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PROSPECTUS 2011-12 www.pondiuni.edu.in Vice Chancellor’s Message

uman Resource development a few to mention. The University offers now possess two additional P.G. Diploma and higher education in many inter-disciplinary courses in Arts, in Industrial Psychology and Labour Laws, Hare focused on access to a Pure and Applied Sciences, Humanities which will add immense value to his/ large number of aspiring students to and Social Sciences, Commerce, her employability. Similarly any student undergo higher education with quality Management, Education, Electronic in Bio-sciences will now have an option and affordability. As one of the Central Media, Environment, Nano sciences, to add a P.G. Diploma in Biotechnology Universities, Green technology, Performing Arts and which is currently in great demand. has facilities and amenities to students Computer science through Choice Based to stay and study a wide range of 157 Credit System. Expansion, Excellence with All the Add-On courses are also programmes. The main campus located Equity is the punch line and thrust of the made open to the local population of at Puducherry has a lush green tropical University. A large number of national and Puducherry enhancing their access to evergreen forest along the east coast of international conferences and seminars higher education. India bordered with the Bay of Bengal. are held. Recently, the University has taken a big leap ahead with expansion 5 Basic Clinical P.G. Programmes are The University has established two of teaching departments, infrastructure, offered jointly by the University and more campuses to offer P.G. Courses research facilities with an ultimate Affiliated Medical Colleges from this and Doctoral programmes, one objective of 400% expansion of the academic year. at (UT of Pondicherry) student, teacher and scholar strength by and the other at Port Blair (UT of the end of 2011-12. There will be 450 The University believes in affirmative Andaman and Nicobar Islands). The faculty spread over 14 schools. action to promote inclusiveness in University has excellent ambience for higher education. Several concessions higher studies, research and cultural The University is conscious that with such as Free Education including exchange. It has nineteen hostels, increasing inter disciplinary nature of hostels to physically challenged, free networked Wi-Fi campus, support job opportunities available globally, it is accommodation to girl students, services. Scholarships and freeships are inevitable for any student to cross the subsidised mess for "below creamy layer" provided to help deserving students to borders of his specialized field & learn more sections are a few to mention. pursue their education and research. in allied fields, to make himself adaptable The modern laboratories, library with to the changing scenarios. To fulfill their Over 41,000 aspirants wrote the entrance electronic access to over 27,000 Journals need, the University has started 22 P.G. in 2010, and the campus has students from and e-resources, conference halls, play Diploma programmes, 8 foreign language 31 states of the country. We welcome fields, health centre, placement and and 2 Indian language certificate courses overseas students for a semester or a full other services such as free buses to reach thus providing them add-on options in two year programme. We welcome you to the University, eco friendly commutation various relevant disciplines. For example, India's fastest growing Central University in campus by electric cars & bicycles are a student of ‘Master in Social Work’ can during the XI plan.

www.pondiuni.edu.in VISITOR Smt. PRATIBHA DEVISINGH PATIL Her Excellency, the

CHANCELLOR Shri MOHAMMAD HAMID ANSARI Hon’ble Vice-President of India

CHIEF RECTOR Dr. IQBAL SINGH His Excellency, the Lt. Governor of Puducherry

VICE-CHANCELLOR Prof. J. A. K. TAREEN

Director of Studies, Educational Innovation and Rural Reconstruction Prof. M. Ramadass

Registrar Shri S. LOGANATHAN

Finance Officer Shri S. RAGHAVAN IA & AS

Controller of Examinations Dr. J. SAMPATH

Librarian Dr. R. SAMYUKTHA

DEANS OF SCHOOLS

School of Life Sciences: Prof. PRIYA DAVIDAR School of Social Sciences & International Studies: Prof. D. SAMBANDHAN School of Education: Prof. (Mrs.) M. S. LALITHAMMA School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences: Prof. H. SURYA PRAKASH RAO Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences: Prof. A.M.S. RAMASAMY School of Humanities: Prof. R. VENGUATTARAMANE Subramania Bharathi School of Tamil Language & Literature: Dr. S. AROKIANATHAN Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies: Prof. J.A.K. TAREEN School of Management: Prof. M. RAMADASS School of Medical Sciences (i/c): Dr. S. MAHADEVAN School of Engg. & Technology (i/c): Dr. V. PRITHIVIRAJ School of Performing Arts: Dr. R. RAJU School of Media & Communication (i/c): Dr. M.S. PANDIAN

www.pondiuni.edu.in Schools, Departments/ Centres & respective heads

Subramania Bharathi School of Centre for Foreign Tamil Language & Literature Dr. S. Arokianathan Languages Dr. (Mrs.) Nalini J. Thampi Escande Chair in Asian School of Management Christian Studies Dr. P. A. Sampath Kumar Department of School of Social Sciences and International Studies Management Studies Dr. R. Prabhakara Raya Department of Anthropology Dr. A. Chellaperumal Department of Commerce Dr. Malabika Deo Department of Sociology Dr. B. B. Mohanty Department of Economics Dr. M. Ramachandran Department of History Dr. Venkata Raghotham Department of Tourism Department of Politics & Studies Dr. G. Anjaneya Swamy International Studies Dr. B. Mohanan Department of Department of Social Work Dr. G. Ramathirtham Banking Technology Dr. K. Chandrasekhara Rao (Course co-ordinator) Department of UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh International Business Dr. K. Mohan Institute of South Asia Regional Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences Cooperation (UMISARC) & Department of Mathematics Dr. V. Indumathi Centre for South Asian Studies Prof. N. K. Jha Department of Statistics Dr. P. Dhanavanthan Centre for Women’s Studies Dr. Usha V. T. School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences Centre for Study of Social Department of Physics Dr. G. Govindaraj Exclusion and Inclusive Policies Dr. T. Subramanyam Naidu Department of Chemistry Dr. P. Sambasiva Rao School of Engineering & Technology Department of Earth Sciences Dr. S. Balakrishnan Department of Computer Department of Applied Science Dr. P. Dhavachelvan Psychology (Course co-ordinator) Dr. V. C. Thomas Department of Electronics School of Life Sciences Engineering (Course co-ordinator) Dr. V. Ravi Kanth Kumar Department of Biochemistry & Centre for Pollution Control Molecular Biology Dr. K. Srikumar and Environmental Engineering Dr. S. A. Abbasi Department of Biotechnology Dr. N. Sakthivel School of Education Dr. M. S. Lalithamma Department of Food Science and Technology (Head i/c) Dr. H. Prathap Kumar Shetty School of Medical Sciences Department of Ecology & M.Sc. Programmes in Basic Environmental Sciences Dr. N. Parthasarathy Clinical Sciences (Univ. co-ordinator) Dr. K. Srikumar Department of Ocean Studies School of Performing Arts & Marine Biology Dr. P. M. Mohan Department of Performing Dr. V. Arumugam Department of Coastal Disaster Arts Management Dr. N. Ramanujam School of Media & Communication Centre for Bioinformatics Dr. P. P. Mathur Department of School of Humanities Mass Communication Dr. (Mrs) D. Nivedhitha Department of English Dr. S. Murali Department of Library and Dr. C.K. Ramaiah Department of French Dr. (Mrs.) Nalini J. Thampi Information Sciences Department of Hindi Dr. V. Vizialakshmi Centre for Electronic Media Dr. S. Arulselvan Department of Sanskrit Dr. C. S. Radhakrishnan Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies Department of Philosophy Dr. K. Srinivas Centre for Green Energy Department of Physical Technology (Course co-ordinator) Dr. H. Surya Prakash Rao Education and Sports Dr. N. Govindarajulu Centre for Nano Sciences & Technology (Course co-ordinator) Prof. N. Satyanarayana

College Development Council Dr. R. Venguattaramane, Community College Dr. K. S. Kumari Dean (i/c) Principal Students' Welfare Dr. K. M. Tamizhmani Central Instumentation Dr. G. Govindaraj Dean Facility Co-ordinator Directorate of Distance Edn. Dr. A. Arivunambi, Karaikal Campus Dr. Lalitha Ramakrishnan Director (i/c) Centre Head Academic Staff College Dr. S. Hariharan Centre for Adult and Dr. K. Devan Director Continuing Education Associate Professor

www.pondiuni.edu.in Administrative officers Office of the Vice-Chancellor Assistant Registrar Assistant Registrar R. Segar (Ramanujan School of N. Ravi Vice-Chancellor’s Secretariat Mathematical Sciences) Office of the Registrar Office of the Controller of Examinations Assistant Registrar (PCR) S. Alamelu Deputy Registrar Dr. S. Manivannan Registrar’s Secretariat (DDE-Examinations) Deputy Registrar (Academic II) P. Subramanian Deputy Registrar Dr. B. Chitra Deputy Registrar (Administration) P. Subramanian (Examinations) Deputy Registrar (SC/ ST) M. Jagannathan Assistant Registrar P. Vaitheanathan Deputy Registrar Dr. M. Rajendiran (Examinations) (Planning & Development) Assistant Registrar DDE (Exams) Dr. S. K. Balasundaram Law Officer A. Balasubramanian Assistant Registrar (Exams) P. Muralidassan Assistant Registrar Dr. M. Vallathan Public Grievances Officer Dr. K. Devan (Planning & Development) Office of the Finance Officer Assistant Registrar S. Punitha Deputy Registrar (F&A) K. Chandramorthy (Administration) Assistant Registrar (Finance) P. Gunasekaran Assistant Registrar N. Giridharan Assistant Registrar (Accounts) G. Venguidesvarane (Establishment) Project Officer, Project Cell S. Ramalingam Assistant Registrar M. Velayutham Vigilance and Security wing (Purchase & Stores) Assistant Registrar D. Babu Assistant Registrar B.N.K. Radipe Engineering Wing (Academic I) Superintending Engineer R. Gopalakrishnan Assistant Registrar L.R. Franklin Thomas Executive Engineer R. Dwaraganathan (Academic II) Assistant Engineers N. Sankaramurthy Assistant Registrar Dr. M. Vallathan K. Vadivel (Public Relations) Other Officers Central Library Directorate of Distance Education Deputy Librarian V. Meibalan Assistant Registrar V. Parthasarathy Deputy Librarian U. Nagalingam Centre for Bioinformatics Assistant Librarian (SG) V. R. Rajan Information Officer M. Sundara Mohan Assistant Librarian K. Nallaperumal Pillai (DDE) Hostels Assistant Librarian S. Durai Chief Warden (Men) Dr. P. A. Sampath Kumar Assistant Librarian R. Hema Chief Warden (Women) Dr. Ilamathy Janakiraman Assistant Librarian Dr. M. Baskar Assistant Registrar B. Routtramourthy Assistant Librarian K. Saravanan (PUCC) Assistant Librarian N. Sankara Subramanian Wardens : Men’s Hostels Assistant Librarian G. Sivasubramanian Bharathidasan Dr. Subhadip Bhadra Computer/ Information Z. Olirvel Ilango Adigal Dr. R. Sankaranarayanan Scientist Kalidas Dr. C. Thirunavukkarasu Computer Centre Kamban Dr. Pramod Singh Systems Manager Marie Stanislas Ashok Subramania Bharathi Dr. Subhadip Bhadra Systems Analyst K. Palanivel Tagore Dr. Jitendra Mohan Mishra Placement Cell Valmiki Dr. K. Anbu Placement Officer S.K.V. Jayakumar Kannadasan Mr. Santhosh Mathew Horticulture Kabir Das Dr. R. Krishna Horticulturist Dr. R. Manivannan Foreign Students’ Sri. M. Rejoyson Thangal Health Centre Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan(i/c) Dr. P.A. Sampath Kumar Medical Officer – I Dr. Sheela Das Moulana Abul Kalam Azad(i/c) Dr. P.A. Sampath Kumar Medical Officer – II Dr. S. Mahalakshmi Karaikal (Boys) Dr. S. Amilan Media centre Producer Sanjeev Kumar Wardens : Women’s Hostels FM Radio Ganga Ms. Archana Pan Executive Producer Saleema Rabiyath Cauvery Dr. D. Sultana Central Maintenance Workshop Saraswathy Dr. R. Amutha Technical Officer Gr. – II P. Kasirajan Yamuna Dr. Mumtaz Begum Central Instrumentation Facility Kalpana Chawla Hostel Dr.S. Sabiah Technical Officer Gr. – I (SS) P. Thillaimani Karaikal (Girls) Dr. Lalitha Ramakrishnan Technical Officer Gr. – I (SS) S. Ramasamy Ladies Hostel(Port Blair) Dr.Gadi Padmavati

www.pondiuni.edu.in Table of Contents

01. Programmes A-Z 08 02. Schools & Departments/ Centres 09 03 Puducherry 10 04. The University 11 05. Quality Living 12 06. Common Facilities 13 Library 13 Computer Centre 14 Central Instrumentation Facility 16 07. International 17 08. Financial Assistance 18 09. System of Instruction - CBCS 19 10. Entrance Examination Centres 20 11. How to Apply 21 12. Selection Process 22 13. Reservation 22 14. Admission Requirements Ph.D. 24 M.Phil. 33 P.G. Courses 35 P.G. Diploma courses 42 15 General Conditions of Admission 42 16. Course/ Centre Codes 43 17. Fees 46 18. Hostels 56 19. Conduct and Discipline 58 20. Add-On Courses 144 21. UGC Academic Staff College 147 22. Pondicherry University Community College 148 23. Directorate of Distance Education 149 24 Placement Cell 150 25 Affiliated Institutions - Ph.D. Supervisors 151 26. Academic Calendar 157

www.pondiuni.edu.in PROGRAMMES A-Z with page numbers

M.a. M.Sc. 63. M.Com. (Accounting & 80. Chemistry 112. Anthropology (Five Year Integrated Taxation) 93. Coastal Disaster 122. M.Ed., (Master of Management 65. Applied Economics Programme) Education) 63. Commerce 100. English & Comparative 82. Applied Geology 106. M.P.Ed. (Master of 134. Computer Science & Literature 80. Chemistry Physical Education & Engineering 102. French (Translation & 134. Computer Science 109. Drama & Theatre Arts Interpretation) 65. Economics Sports) 82. Earth Sciences 103. Hindi 74. Mathematics 90. Ecology and Environ- 115. History 78. Physics mental Sciences 126. Mass Communication 75. Statistics m. Phil. 105. Philosophy 112. Anthropology 65. Economics 117. Politics & International 107. Asian Christian 122. Education Relations M.Tech. Studies 127. Electronic Media 80. Chemistry 100. English 104. Sanskrit 134. Computer Science & 63. Commerce 137. Environmental 113. Sociology Engineering 109. Drama & Theatre Arts Technology 119. South Asian Studies 136. Electronics 65. Economics 95. Food Science & 60. Tamil 137. Environmental 100. English Nutrition Engineering & 137. Environmental 95. Food Science & Management Technology M.Sc. Technology 82. Exploration 102. French 82. Applied Geology 102. French Geosciences 140. Green Energy 84. Applied Psychology 103. Hindi 140. Green Energy Technology 86. Biochemistry & 115. History Technology 103. Hindi Molecular Biology 74. Mathematics 142. Nano Sciences & 115. History 96. Bioinformatics 105. Philosophy Technology 71. International Business 88. Biotechnology 106. Physical Education & 134. Network & Internet 130. Library & Information 80. Chemical Sciences Sports Engineering Science 93. Coastal Disaster 78. Physics 62. Management Management 117. Politics & International 92. Marine Biology 96. Computational Biology Studies MBA 126. Mass Communication 134. Computer Science 104. Sanskrit 68. Banking Technology 74. Mathematics 90. Ecology and Environ- 121. Social Exclusion & 62. Business 142. Nano Sciences & mental Sciences Inclusive Policies Administration Technology 127. Electronic Media 114. Social Work 62. Insurance 105. Philosophy 95. Food Science & 113. Sociology Management 106. Physical Education & Nutrition 60. Tamil 71. International Business Sports 95. Food Science & 60. Tamil 66. Tourism 78. Physics Technology (Modern Literature) 117. Politics & International 92. Marine Biology 60. Tamil Studies 74. Mathematics (Religious Literature) 104. Sanskrit 86. Microbiology MCA, M.Com., M.Ed., 120. Women’s Studies 121. Social Exclusion & 78. Physics MLIS, M.P.Ed., MSW, Inclusive Policies 75. Statistics M.P.A. Ph.D. 114. Social Work 134. MCA 113. Sociology 112. Anthropology 130. MLIS (Master of 119. South Asian Studies 84. Applied Psychology Library and 119. Southern Asia Studies 107. Asian Christian Studies Information Science) 75. Statistics 68. Banking Technology 109. MPA (Theatre Arts) 60. Tamil 86. Biochemistry & 114. MSW (Master of 66. Tourism Studies Molecular Biology Social Work) 120. Women’s Studies 63. M.Com. (Business 96. Bioinformatics Finance) 88. Biotechnology

8 www.pondiuni.edu.in Schools & Departments/ Centres with page numbers

59. Subramania Bharathi School of 108. School of Performing Arts Tamil Language and Literature 109. Department of Performing Arts

61. School of Management 111. School of Social Sciences and 62. Department of Management Studies International Studies 63. Department of Commerce 112. Department of Anthropology 65. Department of Economics 113. Department of Sociology 66. Department of Tourism Studies 114. Department of Social Work 68. Department of Banking Technology 115. Department of History 71. Department of International Business 117. Department of Politics & International Studies 119. UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asia 73. Ramanujan School of Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) & Centre for Mathematical Sciences South Asian Studies 120. Centre for Women’s Studies 74. Department of Mathematics 121. Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and 75. Department of Statistics Inclusive Policies 77. School of Physical, Chemical and 122. School of Education Applied Sciences 78. Department of Physics 124. School of Medical Sciences 80. Department of Chemistry 125. School of Media & Communication 82. Department of Earth Sciences 126. Department of Mass Communication 84. Department of Applied Psychology 127. Centre for Electronic Media 130. Department of Library & Information Sciences 85. School of Life Sciences 86. Department of Biochemistry & 133. School of Engineering & Technology Molecular Biology 134. Department of Computer Science 88. Department of Biotechnology 136. Department of Electronics Engineering 90. Department of Ecology & 137. Centre for Pollution Control and Environmental Sciences Environmental Engineering 92. Department of Ocean Studies & Marine Biology 93. Department of Coastal Disaster Management 95. Department of Food Science and Technology 139. Madanjeet School of Green 96. Centre for Bioinformatics Energy Technologies 140. Centre for Green Energy Technology 99. School of Humanities 142. Centre for Nano Sciences and Technology 100. Department of English 102. Department of French 144. Add-On courses 103. Department of Hindi 147. UGC Academic Staff College 104. Department of Sanskrit 148. Pondicherry University Community 105. Department of Philosophy College 106. Department of Physical Education and Sports 107. Centre for Foreign Languages 149. Directorate of Distance Education 107. Escande Chair in Asian Christian Studies 150. Placement Cell

www.pondiuni.edu.in 9 puducherry

uducherry is situated on the Coramandal coast, 160 k.m. The intellectual activities are fostered in many of its institutions south of Chennai. It is now a growing city and the capital such as and the French Institute which Pof the Union Territory bearing the same name. caters to research needs in Science, Indology and Culture. The Romain Rolland Library which is more than 150 years old and Puducherry, which attracted the French to settle here two preserves a rich collection of several rare French and Tamil centuries ago still carries several marks of French culture and manuscripts, is a veritable repository of treasures. heritage. It is also the place where the national poet Shri Subramania Bharathiar wrote several of his masterpieces The Puducherry museum houses rare kinds of pottery from the that fanned the flames of freedom and also enriched Arikkamedu site which was a bustling port city in the first century modern Tamil literature. Bharathidasan, a staunch disciple of A.D. where Roman ships called in for trade and friendship. Subramania Bharathiar, whose poems stressed social revolution and emancipation of women, was also an eminent sonof Some of the other places worth seeing are Auroville, Beaches, Puducherry. Backwaters, Lake and Garden, Temples, Churches and Mosques, Heritage Buildings and Monuments. Puducherry Tourism provides more detailed information in this regard.

10 www.pondiuni.edu.in THE UNIVERSITY

ondicherry University is a Central University established The University also has campuses at Karaikal and Port Blair by an Act of Parliament in October 1985. It is an affiliating which currently offer P.G. and Doctoral programmes. PUniversity with a jurisdiction spread over the Union Territory of Puducherry, Lakshwadeep and Andaman and The university has entered into MoUs with a good number Nicobar Islands. of reputed international institutions in India and abroad for collaboration and faculty development. The University’s objectives are to disseminate and advance The salient features of the University include: knowledge by offering teaching and research facilities, to make provisions for studies in French and integrated courses in  Add-On Courses in all Schools Humanities and the Sciences, and to promote inter-disciplinary  Remedial coaching for weaker section students. studies and research. The University’s motto is ‘Vers la lumière’  Fee waiver for differently abled students. meaning ‘towards the light’ The main campus is located in Kalapet 10 km from the town of Puducherry in a serene and In addition, the University Placement Cell has also MoU with beautiful campus of 800 acres adjoining the scenic Bay of reputed firms like TATA Consultancy Services Ltd. etc. Bengal.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 11 QUALITY LIVING

QUALITY LIVING

The university provides:-  WiFi enabled campus  Tranquil pleasant and spacious green campus  100% Power back-up  Comfortable hostels – Rent free for women, subsidy  Free transport between University and town on hostel fees for deserving students with annual family  Electric wheel chair for physically challenged students income less than Rs.4.5 lakhs. at the mess and library  Food subsidy for students below creamy layer sections  Free education including accommodation, food and  Exclusive hostel for international students transport for all differently abled students.  Sports stadiums and fitness gymnasiums for  24 hours free emergency Medical facilities women and men  Yoga Classes at subsidized rates  Free eco-friendly electric shuttle and cycles for  University Book Shop in-campus commute

12 www.pondiuni.edu.in common faclilites

LIBRARY

The University Library is named after Ananda Rangapillai, who was the Dubash of Lord Dupleix, the Governor of Pondicherry during the British rule. Established in 1986, it has transformed through the past two decades into a Knowledge Resource Centre catering specially to the information needs of the students, research scholars and faculty. The mission of the Library is to enhance learning and facilitating research. In tune with its mission, it is in process of a major expansion in its infrastructure and information services.

Working hours output (in process), Inter-library loan, 1946. There are about 405 depository Library functions from 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 Orientation programmes, Workshops, libraries in 145 countries and 16 of them p.m. on week days and from 9.30 a.m. to Conferences, Exhibitions, Information are in 13 cities of India. Pondicherry 5.30 p.m. on week-ends. 8.30 a.m. to 10 product presentations and free trials, University Library has the honour of p.m. during period of examinations. Web 2.0 applications such as newsfeeds, being one of the 16 U.N. Depository e-alerts and open sources. Access to a libraries in India. digital library of e-reference works, Membership e-books, e-databases, e-journals, online Infrastructure Library has 4904 members comprising tutorials and the OPAC (Online Public An independent Library building with a of faculty, students, research scholars Access Catalogue) is also made available beautiful inspiring ambience of greenery and non-teaching staff. Besides these through the Library portal. members, the Library also attracts a around, is focused in developing with lot of scholars and visitors from other technology. The spaces have been academic institutions and research UGC infonet Consortium revamped and modernized with modular organizations in search of information service furniture, large number of computers to access e-resources with high speed and research tools. Pondicherry University Library is a bandwidth facility, comparable to any member of the UGC INFONET Digital world class library. An additional new Library Consortium and has access Collection building with 50,000 sq. ft. is under to about 6600+ e-journals and 9 The University Library collection is hybrid construction to offer 24 hour reading e-databases. Access being IP based, with its traditional information resources facility, a special section for the visually e-resources are accessible in the being gradually supplemented by the challenged, a children’s library etc. A University network. electronic resources. Book collection recent unique addition is a Bookshop is over 1,68,859, Ph.D. Theses – 623, cum Stationery and Souvenir shop Pondicherry University Library is M.Phil Dissertations – 4,470, print to cater to the requirements of the identified as one of the 22 Document journals – 327, print journals (back Students, Faculty and other Staff. volumes) – 8984, e-journals (full text) – Delivery university libraries in India 23,320, e-reference works and e-books – under the UGC INFONET Digital Library 7,455, e-databases – 21 UN Documents Consortium to cater to the journal article Personnel – 2057 (special collection). Exclusive requests of all the universities in the Library has a team of highly qualified collection for competitive examinations country. information professionals with the is popularly sought after. potential and the drive to facilitate U.N. Depository the best possible library service to the information seekers. Services The Dag Hammarskjold Library of Parallel to the traditional library services, the U.N. Secretariat in New York has the automated Library presently arranged for the distribution of U.N. Librarian facilitates value-added services such Documents and publications to users Dr. R. Samyuktha as Referral service, Citation analysis, and Research Scholars around the world Institutional Repository of research through its depository libraries since

www.pondiuni.edu.in 13 COMPUTER CENTRE

A full-fledged and well-equipped Computer Centre is available for the use of students, research scholars, faculty and non-teach- ing staff of the University. The Centre functions between 9.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. on all working days and from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on holidays.

Academic Halls and class rooms in departments Web Services The staff of the Computer Centre offer and all hostels are connected to the The web server and e-mail server of regular theory, laboratory and project intranet. the University are established and courses to students of the University, maintained on the campus by the in particular to M.Tech.(Computer This intranet serves as the Information Centre. On-line application facility is Science & Engg.)/M.Tech( NIE )/ M.C.A./ Highway of the University offering provided for admissions to various M.Sc. (Computer Science) students a variety of services to the campus courses offered by the University. Online of Computer Science Department. In community. Currently, the services application for admission to MBA offered addition, computer laboratory courses offered over this platform are: internet, by Department of Management Studies are offered to the PG students of general computing , access to online has been developed by Centre since Economics, Statistics, Tourism Studies, data base, CMIE Prowess and through the academic year 2010-11 and has Banking Technology, etc. Library - online journals both from enhanced the reach of the programmes University resources and UGC-Infonet to a wider population. Consortia, CD database subscription, Apprenticeship Training cataloguing, etc. It is also proposed to The Computer Centre conducts one year connect, in near future, the off-campus National Knowledge Network long Apprenticeship Training to the ITI centres/ units of the University to the (COPA) students in PASSA Trade as per intranet. (NKN) the requirements of Ministry of Labor, Pondicherry University is one among Govt. of India since 2006. These trainees This network is now being extended to the few institutions in the country to are given exposure to PC integration, the new Silver Jubilee Campus buildings be provided free 1Gbps connectivity troubleshooting, network maintenance, and is an advanced stage of completion. to the National Knowledge Network simple web development applications, (NKN) which is an ambitious project of etc. The Centre has completed 4 batches the to connect all of trainees. They are exposed to on the Voice Communications Universities and colleges in the country. field training in the above cited areas. Recently under ICN project, for the first Currently 150 Mbps is enabled on this time, modern AVAYA IP phones were network. Computer Centre is responsible provided to faculty and departments for its operations and maintenance on Integrated Communications in the new buildings through the same the campus. Network (ICN) Optic Fibre Cable (OFC) backbone saving Integrated Communications Network significant capital cost and new digital Access to online journals provided by the providing data, voice and video exchange using AVAYA SIP server was erstwhile UGC-Infonet consortia are now (in future) services to the campus established. shifted to this NKN platform. Besides community is established. The campus access to internet, NKN would serve as a is now Wi-Fi enabled thereby facilitating Internet platform to share knowledge among the users access to online computing and A quantum leap in internet access educational institutions to facilitate our allied services at their convenience on throughput was made in the month of country to emerge as a global knowledge 24 x 7 basis. October 2010 from 32 Mbps (1:1) to 64 player/ resources. Mbps (1:1) to all users on the campus The campus-wide computer network - through the intranet on 24 x 7 basis. In-house Training Intranet links all buildings and therein In house training to administrative staff the Schools/ Departments/ Centres/ The internet services are well utilized of the University is regularly provided to Sections on the main campus of the by the teaching/ learning, research update them on essential ICT skills. University through Optic Fibre Cable and administrative community of the (OFC) backbone, high-speed CISCO University. It has also contributed to a switches and router. Faculty members, steady increase in the research output offices of the Deans, Department Heads, and enhanced the functioning of the Administrative Officers, Library, Seminar administration.

