource person

National Consultation Workshop for Module Development for the Training of Youth in Social Harmony and National Unity

National Seminar - ICT Related Research on Serving Farmers and Saving Farming

Gandhigram

20.12.2006 & 21.12.2006


Paper presented

Influence of Communication& Technology in Plantation Sector



Dr.M. Hilaria Soundari

Seminar on Small and Medium Enterprises Under Globalization -Opportunities and Challenges

Gandhigram 16.10.2006 & 17.10.2006


Paper presented

Self – Help Groups in small and medium enterprises

Workshop Gandhigram 29 Nov 06

Dept. of AR, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram

Paper presented

Workshop – Integrating Human Rights Approach in Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Tamil Nadu

International Conference on Human Rights and Dignity of Dalit Women

The Netherlands 20.11.2006 to 24.11.2006

Justita et pax, Netherlands

Paper presented

Dalit women: Dimensions of Empowerment

Seminar Process and Perspectives of Knowledge Management in India

Trichy 01.02.2007 & 02.02.2007

Holy Cross College Paper presented

Role of NGOs in promoting knowledge at the grass root level

Regional Seminar Schemes for Women – Coverage and its impact on target groups

Gandhigram 21.02.2007 & 22.02.2007


Paper presented

Gender sensitive health care in India

National Seminar on Peace Education and Social Harmony’

Gandhigram 26-28 Feb 07

Dept. of GTPS, GRU & RGNIYD, Sriperumpudhur

Paper presented

-

Conference on Sustainable and

New Delhi 24 -25 May 07

Goethe Institute, Max Mueller, STADD

Consultation -



Participative Initiatives for Rural Infrastructures Technologies’

and Tangent group

Ms.P.S.Sreedevi

Education Workshop

Lakshmi College of Education

10th May to 21st May 07

Tamil Nadu Open University

Resource Person

Achievement and Diagnostic Tests in Teaching - Effects of Mass Media in teaching

Department of Extension Education

Dr.M.P.Boraian

Workshop on Disability and NREGA,

Chennai 28.05.2007 Action Aid India, Chennai

Participant Rights of disabled in NREGS

Faculty of Agriculture & Animal Husbandry

Dr.R. Udhayakumar

Workshop on Multicultural Dialogue on Endogenous Organic Rice Production

Karaikal 19.12.2006 & 20.12.2006

PAJANCOA & RI, Karaikal and GRU in collaboration with DHAN Foundation, Madurai, CEDA trust, Karaikal and ETC Foundation, COMPAS The Netherlands

Resource Person

GRU’s Field experience on Endogenous Organic Rice Production

Dr.T.T. Ranganathan

Asian Regional Workshop on Traditional Knowledge systems and their current relevance and Applications

Bangalore 03.07.2007 to 05.07.2007

COMPAS, The Netherlands and Centre for Indian Knowledge systems, Chennai

Participant Documentation and validation of Traditional Agricultural Practices



Dr. T. Senthivel National seminar on Recent trends in Jatropha production and processing

Gandhigram 09.02.2007 to 10.02.2007

Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University

Participant Prospects and limitations of jatropha curcas a bio diesel plant

State level seminar on Renewable energy and energy conservation for rural development

Gandhigram 01.11.2006 Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University

Participant

Illiterate farming system- an approach for effective bio-energy generation in rural farming Jatropha curcas- a bio-diesel plant for future generation

Dr.S.Ganesh

National Seminar on Recent Trends in Jatropha Production and processing.

Gandhigram 09.02.2007 & 10.02.2007


Delegate .

� Biodiesel in India – � A scenario � Jatropha for clean development mechanism

� The Jatropha system � Studies on the influence of bio inoculants on Jatropha seedlings

� Jatropha curcus – its potential as a medicinal plant

The Jatropha systems Studies on the influence of Prioin occupants on Jatropha seedlings Jatropha cake can it be an animal feed Extension strata given for the promotion of Jatropha



Dr.M. Seethalakshmi

State Level symposium on ECO FEST

Coimbatore 28.07.2006 TNAU, Coimbatore TNAU Dairy Waste into wealth

Golden Jubilee Conference

Coimbatore 17.08.2006 & 18.08.2006

Agri. Engg. College & Research Institute, TNAU, Coimbatore

Participant Role of Cattle in Organic farming cultivation

State Level seminar on Tribals, Forests & Futures

Gandhigram 11.12.2006 Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University

Participant Integrated Environmental impact of Conventional and Organic Animal Production

International Conference on The Challenges and Strategies for the sustainability of Safe Drinking Water

Gandhigram 25.10.2006 to 27.10.2007


Participant Characteristics of Dairy Effluents and its suitability for Irrigation

Development of Whey based fermented health drink – An attempt to the effective utilization of Dairy Waste Organic Milk: As a tool to Protect Environment

International Conference on Opportunities and Challenges in Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Erode 22.02.2007 & 23.02.2007

Vellalar College for Women

Participant

Micro flora of raw milk before and after adoption of Clean Milk Production Technique – An analysis



Schemes for Empowerment of Women in Livestock farming Schemes for Empowerment of Women in Dairying

Dr. G.S.Kannan

National Seminar on Recent Trends in Jatropha production and processing

Gandhigram 09.02.2007 to 10.02.2007


Organizer

(Bio-diesel in India – A Scenario) Jatropha for clean Development Mechanism (CDM) the Jatropha system Influence of Bio – inoculants on Jatropha Seedlings Jatropha cake animal feed. Extension strategies for the promotion of Jatropha.

Dr.M.Sundaramari

National Seminar on Recent Trends in Jetropha Production and processing.

Gandhigram 09.02.2007 & 10.02.2007


Organizer

Bio-diesel in India – A Scenario Jatropha for clean Development Mechanism (CDM) The Jatropha system Influence of Bio – inoculants on Jatropha Seedlings Jatropha cake animal feed. Extension strategies for the promotion of Jatropha.

Dr. A.Ramanathan International conference on Advanced Veterinary Practice in Medicine and Surgery – Augmenting Health and Production

Chennai

02.11.2006 to 06.11.2006

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai and Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

Diagnosis and surgical management of gastric trichobezoars in a buck Management of bilateral metacarpal fractures by trans fixation pinning with epoxy putty connecting bars in two



goats Treatment of comminuted distal fracture of tibia by trans fixation pinning with Fiber glass slab as connecting bars in a calf

A case report of congenital anomalies of atresia ani and anuri with rectovaginal fistula in an heifer Arthroscopic diagnosis of inter carpal ligament pathology in seven horses

Faculty of Rural Health & Sanitation

Dr.S.Ponnuraj

International Conference on The Challenges and Strategies for the Sustainability of Safe Drinking water (ICSDW 2006).

Gandhigram 25.10.2006 to 27.10.2006

Gandhigram Rural Institute , Gandhigram.

Resource Person


Gandhigram 14.12.2006 & 15.12.2006

Gandhigram Rural Institute , Gandhigram.

Resource Person



Refresher Courses attended by the staff

Faculty Programme Place Date Sponsor

Faculty of Rural Sciences

Dr.M.Soundarapandian

Trainer’s Training Programme on Start and Improve yours Business (SIYB)

Trivandram 04.06.2007 to 13.06.2006

International Labour Organization (ILO) United Nation Team for Recovery and Support (UNTES)

Sri. S. Nehru Refresher course in Management Studies

Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, Trichy

22.08.2006 to 11.09.2006

UGC, New Delhi

Faculty of Rural Oriented Sciences

Department of Computer Science & Applications

Ms.M.Mary Shanthi Rani

Orientation Programme UGC-ASC Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai

01.11.2006 to 28.11.2006

UGC, New Delhi



8. Total number of seminars / workshops conducted

Seminars, Workshops, Training programmes

conducted 2006-07

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Seminars Workshops Conferences Other Training

programmes

Programmes

No.s

Workshop for Disaster Management at Grassroots level Workshop in Chemistry



Programmes organized by the staff

Faculty Name Programme Date Place Role Sponsor Amount in Rs.

Beneficiaries



Dr.M.Soundarapandian Workshop of PURA

23.09.2006 GRI Coordinator UGC 79,000

112 Beneficiaries from NGOs, Corporate Sectors & Researchers

Department of Political Science & Development Administration Workshop on Globalization and Decentralization

07.08.2006 to 09.08.2006

Chennai Coordinator The Ford Foundation, New Delhi

-- --

Workshop on Role of Panchayats in Disaster Mitigation and Management

25.11.2006 Chennai Coordinator

All India Institute of Disaster Mitigation, Ahmedabad

-- --

Launch Panchayat Yuva Shakti Abhiyan in Tamil Nadu

24.02.2007 & 26.02.2007

GRI Coordinator NYK -- --

Panchayat Leaders meet on Global-Local Dialogue

10.04.2007 & 11.04.2007

GRI Coordinator The Ford Foundation

-- --

Dr.G.Palanithurai

NGO Meet on Global-Local Dialogue

04.05.2007 & 05.05.2007

GRI The Ford Foundation

-- --



Department of Gandhian Thought & Peace Science Sadhau Ramasamy Jeyavilas Endowment Seminar

14.08.2006 GRI Coorganiser -- -- --

Seminar on Religious Pluralism and Peace Culture

04.10.2006 & 05.10.2006

GRI Coorganiser St.Ramalingam light house of Peace

-- --

Workshop on Samaj Shilphi




Dr.G.R.Memorial Lecture


Worshop on Samaj Shilphi Neighborhood and their livelihood


Dr. S. Narayanasamy

Kasturba Gandhi Endowment Programme




Dr.G.R.Memorial Lecture


Dr.S. Radhakrishnan

Workshop on Samaj Shilphi Neighborhood parliament livelihood




Kasturba Gandhi Endowment Programme


Department of Rural Industries & Management

Dr. R. Seerangarajan

National Seminar on Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation for Rural Development

01.11.2006 GRI Director

UGC and Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources Government of India

35,000

Teaching staff, Research Scholars

-- 24 .09.2007 GRI Organizer NSS 1000

N.S.S. Volunteers, Students Teachers and Scholars Dr.L.Rathakrishnan

-- 16 .10.2006 & 17.10. 2006

GRI Director UGC 20,000

N.S.S. Volunteers, Students Teachers and Scholars

Faculty of Rural Orientated Sciences


Dr.P.Balasubramaniam

National Conference on Mathematics, Computing and Modeling

03.03.2007 & 04.03.2007

GRI Coordinator UGC-SAP Grant

1,00,000

Students and Teaching faculties at national level


Dr.N.S.Nagarajan Dr. S.Meenakshi Dr.Anitha Pius

Workshop on Herbal Processing, drug

25.03.2006 & 26.03.2006

GRI Director DST, CSIR, TNSCHE, AYUSH

1,20,000 Faculty Members, Research



design and development

Scholars

International conference on Challenges and strategies for the sustainability of safe drinking water

25.10.2006 to 27.10.2006

GRI Director

DST, CSIR, TNSCHE, UNICEF RGNDWM

9,00,000

Faculty members and Research Scholars

Dr.M.G.Sethuraman

State Level workshop on organic spectroscopy

19.01.2006 to 21.01.2006

GRI Coordinator TNSCHE , Chennai

20,000 PG students of Chemistry


Dr. M.R. Rajan


14.12.2006 & 15.12.2006

GRI Organizing Secretary

UGC Unassigned Grant & CSIR

30,000

Students, scholars & teachers from colleges & universities


Refresher Training Programme for Working Women’s Forum, Chennai

09.10.06 to 13.10.06

GRI Organiser

Working Women’s Forum, Chennai.

55,050

32 Field Staff from Working Women’s Forum, Chennai

Dr.K.P.Vasantha Devi

Refresher Training Programme for

19.03.07 to 23.03.07

GRI Organiser Working Women’s Forum,

55,050 32 Field Staff from Women’s



Working Women’s Forum, Chennai

Chennai. Forum, Chennai

Dr.K.S.Pushpa

Regional Seminar on Schemes for Women – Coverage and its Impact on Target Groups

21.02.2007 & 22.02.2007

GRI Organiser UGC New Delhi

9500

40 College Teachers and Research Scholars

A Dialogue on Strategies to Promote Communal Harmony

04.08.2006 GRI Organiser

N.S.S. Gandhigram Rural University

100 NSS Volunteers

Ms.S.Kavitha @ Maithily A One Day

Seminar on Healthy Life Styles

24.09.2006

GRI Organiser

N.S.S. Gandhigram Rural University

150 NSS Volunteers

Department of Computer Science & Applications

Dr.K.Somasundaram

Tamil Nadu Rural Employment Guarantee Act Project, Dindigul District

February 2007

GRI Organizer Govt. of India through Govt. of Tamil Nadu

8,900 Villagers in Dindigul Districts


Department of Rural Development

Dr. N. Lalitha International Conference on Micro Finance Leadership Summit

09.01.2006 & 10 .10.2006

GRI Organizer IOWA University USA

NGOs SHGs



Fostering Direction Towards Sustainability

Workshops for SHGs

28 .04.2006 to 30.04.2006

GRI Organizer Repco Foundation For Micro Credit

SHGs (150)

Workshops on SHGs And Millennium Development Goals

18.12.2006 to 20.12..2006

GRI Organizer CAPART SHGs (150)

Refresher Training Programme for Working Women’s Forum, Chennai

19.03.07 to 23.03.07

GRI Organiser

Working Women’s Forum, Chennai.

55,050


Dissemination Workshop

29.11.2006 GRI Organizer UNESCO 40,000

NGO, Researchers, Academicians, Programme Personnel and Research Scholars

Dr.S.Gunasekaran

Dissemination Workshop

29.12.2006 GRI Organizer ICSSR 10,000

Researchers, Academicians, and Research Scholars

Dr.A.Balakrishnan Work Camp and Training in Rural Development

04.03.2008 to 08.03.2007

Michaelpatti Organizer GRI

NSS Students / Volunteers and 14 Japanese Students




National Seminar on ICT related research on serving farmers and saving farming

20.12.2006 & 21.12.2006

GRI Organizer UGC 20,000

Academicians, scholars, NGOs and farmers


Dr.N.Narayanasamy Training-cum-Work-camp

15.03.2007 to 25.03.2007

GRI Coordinator LIFE, Japan

Students from Japan and students of GRI

State level Workshop on the Plight of Tribes in Tamil Nadu

04.08.2006 GRI Organiser GRI 5,000 Tribals and NGOs

Regional workshop on Partnership in Disability Intervention

24.02.2007 GRI Organiser GRI 5,000 NGOs Dr.M.P.Boraian

Medical camp for the Mentally challenged persons

14.12.2006 GRI Organiser GRI 5,000 Mentally challenged persons

Faculty of Agricultural & Animal Husbandry

Dr.S.Ganesh Dr.S. Kannan Dr.M. Sundaramari

National Seminar on Recent Trends in Jatropha Production and processing

09.02.2007 & 10.02.2007

GRI Director UGC, New Delhi

20,000

Scientists Teaching Faculties NGOs and Students



Training programmes conducted

Faculty Programme Organizer Period Funding Agency

Amount in Rs.

