News Letter

Dr.Kalyani MathivananVice-Chancellor

The Honble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. J. Jayalalithaa and the Vice Chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj University, Dr. Kalyani Mathivanan

From the Desk of the Vice Chancellor Dear Friends, Perseverance is the virtue of the strong.It is through the honest and dedicated efforts that

leaders have brought the world to a clearing, away from the dense woods of economic gloom. We acknowledge the programming skills and inventive leadership that have come to the fore front in bring-ing about this transformation to open fresh new avenues for success. Such world leading skills have been the hallmark of students passing out of Ma-durai Kamaraj University. Over these periods, thou-sands of bright young minds have stepped out of the campus to leave their indelible foot prints in the history of mankind.

Organizations which have embraced our students stand testimony to their enthusiasm, commitment and ethos. Across time and space, our students have stood by their values, adapting to changing environments and retaining their passion for merit. It gives me immense pleasure to be the First Lady Vice-Chancellor of this temple of learning.

I look forward to building this University with mutual trust & commitment from all teachers, students and staff to help me place this Universi-ty on the academic map desired by our esteemed Madam Honble Chief Minister Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Avl.

April - 2012 to June - 2013

S I G N E T SMKU

NEWSLETTER OF MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY

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Diary of events

30 Apr 12

Presidential address in the Felici-tation of the Retiring staff in Sir C. V. R Hall organized by MUFA.Valedictory address in the Prof. Mu.Va. Centenary Celebrations in Gandhi Museum, Madurai.Graduation Day Address in PTR College of Engineering & Tech-nology, MaduraiKeynote Address in Quality En-hancement Programme for teach-ers in World Community Service Centre-VISION for WisdomConvocation Address in Eighteenth Convocation of Prof.Dhanapalan College of Arts and Science, Chen-nai.Key Note Address in the Inauguralfunction of 60th Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu Opthalmic Associa-tion, Trichy

Graduation Day Address in MKU College, Alagarcoil road, MaduraiFelicitation in the 18th State Con-ference of TNGCTA, AIFUCTO Golden Jubilee and Seminar on Role of Government Colleges in Higher Education, L.K.S Mahal, TrichyGraduation Day Address in Thirty First Graduation Day organized by Cardamom Planters Association College, Bodinayakanur

Presidential Address and Distribu-tion of Priceless LapTops in MKU College, SatturPresidential Address and Distribu-tion of the Priceless LapTops in MKU College, Andipatti

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Graduation Day Address and Distributed the Diplomas in 47th Graduation Day, Lady Doak College, Madurai

Presidential Address and Distribution of Priceless LapTops in MKU College, Kottur

Chief Guest in 40th College Day Celebration organized by WCC, Nagercoil

Guest of Honour in Annual Conference & International Womens Day organized by Chamber of Commerce, MaduraiInaugural Address in National Seminar titled Issues and Strategies for Womens Empowerment: Vision 2020 organized by Thiagarajar College, Madurai

Presidential address in 50th College Day and Founders Day organized by Ayya Na-dar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi

Guest of Honour in Diamond Jubilee Cel-ebrations organized by Fatima Colege, Madurai

Presidential Address in Dr.B.R.Ambedkar 123rd Birthday Celebrations, Mu Va.Arangu

College Day Address in 39th AnnualDay organized by E.M.G Yadava Womens College

College Day Address in 11th College Day Celebrations organized by MKU College, Andipatti

Felicitation Address in Honour-ing Retiring Faculty organized by MUFA

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Appreciation by the staff on completing the first year as VC

VC at the Madurai Book Fair

Other Events

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FORTY SIXTH ANNUAL CONVOCATION


A total of 56,577 students got their degrees both in person and in absentia. Seventy two meritorious students were awarded medals and prizes. One hundred and thirty six Ph. D. scholars got their degree.

The 46th annual convocation of Madurai Kamaraj University was held on 20th October 2012 at Mu. Va. Hall.

His Excellency Governor Shri. K. Rosaiah presided over the function.

The Honourable Minister for Higher Education, Government of Tamilnadu, Thiru. P. Palaniyappan graced the occasion.

Dr. Mayilsamy Annadurai, Project Director, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru, delivered the convocation address. Dr. Kalyani Mathivanan, the Vice Chancellor, welcomed the distinguished gathering and presented a brief report on the achievements of the university.

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Centre for Film and Electronic Media Studies

The course is structured in such a fashion to provide

scope for abundant job openings along with inculcat-

ing the constructive societal education to the young-

er generation. The course with its multidisciplinary

approach and professional orienta-

tion will give an opportunity for the

students to find placement in Film

and Television industry, in addition to

various other complementing media

organizations, both Government and

Private sectors.