14 www.pondiuni.edu.in Other Services Software Proxy Server, Apache Web Server, Lynx, The Centre provides consultancy for The following software are available: Star Office Suite, Oracle 10g Suite. identifying proper configuration of Microsoft Campus Agreement - The computer systems, network systems campus agreement signed with Network Management - Cisco and renders web and e-mail services Microsoft to cover a bundle of MS Workgroup for Windows, SNMPc., Cisco to the University community as well to product. Network Assistant. other government and non-government organizations. It renders service co- MS Windows Platform - MS Windows Staff ordination for the maintenance of 2008 Enterprise Server/Windows 2003 1. Marie Stanislas Ashok, M.E. computer systems in the campus. Advanced Server, MS Windows Vista Systems Manager & Head Business/ XP Professional Client, Visual Computer Systems Basic, Access and SQL Server, MS Project 2. K. Palanivel, M.Tech. Sun Database Server, Sun Application Systems Analyst Adobe - Acrobat Editor, Macromedia Server, Sun Storage system, Intel Quad Suite (Director/ Flash/ Fireworks/ Dream Xeon Servers, Intel Pentium Servers 3. S. Kanagalingam, MCA. Weaver) and Intel Pentium Multimedia PCs Senior Technical Assistant running MS Windows/ Red Hat LINUX/ Statistical Package – SPSS 19.0 Sun Solaris operating environments are 4. B. Rasan, MCA. (Networked) available. Senior Technical Assistant

Database Subscription - CMIE database 5. A. Balquisby, MCA. Peripherals subscription Computer Assistant A variety of peripherals like Color Laser Printer/ Network Laser Printer/ Dot Solaris/ Linux Platform - Red Hat Matrix Printers/ Inkjet Printers/ Scanner/ Enterprise Linux 5.0/4.0, Solaris 10.0/ Web camera are available. 11.0, Postgress SQL, C++, JAVA 1.1, Squid

www.pondiuni.edu.in 15 CENTRAL INSTRUMENTATION FACILITY

Excellence in teaching and research by Science Schools need state-of-the-art sophisticated equipment, various workshops and support facilities. These equipment and facilities help the faculty, research scholar and students to carry out globally competi- tive R & D in basic and applied sciences. Since individual researchers may not be able to generate huge research funds for these research instruments, a few years back Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) was started in Pondicherry University with a mission to enrich the resources on a shared basis for promoting R and D with the following objectives.

 To strengthen technological infrastructure to carry out advanced research in various science disciplines under one roof and make their services available to academic departments and schools.  To provide guidance in acquisition of data and train personnel in operation and maintenance of Sophisticated Instruments.  To organize short-term courses/workshops on the use and application of various spectroscopic and analytical techniques for students, teachers and technical personnel from our University, affiliated institutions, universities in the region and industry.

It is governed by the Management Advisory Committee consisting of Vice-Chancellor as Chairman, Deans Science Schools, Heads of Science Departments, Outside Experts and Centre Head as Member-Secretary. Facilities: 10 Gamma Ray Chamber, Electrical, Electronics and electro BRIT, India (Co-60 source ) mechanical appliances and Instruments. I. Major Research 11 Broad band Dielectric Spectrometer The Glass blowing shop is attached to Equipments NOVO control, Cocept-80 the Department of Chemistry. 1 Vibrating sample Magnetometer 12 High Performance Liquid Lakeshore, 7404 with High & low Chromatograph-Shimadzu, LA20 13 Particle Size Analyzer, Temperature attachments CIF Faculty/Officers: 2 UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer Malvern, Nano Series Zetasizer Varian, Cary 5000 14 Surface Area Analyzer, Dr. G. Govindaraj, M.Sc. Ph.D. 3 Scanning Electron Microscope Miromeritics, BET system Coordinator & Professor of Physics, Hitachi – S3400N with EDX and 15 Electron Probe Micro Analyzer, Condensed Matter Physics (Experiment Cathode-luminescence detector Cameca, SX100 and Theory) 4 Planetary Micromill, Fritsch, In the year 2010, the facility has Er. S. Ramasamy, M.Tech., PGDDI Pulverisette -7 been bifurcated into two divisions. Technical Officer - I (SS) 5 Spectroflourimeter CIF continues with the operation and Electronics Design, Microcontroller Horiba Jobin Yvon , SPEX –F111 maintenance of analytical instruments based Instrumentation 6 FTIR Spectrometer with facilities to fabricate mechanical Er. P. Thillaimani, M.E., DCPCI Thermo, Nicolet, 6700 components such as Sample mounts Technical Officer - I (SS) 7 400 MHz FT-NMR, Bruker / cells / adopters etc., and preventive General Electronics, Analytical 8 Wavelength Dispersive X-ray and post failure electronic maintenance Instrumentation Fluorescence Spectrometer functions of the Analytical Instruments. Bruker, S4 Pioneer, The other division formed as Central 9 Thermal Analysis System Maintenance workshop shall undertake (Waters) TA instruments, SDT600 - the maintenance needs of other DTA/TGA and Q20 DSC departments and Centres for their

Health Centre Post Office Transport The Health Centre of Pondicherry A post office functions on the campus The University offers free transport University functions round the clock in where all postal services including facilities to the students for association with Pondicherry Institute savings bank facilities are available. commuting from the city to the of Medical Sciences with limited Campus for attending classes. In - facilities for the benefit of students Bank campus trips are operated for mobility and staff. An ambulance is also of the students from one place to Indian Bank operates a branch with all available for emergency medical care. another. Cycles and Electric cars are services in the University Campus. The also available for in-campus trips. ATM facility is also available on the Canteen campus. Three canteens are available on the campus.

16 www.pondiuni.edu.in INTERNATIONAL

Admission of Foreign in English is a condition for admission. otherwise qualified and working For admission to Ph.D. programmes in academics/research/industry at Students the applicant should submit their least for five year, are also exempted Admission of self-supporting foreign application to the university with from entrance test but they shall students who desire to study in the the details of proposed research. give a seminar before the Admission University may apply directly to However the admission to the Ph.D. Committee which shall evaluate and the University for admission in the programme needs a valid research visa give its opinion about suitability of the prescribed form for various courses and approval of the research project candidate for admission to the Ph.D. except Ph.D. programmes. The foreign by MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Full-time and Part-time (external) students may be required to appear for Development). program. the written test and/or viva-voce in case they are already here in India at the time Candidates admitted under MoU Semester in India Program of the written examination. However, if between Pondicherry University and The University also offers Semester in they are abroad at the time of applying a University/ Institution in India or India Program in which the students for admission, they are exempted from abroad where specific clause(s) exist can study various courses available in written test and viva-voce examination, for registration of candidates to PhD the University on credit transfer basis. if any. Those who have passed degree by the university and those The students desirous to visit the University degrees outside India should selected under international cultural/ University under the program must take enclose with their application form, educational exchange schemes of an application at least six months in copies of the relevant certificates and Government of India/ UN bodies are advance. For details and the application mark sheets together with the English exempted from taking the admission forms please visit the University website version of such documents duly attested, test. if they are in a different language. or send an email to [email protected] No foreign student will be admitted Non-Resident Indians and foreigners WITHOUT A STUDENT VISA. Proficiency residing/working abroad, who are

www.pondiuni.edu.in 17 Financial assistance Fellowship/Scholarship on the annual income of the parents N.B.H.M. Scholarship offered by University: which should not exceed Rs.1,10,000/- The National Board for Higher (rupees one lakh ten thousand only). Mathematics, Mumbai (Department of M.Phil. / Ph.D. UGC scholarship Atomic Energy) provides scholarships for those students who clear the NBHM All the full time scholars admitted to Scholarships for M.Sc. Marine examination. M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes of the Biology & Coastal Disaster University departments, will be eligible Management for a fellowship of Rs.3000/- p.m. All selected candidates will be awarded Government of India SC/ST & Rs.5000/- p.m. respectively Ph.D. a scholarship of Rs. 1000/- p.m. to study Scholarship scholars are eligible for contingencies these courses at Port Blair, Andamans. The Governments of , , grants. (These scholarships shall not Andhra, Karnataka, Maharashtra, apply to students in the affiliated Scholarships for M.Sc. Union Territory of Puducherry provide colleges). Computational Biology Government of India Scholarship to All selected candidates will be awarded a the candidates belonging to the SC/ST P.G. Scholarships Merit Scholarship scholarship of Rs. 5000/- p.m. communities. (i) The candidate who secures the highest percentage of marks in P.G. Scholarship for M.Sc. Integrated Rajiv Gandhi National fellowship for admission entrance examination shall students SC/ST Students be eligible for the award of Merit All M.Sc. Integrated students will be The UGC has created Rajiv GandhI Scholarship @ Rs.500/- p.m. for the Ist awarded a scholarship of Rs. 750/- p.m. National Fellowship for the SC/ ST semester. for the first three years of their studies. students of Ph.D./ M.Phil. Every year the UGC notifies the eligibility and the (ii) For the subsequent semesters Besides the eligibility criteria prescribed last date for applying the Rajiv Gandhi the Merit scholarship at same rate of for the award of scholarship the National Fellowship twice. Rs.500/- p.m. shall be awarded to the candidates should also fulfill the candidates as noted here under. following conditions: fellowship / Scholarship Merit and (a) For the II semester who tops the (i) should secure at least 70% of the Merit-cum-Means Scholarship class in the I semester exams. (b)For the attendance every month. The Government of Puducherry III semester who tops the class in the II (ii) should pass in all papers registered awards Merit and Merit-cum-means semester exams. (c) For the IV semester for each semester. scholarships for the students who tops the class in the III semester (iii)in case, these conditions are violated belonging to the U.T. of Pondicherry exams. the candidate shall not be eligible for enrolled in various courses of the scholarship and the next person in merit University. Merit-cum-Means Scholarship (MCM) shall be considered for the scholarship. 20% of the students in each P.G. degree The Government of Puducherry programme are eligible for the award (iv)the Head of the Department provides two fellowships to the of MCM Scholarship of the University. concerned shall certify in respect of residents/ natives of Pondicherry @ The scholarship is based both on the conditions i to iii. Rs.800/- per month to two students merit in each semester and the parental admitted in the M.Sc. Biotechnology income of the student. The annual Fellowship / Scholarship / programme in the Department of income of the parents should not exceed Biotechnology. Rs.1,10,000/- (Rupees one lakh ten offered by other agencies: Junior Research Fellowship UGC / thousand only). Amount of scholarship is Madanjeet Singh Group Scholarship Rs.500/- p.m. Period: one semester. CSIR NET qualified JRFs are eligible to receive fellowships @ Rs. 12,000 p.m. 1) Full scholarships for 16 students of M.A. South Asian Studies - 2 for Freeships for two years. This may be enhanced to Rs.14,000/- on completion of two each SAARC country - covering travel, 20% of the students in each of the P.G. years and subject to fulfilling certain boarding, lodging and tuition fees. degree programme are eligible for the conditions laid down by the UGC /CSIR. 2) The meritorious candidates from award of freeship. The first six students They are also eligible for a contingent the M.Tech (Green Energy Technology) who join the P.G. programme in Hindi grant of Rs.20,000/- per year. The award entrance test will be eligible for the and Sanskrit are eligible for the award of of fellowship and contingency grants are Madanjeet Singh Group Scholarship. freeship. The freeship would cover subject to approval by the UGC / CSIR. tuition fee for one academic year based

18 www.pondiuni.edu.in System of Instruction - Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)

The University has introduced the Choice Based Credit System(CBCS) from the academic year 1992-93 onwards. Under this system the students have a good deal of freedom in designing their own curriculum to suit their needs. The students can take any course offered in any department as long as they fulfill the prerequisites for that course. The students can also take as many courses as they can handle subject to a maximum of 30 credits in any semester. Each course is associated with a credit value and this accrues to the student when he/ she successfully completes the course. The minimum credits required for the award of degree in various PG Programs are given in the following table.

Total (Minimum Hard-core Soft-core credits required S.No Program Courses Courses for award of the credits credits degree) M. A./ M.Sc./ All M.Tech. except M.Tech (Nano Science & Technology) and 1 M.Tech (Electronics)/ any other 2 year P.G. Programme not mentioned 48 to 60 12 to 24 72 below 2 M.Com., M.A. Economics 68 to 78 12 to 22 90 3 All M. B. A. programmes/ M.Tech. (Nano Science &Technology) 72 to 86 14-28 100 4 M.C.A. 72 to 90 18 to 36 108 148 to 5 5 year Integrated P.G. 30 to 44 192 162 6 M. Phil. Programme 30 6 36 7 M.Tech (Electronics) 70 3 73

1) The courses offered under a Program of Study are designated as Hard Core and Soft Core.

2) A course designated as Hard Core for a particular Program of Study must invariably be completed by the student to receive the degree in that program. The Hard Core Course cannot be substituted by any other course.

3) A student needs to earn certain number of minimum credits by successfully completing Soft core courses to receive the degree (see Table above).

Each student, soon after he/ she joins the course, will fill a plan of study detailing the courses he/ she plans to take. Depending upon the availability of the courses every semester, he/ she registers for a set of courses before the semester starts by filling in the appropriate forms. Each student should submit the registration card to the Head of the Department on or before the last date prescribed for the same.

Letter Grades Performances of students in each paper are expressed in terms of marks as well as in Letter Grades. In case of fractions the marks shall be rounded off to nearest integer. The class interval for the purpose of awarding the grades can be arrived at by dividing the difference between the highest mark secured and the minimum pass mark by 6 as there are six passing grades. The formula is given below:

K = (X-50)/6 Where, K = class interval, X= the highest mark in the subject. The grades may be awarded as given in the following table.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 19 Points for Range of Marks in % Letter Grade Calculate of CGPA X to (X-K) A+ 10 (X-K-1) to (X-2K) A 9 (X-2K-1) to (X-3K) A- 8 (X-3K-1) to (X-4K) B+ 7 (X-4K-1) to (X-5K) B 6 (X-5K-1) to (X-6K) C 5 Below 50 F 0

K should not be rounded off to less than two decimal places. The numbers given in Range of Marks column, (X-K), (X-2K), (X-3K), etc., can be rounded off to the nearest whole number. In courses where the number of students who have secured 50 marks and above is less than 10 then grading may be given based on the Table below

Points for Range of Marks in % Letter Grade Calculate of CGPA 81-100 A+ 10 71-80 A 9 66-70 A- 8 61-65 B+ 7 56-60 B 6 50-55 C 5 Below 50 F 0

The GPA and CGPA will be calculated as weighted average of points secured by the student in all the papers registered by him / her. The weights are the number of credits for each paper. For example, a student getting in A grade in 4 credit course, A- grade in 2 credit course, A+ grade in a 3 credit course and F grade in a 3 credit course will have a GPA as (9x4 + 8x2 +10x3 + 0x3)/ (4+2+3+3)=(36+16+30+0)/12=82/12 = 6.83 out of 10.0; GPA = 6.83. The CGPA shall also be calculated in similar lines taking all subjects taken by the students in all semesters.

Students with a CGPA of 9.0 and above and did not fail in any of the courses taken by him/ her shall be awarded Distinction. A CGPA of 6.0 and above shall be placed in First class.

Student who has secured less than 50% marks in any paper gets F Grade and he is treated as failed in that paper. entrance EXAMINATION CENTRES The entrance examination for admission to each programme will be held as per the scheduled time table in the following centres provided sufficient number of candidates opt for the given centre. Please indicate the name of centre clearly in the application form.

Allahabad, , Bhopal, Kolkatta, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Ranchi, Shillong, Srinagar, Tiruchirapalli, Bhubaneshwar, , Chennai, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada, Coimbatore, , Guwahati, Hyderabad, Mysore, New , Patna, Port Blair Visakhapatnam Jammu, Jhalander, Karaikal, Kochi, (Andamans) , Puducherry, Pune,

20 www.pondiuni.edu.in HOW TO APPLY BY POST 6. Fill in all columns with complete and residential conditions. In such cases one For Application form BY POST and correct information after going through application is enough. Information Brochure, write to The the prospectus. Incomplete/ false/ Deputy Registrar (Academic II), wrong information will entail rejection 14. In the cases of subjects where both Pondicherry University, R. V. Nagar, of application. Any claim based on wrong M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes are Kalapet, Puducherry 605 014. along with information, wrong course code, centre offered in the University the candidates original bank challan for the prescribed code, etc. will not be entertained at a should give their options at the relevant fee and a self addressed envelope of size later stage. column of the M.Phil/ Ph.D. application 32cm x 25cm, stamped for Rs.90/-. form as to whether to be considered for 7. Apply separately for each course. admission to M.Phil. only or Ph.D. only Request for application must be or for both (One application is sufficient superscribed on the envelope “Request 8. Use only HB pencil for shading inside if applying for both M.Phil. and Ph.D.). for application form for admission... the ovals/ brackets. Write with black (Course name)". ball point pen inside the boxes. 15. Candidates are free to apply for admission to as many courses as he/ she ONLINE 9. While filling in the qualification and wishes after ensuring from the schedule Application form can be submitted marks, care should be taken to provide for entrance examination that there is online through the University Website the relevant marks/ grades. no clash in the dates of entrance exams www.pondiuni.edu.in Send the hard of his/ her choice. For each course a copy (in A4 size) along with the original 10. Candidates who apply for M.Com. separate application form has to be bank challan for the prescribed fee. and MCA courses which are offered at submitted with the required fee. The Puducherry and Karaikal Centres of the University assumes no responsibility IN PERSON University, should give their order of for a candidate who has applied for The application forms can also be preference of centre of study at relevant subjects for which examinations have obtained from the Pondicherry column of the PG application form. been scheduled simultaneously. He/ University Staff Co-operative Credit she will be allowed to take up only one Society at the University campus on 11. Candidates who apply for M.Sc. examination of his/her choice in the payment of the cost of the application Computational Biology which is offered particular session even if he/she has form plus Rs. 10/- as service charge. at Anna University, Chennai, Madurai applied for more than one course in the Kamaraj University and Pondicherry same session. APPLICATION FEE University should give their order of For all courses Rs.100/-, Rs. 50/- for preference of the University at relevant 16. DO NOT send any enclosure along SC/ST, Exempted for differently abled column of P.G. Application form. with the application form. candidates - subject to submission of 12. Army personnel who apply for relevant certificates. admission (see Chapter "Reservation") Submission Return the filled in application forms as per the MOU should submit the Filling of application form by Registered/ Speed Post or in Person prescribed application (offline only 1. There are two application forms - to the Deputy Registrar (Academic-II), and not by online) through the Army One for PG/ PG Diploma courses and Pondicherry University, R.Venkataraman Headquarters. The application form another for M.Phil./ Ph.D. programmes. Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry - 605 014 can be obtained from the Army Candidates should ensure that they use so as to reach him on or before 08 Headquarters on payment of prescribed correct application form. April 2011. Superscribe the envelope application fee. as “Application for admission to 2. Due care should be taken in filling the ...... (Name of the course)” 13. In respect of Ph.D subjects (e.g. application form. Enter correct course Candidates applying for more than one Chemistry, Physics, etc.) which code in the relevant column which is course should send their applications in are offered both in the University very important. separate covers. Departments and in the affiliated institution(s), the candidates should 3. All columns should be filled correctly Incomplete applications and those appear for a common entrance and unambiguously. received after the last date i.e. examination. The selection will be based 08 April 2011will be summarily rejected. 4. Write NA against columns that are on a common merit list. The candidates will have the option to join either in the not applicable. Retain a photocopy of the application University department or in the affiliated and produce the same along with postal Institution as per their choice vis-à-vis 5. Do not fold or staple the application proof, in case of non-receipt of hall their position in the merit list, subject form. ticket. to fulfillment of the eligibility and

www.pondiuni.edu.in 21 SELECTION PROCESS The selection of candidates for cut of mark for OBC/SC/ST/Physically • Admission granted will be cancelled admission to the P.G./M.Phil./Ph.D. challenged candidates will be 10% below at any time, if it is found that the programmes will be based on the marks the cut off marks of the general category information furnished by the candidate obtained in the entrance examination candidates. is false or incorrect or if, at a later stage, only. The entrance examination will be it is found that the candidate does not of 2 hours duration. • For the purpose of working out the fulfill the eligibility criteria prescribed for average, only ‘O’ and above will be the course. The selection to M.Sc Computational taken into account, i.e. the negative Biology which is offered under network marks, if any will not be counted for • The University is not responsible for teaching programme in collaboration working out the average of the entrance any postal delay or non-receipt of hall- with Anna University, Chennai and examination. ticket/select card/ admission intimation, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai etc. , will be made based on the Common • Mere appearance in the entrance Entrance Examination conducted by examination does not entitle a • Only selected candidates will be Pondicherry University. The allotment candidate for admission to any course informed of their selection. The list of candidates to each University will be in this University and he/ she will be will also be hosted on the University made on merit and choice of Institution granted admission only if he/ she fulfils website. furnished by the candidate in the the eligibility criteria fixed for the application form. courses. Even if a candidate is placed • The candidates selected for admission in the admission list based on his/ her to M.Sc. & Ph.D. Marine Biology and • The NET/JRF qualified candidate with performance in the entrance test but Coastal Disaster Management offered fellowships will be given direct admission does not meet the eligibility criteria, in Andaman centre should give an to Ph.D. programmes. For further he/ she will not be granted admission. undertaking in writing to the University details refer the chapter “Admission Candidates are advised to take up the that they join the course at their own requirements for Ph.D. Programmes”. examination only if they satisfy the risk and shall take an insurance policy to eligibility criteria. If the number of the tune of Rs.5 lakhs. • The minimum cut off mark for general applications received is less than the candidates in respect of Ph.D. and prescribed intake, there will be no • The University reserves the right to M.Phil. admission shall be half of the entrance test; admission will be granted increase / decrease the intake of any of average of the entrance examination based on the marks obtained in the the programmes marks scored by all the candidate in qualifying examination. the respective subject. The minimum

RESERVATION SC/ST Candidates Candidates should submit a certificate Differently abled Candidates In accordance with the policy of the about their caste from a Revenue Officer 3% of seats in each course are reserved Government of India and the guidelines not below the rank of the Tahsildar at for the differently abled candidates. of the University Grants Commission, the time of admission. Each differently abled candidate shall the University has reserved 15% of seats be required to submit a certificate in each course for candidates belonging OBC Candidates from a government hospital indicating to the scheduled castes and 7.5% for The Pondicherry University is the extent of physical disability and those belonging to the scheduled tribes implementing 27% reservation for OBC also the extent to which the disability with a provision for inter-changeability category (Non-Creamy Layer) as per hampers the candidate in pursuing his/ between these categories, wherever Government of India instructions. The her studies. The candidates may have to necessary. All SC/ST candidates who maximum cut-off marks for OBCs in the undergo a fresh medical examination if have passed the qualifying examination entrance examination will be 10% below required by the University before being are eligible to apply for admission the cut-off marks of general category admitted. irrespective of the percentage of marks candidates. However, there is no obtained in the qualifying examination. relaxation in the eligibility criteria.