Beneficiaries



Dr.S. Narayanasamy

Vocational training to SHG to 240 women


27.04.2007 to 08.05.2007

DRDA, Nilgiri District

2,12,400 --

Dr.S.Radhakrishnan Vocational training to SHG to 240 women


27.04.2007 to 08.05.2007

DRDA, Nilgiri District

2,12,400 --


Managerial Training Programme for the executives of Handlooms Societies Kanchipuram circle


11.4.2007 to 15.4.2007

Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India

2,00,000 --

Managerial Training Programme for the executives of Handlooms Societies Kanchipuram circle


02.05.2007 To 7.05.2007

Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India

2,00,000 --

Dr. R.Seerangarajan

Skill upgradation Training in Textile Designing & Dyeing


27.11.06 to 24.02.07

Department of Handlooms & Textiles, Government of Tamil Nadu

14,58,000 600 Weavers from Tamil Nadu



Conducted a SHG meeting at Nilakkottai


Jan 2007 One day


-- 21 SHG members

Handloom Weaving and Opportunities

Feb 2007 one day


-- 20 SHG members



Dr.N.S.Nagarajan

Workshop on Herbal Processing Drug design & Development


24.03.2006 & 25.03.2006

DST CSIR TANSHE

1,20,000

PG students, Faculty members of Chemistry / Biochemistry / Pharmacy Colleges and Universities in Tamil Nadu.


Dr.R.Kumuthakalavalli Mushroom Technology


Dec. 2006 to May 2007

DBT, New Delhi

Mr.P.U. Mahalingam

Mushroom Cultivation Training


July 2006 to June 2007

DBT, New Delhi


Mrs. S.Kavitha @ Mailthly

Skill Training Programme (Beautician)


17, 18 & 24-26 Feb 2007

GRU NSS

5000 20 GRU Students



Leadership Training programme


22.09.2007 Red Ribbon Club

4800 100 GRU students


Dr.A.Balakrishnan

Delivered 15 Lectures in Training of Weavers of Tamil Nadu, 15 batches Managerial Training for Managers of Weavers co op societies in Kancheepuram


January – Marh 2007

Department of Handloom and Textiles, Tamil Nadu Government Weavers service Chennai

Weavers co operative Managers


Dr.N.Narayanasamy

Training cum Work camp - Rural Development

15.03.07 to 25.03.07

LIFE, Japan

Students from the Japan and Students of GRU CIRHEP, Nilakottai

Dr.M.P.Boraian PRA Training for Disability workers

July 2006 ADD India, Trichy

10,000 NGO partners of ADD India


Dr. T.T. Ranganathan

Training Demonstration of sustainable cropping methods in Tsunami affected areas of Tamilnadu


September 2006 to February 2007

Help Age India, Cuddalore

24,53,000

415 tsunami affected farmers in Cuddalore Nagapatinam & Vedaranyam

Dr.T. Senthivel

PRA exercise and Action plan preparation DPAP watershed, Pudukottai


July 2006 Project officer, DRDA, Pudukottai

2,55,000

Action Plan and PRA Exercise for DPAP watersheds



President, Secretary training under DPAP/ IWDP, Thoothukudi


November 2006

Project officer, DRDA, Thoothukudi

3,60,000

President, secretaries of watersheds in DPAP / IWDP watersheds of the Thoothukudi District.

RSVY Farmers Club traning, Nilakottai block


November 2006

JDA, Dindigul 50,000

Farmers coming under RSVY programme of Nilakottai block

DPAP VII batch SHG training


December 2006

Project officer, DRDA, Pudukottai

99,00,000

farmers of DPAP VII batch watersheds in Pudukottai District.

President, Secretary training under DPAP/ IWDP, Tirunelveli


December 2006

Project officer, DRDA, Tirunelveli

48,00,000

President, secretaries of watersheds in DPAP / IWDP watersheds of the Tirunelveli District in the ensuing years.

RSVY Farmers Club traning, Oddanchatram block


December 2006

JDA, Dindigul 50,000 Farmers

DPAP VIII batch SHG training, Thoothukudi


June 2007 Project officer, DRDA, Thoothukudi

7,04,000

Training to the farmers of DPAP VIII batch watersheds of the Thoothukudi District.



PRA exercise and Action plan preparation DPAP XII batch watershed, Thoothukudi


May-June 2006

Project officer, DRDA, Thoothukudi

4,94,000

Preparation of action Plan and PRA Exercise for DPAP watersheds


Total Sanitation Campaign awareness training Programme

--

20.01.2007 & 21.01.2007

Project Officer, DRDA, Pudukottai Dist.

-- 130 Panchayat President and Ward & Members

Anaithu Grama Anna Murumalarchi Thittam. (3 programmes held at Gandhigram, Aranthangi & Puddukkottai)

--

27.01.2007 & 28.01.2007 30.01.2007 & 31.01.2007 02.02.2007 & 03.02.2007

-- -- --



Research Projects 2006-2007

DST, CSIR

42%

State Govt

22%

UGC

24%

NGOs

12%

UGC DST, CSIR State Govt NGOs

9. Research projects a) Ongoing b) Completed

Ongoing Project / Investigations by the Individual Faculty / Department

FACULTY OF RURAL SCIENCES


Dr. M. Soundarapandian

� UGC-MRP on Impact of Leather Tanneries on Rural Poverty in Tamil Nadu Rs. 2,71,000/- (01.07.2006 to 31.06.2007).


Dr.G. Palanithurai

� The Ford Foundation Project on - Globalization and Decentralization

� Rajiv Gandhi Chair for Panchayati Raj Studies

� Tamil Nadu Vazhndhu kattuvom Project � Capacity Building training Programme ( VII batches) �

Department of Sociology DR. S. Gurusamy

� UGC-MRP entitled Social Exclusion and Community Preparedness in Disaster Management: A Study in Coastal Districts of Tamil Nadu.

Department of Rural Industries Management Dr. R. Seerangarajan

� Minor projects on Development of Improved Varieties of Chinnalapatty Art Silk Sarees – Funded by the Department of Handlooms and Textiles, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.


Department of Mathematics Dr.P.Balasubramaniam

� UGC – SAP (DRS)( 2004 - 2009) Dr.S.R.Kannan

� UGC – Major Research Project ( 2007 - 2010) Department of Chemistry Dr. M.G. Sethuraman

� Studies on Phytoconstituents of Asclepiadaecae and Solanceae as eco-friendly and cost effective corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in acid media, UGC-MRP, Rs.3,47,560, UGC, New Delhi.

Dr. S. Meenakshi

� Synthesis and characterization of polymeric compounds and their defluoridation studies, UGC-MRP, Rs.9,16,600/-.



Dr. Anitha Pius

� Studies on the Contribution of fluoride through water and food to the prevalence of fluorosis and its interaction with selected elements, UGC-MRP, 2004 April, Rs.5,65,000/-

Dr. K.P. Elango

� Chemometric techniques for rationalization of the solvent effect on the photoreduction of Cobalt (III) Complexes, UGC-MRP, New Delhi, Rs. 4.61,000/-

� Correlation studies of groundwater quality variables with special reference to fluoride in ten blocks of Dindigul district and development of a variable eco-friendly polymer based defluoridation medium. (Sponsored by Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Rs.6,96,000/-.

Dr. Abraham John

� CSIR major project on “Electrocatalytic and Electrochromic Properties of Bis (phthalocyaninato) Lanthanide Complexes Modified Electrodes”, Rs.7,50,000/-

Department of Biology Dr.R. Kumuthakalavalli

� Promotion of Oyster milky mushroom technology for income generation among SC/ST population (2004 - 2007) - Rs.10.98 lakhs ; Funding Agency – DBT, New Delhi

Department of Home Science Dr.K.P.Vasantha Devi

� Development of Appropriate Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Non-Communicable Nutrition Related Disorders Among Women in Post-Reproductive Period. A Multi – Site Study 2 Years Nov – 2005 to Oct – 2007 Department of Science & Tech , 10.00 Lakhs

Department of Computer Science & Application Dr.K.Somasundaram

� NREGA Dindigul District 2006

Centre for Future Studies Dr.T.Selvin Jebaraj Noram

� UGC sponsored major research project on A study on the futures of major Tribes of Tamil Nadu - 2006 to 2008 – Rs.3.52 Lakhs



Dr.N.D.Mani

� Implementing a Major Research Project on Geographic Information System for Watershed Development’ funded by UGC, New Delhi

� Implementing a project Baseline Survey for DPAP/IWDP project, funded by DRDA, Dindigul District, Department of Applied Research



Rehabilitation programme for Tsunami

Department of Applied Research Dr.M.A.Sudhir

� DST Project on Impact of Micronutrient Malnutrition on Child Development – A Diagnostic Study, 2006

Dr.S.Gunasekaran

� UGC Major Research Project on “Changing Living Arrangements, Health Conditions and Care of Elderly in Tamil Nadu”

� ICSSR Project on “Women’s Autonomy and Reproductive Behaviour in Tamil Nadu

� UNESCO Funded Project on Integrating Human Rights in Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Tamil Nadu

� ICSSR Project on “Socio Cultural Factors , Medical Advancement and Juvenile Sex Ratio in Tamil Nadu


� Extension Projects � Solution Oriented Field Training (SOFT) � Formation of Self Help Groups for Disabled � Establishment of Disability Network of NGOs � Finding Solutions to the Displaced Paliya Tribes � Pre-feasibility study for choosing projects for MLP for Anaipatti village, Dindigul

� Sponsored Projects � Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana (RSVY) � Watershed Project Monitoring (NABARD) � Periyar Foundation (Tiger Reserve), Thekkady � Empowering Rural Women (ICSSR) � Capacity Building and Skill Upgradation (NCRI) � Integrated Tribal Development Programme (CEVA)

Dr.M.P.Boraian

� ICSSR project on Empowerment of Rural Women – Locating the Deterrents and Determinants

� Monitoring of watershed activities in five Reserve Forest Ranges of Nilakottai and Batlagundu

Dr.A.Easwaran

� SHG assisted under SGRY in a district (Govt. of Tamil Nadu)

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Dr. S.Ganesh, Dr. G.S. Kannan & Dr.M. Sundaramari

� Centre for Jatropha & Bio - fuels production UGC, New Delhi Rs. 88.00 lakhs

� Major Research Project on Validation and standardization of Indigenous practice UGC New Delhi Rs. 4.05 Lakhs Co-Investigator



Field programme on sustainable cropping practices

The international collaboration

FACULTY OF RURAL HEALTH &

SANITATION

Dr.S.Ponnuraj

� ITN - KEY TRAINING INSTITUTE, Ministry of Rural Development, Dept. of Drinking Water, GOI, New Delhi, DRDA of Tamil Nadu - on going programme

10. Patents generated


Biology

� Gene sequencing was carried out for one microbe Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus (ID7988010) isolated from tannery effluent and the same was deposited in the American gene bank.

11. New collaborative research programmmes


Cooperation

� With Tamilnadu State Cooperative Union, Chennai


� Collaboration with the Hunger project, SSF, UNICEF, PRIA, PFI FACULTY OF RURAL ORIENTED SCIENCES

Chemistry

� Collaborative research in the area of nanotechnology was established with Prof.T. Sagara, Department of Applied Chemistry, Nagasaki University, Japan.


� Medical image research collaboration with Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai and Kasthuriba Hospital, Gandhigram, Dindigul

Mathematics

� Collaborative research in the discipline of Mathematics with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; IIT Chennai, Kanpur, Mumbai, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai and at International level with Yonsei University, South Korea.



Rural Energy Centre

� Collaboration with Petroleum Conservation Research Association to organize Energy Conservation Awareness Programme


� Faculty members acted as reviewer of planning under Production linked Planning of NABARD in three districts funded by NABARD Chennai.

� Faculty members conducted mid-term evaluation of VII batch DPAP watersheds funded by DRDA Thoothukudi

� Evaluated a programme for the conservation of land resources of the marginalized in South India, Funded by EED, Germany

12. Research grants received from various agencies

Research Grants 2006-2007

DST, CSIR

42%

State Govt

22%

UGC

24%

NGOs

12%

UGC DST, CSIR State Govt NGOs



On going Research Project/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programmes

Title of the Project Name of the Funding Agency

with full address

Name of the Project Holder &

Department

Sanctioned Amount

Faculty of English & Foreign Languages

UGC-Seminar on Integrated Personality Dev. and Character Building

UGC, New Delhi Dr.M.R.Kubendran 1,00,000.00

UGC Innovative Programmes - M.A., in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies

UGC, New Delhi Dr.M.R.Kubendran 20,25,000.00

Medium Term Course in Science Communication Dept. of Science &Technology Ministry of Science & Tech. New Delhi

Dr.M.R.Kubendran 2,00,000.00

IAMR-GRI Placement Bureau Survey IAMR, New Delhi Dr.M.A.Jayarajau, Prof.

