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Curriculum Vitae Of

Dr. Abhilash Kumar R G Assistant Professor & Head

Department of Physics

Government College for Women

Thiruvananthapuram-695 014

Kerala

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Personal Details

Name Dr. Abhilash Kumar R G

Address R G S Bhavan

(Permanent) Venkulam

Karode (P.O), Uchakada

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695 506

Telephone +91-9496648407

E-mail abhivenkulam@gmail.com

Date of Birth 25th May 1979

Gender Male

Nationality Indian

Religion Hindu

Caste Nair

Present Position Assistant Professor of Physics,

Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram,

Kerala-695014

Teaching Experience 11 Years 11 Months in Government Colleges, Kerala

Details of Teaching Experience

Designation Institution Period

Assistant Professor Government Polytechnic College,

Vechoochira, Pathanamthitta

17th January 2007 to

13th June 2007

Assistant Professor University College,

Thiruvananthapuram

14th June 2007 – 31

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May 2018

Assistant Professor Government College for Women

Thiruvananthapuram

01st June 2018 –

Still continuing

mailto:sylajapn@hotmail.com

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1. Academic Qualifications

Degree University/Board Year Subject Remarks

Ph.D University of Kerala 2016 Optoelectronics Thesis Title:

STUDIES ON SYNTHESIS AND

CHARACTERIZATION OF Gd2O3:Eu3+

BASED NANOPHOSPHORS

CSIR-

UGC

(JRF)

CSIR 2003 Physics

MSc University of Kerala 2001 Physics 3rd

Rank

BSc University of Kerala 1999 Physics

Pre-Degree University of Kerala 1996 Physics,

Chemistry,

Biology

SSLC Board of Public

Examinations, Kerala

1994 General

2. Fields of Interest Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Characterization,

Nanophosphors, Superconductivity, Thin films,

Supercapacitors, Dielectric materials

3. Association Memberships Luminescence Society of India (Life Member : 731)

Academy of Physics Teachers, Kerala

(Life Member : APTLM1238)

4. Research Experience

a. Junior research fellow October 2004 to January 2007

National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and

Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram

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b. Teacher Fellow (FIP) 4th

June 2010 to 3rd

June 2013

Department of Optoelectronics, University of Kerala

5. Awards and Achievements

1. Received the best oral presentation award in the National seminar on recent advances in

materials science (RAMS-2014) held at the School of Physics, Bharathidasan University,

Tiruchirappalli during February 3-4, 2014.

2. Received the best oral presentation award in the National Seminar on Photonics and its

Applications (NSPA-2015) held at the Department of Optoelectronics, University of Kerala,

Thiruvananthapuram during December 9-11, 2015.

3. Got third rank in M.Sc (Physics), 2001 from University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.

4. Qualified CSIR-UGC (JRF) NET in Physical sciences in June 2003 and GATE (Physics) in

February 2003.

5. Co-inventor of a US patent granted titled “A process for continuous production of

Magnesium Diboride based superconductors”. U. Syamaprasad, R. G. Abhilash Kumar, K.

Vinod, R. P. Aloysius, P. M. Sarun, S. Thennavarajan and P. Guruswamy (US patent

(granted): Patent no US 7456134 B2, 2008).

6. Published 16 research publications in internationally referred journals (received 446

citations so far) and 13 seminar/conference proceedings.

6. Research Publications in Journals (16)

1) R. G. Abhilash Kumar, K. Vinod, Neson Varghese and U. Syamaprasad, Reactivity of sheath

materials with Mg/B in MgB2 conductor fabrication, Superconductor Science and Technology, 20

(2007) 222-227.

2) R. G. Abhilash Kumar, K. Vinod and U. Syamaprasad, Preparation of MgB2/Fe superconductor

wire by electrical self-heating, Applied Physics A –Materials Science & Processing, 88 (2007)

243-247.

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3) R. G. Abhilash Kumar, K. Vinod, R. P. Aloysius and U. Syamaprasad, A simple and inexpensive

method for rapid synthesis of MgB2 superconductor, Materials Letters, 60 (2006) 3328-3331.

4) R. G. Abhilash Kumar, Satoshi Hata and K. G. Gopchandran, Diethylene glycol mediated

synthesis of Gd2O3:Eu3+

nanophosphor and its Judd-Ofelt analysis, Ceramics International, 39

(2013) 9125-9136.

5) R. G. Abhilash Kumar, Satoshi Hata, Ken-ichi Ikeda and K. G. Gopchandran, Influence of metal

ion concentration in the glycol mediated synthesis of Gd2O3:Eu3+

nanophosphor, Ceramics

International, 40 (2014) 2915-2926.