22 www.pondiuni.edu.in (ii) Those who have passed the graduation or any higher public ADMISSION OF ARMY PERSONNEL examination and for that purpose had 1) Admission will be made for the Army Personnel in the following courses of under gone academic training. Pondicherry University as per the number of seats mentioned against each in accordance with the terms and conditions of the MoU and regulations of (iii) Children of the spouse of Central/ the University. State Government employees/ Defence Sl.No. Name of the Course No. of Seats personnel/ employees of Public Sector Undertakings wholly or substantially run 1. M.A (South Asian Studies) 10 either by the Central Government or by 2. MBA (All five) 2 each (10) the Puducherry Administration posted in Puducherry at the time of admission Ph.D. - All subjects of Social Max of 20 per year (subject to a or who have declared Union Territory 3. Sciences and Humanities maximum of 2 seats in each of Puducherry as their home town and (External / Full time) Department) so certified by their respective Head of Resident Research Scholars in Office. 4. South Asian Studies (Chairs of Max of five per year Excellence) (iv) Children of Defence personnel who were killed or disabled in action and children of the Central Government 2) The number of seats to be allotted to Army personnel will be over and above employees /Defence personnel / the sanctioned strength in each subject mentioned above. Employees of Public Sector Undertakings 3) The army personnel nominated by the Army Headquarters have to fulfill the as referred to in category who died while minimum eligibility criteria prescribed for various courses. in service in Puducherry. 4) The nominated army personnel shall, however, write the Entrance Examination at an exclusive centre for the Army at a mutually convenient location. (v)French nationals residing in the A separate merit list will be prepared for these seats from amongst the Union Territory of Puducherry and Army candidates. covered by the terms of the Treaty of 5) Admission will be given to those officers serving in DRDO seeking admission for Cessions shall be treated on a par with Ph.D programme as per the provision contained in 2.1(f) of Ph.D regulations candidates who produce the prescribed of the University. Puducherry Union Territory Residence Certificate. Such French nationals will the reservation will be as follows: not be required to produce a residence Candidates from the Union Territory Karaikal Campus: 25% for Karikal certificate, but instead should produce a of Puducherry residents failing which for students certificate of registration issued for this 25% of the seats are reserved for the from other regions of Puducherry purpose from the French Consulate at Puducherry Union territory candidates and Puducherry Campus: 25% for Puducherry. These French nationals shall with respect to M.B.A.(Tourism), M.Sc., Puducherry, Mahe & residents, not be considered for admission under (Ecology and Environmental Sciences), failing which for students from Karaikal. the quota of non-residents. M.Sc. (Physics), M.Sc. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, M.Sc (Computer Two Students hailing from the Union Reservation to Wards of Kashmiri Science), M.Sc.(Applied Geology), Territory of Puducherry shall be admitted Migrants in Admissions Based on the M.A.(Applied Economics), M.Tech. to M.Sc. Biotechnology programme Instructions of MHRD: (Computer Science & Engineering), M.A. based on the merit list prepared by (i) Extension in date of admission by (Mass Communication), M.A. (South Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. about 30 days. Asian Studies), Master of Library (ii) Relaxation in cut-off percentage up & Information Science, Master of Definition of Residence of Union to 10% subject to minimum eligibility Education, Master of Social Work, Territory of Puducherry requirement. M.Tech. (Network & Internet An applicant is considered to be a (iii) Increase in intake capacity up to 5% Engineering), M.Tech. (Environmental resident of Puducherry provided he/she course-wise. Engineering & Management), M.Sc. is an Indian national and satisfies at least (iv) Reservation of at least one seat in (Applied Psychology), M.Sc. Electronic one of the following criteria: merit quota in technical/ professional Media and M.Sc. (Food Science & institutions. Nutrition). (i) Those candidates or whose parents (v) Waiving of domicile requirements. have been residing continuously in this (vi) Facilitation of migration in second In respect of MCA & M.Com. (Business Union Territory for at least the last five and subsequent years. Finance) which are offered at years as on 1-7-2011 both Karikal and Puducherry Campuses

www.pondiuni.edu.in 23 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Admission requirements for Ph.D. programmes

Admission requirements for Ph.D. Requirement of Experience for Ph.D. Requirement of Experience Ph.D. programmes Part-Time (Internal) Part-time (External)

Educational Qualification (a) Teacher candidates working in Col- (a) Permanent academic staff of col- (Ph.D. full-time and Part-time) lege/ University departments and such leges/ universities/ other educational other institutions recognized by Pondi- institutions of higher learning/ Research cherry University with at least one year & Development Laboratories and Orga- (a) Candidates who have studied under of continuous teaching experience at nizations with at least two years of con- 10+2+3 pattern of education (or 10+2+5) degree and/ or post-graduate level in the tinuous teaching/ research experience. and qualified for the Master’s Degree subject concerned. in the subject concerned or in allied (b) Employees with a minimum of ten subject and qualifications as pre-scribed (b) Teacher candidates teaching in years of experience in Government, Lo- by the regulations for the sub-ject Recognized Schools at the High School cal Bodies, recognized Institutes, Public concerned under all the Schools/ De- level situated within the jurisdiction of Sector Undertakings, Non-Governmental partments/ Centres of Humanities and Pondicherry University and have put in Organizations, pro-vided the candidate Social Sciences, Management, Com- at least 5 years of continuous teaching has experience in the relevant field of merce, Science, Education, Fine Arts and experience in the subject concerned. research for at least three continuous Languages and such other disciplines years out of ten years of service and of Pondicherry University, or a degree (c) Non-teaching staff employed in a published, at least, two papers in stan- accepted as equivalent by the University time scale of pay in this University and dard journals or reports/ monologues/ securing a minimum of 55% marks (or other affiliated research institutions pro- book of equivalent standard or a patent equivalent grade). vided that (i) the candidate has at least registered, in the concerned subject/ 10 years of work experience of which area of research. (b) Candidates who have studied under at least two years should be relevant to 10+2 pattern of education and qualified the field of research proof of which to be (c) Technocrats, Scientists, Social Scien- for the Master’s degree in the Schools/ evidenced through two research papers tists & Scholars and Administrators with Faculties of Law, Engineering and Tech- published in standard journals OR (ii) the at least 10 years of experience in India nology, Agriculture, Veterinary Science candidate has at least 5 years of work or abroad and educational qualifications or the degree of Doctor of Medicine experience with M.Phil. in the subject as prescribed for Ph.D. full-time and or Master of Surgery in the Faculty of concerned and published two research Part-time programme, having sufficient Medicine of this University or any other papers in standard journals in the sub- exposure in research & development University, through regular full time ject concerned. and generated useful study, recognized by this University data/ patent/ knowledge as evidenced securing a minimum of 55% marks (or (d) Candidates under the regulations of by their contributions in their respective equivalent grade). part-time (Internal) shall be required area of research. to work in a department approved for (c) Candidates who have studied under research by this University while the (d) A candidate possessing a master’s 10+2 pattern of education and qualified Guide/ Supervisor may or may not be degree from an accredited overseas for the Degree of Master of Science of working in the same department. Inter- university and who is residing abroad or three-year duration in the School/ Fac- disciplinary research for such part-time working abroad in a university/indus- ulty of Medicine of this University or of internal candidates shall be allowed only try may also apply. Such applications any other University recognized by this with the approval of the Chairperson of shall be routed through the concerned University securing a minimum of 55% the Academic Council. department and placed before the Ph.D. marks (or equivalent grade). admission committee. There shall be suf- (e) Candidates under the regulations of ficient correspondence between the can- (d) Candidates of Indian origin or part-time (Internal) are prohibited from didate and the supervisor to effectively overseas students who have qualified taking any other remunerative assign- evaluate the candidate’s potential and for a Master’s Degree of an accredited ments or joining any other course of feasibility of supervision on the identi- overseas university securing a minimum study without the prior approval of the fied topic. A well written research of 55% marks (or equivalent grade). Chairperson of Academic Council. proposal should be placed before the

24 www.pondiuni.edu.in admission committee along with the form and submit the same within the (g) Pondicherry University teachers and consent of the supervisor. prescribed date specified in admission teachers from affiliated colleges who announcement. have cleared NET Lecturership seeking (e) The candidate would be required to admission to part-time PhD are exempt- give a seminar on the proposed topic of (c) There shall be an entrance test for ed from the written admission test and research in the concerned School/ De- all the candidates, Full-time, Part-time are eligible to register immediately after partment/ Centre. Such a seminar may internal, Part-time external, except those completing probation in the University. be fixed with mutual convenience of the mentioned in para (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) candidate, the supervisor and the admis- & (i) below. The short-listed candidates (h) Non-resident Indians and foreigners sion committee and held before the have to appear for interview and/ or residing/working abroad, who are oth- application along with research proposal give a seminar or group discussion or erwise qualified and working in academ- is sent to the University. The admission any such method of evaluation as per ics/research/industry at least for five committee/ University may also adapt the requirement by the Admission Com- year, are also exempted from entrance any other method of evaluation of the mittee/ University. test but they shall give a seminar before candidate which will also form the basis the Admission Committee which shall for considering the provisional admission (d) Teacher candidates working in the evaluate and give its opinion about suit- to the candidate. The Admission Com- institutions admitted to the privileges ability of the candidate for admission to mittee/ University should be convinced of this University and other Universities the Ph.D. Part time (external) program. of the potential of the candidate to carry provided they are qualified, have at least The NRI and foreign candidates who ap- out research. one year of continuous teaching experi- ply for Ph.D. (Full-time) programme and ence at degree and/ or post-graduate fulfill the required eligibility criteria for (f) All the part-time internal as well as level in the subject concerned and Ph.D. (Full-time) are also exempted from external candidates applying for admis- granted leave for the required period, entrance test, but they shall give asemi- sion to the Ph.D. program should submit under Quality Improvement Program or nar before the admission committee. at the time of interview, a clear written equivalent program to do full-time PhD proposal of the research to be conduct- are exempted from the admission test. (i) Persons with five years of industry ed, giving sufficient back-ground mate- experience, including in the field of rial and the proposed line of research, (e) The admission test is waived off for media, who have a rich collection of data and obtain the consent of a guide duly candidates who have qualified National in their field and seeking admission to recognized by the University within Eligibility Test/ UGC/ CSIR or UGC Rajiv Ph.D. Part- time (external) are exempted the University area. In case of candi- Gandhi Fellowship for SC/ ST or DBT- from written entrance exam, but they dates working outside the University BINC or such other examination recog- have to give a seminar before the Admis- area, a Co-guide duly recognized by the nized by University as equivalent and sion Committee which shall evaluate University may be permitted, if neces- awarded a Junior Research fellowship and recommend on the suitability of the sary, in addition to the University Guide/ (JRf). These candidates could be admit- candidate for admission to the Chairper- Supervisor on the recommendation of ted any time of the year, on the recom- son, Academic Council. Such candidates, Doctoral Committee. Mere possession of mendation of the Admission Committee not exceeding two, could be registered required educational and other qualifica- constituted by the Head of Department at a time in a Department. tions alone can not be claimed as a right with the approval of the Dean of the for admission to the Ph.D. programme in concerned School. NET without JRF the Pondicherry University. qualified candidates will have to take the entrance test. Mode of admission (full-time and Part-time) (f) Candidates admitted under MoU (a) Admission for Ph. D. Programmes between Pondicherry University and shall be advertised in leading news-pa- an University/ Institution in India or pers and also in the University’s website abroad where specific clause(s) exist for once each year. registration of candidates to PhD degree by the university and those selected (b) The candidates seeking admission under international cultural/ educa- have to fill in the prescribed admission tional exchange schemes of Government of India/ UN bodies are exempted from taking the admission test.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 25 ph.D. Admission Requirements

Date & time of Subject Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Examination Master’s degree in Anthropology/ Ecology/ Forensic Medicine/ Home Sci- 28.05.2011 ence/ Population Studies/ Sociology / Women’s Studies / Humanities and Anthropology 4 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Social Sciences or any other related discipline with a minimum of 55 % of marks

Asian Christian M.A. degree in Christian studies from any University or its equivalent with 28.05.2011 3 Studies a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m

M. B. A. (Banking Technology)/ M. B. A. (Finance/ Systems)/ M.Com. Business Finance/ PGDM of IIMs/ equivalent Management Degree with 29.05.2011 Banking Banking/ FInance specializations/ M.E./ M.Tech. (Computer Science/ Infor- 5 10.00 to 12.00 Technology mation Technology)/ MCA / M.Sc. (Computer Science)/ M.Sc. (Information noon Technology)/ other professional degrees like C.A., ICWAI, ACS, CAIIB, etc. with a minimum of 55% of marks in all degrees 8 28.05.2011 Commerce (Puducherry) Master’s degree in Commerce with a minimum of 55% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 4 (Karikal) noon Drama & Theatre Master’s degree in Drama & Theatre Arts or in Performing Arts or related 28.05.2011 7 Arts subjects with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 28.05.2011 Economics 10 Master’s degree in Economics with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m M.Ed. (Elementary Education/ M.Ed. (Educational Technology)/ M.A. 28.05.2011 Education 10 Education with B.Ed./ M.Sc.Education with B.Ed. with a minimum of 55% 10.00 am to of marks 12.00 noon 28.05.2011 English 15 Master’s degree in English with a minimum of 55% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 noon 28.05.2011 French 6 Master’s degree in French with a minimum of 55% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 noon 28.05.2011 Hindi 3 Master’s degree in Hindi with a minimum of 55% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 noon Master degree in History/ Ancient History and Archeology/ Indian Culture 28.05.2011 History 6 or any degree in Social Sciences with History as a subsidiary subject with a 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 55% of marks noon

MBA (International Business) MBA (Marketing, Finance, HR, Tourism, Sys- International 29.05.2011 15 tems), MIBA, M.Com., Master’s degree in Foreign Trade, Economics, and Business 2.00 to 4.00 p.m other relevant disciplines with a minimum of 55% of marks. Politics & 28.05.2011 International 1 Master’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Studies

26 www.pondiuni.edu.in Date & time of Subject Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Examination Master’s degree in Management, Commerce, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Production Engineering, Foreign Trade, 30 Operations Research, Statistics, Public Administration, Sociology, Social (Puducherry) Work, Economics, Psychology, Tourism, Hospitality, Hospital Management, 28.05.2011 Management 10 Business Administration, Mass Communication and other relevant 2.00 to 4.00 p.m (Karikal) disciplines with a minimum of 55% of marks. Candidates with affiliation to Examination Oriented Professional bodies such as ICAI, ICSI and ICWAI and any other relevant disciplines may also be considered. 28.05.2011 Philosophy 5 Master’s degree in Philosophy with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Physical Education Master’s degree in Physical Education with a minimum of 28.05.2011 9 & Sports 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 28.05.2011 Master’s or Acharya degree in Sanskrit with a minimum of Sanskrit 8 10.00 to 12.00 55% of marks noon 28.05.2011 Sociology 2 Master’s degree in Sociology with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Social Exclusion and Master’s degree in Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work, Home Science, Inclusive - Economics and any other relevant discipline concerned with the subject - Policies of Inclusive Studies with a minimum of 55% of marks. 29.05.2011 Social Work 6 Master’s degree in Social Work with a minimum of 55% of marks 10.00 am to 12.00 noon M.A. in Political Science/ International Relations/ South Asian Studies/ 28.05.2011 South Asian 8 Economics/ History/ Sociology or related disciplnes with minimum of 55% 10.00 to 12.00 Studies of marks noon 28.05.2011 Tamil 3 Master’s degree in Tamil with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 28.05.2011 Women’s Studies 2 Master’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 55% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 noon M.B.A Tourism, M.T.A, M.A. (Tourism), M.T.M, Master's degree in 28.05.2011 Tourism Studies 4 Hospitality Management, M.B.A with a minimum of 55% of marks. 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Biochemistry/ Botany/ Microbiology/ 28.05.2011 Biotechnology 6 Veterinary Science/ Zoology or in any other related areas with a 2.00 to 4.00 p.m minimum of 55% of marks Coastal Disaster 28.05.2011 Master’s degree in Geology/ Geography/ Geo-Physics/ Chemistry/ Phys- Management (Port 6 10.00 to 12.00 ics/ Maths/ M.Tech./ ME with a minimum of 55% of Marks Blair, Andamans) noon Master’s degree in Applied or Industrial Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Biophysics/ Chemistry/ Chemical Sciences/ Material Science/ 29.05.2011 Chemistry 7 Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ any other related areas with a minimum 2.00 to 4.00 p.m of 55% of marks. In addition students should have Maths at +2 level. For 3 seats Maths at B.Sc. level is required.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 27 Date & time of Subject Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Examination Master’s degree in Geology/ Applied Geology/ Marine Geology with a minimum of 55% of marks. Specialisation available for this 29.05.2011 Earth Sciences 4 year’s admission are Ore Geology (2), Isotope Geochemistry (1) and 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Paleontology (1). Ecology & Environ- Master’s degree in Ecology & Environmental Sciences or any related 29.05.2011 13 mental Sciences branch of Science or Technology with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Environmental Master’s degree in Science/ Technology with a 28.05.2011 6 Technology minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Master’s degree in Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology/ Biotechnology/ 28.05.2011 Biochemistry & 8 Microbiology or any other branch of Life Sciences with a minimum of 55% 10.00 to 12.00 Molecular Biology of marks. noon 29.05.2011 Master’s degree in any relevant areas of Physics/ Chemistry/ Bioinformatics 9** 10.00 to 12.00 Computer Science/ Life Sciences with a minimum of 55% of marks. noon M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering or Information Technol- ogy/ M.Tech in Electronics and/or Communication Engineering/ M.Tech. 29.05.2011 Computer Science in Electrical Engineering or other related specializations in Computer, IT, 4 2.00 to 4.00 p.m & Engg. Electronics and Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 55% marks OR MCA/ M.S./ M.Sc. in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Soft- ware Engineering or equivalent with a minimum of 55% marks. 29.05.2011 Mathematics 2 Master’s degree in Mathematics with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Master’s degree in Physics/ Material Science and Technology with a 29.05.2011 Physics 16 minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Master’s degree in Marine Biology, Zoology, Botany, Biochemistry, Micro- Marine Biology 29.05.2011 biology, Marine Biotechnology/ Physical Oceanography, Chemical Ocean- (Port Blair, 7 10.00 to 12.00 ography, Geological Oceanography, Fisheries Sciences or Life Science with Andaman) noon at least 55% of marks 28.05.2011 Statistics 4 Master’s degree in Statistics with a minimum of 55% marks 10.00 am to 12.00 noon 29.05.2011 Food Science & Master’s degree in Food Science and Nutrition/ Home Science/ Industrial 1 10.00 am to 12.00 Nutrition Biotechnology/ Biotechnology with a minimum of 55% of marks noon Master’s degree in Food Science and Technology/Food Engineering/Food Food Science & 29.05.2011 1 Technology/ Food Process Engineering/ Agricultural Engineering/ Technology 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Chemical Engineering with a minimum of 55% of marks Master’s Degree with 55% marks in Electronic Media, Journalism, Mass 28.05.2011 Communication OR Master’s Degree with 55% of marks in Applied Sci- Electronic Media 4 10.00 am to 12.00 ences, Computatinal Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Education, noon Sports, Agriculture, Medicine and Health Sciences Master’s Degree with 55% of marks in Mass Communication, Journalism, 29.05.2011 Mass 3 Electronic Media OR Any other subject of study with one year experience 10.00 am to 12.00 Communication in Media and Communication related works noon 28.05.2011 Library & Informa- Master’s degree in Library and Information Science with a minimum of 12 10.00 am to 12.00 tion Science 55% marks noon

28 www.pondiuni.edu.in 29.05.2011 Applied Master’s Degree in Psychology/ Applied Psychology with a minimum of 10 10.00 am to 12.00 Psychology 55% of marks noon M.Sc./ M.E / M.Tech (Physics/ Chemistry/Applied Sciences/Industrial Chemistry/ Electronics/ Mechanical/ Chemical/Metallurgy/ Materials Nano Sciences & 28.05.2011 12 Science/Bio-chemistry/Bio-technology/ Microbiology) passed students Technology 2.00 to 4.00 p.m with overall marks of 55% in the above mentioned courses and relevant subjects. For SC/ST students mere pass in the above mentioned courses. M.Sc in Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences or equivalent degree. M.Tech in Green Energy Technology, Nanotechnology/ M.E in Mechanical, Electri- cal, Power System or equivalent with at least 55% marks or equivalent 28.05.2011 Green Energy 9 grade in qualifying examination. Apart from this disciplines given above, 10.00 am to 12.00 Technology students with M.Sc. Biological Sciences or equivalent or M.Tech. Biotech- noon nology are also eligible to apply for Bio-energy discipline. Two positions will be alloted for Bio-energy discipline. M.A. in Political Science/ International Relations/ South Asian Studies/ Southern Asia 28.05.2011 2 Economics/ History/ Sociology/ Defence Studies or related disciplnes with Studies 2.00 to 4.00 p.m minimum of 55% of marks

** Three candidates will be selected to work at IoB, Bangalore and two Candidates will be selected to work at Institute of Chemi- cal Technology, Hyderabad

Ph.D. Programmes offered in the Affiliated Colleges/ Institutions of Pondicherry University Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry (Candidates with/without fellowships, Candidates employed in research projects and permanent employees involved in research at VCRC are eligible.) Date & time of Subject Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Examination

Master’s degree in Zoology/Physiology/Entomology /Life Sciences/ 29.05.2011 Zoology 3 Parasitology/Genetics/any other related areas with a 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 55% of marks noon

Master’s degree in Applied or Industrial Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Bio-Physics/ Chemistry/Chemical Sciences/Material Science/ 29.05.2011 Chemistry 4 Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ any other related areas with a 2.00 to 4.00 p.m minimum of 55 % of marks. In addition students should have Maths at +2 level. MBBS/MD/MS in any branch of medical science with a minimum of 50% 29.05.2011 Epidemiology 1 marks. Students should have knowledge on application of statistical 2.00 to 4.00 p.m techniques

Regional Medical Research Centre, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Master’s degree in the subject concerned or a Master’s degree 29.05.2011 Microbiology 6 accepted as equivalent by the University with a 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 55 % of marks noon Master’s degree in the subject concerned or a Master’s degree 29.05.2011 Entomology 2 accepted as equivalent by the University with a 2.00 to 4.00 p.m minimum of 55 % of marks

www.pondiuni.edu.in 29 Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Post-graduate Studies, Puducherry (Ph.D. admissions are restricted to candidates belonging to Puducherry region only)

Master’s degree in the subject concerned or a Master’s degree 29.05.2011 Botany 5 accepted as equivalent by the University with a 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 55 % of marks noon Master’s degree in the subject concerned or a Master’s degree 29.05.2011 Zoology 6 accepted as equivalent by the University with a 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 55 % of marks noon Master’s degree in Physics/ Material Science and Technology with a mini- 29.05.2011 Physics 4 mum of 55 % of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Master’s degree in Applied or Industrial Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Bio- physics/ Chemistry/ Chemical Sciences/ Material Science/ 29.05.2011 Chemistry 3 Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ any other related areas with a 2.00 to 4.00 p.m minimum of 55 % of marks. In addition students should have Maths at +2 level. 28.05.2011 Tamil 9 Master’s degree in Tamil with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 28.05.2011 Commerce 4 Master’s degree in Commerce with a minimum of 55% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 noon 28.05.2011 English 2 Master’s degree in English with a minimum of 55% marks. 10.00 to 12.00 noon

Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry Date & time of Subject Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Examination M.E./ M.Tech degree in ECE/ Electronics/ Communication/ Other 29.05.2011 Electronics & 30 related specialzations with an overall minimum aggregate of 55% of 10.00 to 12.00 Communication Engg. marks or equivalent noon M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering or Information Tech- nology/ M.Tech in Electronics and/or Communication Engineering/ M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering or other related specializations in Computer Science 29.05.2011 26 Computer, IT, Electronics and Electrical Engineering with a minimum & Engineering 2.00 to 4.00 p.m of 55% marks OR MCA/ M.S./ M.Sc. in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Software Engineering or equivalent with a minimum of 55% marks. Master’s degree in the subject concerned or a Master’s degree 29.05.2011 Mechanical Engg. 37 accepted as equivalent by the University with a 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 55 % of marks noon

30 www.pondiuni.edu.in Date & time of Subject Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Examination (a) M.E./ M.Tech. degree in Civil Engineering with a minimum of 55% of marks or equivalent with specialization in: i) Structural Engineering ii) Geotechnical Engineering iii) Hydraulic & water Resource Engineering irrigation water Management / Ocean Engg. iv) Transportation Engineering v) Advanced surveying and Photogrammetry 29.05.2011 vi) Environmental Engineering / Environmental Technology / Civil Engineering 25 10.00 to 12.00 Environmental Management / Advanced Construction noon Technology. vii) Geo informatics viii) Urban Engineering / Town & Country planning

(b) M.E. / M.Tech. degree in any branch of Engg. with a minimum of 55% or equivalent with specialization in: Energy Technology / Envi- ronmental Bio - Technology / Bio-Technology / Bio-Chemical Engg./ Industrial Biotechnology 29.05.2011 Mathematics 2 Master’s degree in Mathematics with a minimum of 55 % of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Master’s degree in Physics/ Material Science and Technology with a 29.05.2011 Physics 4 minimum of 55 % of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Master’s degree in Applied or Industrial Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Biophysics/ Chemistry/Chemical Sciences/Material Science/ Pharma- 29.05.2011 Chemistry 5 ceutical Chemistry/ any other related areas with a minimum 2.00 to 4.00 p.m of 55 % of marks. In addition students should have B.Sc. Chemistry degree and studied Mathematics at +2 level. Electrical and Masters' degree in specializations related to Electrical and Electronics 29.05.2011 30 Electronics Engg. Engineering with a minimun of 55% of marks. 2.00 to 4.00 p.m

Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Port Blair Ph.D. (Full-time) programme. 28.05.2011 Master’s degree in Zoology/Marine Biology/Wildlife Biology/ Ecology/ Taxonomy 3 10.00 to 12.00 Life Sciences with a minimum of 55% of marks noon

Master’s degree in Zoology/Marine Biology/ Wildlife Biology/Ecology/ 29.05.2011 Ecology 6 Life Sciences with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m

Master’s degree in Zoology/Marine Biology/Wildlife Biology/ Ecology/ 28.05.2011 Zoogeography 3 Life Sciences with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m

Bharathidasan College for Women, Puducherry. (First priority to the residents of Puducherry)

Home Science 29.05.2011 8** Master’s degree in any branch of Home Science (All branches) 2.00 to 4.00 p.m

www.pondiuni.edu.in 31 French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP), Puducherry (Seven Doctoral Scholarships in the fields of Ecology, Indology and Social Scineces are offered)

Date & time of Subject 1 Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Examination Masters or M.Phil degree in South Indian History (history; archaeol- ogy; epigraphy); Tamil Studies (contemporary Tamil studies; classical 29.05.2011 Indology2 Tamil studies; Diaspora studies); Sanskrit studies (Grammar; Saiva 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Agama; Saivasiddhanta; Literature; Manuscriptology; Agama) Philology; Literature Masters or M. Phil degree in Population/ community/ landscape 4* Ecology; Distribution of species; Forest dynamics; spatial modeling; 29.05.2011 Ecology2 Biodiversity conservation; Forest structure; Biomass; 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Paleo environments, Earth sciences Master’s degree in the subject concerned or in allied subject OR 29.05.2011 Geomatics2 a Master’s degree accepted as equivalent by the University with a 2.00 to 4.00 p.m minimum of 55 % of marks

1 Candidates already registered in a University are only eligible to apply for IFP Ph.D. Programmes irrespective of their nationality.

2 It will be possible to propose a subject in one of the three thematic fields at the Institute, which integrates an important part of geomatics (GIS, Remote sensing, Spatial analysis) in the application part, but also in the research part. As Department of Geomat- ics of IFP is a transversal service and many IFP projects are interdisciplinary, a considerable aspect of computer science is involved.

* The best applications will be considered rather than distributing the seats subject wise. Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College, Puducherry

29.05.2011 Law 10 Master’s degree in Law with a minimum of 55 % marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m

Frontier LifeLine & K. M. Cherian Heart Foundation Biochemical M.Sc. Biochemical Pharmacology/ Biochemistry/ Pharmacology with a 28.05.2011 3 Pharmacology minimum of 55 % marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Master’s degree in Agriculture/ Biochemistry/ Botany/ Microbiology/ 28.05.2011 Biotechnology 3 Veterinary Science/ Zoology or in any other related areas with a 2.00 to 4.00 p.m minimum of 55% of marks 28.05.2011 Cardiovascular M.Sc. Biology/ Physiology/ Biochemistry/ Cell Biology/ Life Sciences 3 10.00 am to 12.00 Biochemistry with a minimum of 55 % marks noon 29.05.2011 Clinical M.Sc. Biochemistry/ Clinical Biochemistry/ M.Sc. MLT/ Biotechnology 3 10.00 am to 12.00 Biochemistry with a minimum of 55 % marks noon M.Sc. Pharmacology/ Toxicology/ Physiology/ Biochemistry/ 29.05.2011 Toxicology 3 Cell Biology/ Biotechnology with a minimum of 55 % marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m M.Sc in Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences or equivalent degree. M.Tech in Green Energy Technology, Nanotechnology/ M.E in Mechan- ical, Electrical, Power System or equivalent with at least 55% marks or 28.05.2011 Green Energy 3 equivalent grade in qualifying examination. Apart from this disciplines 10.00 am to 12.00 Technology given above, students with M.Sc. Biological Sciences or equivalent or noon M.Tech. Biotechnology are also eligible to apply for Bio-energy disci- pline. Two positions will be alloted for Bio-energy discipline.

32 www.pondiuni.edu.in Master’s degree in the subject concerned or a Master’s degree 29.05.2011 Microbiology 3 accepted as equivalent by the University with a 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 55 % of marks noon M.Sc./ M.E / M.Tech (Physics/ Chemistry/Applied Sciences/Industrial Chemistry/ Electronics/ Mechanical/ Chemical/Metallurgy/ Materi- Nano Science & als Science/Bio-chemistry/Bio-technology/ Microbiology) passed 28.05.2011 3 Technology students with overall marks of 55% in the above mentioned courses 2.00 to 4.00 p.m and relevant subjects. For SC/ST students mere pass in the above mentioned courses.

The name of faculty members recognised to guide Ph.D. research in the affiliated institutions are given under the Chapter "Affiliated Institutions - Ph.D. Supervisors". Note: 1) In respect of Ph.D subjects (e.g. Chemistry, Physics, etc.) which are offered both in the University Departments and in the affiliated institution(s), the candidates should appear for a common entrance examination. The selection will be based on a common merit list. The candidates will have the option to join either in the University department or in the affiliated Institution as per their choice vis-à-vis their position in the merit list, subject to fulfillment of the eligibility and residential conditions.