2,40,000.00

Higher Education for Persons (disabled) with Special Needs

UGC, NEW DELHI Dr.M.A.Jeyaraju,

8,27,000.00

Poststructuralism, Postmodernism and Postcolonialism -A Synoptic Study

UGC, New Delhi Dr.A.Joseph Dorairaj,

46,000.00



Strengthen Women Leadership in Panchayat in Tamil Nadu

The Hunger Project, New Delhi Dr.G. Palanithurai 2,511,600.00

Globalization & decentralisation: Role of Panchayat Raj Institution in Tamil Nadu

The Ford Foundation, New Delhi Dr.G.Palanithurai 5,719,980.00

Capacity Building Assignment for Tamil Nadu Pudu Vazhu Project

The Project Director, Tamil Nadu Pudu Vazhu Project, Chennai

Dr.G.Palanithurai 5,697,520.00



Preparation of District Human Development Report for Dindigul and Nagappatinam Dists

State Planning Commission, Chennai

Dr.G.Palanithurai 250,000.00

Tsunami Intervention through three partners in Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu

The Hunger Project, New Delhi Dr.G.Palanithurai 525,000.00

Workshop - Role of youth in Micro Level Planning and to document the best practices

Common Wealth Youth Prog. Chandigarh


National Workshop on Empowering Panchayat for Managing Disaster

All Disaster Mitigation Institute, Ahmedabad


Preparation of Database for 2 to 3 SHG producers in TN

DRDA, Villupuram Dr.G.Palanithurai 250,000.00

Panchayat Raj Training Programme Tamil Nadu Social Service Society, Margingpert, Trichi


Facilitating Agency for four Panchayat Model Villagers Tamil Nadu Pudhu Vazhvu Society, Chennai


Providing Coaching Facilities to the Weaker section including SCs/OBCs & Minorities

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, New Delhi

Dr.V.Ragupathy 741,375.00

Women, Law and the Public Domain: A study with special reference to kerala

UGC, New Delhi Dr.B.Mohanan 635,100.00


Skill Training to SHGs of Ramnad Dist. various DRDAs

Imparting Skill upgradation Training on Dyeing and Designing for 100 Handloom Workers

Director of Handloom & Textile, Chennai

Dr.R.Seerangarajan 1,458,000.00

Department of Gandhian Thought & PS

Creation of Kasturba Gandhi Endowment Scheme Bursary Scholarship

Beng-Boys en Girls Towns Netherland

Dr.N.Narayanasamy 1,025,000.00




Seminar on Gender Justice & Human Rights Scenario: Realities and Challenges

ICSSR, New Delhi Dr.S.Gurusamy 40,000.00

Social Exclusion and community preparedness in Disaster Mang.: A study in coastal Districts of TN

UGC, New Delhi Dr.S.Gurusamy 186,920.00

Value of Child and Fertility Behaviour of Rural Women : A Study in Athoor Block of TN

UGC, New Delhi Dr.T.Rajendran 201,600.00

Department of Cooperation

Demonstration & Adoption Technologies on coconut participatory planning and Action through Self Help Association of coconut Farmers in Dindigul Dist. Funding Agency share Rs.39,20,000/

Coconut Dev. Board KOCHI Dr.B.Subburaj 10,520,000.0

RSVY - Promotion of Integrated Coconut Industry through Participatory Planning and Action in Dindigul District

DRDA, Dindigul Dr.B.Subburaj 3,000,000.00 per annum

Training Prog. on managerial strategies for cooperation in the context of Globalization

General Manager Integrated Coop. Development Project, Theni

Dr.K.Ravichandran 572,000.00

Workshop on "strengthening of students cooperative stores at Gandhigram

Forum for cooperatives in Educational Institutions, Chennai


Organizing Orientation Programmes to PDs salesman General Manager Integrated Coop Development project, Theni


Dept. of Economics

Impact of Leather Tannery Industries on Rural Poverty in TamilNadu

UGC, New Delhi Dr.M.Soundarapandian 264,400.00

Study on Growing Rural Urban Disparity National Institute of Rural Devp. Hyderabad

Dr.S.Ramachandran & Dr.S.Ramasamy

800,000.00





UGC-Special Assistance Programme UGC, New Delhi Dr.P.Balasubramaniam Dept. of Maths.

2,600,000.00

NBHM Library Grant Dept. of Atomic Energy, MUMBAI

Head, Dept. of Maths. 189,000.00

Neural Networks for nonlinear control systems & dynamical systems

Dept. of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Tech., GOI NEW DELHI

Dr.P.Balasubramanian 348,000.00


Installation of Defluoridation of Plants TWAD Board, DINDIGUL Dr.G.Karthikeyan 2,000,000.00

Studies on defluoridation of water using activated Alumina and chosen indigenous materials and development of a dosage modern for rural applications.

Ministry of R.D., Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission NEW DELHI

Dr.G.Karthikeyan 1,148,000.00

Novel Mechanistic Analysis from Solvent Dependences in the Photochemical Study of cobalt(III) Complexes in Aquo-Organic Solvent Media.

UGC., NEW DELHI Dr.K.Anbalagan 538,060.00

Studies on Phyto-constituents of Asclepiadaceae and Solanaceae as eco-friendly and cost effective corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in acid media.

UGC., NEW DELHI Dr.M.G.Sethuraman 433,560.00

Self-assemble Aromatic Thiol Monolayers and Mixed Monolayers for Biosensors

Dept. of Science & Technology NEW DELHI

Dr.S.Abraham John, 960,000.00



Studies on the Contribution of Fluoride through water & food to the prevalence of fluorosis & its interaction with selected elements.

UGC, New Delhi Dr.Anitha Pius Reader 560,600.00

DST-FIST Programme Dept. of Science & Technology New Delhi

Dr.N.S.Nagarajan 1,500,000.00

Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Compounds and their defluoridation studies

UGC, New Delhi Dr.S.Meenakashi Reader

9,16,600.00

Electrocatalytic and Electrochromic Properties of Bis (Phthalocyaninato) Lanthanide Complexes Modified Electrodes

CSIR, New Delhi Dr.S.Abraham John 307,000.00

Correlation studies of ground water quality variables with special reference to Fluoride in ten blocks of Dindigul dist and development of a variable eco-friendly polymer based defluoridation medium.

Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, Ministry of Rural Development New Delhi

Dr.K.P.Elango 696,300.00

Electrodes coated with monolayer protected metal particles

UGC, New Delhi Dr.S.Abraham John 521,600.00

Chemometric Techniques for rationalization of the solvent effect on the photoreduction of Cobalt(III) complexes

UGC, New Delhi Dr.K.P.Elango

461,600.00

Student Project Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology, Chennai

Dr.S.Abraham John 5,000.00

L-RAMP Project IIT, Chennai Dr.M.G.Sethuraman, 1,50,000.00

Student Project Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology, Chennai

Dr.M.G.Sethuraman 5,000.00

Department of Physics

Investigation on the Electronic and Impurity States in Semimagnetic Nanostructured Systems

UGC, New Delhi Dr.K.Jayakumar 678,200.00




Refresher training course for working women's forum Working women's forum (India) Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

Dr.K.P.Vasantha Devi 138,695.00

Development of Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Nutrition related non-communicable disorders amongst women in the Post-reproductive period

Dept. of Science & Technology, New Delhi

Dr.K.P.Vasantha Devi 1,007,000.00

Student Project

Tamil Nadu State Council for Scheme & Technology, Chennai

Dr.K.S.Pushpa 5,000.00


Promotion of Oyster, milky mushroom tech. For Income generation among SC/ST population

Ministry of Science & Tech., NEW DELHI

Sri.P.U.Mahalingam 1,098,000.00

Awareness Programme on Renewable Energy Conservation

Petroleum Conservation Research Association, New Delhi

Dr.David Ravindran 20,300.00

Rural Energy Centre

To support livelihood restoration and Training for Skill and Capdre Building & Masonary Training Programme

Bhoomika Trust, Chennai & ICA, Mountain View, CA

The Coordinator 1,350,000.00

Shelter Livelihood training and Environment CARE India, Chennai The Coordinator 500,000.00

Shelter Monitoring CARE India, Chennai The Coordinator 864,800.00

Training on "Fruit and Vegetable Preservation" SACEW Trust, Pudukottai Director, RTC 5,000.00


Watershed Training Various DRDA of Tamil Nadu Dr.T.T.Ranganathan, & Dr.T.Senthivel

4,062,800.00

DPAP watershed Mid-term Evaluation Thoothukudi District

Various DRDA, of Tamil Nadu

Dr.T.T.Ranganathan, 824,000.00



JFM-TAP Training Conservator of Forests, Coimbatore

Dr.T.T.Ranganathan, 637,550.00

Conduct of PRA and preparation of Action Plan in DPAP/ IWDP watersheds in Pudukottai

Project Officer, DRDA,Villupuram

Dr.T.Senthivel 510,000.00

Demonstration of sustainable cropping methods inTsunami affected areas of Tamil Nadu, India

Help Age India,Tsunami Project Cuddalore

Dr.T.T.Ranganathan 2,459,050.00


Human Resource Dev. Programme Water & Sanitation Sector (GOI)

Ministry of R.D., GOI, New Delhi

Dr.S.Ponnuraj 3,004,000.00

Human Resource Dev. Programme Water & Sanitation Sector (State)

TWAD Board, Chennai Dr.S.Ponnuraj, 2,337,960.00

Evaluation Study for Four Southern States Ministry of R.D., GOI, New Delhi


APW for the community affected by Tsunami in Nagapattinam, & Karikal

World Health Organization, New Delhi


Observation cum Training Programme for Northern State Official

Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi


Preparation of Manual on Water and Environmental Sanitation for Disaster Management

WHO, New Delhi Dr.S.Ponnuraj 150,000.00


Dept. of Adult Continuing Education

A.G.P. Tamilnadu Social Welfare Board CHENNAI

Dr.A.Suriakanthi 66,475.00

Creches Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi

Head, Dept. of Extension

160,160.00

Evaluation of Awareness Generation Programme in Tamil Nadu

Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi

Dr.S.Baluchamy 91,000.00

Construction of Toilets, providing play materials, etc in GRI Crèche

AS MAE India Dr.A.Suriakanthi 102,685.00



Gandhigram Crèche Project (II NGC) AZIONE PER. Italia Dr.L.Raja 614,600.00

Value based non-formal education for Rural Children UGC, New Delhi Dr.L.Raja 234,200.00

Preparing Multimedia Learning Package for fast Literacy and Vocational Education

Dept. of Elementary Education &Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi.

Dr.A.Suriakanthi 500,000.00

Dept. of Rural Development

Formation and Training of Self-Help Groups for Promotion of Micro Enterprises

CAPART, Hyderabad Dr.N.Lalitha 1,337,700.00

ICSSR - Micro Finance Intervention and Empowerment of women - A Study in selected District of Tamilnadu

ICSSR - New Delhi Dr.N.Lalitha 312,900.00

Impact Study of Salem District DRDA, Salem Dr.N.D.Mani 80,000.00

Study on Ground Water Demand Management TWAD, Board, Chennai Dr.N.Lalitha 46,912.00

Geographic Information System for Watershed Development

UGC, New Delhi Dr.N.D.Mani 256,900.00

Micro Finance in Alleviating Feminization of Poverty- An impact study

UGC, New Delhi Dr.N.Lalitha

301,900.00

Dept. of Extension Education

Empowering Rural Women-Locating the Deterrents and Determinants

ICSSR, NEW DELHI Dr.M.P.Boraian 159,600.00

RSVY- Monitoring & Feed Back baseline Survey DRDA, Dindigul Dr.N.Narayanasamy 600,000.00

CAPART - Facilitation Centre CAPART, Hyderabad Dr.N.Narayanasamy. 3,000.00

National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme - preparation of prospective plan for Dindigul Dist

The Chairman, DRDA, Dindigul

Dr.N.Narayanasamy. 1,000,000.00

JFM-Monitoring of Training programme Tamil Nadu Forest Dept. Chennai

Dr.N.Narayanasamy 193,750.00



Dept. of Applied Research

Impact of Micronutrient malnutrition on child development - A diagnostic Study

Dept. of Science & Technology Ministry of Science & Tech. New Delhi

Dr.M.A.Sudhir 423,000.00

Women's Autonomy and Reproductive Behaviour in Tamil Nadu

ICSSR, New Delhi Dr.S.Gunasekaran 3,75,175.00

Changing Living Arrangement Health Conditions and Care of Elderly in Tamil Nadu

UGC, New Delhi Dr.S.Gunasekaran 2,61,000.00

Integrating Human Rights Approach in Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Tamil Nadu

UNESCO, New Delhi Dr.S.Gunasekaran 137,520.00

Socio Cultural Factors, Medical Advancement and Juvenile sex ratio in Tamil Nadu

ICSSR, New Delhi Dr.S.Gunasekaran 280,575.00

Futurology Programme

A study on the Futures of Major tribes of Tamil Nadu UGC., NEW DELHI Dr.T.Selvin Jebaraj Norman

352,900.00

Dept. of Physical Education

Establishment of Yoga Centre UGC., NEW DELHI Asst. Director Dept. of Physical Edn.

208,377.00

Library

INFLIBNET UGC., NEW DELHI Librarian i/c 72,000.00

Krishi Vigyan Kendra

FLD on Oilseeds ICAR, BANGALORE Dr.S.K.Gopal, CTO 44,543.00

FLD on Pulses ICAR, BANGALORE Dr.S.K.Gopal, CTO 26,068.00



FLD on Cotton ICAR, BANGALORE Dr.S.K.Gopal, CTO 120,000.00

Demonstration of Productivity Enhancement of Horticultural Crops Through the Efficient

National Horticulture Board, Chennai

Dr.S.K.Gopal, CTO 3,27,150.00

Exploitation of Resources

Tamil Nadu Comprehensive Water- shed Development Programme

DRDA, DINDIGUL Dr.S.K.Gopal, CTO 494,000.00

Capacity Building for Sustainable Dev. Of Rural Peasants through NGOs

CAPART, HYDERABAD Dr.S.K.Gopal, CTO 492,000.00

Organizing Training Programmes National Centre of Organic Farming, Ministry of Agri., GOI, Ghaziabad

Dr.S.K.Gopal, CTO 143,000.00

Community Based bioinputs production by SC/St use towards ecological sustainable Agriculture

Department of Bio-technology, New Delhi

Dr.S.K.Gopal, CTO 711,828.00

Information Dev. And Resource Agency (IDARA) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports NEW DELHI

Director 814,513.00

Distance Education

Peoples Education Wing Distance Education Council Dr.L.Raja Coordinator,DEC

3,000,000.00

Total 96,514,806.00



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0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

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UGC DST, CSIR State Govt.