6) R. G. Abhilash Kumar, Satoshi Hata, Ken-ichi Ikeda and K. G. Gopchandran, Luminescence

dynamics and concentration quenching in Gd2-xEuxO3 nanophosphor, Ceramics International, 41

(2015) 6037-6050.

7) R. G. Abhilash Kumar, Satoshi Hata, Ken-ichi Ikeda and K. G. Gopchandran, Organic mediated

synthesis of highly luminescent Li+ ion compensated Gd2O3: Eu

3+ nanophosphors and their Judd–

Ofelt analysis, RSC Advances, 71 (2016) 67295-67307.

8) R Raji, R. G. Abhilash Kumar and K. G. Gopchandran, Influence of local structure on

luminescence dynamics of red emitting ZnO:Eu3+

nanostructures and its Judd-Ofelt analysis,

Journal of Luminescence 205 (2019) 179–189.

9) K. M. Nissamudeen, R. G. Abhilash Kumar, V. Ganesan and K. G. Gopchandran, Enhanced

photoemission from nanoscale agglomerations in Li co-activated Y2O3:Eu3+

thin films, Journal of

Alloys Compounds, 484 (2009) 377-385.

10) K. Vinod, R. G. Abhilash Kumar and U. Syamaprasad, Prospects of MgB2 superconductors

for magnet application [TOPICAL REVIEW], Superconductor Science and Technology, 20 (2006)

R1-R13.

11) A. Biju, R. G. Abhilash Kumar, R. P. Aloysius and U. Syamaprasad, Flux pinning properties of

rare earth modified (Bi, Pb)-2212 superconductors, Superconductor Science and Technology, 19

(2006) 854-859.

12) K. Vinod, R.G. Abhilash Kumar, A. Biju, P.M. Sarun and U. Syamaprasad, Flux pinning

properties of magnesium diboride added (Bi,Pb)-2212 superconductors, Journal of Alloys and

Compounds, 439 (2006) L1–L4.

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13) A. Biju, R.G. Abhilash Kumar, R.P. Aloysius and U. Syamaprasad, Structural and

superconducting properties of Bi1.7Pb0.4Sr2-xGdxCa1.1Cu2.1Oy system, Physica C, 449 (2006) 109–

115.

14) Neson Varghese, K. Vinod, R. G. Abhilash Kumar, U. Syamaprasad and A. Sundaresan,

Influence of reactivity of sheath materials with Mg/B on superconducting properties of MgB2,

Journal of Applied Physics, 102 (2007) 043914.

15) K. Vinod, Neson Varghese, R.G. Abhilash Kumar, U. Syamaprasad, and S.B. Roy, Influence of

Mg particle size on the reactivity and superconducting properties of in situ MgB2, Journal of

Alloys and Compounds, 464 (2007) 33–37.

16) V.G. Prabitha, A. Biju, R.G. Abhilash Kumar, P.M. Sarun, R.P. Aloysius and U. Syamaprasad,

Effect of Sm addition on (Bi,Pb)-2212 superconductor, Physica C 433 (2005) 28–36.

7. Presentations in Seminars/ Conferences (14)

1. CTAB assisted size tailored synthesis and luminescent properties of Gd1.9Eu0.1O3 nanophosphors

Abhilash Kumar R. G., and Gopchandran K. G., International conference on recent trends in

materials science and technology (ICMST-2010) held at IIST campus, Thiruvananthapuram during

October 29-31, 2010.

2. Luminescent Gd1.9Eu0.1O3 nanospheres for flat panel displays

Abhilash Kumar R. G., and Gopchandran K. G., 3rd

International congress on ultra modern

telecommunications and control systems and workshops (ICUMT-2011) held at Budapest,

Hungary during October 5-7, 2011 (Published in IEEE Xplore : ISBN 978-1-4577-0682-0, Pages

1-7).

3. Citrate mediated synthesis and tuning of luminescence in Eu3+ incorporated Gd2O3 nanophosphors

Abhilash Kumar R. G., and Gopchandran K. G., International conference on materials science

and technology (ICMST-2012) held at St. Thomas College, Pala, Kottayam during June 10-14,

2012 (Published in IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 73 (2015) 012122).

4. A study on the radiative properties of Gd2O3:Eu3+

nanophosphor using Judd-Ofelt analysis

Abhilash Kumar R. G., and Gopchandran K. G., National seminar on spectroscopic techniques

and its applications for material characterization (NSST-2013) held at the Department of

Optoelectronics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram during October 3-4, 2013.