2) The intake for Ph.D programmes are subject to change based on the availability of vacancies with the concerned supervisors.

M.Phil. Admission Requirements

Date & time of Subject Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Examination 28.05.2011 Anthropology 15 Master’s degree in Anthropology with a minimum of 50 % of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Master’s degree in any discipline from any University in India or abroad Asian Christian 28.05.2011 9 or any Pontifical Institution in India or abroad with a Studies 2.00 to 4.00 p.m minimum of 50% of marks 28.05.2011 Commerce 31 Master’s degree in Commerce with a minimum of 50% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 noon Drama & Theatre Master’s degree in Drama & Theatre Arts or in Performing Arts or related 28.05.2011 15 Arts subjects with a minimum of 50% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 28.05.2011 Economics 26 Master’s degree in Economics with a minimum of 50% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 28.05.2011 English 23 Master’s degree in English with a minimum of 50% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 noon 28.05.2011 French 23 Master’s degree in French with a minimum of 50% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 Noon 28.05.2011 Hindi 9 Master’s degree in Hindi with a minimum of 50% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 Noon Master’s degree in History/ Ancient History and Archeology/ Indian Cul- 28.05.2011 History 15 ture or any degree in Social Sciences with History as allied subject with a 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 50% of marks Noon

www.pondiuni.edu.in 33 Date & time of Subject Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Examination Politics & Interna- 28.05.2011 23 Master’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% of marks tional Studies 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 28.05.2011 Philosophy 23 Master’s degree in Philosophy with a minimum of 50% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Physical Education & 28.05.2011 23 Master’s degree in Physical Education with a minimum of 50% of marks Sports 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 28.05.2011 Sanskrit 15 Master’s degree in Sanskrit with a minimum of 50% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 Noon 28.05.2011 Sociology 15 Master’s degree in Sociology with a minimum of 50% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 29.05.2011 Social Work 12 Master’s degree in Social Work with a minimum of 50% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 Noon Master’s degree in Sociology, Anthropology, Social work, Home Science, Social Exclusion and 29.05.2011 12 Economics and any other relevant disciplines concerned with the sub- Inclusive Policies 2.00 to 4.00 p.m jects of Inclusive Studies with a minimum of 50% of marks 28.05.2011 Tamil 30 Master’s degree in Tamil with a minimum of 50% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 28.05.2011 Tamil 9 Master’s degree in Tamil with a minimum of 50% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 (Modern Literature) Noon Tamil 29.05.2011 (Religious 9 Master’s degree in Tamil with a minimum of 50% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 Literature) Noon 28.05.2011 Women’s Studies 15 Master’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% of marks 10.00 to 12.00 Noon Master’s degree in Chemistry/ Chemical Sciences and any other 29.05.2011 Chemistry 9 related areas with a minimum of 55% of marks in addition students 2.00 to 4.00 p.m should have Maths at +2 level Environmental Master’s degree in Science/ Technology with a minimum 28.05.2011 9 Technology of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 29.05.2011 Mathematics 12 Master’s degree in Mathematics with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 29.05.2011 Physics 23 Master’s degree in Physics with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m

34 www.pondiuni.edu.in post Graduate Courses

Date & time of Title of P.G. course and Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Subject Examination 28.05.2011 Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a M.A. Anthropology 31 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 50 % of marks Noon Bachelor’s degree in Economics (with Quantitative Techniques 28.05.2011 Applied / Statistics) or Bachelors degree in Mathematics/ Statistics/ M.A. 72 10.00 to 12.00 Economics Operations Research with a Noon minimum of 50% of marks 72 Bachelor’s degree in Commerce/ Foreign Trade/ Corporate Business (Puducherry) 28.05.2011 M.Com. Secretaryship/ B.B.A./ B.C.M./ B.A Co-op./ B.Com. (Edn.)/ B.Com. Finance 31 2.00 to 4.00 p.m (Karikal) (Vocational) with a minimum of 50% of marks 28.05.2011 Accounting & Any Bachelor's degree in Commerce or any other degree with M.Com. 30 10.00 to 12.00 Taxation degree level papers in Accounting are eligible Noon Master of 29.05.2011 Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a M.P.A. Performing Arts 31 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 50 % of marks (Theatre Arts) Noon English & 28.05.2011 Bachelor’s degree in English with a minimum of 50% of marks in M.A. Comparative 72 10.00 to 12.00 part III or a high second class in English under part I or Part II. Literature Noon Bachelor’s degree in French with a minimum of 50% of marks French 28.05.2011 in part-III or any degree (other than French) with a minimum of M.A. (Translation & 60 10.00 to 12.00 50% of marks in part III with 55 % of marks in French under part Interpretation) Noon I or II (in the 1st and 2nd year aggregate) Bachelor’s degree in Hindi with a minimum of 50% of marks or 28.05.2011 any degree with Hindi as a subject of study under part I or II M.A. Hindi 26 10.00 to 12.00 or Praveen degree obtained from Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Noon Sabha Bachelor’s degree in History with 50% minimum marks or B.A. 28.05.2011 M.A. History 52 in social sciences (political science, economics and sociology) 10.00 to 12.00 with history as an ancillary or subsidiary paper with 50% marks Noon 29.05.2011 Mass Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a M.A. 40 10.00 to 12.00 Communication minimum of 55 % of marks Noon Politics and 28.05.2011 Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a M.A. International 52 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 50 % of marks Relations Noon 28.05.2011 Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a M.A. Philosophy 31 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 50 % of marks Noon Bachelor’s degree in Sanskrit with a minimum of 50% of marks 28.05.2011 or Sanskrit as a subject under part I or II/ minor / M.A. Sanskrit 15 10.00 to 12.00 optional in the bachelor’s degree or traditional degree Noon (Sastry)/Sironmani/ Vidya Praveena

www.pondiuni.edu.in 35 Date & time of Title of P.G. course and Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Subject Examination Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a 28.05.2011 M.A. Sociology 40 minimum of 50% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m South Asian Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a 28.05.2011 M.A. 40 Studies minimum of 50 % of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Bachelor’s degree in Tamil/ B.Litt. with a minimum of 55% of 28.05.2011 M.A. Tamil 54 marks or any Bachelor’s degree (other than Tamil) having Tamil 10.00 to 12.00 under part I with a minimum of 55% of marks Noon Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50 % of marks. (M.B.A. candidates who desire to join MBA programme should Business have CAT(Common Admission Test) scores. Selection from among M.B.A.* 92 - Administration those short-listed candidates on the basis of the CAT scores, is made in Puducherry through group discussion and personal inter- view which are normally scheduled in March. A separate adver- tisement has been made for this course.) 29.05.2011 Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a M.B.A. Tourism 72 10.00 to 12.00 minimum of 50 % of marks Noon 28.05.2011 International Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a M.B.A. 72 10.00 to 12.00 Business minimum of 50 % of marks Noon Graduates must be (10+2+3/4/5 pattern) with a minimum average of 50% marks (in Part III in case of arts, science, Insurance commerce, humanities etc. degrees and in case of other proession- 28.05.2011 M.B.A. 30 (Karaikal) al degrees like engineering in the applicable years of graduation). 2.00 to 4.00 p.m The graduation can be in any diecipline, but from a recognized university from India or abroad. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Computer Science & Engineering/I nformation Technology) or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology or Bachelor’s of Com- 60 puter Applications or Bachelor’s Engineering degree in ECE, Electri- Banking 29.05.2011 M.B.A. (5 spon- cal and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation, Technology 2.00 to 4.00 p.m sor) Instrumentation and Control Engineering or B.Com. (Computer Applications) or any other Bachelor’s degree with PGDCA (only from recognized universities) with a minimum of 55% marks in all degrees/ diploma

* The admission process is already on.

36 www.pondiuni.edu.in Date & time of Title of P.G. course and Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Subject Examination (i) Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.Ed.) or Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.E. 3 years) with a minimum of 50% of marks (ii) should have represented the District/ College and participated in inter district/ inter collegiate tournaments/ competitions in any one of the games or sports. (iii) should be medically fit (iv) Physically challenged candidates are not eligible to apply. (a) Physical fitness tests: Maximum: 30 marks (10 marks for each 28.05.2011 Physical event) M.P.Ed. 62 10.00 to Education Men Women 12.00noon 100 meters 100 meters Shot-put (16 lbs) Shot-put (8 lbs) 12 minutes run/ walk 8 minutes run/ walk (b) Games Proficiency Test in any one of the following games: Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Ka- baddi, Kho-Kho and Volleyball. Maximum: 20 marks. (c) Entrance examination: 50 marks. Master of 28.05.2011 Library and M.L.I.S 31 Any degree with a minimum of 50 % of marks 10.00 to 12.00 Information Noon Science B.Ed. degree / Four year Integrated B.A. Ed./ B.Sc. B.Ed. / B.Com. 29.05.2011 Master of M.Ed. 40 Ed. of recognised universities with a 10.00 to 12.00 Education minimum of 50% of marks Noon 29.05.2011 Master of Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a M.S.W. 52 10.00 to 12.00 Social Work minimum of 50 % of marks Noon

www.pondiuni.edu.in 37 Date & time of Title of P.G. course and Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Subject Examination Bachelor’s degree in Geology as the major subject and any two 29.05.2011 out of the following - Mathematics, Physics, M.Sc. Applied Geology 30 10.00 to 12.00 Chemistry, Biology as ancillary subjects with a Noon minimum of 55% of marks Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Genetics/ 28.05.2011 Marine Biology M.Sc. 52 Marine Biology/ Fishery Biology/ Botany / Zoology with a mini- 10.00 to 12.00 (at Port Blair) mum of 55% of marks Noon Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture/ Biochemistry/Botany/Micro- 29.05.2011 43 M.Sc. Biotechnology* (23* + 20**) biology/ Veterinary Science/ Zoology or in other related areas 10.00 to 12.00 with a minimum of 55% of marks Noon Bachelor’s degre in any relevant area of Physics/ Chemistry/ 28.05.2011 M.Sc. Bioinformatics 40 Computer Science/ Life Science/ with a 2.00 to 4.00 p.m minimum of 55% of marks Bachelor’s degre in any relevant area of Physical/ Chemical/ Computational 36 Life Sciences/ Mathematics/ Computer Science/ Bachelor of 29.05.2011 M.Sc. (12Per Biology ++ Univ.) Engineering/ M.B.B.S. with evidence of Maths at +2 level with 2.00 to 4.00 p.m minimum of 55% of marks Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (Main) or with Chemistry as Chemical 28.05.2011 M.Sc. 60 one of the major subjects with a minimum of 55% of marks and Sciences 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Mathematics at plus two level Bachelor’s degree in Computer Applications/ Computer Sci- ence/ Information Technology or Bachelor’s degree in 29.05.2011 60 Commerce/ Corporate Secretaryship/ Economics / Business Computer (Puducherry) 10.00 to 12.00 M.C.A. Administration with Mathematics/ Business Mathematics / Applications 31 Noon (Karikal) Statistics /Computer Applications as one of the subjects or Bachelor’s degree in Science with Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects with a minimum of 55% marks Computer Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/ Technology/ Applica- 29.05.2011 M.Sc. 60 Science tions with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m B.Tech./ B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering Engineering/ Information Technology or M.Sc. in Computer Computer Science/InformationTechnology/ Software Engineering or MCA 28.05.2011 M.Tech. Science & 24 with Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/ Computer 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Engineering Applications/ Mathematics/Statistics/ Physics/ Electronics/ Applied Sciences with a minimum of 55% of marks B.Tech. / B.E. degree with a minimum of 55% of marks. Environmental 29.05.2011 OR M.Tech. Engineering & 20 10.00 to 12.00 M.Sc. in Physics/Chemistry /Mathematics/ Life / Environmental Management noon Sciences with a minimum of 55% of marks

* 23 Students are admitted based on merit in the All India entrance examination conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) ** 20 Students are admitted under self financing mode (Rs. 1,00,000/- per year) based on merit in the entrance examination conduct- ed by the Pondicherry University.

++ Admission to Anna University, Chennai and Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai will also be based on the entrance exam conducted by Pondicherry University.

38 www.pondiuni.edu.in Date & time of Title of P.G. course and Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Subject Examination B.Tech. / B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology / Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering / Electrical and Electronics Engineering / Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering with a minimum of 55% of marks Network & OR 28.05.2011 M.Tech. Internet 24 M.Sc., in Computer Science / InformationTechnology / 10.00 to 12.00 Engineering Software Engineering with a minimum of 55% of marks Noon OR MCA with Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Computer Applications / Mathematics / Statistics / Physics / Electronics / Applied Science with a minimum of 55% of marks in each degree Exploration Master’s degree in Geology/ Applied Geology, Marine 29.05.2011 M.Tech. 8 Geosciences Geology with a minimum of 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m B.E./ B.Tech. in EEE, ECE, E&I, M.Sc. Electronic Science, 29.05.2011 Physics with Electronics/ Material Science with Electronics/ M.Tech. Electronics 24 10.00 to 12.00 Solid State Technology with Electronics with a minimum of 55% Noon of marks M.Sc. Physics/ Applied Physics/ Electronics/ Information Tech- nology/ Material Science/ Chemistry; B.E./ B.Tech. (Electronics/ Electrical/ Computer Science/ Information technology/ Instru- 28.05.2011 Nano Sciences & mentation/ Mechanical/ Metallurgy and Material Engineering/ M.Tech. 18 10.00 to 12.00 Technology Civil/ Biomedical/ Biotechnology/ Chemical Engineering or Noon Technology/ Engineering Physics). Minimum 55% aggregate marks in qualifying examinations. Those who apply with M.Sc. background should have Mathematics in under graduate level M.Sc in Material Science, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, 18+4* Biological Sciences or equivalent degree. Green Energy 28.05.2011 M.Tech. (SAF B.E/ B.Tech in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical or equivalent Technology 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Sponsor) degree excepting M.Sc. IT and B.E/ B.Tech IT, with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in qualifying examination. B.A./ B.Sc. (Hons) three years course in Psychology with at least 29.05.2011 Applied 55% marks for Bachelor's degree with at least 55% marks in ag- M.Sc. 52 10.00 to 12.00 Psychology gregate in any discipline with Psychology as one of the subjects Noon for three years. Coastal Disaster Bachelor’s degree in any discipline in Science/ B.A. 28.05.2011 M.Sc. Management 31 Geography/ B.E. Civil Engineering / Electrical and Electronics 2.00 to 4.00 p.m (at Port Blair) Engineering with a minimum of 55% of marks Bachelor’s degree in any discipline, i.e. in Science, Arts, Humani- Ecology & 29.05.2011 ties, Technology, etc. with a minimum of 55% of marks and M.Sc. Environmental 52 10.00 to 12.00 working knowledge of Mathematics and Science subjects at Sciences Noon higher secondary level Bachelor’s degree with Journalism / Business Management / Physics/ Electronics/ Computer Science/Mathematics/ Sta- 28.05.2011 tistics/ Visual Communication as one of the subjects with a 10.00 to 12.00 M.Sc. Electronic Media 40 minimum of 55% of marks OR Noon Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 55% of marks and having one year diploma in Computer Applications or one year working experience in video production in a recognised organisation

www.pondiuni.edu.in 39 Date & time of Title of P.G. course and Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Subjec Examination Candidates should have completed 10+2+3 with food and Nutri- tion/ Food Technology/ Food Science and Quality Control/ Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics or Composite/ Food Science and 29.05.2011 M.Sc. 40 General Home Science/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Nutrition 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Zoology/ Chemistry/ Botany/ Microbiology/ Agriculture dairy or fisheries or any other allied science sujects under life sciences at B.Sc. level with a minimum of 55% of marks B.Sc./ B.Tech in Agriculture/ Home Science, Food Science and Nutrition, Food Science and Quality Control, Clinical Nutrition, Food Science and 28.05.2011 M.Sc. 12 Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology and other life sci- Technology 2.00 to 4.00 p.m ence related subjects. Maths at +2/ PUC level is compulsory Biochemistry & Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry/ B.Sc. (M.L.T.)/ Chemistry/ 28.05.2011 M.Sc. Molecular 46 Botany/ Zoology/ Biotechnology / Microbiology or any other 10.00 to 12.00 Biology branch of Life Sciences with a minimum of 55% of marks Noon Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ B.Sc. (M.L.T.)/ 29.05.2011 M.Sc. Microbiology 15 Chemistry/ Botany/ Zoology/ Biotechnology or any other branch 2.00 to 4.00 p.m of Life Sciences with a minimum of 55% of marks Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with a minimum of 29.05.2011 M.Sc. Mathematics 62 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m Bachelor’s degree in Physics with a minimum of 29.05.2011 M.Sc. Physics 60 55% of marks 2.00 to 4.00 p.m 28.05.2011 Bachelor’s degree in Statistics or Mathematics with Statistics as M.Sc. Statistics 52 10.00 to 12.00 a allied subject with a minimum of 55% of marks noon

Five Year Integrated M.Sc. Programme for +2 Students in the School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences

Pass in +2 with 50% of marks and should have studied M.Sc. Applied Geology 31 Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics Entrance Exam Pass in +2 with 50% of marks and should have studied will be common M.Sc. Chemistry 31 Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics 28.05.2011 10.00 to 12.00 Pass in +2 with 50% of marks and should have studied M.Sc. Physics 31 noon Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

Five Year Integrated M.Sc. Programme for +2 Students in the Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences

M.Sc. Mathematics 20 Pass in +2 with a minimum of 50% of marks with Entrance Exam will Computer M.Sc. 16 Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as subjects of study be common Science (Candidates with other branches in +2 are not eligible for this 28.05.2011 programme) 2.00 to 4.00 p.m M.Sc. Statistics 16

40 www.pondiuni.edu.in Five Year Integrated M.Sc. Programme for +2 Students in the School of Management Date & time of Title of P.G. course and Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Subject Examination Pass in +2 with a minimum of 50% of marks and should have 29.05.2011 M.Sc. Economics 40 studied Economics, Mathematics, Commerce, Statistics or Com- 10.00 to 12.00 puter Science noon

M.Sc. Programmes in Basic Clinical Sciences offered at affiliated Medical Colleges *

Date & time of Title of P.G. course and Intake Eligibility criteria for admission Entrance Subject Examination Bachelor’s degree in Zoology / Genetics / Botany / Biotechnolo- gy / Medical Lab Technology or any other branch of Life Sciences 28.05.2011 M.Sc. Anatomy 18* including Molecular Biology with a minimum of 55% marks from 10.00 to 12.00 a recognized University in India. Candidates with MBBS degree noon recognized by MCI are also eligible to apply. Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry / Biochemistry / Biotechnology / Medical Lab Technology or any other branch of Life Sciences Medical 28.05.2011 M.Sc. 18* including Molecular Biology with a minimum of 55% marks from Biochemistry 2.00 to 4.00 p.m a recognized University in India. Candidates with MBBS degree recognized by MCI are also eligible to apply. Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Life Sciences, including Molecular Biology / Microbiology / Biotechnology / Botany / 29.05.2011 Medical M.Sc. 18* Zoology / Medical Lab Technology. 10.00 to 12.00 Microbiology Candidates with MBBS degree recognized by MCI are also eli- noon gible to apply. Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry / Pharmacy / Biotechnology / Zoology / Medical Lab Technology or any other branch of Life 28.05.2011 M.Sc. Pharmacology 18* Sciences including Molecular Biology with a minimum of 55% 2.00 to 4.00 p.m marks from a recognized University in India.Candidates with MBBS degree recognized by MCI are also eligible to apply. Bachelor’s degree in Zoology / Genetics / Botany / Biotechnolo- gy / Medical Lab Technology or any other branch of Life Sciences 29.05.2011 including Molecular Biology with a minimum of 55% marks from M.Sc. Physiology 18* 10.00 to 12.00 a recognized University in India. noon Candidates with MBBS degree recognized by MCI are also eligible to apply.

* (1) Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, (2) Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital (3) Sri Venkateswara Medical College and Research Center

www.pondiuni.edu.in 41 P.G. Diploma Courses For admission to P.G. Diploma Courses, candidates possessing the eligibility criteria indicated below and qualified under 10+2+3 system of study are eligible to apply.

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from any University in 20.05.2011 Post graduate Diploma in 46 India or abroad or any Pontifical Institution in India or abroad- 10.00 to 12.00 Asian Christian Studies with a minimum of 50% of marks noon

Unless otherwise specifically stated, candidates should have secured a minimum of 50% of marks in part III (core and allied) of their U.G. degree examination for admission to courses under Humanities and Social Science subjects and a minimum 55% of marks in part III (core and allied) of their U.G. degree for admission to courses under science disciplines. For the Five Year Inte- grated Programmes, the candidates should have passed the +2 examination with at least 50% marks. Eligibility marks will not be rounded off. For example 49.99% will not be rounded off to 50% for the purpose of admission.

General Conditions of • Candidates awaiting their results are • All admissions are provisional, subject also eligible to apply. Such candidates, to verification of required documents, as Admission however, must produce the mark per prescribed norms. • Admission to the University is open sheet / degree certificate as the proof to all those who have the prescribed of fulfilling the prescribed eligibility • Any course (M.Phil., P.G. degree and, qualifications without any discrimination criteria on or before 1st September P. G. Diploma) may not be offered if of race, caste, creed, language or sex. 2011 failing which provisional admission, sufficient number (at least 5) of students if granted, will be cancelled. are not available. • Unless otherwise stated, students should have, in general, obtained the Criteria for Resolving Tie in • The students will be required to Bachelor’s degree/ Master’s degree from take up a group health insurance a recognized University under 10+2+3 the Entrance Exam Marks (for hospitalization, etc.) through the / 10+2+3+2 system, i.e., the candidate The tie in entrance marks shall be University. should have studied for 15 years to resolved by applying the following obtain his/her/ bachelor’s degree and 17 critera one after the other, till it is • Admitted students are required to years to obtain his/ her Master’s degree resolved: carry the University Identity Card all the to apply for admission to P.G. and M.Phil. time while they are inside the campus. / Ph.D. programmes respectively offered (a) First Criterion: The candidates with at each School/Department / Centre. more positive marks in the entrance • Students are instructed not to miss examination the classes since 70% of attendance is • The minimum eligibility criteria for required to appear for the examination. different courses are as prescribed in (b) Second Criterion: The candidates Those who need accommodation the appropriate sections. Candidates with less negative marks in the entrance in the hostels must report to their qualified through other system ofstudies examination. Departments prior to registration and should obtain eligibility certificate from counselling. the University before admission. (c) Third Criterion: Date of Birth (elder be placed on the top)

42 www.pondiuni.edu.in COURSE/ centre CODES

M.A. PROGRAMMES 5 YEAR INTEGRATED PROGRAMMES Course Course Name of the Course Name of the Course code code 349 M.A. (Anthropology) M.Sc. Five Year Integrated Programme 380 350 M.A. (Applied Economics) (Applied Geology, Chemistry & Physics) 356 M.A. (English & Comparative Literature) M.Sc. Five Year Integrated Programme 384 (Mathematics, Computer Science & 357 M.A. French (Translation & Interpretation) Statistics) 358 M.A. (Hindi) M.Sc. Five Year Integrated Programme 309 359 M.A. (History) (Economics) 386 M.A. (Mass Communication) M.B.A. PROGRAMMES 361 M.A. (Philosophy) Course 362 M.A. (Politics & International Relations) Name of the Course code 363 M.A. (Sanskrit) 381 MBA (Banking Technology) 364 M.A. (Sociology) 382 MBA (International Business) 385 M.A. (South Asian Studies) 383 MBA (Tourism) 366 M.A. (Tamil) 395 MBA (Insurance) (Karaikal Centre) M.Sc./ M.C.A. PROGRAMMES M.Tech. PROGRAMMES Course Course Name of the Course Name of the Course code code 367 M.Sc. (Applied Geology) 376 M.Tech. (Comp. Science & Engg.) 388 M.Sc. (Applied Psychology) 394 M.Tech. (Network & Internet Engineering) 368 M.Sc. (Bio Chem. & Mole. Biology) 304 M.Tech. (Electronics) 378 M.Sc. (Bioinformatics) 393 M.Tech. (Environmental Engg. & Mgt.) 303 M.Sc. (Biotechnology) 305 M.Tech. (Nano Sciences & Technology) 369 M.Sc. (Chemical Sciences) 306 M.Tech. (Exploration Geo-sciences) M.Sc. (Coastal Disaster Management) 379 307 M.Tech. (Green Energy Technology) (Andamans) 370 M.Sc. (Computer Science) OTHER P.G. PROGRAMMES 371 M.Sc. (Ecology & Envtl. Sciences) Course Name of the Course 387 M.Sc. (Electronic Media) code 389 M.Sc. (Food Science and Nutrition) M.Com (Business Finance) (Puducherry & 351 396 M.Sc. (Food Science and Technology) Karaikal) 373 M.Sc. (Marine Biology) (Andamans) 311 M.Com (Accounting & Taxation) 372 M.Sc. (Mathematics) M.P.A. (Master of Performing Arts) 354 308 M.Sc. (Microbiology) (Theatre Arts) 374 M.Sc. (Physics) 377 M.P.Ed. (Physical Education) 375 M.Sc. (Statistics) 390 M.L.I.S. (Library & Information Science) MCA (Master of Computer Applications) 391 M.S.W. (Master of Social Work) 352 (Puducherry & Karaikal) 392 M.Ed. (Master of Education) 310 M.Sc (Computational Biology)

www.pondiuni.edu.in 43 M.SC. Programmes In Ph.D. PROGRAMMES Course Basic Clinical Sciences Name of the Course code Course Name of the Course code 101 Ph.D. Anthropology 501 M.Sc (Anatomy) 102 Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 502 M.Sc (Medical Biochemistry) 103 Ph.D. Biotechnology 503 M.Sc (Medical Microbiology) 104 Ph.D. Bioinformatics 504 M.Sc (Pharmacology) 105 Ph.D. Commerce 505 M.Sc (Physiology) 106 Ph.D. Computer Science & Engineering 107 Ph.D. Chemistry 108 Ph.D. Economics M.Phil. PROGRAMMES 109 Ph.D. English Course Name of the Course 110 Ph.D. Earth Sciences code Ph.D. Ecology & Environmental Sciences 242 M.Phil. Asian Christian Studies 111 Ph.D. Ecology (Offered at French Institute of Pondicherry and Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair) 243 M.Phil. Commerce 112 Ph.D. Environmental Technology 244 M.Phil. Chemistry 113 Ph.D. French 245 M.Phil. Drama & Theatre Arts 114 Ph.D. History 246 M.Phil. Economics 115 Ph.D. Hindi 247 M.Phil. English 116 Ph.D. Politics & International Studies 248 M.Phil. Environmental Technology 117 Ph.D. Management 249 M.Phil. French 118 Ph.D. Mathematics 250 M.Phil. Hindi 119 Ph.D. Marine Biology 251 M.Phil. Politics & International Studies 120 Ph.D. Philosophy 252 M.Phil. Mathematics 121 Ph.D. Physical Education & Sports 253 M.Phil. Philosophy 122 Ph.D. Physics 254 M.Phil. Physical Education & Sports 123 Ph.D. Sanskrit 255 M.Phil. Physics 124 Ph.D. Sociology 256 M.Phil. Sanskrit 125 Ph.D. Tamil 257 M.Phil. Tamil 126 Ph.D. Women’s Studies 258 M.Phil. Tamil (Modern Literature) 127 Ph.D. Epidemiology 259 M.Phil. Women’s Studies 128 Ph.D. Microbiology 260 M.Phil. Anthropology 129 Ph.D. Zoology 261 M.Phil. History 130 Ph.D.Indology 262 M.Phil. Sociology 131 Ph.D.Geomatics 263 M.Phil. Tamil ( Religious Literature) 132 Ph.D.Taxonomy 264 M.Phil. Social Work 133 Ph.D.Zoogeography M.Phil. Social Exclusion and Inclusive 265 Policies 134 Ph.D.Home Science 135 Ph.D. Entomology 136 Ph.D. Botany 137 Ph.D. Civil Engineering 138 Ph.D. Electronics & Commn. Engg. 139 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

44 www.pondiuni.edu.in 140 Ph.D. Drama & Theatre Arts EXAMINATION CENTRE CODES 141 Ph.D. Electrical & Electronics Engg. Centre Centre Name 142 Ph.D. Tourism Studies Code 143 Ph.D. Asian Christian Studies 01 Allahabad 144 Ph.D. Law 02 Bangalore 145 Ph.D. International Business 03 Bhopal 146 Ph.D. Banking Technology 04 Bhubaneshwar 147 Ph.D. Coastal Disaster Management 05 Chandigarh 149 Ph.D. Statistics 06 Chennai 150 Ph.D. South Asian Studies 07 Coimbatore 151 Ph.D. Education 08 Goa 152 Ph.D. Food Science & Nutrition 09 Guwahati 153 Ph.D. Social Work 10 Hyderabad 154 Ph.D. Electronic Media 11 Jammu 155 Ph.D. Mass Communication 12 Jhalander 156 Ph.D. Library & Information Science 13 Karaikal 157 Ph.D. Applied Psychology 14 Kochi 158 Ph.D. Food Science & Technology 15 Kolkatta 159 Green Energy Technology 16 Kozhikode 160 Nano Sciences & Technology 17 Lucknow 161 Southern Asia Studies 18 Madurai 162 Biochemical Pharmacology 19 Mangalore 163 Cardiovascular Biology 20 Mumbai 164 Clinical Biochemistry 21 Mysore 165 Toxicology 22 New Delhi 23 Patna PG DIPLOMA PROGRAMME 24 Port Blair (Andamans) Course Name of the Course 25 Puducherry code 26 Pune Post graduate Diploma in Asian Christian 482 Studies 27 Ranchi 28 Shillong 29 Srinagar 30 Tiruchirapalli 31 Thiruvananthapuram 32 Vijayawada 33 Vishakapatnam

www.pondiuni.edu.in 45 FEES Details of fees payable by the candidates selected for admission and remittance under various heads in the Indian Bank University Branch are as follows:

Name of the fund/fee Account No.