Sponsoring Agencies

FRSS

FROS

FRD

13. Details of research scholars

Ph.D Programme

Admission Particulars for the Period 1st July 2006 till 30th June 2007 August 2006 session

S.No Name of the Scholar Part time / - full time

Supervisor Topic/Area

1 A.Pandi Full time Dr.P.Anandakumar Reader in Tamil

Modern Literature

2 G.Ravichandran Part time DrA.Pitchai Prof. of Tamil

Tamil Literature – Travelogue

3 Joji John Panikar Full time Dr.A.Joseph Dorairaj Reader in English

Indian writing in English (Drama)

4 M.P.Saji Full time Dr.N.Narayanasamy Prof of Extn. Edun.

Social Capital



5 P.Vanitha Full time Dr.A.Easwaran Reader in Extn. Edun.

Micro level planning

6 A.Rani Part time Dr.M.P.Boraian Reader in Extn. Edun.

Autism

7 M.Umamaheswari Full time Dr.M.Soundarapandian Prof. of RIM

Entrepreneurship Development

8 K.Deepamala Full time Dr.G.Palanithurai Prof. & Head Dept. of P.S. & D.A.

Emergence of Political Movement

9 G.Venkatesan Part time Dr.S.Manivel, Sr.lect. in Co-operation

Financial Management

10 A.Siluvai Raja Part time Dr.B.Subburaj Prof. of Co-operation

Marketing management

11 P.Kamaraj Part time Dr.B.Tamilmani. Reader in Co-operation

Coir Industrial Cooperatives

12 R.Muruganandham Part time Dr.K.Ravichandran Reader in Co-operation

Cooperative Banking

13 J.Paul Baskar Part time Dr.M.Sudhir, Prof.& Head Dept. of Applied Research

Environmental Education

14 G.Ezhumalai Part time Dr.S.Gunasekaran Reader in Statistics

Statistics

15 S.Vaittianadane Part time Dr.S.Gunasekaran Reader in Statistics

Gender Statistics

16 C.Michael Raj Part time Dr.P.Anandarajakumar Sr.Lect. in Rural Dev.

Rural Development

17 M.Ramanunny Part time Dr.N.Lalitha Reader in Rural Dev.

Micro Enterprises

18 A.Rajeswari Full time Dr.N.D.Mani, Prof. of Rural Dev.

Geo Informatics

19 R.Pandiyarajan Full time Dr.S.R.Kannan, Lect. in Mathematics

Applications in Fuzzy set theory

20. K.Anna Durai Part time Dr.R.Uthayakumar Sr.Lect.in Mathematics

Inventory Management and control



21. M.Rajaram Full time Dr.K.Velumani Reader in Futurology

Leadership

22. S.Chandrasekaran Full time Dr.S.Ariponnammal Sr.Lect.in Physics

Solid State Physics

23. M.Karthikeyan Full time Dr.K.P.Elango Reader in Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

24. K. Sivaraj Full time Dr.K.P.Elango Reader in Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

25. Sowmya Rajashekar Part time Dr.K.P.Vasantha Devi Prof.& Head Dept. of Home Sc.

Clinical Nutrition

26. K.Suresh Full time Dr.T.Selvin Jebaraj Norman Reader in Futurology

Ethono Botany

27. M.Sankar Full time Dr.M.Seethalakshmi Reader in Dairying

Dairy Science

28. Reeja George Pulinil Kunnathil Part time Dr.T.T.Ranganathan Professor of Agriculture

Veterinary Extension

January 2007 session

S.No Name of the Scholar

Part time/ full time

Supervisor Topic/Area

1 M.Devaki Full time Dr.A.Pitchai Prof. of Tamil

Tamil Literature

2 S.Raguram Full time Dr.A.Pitchai Prof. of Tamil

Folk Media and Development Communication

3 S.Alagananthan Full time Dr.P.Anandakumar Reader in Tamil

Literary criticism

4 R.Ananth Babu Part time Dr.M.R.Kubendran Prof. of English

Translation

5 L.Ronald David Full time Dr.M.A.Jeyaraju Prof. of English

American Literature



6 Raju Sebastian Part time Dr.S.Lakshmi Reader in English

English Language Teaching

7 Nijoy P.Jose Part time Dr.S.Lakshmi Reader in English

English Language Teaching

8 G.Sathiskumar Full time Dr.S.Ramaswamy Prof. of Economics

Environmental Economics

9 K.Kumara Pillai Part time

Sup:Dr.S.Ramaswamy Prof. of Economics Jt.Sup: Dr.S.Manivel, Lecturer. in Co-operation

Management Economics

10 M.Vijayakumar Part time Dr.B.Subburaj, Prof. of Co-operation

Marketing

11 K.Senthil Kumar Part time Dr.B.Subburaj, Prof. of Co-operation

Marketing Management

12 S.Thanalakshmi Part time Dr.B.Subburaj, Prof. of Co-operation

Agricultural Marketing

13 K.Sriram Part time Dr.S.Manivel Sr.Lect. in Cooperation

Management

14 C.M.Maran Part time

Sup: Dr.N.Meenakshisundaram Prof. of RIM Jt. Sup: Dr.N.Rajasekaran Thiagarajar College, Madurai


15 B.Rajeswari Part time Dr.R.Seerangarajan Prof. of RIM

Management

16 A.R.Rajesh Part time Dr.R.Seerangarajan Prof. of RIM

Rural Tourism Management

17 S.Kasthuri Full time Dr.S.Baluchamy Reader in Extension

Panchayat Raj Institutions

18 N.Vasan Full time Dr.P.Anandarajakumar Sr. Lecturer in RD

Rural Development

19 K.G.Jeena Full time Dr.M.A.Sudhir Prof. of Applied Research

Education Technology



20 Deepa Antony Full time Dr.M.A.Sudhir Prof. of Applied Research

Teaching Learning process

21 G.Yamuna Part time

Sup. Dr.C.Sivaprakasam Reader in Statistics Jt.Sup: Dr.K.Raja Mohan Rao Reader in Economics

Development Economics

22 M.Senthil Prabhu Full time Dr.A.Balakrishnan Reader in Applied Research

Rural Development

23 A.Rajeswari Part time Dr.S.Narayanasamy Prof. of Gandhian Thought

Reconstruction and Youth Development

24. M.Syed Ali Full time Dr.P.Balasubramanian Prof & Head, Dept. of Mathematics

Stochastic Differential equations

25. P.Muthukumar Full time Dr.P.Balasubramanian Prof & Head Dept. of Mathematics

Stochastic Differential Equations

26. M.S.Balamurugan Part time Dr.P.Subramanian Reader in Physics

Solid State Physics

27. K.Vadivelu Raja Part time Dr.M.G.Sethuraman Reader in Chemistry

Organic chemistry

28. M.Periyasamy Full time Dr.M.R.Rajan Reader in Biology

Environment

29. D.Kubendran Part time Dr.G.S.Kannan Reader in Plant Protection

Efficacy of Fluben Diamede 240 Thiacloprid 240 – 480 SC (RM) on Management of Cardamom pests

30. N.Kannan Part time

Dr.T.Senthivel Reader in Agriculture Jt. Supervisor Dr.Antoni Joseph Rayar, Ruhengeri, Rwanda.

Water Saving Techniques for Crop Productivity.



PhD Admission during the year 2006-07

FRD:16

FRSS: 17

FROS:10

F English: 5

F Tamil: 5F AGRI: 5

14. Citation index of faculty members of and impact factor


• Dr.T.Rajendran, Reader, study on Values of Child and Fertility Behaviour was cited in Research works.


Chemistry

S.No. Name Papers published

Average Citation Index

Impact factor

1 Dr. G. Karthikeyan 2 6.5 1.22 2 Dr. N.S. Nagarajan 1 3.00 1.45 3 Dr. M. Sundaravadivelu 2 0.00 0.42 4 Dr. M.G. Sethuraman 4 1.00 2.12 5 Dr. S. Meenakshi 1 25.0 1.02 6 Dr. K.P. Elango 21 2.95 2.2 7 Dr. S. Abraham John 3 7.33 2.55 8 Dr.Jeyakumar 1.5 7.5 -- 9 Dr.P. Balasubramaniam 1.5 5 -- 10 Dr.R.Udhayakumar 2 - 1.92

Besides, the work of other faculty members from social sciences and

humanities are cited. The books and articles of Dr.G.Palanithurai, Dr.A.Pitchai, Dr.P.Anandakumar and Dr.P.Rajendran are cited by other scholars / researchers working in the relevant areas of specialization.

15. Honors/Awards to the faculty: National and International

• Dr.K.Somasundaram – Marq’s Whos Who in the world • Dr.V.Kirubakaran - Best paper award in International Conference on Cleaner Technologies and Environmental Management organized by Pondichery Engineering College, Pondichery, - January 4-6, 2007 for the paper titled “Pasteurization of drinking water using solar energy for rural application”



16. Internal resources generated

• Several programmes were offered on self supporting basis like M.Sc. Dairy Science, M.Sc. Geo Informatics, M.Sc. Information Technology. Besides, in additional intake of students is permitted in courses like M.Sc. Chemistry and M.Sc. Physics.

• Resources are also generated by sale of produce from agriculture. • On amount of Rs.21,000 as institutional charges was generated by Dept. of Rural Industries and Management from the Self Help Group Training Programme on Bakery products at the cost of Rs. 1,68,000/-

• Rural Technology Centre earned Rs.10,000 by Testing services to PWD and GKM earnings is through construction of buildings (Rs.1,00,000)

17. Details of departments getting assistance/recognition under SAP, COSIST(ASIST)/DST, FIST, and other programmes Mathematics 1. UGC Special Assistance Programme (SAP) DRS-I

a) Title : OPTIMIZATION THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL MODELLING b) Project No. : F.510/6/DRS/2004(SAP-I) c) Funding Agency : University Grants Commission, New Delhi. d) Period : 1st April 2004 to 31st March 2009 (Successfully Completed) e) Amount : Rs.26 lakhs 2. UGC Additional Infrastructure Grant a) Sanctioned No. : No. F. 4-1/2006 (BSR) dated 8th Aug. 2007 b) Funding Agency : University Grants Commission, New Delhi. c) Period : 1st April 2007 to 31st March 2008 d) Amount : Rs. 20 lakhs 3. Funds for Improvement of S & T Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST), Programme of DST

a) Project No. : No. SR/FST/MSI-056/2007 dated 31st Dec. 2007 b) Funding Agency : Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi. c) Period : 31st Dec. 2007 to 30th Dec. 2012 (5 Years, on

going) d) Amount : Rs.10.48 lakhs



18. Community services

Extension Activities

Programme

Coordinator Programme Place Period Beneficiaries



Sempatti, Mettupatti, 14.12.2006

Chettiapatti 04.01.2007

Athoor 11.01.2007 Mr. Sonkhogin Haokip Extension

A.Vellodu 08.02.2007


Once in a Week during Semester

Dr.S.Gurusamy

Weekly Extension Programme

Thoppampatti 12 Days per Semester

Village people, SHGs, Youth, School Children.

Dr.T.Rajendren Mr.R.Kumaran

Supplementary education to school children

Thoppampatti & Kalikkampatti Aug 2006 to Mar 2007

Village school children

Faculty of Oriented Sciences


Extension work Alamarathupatti & A.Ramanathapuram

July to Nov 2006

Students / Village Community

Conducted Nutrition Education Programme for Women.

Anna Nagar Gandhigram

Dec 2006 to Apr 2007

Ms.J.Santhi

Conducted Recreational Programme for Children



Identified Problems related to Women and Children. To Understand the Functions of Self Help Group and Village Panchayat

Ms.S.Kavitha @ Mythil Organized a Health Camp Thoppampatti 02.12.2006 100 Villagers Department of Computer Science & Applications

Village Knowledge Centre Alamarathupatti

Since 2002 Villagers Dr.K.Somasundaram

Computer Education Alamarathupatti Since 2002 Children of Alamarathu patti



Dr.M.A.Sudhir Environmental Education Chettiapatty & Valayapatty 02.10.2006 M.Phil Students and Ph.D.Scholars

Dr.M. Hilaria Soundari Capacity building for sanitary workers

Batlagundu & Pattiveeranpatti July 2006 – June 2007

Sanitary workers

Dr.M. Hilaria Soundari Reducing stigma against PLHA (Persons living with HIV/AIDS)

Batlagundu block July 2006 – June 2007

30 villages

Dr.M. Hilaria Soundari Evening study centres for rural children

Batlagundu and Nilakottai block July 2006 – June 2007

50 village children


Pre Kharif Training programme

Dindigul July , 2006 Farmers of Dindigul division

Oilseeds production technologies- Oilseed Mission

Athoor July, 2006 Farmers of Athoor Division

Dr. T. Senthivel

Rabi Training programme

Dindigul

December , 2006

Farmers of Dindigul division



The making of rural entrepreneurs Literacy programme for rural women

Promoting Entrepreneurship among farmers under Margin money scheme of KVIC- Session on “Types of composts, Methods of composting.”

Gandhigram December 2006

Farmers coming under MMS from Dindigul District.


Dr.S.Ponnuraj Mr.S.Pandiarajan Dr.V.Anuradha Er.K.Rousseau Dr.G.Dhanasekaran Ms.A.Jansirani Mr.R.Andivel

Volunteers in the VARUMUN KAPPOM –Free Medical Camp. In the Supervised Field Training

Sithayankottai Govt.Higher Secondary School. Dindigul, Kannivadi, Batlagundu, Theni, Bodi, Vadipatty, Madurai, Manamadurai Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Thiruchendure, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Dharapuram, Thirupur, Villupuram,& Chennai.

06.03.2007 02.05.2007 to 28.06.2007

Community People. Municipality & Town Panchayat



Village Placement Programme (VPP)

Programme Coordinator

Programme Place Date Beneficiaries



Dr..S.Ramaswamy VPP MBA – SBM

KottaiPatty 18.11.2006 to 24.09.2006

Village people

Dr. K. Raja Mohan Rao

VPP MBA – SBM

Alamarathupatti 28.08.2006 to 03.09.2006

Village people

S.Nehru VPP MBA – SBM

Alamarathupatti Village people


Dr. G.Palanithurai, VPP/VSR Nearby Villages of Gandhigram

18.08.2006 to 04.08.2006

Village people

Karisalpatti Village, Dindigul District

28.08.2006 to 03.09.2006

Village people


Dr.S.Narayanasamy VPP/VSR Muthampatti 28.08.2006 To 03.09.2006

Village people

VPP/VSR/SUMMER camp Eranagampatty 18.082006 to 24.09.2006

Village people

Dr.S.Radhakrishnan

VPP/VSR/SUMMER camp Eranagampatty

28.08.2006 to 03.09.2006

Village people




Dr.T.Rajendren VSR & VPP Kalikkampatti 26.08.2006 & 03.09.2006

Village People

Mr.R.Kumaran

VSR & VPP (II Phase) Kalikkampatti 21.08.2006 to 27.08.2006

Village community and students

Department of Rural Industries Management

Sri.Well Haorei MBA (RIM) I Year S.Vadipatty village 14.08.2007 To 20.08.2007

Both Students & Villagers



Dr.S.Ramesh VSR Samiyarpatti October 2006 School students & villages

Dr.K.K.Satheesh Kumar

VSR J.Pudukottai School students & villages


All the staff members VPP / VSR Programme Athoor 02.10.2006 to 08.10..2006

Villagers & School students



Dr.N.D.Mani VPP Velankannipuram 14.08.2006 To 20.08.2006

Villagers


Dr.M.A.Sudhir Village Placement Programme (VPP)

Chettiapatty & Valayapatty 02.10.2007 to 08.10.2007

200 People and 100 School Students


Dr.N.Narayanasamy

VPP planning / orientation /

Chettiapatti, Valayapatti,

VPP Programme

village people



execution / guidance / review and documentation

Chinnalapatti, Kodangipatti, H.R.Kottai. J.Pudukottai, S.Vadipatti, Rengasamypuram, Jathigoundanpatti, Ernagampatti, V.Pappanampatti, Sirunaickenpatti, Athoor, Kutladampatti, Pugaiyilaipatti, Alamarathupatti, etc.