In order to make the students ready

to be absorbed by the industry, the

course is innovatively designed with

thrust on hands-on-training / learning.

The course is offered under semester system viz.,

10 semesters. During the first three years of the

course, the students will be trained in various as-

pects of film making and television production like

Direction, Script and Screenplay Writing, Cinema-

tography, Editing, Sound Recording, Art Direction

and Set Designing, Graphics and Animation, Acting,

Film Appreciation and Production Management.

During fourth year of the course, the students are

provided with an opportunity to choose their area

of specialization. Accordingly, on successful com-

pletion of the course the M. Tech degree will be

awarded specifying the specialization of the student.

In tune with the strategic plan of the Government of Tamil Nadu to develop the

infrastructure to meet the ever growing demand in the education sector in general

and in tune with the vision of the Honble Chief Minister Dr. J. Jayalalitha to develop

centres of innovation, excellence and development, the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Kalyani

Mathivanan has taken efforts to start a five year integrated M.Tech (Regular) course in

Film and Electronic Media Studies.

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The Tourism and Hotel Management Course is a novel

program developing multiple skills with acute care so

that the personnel who aim to involve in these sectors

develop a holistic knowledge in the areas of language

skills, cultural studies, management, computer skills,

tourism, food and beverage services (both oriental

and continental), hospitality and hotel management.

The programme includes Airline Ticketing, Cargo

Management, Travel Management, Eco-tourism, En-

trepreneurship Studies, Front Office Operations, Ac-

commodation Management, Food Production , Food

Safety and Nutrition, Food and Beverage Services,

Centre for Tourism and Hotel Management

MBA Tourism and Hotel

Management will facili-

tate a holistic develop-

ment towards greater

employability.

The Centre was inaugurated by the Honble Minister for Tourism, Govt. of Tamil Nadu

Tmt S. Gokula Indra on the 6th of June 2012.

Event Management, Marketing, etc., which

will enable the learners to acquire competen-

cy through theory and practical curriculum.

The centre will have institution-industry tie-ups

with tourism sectors such as Airline Offices, Travel

Agencies, Package Tour Operators and Hospital-

ity sectors such as Hotels, Restaurants, Fast-food

Joints, Transport Catering Units (Airline, Marine,

Railways, and Cruise-liners), Hospital Catering, In-

stitutional Catering, and Industrial Catering. Apart

from the above mentioned career prospects,

self-employment is a greater avenue open to en-

trepreneur skills imparted through this course.

The PG Extension Centre at VirudhunagarIn its Budget Announcement 2012-2013 for Higher Education Department, the Government of Tamil Nadu has announced that in view of increasing enrolment in Post Graduate Courses, PG Extension Centre will be established in Virudhunagar. The PG extension Centre is functioning in a temporary building. The following courses are to be offered at the P.G. Extension Centre of Madurai Kamaraj University at Virud-hunagar : M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Chemistry, etc.,

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Redesigning the Infonet section in the Dr.T.P.M Library

Under the eminent leadership of Dr.Kalyani Mathi-

vanan, Vice- Chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj Univer-

sity, the number of computer systems have been

increased from 14 to 50 with excellent atmosphere

at new block of the Dr.T.P.M. Library. The UGC-INFO-

NET Centre was inaugurated and declared opened by

Dr.Kalyani Mathivanan on 12.12.2012. The UGC-

INFONET Centre has I GB High speed internet

connectivity for Students Information down-

load and retrieval purposes. This centre has

8700 e-Journals and 26 various academic data

bases under UGC-INFONET Consortium including 3016

e-books. The Centre functions from 8.00am to 8.00pm

on all working days & 10.00am to 5.00pm on all Satur-

days and Sundays.

Renovated University Canteen was reopened on 20th September 2012 after a long gap of nearly two years. The Canteen, which is now run by the University provides tasty, healthy and hygenic food at affordable prices.

Multi Speciality Health CentreUniversity Hospital is being upgraded into Multi Specialty Health Centre with 24 hour pharmacy and the Honourable Minister for Tourism, Government of Tamil Nadu Tmt. S. Gokula Indra declared open the facilities to the MKU teachers, staff, students and public. Nearby villages of MKU utilize the services of Multi-Specialty Hospital.

Three new Constituent CollegesAccording to the wishes of the Honble Chief Minister three Constituent Colleges, one each at Thirumangalam-Madurai District, Aruppukottai-Virudhunagar Distirict and Vedasandur-Dindigul District have been established. To facilitate administration in these constituent colleges a Directorate with a full fledged office has been created.