University Development Fund ...... 413264251

Group Medical Insurance ...... 845872540

*Student Welfare Fund *Alumini Association Fund *Caution Deposit *Library Fund *Laboratory Fund/Computer Lab Fund *Industry Interface Fund *Internet Fund *Academic inf. Devpt. Fund *Special Academic & Placement Fund ...... 413264171

All the other fees ...... 413264148 Fee Table:1 - Ph.D. Programmes Sl. Ph.D. Item Account No No (all figures in Indian Rupees) Full-Time & Part-Time Part-Time Internal External Research Fee: (p.s.) 1000 (Humanities) 2000 1200 (Sciences) 2400 For Foreign national (p.s.): 1 SAARC / Developing Countries US $250 US $250 South-East Asian Countries US $500 US $500 Others US $750 US $750 2 Registration Fee 100 100 413264148 3 Matriculation Fee 50 50 Recognition Fee: 4 For degrees from Indian universities 200 200 For degrees from foreign universities 500 500 5 Identity Card Fee 25 25 6 Sports Fee (p.a.) 100 100 7 Medical Examination Fee (p.a.) 50 50 8 Library Fund (p.s.) 600 600 Laboratory Fee 9 500 500 Science Courses having laboratories(p.s.) 10 Internet Fund (p.s.) 250 250 413264171 11 Students’ Welfare Fund (p.a.) 100 100 Alumini Association Fund (to be paid 12 100 100 before submission of thesis) Caution Deposit (Refundable) 13 Laboratory(Science Courses) 500 500 Library 500 500 Group Medical Insurance 14 555 - 845872540 (for full-time candidates only) 15 University Development Fund 500 500 413264251 Software Subscription Fund (For Ph.D. programmes 16 3000 3000 413264171 offered under the School of Management only)

46 www.pondiuni.edu.in Fee Table: 2 - M.Phil. & Post-graduate Programmes (Except courses at Tables 3-11) M.A./M.Sc./ Sl. Item M.Phil. M.Sc. 5yr. Inte- M.P.Ed Account No. No grated /M.Com.

Tuition Fee: All figures in Indian Rupees For Indian national (per credit & p.s.) 50 30 30 1 For Foreign national (p.s.) SAARC / Developing countries US $250 US $250 US $250 Non-SAARC countries US $500 US $300 US $300

2 Registration Fee 100 100 100 413264148 3 Matriculation Fee 50 50 50 Recognition Fee : 4 For degree from Indian universities 200 200 200 For degree from foreign universities 500 500 500 5 Identity Card fee 25 25 25 6 Physical Activities fee (p.s.) - - 250 7 Students Welfare Fund (p.a.) 100 100 100 8 Sports fee (p.a.) 100 100 100 9 Medical Examination fee (p.a.) 50 50 50 10 Library Fund (p.s.) 300 200 200 11 Laboratory Fee (p.s.) (if laboratory is used) 600 200 200 12 Internet Fund (p.s.) 150 100 100 413264171 Alumini Association Fund (to be paid 13 during the final semester along with 100 100 100 tuition fee) Caution Deposit (Refundable) 14 Library 500 500 500 Laboratory (Science Courses) 500 500 500 15 Group Medical Insurance (one time fee) 123 123*/246/ 555** 274 845872540 16 University Development Fund 500 500 500 413264251 Software Subscription Fund 17 2000 1000 - (For Economics and Commerce only) 413264171 18. Industry/ Institution/ Hospital interface Fund*** - 5000 - *For M.Ed. Students only ** For integrated students only *** For M.Sc. Applied Psychology Students only

Fee Table: 3 - M.Tech/ M.Sc. (Computer Science)/ MCA Sl. Item M.Tech. M.Sc. (CS), M.C.A Account No No

Tuition Fee: All figures in Indian Rupees For Indian national (per credit) 100 100 1 For Foreign national (p.s.) SAARC / Developing countries US $500 US $500 Non-SAARC countries US $750 US $750 413264148

2 Registration Fee 100 100 3 Matriculation Fee 50 50 4 Identity Card Fee 25 25

www.pondiuni.edu.in 47 Sl. Item M.Tech. M.Sc. (CS), M.C.A Account No No Recognition Fee : 5 For degree from Indian universities 200 200 413264148 For degree from Foreign universities 500 500 6 Sports Fee (p.a.) 100 100 7 Medical Examination Fee (p.a.) 50 50 8 Library Fund (p.s.) 250 250 9 Computer Lab Fund (p.s.) 1250 1250 10 Internet Fund (p.s.) 100 100 413264171 11 Students’ Welfare Fund (p.a.) 100 100 Alumini Association Fund (to be paid during the 12 100 100 final semester along with tution fees) Caution Deposit (Refundable) 13 Library 500 500 Computer Lab 500 500 14 Group Medical Insurance 246 246/ 350* 845872540 15 University Development Fund 1000 1000 413264251 * For MCA students only

Fee Table: 4 - M.B.A. Tourism Sl. NRI/ Foreign Item Indian Students Account No No Students Per Semester Fee 1 Tuition Fee: 3000 20,000 413264148 2 Library Fund 500 4000 3 Computer Fund 1500 5000 4 Sports Fee 50 500 413264171 5 Internet Fund 100 500 6 Medical Examination fee (p.a.) 50 50 7 Students Welfare Fund (p.a.) 100 100 8 Group Medical Insurance 246 - 845872540 One Time Fee 1 Registration Fee 100 1000 2 Matriculation Fee 50 50 Recognition Fee : 413264148 3 For degree from Indian universities 200 1500 For Degree from Foreign universities 500 1500 4 Identity Card Fee 25 25 Caution Deposit (Refundable) 5 Library 500 5000 Computer Lab 500 5000 6 Industry Interface Fund * 7500 40,000 413264171 7 Software Subscription Fund 1000 1000 8 Academic Tour Fund 10,000 50,000

48 www.pondiuni.edu.in Sl. NRI/ Foreign Item Indian Students Account No No Students Placement Activities Fund (Including 9 2500 4000 Brochure) 10 Special Academic Activities & Infrastructure Fund 4000 4000 413264171 Alumini Association Fund (to be paid during final 11 100 100 semester along wth tution fees) 12 University Development Fund 1000 5000 413264251 * AKANKSHA - Industry Institute Interface Annual Event

Fee Table: 5 M.B.A. (Banking Technology) and M.B.A. (International Business) Sl. I II III IV Account Item No Semester Semester Semester Semester No Per Semester Fee 1 Tution Fee 3000 3000 3000 3000 413264148 2 Special Fee 1000 1000 1000 1000 3 Library Fee 100 100 100 100 4 Computer Fund 500 500 500 500 413264171 5 Sports Fee 100 100 100 100 6 Internet Fee 100 100 100 100 Per Annum Fee - To be paid in the begining of I and II year 1 Medical Exam Fee 50 - 50 - 413264171 2 Students Welfare Fund 100 - 100 3 Group Medical Insurance 246 845872540 One Time Fee - To be paid at the time of admission 1 Registration Fee 150 2 Matriculation Fee 100 Recognition Fee 200 413264148 3 For Indian university 500 For foreign university 4 Identity Card Fee 25 Caution Deposit (Refundable ) 5 Library 500 Computer Lab 500 6 Computer Lab/ Software Subscription Fund* 5000 413264171 7 Industry Interface Fund 7500 8 Academic Infrastructure Fund 10,000 9 Special Academic Placement Fund 5000 10 University Development Fund 1000 413264251 11 Media/ Publicity/ Placement Brochure Fund 7500 12 Journals/ Magazine subscription Fund 200 413264171 13 Alumini Association Fund 300

* Rs.1000/- for MBA International Business Course

www.pondiuni.edu.in 49 Fee Table: 6 M.B.A. (Insurance)

Sl. Indian Stu- NRI Foreign Account Item No dents Students Students No Per Semester Fee 1 Tution Fee 3000 20,750 26,500 413264148 2 Special Fee 1000 5000 8400 3 Library Fee 500 4000 6400 4 Computer Fund 500 4200 8000 413264171 5 Sports Fee 100 825 1500 6 Internet Fee 100 825 1500 Per Annum Fee - To be paid in the begining of I and II year 1 Medical Exam Fee 50 50 1000 413264171 2 Students Welfare Fund 100 100 1000 3 Group Medical Insurance 246 - - 845872540 One Time Fee - To be paid at the time of admission 1 Registration Fee 150 1250 2500 2 Matriculation Fee 100 200 500 Recognition Fee 413264148 3 For Indian university 200 1650 2100 For foreign university 500 1650 2400 4 Identity Card Fee 25 200 200 Caution Deposit (Refundable ) 5 Library 500 5000 5000 Computer Lab 500 5000 5000 6 Industry Interface Fund 7500 45,000 60,000 413264171 7 Infrastructure Development Fund 10,000 65,000 84,000 8 Software Subscription Fund 1000 1000 1000 9 Special Academic Placement Fund 5000 5000 12,000 10 University Development Fund 1000 5000 12,000 413264251 11 Media Fund 7500 7500 12,000 12 Journals Fund 200 200 200 413264171 Alumini Association Fund (To be paid at the 13 300 300 300 beginning of the final semester)

50 www.pondiuni.edu.in Fee Table: 7 - M.Sc. Microbiology/ M.Tech. (Nano Sciences & Technology, Green Energy Technology, Exploration Geosciences, Electronics)

M.Tech. M.Sc. Nano Green Sl.N Item Exploration Microbiology Sciences & Energy Electronics Account No Geoscience Technology Technology Tuition Fee: All figures in Indian Rupees For Indian National (p.a. 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 INR) For Foreign National 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 1 SAARC / Developing coun- tries 1,00,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 (p.a. INR) Non-SAARC countries (p.a. 0 0 0 INR) 413264148 2 Registration Fee 100 100 100 100 100 3 Matriculation Fee 50 50 50 50 50 Recognition Fee: For degree from Indian 200 200 200 200 200 4 Universities For degree from Foreign 500 500 500 500 500 Universities 5 Identity Card Fee 25 25 25 25 25 6 Sports Fee (p.a) 100 100 100 100 100 Medical Examination Fee 7 50 50 50 50 50 (p.a.) 8 Library Fund (p.s) 250 250 250 250 250 Lab Fund (p.a.) 250 250 250 250 250 9 Computer Lab Fund Wet Lab fund 500 500 500 500 500 10 Internet Fund (p.a.) 200 200 200 200 200 Students Welfare Fund 11 100 100 100 100 100 (p.a.) 413264171 Alumini Association Fund 12 50 50 50 50 50 (annual contribution) Caution Deposit (Refund- able) 500 500 500 500 500 13 Library Deposit Computer Lab Deposit 500 500 500 500 500 Wet Lab Deposit 500 500 500 500 500 Academic Infrastructure 14 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 Development Fund 15 Advanced Lab Fund (p.a.) 25,000 25,000 25,000 10,000 10,000 16 Group Medical Insurance 246 246 246 246 246 845872540 University Development 17 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 413264251 Fund

Note: For the above courses, internship, off campus training and field work related expenses are on actuals

www.pondiuni.edu.in 51 Fee Table: 8 - M.Sc. Bioinformatics/ M.Sc.Computational Biology

Sl. Amount Item Account No. No (In Rupees)

Tuition Fee: For Indian national (per credit & p.s.) 100 1 For Foreign national (per semester) SAARC / Developing countries US $500 Non-SAARC countries US $750 2 Registration Fee 100 413264148 3 Matriculation Fee 50 Recognition Fee : 4 For degree from Indian universities 200 For degree from foreign universities 500 5 Identity Card fee 25 6 Sports Fee (p.a.) 100 7 Medical Examination Fee (p.a.) 50 8 Library Fund (p.s.) 250 Lab Fund 9 Computer Lab Fund (p.s.) 1250 Wet Lab Fund (p.a.) 500 10 Internet Fund (p.s.) 100 413264171 11 Students Welfare Fund (p.a.) 100 12 Alumini Association Fund (to be paid during final semester along with tuition fee) 100 Caution Deposit (Refundable) Library 500 13 Computer Lab 500 Wet Lab 500 14 Academic Infrastructure Development Fund 2000 15 University Development Fund 1000 413264251 16 Group Medical Insurance 246 845872540

52 www.pondiuni.edu.in Fee Table: 9 - M.Sc. Food Science Nutrition/ Food Science & Technology

Sl. Food Science & Food Science & Item Account No. No Nutrition Technology

Tuition Fee: For Indian national (per credit & p.s.) 30 100 1 For Foreign national (per semester) SAARC / Developing countries US $250 US $500 Non-SAARC countries US $300 US $500 2 Registration Fee 100 100 413264148 3 Matriculation Fee 50 50 Recognition Fee : 4 For degree from Indian universities 200 200 For degree from foreign universities 500 500 5 Identity Card fee 25 25 6 Sports Fee (p.a.) 100 100 7 Medical Examination Fee (p.a.) 50 50 8 Library Fund (p.s.) 200 250 9 Lab Fund (p.s.) 200 1800 413264171 10 Internet Fund (p.s.) 100 100 11 Students Welfare Fund (p.a.) 100 100 Alumini Association Fund 12 100 100 (to be paid during final semester along with tuition fee) Caution Deposit (Refundable) Library 500 500 13 Laboratory 500 500 Computer Lab 500 500 413264171 14 Group Medical Insurance 246 246 15 Academic Infrastructure Development Fund - 2000 16 University Development Fund 500 1000 413264251

www.pondiuni.edu.in 53 Fee Table: 10 - P. G. Diploma Programmes

Account No. Sl. Amount Item 413264148 No (In Rupees)

Tuition Fee: For Indian national (per credit & p.s.) 50 1 For Foreign national (per semester) US $250 SAARC / Developing countries US $500 Non-SAARC countries 2 Registration Fee 100 413264148 3 Matriculation Fee 50 Recognition Fee : 4 For degree from Indian universities 200 For degree from foreign universities 500 5 Identity Card fee 100 6 Sports Fee (p.a.) 100 7 Medical Examination Fee (p.a.) 50 8 Library Fund (p.s.) 100 9 Internet Fund (p.s.) 100 413264171 10 Students Welfare Fund (p.a.) 100 11 Alumini Association Fund (to be paid during final semester along with tuition fee) 100 12 Library Caution Deposit (Refundable) 500 13 Group Medical Insurance 123 845872540 14 University Development Fund 500 413264251

54 www.pondiuni.edu.in PAYMENT OF FEES conditions for payment of fees in special The period of one year shall be reckoned All the students including M.Phil./ cases, on recommendation of Academic from the date of announcement of the Ph.D. scholars shall pay all the fees to Advisory Committee. Names of the result of the examination due to be the University at the time of admission defaulters shall be removed from the taken by the student or the date from and for the subsequent semesters rolls of the University with effect from which his/her name is struck off from within ten days from the beginning of the first day of the following month. the rolls of the University whichever is each semester. Examinations fees shall A student whose name has been struck earlier. be payable on or before the last date off from the rolls of the University, under prescribed in this regard. If the above the above clause, may be re-admitted If, after having paid the fees, a candidate dates fall on Saturdays or Sundays or any on the recommendation of the Dean/ desires to discontinue he/ she shall other holidays, the last date for payment HOD/ Coordinator of the Dept./Centres be refunded all fees after deducting of the above fees will be the preceding concerned and on payment of arrears Rs.1000/- provided he/she discontinues working day. of fees in full and other dues, together on or before 01.09.2011 with a re-admission fee of Rs.1000/- plus The Account Number in which various University Development If a student owes any money to the kinds of Fees/Funds/Deposits are to Fund of Rs. 500/-. University on account of any damage he/ be remitted in the Indian Bank Branch she may have caused to the University at the University Campus is indicated REFUND OF FEES, SECURITY property, it shall along with outstanding against each. If a student does not pay tuition fees and fines, if any, be deducted the fee on time, late payment, fine, shall DEPOSITS, ETC. from the security deposit due to him/ be as levied as follows at the time of Security deposits and library caution her. Provided that these provisions shall payment: money are refundable, on an application not apply to students in the affiliated from the student on his/her leaving colleges. (i) @ 5.00 rupees per day for the first the University, after deducting all dues 10 days against him/her. Students shall not be issued hall tickets (ii) @ 10.00 rupees per day thereafter or allowed to appear at the examination upto the last day of the month in which If any student does not claim the refund unless they have cleared their dues, the fees is due. of any amount lying to his/her credit paid the prescribed examination fee and within one calendar year of his/ her produced a “No-dues” certificates. The Vice-Chancellor, or on his behalf, leaving the University, it shall be deemed any other officer to whom this power to have been donated by him/ her to the has been delegated, may relax any of the Students’ Aid Fund.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 55 HOSTELS

Pondicherry University has seventeen foreign national) is to be paid while submitted their theses or not completed hostels on the campus at present. Of joining the hostel. This will be refunded the viva. Free education including which eleven are for boys, five are for after vacating the hostel by means of accommodation and food for differently girls and one for foreign students. Of account transfer/ account payee Cheque abled students. the eleven boys’ hostels, nine are for PG subject to surrender of original Challan courses and two for Research Scholars after deducting dues if any. Open Duration of Stay M.Phil 15 months of (with a total capacity of 1350 students). Cheque will not be issued under any stay from the date of admission to the Of the five girls’ hostels, four are for circumstances. Therefore student must hostel. Ph.D 4 years from the date of PG students and one is for Research necessarily open Bank Account. admission to the hostel. Scholars (with a total capacity of 600 students). The University has a well Non - Refundable Note: Except Research scholars all furnished hostel for foreign students The rent is to be paid every year at the students must vacate the hostel during which can accommodate 32 students in beginning of the Academic year in June/ summer vacation. Disciplinary action 16 rooms whose fees structure will be July as follows: will be taken against those hostlers who different from the general hostel fees. All do not pay their dues on time. Students the 16 rooms are air – conditioned with • P.G and M.Phil. students (room rent must obtain No Dues certificate for Mess attached bathrooms. for 10 months) – Rs. 900/- p.a. & Room Rent from hostel office before • Ph.D (Room rent for 10 months) – writing semester exams producing Apart from these, two more Research Rs.1800/- p.a. challans for payment of Hostel dues. Scholars hostels will start functioning • General Amenities Fund – Those who are availing Bank Loan must soon. Of which, one Research Scholars Rs. 500/- p.a. keep their original challans for caution hostel is for boys and one for girls, with a • Establishment Charges – deposit for claiming refund while total capacity of 400 students. Rs. 300/- p.a. vacating hostel, and photo copies for • Application Fees (at the time of other challans with Bank seal. Students from distant places will be admission only) – Rs. 25/- given preference on first come first serve MESS basis. No room rent is charged from girl Students who are admitted to the students and SC/ ST boy students (copy hostels are provided food in the Hostel Admission, Fees and of community certificate duly attested mess. Hostel mess is compulsory for Discipline by a Gazetted Officer to be produced). all hostellers. No permission will be Admission to the Hostel will be However they have to pay all other fees granted for dining outside the respective subject to the recommendation of the like application for admission, General hostel mess under any circumstances. concerned Head of the Department, Amenities Fund, Establishment charges, All the messes, except the research the approval of the Chief Warden, and Caution Deposit, Mess Fees, etc. Hostel scholar’s, have been outsourced. Two subject to availability of rooms. accommodation for M.Phil. students well equipped mega messes (one for and Ph.D. students are 15 months and boys & one for girls) are available for the Hostel fees Refundable 4 years respectively from the date use of students of the University. The The caution deposit of Rs.3000/- (for of admission / occupation of hostel hostel messes are run by experienced Indian nationals) and Rs.6000/- (for rooms. They cannot stay in the hostel and qualified caterers. The messes offer beyond this period even if they have not meals at moderate rates.

56 www.pondiuni.edu.in Mess fees Revenue Officials duly attested by a General facilities The mess fee is to be paid in two Gazetted Officer to be produced). The University Health Centre offers installments in a year - June and January medical facilities round the clock to the as follows: The present rates for boys Discipline students residing in the hostels. For the are Rs.8100/- (June) and Rs. 5400/- All communication from the inmate to mobility of the students from Hostels to (January) and for Girls Rs. 7200/- and the University authorities shall be routed Departments, Library, Computer Center, Rs. 4800/- respectively. These rates are through the proper channel, i.e. through etc., bus facility is provided within the likely to be increased. Exact rates will be the wardens of the respective hostels campus for every half-an-hour during intimated at the time of admission. and Chief Warden. Any subversive working days. In addition to University activity, misdemeanor, obnoxious buses and vans, battery operated Subsidy behavior, flouting of Hostel Rules & vehicles and bicycles are also plying in The University provides a Mess Subsidy Regulation, misconduct, disobedience, the campus free of cost throughout the Grant of Rs. 400/- per month to the ragging, failure to clear dues, etc. shall day covering all hostels to enable the inmates of the hostels based on the be severely punished, and even result students to visit departments, library, lab annual income of the parents which in dismissal from the hostel by the etc. Free Electric wheel chair is provided should not exceed Rs.4.5 lakhs p.a. (the University whose interpretation of the for physically challenged students at the limit prescribed for creamy layer) subject rules shall be final. mess. Wifi connectivity is also provided to approval by the Vice Chancellor (copy to all hostels to enable the students to of Annual Income certificate Issued by have 24 hours internet access.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 57 CONDUCT & DISCIPLINE

Students enrolled at Pondicherry Uni- d) the possession or use of intoxicating University authorities deem appropri- versity must realize their responsibilities beverage on campus, ate in the circumstances. to the University, to faculty and to other students. Failure to maintain appropri- e) the possession or use of illicit drugs PROHIBITION OF RAGGING ate standards of conduct will attract on campus, Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited. disciplinary action. If any incident of ragging comes to the f) the falsification of documents or the notice of the authority, the concerned Students should not bring mobile phone supplying of false information in order student shall be given liberty to explain to the class rooms / seminar halls/ex- to obtain admission to classes, and if his explanation is not found satis- amination hall. Misconduct Students’ g) the possession of weapons, and factory, the authority would expel him misconduct includes but is not limited to from the institution. the following: h) the failure to return loaned materials or settle debts with the University. During the academic year 2008-09 six a) disruption of class room activities students (hostellers) who were involved or hindering the learning of other Disciplinary Measures in ragging were expelled from the hostel students anywhere in the University, Disciplinary action may include: for a period of one year. b) cheating on assignments or a) reprimand or warning, Senior students are not permitted to examinations, b) fail mark for an assignment or a invite their juniors to their rooms for any course, introduction meetings after dinner. c) behaviour which interferes signifi c) required withdrawal from a particu- cantly with University operation, lar class or classes, disrupts education, endangers d) suspension or expulsion from the the health or safety of staff University, or students, or damages to e) withholding of official transcripts, University property, f) suspension of campus privileges, g) other disciplinary action which the

58 www.pondiuni.edu.in Subramania Bharathi School of Tamil Language and Literature Dean: Prof. S. AROKIANATHAN

The Department of Tamil was started School of Tamil. in 1986. It has been promoted as 1. Endowment Lectures: 13 The School has produced more than Subramania Bharathi School of Tamil 2. Guest Lectures: 25 100 Ph.Ds. At present 47 scholars are Language and Literature in 2003. The (each academic year) doing research for Ph.D. in the School. School is functioning with the following 3. Bharathi Day Celebration: As part More than 300 students received academic and research activities of the birth anniversary of the M.Phil. degree until 2009. 48 students for betterment of Tamil Language & national Tamil poet Bharathi are currently engaged in M.Phil. Literature. Dr. Durai Seenisami was 4. Students interaction programmes programmes. More than 10 students appointed as Emeritus Professor for two with eminent Tamil scholars from have cleared the National Level UGC/ years since 2007. Dr. D. Gnanasundaram leading Tamil institutions NET examinations, this year. is appointed on Kamban Chair to do research on Kambaramayanam from 09- The School has UGC sponsored Special This School offers facilities for intensive 01-2009. Dr.K. Pajanivelou has joined as Assistance Programme (Phase – II) in study and research in different areas Post Doctoral Research Awardee under the following two research areas from of Tamil Literature such as Sangam the UGC Research Award for two years 2009-2014. Literature, Epic Literature, Devotional since 2009. Literature, Modern Literature, (i) “The contribution of Puducherry Comparative Literature, Tamil Grammar Every year, the School of Tamil is to the Development of Tamil and Folklore. The thrust area of the conducting the following Tamil Literary Literature” School is Literary Theory and Grammar. functions for the benefit of the students, (ii) “The Prosody of Tamil Literature scholars as well as faculty members of through Ages”

www.pondiuni.edu.in 59 R. Nalangilli, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Programmes of Study Specialization: Comparative Literature and Literary Theories, Women Studies and Women’s Writing, M.A. Tamil Literature and Psychology. M.Phil. Tamil - General (Full-time) K. Ilamathy Janakiraman, Ph.D. M.Phil. Tamil - Modern Literature (Full-time) (Annamalai University, Chidambaram) M.Phil. Tamil -Religious Literature (Full-time) Specialization: Siddha Literature, Religious Literature, Ph.D. Tamil (Full-time) and Creative Literature. M.S. Arivudainambi, Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University, entrance examination Madurai), D.Litt ( Tamil University, Thanjavur ) Specialization: Tamil Literature, Saiva Samayam, Fine Arts and M.A. The written examination will consist only of objective Manuscriptology type questions on Tamil language, literature and culture. M. Mathialagan, Ph.D. (Annamalai University, Chidambaram) M.Phil. & Ph.D. The written paper will consist of objective Specialization: Modern Literature & Literary Criticism. and essay-type questions on Tamil language, literature and A.Thirunagalingam, Ph.D. culture. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Specialization: Folklore, Ancient Tamil Grammar, Marxism and Faculty Literature. Dean S. Arokianathan, Ph.D. (University of Washington, USA) Lecturer (Senior Scale) Specialization: Tamil Grammar, Mass Communication and M. Karunanidhi, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Spoken Tamil-Teaching. Specialization: Folklore and Manuscriptology.