2007-08

Dr.M.P.Boraian

VPP / VSR Camp Ariyanallur 05.08.2006 to 14.08.2006

village people

VPP Alamarathupatti 12 Villages around GRU

August 2006

village people


Dr.T.T. Ranganathan VPP Chettiapatti Village People

Dr.M. Seethalakshmi Natham, Kovilpatty (VPP)

28.08.2007 to 03.09.2007

Village People

Dr.G.S.Kannan & Dr.M.Sundaramari

Anna Nagar Indira Colony (VPP)

28.08.2007 to 03.09.2007

Students and Village people

Programme for Women

Programme Place Period Beneficiaries No. of Beneficiaries

Programme Coordinator

Faculty of Rural Social Science


International Women’s Day celebrations

Thoppampatti, Kalikkampatti,

July 2006 To March 2007

Village Women 500

Awareness on social legislations, Family



Counseling, Women Organizations Department of Rural Industries Management Opportunities in Handloom Weaving

Nilakkottai 07.02.2007 Weaving families 40 Dr.R.Seerangarajan

Applied for Women Training on Bakery

Gandhigram One year SHGs 300 Dr.L.Rathakrishnan

Faculty of Rural Oriented Science Department of Physics

Self-Help Group Meeting of the Women

Ramaiyanpatti 3 or 4 occasions during the academic year

Women 40

Dr.R. Balasubramanian, and Sri.S. Narasimhan, Field Assistant


Technology Transfer of mushroom cultivation

Mushroom project, Dept. of Biology

Dec 2006 to May 2007

Village Women 88 Dr.R. Kumuthakalavalli

DBT-Mushroom Training

GRI, Gandhigram July 2006 to July 2007

SC/ST Women Mr.P.U. Mahalingam

Empowerment of women / SHG formation

Vathalagundu and Nilakottai Block

July 2006 to June 2007

Rural Women 4000 Dr.M. Hilaria Soundari

Faculty of Rural Development Department of Extension Education SHGs for Disabled Women

10 village Panchayats

2006-07

Disabled Rural women

70

Dr.M.P.Boraian

Medical camp Gandhigram & Chettiapatti

Oct 2006 To Jan 2007

Mentally Challenged women

17 Dr.M.P.Boraian

AGP Training for Women

GRU 25.07.07

Women Representatives from 40 NGOs from Tamil Nadu

40

Dr.A.Suriyakanthi Professor & Head Dept. of ACE & E, GRU



19. Teachers and officers newly recruited Teaching 1. Dr.D.Gunaseelan, Reader in Computer Science 2. Dr.K.K. Satheesh Kumar, Lecturer in Chemistry 3. Dr.M. Soundarapandian, Prof. of Economics 4. Dr.G.Mahadevan, Lecturer in Mathematics 5. Sri.S.N. Rajesh Raj, Lecturer in Economics 6. Dr.R. Seerangarajan, Professor of RIM 7. Dr.P.Balasubramanian, Professor of Mathematics 8. Dr.P.S. Sreedevi, Lecturer in Education

Non-Teaching 1. Sri. Rajendra Singh, Section Officer 2. Sri. Govarthana Krishnan, Estate Officer 3. K.Roussean, A.E 4. Rajamohan, Sr.Tech. Assistant

20. Teaching – Non teaching staff ratio • 1:1.80

21. Improvements in the Library services Equipments Purchased under One Time Special Assistant Grant of Rs.35 Lakhs

Computers 30Nos 2 KVA UPS 1 No CD Mirror NAServer 1 Printers 2 Automatic Binding Machine 1 LCD Projector 1 Digital Camera 1

SERVICES PROVIDED:

1. Book Bank services 2. Internet Browsing service 3. E-Journals browsing 4. CD Browsing 5. List of freely available E-Journals are prepared and kept for reference in the journal section

6. Catalogue of Ph.D theses are prepared and kept or reference in the thesis section

7. Other routine services already provided by the Library

22. New books / journals subscribed and their value

Year No. Books Cost in Rs. Journals Cost in Rs.

2006-07 9756 19,43,580 183 1,02,230



23. Courses in which student assessment of teachers is introduced

and the action taken on student feedback A. Feedback from students

� Students feedback is also obtained through Departmental committee meeting

� convened twice a year � Feedback on VPP, Field visit, internship, extension are also being collected � from students soon after the programmes. � Feedback from Academic peers received on programmes and curricular content during Board of Studies , question paper setting, valuation of answer scripts, dissertations and viva-voce.

B. Action taken

� The feedback obtained from various stakeholders on curriculum is discussed initially at department level and then taken to the meeting of Board Studies and incorporated into the curriculum if relevant and appropriate.

� Departmental committee meeting consisting of all the course teachers and students representative from each programme was conducted in each semester and the feedback from the students in respect of improvement of infrastructure and other academic facilities were sent to the academic section for necessary action.

� Students feedback received through the students/teachers Departmental Committee meeting and necessary action taken to fulfill the needs of the students.

24. Feedback from stakeholders

� Gandhigram Rural Institute being an extension oriented institution maintains continuous rapport with all the stakeholders including those at the grass root level. During the Village Placement Programme and other outreach programmes the staff and students interact with the villagers and their perception on the curriculum and other activities of the Dept./Faculty are obtained.

These feedbacks are generally reflected in the policies and strategies of

the University.

25. Unit cost of education Rs.53,368.31

26. Computerization of administration and the process of

admissions and examination results, issue of certificates

� The entire admission process is computerized using Visual Foxpro. � The office automation has already been effected in various sections of the administrative office.

� The Controller of Examination section is fully automated, the results and issue of certificates are enabled through the computer facilities.



His Excellency Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam at GRI

during the inauguration of Jatropha Centre

� The University has LAN facilities. The institute also has full-fledged computer centre which caters to the needs of the administration and academics.

27. Increase in the infrastructural facilities

NON-PLAN GRANT

U.G.C. Sanctioned one time grant of Rs.118 lakhs for following 2 schemes: i. Centre for Jatropha and Bio-Fuel promotion : Rs. 88.00 lakhs ii. Digitalization of Library : Rs. 30.00 lakhs

PLAN GRANTS

U.G.C. Sanctioned Grants for Plan Schemes for following purposes: i. IX Plan Balance grant for building project : Rs. 8.69,424/- ii. X Plan scheme for Building projects : Rs. 9,81,679/- iii. Construction of Working Women’s Hostel : Rs. 16,42,500/- iv. Upgradation of Computer Centre : Rs. 19,20,000/- Computer Science and Applications

� Constructed a new building from the Course Development Fees of M.Sc-IT

Physics

� In December 2005, the department moved into a new building opposite to the Computer Centre.

28. Technology upgradation

� The configuration of the computer and software are periodically updated � Certain faculties / departments upgraded their technology in teaching aids.

� Some departments acquired LCD, Scanner, Digital camera for effective teaching aid.

� Gyanvani programmes, video conferencing use of TV and other audio-visual aids are used as effective means of teaching.

� Use of solar lamp, on the campus helps the students and local residents, especially during power cuts.

� Faculty of Agriculture for instance, introduced Alley cropping system in the farms. It also introduced small animal rearing as part of its Animal Husbandry activity.

� Preliminary studies completed by Chemistry department for the commercialization of a few green corrosion inhibitors.



� Biology department developed a low cost bacteriological water testing kit. � Rural Energy Centre propagated energy conservation technologies in cooking (saving LPG/Kerosene) and lighting, besides renewable energy technologies.

� Eight different labour saving farm machineries such as bullock drawn seed planter, paddy threshing aid, groundnut stripper etc., were developed and disseminated to farmers.

� Introduced micro irrigation for coconut grooves in C farm � Work on establishment of centre for Jetropha and bio-fuels promotion was initiated.

29. Computer and internet access and training to teachers, non-

teaching staff and students

� Arranged training programme on Visual Basic at GRI Computer Centre for 4 days a week from 10.07.2006 to 04.08.2006 and 22.08.2006 to 15.09.2006 in two batches to the LDC/UDC and Assistants of this institute.

� Training programme was arranged for the benefit of non-teaching staff working in the departments on various dates between 25.09.2006 to 13.10.2006 in the Dept. of Computer Science & Applications by First ware Software Solutions.

30. Financial aid to students

SCHOLARSHIPS during 2006 – 2007

Sl.No Details No. of

Students Amount in Rs.

SC/ST Scholarship

1 POSTMATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (FRESH) 245 13,76,415

2 POSTMATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (RENEWAL) 232 15,88,275

3 HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP 217 14,64,500

4 OTHER STATE SCHOLARSHIP 1 26,495 5 CHIEF MINISTER’S AWARD 1 1,500 6 PRIZE MONEY AWARD 3 8,000 7 SINGLE GIRL CHILD 6 1,20,000 8 GANDHI MEMORIAL AWARD 1 1,000

BC Scholarship

1 BC POSTMATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (FRESH) 340 6,45,729

2 BC POSTMATRIC SCHOLARSHIP (RENEWAL) 526 9,35,046

Besides this, fellowship is given to scholars through institute fellowship scheme as well as fellowship from UGC and other agencies.



31. Activities and support from the Alumni Association

� Alumni Association was established during 2002. � Every year, a get together is arranged for graduates of previous year, receiving their degrees on the convocation day.

� Some of the faculty members are also the members of Alumni Association of GRI, and take active part.

� Two members from the alumni are elected to the senate from the Graduates constituency who contribute for the development of the Institute through their participation.

� The alumni of the Institution also help the present students by offering advice for placements and projects.

� Alumni of the department is actively involved in supporting the inter-collegiate meet ‘interfACE’

� Guest lectures are delivered on Current Trends in the software industries by the Alumni

32. Activities and support from the Parent-Teacher Association

� The Adult continuing Education and Extension department through � Mother – Teacher Association supports Balwadi activities in 13 villages. � The Institute is in constant touch with the stake holders including the Parents during the outreach programmes and Village Placement Programmes.

� Notwithstanding the absence of a formal, registered Parent Teacher Association, the parents interact with teachers of the Department

� initially during admission of their wards � during the period of the course, � towards the end of the course, and � after graduation of their wards

� They share the � educational antecedents and ambitions of their wards initially � difficulties faced by their ward and / or suggestions of parents during the study period

� Employment requirements and preferences of their ward, after completion of course.

A small segment of students hail from nearby rural areas where our Faculty frequent for extension programmes. Parents of these wards provide the extension team with full cooperation and support in organizing village camps, conducting surveys and other activities.

33. Health services

� The Kasturiba Hospital, Gandhigram with 200 beds facility supports GRI in the health care.

� This Hospital is part of the Parent Organization namely Gandhigram Trust. � The Service of the doctors and other health personnel are made available round the clock for staff, students and other residents.

� The vehicle services to transport the sick are always kept in alert.



State level Inter-Collegiate Sports Meet Atheletics in action

34. Performance in the sports activities

District Basketball Runner-1

Volleyball Third Place-1

Open state Basketball

Third place -1 Fourth Plcae-1

State level Inter-Collegiate

Basketball

Third Place -1 Fourth Plcae-2

Volleyball Winner-1 Third place -2 Fourth place -2

2006-07

Inter University South

Zone

Basketball Cricket Kabaddi Volleyball

Pre quarter finals Participation Second round Second round

35. Incentive to outstanding sports persons

� Ten percent seats for admission to UG and Diploma courses are allotted to sports merit candidates under sports quota

� Sports kit like running spikes/canvas, banyans, shorts and tracksuits are provided by the University to student player, if he/she represents the University team.

� A Gold medal is awarded to student for his/her out standing performance in sports every year



36. Students achievements and awards

� Shari Shaker II.B.COM was awarded the Best Player of the tournament at Sax Memorial State level open Basketball tournament at Dindigul

� Mr.J.Selvam won the Surya FM Award of Rs.2500/- during this year. � Dr.P.Velmurugan won the Young Researcher Award of Rs.1.00 lakh by the Central Institute of Classical Tamil at Chennai.

37. Activities of guidance and counseling unit

� Through students activities clubs career guidance programmes were organized.

� Dr.M.G.Sethuraman, Professor of Chemistry organized a one day workshop on how to prepare for a career interview during the second week of September 2006.

� The Dept. of Gandhian Thought offers counseling services to the students of GRI.

� Through Gurukula meetings the students are guided and proper counseling is made possible through one to one interaction.

� Programme on Suicide prevention and effective communication was organized by the Dept. of ACE

38. Placement services provided to students

� Placement Bureau registers interested students for personality development and placement.

� Campus interview is arranged every year for students of various streams. � Corporates, IT firms, NGOs, Funding agencies, Teacher Training Institutes and Schools avail the services of the Bureau.

� Certain Faculty and Departments also have separate Placement officers. � Department of Computer Science and Applications facilitate their MCA and M.Sc. (IT) graduates through the placement officers

� Some of the successful UG students have been placed in I.T industries. � Successful students are attracted towards Research programs leading to Ph.D degree and some of them have gone for faculty position in various Institutions/Universities

� For DKHT programme, cent percent placement was made. � For BA(RIM), fifty per cent of the students were provided placement services and remaining 50% opted out higher studies.

� Eight students were appointed in GOs/NGOs � On-campus and off-campus placement are arranged by the department for the final year students of MCA and M.Sc-IT.

� Placement Officer for the Department was appointed � Percentage of Placement: 90% � Students of Home Science department were placed in the following NGOs / Organizations

� SPACE - Sanarpatti,



� CENTREREDA - Nilakkottai � Gandhigram Trust, Gandhigram � Amar Siva Sangam, Tenkasi � CRED, T.Vadipatti � Reaching the Unreached , G. Kallupatti � World Vision India, Mannarkudi � Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, � Naga Limited, Dindigul � Savorit Limited , Dindigul � PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore. � The Nilgiri Dairy Form PVT- Ltd. Coimbatore, � Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai � Vadamalayan Hospital, Madurai � Most of the successful students from M.Sc Mathematics are well placed in various I.T industries like BFL Software Ltd., Hewlett Packard (HP), Network Solutions, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Zenith Computers and Tata InfoTech Ltd., etc., and some are in teaching profession also.

� All the students of the Sanitation Faculty of this batch have been placed as Health Inspectors / Food Inspectors

39. Development programmes for non-teaching staffs

� Arranged training programme on Visual Basic at GRI Computer Centre for 4 days a week from 10.07.2006 to 04.08.2006 and 22.08.2006 to 15.09.2006 in two batches to the LDC/UDC and Assistants of this institute.