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Green Campus Initiative

The proposed Green Campus, the brain child of Dr. Kalyani Mathivanan, aims to regenerate the residential campus of MKU ecologically. In order to facilitate aware-ness among students and staff and make them commit to the cause of Green Cam-pus, significant measures are taken. The road map to implementation involves main-tenance of manuals for each building about energy saving mechanism, waste water manage-ment, solid waste management and landscaping.

In this context, MKU has signed an MoU with Auroville Foundation, which is assisting MKU in introducing sustainably sound practices such as waste water treatment, rain water harvest-ing, ecological landscaping and green build-ing guidelines to enhance energy and water efficiency. As a part of this initiative, 100kW roof top on-grid solar photovoltaic power plant has been installed. Solar powered street lights have also been put to use. DEWATS waste water management system project is under progress and efforts are taken to construct three plants for this purpose.

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U n i v e r s i t y Middle School

Bharatha Ratna Shri. K. Kamaraj birth day celebra-tion on 15th July 2012 was celebrated as educational growth day according to the instructions given by Government of Tamilnadu.

U n i v e r s i t y Public School


Dr. K. Veluthambi, Head and Chairperson, School of Biotechnology, has been elected as a Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences, FNASc. (Allahabad) 2012.

Dr. P. Padma, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science received the best paper award for her work entitled Partnership of LIS with e-infrastructure: Curriculum development for data curation The mainstay of e-infrastructure held on 21st December, 2012 at Sardar Vallabhai Patel International School of Textiles and Manage-ment, Coimbatore.

Dr. V. Saravanabavan, Assistant Professor in Geogra-phy, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences has received best paper award in the National Confer-ence on Health and Medical Care Services, Claims on National Resources conducted by the Department of Economics, Annamalai University on 20th and 21st December, 2012.

Dr. S. Umapathy, Professor and Head, Department of Theoretical Physics is serving as Visiting Profes-sor, Radio Astronomy Center, NCRA-TIFR, Ooty.

Dr.C.Saradhambal, Professor and Chairperson, School of Tamil Studies was awarded with the Best Article Award by All India Teachers Association.

Best Poster Award:

The faculty of the School of Biotechnology received

Best Poster Award for the poster entitled Mutational

Analysis of SLC19A2 gene from Thiamin Responsive

Megaloblastic Anemia patient from Tamil Nadu pre-

sented by Manimaran P, Gandhimathi K, Karthi S, Ga-

nesh R, Varalakshmi P, Sivakumar N and Ashokkumar

B at National Seminar on Future prospects in OMICS

held at Department of Microbiology, SVN College,

Madurai.

Best paper award:

Ms.M.Hemamalini, M.L.I.Sc. Second year student has

received the best paper award at the National Confer-

ence held on 21st December, 2012 at Sardar Vallabhai

Patel International School of Textiles and Manage-

ment, Coimbatore.

Young Innovator Award:

B. Samuel Raj and R. D. Jebakumar Solomon, Long

term electricity production from viable microbial

communities using microbial fuel cell. MICROCIEN-

CA-2012: 10th IAAM National conference, SRM Uni-

versity, Chennai, 17-18, December 2012.

First Prize:

Mr. P. V. Jijin, II M.Sc. student of the Department of

Geography, School of Earth and Atmospheric Scienc-

es has received Prof. A. Ramesh Award First Prize in

the State level 3rd Talent Test for Young Geographers

- 2013.

Awards Received by Faculty

Awards Received byScholars & Students

Received the Woman of the Year 2012 Award from Sorop-timist International, Madurai, on 14 September 2012

Best Woman Achiever Award presented by the Governor, Rotary International District on 8th March 2013.

Received Best Vice Chancellor Award from the Chairman of the India Red Cross Society, at Chennai, on 23 August 2012

Awards Received by the Vice Chancellor

Received the Best Woman Administrator AwardReceived the Astalakshmi Award - 2013

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Emeritus Professorship Awardees Dr.S. Rajagopal, Senior Professor of ChemistryDr.S. Perumal, Senior Professor of ChemistryDr. G. Sethuraman, Senior Professor of Art HistoryDr.B.Nalini, Professor of SociologyDr.G.Arivarignan, Professor of MathematicsDr. T. Vasantha Kumari, Professor of Linguistics

Welfare of the Hostellites The infrastructure and basic amenities at the hostels are improved. Genarator facilities and reverse osmosis

plants have been installed. Round the clock security system is provided in the hostels.

NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND SCHOOLSThe Department of English Language Studies conducted one day Internation-al Conference on Pragmatic facets of English Language Teaching on 27th March 2013.

The School of Economics has conducted a refresher course in Quantitative Techniques for Economic Re-search during 20.11.2012 to 10.12.2012.

DST has sanctioned the School of Biotechnology a project with an outlay of 58.66 lakhs for Stud-ies on the Expression profiles and functions of MiRNA in Gemini virus infected plants.