Professors Assistant Professor A. Arivunambi, Ph.D. B. Ravikumar, Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Specialization: Epics, Ancient Literature, Dramatics and Specialization: Modern Literature, Literary Criticism & Folklore. Creative Literature

Photo: Gopinath S.

60 www.pondiuni.edu.in School of Management Dean: Prof. M.Ramadass

Department of Management Studies Department of Commerce Department of Economics Department of Tourism Studies Department of Banking Technology Department of International Business

School of Management is one of the Technology and Ph.D. programme involved in Finance and Investment, popular Schools of Excellence in the and the Department of International Fund Management, Stock Broking, campus primarily focusing on the Business offers MBA with specialization Banking and Non-banking activities. business related courses since the very in International Business and Ph.D. M.A. Economics students are found in inception of this University. Programme. great demand in those organizations involved in policy making such as The Department of Management The School of Management offers the National Institutes devoted for Economic Studies offers MBA & Ph.D. programmes, above said programmes with a total development, RBI, Government the Department of Commerce offers placement focus. While the regular department of Economics & Statistics, M.Com. (Business Finance), M.Com. MBA students are found getting good etc. MBA Banking Technology degree (Accounting & Taxation), M.Phil, and placements in leading MNCs and large programme started drawing attention Ph.D. programmes. the Department Public Limited Companies involved of top leading banks and software of Economics offers M.A.(Applied in manufacturing, service industry companies concentrating on Banking Economics), M.Sc. Five Year Integrated as well as in high profile Software software. The students of the MBA Programme in Economics, M.Phil. and Industry, the MBA (Tourism) students programme of the Department of Ph.D. programmes, the Department are finding total placement in travel International Business are finding of Tourism Studies offers a MBA and tourism industries as well as in placement in leading industries in India, programme specializing in Tourism and hospitability business. M.Com. (Business including MNCs. Ph.D. programme, the Department Finance) programme offered by the of Banking Technology offers a Department of Commerce has attracted specialized MBA programme in Banking the attention of companies which are

www.pondiuni.edu.in 61 Department of Management Studies School of Management

Management, Infrastructure, Housekeeping & Public Systems Programmes of Study Management, Customer Service & Relationship Management, E-Governance & Sustainable Development M.B.A. (Business Administration) M.B.A. (Insurance Management) at Karaikal Campus Assistant Professors Ph.D. Management S. Riasudeen, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Specialization: Human Resource Management, Group Dynam- ics, Cross Cultural Management, Training and Development (Pondicherry University Campus) Faculty B. Rajeswari, M.Phil. Professors Specialization: Marketing, Production Management, Adver- R. Panneerselvam, Ph.D. (Anna University, Chennai) tising and Sales promotion, Services Marketing, Consumer Specialization: Production & Operations Management, Quanti- Behaviour tative Techniques and Systems L. Kanagalakshmi, MBA, MHRM M. Basheer Ahmed Khan, Ph.D. (A.M.U. Aligarh) – (on EOL as Specialization: Human Resource Management, Organizational Vice-Chancellor, SMK University, Jharkhand) Behaviour, Training and Development Specialization: Marketing Management / General Manage- K. Lavanya Latha, Ph.D. ment/ HRM (Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati) R.P. Raya, Ph.D. (Andhra University, Vizhakapatnam) Specialization: Marketing Management, Human Resource Man- Specialization: Human Resources Management / Knowledge agement, Entrepreneurship, Non-Government organisations Based Organizations/ E-Governance & Social Sector Management G. Madan Mohan, M.Phil. S. Hariharan, Ph.D. (Bharathidasan University, Trichirapalli) Specialization: Finance (Deputation to ASC, Pondicherry University) Specialization: Managerial Finance, Managerial Accounting, KARAIKAL CAMPUS Corporate Finance and Strategic Cost Accounting. Established during 2007-08, it offers MBA (Insurance Manage- Associate Professors ment) programme. It has state-of-the-art facilities with well T. Nambirajan, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) equipped library, Centralized Computer Lab with internet facil- Specialization: Production & Operations Management / Sup- ity, LCD projector for presentation and Teaching. The Centre is ply Chain Management/ Quality Management/ Management also facilitated with separate hostels for boys and girls. Information Systems Faculty Chitra Sivasubramanian, Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) Professor & Coordinator Specialization: Human Resource Management / Retail Man- Lalitha Ramakrishnan, Ph.D. agement / Organisational Behaviour / Strategic Management (Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati) Uma Chandrasekaran, Ph.D. Specialization: Strategic Management, Innovation Management, (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Insurance Company Management, Marketing Management Specialization: Marketing, Advertising, Corporate Communica- tion, Brand Management, Services Marketing, CRM Readers S. A. Senthil Kumar, Ph.D. B. Charumathi, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) (Bharathiar University, Coimbatore) Specialization: Accounting, Financial Services & Financial Engi- Specialization: Insurance Management, Human Resource neering, Entrepreneurship, Project Management, HRD Management, Quantitative Techniques, Health Insurance Readers M. Dharmalingam, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) S. Victor Anand Kumar, Ph.D. Specialization: Actuarial Mathematics, Statistics for Insurance, (Cochin University of Science and Technology) Research Methodology, Engineering Insurance Specialization: Marketing, E-Commerce / Systems /Business Communication Assistant Professors D.H. Malini, Ph.D. R. Kasilingam, Ph.D. (Alagappa University, Karaikudi) (Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anatapur) Specialization: Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Specialization: Risk Management & Insurance, Motor Insur- Issue Management, Derivatives, Merchant Banking, Financial ance, Liability Insurance, Marketing Management Services, International Finance Byram Anand, Ph.D. (Kakatiya University, Warangal) R. Venkatesakumar, Ph.D.(VIT University, Vellore) Specialization: Marketing Management, Operations Research, Specialization: Marketing, MSME Management Insurance Law and Regulation, Insurance Company Management Assistant Professor (SS) C. Madhavaiah, Ph.D. (S.V. University) L. Mothilal, Ph.D. (Osmania University, Hyderabad) Specialization: Services Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Prin- Specialization: Business Environment, Sales & Distribution ciples of Insurance, Fire Insurance

62 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of COMMERCE School of Management

The Department of Commerce is one of the pioneering departments of Pondicherry University. Differentiating itself from the traditional M.Com course the Department came into existence to offer a much sought for specialized Post-Graduate course in Commerce in form of M.Com(Business Finance) with the focus on ‘Finance’. The department aims at imparting indepth knowledge and professional skills required for handling the “ Finance Functions” of business entities and corporate enterprises. The students of this course with their acquired knowledge and skills, find themselves well equipped for the activities like Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Treasury Management, Security Market Operation, Forex Dealing, Accounting Fund Management, Project Execution and Management, Multinational Financial Management, Derivatives Management, Taxation Management, Bank Management etc.

The Department has introduced another specialized M.Com. (Accounting & Taxation) from the academic year 2011-12.This course is designed to fill the man power requirement having Accounting and Taxation knowledge other than professional courses like Charted Accountancy and Cost Accountancy in the corporate sector. The Department also offers M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programme in the field of Finance Banking Marketing and Personnel Management. The Department imparts knowledge through lectures, interactive sessions, case analysis, group discussions on contemporary themes, internship training & project work, career guidance & counseling, institute-industry interaction programme, application of ICT, industrial/field visits, educational tour and students’ participation in academic activities of Universities and other institutions. The Department is supported by UGC under SAP (DRS) to achive academic excellence with the thrust on one of the most contemporary areas in finance i.e. “Derivatives and Risk Management”. The Award of SAP is a proof of the capability and credentials of the learned faculty of this department.

Programmes of Study Infrastructure facilities The department is housed in School of Management build- M.Com. Business Finance ing (ground floor) with spacey class rooms and well equipped M.Com. Accounting & Taxation common computer lab with 50 computers with internet M.Phil. Commerce (Full-Time) connection, Photocopy facility, Overhead LCD projectors for Ph.D. Commerce (Full Time and Part-Time) presentation constitute the basic infrastructure of the depart- PG Diploma in Investment Management (Add-on Course) ment. Around the clock internet facility with access to CMIE Prowess data base, SPSS statistical software package, on-line entrance examination journals from Science, Direct, Epsco are the merited facilities in the Department The admission for the course is based on national level entrance examination. The entrance examination for FACULTY: admission to M.Com. (Business Finance) and M.Com. Professor (Accounting & Taxation) Degree programmes consist of P. PALANICHAMY, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) objective type questions. These questions are mostly Specialization: Banking Financial Institutions & Markets, aimed at assessing the candidate’s basic understanding Organization Behaviour and Personneld Management, Forex & of concepts in Accounting, Banking, Organizational Global Financial Markets, Indian Financial System. Behaviour, Taxation, Insurance, Costing Statistics, MALABIKA DEO, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) Auditing, Legal Aspects of Business, Business Economics, Specialization: Business Statistics, Financial Management, Foreign Trade, Corporate Secretaryship, Cooperation and Portfolio Management, International Finance, Operation Re- such alike. search and Derivative Management

P. Natarajan, Ph.D. (Alagappa University) The admission for M.Phil. Programme consists of entrance Specialization: Project Management, Entrepreneurship Devel- test aimed at assessing the advanced knowledge of the opment, Fund Management and International Business. student at his/her P.G level courses. It is of objective type in line with JRF/NET examination. Associate Professor D. LAZAR, Ph.D. (Madras University) The admission of Ph.D. programme is based on the Specialization: Corporate Finance, Micro Finance, Personal vacancies available with eligible guides and the field Finance, International Financial Management, Investment and of specialization that a scholar wants to pursue. The Portfolio Management, Derivative Management, Financial, admission formalities are carried out by inviting the Cost and Management Accounting. candidates for a written test. The written test is of objective type, similar to the JRF NET examination conducted by UGC.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 63 Reader G. SHANMUGASUNDARAM, Ph.D. The mission of the Department is to cater to the needs of cor- porate and public services, by inculcating conceptual and prac- (Pondicherry University) tical knowledge in the area of commerce and to undertake Specialization: Accounting, Financial Management, Security research activities with social relevance, independent projects Analysis, Derivatives Management, Research Methodology and consultancy on contemporary themes.

Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) The Department inculcates knowledge through lectures, S. ARAVANAN , M.Phil. (Pondicherry University) interactive sessions, case analysis, group discussions on con- Specialization: Securities Analysis, Taxation, Accounting, temporary themes, internship training & project work, career Financial Management & Forex Management, Investment guidance & counseling, soft skills for employability quotient, Management, Stock Market Operations. institute-industry interaction programme, application of ICT, industrial / field visits, educational tour and students’ Assistant Professors participation in academic activities of Universities and other K.B. NIDEESH M.Com. (Calicut University) institutions. Specialization: Taxation, Finance, Accounting , Cost & Manage- ment, Accounting, Investment Management. Infrastructure facilities P.S. VELMURUGAN, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) The Department has modernized infrastructure with well Specialization: International Trade, Credit Insurance, Financial equipped library, Centralized Computer Lab with internet facil- Management, Financial Markets and Institutions, Multina- ity, LCD projector for presentation and Teaching. The Centre is tional Finance & Marketing Management. also facilitated with separate hostels for boys and girls. S. SHIJIN Ph.D. (IIT, Madras) Specialization: Investment and Portfolio Management, Finan- FACULTY cial Statement Analysis, Accounting, Statistical Methods for Data Analysis Readers V. Kavida Ph.D. (Alagappa University, Karaikudi) - CO-ORDINATOR Placement Specialization: Accounting & Finance, Intellectual Capital, The students belonging to this programme find placement in Intellectual Property Valuation, International Finance, Banking finance divisions of major MNCs like IBM, FORD, TCS, HLL, & Financial Services HCL, Ponds India Ltd., Fund Management & Stock Broking S. Amilan Ph.D. (Alagappa University Karaikudi) Consultants, Software Companies concentrating on Account- Specialization: International Finance, Portfolio Management, ing Solutions, in addition to a good number of placements in Quantitative Techniques & Financial Econometrics, Interna- Banking and Insurance sectors like RBI, Laxmi Vilas Bank, ICICI tional Business & Marketing. Bank, etc. The department also has produced high quality research works and the research scholars of this depart- Assistant Professors ment have got placement in reputed business school like V. Arulmurugan M.Phil. IIM(Indore), XLRI, IIM(Calcutta), NIBM, TAPMI and Universi- (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) ties like Pondicherry University, Alagappa University, Anna Specialization: Banking, International Finance, Capital Market University, M.S. University, Karunya University, Bharathiar & Financial Counseling, Scientific Commerce, Logistics, Global University, Periyar University and Bharathidasan University, Marketing & Corporate Technology, Business Research & Christ University etc. Analytics. Sheena, M.Com. (Calicut University, Calicut) Some of the students, after completing M.Com,. pursue Specialization: Brand Management, Retail Marketing and Rural M.Phil./Ph.D. programme. Our students have got admission Marketing, HRM, Organisation Behavior, Systems, Financial in reputed institutions like IIS, IIT Mumbai, , Services. Hyderabad Central University, IFMR NIRMA Institute of Man- G. Naresh Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) agement, IIMs etc. for their Ph.D. degree. Specialization: Investments, Derivatives & Risk Management, Valuation of Assets, Infrastructure Finance & Private equity KARAIKAL CAMPUS Placement Facility The Department of Commerce, Karaikal Campus, Pondicherry The Department provides placement assistance to the stu- University was established in the year 2007-08 at Karaikal dents and our Alumni are placed in leading business concerns involved in Teaching, Research and Extension Activities to from the inception of the Department at the Karaikal Campus, cater to the local demands of the Karaikal region as Karaikal is Karaikal. poised to become a trade centre with major port and special economic zone. The Department offers Master of Commerce in Business Finance and Doctor of Philosophy in Commerce (Full Time and Part time)

64 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of Economics School of Management

The Department of Economics, established on 15-12-1986 is one of the oldest Departments of Pondicherry University. During the twenty four year existence, the Department has carved out a niche in the Economics Education Map of India. The Department is discharging three functions namely Teaching, Research and Extension. So far, it has produced a large number of Post Graduates, 250 M.Phil’s and 40 Ph.D.’s who are placed in some of the premier Institutions in the Country. Today it is emerging as Centre of Training and the National Organizations are looking forward to the Department for Training of their Officers and Research Scholars, especially, in the area of Econometrics. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; University of Programmes of Study Hyderabad; Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore; TATA Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; etc. M.A. (Applied Economics) Some are employed as faculty members in various educational M.Sc. (Economics) Five Year Integrated Programme institutions, executives in multinational companies/banks and M.Phil. (Full-Time) civil services officials. Ph.D. (Full-Time, Part-Time (Internal & External)) P.G. Diploma in Planning and Evaluation (Evening Pro- gramme) FACULTY: Professors entrance examination M. Ramadass, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) The selections for P.G., M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes are based Specialization: Agriculture Economics, Health Economics, on a written examination of 2 hours duration. For M.A. degree Economics of Education. programme, the question paper is based upon U.G. degree P. Ibrahim, Ph.D. (Kerala University, Trivandrum) course syllabus, while P.G. degree course syllabus is the basis Specialization: Fishery Economics, Energy Economics and for M.Phil and Ph.D. entrance tests. For M.Sc., Economics, the Health Economics. question paper is based on Plus Two syllabus in Economics, M. Ramachandran, Ph.D. Mathematics and general awareness. (, Hyderabad) Speciliazation: Open Economy Macroeconomics and Applied Econometrics. Thrust Area of Research & Research Associate Professors Projects undertaken: P. Muthaiyan, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) The thrust areas of research are Public Finance, Gender Specialization: Agriculture Economics, Economics of Studies, Monetary Economics, Agricultural Economics and Education, Regional Economics International Economics. Major Projects from Ministry of V. Nirmala, Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) Education, GOI, Government of Puducherry, University Grants Specialization: Agricultural Economics, Labour Economics and Commission, RBI and ICSSR have been undertaken. Besides, Gender Studies faculty members have published several articles in reputed J. Srinivasan, Ph.D. (University of Pune, Pune) journals like Economics Letters; Economic Modelling, Journal Speciliazation: Economics of Education, Health Economics, of Policy Modeling; Oxford Economic papers; Journal of Asian Public Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics. Economics; Applied Economics Letters; Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Economies; Research in International Readers Business and Finance; Singapore Economic review; Amaresh Samantaraya, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad, Artha Vijnana; Indian Economic Journal; Journal of Rural Hyderabad) Development; Journal of Quantitative Economics; Indian Specialization: Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics, Journal of Labour Economics; Indian Journal of Agriculture Economics of Money and Banking, Applied Econometrics Economics; Asian-African Journal of Economics and Assistant Professors Econometrics; Man-Power Journal; Margin; Prajnan; etc. Yasmeen Sultana, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Infrastructure facilities Specialization: Microfinance, A well equipped Computer Lab with 40 systems; Internet A. Sankaran, Ph.D. (Bharathidasan University, Trichirapalli) facilities; Wi-Fi facilities, etc. Specialization: Industrial Economics, S. Raja Sethu Durai, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Placements: Specialization: Financial Economics, Macroeconomics and Several students have cleared UGC-NET and SLET Applied Econometrics Examinations. Some of the students who completed P.G R. Lousome, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Programme are doing M.Phil/Ph.D. with fellowships in IIT, Specialization: Demograph Mumbai; Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum;

www.pondiuni.edu.in 65 Department of Tourism Studies School of Management

The two-year full time Master’s Degree Program in Tourism Administration (MTA) was started in the year 1991 with the seed financial support from the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of India with the objective of creating professionally competent manpower to meet the managerial requirements of tourism and allied industries. Started of as a Centre for Tourism Studies, the centre was elevated to the status of a department during 2005-2006 with full fledged faculty and state of the art infrastructure facilities. The post-graduate program was rechristened as MBA(Tourism). The department offers at present a two year full- time MBA(Tourism) program, Post-Graduate Diploma in Event management(Evening Program) and Doctoral program leading to the award of Ph.D. degree.Further,the Department has the honor of being supported by the UGC Special Assistance Program(SAP) at DRS Level –I from the academic year 2009-10.

Apart from the regular curriculum, students are encouraged to participate in the extra curricular and co-curricular activities. To pursue its mission further, the Department develops and supports a spirit of enquiry and innovation that help the students meet the diverse human resource requirements of the industry. The Department has an impressive track record of student placements over the years. With the active support of alumni, the Department has been striving tirelessly to emerge as a centre of excellence in tourism management education, consultancy and research.

Programmes of Study Infrastructure Facilities The physical and academic infrastructure comprises of well MBA (Tourism) equipped class rooms, hostel on campus, computer lab with Ph.D. (Tourism Studies) educational software, Wi-Fi facility in campus, LCD projectors P.G. Diploma in Event Management (Evening Program) and other multimedia aids, access to online journals, subscription to national and international journals and entrance examination magazines, latest books on tourism and management. Eco and cultural tours are part of the academic program besides MBA (Tourism): Admission to this program is based guest lectures delivered by eminent scholars and industry on an entrance test conducted by the University. The experts. The Department is also known for organizing several Entrance Examination (Two hours duration) consists of events on the eve of World Tourism Day. The annual Institute- 100 objective type questions in FOUR sections with 25 Industry Interface Event called AKANKSHA is one such popular questions in each section: events of the department conceived and organized by the students. Section A: English Comprehension Section B: Numerical Ability Section C: Test of Reasoning Placements Our recruiters include major companies like Thomas Section D: General Awareness Cook, Orbitz, Cox & Kings, SOTC, Ascon Travels, Hi-Tours, Makemytrip.com, Kingfisher Airlines, Stic Travels, Milesworth, The written test is along the lines of other popular Ramoji Fim City, Carlson Wagonlit, etc. Some of the students competitive tests like CAT, MAT, etc., conducted for are placed in banks and IT companies. ICICI, IDBI and Sonata admission to management programs. Software have offered enviable packages to the students of the Department. Ph.D. in Tourism Studies: Based on the vacancies available with eligible guides and the field of specialization, the prospective scholars are admitted to Faculty the Ph.D. Program through written examination. The written examination consists of 100 objective type questions in FOUR sections of 25 questions each. Professor G. Anjaneya Swamy, Ph.D. (Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam) Section A: English Comprehension Specialization: General Management, Entrepreneurship Section B: Logical Reasoning Development and Service Marketing. Section C: Simple Arithmetic Section D: research Methodology

66 www.pondiuni.edu.in Readers Y. Venkata Rao, Ph.D. (Tezpur University) Specialization: Human Resource Management, International Management and Organizational Behaviour. Sampad Kumar Swain, Ph.D. (Utkal University) Specialization: Airlines and Travel Management and Eco- tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Travel Agency Operations.

Assistant Professors Jitendra Mohan Mishra, Ph.D. (HNB Garhwal University) Specialization: Eco-tourism, Accounting for Tourism, Tourism Economics and Tourism Planning. Anu Chandran, M.Phil. (Kerala University) Specialization: Destination Marketing, Eco-tourism and Sustainable Development, Travel Geography and HR in Tourism and Hospitality, Wild Life and Health Tourism. Sibi George, M.Phil. (Madurai Kamaraj University) Specialization: Airline Management, Hospitality Management and Tourism Product Development and Management. Sherry Abraham, Ph.D. (Bharathidasan University) Specialization: Hospitality Management, Eco-tourism and Event Management.

Photo: Gopinath S.

Photo: Gopinath S.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 67 Department of BANKING TECHNOLOGY School of Management

The Department of Banking Technology came into existence to offer a specialized M.B.A programme in Banking Technology from the academic year 2005 -06. The UGC has sanctioned this programme under its Innovative/Interdisciplinary scheme of 10th plan funding to be offered jointly by School of Management and Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences.

MBA (Banking Technology) is a specialized inter-disciplinary programme primarily focused on developing manpower with know- how and know-why skills regarding management of technology used in the bank and finance industries More specifically, this programme is aimed at: • Imparting managerial skills and knowledge required to manage modern business enterprises involved in providing Finance and Banking solutions.

• Providing the basic knowledge on the working of financial markets, banking operations, stock market operations, Forex market, capital flows, arbitrage operations and derivative instruments, working of euro currency markets for possible global exposure on the working of Financial networks.

• Developing skills in the Technologies used in modern banking industries, Data warehousing, Information security, E-commerce, IT Infrastructure Management, Information System Audit, etc.

Major Highlights of the Curriculum The courses offered under this MBA: Banking Technology is a blend of General Management, Banking & Finance along with IT subjects required to manage Technology and develop software solutions. Four streams of electives with eight specialization papers in Systems, Finance, HR and Marketing are offered during third semester. A mix of IT and Management enables the students suitable for Managerial positions in software companies and Data centres of large Private / Foreign Banks.

Ph.D. in Banking Technology The Department of Banking Technology has initiated a Ph.D. Programme in an inter-disciplinary area of Technology Management, focusing on IT Research in the field of Finance & Banking. This Programme is open to both Engineering Post - Graduates as well as to MBA Graduates.

Broad areas of Research • Banking Technology Management, • Financial Management, • Management of Banking & Financial Institutions • Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, • Derivatives Management. • Information Security • Data Warehousing & Data Mining, • Network Management, • Software Architecture.

Programmes of Study Computer Science, General Engineering & Contemporary Business Issues. MBA : Banking Technology Admission test for Ph.D. Programme contains two Ph.D.: Banking Technology sections to suit to the requirements of both M.Tech and MBA students. All objective type questions are from the entrance examination domain-specific subjects at Post Graduate level. Candidates are admitted for both MBA: Banking Technology and Ph.D. Programmes based on an All India level Entrance Examination conducted by the University. The entrance test for MBA is similar to that of any standard All India Management Admission Tests (on lines of CAT / MAT / GMAT) with objective type questions in General English, Reasoning, Problem Solving, Basics of

68 www.pondiuni.edu.in Infrastructure facilities include TCS, HCL Technologies, Keanes, Bank of America, The Department has a well-equipped computer laboratory Royal Bank of Scotland, Ramco Infotech, IDBI, LVB, ICICI Bank, with the necessary software and potential hardware Cholamandalam Finance, IndusInd Bank, Bank of Maharastra to catalyze the learning process of students. The lab is etc. In addition, the students have undergone summer project connected to the internet which allows students to enrich training placement in reputed companies. knowledge round the clock. The specifications of the hardware, software and network connectivity are as follows: Faculty Hardware: • Intel Xeon Servers Professor • HP Net Server K. Chandra Sekhara Rao, Ph.D. (Nagarjuna University) • Server for Corporate Database (CMIE Prowess). Specialization: Financial Management, Security Analysis & • Pentium IV Work Stations Portfolio Management, Derivatives Management and Global • HP LaserJet Printers Financial Markets & International Banking. • HP Scanner

Software: Associate Professor: V. Prasanna Venkatesan, Ph.D. • Windows 2003 Server (Pondicherry University) • Windows 2000 Advanced Server Specialization: Software Architecture, Object-Oriented • Novel Linux 9.2 Systems, Multilingual-based systems, Programming • Visual Studio Languages, Banking Technology Management. • MS Office • Java • MYSQL Readers: • Oracle 9i T. Chithralekha, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) Specialization: • Turbo C++ Information Security, Data Warehousing, Agent Technology. R. Sankaranarayanan, Ph.D. Networking: (Gandhigram Rural Institute) • Intranet using Optical Fiber as back bone Specialization: Banking & Finance, Bank Management, Forex • D-link 24 port switches Management. • Leased line for internet connectivity S. Sudalaimuthu, Ph.D. (Bharathiyar University) Corporate • All computers connected through structured cabling/ Wi-Fi Specialization: Finance, Financial Services, Financial Information Systems, Logistics Management. The Department subscribes to the Corporate Databases like V. Mariappan, Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj) Banking, Strategic CMIE Prowess annually for organizing Corporate Finance Lab. Specialization: Finance, Managerial Economics, Cyber Crimes, Access to on-line International Journals is available through Financial Reporting, Marketing Strategies. Intranet in the campus.