� Training programme was arranged for the benefit of non-teaching staff working in the departments on various dates between 25.09.2006 to 13.10.2006 in the Dept. of Computer Science & Applications by Firstware Software Solutions.

� Apart from that, training on noting and drafting was given by the Faculty of English and Foreign Languages and also training on Central Civil Service Rules was given to the Non-Teaching staff of this Institute.

40 .Good practices of the Institution

� The GRI being a Gandhian Institution imparts value based education � The day at Gandhigram begins with an inter religious prayer � The Friday prayer were the community assembles is another healthy practice

� The Gurukula system were in the students are attached to a guru solves many of the issues regarding the problems faced by them.

� The Departmental committee which meets twice in a semester takes into account the views of the students on various academic and administrative matters.

� The student representative elected to the senate voices the views of the student thus student participation in the running of the Institute is ensured.



� The village placement programme the unique feature of the rural university imparts values and social responsibilities to the students, further VPP functions as gateway through which the student, staff and scholars gets the first hand knowledge on the problems of the rural people. The stake holders response through VPP helps the institute to reorient and reshape its policies and strategies to bring about holistic change in the rural scenario.

� Rural Agricultural Work experience (RAWE) was included in the curriculum for Diploma in Agriculture by allotting 4 credits

� Student’s farmer enterprise � Method demonstration in the field

41. Linkages developed with National / International Academic /

research bodies

� The institute has reached an understanding with the Deputy High Commission Kancy for giving training to plantation school teachers of Central Province of Sri Lanka.

� To promote innovations through L-RAMP project. FACULTY OF RURAL SOCIAL SCIENCES

Cooperation

� Tamilnadu State Cooperative Union � Department of Civil Supplies � Department of Cooperation � Insurance Institute of India � DRDA, Dindigul (District Administration) � State level NGOs for advocacy

Economics

� DDSIA - Dindigul Gandhian Thought and Peace Science

� Wardha, CESCI, NIRD, MKU, MG University Kottayam, Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Panjab University


� Linkage with The Hunger Project, Ford Foundation, UNICEF Rural Industries Management

� For Diploma in Baking Technology, linkage was established with CFTRI- Mysore, USA Wheat Associate- New Delhi, Food and Nutrition Board Laboratory – Madurai, Tamil Nadu Bakers Federation - Chennai, Dindigul Small Scale Bakery Owners Association, Naga Research Laboratory - Dindigul, Karaikudi Bakers Association -Karaikudi and Food Craft Institute - Thuvakudi.



� For Diploma in Khadi Handloom Programme, the Department has established linkage with SITRA (South Indian Textile Resource Association, Weavers Service Centre, Ministry of Textile and National Institute of Technology.

� For B.A and M.A (RIM) programmes, Instrumentation centre of KVIC, Coimbatore and KVIC supported research laboratory were contacted for research and technology support.


Chemistry

� The department continued its linkages with National and International organizations.

� The department was able to establish collaborative research with Nagasagi University in Japan


� Dr.K.Somasundaram – Journal Reviewer in WASE for 2005 onwards Physics

� The department has linkage with CECRI, Karaikudi, IIT, Madras, MKU, Madurai, Indian Institute for Astrophysics, IGCAR, Kalpakkam.


� Anna University, Chennai � Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai � Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore � Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Neyveli � Auroville Building Centre, Pondichery � Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai � Structural Engineering laboratory, Chennai � Indian Meteorological Department, Nungampakkam, Chennai � Tamil Nadu Ground water division, Taramani, Chennai � UNDP, Chennai


Applied Research

� UNESCO, ICSSR and UGC. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

� Higher Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Busogo, Rwanda, East Africa

� ETC foundation- The COMPAS, The Netherlands. � Attended International Conference on ‘Endogenous Development and Bio-cultural Diversity – the Interplay of Worldviews, Globalization and Locality’ at Geneva, Switzerland (from 03-05 October, 2006) organized by COMPAS, The Netherlands and UDS, Switzerland under the auspices of Training conducted in Gandhigram on Orientation and Training programme on Indigenous Farming to different clientele groups of B.Sc., (Agri.) students, Diploma in Agriculture students, Extension workers, NGOs and Farmers



� Higha Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Busogo, Rwanda, East Africa.

� ETC Foundation, COMPAS, The Netherlands

42. Action taken report on the AQAR of the previous year

� Quality enhancement being a continuous process is given top priority and efforts are always made to enhance the quality of teachers and the caliber of the students.

� The initiatives taken in this regard has resulted in the convening of Board of Studies meeting for the revision of curriculum and revisiting the rules under Choice Based Credit Systems.

43. Any other relevant information the Institution wishes to add

� The institute has a Centre for Rural Innovation Consultancy and Action Research (CRICAR) to coordinate the project activities.

� CRICAR, conducted the promotional examination for the staff of Pandian Grama Bank

� The Lemelson Foundation through its L-RAMP project has fostered the innovations.

� People education wing of the Dept. of Adult and Continuing Education conducted courses for the rural masses.

� The computer centre of the university was fully geared and extended its working hours to cater to the needs of the students, scholars and teachers.

� The USIC conducted several programmes for the non-student youth. � The IDARA, the nodel agency for NYKs trained non-student youths of Tamil Nadu and other states as well.

� The National Service Scheme carried out its activity and conducted many special camps and awareness campaigns, rallies and jathas.

� The Shanti Sena, the Peace Brigade promoted the idea of conflict resolution in villages.

� The Village Placement Programme in its modified version namely, values and social responsibilities (VSR) served as a gateway through which Gandhigram could reach out to the villages for community welfare.



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Cooperation

� State level advocacy through Campaign Committee for Self Reliant Cooperative Societies Act

� Provision of training to employees of cooperatives in Tamilnadu � Promotion of new generation cooperatives among coconut farmers � Documentation of data base of cooperatives serving in the district � Increase in the marketability of students undergoing the courses � Enlargement in networking with research / development bodies in the state / national level

� Increase in students strength Economics

� Guest lectures were arranged and students benefited much from these in understanding and comprehension of the subjects.


� The academic programmes like B.A. Rural Reconstruction, B.A. Gandhian Social Work and M.A.Human Resource and Conflict Management were running smoothly with required number of students during these academic years.

� Research programmes and activities were done with good vigour and strength.

� Community services were carried out as part of extension and VPP programmes.

� Many seminars, workshops were organized during these periods.


� Students got more reading material, use of laptop has been increased. Computer access to students has been enhanced.




� Nearly 80 per cent of the final year students had completed the course. � Campus placement was provided to the M.B.A (RIM) students � Exposure visit was made to the students to enhance the practical Knowledge to the students..


Biology

� DBT funded project on Oyster cultivation. � Faculty participated in National/International Seminars, conference/ workshops

� Faculty presentation of papers National / International seminars, conference / workshops

� Faculty published papers in Books / National journals / International journals / proceedings.

� Gene sequencing was carried out for one microbe Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus (ID7988010) isolated from tannery effluent and the same was deposited in the American gene bank.

� Ten salinity tolerant multipurpose non-edible tree species belonging to the family leguminaceae with high biomasses were identified for growing in tannery polluted soil.

� Promotion of Oyster milky mushroom technology for income generation among SC/ST population from 2004-07 funded by DBT .Amount sanctioned Rs.10.48 lakhs.

Chemistry

� The department was able to organize successfully a three day International Conference in October 2006.

� The department was able to provide better amenities including books for the benefit of students and research scholars.

� The department was able to admit 12 Sri Lankan students in to B.Sc. Chemistry programme.


� No. of books purchased : 200

� No. of Monthly journals purchased : 2

� No. of National/International Papers published : 12

Physics

� To a larger extent (90%) the department could achieve the goal of providing quality education. Every teacher and non-teaching staff of the department contributed to the enhancement of quality of inputs provided to the students. With moving into a new building the laboratories meant for the UG and PG programmes could be separated and the effective functioning could be ensured.


� Planted Jatropha seedling in three acres and eucalyptus in 2 acres � Conducted five training programmes under DPAP / IWDP through DRDA from various districts



� Published ten research papers refereed journals and seminar proceedings five popular articles in magazines.

� Six faculty members attended and presented papers in two international conferences.

Publications

Research Papers Publication Impact - 2006-07

Journal articles:33

33, 21%

Books: 35

35, 23%

Research article: 47

47, 30%

Monographs: 40

40, 26%



Faculty Title of Book/Article/Book review Type Published by Date / Month / Year

Faculty of Tamil & Indian Languages

Critical note on modern Tamil epic ungal Noolagam, Bi-monthly

Research article

Elakkiya Paran: Maraiyum Noolkal Varisai 3, Kumana Caritrm by M.R. Kandasami Kavirayar

Sep to Oct 2006

A critical note on medieval Prabanda Literature ungal Noolekam, Bi –monthly.

Research article

Ilakkiya Pasan: Maraiyam Noolkal Varisai -5 Vairaakiya Catakam’ by Santha lingam

Nov to Dec 2006

A critical study on the novel ‘Katraalai’ by Tamil chelvi

Research article

Navavin Aaraychi, Quarterly Research Journal issue No.51.

Jan 2007

A Critical note an medieval Prabanda Literature

Research article

Maraiyam Noolkal Varisai 6, Thiru Thavathurai Perum Thiru Pirattiyar Pillai, Tamil by Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai

Jan to Feb 2007

Dr.P.Ananda Kumar

A Critical note on medieval Prabanda Literature, Ungal Noolagam, Bi – monthly, Chennai .

Research article

Maraiyam Noolkal Varisai No.7, Kasi Yamaga Andathi by lakshmana Chettair.

May to June 2007

Bharathi Dasan Parvaiyil Samugam Research article

Samuga Vignanam, Quarterly Research Journal, Chennai

June To Aug 2007

Faculty of Rural Sciences


Environment for Entrepreneurship (ISBN: 81 – 788 – 515 – 8)

Book Dominant Publishers & Distributors” New Delhi,

2007 Dr.M.Soundarapandian

Green Productivity in Small & Medium Enterprises ( Vol. I & II ISBN : 13978 – 81 – 8069 – 371 – 7)

Book Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi

2007



Micro Finance for Rural Entrepreneurs : Issues all Strategies (Kurukshetra Vol.54, No.11, September, 2006, p.p.14-17)

Article in Journal

Kurukshetra Sep. 2006

Role of Chamber of Commerce in Promoting the SSI Sector

Article in Journal

Peninsular Economist Vol. XVIII, No.1, 2005-1006, p.p.26-29

Rural Energy Management – A Study in Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu

Article in Journal

Journal of Extension & Research, Department of Rural Industries and Management, Gandhigram Rural University, Vol.VII, Nos. 1 & 2, January, 2006, p.p.24-27.

Micro Finance for Rural Entrepreneurship Development Issues & Strategies

Articles in the Edited Books

Department of Economics, NMSSVN College, Madurai, 2006.

Impact of Tourist Inflow on Natural Environment (ed) V.Dulashi. Brindha, Environment Challenges Towards Tourism

Articles in the Edited Books

Kaniskha Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, 2006. p.p.112-122.

Economic Empowerment of Women(ed) Articles in the Edited Books

New Century Publication, New Delhi, 2007


Handbook of Tamil Nadu Panchayat Administration


2006

Empowering Women: Building Capability of Rural Women


2006

Electorate Expectation and Reasoning of Voters Participation

Book Concepts Publishing Company, New Delhi

2006

In Introduction to Legislature (in Tamil) Book New Century Book House, Chennai

2006

Dr. G.Palanithurai

Third General Election to Local Government in Tamil Nadu: Expectations and Shocking Realities


2007



Rajiv Gandhi’s Vision on Panchayati Raj Book Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi

2007

Standpoints on Globalization and Decentralization


2007

Dynamics of New Panchayati Raj System: Capacity Building Experience, Vol. VI


2007

Evolving Grassroots Democracy Book Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi

2007

Change Makers at Grassroots Democracy


2007

Globalization and Decentralization Book Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi

2007

Planning at Grassroots: Governments Participation in People’s Plan – An Experiment


2007

Dynamics of New Panchayati Raj System: Devolution of Finance, Vol. VII

Book Concepts Publishing Company, New Delhi

2007

Administration of Gram Panchayat in Tamil Nadu (Tamil)

Monographs and Working papers

Bharathi Puthakalayam, Chennai.

2006

Bases of Decentralization of Powers (Tamil)


New Century Book House Pvt. Ltd., Chennai

2006

Gram Sabha: Role and Responsibilities (Tamil)



2006

Gram Panchayat Management (Tamil) Monographs and Working papers


2006

Block Panchayat Management (Tamil)



2006



District Panchayat Management (Tamil) Monographs and Working papers


2006

Role and Responsibilities of Ward Members of Gram Panchayat and Block Panchayat (Tamil)



2006

Manual for Village Level Planning (Tamil) Monographs and Working papers


2006

Statutory Committees in Gram Panchayat (Tamil)



2006

Leadership Matters in Grassroots Governance Pathfinders Series-XXI , Kanyakumari,


Rajiv Gandhi Chair for Panchayati Raj Studies, Gandhigram

2006

Leadership Matters in Grassroots Governance Pathfinders Series-XXI, Noothulapuram,



2006

Leadership Matters in Grassroots Governance Pathfinders Series-XXIII, Athangaraipatti.



2006

Leadership Matters in Grassroots Governance Pathfinders Series-XXI, Tsunami.



2006

Role of Panchayats in Social Development: Excellence in Decentralized Administration

Research Article

The Indian Journal of Public Administration, Special Number Vol. III, No.1, July-September

July-Sep 2006

Panchayati Raj System in Tamil Nadu The State of the Panchayats A Mid Term Review and Appraisal

Research Article

Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India, New Delhi

2006



Potential for Social Transformation and Economic Prosperity through Decentralized Governance Under New Dispensation

Research Article

The Grassroots Governance Journal, Vol.IV, No.2,

Dec 2006

Indian Democracy: A Rethinking Research Article

South Asia Politics, Vol.5, No.9

Dec 2006

Panchayats: Relevance and Potentials” in T.M. Joseph (ed) Local Governance in India: Ideas challenges and Strategies:

Research Article

Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi

2007

New Panchaati Raj System in Tamil Nadu” in M.R. Biju (ed) Decentralization: All Indian Experience

Research Article

National Publishing House, New Delhi

2007

Participatory Governance in Indian Politics Research Article

The Indian Journal of Political Science, Vl. XVIII, No.1

Jan – Mar 2007

Planning for Development at Grassroots in Tamil Nadu

Research Article

The ICFAI Journal of Public Administration, Vol. III, No.2

Apr 2007

Critical Issues in Democratic Decentralization of Powers in India

Research Article

South Asia Politics, Vol.6, No.1

May 2007

Role of Panchayats in Social Development

Research Article

South Asian Journal of Socio Political studies, Vol. 7, No.2

Jan – June, 2007

Belittling People by the Politicians (in Tamil)

Popular Article

Dinamani 12th Aug 06

Have we achieved what we wanted to achieve?