Department of Folklore and Culture Studies coordinat-ed seven folk performing arts of Tamilnadu for a thirteen episode serial for Doordharshan Madurai.

Students from European countries study-ing Tamil culture undergoing Tamil learn-ing Program visited the archives and record-ing studio of Department of Folklore and Culture Studies.

The government of Tamilnadu sanctioned the School of Business Studies Entrepreneurship cum Skill Devel-opment Centre with an outlay of 20 lakhs.

Two days field study and project work visit for the M.Ped. students organized in Sports Authority of India Centre at Trivandrum during 2nd and 3rd April 2013 by the School of Education

The Department of Environmental Studies organized a training program on Capacity Building Program in Statistics for Environmentalists from 30th November to 3rd December 2012.

The School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources has received UGC assistance of Rs. 50 lakhs to conduct P.G. Diploma course in SCUBA Diving.

The School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources has received UGC assistance of Rs. 50 lakhs to conduct P.G. Diploma course in SCUBA Diving.

Asterix 12, an alumni meet is conducted by the Department of Computer Applications. Around 120 alumni participated the meet.

First Freedom Fighter Pulithevan Endowment Lec-ture was held on 26th September-2012, the Head and Chairperson of the School of Historical Studies delivered the Lecture and highlighted the internal tensions of making hindrance to lead the freedom fight by Pulithevan.

The Department of Sociology has carried out consul-

tancy assignments sanctioned by the agencies of Gov-

ernment of Tamil Nadu.

UGC Nehru Studies Centre under the scheme of Epoch

Making Social Thinkers of India is functioning in the

Department of Political Science and is funded by UGC.

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The Department of Environmen-

tal Remote Sensing and Cartography

organised the 9th Indian Institute of

Remote Sensing (IIRS) Outreach Program on Basics of

Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System and

Global Positioning System through EMMRC, Madurai

Kamaraj University from 23rd, July to 11th October,

2012.

A one day Workshop on Environmen-

tal Awareness for School Teachers and Stu-

dents was organized by the Department of

Geography during 21st and 22nd January, 2013.

The School of Earth and Atmospheric

Sciences has conducted an All India Educational Trip

for the II year M.Sc., students of the Department of

Geography and ERAC from 3rd to 17th March, 2013

to study the various landforms, culture of the people

and to visit National level institutions.

The 10th IIRS outreach programme on

GEOWEB Services Technology and Applications was

organized by the Department of Environmental Re-

mote Sensing and Cartography (ERAC) of the School

of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences through EMMRC,

Madurai Kamaraj University during 11th February to

15th March, 2013.

About 50 Scholars studying M.Ed./M.Phil./

Ph.D. in the Department of Education of Alagapa Uni-

versity, Karaikudi visited the Centre for Educational

Research on 30.11.12. A research colloquium was con-

ducted and their research proposals were discussed

and suggestions were given to refine the topic and

methodology by the faculty of Centre for Educational

Research.

The subscription of the International Journal

of Educational Research, Development and Extension

(IJERDE) Journal of Madurai Kamaraj University has

now increased from 206 (in 2011-12) to 298 (in June

2013) by the efforts taken by the Centre for Education-

al Research.

MoU is registered for ONGC scholarship for

M. Sc students under Industry Academia Interface with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, ONGC Academy, Dehradun 248195.

Mr. Thirunavakarasu, Deputy Commissioner

of Police (Law & Order) visited the School of Physics to motivate students on various occasions.

Mr. Rajesh Kannan, Scientist-C, ISRO, Has-san discussed with the students and made them to know more about the various avenues after M.Sc degree.

The Department of Applied Mathematics and

Statistics has conducted a workshop on 27.03.2013 on Financial Mathematics.

Ms. Elenor Power, Fullbright Scholar of Stanford University, affilat-ed to Dept. of Folklore and Culture Studies presented a seminar.

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Eight research projects sanctioned under senior

& junior projects that have been submitted by the Prin-

cipal Investigators have been evaluated by the Centre

for Educational Research.

Academic Staff College , MKU, has conducted 3 orientation programmes, 12 refresher courses, 2 short term courses and 1 principal seminar. The Vice Chancellor released the annual Journal MUSTER.

The Administrative Staff College has conducted 3 Training Programmes for the Administrators.

NEWS FROM CENTRES

USIC, MKU organised a state level techincal

SympsosiumTALENTRONIKA

Inauguration by the Vice Chancellor

Dr.Kalyani Mathivanan

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EMMRC, MKU has produced 257 educational programmes including E-contents between April 2012 and June 2013,Five Live EDUSAT lectures were also transmitted from this centre.. Students from EARC,MKU attended

the course of IIRS, Derhradun through EDUSAT at EMMRC. Students from various colleges and universities vis-ited EMMRC.