Academic Infrastructure Assistant Professors: • Industry integrated curriculum A. Balakrishnan, Ph.D. (Delhi University) • 24x365 days Internet Campus Specialization: Finance &Accounting, Security Analysis • AC class rooms with Wi-Fi connectivity & Portfolio Management, Treasury and Derivatives • Laptops usage by every student to participate in Web- Management. based teaching learning process • Case studies on Fortune 500 companies C. P. Abdul Gafoor, M.Com (Calicut) • Guest Lectures by Bankers, Industrialists, Software Specialization: Indian Banking, Management Strategy, Foreign Professionals. Exchange Management.

Placements This MBA programme with a focused course curriculum on dual electives of Finance and Information Technology has Adjunct / Visiting Faculty been attracting good number of IT companies, in addition In addition to regular faculty, the Department has been to the Banking including RBI and Financial Institutions. The organizing special lectures by inviting visiting Professors, Software companies with verticals in the areas of Banking, Experts from Industry on a regular basis. The recent visitors to Insurance, Capital Markets and Business solutions are finding the Department are as follows : interest in this MBA: Banking Technology degree programme. The flag-ship companies where the students are placed

www.pondiuni.edu.in 69 Dr. Pelly Periasamy, D. Phil (oxn), Nanyang Technology Sri. S. Venkata Subramanian – Director, STQC, Ministry of IT, University, Singapore Bangalore Dr. Cherukuri U Rao, Ph.D. – California State University Sri. Ravi Narain – MD, CEO, NSE, Mumbai Dr. V.P. Gulati – Director, IDRBT, Hyderabad Sri. A. Ramanathan – CGM, NABARD, Mumbai Dr. D.V. Ramana – Professor, XIM, Bhubaneswar Dr. C.S. Venkatratnam – Director, International Management Sri. Ganesh Kalyanasundaram – IBM Global Services India Institute, Delhi Pvt. Ltd. Sri. Ganapathy Subramaniam – Global Security Lead, Sri. Ragunandan – World Bank Consultant, Puducherry Accenture, Chennai Sri. S. Natarajan – DGM, RBI, Mumbai Sri. Ganesh Subramaniam – Senior Consultant, TCS Sri. G. Anantharaman – Whole Time Member, SEBI, Mumbai Sri. Sujith Christy – TVS Net, Chennai Sri. K. Saikumar – DGM, Information Technology Sri. Lakshmi Narayanan – TVS Net, Chennai Department, IOB Dr. P. Rajamohan, Sarjah University Sri. Nandhakumar, VP, Merill Lyrch

70 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS School of Management

The process of globalization has enabled India to emerge as economic super power and it is attracting investments from giant global business players of multi-nations. At the same time, a sizable number of Indian MNCs are also gearing up their international business operations across the world. It is in this emerging and transforming scenario, Pondicherry University has established, during the academic year 2006-07, the Department of International Business (DIB) under the School of Management to offer a specialized two-year fulltime post-graduate degree in MBA-International Business for the students to have a thorough understanding of those aspects of business which are trans-boundary in nature.

relationship management, retail management, export and Programmes of Study import system, cross-cultural management, foreign language and environmental issues. The course curriculum is so MBA (International Business) organized that the students are groomed to take up the Ph.D. (International Business) challenges of new millennium, which are truly international P.G. Diploma in Foreign Trade (Add-on) and competitive in nature and not restricted by geographical or political boundaries. entrance examination The Programme offers specialization Stream in Marketing, MBA: Admission into the MBA (International Business) Finance, HR and Systems with greater international thrust in Programme will be based on All India level entrance each of the functional areas of Management. The uniqueness examination to be conducted by the University. The of the MBA (IB) Programme is that each student during entrance examination shall consist of 100 Objective their study period will be carrying out four different projects Type questions and will be on the lines of CAT/ MAT/ (Summer Project, Winter Project, Intern-ship on Export-Import GMAT (covering Test of English & Comprehension, Test of procedures/ International Operations and a final Semester Mathematics, Test of Reasoning & Logical Thinking, Test Project) in leading organizations to gain practical exposure. of Personal Judgment and General Knowledge). Ph.D.(International Business) Ph.D.: Admission to Ph.D. programme in International Business shall be based on the field of specialization The Department of International Business offers Ph.D. and the vacancies available with eligible guides in the Programme in International Business with inter-disciplinary Department. The selection procedure is based on thrust covering all the functional areas of management. the entrance test which shall consist of 100 objective The Department has all the facilities and infrastructure to type questions covering all the functional areas of encourage the candidates to do serious research in their Management at the MBA level. The short listed chosen fields of research. candidates in the written examination will be called for an Interview and will be admitted into Ph.D. programme in International Business. Infrastructure Facilities The DIB is housed in the School of Management with state of – art facilities, fully equipped with all infrastructural requirements needed for the students to develop themselves MBA (International Business): as global leaders. Some of the facilities which are offered The DIB has designed the MBA-International Business include the following: Programme with a special focus on imparting training and molding aspirants to acquire necessary core competencies,  Congenial air conditioned class rooms with audio visual which are specifically required to manage global business aids operations. Besides giving conventional management  24x365 days internet campus education inputs, a highly competent set of faculty has  Class rooms with Wi-Fi connectivity designed and developed a course structure that will provide  Laptop connectivity for every student for effective core competency skills in chosen areas of International participation Business ranging from geo-political issues, managing in  Placement cell with good track record emerging economics, international finance, international  Well equipped central library logistics, international tourism, hospitality and customer  Case studies with international perspectives  Terms papers, team projects and internship  Guest lectures by top executives from MNCs

www.pondiuni.edu.in 71 Placements Readers The Department has very good track record of placements for Bushan D. Sudhakar, Ph.D. its students and leading companies like TCS, HCL, IDBI, ICICI, Specialization: International Marketing, Business Reliance, Ramco, Wipro, Indiabulls, Pepsi, City Union Bank, communication & Negotiation, Advertising and Branding Lakshmi Vilas Bank, Cholamandalam, Bajaj Allianz, etc., (to Y. Srinivasulu, Ph.D. name a few) have recruited our students in the past. Specialization: Marketing Management, Services Marketing, Brand Management, Industrial Marketing Faculty M. Banumathi, Ph.D. Professor Specialization: Strategic Management, Green Marketing, Mohan K. Pillai, Ph.D. International Trade, International Economics (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Specialization: Strategic Financial Management, Corporate Finance, International Finance, Management Accounting. Assistant professors Rajeesh Viswanath, Ph.D. Specialization: Organisational Behaviour, Cross Cultural Adjunct Faculty Management, Human Resource Management D. Sambandhan, Ph.D. (Gokale Institute, Pune) Specialization: Managerial Economics, International Dr. S. Thiyagarajan, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Economics, Global Financial Markets. Specialization: Accounting, Quantitative Techniques, Operations Research, Advertising

Associate Professor P. G. Arul, Ph.D. (Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli) P. Sridharan, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) Specialization: International Trade & Logistics, International Specialization: Financial and Management Accounting Advertisement & Research, HRM

72 www.pondiuni.edu.in Ramanujan School of Mathematical sciences Dean: Prof. A.M.S. RAMASAMY

Department of Mathematics Department of Statistics

The Ramanujan School of Mathematical Placement Programmes by inviting Statistics or Computer Science. The Sciences comprising of the Departments various IT Companies. students of the 4th and 5th years of Mathematics and Statistics was From the Academic year 2007-08, the of this programme have to take the established on 23.03.04 as per the School offers five year integrated M.Sc. courses in the respective departments Academic Ordinances of the Pondicherry programme in the three branches of of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer University. The School aims at imparting Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. quality education in Mathematics and Science. The intake of students for each Statistics which are realized by the subject is 16, making a total of 48 for the Infrastructure Facilities: various post graduate study programmes integrated M.Sc. programme. The Integrated Programme has seminar in Mathematics and Statistics offered by halls/ class rooms with modern audio/ the School. Course Pattern video facilities and well-equipped During the first three years, a candidate computer laboratory. Both the Departments of the School of M.Sc., integrated programme have distinguished faculty and well has to take a total of 33 hard core Entrance Examination: equipped laboratories with excellent courses of 3 credits each (11 hard The selection for the 5 year integrated computing facilities. Research activities core courses in each of Mathematics, programme will be based on an entrance in emerging research disciplines are Statistics and Computer Science) and examination consisting of 100 questions being carried out in the Departments. a minimum of 5 soft core courses of in Mathematics of objective type at About 17 research scholars mentored by 3 credits each covering all the three higher secondary level (i.e. Plus 2 experienced supervisors are currently subjects viz. Mathematics, Statistics and programme). pursuing their research works in these Computer Science. In addition, all the disciplines. Research projects funded by candidates have to compulsorily take AICTE, NBHM, DST and UGC add to the 2 courses in English and one course in credit of the School. Environmental Science of 3 credits each.

The School also paves way for the The course of study during the first three plethora of employment opportunities years is common for all the students to the students by organizing Campus offering the branches of Mathematics,

www.pondiuni.edu.in 73 Department of MATHEMATICS Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences

The Department was established in 1986 and it aims to train people who are oriented towards research and teaching in advanced areas of Mathematics. The Department is supported by the University Grants Commissions’s Special Assistance Programme (SAP) for Departmental Research Support, the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India’s FIST programme for the development of infrastructure and National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM), Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India’s grant for Library Books.

Programmes of Study and journals for the library. The Department of Science and Technology provides a grant of Rs.4 lakhs per annum for M.Sc. Mathematics purchase of books under FIST. M.Sc. (Five year Integrated Course) M.Phil. Mathematics (Full-time) The department participates in the Special Coaching for Ph.D. Mathematics Weaker Sections for UGC-CSIR NET and All India Services (Full-time, Part-time (Internal & External)) Examinations Placement entrance examination The Placement Officer of the University organizes campus The question paper for admission to M.Sc. Mathematics interviews every year for the M.Sc. students. will comprise of 100 objective type questions at the B.Sc. level. A majority of questions will be on the following topics: classical algebra, sets, sequences, series, theory of Faculty equations, limits, continuity, differential calculus, integral Professors calculus, ordinary differential equations, trigonometry, A. M. S. Ramasamy, Ph.D. (I.I.T, Kanpur) analytical geometry of 2D, conics, analytical geometry Specialization: Number Theory of 3D, real analysis, complex variable, modern algebra, V. Indumathi, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) group theory, rings and fields, vector spaces, matrices, Specialization: Abstract Approximation Theory, Geometry of determinants, linear transformations, rank, nullity, Banach Spaces eigenvalues of linear transformations, vector calculus, H. P. Patil, Ph.D. (Karnatak University, Dharwad), statics, dynamics and elementary probability. Doc. Math. Sci. (University of Warsaw, Poland) Specialization: Graph Theory, Discrete Mathematics and For admission to M.Phil./ Ph.D. there will be 100 Algorithms questions of objective type at the M.Sc. level. A majority K. M. Tamizhmani, Ph.D. of questions will be drawn from algebra, linear algebra, (University of Madras, Chennai), FNASc. real analysis, Lebesgue measure theory, complex analysis, Specialization: Integrable Systems functional analysis, topology, differential equations, M. Subbiah, Ph.D. (I.I.T., Kanpur) differential geometry, analytical dynamics, graph theory, Specialization: Hydrodynamics Stability discrete mathematics, number theory, fluid mechanics and basic probability. Associate Professor V. Muruganandam, Ph.D. (I.I.T., Kanpur), On Leave Unselected candidates in the merit list for admission to Specialization: Harmonic Analysis M.Sc. Mathematics will be considered for admission to T. Duraivel, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) M.Sc. Statistics, if they so desire. (PU/AS-II/Aca-II/2008-09 Specialization: Commutative Algebra dated 15.12.2008) Reader Rajeswari Seshadri, Ph.D. (I.I.T., Bangalore) Specialization: Numerical Analysis Infrastructure Facilities S. R. Kannan, PhD. (I.I.T., Chennai) The Department has a separate building, a seminar hall with Specialization: Fuzzy Clustering modern state-of-the-art audio-video facilities, well-equipped computer laboratory and a library. Various mathematical Assistant Professor softwares for course work and research are also available. A. Joseph Kennedy, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) The University subscribes for several national and Specialization: Combinational Representation Theory international journals in Mathematics. Syeda Noor Fathima, Ph.D. (Mysore University, Mysore) Specialization: Number Theory The National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) gives S. Francia Raj, Ph.D. (SASTRA University, Thanjavur) an annual grant of about Rs.6 lakhs for procuring books Specialization: Graph Theory.

74 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of Statistics Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences

The Department of Statistics was established during October 2006. Currently, the department offers M.Sc. Statistics, M.Sc Five Year Integrated (Statistics), Ph.D (Statistics) programs and also a Post Graduate Diploma in Statistical and Research Methods. The department aims to train students in the development and applications of Statistical techniques for analyzing data arising in the scientific investigation of problems in the various disciplines. It is also proposed to provide first hand practical experience in handling modern statistical softwares in the analysis of such data.

In the present scenario, it is rather impossible, even to think of any field which does not employ modern statistical tools to arrive at rational conclusions from research studies and a statistician is always an indispensable part of any research team carrying out any research investigation.

Infrastructure Facilities Programmes of Study The Department of Statistics has new premises constructed M.Sc. - Statistics exclusively for the Statistics department. In the new location M.Sc. - Five year Integrated Statistics the department has all modern facilities. There is a separate Ph.D. Programme in Statistics seminar room and a computer laboratory equipped with all (Full-time, Part-time, Internal and External) modern facilities exclusively meant for the department. There P.G. Diploma in Statistical and Research Methods are fifty terminals in the laboratory which will enable the students to work independent of each other. The computer system supports the standard statistical softwares SPSS 19.0, SYSTAT 12 and STATISTICA. The students will have ample entrance examination opportunities to get themselves fully trained in the use of these softwares which will guarantee them immediate The question paper for the entrance examination for placement after graduation. The course curriculum includes admission to the M.Sc. Statistics course will consist of a project work under hard core. This will enable the students 100 objective type questions. Out of these, 60 questions to interact with industries and know about the real life will be from the following topics:- Descriptive Statistics, applications of the statistical methodology using the statistical Probability, Distribution, Statistical Inference, Design software. of Experiments, Quality Control, Sampling Theory, Applied Statistics and Official Statistics at B.Sc. level. The During the last four years, Statistics books (both text book remaining 40 questions will be from the following topics and reference book) worth more than 18 lakhs have been in Mathematics:- Matrices, Determinants, Sequence and added to the library and so the students will have ample Series, Differentiation, Integration and Algebra at the B.Sc. opportunities in accessing the necessary curriculum material. allied level. The recently redrafted syllabus for the M.Sc course provides The question paper for the entrance examination much scope for the students to select job oriented Elective for admission to the Ph.D programme will consist of subjects according to their preferences. Since the redrafted 100 objective type questions. The syllabus for the syllabus includes CSIR-UGC NET examination contents, the examination will be Unit IV of the syllabus for the CSIR- students will be facilitated in taking NET examination and the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET). (Refer the website competitive examination for the All India Services. www.csirhrdg.res.in)

Unselected candidates in the merit list for admission to Placements The Placement activities of the Department are taken care of M.Sc Mathematics will be considered for admission in by the University Placement Cell which comprises of a student M.Sc Statistics, if they so desire. member and a faculty advisor. The placement cell organizes (vide letter No. PU/AS-II/Aca-II/Admis/2008-09/33 dated campus recruitment programmes every year and takes pride 15-12-2008) in facilitating placement for eligible students in Multinational Companies and other companies in the private sector.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 75 Faculty Assistant Professors Professors Kiruthika, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Specialization: Cluster Analysis, Artificial Neural Network P. Dhanavanthan, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Navin Chandra, Ph.D. () Specialization: Distribution Theory, Operations Research Specialization: Reliability Theory M. Rajagopalan, Ph.D. (Oklahoma State University, USA) Sudesh Pundir, Ph.D. (Punjab University) UGC-Visiting Professor Specialization: Applied Statistics Specialization: Statistical Inference R. Vishnu Vardhan, Ph.D. (Sri Venkateswara University) Specialization: Biostatistics, Statistical Computing Reader V. S. Vaidyanathan, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) J. Subramani, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Specialization: Data Mining, Regression Analysis Specialization: Design of Experiments, Sampling Theory

76 www.pondiuni.edu.in School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences Dean: Prof. Dr. H. Surya Prakash Rao

Department of Physics Department of Chemistry Department of Earth Sciences Department of Applied Psychology

The School is uniquely placed to than 60 research scholars engaged acquired in the Central Instrumentation conduct interdisciplinary teaching and in frontline areas of research. A very Facility (CIF), Nuclear Magnetic research activities in Physical Sciences. high percentage of M.Sc. students of Resonance Spectrometer (400 MHz; The Departments of the School offer the School have clear national level Bruker, Germany), ICP MS and X-ray M.Sc. (two year), M.Phil., and Ph.D. tests, UGC-CSIR, NET and GATE which diffractometer, gamma ray chamber etc. programmes. The Departments in the stands as testimony for the quality of Some Departments of the School are School also offer an integrated M.Sc. teaching and reseach. The students supported by DST-FIST programme and programme of five years duration in and researchers of the school routinely the Department of Chemistry, Physics, Physics, Chemistry and Applied Geology use common facilities like, Vibrating Earth Sciences are also supported for the +2 students. Sample Magnetometer (Lakeshore, by UGC-SAP funding. Sophisticated USA), UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer equipments have been procured under All the Departments have distinguished (Carry 5000), Scanning Electron these funding and these are extensively faculty and excellent laboratory and Microscope with Energy Dispersive X-ray used for teaching and research. computational facilities. There are more (SEM-EDX) Analyzer that are recently

www.pondiuni.edu.in 77 Department of physics School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences

The Department of Physics came into existence in June 1987. The department offers postgraduate programmes and conducts research in frontier areas of Physics. The Department has been recognized for special funding by DST under the fund for Improvement of Science and Technology Infrastructure (FIST-Level II) and UGC-SAP DRS-I Programms. The faculty members have obtained major research grants exceeding Rs 7.0 crore from different funding agencies such as DST, AICTE, UGC, IFCPAR, DRDO, DAE, INSA and CSIR, Government of India. The research activities have resulted in publication of more than 425 research papers in peer-reviewed journals. The members of the faculty have been accorded with several national, international awards, fellowships and are members in the National Committees, referees of many national and international journals. A large number of visitors come to interact with faculty/students and for collaborative research work with faculty members. At present, our faculty members are doing collaborative research work with leading scientists in India and Abroad and are doing International projects with Germany and Brazil Scientific agencies. The Department currently offers a five-year integrated M.Sc., a two-year M.Sc with three specializations viz., Lasers, Condensed Matter Physics and Electronics.

Programmes of Study The thrust areas of research are: • Solid State Ionics M.Sc. Physics (2 years), with three specializations • Nonlinear optics and dynamics Condensed matter physics, Electronics, Laser physics • Magnetism & Magnetic Materials M.Sc. Physics (5 year Integrated) • Lasers & Photonics M.Phil. Physics • Nanomaterials Ph.D. Physics (Full-time) • Computational Physics & Biophysics • Ion-Solid Interactions • Spintronics, Multiferroics and Photovoltaics entrance examination • Quantum mechanics and Field theory The question paper will consist of 100 multiple choice • Plasma physics questions. For five years integrated M. Sc. (Physics) • Atomic Physics programme, the questions are drawn from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at +2 level with equal weightage. For two years M.Sc. (Physics), the questions Infrastructure Facilities Department has major research facilities likes: Powder X-ray are from all the subjects of U.G. degree with Physics as diffractometer, Impedance analyzer, FTIR spectrometer, main and Mathematics and Chemistry as ancillaries. For Laser based optics experiments, Computer laboratory, M.Phil. and Ph.D. courses, the objective questions are Ultrasonic interferometer, Microwave bench, Glove box, drawn from all the subjects under P.G. course in Physics. Battery cycle tester, Differential scanning calorimeter, Susceptibility meter, High temperature furnaces, Spinner magnetometer. AFM/STM, Thin film unit. In addition to the above facilities, Department has access to a well equipped Research / Placement Opportunities Central Instrumentation Facility with the following facilities: The students of Department were placed in leading scientific SEM with EDX, VSM, UV-VIS-IR and FTIR Spectrometers, laboratories as well as in MNCs. Our students have been Spectroflourimeter, WD-XRF, DSC, DTA, and TGA, Broad band successful in the national level examinations viz., GATE / CSIR- dielectric spectrometer, EMPA, etc. for advanced research work. UGC resulting in research placements in India and abroad. Research seminars by eminent Indian and foreign scientists and also by students are periodically organized for the benefit of research scholars and P.G. students. Department also has conducted several national level seminars / workshops and many DST-PAC meetings to encourage research activities in and around the University.

78 www.pondiuni.edu.in Faculty A. Ramesh Naidu, M.Phil, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) Professors Specialization: Cognitive Science, Condensed Matter Physics. N. Satyanarayana, Ph.D. (I.I.T, Chennai) Alok Sharan Ph.D. (I.I.T, Kanpur) Specialization: Solid State Ionics and Batteries, Nanomaterials. Specialization: Lasers, Experimental nonlinear Optics. G. Govindaraj, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Rabindra Nath Bhowmik Ph.D. (Jadavpur University / Saha Specialization: Impedance /Dielectric Spectroscopy, Solid State Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkotta) Ionics Specialization: Magnetism and Magneto-transport K. Porsezian, Ph.D. (Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli) phenomena. Specialization: Nonlinear Dynamics, Nonlinear fiber optics, S. V. S. Nageswara Rao, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad, Solitons. Hyderabad; on EOL from 15th Dec 2010) G. Chandrasekaran, Ph.D. Specialization: Hydrogen in silicon, Ion-solid interactions. (Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar) B. Muthukumar, Ph.D. (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Specialization: Magnetism and Magnetic materials. Kolkata) R. Murugan, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Specialization: Quantum mechanics and field theory on non- Specialization: Solid State Ionics and Lithium Batteries, commutative spaces. Dielectric Nanomaterials. Suraj Kumar Sinha, Ph.D. (Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar) Associate Professors Specialization: Plasma physics. V. V. Ravi Kanth Kumar, Ph.D. (S. V. University, Tirupati) Gangineni Ramesh Babu, Ph.D. (Technical Universty/IFW, Specialization: Photonic Crystal Fibers, Glass / Glass-ceramics, Dresden, Germany) Spectroscopy. Specialization: Spintronics, Multiferroics and Photovoltaics S. Sivaprakasam, Ph.D.(University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) D. Bharathi Mohan, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad, Specialization: Semiconductor Lasers, Secure communications. Hyderabad) R. Sivakumar, Ph.D. (I.I.T, Madras) Specialization: Superionic Conductors, Nanocomposite Specialization: Fluid dynamics, Computational Physics, Coatings, Flexible Displays, Photovoltaics. Hydrogen Storage Materials. K. V. P. Lata, Ph.D. (Magalore University / Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore) Specialization: Atomic Physics: Ab-initio electronic structure Assistant Professors calculations; Mesoscopic Physics S. V. M. Satyanarayana Ph.D. (University of Madras / IGCAR, Kalpakkam) Specialization: Computational Biophysics, Statistical Mechanics, Nonlinear Dynamics.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 79 Department of chemistry School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences

The Department of Chemistry, started in 1987, offers 2 years M.Sc. (Chemical Sciences), 5 year M.Sc. (Chemistry) Integrated, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programs. From the very beginning, the department has an excellent track-record of finding its postgraduate students qualify for the National level tests, such as UGC-CSIR NET/GATE to seek academic progression. In fact, during 2009, all the M.Sc. students of the Department have qualified either CSIR JRF/UGC JRF/Lectureship and GATE or both. Pharmaceutical companies visit the Department every year and conduct campus interviews to recruit students for suitable positions. The Department of Chemistry is well equipped to support high quality teaching and international standard research activities. The Department has highly qualified faculty members to conduct research in forefront areas of Chemistry. Research work of faculty members is supported by the premier national funding agencies such as DST, CSIR, UGC and AICTE. Research output is recognized by publications in International and National journals and by awards. Interdisciplinary and collaborative research is a feature of the Department. The faculty and research scholars take active participation in National and International conference/workshops to present the results of their research work. Periodically experts from various parts of the country and world visit our department and interact with the faculty / students through seminars. There are about 50 Ph.D. scholars and 12 M.Phil. students engaged in research activities. The Department is supported by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India through FIST program and by the University Grants Commission’s SAP (DRS) program to achieve the academic potentials.