Popular Article

India To-day 11th Oct 06

Removed our shame (Tamil)

Popular Article

Dinamani 15th Nov 06

Understanding the Panchayati Raj System (Tamil)

Popular Article

Tamil Ozai 24th Nov, 2006

Different Roles in Democracy (Tamil) Popular Article

Tamil Ozai 7th Dec 06



Transformative Leaders for Critical Action (Tamil)

Popular Article

Tamil Ozai 7th Mar 07

Everyone needs patience to protect people” (Tamil)

Popular Article

Tamil Ozai 22nd Mar 07

India’s Glove in Confusion (Tamil) Popular Article

Dinamani 29th Mar 07

Report on the Study on the Handloom Sector in Tamil Nadu sponsored by the Ford Foundation

Report ----- 2006

Report on the Study on Plantation Sector in Tamil Nadu sponsored by the Ford Foundation

Report ----- 2006

Report on the Study on Water Sector in Tamil Nadu sponsored by the Ford Foundation

Report ----- 2006

Report on the Study on Agriculture Sector in Tamil Nadu sponsored by the Ford Foundation

Report ----- 2006

Report on the Study on Food Security in Tamil Nadu sponsored by the Ford Foundation

Report ----- 2006

Report on th4e Study on Rural Artisan in Tamil Nadu sponsored by the Ford Foundation

Report ----- 2006

Report on Policy and Budget Analysis of Agriculture, Irrigation and Fertilizer Subsidy sponsored by the Ford Foundation

Report ----- 2007


Dr.S.Radhakrishnan The light house of Peace and Harmony Edited book Published ICSA Books Edited : Dr.S.Narayanaswamy

01 Mar 07



Solution for pollution free production by KVI sector

Edited book Concept publishing company, New Delhi 1110059

Watershed planning and Employment Generation

Book Mottle Publication, New Delhi

July 2006

A study on the livelihood opportunity in Thoppampatti village in Dindigul District, Tamilnadu” – A PRA Approach (Waste land news on 23 Jun 2006).

Article June 2006 Dr. R. Mani

A Micro level plan for Integrated Rural Development with special reference to Thoppampatti Panchayat Kisan world 29 May 2006

Article


Dr.S.Gurusamy Girl Child Book APH Publishing Corporation- New Delhi

Mar 2007


Quality of Khadi Textiles

Edited book Rural Industrial Management

Concept Publishers, New Delhi.

2006

Kaithari Melanmai Edited Book

Department of Rural Industries and Management, GRU, GGM.

2007 Dr. R. Seerangarajan

Impact of Globalizations and Retaining Strategies for Labour and employment. Title of the article “Training of Handloom Weavers in Value added products

Kalpaz Publications, New Delhi

2007

Dr.L.Radhakrishnan

Waste Minimization in Small Scale Industries” in Green Productivity in Small and Medium Enterprises (Vol.1), M.Soundarapandian (Editor), Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2007 167- 177

Article in Edited book (Author)

Concept Publishing House, New Delhi,

2007



Economic Conditions of Girl Child Labour in Sivakasi Villages, Tamil Nadu, in Impact of Globalization and Retaining Strategies for Labour and Employment, A Balakrishnan (Editor) Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi, 2007: 366 – 381.

Article in Edited book (Author)

Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi,

2007

Faculty of Rural oriented Sciences

Intelligent Optimization Modeling ( Editors Dr.P.Balasubramaniam and Dr.R.Uthayakumar

Book Allied Publisher Pvt. Ltd., Chennai

2006 Dr.P.Balasubramaniam Mathematics, Computing and Modeling

( Editors Dr.P.Balasubramaniam and Dr.R.Uthayakumar)

Book Allied Publisher Pvt. Ltd., Chennai

2007

Preliminary report on regression equations based on remote sensing data to estimate rice yield

Journal International Journal of the Japanese Agriculture Systems Society, Japan

2007

Fuzzy Error Matrix In Classification Techniques

Journal Journal of Applied, INC, USA

2007

Mathematical Approach For Predication of Population Rate of India

International Proceedings

Dynamic publishers, Inc, USA,

Aug 2006

Dr.S.R.Kannan

Estimation of Rainfall Using Mathematical Methods

International Proceedings

Dynamic publishers, Inc, USA,

Aug 2006

Department of Physics

Dr. G. Muralidharan Thermo luminescence and other optical studies on RbBr: Tb3+

Journal Physical Status Solid (b) 244, 726

2007

Electron Paramagnetic resonance studies on cu2+ in Bis (thiorea) Cadmium chloride single crystal.

Journal Solid State Sciences Accepted 08/07/2007

Dr. P. Subramanian

EPR Study of Cu2+ in Glycine Zinc Sulphate single crystal.

Journal Solid State Communications

2007



Theoretical studies of EPR site centre for Mn2+ doped potassium thiorea bromide single crystal.

Journal Physica b

2007

Theoretical studies of EPR and optical parameters for cu2+ in LiNbo3 single crystal .

Journal Pramana

2007

Raman Spin Lattice relaxation time and Debye temperature studies of cr3+ in ammonium Cobal Sulphate hexahydrate single crystal.

Journal Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

2007

Theoretical explanation of EPR parameters for Cr3+ in (NH4 )2 Co(SO4)2 crystal.

Journal Physica b

2007

EPR study of manganese doped tetra thiorea copper (I) chloride single crystal

Journal SpectrocChimca Acta A

2007

EPR study of Cr3+ ions in (NH4 )2 Co(SO4)2 6H2O single crystal.

Journal Solid State Communications

2006

EPR and optical studies on Bis (glycine) cadmium chloride single crystal.

Journal Zeitschrift NatureforchA 2007


Dr. N.S. Nagarajan Anti Oxidant activity of Dalbergia rubiginosa (Roxb) against ethanol induced liver damage

Research Article

Journal of Natural products and Medicine

10.11.2006

Two new isoflavonoids from the roots of Dalbergia Congesta (Grah)

Research Article

Journal of Asian Natural Products Research

2006

Dalsympathetin, a new isoflavone gentiobioside from Dalbergia sympathetica

Research Article

Journal of Natural Products Research

2006

Dalsympathetin – a new isoflavone gentiobioside from Dalbergia sympathetica

Research Article

Natural Product Research, 20- 2006-195

2006 Dr. M.G. Sethuraman

Two new isoflavonoids from the roots Dalbergia congesta

Research Article

Journal of Asian Natural Research, 2006-8-143

2006



Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil from the leaf bark & fruit of Neolitsea cassia

Research Article

Journal of Tropical Medicine Plants-2006,(7),190.

2006

Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the rhizome of Alpinia abundiflora

Research Article

Journal of Medicine and Aromatic science, 2006, (28),45

2006

Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of leaf and bark oils of Neolitsea scrobiculita (Meisn) Gamble

Research Article

Indian perfumes, 2006, (50),61

2006

Identification of selective ion exchange resin for fluoride sorption

Research Article

Journal of Colloid Interface and Science,2007, Vol.(308) ,438-450

2007

Water defluoridation using in digenous plant materials

Research Article

Ind. Journal of Env. Protection 26(2006) 205-09

2006 Dr. S. Meenakshi

Influence of soil characteristics on the leaching of fluoride from soils in selected fluoride environments

Research Article

Pollution Research 26(2007) 503-506

July 2006

Absolute bioavailability of fluoride from sodium fluoride

Research Article

-- 2006

Dr. Anita Pius Effect of Calcium Carbonate on the bioavailability of Sodium Fluoride Communicated to Ecotoxicology and Environmental safety

Research Article

-- 2006

Preferential salvation effect on the kinetics of oxidation of Para-substituted anilines by tetramethylammonium fluorochromate

Research Article

J. Indian Chem. Soc., 84,359-364 (2007)

2007 Dr.K.P. Elango

Linear free energy relationships in chromium (VI) oxidation of substituted benzylamines in non-aqueous media

Research Article

J. Indian Chem. Soc., 84,359-364 (2007)

2007



Solvent and substituent effects on the electrochemical oxidation of substituted benzylamines in 2-methylpropan-2-ol / water medium.

Research Article

J. Indian Chem. Soc., 84,359-364 (2007)

2007

Solvent and substituent effects on the electrochemical oxidation of para - and meta - substituted anilines.

Research Article

Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 39, 289-297 (2007)

2007

Effect of solvent on the rate of oxidation of substituted anilines with nictotinium dichromate in aqueous –acetic acid media.

Research Article

Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 82, 999-1005(2006)

2006

Determination of L-dopa using electro polymerized 3,3’,3’’,3’’’- tetraaminophthalocyanatonickel(II) film on glassy carbon electrode

Research Article

Bioelectronics 2007 2007

Dr.S. Abraham John Electro catalytic oxidation of ascorbic acid

using a single layer of gold nano-particles immobilized on 1,6-hexanedithiol modified gold electrode

Research Article

Electrochim. Acta 52 (2007) 8118

2007

Dr. K.K.Satheesh kumar

Electrical properties of Electro Spun of PANI-PMMA composites

Research Article

Fibers and Fabrics, INDA, Vol.2,25-31, 2007

2007

Department of Biology Assessment of aeromicrobial load in municipal solid waste dumpsite in Dindigul Township

Indian Journal of Appl. Microbiol. 6(1): 108 - 110

2006

Standardization of predecomposition days for vermicomposting of municipal solid waste.

Environmental & Ecology: 24(3) 575-577

2006

Ensuring Environmental Sustainability Bishop Heber College, Trichy India Ab. P. V/4

7th – 8th March 2007

Dr.C.Thilagavathy Daniel

Evaluation of vermicompost by assessing NPK and microbial parameters (Proceedings of International Conference on Biotechnology. Promises and Realities held at Coimbatore)

Proceeding -- 14th & 15th July 2006



Antidiabetic effect of Basella rubra (Proceedings of International Conference on Biotechnology. Promises and Realities held at Coimbatore)

Proceeding -- 27th Nov. 2006

Recycling of lignocellalosic biomass for cultivation of milky mushroom (Proceedings of International Conference on Biotechnology. Promises and Realities held at Coimbatore).

Proceeding -- Feb. 07

Dr.R. Kumuthakalavalli

Growth performance and mass multiplication of antidiabetic Gymnema spp of Sirumalai hills

Research Article

Journal of Research & Extension Vol.VIII ( 1 & 2) P. 36; Journal of Current Science 9 (2) P635 - 638)

2006

Effect of Live and Compounded Feeds on Feed Utilization, Growth and Intestinal Bacterial Flora of Gold Fish Carassius auratus.

Research Article

Environment and Ecology 24S(4) : 1150 – 1152 MMK Publications, Kolkota

Dec.2006

Antimicrobial activity of selected spices. Asian

Research Article

Journal of Microbiology Biotechnology and Environmental Science. Vol.8(3) : 647 - 650 Global Science Publications, Aligarh

Oct.2006

Ethanol Production using fruit peels

Research Article

Environmedia, Karad International Journal of Ecology, Environment and Conservation Vol.2(2) : 281 - 283

July 2006

Dr.M.R. Rajan

Evaluation of plant and animal protein in feed utilization, growth and breeding of silvery molly Molliensia velifera.

Research Article

Environment and Ecology, 25S(1) : 146 – 149 MMK Publications, Kolkota

Jan. 2007




Participatory Communication Process in the Transfer of Appropriate Technologies

Article Journal of Extension and Research, GRU. Vol.IX. Nos.1 & 2.

January 2007

Dr. G.Vijayalakshmi

Adolescence Education Book -- December – 2006

Department of Computer Science & Computer Applications

Extended Golomb Code for Integer Representation. vol.9, pp.239-246,

Research Article

IEEE Transactions on Multimedia

2007

Adaptive Index Coding Scheme for VQ Indices Compression, pp.629-633

Research Article

Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing: Theory and Applications Societ1y

March 2007

A linear Programming Model to Compute the Optimum Yield of Sweet Potato at various locations, Vol.2, pp. 160–167.

Research Article

Agricultural Journal 2007

An image compression scheme based on Predictive and Interpolative Absolute Moment Block Truncation Coding, , Vol.6, pp. 33-37

Research Article

GVIP Journal

2006

A New Predictive and Interpolative Image compression Scheme based on Block Truncation coding, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp 124-128,.

Research Article

International Journal of Soft Computing

2007

Lossless VQ Index Coding Schemes for Image Compression

Research Article

IEEE – International Conference on Signal and Image Processing, Hubli Karnataka, India

December 7-9, 2006.

Dr.K.Somasundaram

Impulsive Noise Removal Using Standard Median with Threshold and Modified Sliding window

Research Article

IEEE – International Conference on Signal and image processing, Hubli, Karnataka, India

December 7-9, 2006.



Modified Vector Quantization method for Image Compression

Research Article

Enformatika Transaction on Engineering, Computing and Technology, Serial Publications, Vol. 13 pp. 222-227, ISSN 1305-5313.

2006

An Improved low complexity Image compression scheme based on Absolute Moment Block Truncation coding (International journal of Mathematical Sciences Special issue recent trends in Computational Mathematics and its Applications)

Research Article

-- June 2006

An Improved Block Truncation Coding Image Compression Algorithms

Research article

International Journal of Mathematical Sciences, Vol.5, pp.189-200

2006.

An Image compression scheme based on Predictive and Interpolative Absolute Moments Block Truncation Coding

Research article

GVIP, Journal Vol.6, pp. 33-37

2006.

Modified Standard Median and Center Weighted Median Filters with Threshold,

Research article

6th National Conference on Recent Trends on Advanced Computing, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India

2006

Dr.P.Shanmugavadivu

Impulse Removal using Standard Median with Threshold and Modified Sliding Window,

Research article

IEEE – International Conference on Signal and Image Processing, Karnataka, Hubli, Sec

2006



Modified Standard Median and Center Weighted Median Filters with Threshold

Research article

6th National Conference on Recent Trends on Advanced Computing, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India

2006

Centre for Future Studies

Dr.K.Velumani

Tribal, Forest and Futures Book

Pavai Publications, Channai

March 2006

Faculty of Rural Development Environmental Impact Assessment of Tanneries in Dindigul Town

Article in a book

Concept Publication New Delhi

2006

GIS Application in Integrated Rural Development

Article in a book

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli

2006 Dr. N.D. Mani

GIS for Micro Level Planning Article in a book

Sathish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi.