SEMINARS, CONFERENCES and WORKSHOPS

The Department of Folklore and Culture Studies and Department of Journalism and Science Communica-tion organized a two day Seminar on Raj Gowthaman Research Works on 03.04.2012 and 04.04.2012.

The Department of Futures Studies organized an In-ternational Workshop and Conference on Renewable Energy and Climate Change Exploring Opportunities for Sustainable Development, 5th to 7th April, 2012 sponsored by MNRE, CSIR, DST.

The School of Tamil Studies, Research Scholars As-sociation jointly conducted one day Seminar on Tamil Ilakkiya Vakaimaikalum Samuga Sulalum on 4th May 2012. Two volumes of Books were published.

The Department of Folklore and Culture Studies and Department of Journalism and Science Communica-tion organized a Seven day Workshop on Film Making from 21.05.2012 to 27.05.2012.

A Seminar on Bioinorganic Chemistry and its Applica-tions was conducted by the School of Chemistry on 28th 30th September 2012 funded by National Sci-ence Academies (Indian Academy of Sciences Banga-lore, Indian National Sciences Academy, New Delhi and National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad) and Madurai Kamaraj University.

A two-day Seminar on Creation of Top-Class Institutional Facilities in Universities and Colleges was jointly organized by the Centre for Educational Research and Department of Youth Welfare Studies, on 28th & 29th September 2012. 400 Teacher Educators & PG level Students in Arts & Sci-ence colleges and Universities participated in the seminar.

Prof. R. Jayaraman, Emeritus Professor, SBS-MKU has de-livered a lecture in 24th winter school on Mutagenesis: A Powerful tool in Bacterial System from 04-07-2012 to 18-07-2012.

The Department of Physical Education, Madurai Kamaraj University in collaboration with Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai, organized the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Physiological Aspects of Training, Nutrition, Re-covery and Performance on 10th August, 2012 at Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai.

A Seminar cum Workshop on Evaluation of Uniform Sylla-bus Education was conducted by the Department of Lin-guistics, School of Linguistics and Communication from 10.09.2012 to 12.09.2012 with 60 participants.

The School of Biotechnology organized a programme on Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programme on Octo-ber 11-12, 2012 at CPMB, Seminar Hall, School of Biotechnol-ogy.

The Vice-Chancellor lights Kuthuvizhaku at the inauguration in the seminar on Creation of Top- Class Institutional Facilities in Universities and Colleges

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The School of Tamil Stud-

ies is in receipt of grant-in-

aid from Central Institute of

Classical Tamil, Chennai to-

wards conduct of three days

seminar - Topic on Tolkap-

piyars Literary Theory and

Tamil Classical Literature held

in 29th to 31st March, 2013.

The Department of Physical

Education, Madurai Kamaraj

University conducted a two

Day Field Study and Project

Work Visit for the M.P.Ed.,

students organized to SAI (Sports Authority of India)

Centre at LNCPE Trivandrum during 2nd & 3rd April 2013.

The Department of Library and Information Science

organized a National Seminar on An evaluative Study

on Instructional Support Service to the learners in LIS

education through ODL systems in India on 07.06.2013.

The School of Tamil Studies and Research Scholars

Association jointly conducted one day Seminar on

Ilakkiyamum Pirathuraikalum on 21st January 2013. Our

Vice-Chancellor Dr.Kalyani Mathivanan presided over the

function.

National seminar on Tamil Dialects Through Ages

A National Level Workshop on Tamil- POS Tagging, in collaboration with Linguistic Data Consortium for Indian Languages, CIIL, Mysore and Department of Linguistics, was conducted during 01.03.2013 to 05.03.2013. 80 participants got benefited.

The Department of Physical Education, Madurai Ka-maraj University in collaboration with Arul Anandar College, Madurai, organized the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Innovative Concepts in Physi-cal Education and Yoga on 1st & 2nd February 2013 at Arul Anandar College, Madurai.

A seminar was conducted on 19th June 2013 on

Current Trends in Organic Synthesis funded by De-

partment of Science and Technology, New Delhi.