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5. Effect of citric acid to metal ions concentration on the structure, luminescence and Judd-Ofelt

parameters of Gd2O3:Eu3+

nanophosphor (Best oral presentation award)

Abhilash Kumar R. G., and Gopchandran K. G., National seminar on recent advances in

materials science (RAMS-2014) held at the School of Physics, Bharathidasan University,

Tiruchirappalli during February 3-4, 2014.

6. Dexter’s theory and luminescence quenching in Gd2O3:Eu3+

nanophosphor

Abhilash Kumar R. G., and Gopchandran K. G., 5th

International conference on perspectives in

vibrational spectroscopy (ICOPVS-2014) held at Mascot hotel, Thiruvananthapuram during July

8-12, 2014.

7. Luminescence dynamics and Dexter’s theory of quenching in Gd2-xO3:Eux3+

nanophosphor

Abhilash Kumar R. G., and Gopchandran K. G., National seminar on advanced materials

characterization techniques (AMCT-2015) held at the Department of Physics, University of

Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram during March 27-28, 2015.

8. Judd-Ofelt and radiative analysis of highly luminescent Li+ compensated Gd2O3:Eu3+

nanophosphors

Abhilash Kumar R. G., and Gopchandran K. G., International Symposium on Photonics

Applications and Nanomaterials (ISPAN-2015) held at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical

Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram during October 28-30, 2015.

9. Highly luminescent Zn2+ compensated Gd2O3:Eu3+

, Li+

nanophosphor for photonic applications

(Best oral presentation award)

Abhilash Kumar R. G., and Gopchandran K. G., National Seminar on Photonics and its

Applications (NSPA-2015) held at the Department of Optoelectronics, University of Kerala,

Thiruvananthapuram during December 9-11, 2015.

10. Luminescence dynamics and radiative analysis of Zn2+ compensated Gd2O3:Eu3+

, Li+

nanophosphor

Abhilash Kumar R. G., and Gopchandran K. G., National Conference on Luminescence and its

Applications (NCLA-2018) held at CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum (Kerala), INDIA during February

14-16, 2018.

11. Structural and superconducting properties of MgB2 added (Bi,Pb)-2212 superconductor

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R. G. Abhilash Kumar, K. Vinod, A. Biju and U. Syamaprasad, XXVIII National Conference on

Electron Microscopy Society of India held at the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science

and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram during April 19-21, 2006.

12. Influence of heat treatment temperature and duration on the crystalline and microstructural

properties of in situ MgB2 superconductor

K. Vinod, Neson Varghese, R. G. Abhilash Kumar and U. Syamaprasad, International

Conference on Advanced Materials and Composites (ICAMC) held at the National Institute for

Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram during October 24-26,

2007.

13. Chemical compatibility of sheath materials for in situ MgB2 superconductor wire/tape

Fabrication

Neson Varghese, K. Vinod, R. G. Abhilash Kumar and U. Syamaprasad, International

Conference on Advanced Materials and Composites (ICAMC) held at the National Institute for

Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram during October 24-26,

2007.

14. Surface plasmon resonance engineering of gold nanoparticles using off-axis PLD technique

S. L. Smitha, R. G. Abhilash Kumar and K. G. Gopchandran, International congress on ultra

modern telecommunications and control systems and workshops (ICUMT-2010) held at Moscow,

Russia during October 18-20, 2010 (Published in IEEE Xplore : ISBN 978-1-4244-7285-7, doi

:10.1109/ICUMT.2010.5676535, Pages 848-850).

8. Technical Skills and Experience

Synthesis of nanomaterials using Precipitation, Hydrothermal, Solvothermal, Sol-Gel and

Combustion methods

Experience of characterization with MicroRaman Spectrometer, UV-Visible

Spectrophotometer, Spectrofluorometer, X-ray Diffractometer and Optical Microscope.

Expertise in using the software tools – Origin, Adobe Photoshop, Image J

9. Training Programmes/Refresher Courses Attended

Participated in the refresher course in physics conducted at the academic staff college,

University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram from 26th

July 2007 to 16th

August 2007.

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Participated in the refresher course in experimental physics conducted by the Indian Academy

of Sciences at Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram from 22nd

October 2007 to 2nd

November 2007.

Participated in the UGC-sponsored Orientation Programme (IT oriented) conducted at

academic staff college, University of Kerala from 17th

April 2012 to 14th

May 2012.