2006

Rural Non Farm Sector in India – Gandhigram Experiment (Empowering Rural India- Experiments and Experiences. (ed) Venkata Ravi et.al)

Article Kanishka Publishers

Conservation of Water Resources for Sustainable Development (Renewable Energy For Sustainable Development (ed) S. Ramasamy)

Article -- 2007

SHGs and Micro Finance – A Research Compendium

Book Dominant Publisher New Delhi

2007

Grassroots Entrepreneurship – Glimpses of SHGs


2007

Dr.N.Lalitha

Reading in Micro Finance Book Dominant Publisher New Delhi

2007



Rural Institutions in Sustainable Development (A Micro Level Perspective)


2007


Journal of Extension & Research Vol-IX Nos. 1&2

Journal Gandhigram Rural University

January 2007

Status of Rural Higher Education in Knowledge Society, in the book “ Issues in Higher Education (Bharadhidasan University , Trichirapally)

Book

2006

ICT Induced Social Change in Rural India – Tamil Nadu Experienced in the NIRD in the book Rural Development and Social Changes

Book

Discovery Publishing House, New Delhi

2006

ICT for Social Transformation (Department of Applied Research)

Article December 2006

Dr. M.A.Sudhir

The Role of ICT in Enabling Rural Farmers’ Article Department of Applied Research

December 2006

Participatory Research for Sustainable Development (Volume 44 No.44 October 30 - November 5)

Article

University News, New Delhi

2006

Dr. M.A.Sudhir Book Review : Wounded Land – politics and Identity in Modern Manipur in Review Projector (India)

Book Review

Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi

2006

Dr.S.Gunasekaran Impact of Antenatal Care on Pregnancy Outcome

Journal of Extension & Research

Gandhigram Rural University

January 2006

Dr.C.Sivaprakasam Poverty Human Development and Gross Well being Index : A Global Scenario

Article Journal of Medical Research IMR, New Delhi

Dr.A.Balakrishnan, Impact of Globalization and Retaining Strategies for Labour and Edited by Dr.K.Ravichandran

Article Gyan Publication, 2007, Delhi

2007



Employment The Unorganized labourers and Insurance”- Recent trends in Insurance in India, Edited by Dr.K.Ravichandran

Article

Abijith Publications, New Delhi

April 2007

Dalit Women: Dimensions of Empowerment

book Vaigarai Pathipagam, Dindigul

2006

Research Methods and Statistical Applications

Research Monograph

Dept. of Applied Research, GRU

Oct 2006

Participatory Research for Sustainable Development

Article (p. 1-4), Vol.44 No.44, University News, UGC, New Delhi

Oct 30 – Nov 05, 2006


ICT related research on serving farmers and saving farming

Abstract Dept. of Applied Research, GRU

Dec 2006

Dr.K. Pappathi Ageing: Scientific Perspective & Social Issues

Book APH Publication, New Delhi

2007


Participatory Rural Appraisal : Principles, Methods and Application

Book Sage Publication, New Delhi

Management of SHG’s(Editor) Book New Century Book House, Chennai

March 2007 Dr.N.Narayanasamy Students in Pursuit of PURA – Towards

achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG) (Co-author) (Dept. of Extension Education)

Monograph Sep. 2007

Empowerment of Rural Women-The Deterrents and Determinants

Book Concept Publishers, New Delhi

Under print

Dr.M.P.Boraian

Students in Pursuit of PURA - Towards achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDG) (Co-author: N.Narayanasamy (Dept. of Extension Education, GRU)

Book -- Sept. 2007

Dr.A.Easwaran Management of SHG’s Book New Century Book House, Chennai

March 2007



Faculty of Agricultural & Animal Husbandry

Development of a Coconut De-shelling

Machine Research Article Vol. 18 :201 –

208 (2006)

Research

Article

Tropical Agricultural

Research 2006

Research article Studies on Soybean

Threshing for seed purpose January 19 –

20, 2007

Research

Article

Tropical Agricultural

Research

Vol. 18 :201 –

208 (2006)

Dr.R. Udhayakumar

Development of Thresher for Soybean

seed purpose

Research

Article

20th National Convention

of Agricultural Engineers

and Indian Institute of

Engineers in the National

Seminar on Farm

Mechanization for

Diversification of

Agriculture

January 19 –

20, 2007

Sustainable Agricultural Practices

Training

materials

cum Text

book

F.Agri & A.H, GRU,

Gandhigram in

collaboration with ETC

Foundation, COMPAS, The

Netherlands

February 2007

Watershed Management

(F.Agri & A.H, GRU, Gandhigram in

collaboration with DRDA,

Ramanathapuram & Namakkal)

Training

materials

cum Text

book

-- -- Dr.T.T. Ranganathan

Self Employment Opportunities

Training

materials

cum Text

book

F.Agri & A.H, GRU,

Gandhigram in

collaboration with DRDA,

Ramanathapuram &

Namakkal

--



Integrated Farming system- An approach

for effective bio-energy generation in

Rural farming

Abstract

paper

State level seminar on

Renewable Energy and

Energy conservation for

Rural Development

Conducted by RTC, GRU

1st November,

2006

Jatropha curcas- A bio-fuel diesel plant

for future generation

Abstract

paper

State level seminar on

Renewable Energy and

Energy conservation for

Rural Development

Conducted by RTC, GRU

1st November,

2006.

Dr.T.Senthivel,

Dr.T.T.Ranganathan

and Dr.K.Govindan,

2006, Sustainable Agricultural practices

Book

Faculty of Agriculture

&AH, GRU, Gandhigram&

ETC foundation- COMPAS,

The Netherlands

July 2006.

Dr.T.Senthivel

Prospects and limitations of Jatropha

curcas- A bio diesel plant

Abstract

paper

National seminar on

Recent trends in Jatropha

production and processing

9-10th

February,2006

Integrated Environmental impact of

Conventional and Organic Animal

Production

Article

Centre for Futures

Studies, GRU,

Gandhigram

December

2006

Karavaimadu Paramarippum Palurpatti

Tolilnutpamum Monograph

TANWAB, Dept. of

Agriculture, Nilakkottai March 2007

Dr.M. Seethalakshmi

Indigenous Dairy Products – students

manual

Practical

manual

Faculty of Agriculture and

Animal Husbandry July 2007

Dr.M.Sundaramari

Agriculture and Dairying – A Rural

Development Perspective Book NCBH, Chennai August 2006

External skeletal fixation of metacarpal

fracture in calves: a clinical evaluation

Journal of Research,

SKUAST-J 5(2):135-138. -- Dr.A.Ramanathan

Pectoral limb fracture in dogs: a report Journal Indian Journal of Animal

Health, 45(1): 79-82. --



Gastric trichbezoars in goat (Capra

hircus) Journal

Indian Journal of

Veterinary Surgery,

28(1): 54

--

Congenital lateral patellar luxation in two

calves

Journal

Indian Journal of

Veterinary Surgery,

27(2): 131

--

Surgical management of atresia ani with

recto-vaginal fistula in a perosomus

acaudatus calf

Journal The Indian Journal of Field

Veterinarians, 2(4): 34-35 --

Faculty of Rural Health and Sanitation

Disaster Management in Water and

Sanitation. Monograph

WHO-SEARO

New Delhi

--

Dr.S.Ponnuraj

Manual on Solid Waste and waste

management for Small communities Monograph --

--



Plans of the Department for the next year

SECTION – D

� Curriculum for each programme is meticulously planned, developed with the expertise of academics and researchers in specialized fields from other Universities; the syllabus is fine tuned in the Board of Studies; approved by the Academic Council. The curriculum is also reviewed through the departmental committee meeting which meets once a semester; various issues related to the execution of curricular and co-curricular activities are discussed. This process enables the Board of Studies to revise the curriculum periodically and redesign the courses wherever necessary, taking into account the UGC guidelines with necessary changes in the emerging scenario of regional, national and global levels; and the feedback of the students given at the departmental committee, invariably helps in designing the refined syllabus and also updating the curriculum at periodical intervals.

� As a best practice in teaching-learning, self study units are introduced. � A well planned time table is prepared including curricular and co-curricular activities including Gurukula, following CBCS regulations which provide a strong base for formulating a schedule of plan.

� At the very commencement the students are informed of the University vision, mission, faculties, facilities, CBCS regulations, examination systems and the students are asked to register for each course in the respective programme in each semester. Students are supplied with an Academic calendar for every year which is strictly adhered to.

� Slow and disadvantaged learners are identified by the Subject teacher and Guru and those students are provided with additional inputs and remedial coaching to improve their performance. Bridge course in English communication is also offered to all entrants.

� Through weekly Gurukula system, the student - teacher interaction is strengthened.

� Teaching staff are encouraged to participate in International/National conferences/ Seminars/Workshops/Training programmes to update their area of specialization and publish papers in reputed journals; participate in orientation/refresher courses/serve as members in Expert committees in other Universities/reputed National and International institutions. Teachers are encouraged to take up research by guiding Ph.D. and M.Phil. programmes.

� Staff keep pace with the recent developments in various subjects through e- resources and provide the same to the students

� Students are motivated to make use of the Department library. � Computer facility to students to prepare power point presentation, browse material in the net and make e-books is available.

� All Post Graduate students are motivated towards research in their academic programmes by preparing dissertations. The students are allotted to individual teachers and the students are assigned dissertation topics at the beginning of the year itself.



� For Extension Field visit and Summer internship courses, the nature of work, places of visit will be planned ahead with time schedule for timely execution.

� Field visit gives the students a first hand knowledge/experience of field realities and they are able to relate class room teaching to practical experience.


Cooperation

� To prepare course materials and question banks for the benefit of students at UG/PG levels.

� To develop replicable models through extension � To revise the syllabi of B.A Coop and M.B.A Cooperative Management Programme

Economics

� To initiate steps to introduce M.A.(Economics) Programme


� To introduce an audit course on “Gandhi in Everyday Life” to all the students of GRI

� To make the students realize the importance of Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of dignity of labour and Shramdhan.

� To formulate a course in Culture and Conflict Resolution in M.A. Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies being offered by the Department of English


� To Introduce digital learning � To organize a National Workshop to Validate a Research Study on the Role of Panchayats in Disaster Preparedness and Management in Orissa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

� To organize an Experience Sharing Session to Sri Lankan Delegation of lawyers on Local Governance in India,

� To organize an Experience Sharing Session to Bangladesh Development Managers on Local Governance in India at Gandhigram

� To organize a Panchayat leaders meet on Global – Local dialogue in Gandhigram

� To organize NGOs meet on Global- Local Dialogue in Gandhigram � To organize a programme to Launch Panchayat Yuva Shakthi Abiyan in Tamil Nadu

� To plan for a project on Globalization and Decentralization � To plan for a project on Role of youth in Micro Level Planning


� To organize self employment training programme for village youths � To acquaint the students with the processing technology of selected industries and to impart practical skills to manage the units in an effective manner

� To train the students in the functional areas of management



Sociology

� To introduce new courses on core themes like Marginalization � To bring out a student magazine focusing on issues such as social exclusion


Biology

� To start M.Sc. Botany and M.Sc. Zoology programme in the regular mode � To provide knowledge support to students by introducing innovative methods of teaching (ICT).

� To organize peer tutorials for slow learners. � To prepare the students for taking up research and extension in different areas of biology

� To encourage Participation of faculty in presenting and publishing of research papers in journal/seminars/conferences

� To effect collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore for dissemination of knowledge in biological techniques

� To effect collaboration with Sri Lanka through Indian High Commission for Sri Lanka for offering Biology teaching for Teachers of Tamil Plantation Schools, Sri Lanka.

Chemistry

� To offer one year P.G. Diploma in Herbal Processing, Drug Design and Development from 2008-09.

� To introduce M.Phil. in Chemistry


� To strengthen research activities � To purchase new equipments � To establish separate placement cell for the department � To Increase the staff strength � To Improve the infrastructure facilities (additional class rooms, library room, staff rooms and laboratory)

� To facilitate staff, research scholars and students to participate in conferences/workshops etc.

Home Science

� To organize refresher training programme to the members to the Working Women’s Forum, Chennai.

� To organize health screening camps for school adolescents as part of Extension

� To arrange workshop on life skills for students of Home Science. � To prepare a book on Research Methods � To bring out a volume on Adolescent Education � To prepare a handbook on Schemes for differently abled

Physics

� To increase the infrastructural facilities especially procurement of Luminescence spectrometer.

� To plan for a major research project � To encourage students to apply for L-RAMP projects



Mathematics

� To strengthen the research work in the area of fractal numbers and fuzzy logic

� To increase the infrastructural facilities to facilitate e-teaching and e-learning


� To redesign the existing curriculum of B.Tech Programme � To apply for AICTE recognition for the existing B.Tech Programme � To strengthen the laboratory facilities


Adult Continuing Education and Extension

� To prepare more primers in Tamil and Hindi � To introduce certificate course in Guidance and Counseling � To organize workshop on the preparation of materials and organize training programme for the students and parents on value based non-formal education for rural children.

Applied Research

� To apply for new Projects and to start new courses under UGC innovative programme

� To organize Seminar/Workshop on applied research and statistics

Extension Education

� To conduct National workshop on policy issues in disability intervention � To monitor the watershed development activities implemented by Tamil Nadu Forest Department

� To restructure the student extension programmes especially the VPP/VSR Rural Energy Centre

� To introduce academic programmes in Energy � To strengthen R&D in Renewable Energy

Rural Development

� To start a P.G Diploma in Spatial Technologies � To reintroduce the Post-graduate programme in Rural Development � To organize a refresher course in Rural Development


� To organize seminars at national level on the following thrust areas a. Watershed management b. Climate change c. Post-harvest technologies

� To submit proposals to UGC to start the following innovative programmes a. Bio-fuel production and Promotion

b. Organic Farming

� To publish research and popular articles in refereed journals and magazines



� To conduct refresher course on horticulture � To disseminate latest technologies in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry through various extension programmes

� To establish an automatic weather station through department of Agriculture under NATP.

� To establish micro-irrigation facilities at C farm to serve as a demonstration and to effectively utilize the available water for maintenance of crops.

� To establish a centre for Indigenous Knowledge in Agriculture FACULTY OF TAMIL AND INDIAN LANGUAGES

� To design a curriculum for M.Phil. in Tamil � To organize seminars for cultural preservation, national integration � To explore the possibility of starting M.A. in Classical Tamil Literature

FACULTY OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES

� To establish a media lab � To strengthen the language lab � To organize a bridge course in English communication for the undergraduate students who have not studied in English medium

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2006-07 - The Gandhigram Rural Institute

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