The Vice-Chancellor Dr. Kalyani Mathivanan visited the Training Lab established under

UGC-NRCBS programme

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The School of Tamil Studies conducted Endowment Lectures on 22nd, 26th and 27th March 2013. On 22.3.2013 Prof.M.Arunagiri, Principal of Ayiravaisyar College, Madurai delivered lecture under the Navalar Kanakkayar Dr.Somasundara Bharathiyar Memorial Endowment lecture. Tmty. Kavignar Sakthi Jothi, Ayyampalayam de-livered lecture under Lilly Devasikamani Endowment lecture, Dr. Nirmala Mohan Professor, (Retd) Sentham-il College, Madurai delivered lecture under T.K.Chidambaranatha Mudaliyar Memorial Endowment Lecture, Prof. A.Alice, Dept. of Tamil, Bharathidasan University, Trichy delivered lecture under Dr. R.P.Sethupillai, Dr. Mu.Varadharasanar, Dr. T.P.Meenakshi Sundaran Memorial Endowments, Prof. T.Dharmaraj, Professor & Head Department of Folklore and Culture Studies, M.K.University delivered lecture under Veeramamunivar Endowment, Prof. V.Jeyalakshmi, Dept. of Tamil, Mother Teresa University, Kodaikanal delivered lecture under Dr. Mu.Varadharasanar Endowment lectures.

On 27th March 2013 Prof. T.Murugarathanam, Former Professor, School of Tamil Studies, M.K.University and Prof. S.Venkataraman, Prof. & Head, School of Tamil Studies, M.K.University delivered lecture un-der Bharathiyar Endowment lecture and Prof. E.K.Ramasamy (Rtd), Yadava College, Madurai and Prof. N.Karunamoorthy, Professor and Head, Dept. of Tamil, Thiyagarajar College, Madurai delivered lecture un-der Bharathidasan Endowment lectures.

On 26th March 2013 Prof. T.Gnanasundaram, (Retd) Pachayappan College, Chennai delivered lecture under Prof. N.R.Mohan Nirmala Endowment Lecture, Prof. G.Gnanasambandan, Thiyagarajar College, Madurai delivered lecture under Prof. N.R.Mohan Nirmala Endowment Lecture, Dr. N.R.Mohan, Professor and Head (Retd), School of Tamil Studies and Prof. A.Athithan, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Linguistics delivered lec-ture under A.K.Paranthamanar Endowment lecture.

Dr. K. Pitchumani, Madurai Kamaraj University inaugurated a seminar and delivered the Keynote address.

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Directorate of Distance Education (DDE)87 new courses were started in DDE for the current year . Revised course matrial for all the subjects are b

eing introduced as there was no comprehensive revision of syllabus after 2002-03.

Valedictory ceremony of the Seven Day Workshop


A two-day Interactive Seminar on A Grammar of Eng-lish Questions for Teachers in Colleges was organized by the Centre for Educational Research at Madurai Ka-maraj University on 30th and 31st October 2012. 55 Arts & Science College and B.Ed. College Teacher Educators benefited from the Interactive Seminar.

The Department of Sociology, organized ICSSR spon-sored National Seminar on Mass Media in a Globalized Society held at the Department of Sociology, Madurai Kamaraj University on 14.12.2012.

The Department of Library and Information Science organized an International one day Seminar on Library Movement in Srilanka on 30.01.2013.

A National Level Workshop on Tolkaappiya MoziviLak-

ka Marapukalum Moziyiyalum was conducted in col-laboration with Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai at Department of Linguistics during 06.02.2013 15.02.2013. 60 participants attended the seminar.

A two-day National seminar on Approaches to Classroom-based Research Methods was organized by Centre for Educational Research at Madurai Kamaraj University on 8th and 9th February 2013.

The School of Tamil Studies is in receipt of grant-in-aid from Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai for a three days seminar on Oppiyal Nokil Tamil Sev-viyal Ilakkiyam held in December 27 to 29, 2012.

The Department of Linguistics in collaboration with Central Institute of Classical Tamil organized a Nation-al Seminar on Tamil Dialects Through Ages for three days from 09-01-2013 to 11-01-2013. Nearly 30 papers were presented in the seminar.

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Independence Day Celebration at MKU

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Foreign Visit by the FacultyDr.M.Jeyanthinath, Assistant Professor, Department

of Materials Science, went as a Visiting Scientist at

Institute for Energiteknikk, Norway for two months

during May June 2012.

Dr.G.Gnanakumar, Assistant Professor, Department

of Physical Chemistry, visited Republic of Korea for

Collaborative Research Work during May and June,

2012.

Dr. K. Murugapoopathiraja, Assistant Professor, De-

partment of Physical Chemistry visited Germany for

Research Collaboration, EU-NMR, during June Au-

gust, 2012.

Dr. K. Sethuraman, Assistant Professor, Department

of Physics, visited the Department of Electrical En-

gineering, Aichi Institute of technology, 1247 Yachi-

gusa, Yagusa-cho, Toyota from, Japan 07th to 15th

July, 2012.