Participated in the UGC-sponsored special winter school (Refresher course-Multidisciplinary)

conducted by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kerala from 30th

November 2017 to 20th

December 2017.

10. Training Programmes/Workshops/Conferences Organized

Acted as the organizing secretary of the two day ‘National Seminar on Current Perspectives in

Physics’ organized by the Department of Physics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram

and sponsored by the Department of Collegiate Education, Kerala during 15-16 February

2016.

Acted as the organizing secretary of the two day ‘National Seminar on Recent Advances in

Physics’ organized by the Department of Physics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram,

Kerala as part of the sesquicentennial celebrations of the college during 08-09 March 2017.

Acted as the convenor of the three day ‘National Seminar on Theoretical and Experimental

Physics’ organized by the Department of Physics, Government College for Women,

Thiruvananthapuram during 24-26 October 2018.

Acted as a member of the organising committee of the two day ‘National Seminar on Recent

Trends in Physics’ organized by the Department of Physics, University College,

Thiruvananthapuram during 06-07 March 2014.

Acted as a member of the organising committee of the two day ‘National Seminar on Modern

Trends in Physics’ organized by the Department of Physics, University College,

Thiruvananthapuram during 23-24 January 2015.

Acted as a member of the organising committee of the two day ‘National Seminar on Trends

in Theoretical Physics’ organized by the Department of Physics, University College,

Thiruvananthapuram during 12-13 January 2017.

11. Training Workshops/Conferences Participated

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Participated in the Workshop on Formulation of Research Project Proposals for funding

Sponsored by KSCSTE organized by KAS at Government College for Women,

Thiruvananthapuram on 4th

December 2007.

Attended in the National Seminar on Photonic Materials organized by the Department of

Optoelectronics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram during 26-28 February 2009.

Attended in the 2nd INUP Workshop on Nanofabrication Technologies held at IIT Bombay

during 30-31 May 2009.

Participated in the 97th Indian Science Congress held at University of Kerala,

Thiruvananthapuram during 3-7 January 2010.

Attended in the National workshop on Optoelectronics and Optical Communication organized

by the Department of Optoelectronics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram during 5-6

January 2011.

Participated in the National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Physics organized by the

Department of Physics, VTM NSS College, Dhanuvachapuram, Thiruvananthapuram during

22-24 September 2011.

Participated in the National Seminar on Recent Trends in Optoelectronics organized by the

Department of Optoelectronics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram during 2-3 July

2012.

Participated in the Pre-ICORS International Workshop on Raman Spectroscopy: Recent

Advances, Techniques and Applications organized by Kerala State Council for Science,

Technology and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram on 10th

August 2012.

Attended in the National Seminar on Advancement in Physics organized by the Department of

Physics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram during 6-7 February 2013.

Participated in the Workshop on ‘EXPEYES- A tool for learning science by exploring and

experimentation’ organized by Department of Physics, University College,

Thiruvananthapuram on 24th

February 2014.

Participated in the National Seminar on Recent Trends in Physics organized by the

Department of Physics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram during 6-7 March 2014.

Attended in the Seminar on Photonic Materials-2014 organized by the Department of

Optoelectronics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram on 6th

December 2014.

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Attended in the National Seminar on Modern Trends in Physics organized by the Department

of Physics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram during 23-24 January 2015.

Participated in the National Seminar on Advances in Physics organised by the Department of

Physics, Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram during 4-5 February 2015.

Participated in the National Seminar on New Horizons in Advanced Materials organized by

the Department of Chemistry, University College, Thiruvananthapuram during 17-18

September 2015.

Participated in the National Seminar on Current Perspectives in Physics organized by the

Department of Physics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram during 15-16 February

2016.

Attended in the Workshop on General Physics Experiments organized by the Academy of

Physics Teachers, Kerala at the Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Pala, Kottayam

during 29th

June to 2nd

July 2016.

Participated in the Workshop on Virtual Observatory organized by the Academy of Physics

Teachers, Kerala and Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune at the

Department of Physics, Sacred Heart College, Chalakudy during 16-17 July 2016.

Attended in the Workshop on Electromagnetic Waves organized by the Academy of Physics

Teachers, Kerala at Department of physics, CMS College, Kottayam during 8-9 October

2016.

Participated in the Seminar on Theoretical perspectives of Physics organized by the

Department of Physics, Government College Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram during 21-22

November 2016.

Participated in the National Seminar on theoretical and Experimental Physics 2016 organized

by the Department of Physics, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram during

6-8 December 2016.

Attended in the National Workshop – APT Series in Experimental Physics organized by the

Academy of Physics Teachers, Kerala at the Department of Physics, Providence Women’s

College, Kozhikode during 10-12 December 2016.

Participated in the National Seminar on Trends in Theoretical Physics organized by the

Department of Physics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram during 12-13 January 2017.

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Participated in the National Seminar on Recent Advances in Physics organized by the

Department of Physics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram during 8-9 March 2017.

Attended in the National Workshop on Genesis of Quantum Theory organized by the

Academy of Physics Teachers, Kerala at Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram during

29-30 April 2017.

Participated in the National Workshop on Wave Mechanics organized by the Academy of

Physics Teachers, Kerala at the Department of Physics, Assumption College, Changanassery

during 10-11 June 2017.

Participated in the National Workshop on Conceptual and Mathematical Structure of

Quantum Mechanics organized by the Academy of Physics Teachers, Kerala at the

Department of Physics, Vimala College, Thrissur during 12-14 August 2017.

Attended in the Workshop on Computer Interfaced Science Experiments organized by the

Kerala State Higher Education Council, Thiruvananthapuram during 16-18 November 2017.

Participated in the National Seminar on Advancements in Physics-2017 organized by the

Department of Physics, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram during 20-22

November 2017.

Participated in the National Seminar on Modern Trends in Physics organized by the

Department of Physics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram during 23-24 November

2017.

Participated in the workshop for revising the syllabus of BSc physics of University of Kerala

under CBCSS held at Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram on 20th

February

2018.

Participated in the National Seminar organized by the Association of Kerala Government

College Teachers (AKGCT) on Politics of Higher Education held at Government College for

Women, Thiruvananthapuram on 23rd

March 2018.

Participated in the two day National Workshop on Time Dependent Perturbation Theory

organized by the Academy of Physics Teachers, Kerala held at the Department of Physics,

Union Christian College, Aluva during 28-29 April 2018.

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Participated in the two day National Workshop on Quantum Theory of Scattering organized

by the Academy of Physics Teachers, Kerala held at the Department of Physics, Christ

College, Irinjalakkuda during 23-24 June 2018.

Participated in the two day Workshop on Strategies of Teaching Fundamentals of Physics

organized by the Department of Physics, Government College, Madappally during 11-12

October 2018.

Participated in the two day National Workshop on Relativistic Quantum Mechanics organized

by the Academy of Physics Teachers, Kerala held at the Department of Physics, St.

Brechmans College, Changanassery during 13-14 October 2018.

Participated in the three day ‘National Seminar on Theoretical and Experimental Physics’

organized by the Department of Physics, Government College for Women,

Thiruvananthapuram during 24-26 October 2018.

Participated in the National Seminar on Foundations in Theoretcial Physics & Astronomy

organized by the Department of Physics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram during 31

October-02 November 2018.

12. As a Resource person

Given an invited lecture on the topic “Preparation for NET” for the science post-graduate

students of University of Kerala on 30th

September 2015 as part of the programme organized

by the Placement Cell & Internal Quality Assurance Cell, University of Kerala.

As a subject expert chaired a session in the National Seminar on Interdisciplinary Approaches

in Materials and Biological Research (IAMBR-2018) organised by the research committee,

Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram during 16-17 February 2018.

As a subject expert/judge to evaluate the State Level Science Seminar Competitions, 2018

Kerala held at MD seminary higher secondary school, Kottayam on 15th

September 2018.

As a subject expert/judge to evaluate the Regional Level National Children’s Science

Congress Competitions (Ernakulam Region) held at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pangode during 4-5

October 2018.

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13. Research Collaborations with other Institutes

Department of Electrical and Materials Science, Kyushu University, Japan

Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan

Department of Optoelectronics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram.

14. Administrative and Other Responsibilities in Institutional Work:

PTA Joint secretary of University College, Thiruvananthapuram from February 2008 to

February 2009.

Member of department admission committee from June 2007 to May 2010 and from June

2013 to May 2018 in University College, Thiruvananthapuram.

PG convenor for MSc. (Science) courses in University College, Thiruvananthapuram from

October 2014 to May 2018.

NAAC committee member in University College, Thiruvananthapuram from December 2015

to May 2018.

UGC Nodal Officer at Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram from July

2018.

Convenor of the College level technical committee at Government College for Women,

Thiruvananthapuram from August 2018.

Acting as the Head of the Department of Physics, Government College for Women from June

2018.

10-12-2018

(Abhilash Kumar R G)