Dr. I. K. Manonmani, Assistant Professor of Geogra-

phy visited University of Kelaniya, Srilanka to present

a paper entitled Evaluation of land use land cover

using GIS A case study of Melur Taluk during 10th

and 11th August, 2012.

Dr. R. Raj Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department

of Futures Studies, visited International Centre for

Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy to present a paper

on The Scenario of Access to Energy and Potential

for Sustainable Energy Development in India during

01st to 05th October, 2012.

Dr. B. Ashok Kumar, School of Biotechnology, deliv-

ered a lecture on Molecular analysis of the SLC19A2

gene: Heterogeneity of mutations in Thiamin Re-

sponsive Megaloblastic Anemia patients from In-

dia at 3rd International Symposium on Wellness,

Healthy Lifestyle and Nutrition 2012 in University

Sains Malaysia, Malaysia during 10th to 12th Decem-

ber, 2012.

Dr. M. Lellis Thivagar, Professor and Head, Depart-

ment of Mathematics visited SS Cyril Methodius

University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia to pres-

ent a paper entitled Generalized Continuity in New

Form between 16th and 18th December, 2012.

Dr. M. Lellis Thivagar has also visited Kuwait Univer-

sity, Kuwait on 18th to 21st December, 2012 for pre-

senting another paper on A New computing Tech-

nique on Topological Reduction in Medical Events.

Dr. B. Sivakumar, Assistant Professor, Department

of Applied Mathematics and Statistics visited Ku-

wait University for presenting a paper on Brain

Gain Initiative.

Dr.K.Chinnasamy, Associate Professor of Library

and Information Science attended the International

Conference ICOASL 2013 at Philippines and present-

ed a paper on Institutional Repositories: Challenge

and Opportunities for LIS Professionals in the Digi-

tal Era held on 10th to 12th April, 2013.

Dr.K.Chinnasamy, Associate Professor of Library

and Information Science visited National library,

Singapore on 15th April, 2013 and delivered a lecture

on Current trends in Public Libraries.

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Dr.S.Perumal, Senior Professor and Head, Department

of Organic Chemistry has an Indo-Spanish Collaborative

Research Project funded by DST, New Delhi and Minis-

try of Science and Innovation, Spain on Development

of novel antitubercular drug candidates (2010-2013) be-

ing jointly pursued by Professor Jose Carlos Menendez

of University of Complutense, Madrid, Spain.

Foreign Collaborative Research Mr. M. Veerappan and Mr. P. Selvakumar of the School

of Chemistry, did research work in India-Taiwan Collab-

orative Project from 15th May - 6th June, 2012.

Dr. Tsung-Hsuan Tsai, Mr. Cheng- Yu Yang and Ms. Ying

Li visited the School of Chemistry for research work in

India-Taiwan Collaborative Project during 11th to 19th

November, 2012.

Foreign Visitors Dr. Kuo-Chuan Ho, Distinguished Professor, Depart-

ment of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Polymer

Science and Engineering National Taiwan University,

Taipei, Taiwan visited School of Chemistry on 29.11.2012

and delivered lecture on Chemiresistor-type and Elec-

trochemical Sensors based on Nano-structured Metal

Oxides.

Dr.Shen-Ming Chen, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan visited the School of Chemis-try.

Dr. Sean Erik Foss and Dr. K. Smagul, Institutt for Energiteknikk (IFE), Norway visited the School of Chemistry.

Dr. A. Venkitaraman (The Ursula Zoellner Profes-sor of Cancer Research, University of Cambridge, and Director, Medical Research Council Cancer Cell Unit, U.K.) had visited the School of Biological Sci-ences. He delivered the inaugural lecture for the Aqua-Terr programme for the year 2012-2013. He spoke on Genome stability, cancer suppression and new approaches to cancer therapy.

Dr. Abdul M. Jabbar (Director, Research Projects & Scientific Project Manager, Emory University,

Atlanta, USA) had visited the School of Biological Sciences on 24th December 2012. He is one of the alumni of the School of Biological Sciences. He de-livered an informal talk in the Aqua-Terr on Round Table Discussion on Global Collaborations in Vac-cine Research and Human Immunology.

Prof.Lu, Academica Sinica, Taipai, Taiwan visited the School of Chemistry.

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One NSS Volunteer from H. K. R. H. College, Uthamapalayam, and Mr. Gopi, NSS Programme Of-

ficer of Madura College, Madurai, Contingent Leader

were selected to lead the NSS Republic Day Parade

Camp at New Delhi.

Six Programme Officers and nine volunteers were selected for the University Level Award and Dr.

Mrs. Kalyani Mathivanan distributed the Awards with

Cash Prize to the Programme Officers and Volunteers

in the Award function held on 9th April 2013.

Inter State Youth Exchange and Home Stay Programme was conducted from 14th to 13th March

2013 (in Collaboration with RGNIYD and NSS Regional

Centre)

Two NSS volunteers from Mannar Thirumalain-aicker College, Madurai, and Madurai Kamaraj Uni-

versity College, Sattur, participated in the NSS Mega

Camp at Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) from 6th to

17th June 2012.

Two NSS Programme Officers from Arul Anan-dar College, Karumathur, and SLS MAVMM Ayira Vai-

siar College, Madurai, participated in the Training of

Trainers Programme of Youth for Gender Equity at

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development,

Sriperumpudur from 22nd to 28th August 2012.

One NSS Programme Officer from Kodaikan-nal Christian College, Kodaikannal and Two NSS Vol-

unteers from Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai,

Arul Anandar College, Karumathur, participated in the

Training of Trainers on Decentralized Governance and

Youth Development Programme at Rajiv Gandhi Na-

tional Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbu-

dur, Chennai, from 10th - 14th December 2012.

The World International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking programme was organized

by M.S. Chellamuthu Trust & Research Foundation,

Madurai on 26th June 2013. 308 NSS Volunteers

participated.

Mr. V. Sriman Narayanan, NSS Programme Offi-cer from Madura College, Madurai Contingent Leader,

to lead the team from Tamil Nadu and UT of Puduch-

erry. Mr. Vinothkumar, NSS volunteer from M.K. Uni-

versity College, Madurai and Ms. L. Medona Lalitha,

NSS volunteer from N.M.S. Sermathai Vasan College

(w), Madurai participated in the NSS Mega Summer

Camp at Bangalore 29th June to 10th July, 2013.

National Service Scheme

Sharing Home Stay Programme (19th & 20th March 2013)

Awards Won at the University Level

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The Central Advisory Board of Education, the highest advisory body to advise the Central and State Governments in the field of education, was reconstituted in May 2012 to review the progress of edu-cation from time to time. Its functions also includes to appraise the extent and manner in which the National Policy on Education has been implemented by the Central and State Governments, and other concerned agencies, and to give appropriate advice. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Kalyani Mathivanan, has been nominated as one of the ten members in the category of Vice Chancellors of Universities/Heads of lnstitutions of National Importance. Her initiative has set a new rational trend in enriching NCC pro-grammes and empowering cadets. As a result NCC has been introduced, in consultation with UGC, HRD Ministry, Defence Ministry and State Governemnt, as a nonmajor elective subject in part IV and field

work in part V in the Under Graduate programme in autonomous colleges.

Introduction of NCC as part of the UG Curriculum

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Curriculum Development Cell In order to realize the vision of the Honble Chief Minister regarding the provision of world class quality higher

education, the Government of Tamil Nadu has established Curriculum Development Cell in the State Universi-

ties. The MKU also constituted the Curriculum Development Cell with the financial aid from the State Govern-

ment norms and modalities have been formulated in consultation with the relevant experts.


Sports Activities of the University

The Vice-Chancellor Dr. Kalyani Mathivanandeclares the Sports Meet Open on 17.10.2012

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Editorial TeamDr. V. Sobhana Bai ,Dr. T. Dharmaraj, Dr. R.S. Suja Rose, Dr. A. Basherrudin Mahmud Ahmed, Dr.V. Ilamparithi.Designed by : Photos by:Mr. A. Rajasekar. Mr. N.P. Maruthupandiyan.

Dr. K. Pitchumani, the then Registrar i/c Madurai Kamaraj Universitydistributing the trophy at the 47th Inter Collegiate Annual Athletic meet

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1. Madurai Kamaraj University Women Hockey Team participated in the South Zone Inter University Tournament held at M.G University Kottayam, and secured IV position and entered in the All India Inter University

Tournament.

2. Our Womens Football team participated in the South Zone Inter University Tournament held at VIT, Vellore Tamilnadu, secured First Place (winner) and entered in the All India Inter University Tournament.

3. Kabaddi Womens Team participated in the South Zone Inter University Tournament held at M. S University, Tirunelveli and secured Second Place (runner) and entered in the All India Inter University Tournament.

Edited and Published by Editorial Team (MKU SIGNETS), for and on behalf of Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021 | Tel: 0452-2458471 | Fax:2459181 | Website: www.mkuniversity .orgPrinted By: Universal Printers, Madurai.

The Vice Chancellor handing over the Winners trophy International Tennis Tournament in Madurai.

Madurai Kamaraj University Inter collegiate champion trophy and inter-zone tour-nament were held for men and women respectively. The Department of Physical Education, Madurai Kamaraj University organized the 47th intercollegiate Athletic meet for men & women at M.G.R. Stadium, Madurai from 17th to 19th October 2012.

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