Programmes of Study Ph.D. Chemistry (Full-Time, Part-Time (Internal)): The selection is based on entrance examination held in M.Sc. Chemistry (5 year Integrated) common with M.Phil. Entrance Test. The question paper M.Sc. Chemical Sciences (2 years) consists of 100 questions, out of which 10 questions M.Phil. Chemistry (Full Time) Ph.D. Chemistry (Full Time, Part Time (Internal)) are from Theoretical Chemistry, while the remaining 90 questions are distributed equally among Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry at Post Graduate level. entrance examination The candidates applying with JRF/SRF etc. from National funding agencies, are exempted from taking written M.Sc. (Chemistry) – (Five-year Integrated): The selection examination. is based on Entrance Test comprising of objective type questions. The question paper consists of 100 questions, out of which 10 questions are from English at +2 level and Infrastructure Facilities the remaining 90 questions are distributed equally among The Department has excellent working culture and facilities to Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics at +2 level. carry out research in forefront areas of Chemistry. Research facilities include EPR (X-band), NMR (400 and 60 MHz), Single Crystal XRD, FT-IR, GC-MS, HPLC, Digital Polarimeter, M.Sc. Chemical Sciences (2 years): The selection is based Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, C/H/N/S analyzer, UV-Vis on Entrance Test comprising of objective type questions. spectrometer, Glove Box and Silicon graphics to conduct The question paper consists of 100 questions, out of research in areas such as Magnetic Resonance, Organic which 10 questions are from mathematics at +2 level Synthesis, Solid-State Chemistry, Photocatalysis of Nano and the rest 90 questions are distributed equally among particles, Inorganic Photochemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry at under Porphyrin Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Bio-inorganic Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry and graduate level. Drug design. The Department has excellent computational facility and computer networking for intra and internet. M.Phil. Chemistry (Full-Time): The selection is based on Other sophisticated instruments such as ESI-MS, X-ray Entrance Test comprising of objective type questions. fluorescence, EPR (Q-band), etc. will be added very shortly. The question paper consists of 100 questions, out of All the faculty members have individual laboratories with which 10 questions are from Theoretical Chemistry, good research facilities to carry out day-to-day research. The while the remaining 90 questions are distributed equally scholars have access to several online journals and databases. among Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry at post The faculty members have Research collaborations with graduate level. other departments in the University and other National / International Universities. Research seminars, invited lectures and group discussions are constantly held for the benefit of

80 www.pondiuni.edu.in faculty, research scholars and students. The Department Associate Professors also conducts national seminars and DST-PAC meetings to R. Venkatesan, Ph.D. (IIT-Bombay, Mumbai) strengthen the research activities. Specialization: Inorganic Photochemistry, EPR of Bio-molecules, Computers in Chemical Education, Placements Electrochemistry. Outgoing Ph.D., M.Phil., and M.Sc. students find employment Bala. Manimaran, Ph.D. (IIT-Bombay, Mumbai) in leading pharmaceutical companies like Dr. Reddy Research Specialization: Organometallics, Nanoscale Materials and Laboratories, Shasun Drugs, G.V.K. Biosciences, SRF, Orchid Supramolecular Chemistry. Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited etc. Scholars/ G. Vasuki, Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) students find employment through campus interviews as well Specialization: Green Chemistry, Stereoselective Synthesis and as by direct contact. The Research scholars after successful Chemistry Education (Constructivist Learning). completion of Ph.D.. get Post-doctoral position in renowned C. Sivasankar, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) Universities/Institute in USA, Canada, Japan and European Specialization: Homogeneous Catalysis, Organometallics, countries and some obtain faculty positions in colleges/ Bioinorganic and Computational Chemistry. universities. Some of the M.Sc./ M.Phil. students qualify TOEFL and GRE and get admissions in USA, Canada and European Universities for Ph.D. programs. Assistant Professors N. Dastagiri Reddy, Ph.D. (IIT-Kanpur, Kanpur) Specialization: Main group organometallics, transition metal Ongoing Research Projects based homogenous catalysis. Research programs of the individual faculties are supported by M. M. Balakrishnarajan, Ph.D. national funding agencies such as DST, CSIR, UGC, AICTE etc. (Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli) for about Rs.270 lakh and also the Department is supported Specialization: Chemical Information Sciences. (around Rs. 250 lakh) by special funding through DST – FIST C. R. Ramanathan, Ph.D. program and UGC-SAP (DRS) program. (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) Specialization: Asymmetric synthesis, Drug design and discovery. Binoy Krishna Saha, Ph.D. Faculty (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) Professors Specialization: Crystal Engineering, Host-guest Chemistry, H. Surya Prakash Rao, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) Polymorphism. Specialization: Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Stereochemistry, S. Sabiah, Ph.D. (IIT-Madras, Chennai) Green Chemistry and Industrial Organic Chemistry. Specialization: Bio-inorganic chemistry and Metal-carbene P. Sambasiva Rao, Ph.D. (IIT-Madras, Chennai) chemistry. Specialization: Single Crystal EPR Studies on transition metal Toka Swu, Ph.D. ( University, Lumami) ions; EPR and Optical Studies on minerals; Bio-chemistry EPR, Specialization: Material Science, Coordination Chemistry. EPR Dating, Chemical Oscillators. R. Padmanabhan, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) Bidhu Bhusan Das, Ph.D. (IIT-Kanpur, Kanpur) Specialization: Quantum Dynamics, Excitation energy transfer. Specialization: Synthesis and state-of-the-art structure- Property relations in Electronic and Magnetic Materials, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (EPR, NMR). K. Anbalagan, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Specialization: Nanomaterial Photocatalysis, Optical / Electronics properties of Nano crystalline semi conductors, Reaction modelling by Correlation Analysis, Surface Adsorption Dynamics. K. Tharanikkarasu, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Specialization: Polymer synthesis using Controlled Radical Polymerization and Anionic Polymerization, Fuel Cell Membrane, Nanocomposite, Polymeric Solar Cells, Organic Semiconductor, OLED and PLED.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 81 Department of Earth Sciences School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences

The Department of Earth Sciences at Pondicherry University was started in September 1994. The Department is being supported by UGC- Special Assistance Programme at DRS level and by DST-FIST Programme. A National Facility for geochronology and isotope geosciences in housed in the Department. The Department strives to achieve academic excellence and to produce geoscientists with world class training.

Infrastructure Facilities Programmes of Study The Department has well equipped laboratories with sophisticated equipment to cater to the needs of practical M.Sc. Applied Geology (2 years) course-work of M.Sc. students as well as for research. Major M.Sc. Applied Geology (5 years) facilities available in the Department are listed below: These M.Sc. courses are designed to develop basic understanding of the earth and the earth processes, as Mineralogy, Petrology & Paleontology Laboratories: well as, skills to apply this knowledge to solve problems of Student’s and Research model Polarizing Microscopes with global and national importance. Curriculum includes theory Photographic facility heating-freezing stage for fluid inclusion courses offered by experienced faculty, practical courses Analysis Stereoscopic zoom microscopes, Laser Particle Size with world class laboratory facilities, intensive field training Analyser, X-ray Powder Diffractometer, Isodynamic Magnetic at the best locations in the country, and a project work Separator are available in the Department. SEM, XRF supported by sophisticated equipments. and EPMA are available in CIF to support paleontological / mineralogical / petrological studies. M. Tech. Exploration Geosciences (2 Years) This post-M.Sc. course was introduced in 2010-11 session Museum: The department has a Geology museum with a with an emphasis to provide specialized training in mineral, collection of about 800 rock forming minerals, ore minerals, petroleum and groundwater exploration. industrial minerals, various type of rocks and fossils.

Ph.D. Earth Sciences Geochemical Laboratory: Advanced analytical facilities (Full-time, Part-time (Internal & External)) like ICP-AES, ICP-MS are available. This laboratory also has The research programme includes courses designed to other minor equipment like Furnace, Electronic balance, develop research orientation, and supervised research work Spectrophotometer, Flame photometer, Conductivity meter, in conventional, as well as, emerging areas of geosciences. pH meter, MilliQ Water Purifier etc. State of the art research facilities, including XRD, ICP-AES, ICP-MS, TIMS, optical microscopes and heating-freezing Isotope Geoscience Laboratory: Thermal ionization mass stage are available in the Department. Additionally XRF, spectrometer with ultra-clean laboratory to carry out Rb-Sr, EPMA and other sophisticated research equipments useful Sm-Nd and U-Th-Pb geochronological and isotope studies is for geoscientific research are available in the Central available. This laboratory is also used for cosmogenic isotope Instrumentation Facility. studies (10Be, 26Al) in collaboration with IUAC, New Delhi.

entrance examination Computing and Remote sensing & GIS Facility: Adequate number of PCs with internet connectivity through University Selection for M.Sc. Applied Geology will be based on intranet and online access for large number of journals and performance in entrance examination which will include other e-sources. ERDAS, ArcGIS, ENVI-IDL, Total Station objective type questions in Geology at B.Sc. level. Microsurvey CADD2010 softwares and digital satellite Selection for integrated M.Sc. Applied Geology will be imageries for remote sensing and GIS applications are based on entrance examination consisting of objective available. type questions in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at +2 level. For admission to Ph.D. and M.Tech. programmes, Field Equipment: Global positioning system, Survey equipments, SLR and Digital cameras are available to carryout there will be a common examination consisting of geological field studies effectively using modern tools. objective type questions at M.Sc. level. Geoscience Workshop: Rock cutting machine, thin section preparing machine, Mounting machine for polished ore blocks are available for preparing thin sections and ore mounts. Ball mill and Planetary mill with agate grinding sets, Automatic sieve shaker are available for sample preparation.

82 www.pondiuni.edu.in Geophysics Laboratory: Digital refraction seismic timer with Faculty geophone, Terrameter, Portable magnetometer and Resistivity meters are available. Professors S. Balakrishnan, Ph.D. Topographic maps and Geological maps: Large collection (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) of topographic maps in 1: 50000 scale covering southern Specialization: Isotope Geology, Geochemistry. states of India and Geological maps of Indian states, Districts M. S. Pandian, Ph.D. (Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad) and important mineral deposits in various scales have been Specialization: Economic Geology, Mineral Exploration. procured. Associate Professor Research Activities D. Senthil Nathan, Ph.D. (IIT, Kharagpur) The research areas offered by the Department are Specialization: Paleontology, Sedimentology. Geochemistry, Isotope Geochronology, Ore Geology, Sedimentology, Paleontology, Structural Geology, Tectonics, Metamorphic Petrology and Paleoclimate studies. Readers Rajneesh Bhutani, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary research with the Departments of Chemistry (Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad) and Physics are being actively pursued in the fields of EPR Specialization: Isotope Geology, Tectonics. spectroscopy of minerals and paleomagnetism. Inter- Pramod Singh, Ph.D. institutional collaborative research involving IITs, and PRL (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) are also in progress. Presently, 21 full-time and 2 part-time Specialization: Geochemistry, Sedimentology. scholars are working for Ph.D. All the faculty have research projects funded by DST,CSIR, UGC, PRL, BRNS, PLANEX etc. Recognising the research capability of the Department, DST Assistant Professors has provided funds under FIST programme (Rs. 78 lakhs) for Subhadip Bhadra, Ph.D. (IIT, Kharagpur) the Second Phase and UGC has sanctioned funds under SAP- Specialization: Structural Geology, Geochemistry. DRS programme (Rs. 70 lakhs) recently. S. Lasitha, Ph.D. (Cochin University of Sci. & Tech.) Specialization: Geophysics (Seismology & Gravity. Manisha Kumari, Ph.D. Placement Opportunities (Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur) The academic curriculum of the Department helps a good Specialization: Palaeontology, Stratigraphy, number of students to qualify in national level competitive Micropalaeontology. examinations including NET, GATE, and to find placement in Managave Shyreyas Ramesh, Ph.D. major geoscientific organizations like AMD, GSI, CGWB, NHPC, (Maharaja Sayajirao University, Ahmedabad) ONGC, etc. Private companies also recruit students through Specialization: Paleoclimatology & Isotope Geology. on and off campus placements. Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, Ph.D. (IIT, Kharagpur) Specialization: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Ongoing Developments: Geochemistry, Oregeology. A new ICP-Mass Spectrometer Lab is being developed now Nural Absar, Ph.D. and a Laser ablation system will also be added to this facility. (Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh) Specialization: Sedimentary Geochemistry, Precambrian Research activities on paleoclimate has been initiated. Crustal Evolution, Sedimentology.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 83 Department of Applied Psychology School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences

CO-ORDINATOR: Dr. V.C. Thomas

The Department established in the academic year 2007-08, aims to bridge the gap between the theoretical concepts with practically applied domains of psychology. The two year M.Sc. (Applied Psychology) course, taught by competent faculty, instills in the students the professional competence and training to emerge as mental health professionals. The Department offers specialized focus on Industrial Psychology, Clinically related Counseling and Psychology of Advertising. The Department is well equipped with state- of-art laboratory and well stacked library. The curriculum is integrated with field work in hospitals, industries and advertisement consultancies, keeping in view of students’ placement after the successfl completion of the course.

Programmes of Study Field work and internship Under both the specializations, students have to do extensive M.Sc. Applied Psychology field work assignments at three spells during third and As for M.Sc. Applied Psychology, the first two semesters fourth semesters in HR departments of major organization are common for all the students which include papers or Hospitals, Clinics, NGO, etc. depending upon their on Advanced General Psychology, Social Psychology, specialization. During the fourth semester students have to Psychopathology, Experimental Psychology, etc. In the undergo 3 months internship and submit a dissertation to the third and fourth semesters, students have to select either University. Clinically related Counselling specialization or Industrial or Organizational psychology specialization. Papers on Organization Behaviour, Human Resource Development, Faculty Marketing Psychology, Labour Legislation and HR Practices, Professors etc. will be taught in Industrial Psychology V. C. Thomas, Ph.D. (Delhi University, Delhi) specialization. Psychodiagnostics, Neuro-psychology, Specialization: Humanistic Psychology, Phenomenological Therapeutic Psychology, Educational and Vocational Psychology Counselling, etc. will be taught for Clinically Related Sibnath Deb, Ph.D. (Calcutta University, Kolkatta) Counselling specialization. Specialization: Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology.

Ph.D. (Full-time & Part-time) At present the department has established scholars to guide Readers the doctoral students in different areas of psychology. B. Rangaiah, Ph.D. (University of Mysore, Mysore) Specialization: Cross-cultural Psychology, Mental Health, entrance examination Cognitive Processes, School Psychology Surendra Kumar Sia, Ph.D. (Delhi University, Delhi) The selection of the students for both M.Sc. and Ph.D. is Specializaiton: Organizational Psychology, Research Methods, through an All India Entrance examination conducted by Statistics in Psychology the University. It consists of 100 objective type questions on psychology and allied subjects. There may be some questions on general knowledge and current affairs. Lecturers D. Dhanalakshmi, Ph.D. (Osmania University, Hyderabad) Specialization: Health Psychology Infrastructure Facilities D. Barani Ganth, M.Phil. The Department has two well equipped laboratories for (Bharathiar University, coimbatore) experimental psychology and clinical psychology. It also has Specializaiton: Industrial Psychology, Counselling Psychology a departmental counselling centre, well stacked library and Rejoyson Tangal, M.Sc. (University of Mysore, Mysore) spacious class rooms. Specialization: Evolutionary Psychology

84 www.pondiuni.edu.in School of life sciences Dean: Prof. PRIYA DAVIDAR

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department of Biotechnology Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology Department of Coastal Disaster Management Department of Food Science and Technology Centre for Bioinformatics

The School of Life sciences has five to Ph.D. degrees. The Department of cutting edge research carried out in Departments and one centre offering Marine Biology and Ocean Studies is collaboration with institutions in India diversified courses at the postgraduate based in Port Blair, Andaman Islands. and abroad. The School also has an levels (M.Sc. and M.Tech.) and research The School is developing into a Animal House. in interdisciplinary frontier areas leading dynamic hub for multidisciplinary and

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www.pondiuni.edu.in 85 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology School of Life Sciences

The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology was started as Department of Biological Sciences under School of Life Sciences in 1987 and had been offering M.Sc., M.Phil., and Ph.D degrees in Life Sciences. In 2004, the Department was renamed as Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Since then this Department has been offering M. Sc. and Ph. D. courses in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB).

This Department offers a congenial environment for Knowledge development, research training and for individual growth. The Department has an excellent complement of teaching Faculty who are involved in basic and applied research in different areas of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The Faculty have had teaching and research experience prior to their appointment in this Department. The areas of research focus includes Reproductive Biology & Toxicology, Microbial Biochemistry, Protein Biochemistry, Metabolism involving Natural Products, Biopesticides, Liver toxicity, Immunology, Cancer biology, and Diabetes. The Faculty in the Department have established research collaborations with Indian and foreign investigators. Two of the faculty members were recipients of the Rockfeller Foundation Biotechnology Career Award and one of the faculty members was a recipient of the Biotechnology Overseas Award (DBT). Our faculties were Visiting Scientists to Population Council (USA), John Hopkins University (USA), University of Virginia, Cleveland Clinic (USA), and some were Fogarty Fellows, INSA-DFG, CSIR-CNRS and have visited USA, Germany and France. Apart from these prestigious awards, the faculty members have been traveling within India and abroad on various academic assignments.

The Department has received support from DST as special funding under DST-FIST beginning 2002 with a repeat support in 2009. The Department Faculty secured extramural funding worth several crores of rupees from different National funding agencies such as DST, DBT, UGC, CSIR, ICMR, DRDO and Ministry of Environment & Forests. The Department has also attracted funding from international agencies like Population Council (USA) and the Rockefeller Foundation (USA). The Department has established collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic, USA for training students in Reproductive Biology.

Programmes of Study entrance examination M.Sc. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Selection of students for the M. Sc. Program is based M.Sc. Microbiology - Self-financed (offered jointly with the on the National Level Entrance Examination conducted Dept. of Food Science & Technology). by the Pondicherry University at various centers in the Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology country. The test consists of multiple choice questions in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Biophysics, Microbiology, Genetics, Physiology and allied areas. For admission to the Ph.D program, UGC/CSIR- NET qualified students are directly admitted to the program. Students can join the Ph.D. Program based on merit as per list prepared following the National Level Entrance Examination conducted by Pondicherry University and are entitled to receive the University Fellowship. Research Fellows selected in Research Projects who are desirous to register for Ph.D. have to appear for the Entrance Examination.

86 www.pondiuni.edu.in Thrust Areas of Research Employment Orientation / Skill  Reproductive Biology  Thermostable Enzymes, Phytohormones/ Natural Formation / Knowledge Generation Every year a good number of students from this Department products, Metabolism, Gene Expression. qualify in the UGC/CSIR-NET Exam and GATE and enter  Microbial Biochemisty & Biotechnology  Natural Principles, Cell Signaling, Degenerative diseases into Premier Research Institutes in India. Also some of our Cancer, Diabetes, Parkinson’ s, Alzhemier’s, Heart and students get high scores in GRE/TOEFIL exams and enter Liver diseases foreign Universities to pursue their Ph.D. programs in US and  Reproductive toxicology European Countries. Our students also have been placed in  Phytomedicine Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics companies.  Gene delivery –Targeted therapy Faculty LABORATORY AND INSTRUMENTATION Professor FACILITIES AVAILABLE P. P. Mathur, Ph.D The Department has state of the art laboratories with an (Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi) excellent modern instrumentation facility for teaching and Specialization: Reproductive Biochemistry and Molecular advanced research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The Biology, Environmental Endocrinology and Bioinformatics Department has facilities to carry out research in in vitro and K. Jeevaratnam, Ph.D. in vivo systems. The instrument facility includes- High Speed (IISc, Bangalore) Refrigerated Centrifuges, Ultracentrifuge, Ultra sonicator, PCR, Specialization: Nutrition Biochemistry, Microbial Biochemistry ELISA, Trans-blot apparatus, Geldoc apparatus, Temperature and Biotechnology controlled plant growth chamber, CO2-incubators, Phase K. Srikumar, Ph.D. contrast microscope, UV-Vis Spectrophotometers, Ultra pure (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) water-purifier and cold room. Specialization: Protein Biochemistry, Enzymology, Cytokines and Molecular biology OTHER FACILITIES: • The Department has an equipped animal cell culture facility. Assistant Professor R. Rukkumani, Ph.D., (Annamalai University, Chidambaram) • The Department has an exclusive computer laboratory Natural Principles and Liver Toxicity, Gene Delivery-targeted with a high-speed internet connectivity. therapy • The Department faculty and students are provided S. Sudha Rani, Ph.D., access to the School of Life Sciences Animal House facility (VCRC, Pondicherry University, Puducherry) for experimental research. Specialization: Immunology, Cell Signaling in Degenerative Diseases-Diabetes, Parkinson’s and Alzhemier’s Disease Special Grants Received C. Thirunavukkarasu, Ph.D., (University of Madras, Chennai) • The Department has received DST-FIST repeat support in Specialization: Cancer biology, Cell Signaling in Liver, 2009 (Rs.70 Lakhs) Phytomedicine. • The Department is a recipient of a Collaborative Research P. Latha, Ph.D., (University of Madras, Chennai) Grant awarded to the Departments of Biochemistry Specialization: Genetic engineering, Natural Principles and & Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and the Center for Heart disease, Reproductive toxicology Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University under the IPLS program of the Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, in 2010 (Rs.9 crores). Recognized External Guide R. S. Verma, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology, IIT, Chennai) Specialization: Stem cell biology, Tissue regeneration, Folate receptor and Immunotoxins.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 87 Department of Biotechnology School of Life Sciences

Since its inception in the year 1992 the Department of Biotechnology is offering M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in Biotechnology. The students admitted to M.Sc. Biotechnology programme are those selected in the combined entrance examination conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on all India basis.

The Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India has given an additional grant to strengthen the M.Sc. Biotechnology teaching programme. To augment the infrastructure facility and to develop a vibrant research group, the members of the faculty have attracted extramural funding from both national (UGC, DBT, DST, CSIR, AICTE and BRNS) and international (Rockefeller Foundation and Danish Government) funding agencies. The publications coming out from the Department attest the exemplary research work carried out in the Department.

Programmes of Study M.Sc. Biotechnology Ph.D. Biotechnology (Full-time) PG-Diploma in Biotechnology entrance examination M. Sc. Biotechnology Twenty Three students are admitted based on merit in the All India entrance examination conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Additionally, 2 top ranking students from among those who appear in the entrance examination who are also natives of U.T. of Puducherry are also admitted to M.Sc Biotechnology programme. Twenty students are admitted under self financing mode (Rs. 1,00,000/- per year) based on merit in the entrance examination conducted by the Pondicherry University. All the students admitted to M.Sc Biotechnology programme through JNU-DBT entrance examination are offered fellowship @ Rs. 1,200/- p.m.

Ph.D. Biotechnology (Full-time) The Department offers a full time Ph.D. programme and students are admitted based on the entrance examination conducted by the University. The students who have joined the research projects awarded to the faculty members are required to qualify in the University entrance examination.

PG-Diploma in Biotechnology This is an Add-on course of two semester duration offered during evening hours. Twenty Students are admitted based on merit in qualifying examinations and reservation is given as per University norms.

88 www.pondiuni.edu.in Thrust Areas of Research Faculty • Drug discovery from microbes and plants • Nucleic acid and immunodiagnosis of plant pathogens and Professors N. Sakthivel, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) fish pathogens Specialization: Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Plant Microbe • Immunostimulant and probiotics for disease control in fish Interaction. and shrimp • Plant genomics and Genetic engineering of crop plants • Quorum sensing in bacterial pathogens Associate professors • Stem Cell Biology and Nanobiotechnology N. Arumugam, Ph.D. (University of Delhi, Delhi) • Epigenetics and Protein Engineering Specialization: Plant Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Molecular Plant Breeding. V. Arul, Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) Special research grants received Specialization: Aqua Culture, Marine Biotechnology. The Department receives research grants from various organizations like DBT, DST, UGC, CSIR, and Puducherry Readers Government. A. Hannah Rachel Vasanthi, Ph.D. (Tamil University, Thanjavur) The Department is supported by the DST-FIST and the UGC- Specialization: Biochemical Pharmacology and Toxicology, SAP programmes. All M.Sc. students undergo summer training Herbal Drug Development in National Research laboratories, and universities in India. B. Sudhakar, Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore) Infrastructure facilities Specialization: Stem Cell Biology, Nano Biotechnology The Department has well-equipped, spacious laboratories with all modern facilities such as Cold room, Assistant Professors Photodocumentation facility, Plant tissue culture facility, Lata Shukla, Ph.D. Biosafety facility, Animal cell culture facility and Animal house. (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) The Department also has sophisticated equipments such as Specialization: Plant Biotechnology, Free Radical Research high speed refrigerated centrifuges, UV spectrophotometers, K. Prashanth, Ph.D. Bioreactor system, Fermentor, CO2 incubator, Gel apparatus, (JIPMER, Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Gel documentation system, ELISA reader, Multimode detector, Specialization: Medical Biotechnology, Immunology, Medical PCR, Real-time PCR, Flash Chromatography, HPLC, GC, LCMS, Microbiology. vacuum concentrator, TG and IEF Electrophoresis, Flow V. Venkateswara Sarma, Ph.D. cytometer, Lyophilizer and Phase contrast, Fluorescence and (Madras University, Chennai) inverted microscopes. Specialization: Marine Microbiology and Microbial Ecology V. Balasubramanian M.Sc. (Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore) Specialization: Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Microbiology Arunkumar Dhayalan, Ph.D. (Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany) Specialization: Epigenetics, Protein Engineering

www.pondiuni.edu.in 89 Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences School of Life Sciences

The major objective of this Department has been to provide interdisciplinary high quality education to students in order to deepen their understanding of contemporary ecological and environmental problems. The faculty have received international and national research awards and medals. Some have also been elected to the fellowship of National Academics and Professional Societies and are on the editorial boards of national & international journals.

Programmes of Study Faculty M.Sc. Ecology and Environmental Sciences Professors Ph.D. Ecology and Environmental Sciences (Full time) Priya Davidar, Ph.D. (Bombay University, Mumbai) Specialization: Conservation Biology, Plant Animal Interactions, Behavioural Ecology, Field Ornithology. entrance examination Anisa B. Khan, Ph.D. Selection of students for M.Sc. and Ph.D. is based on (Andhra University, Visakhapatnam) All India Entrance Examination. The question paper will Specialization: Environmental Epidemiology, Bio Remediation, consist of objective type questions. Industrial Ecology, Resource Recycling & Management, Marine Ecology M. Vikram Reddy, Ph.D. Thrust Areas: (North Eastern Hill University, Shillong) Biodiversity and conservation; Environmental Pollution; Specialization: Applied Soil Ecology; Soil Faunal Agro-Ecosystem; Weed Ecology; Land use planning; Resource Biodiversity; Pesticide Effects; Water Pollution; Wildlife management; Wetland Ecology; Mathematical Modeling; Ecology; Ecotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology. Human Ecology and Environmental Health; Remote sensing N. Parthasarathy, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) and GIS; Marine Ecology; Coastal Zone Management; Specialization: Biodiversity & Conservation, Forest Ecology, Constructed wetlands; Conservation Biology; Plant Animal Diversity and Ecology of lianas, Medicinal Plant Resources Interactions (Pollination Ecology); Ornithology and Wildlife K. V. Deviprasad, Ph.D. Ecology. (Purdue University, USA) (on leave) Specialization: Bio-Physics;Theoretical Studies; R & D Projects: Environmental Law & Policy. Faculty members received funds for research projects from UGC, DST, MOEF, ONGC, Rockefeller Foundation, US Fish and Associate Professors Wildlife Service and other funding agencies. G. Poyyamoli, Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) Placement Specialization: Human Ecology, Eco-Tourism, Agro-Ecology and Students from this Department are working with TERI (New Industrial Ecology Delhi), ATREE (Bangalore) WII (New Delhi), Department of D. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D. Environment of Puducherry Govt. and Govt. of Jammu & (Annamalai University, Chidambaram) Kashmir and in various other Universities in India and abroad. Specialization: Agriculture and Weed Ecology. Infrastructure facilities A. Yogamoorthi, Ph.D. The department has well equipped laboratory with (Annamalai University, Chidambaram) sophisticated equipments such as Atomic Absorption Specialization: Marine Ecology, Marine Biodiversity, Spectrophotometer, Skalar Auto analyzer; UV Constructed wetlands, Bioactive compounds Spectrophotometer, Gel-apparatus, Cooling high speed Centrifuge, FTIR Stereoscopic microscopes and Flame photometer.

90 www.pondiuni.edu.in Readers Assistant Professors S. Jayakumar, Ph.D. (Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli) S. S. Sundaravel, M.A., P.G.Diploma in Planning Specialization: Remote Sensing & GIS, Biodiversity inventory Specialization: Environmental Impact Assessment, Land and characterization, Forest Ecology, Natural resources Ecology, Global Change assessment and management, Land cover dynamics and S. M. Sundarapandian, Ph.D. modeling, Carbon mapping and modeling, Climate change (Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) impact assessment and modeling, Environmental informatics. Specialization: Plant Biodiversity, Nutrient cycling, Biological A. Vijaya Bhaskara Rao, Ph.D. Invasion, Population Ecology, Medicinal Botany, Soil Biology & (Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anatapur) Fertility, Biostatistics ,carbon budget. Specialization: Environmental Biotechnology, Environmental Suja P. Devipriya, Ph.D. Seri-biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Environmental (Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi) molecular biology, Environmental Physiology, Toxicology, Specialization: Photocatalysis, Nanotechnology-Preparation, Proteomics and metabolomics, Bioindustry, Structural biology. Characterization and Application of Nanocatalysts for Water Treatment, Water Quality and Water Treatment Technologies, Environmental Biotechnology, Solid Waste Treatment and Environmental Toxicology

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www.pondiuni.edu.in 91 Department of OCEAN STUDIES AND MARINE BIOLOGY BROOKSHABAD CAMPUS, PORT BLAIR, ANDAMANS School of Life Sciences

The Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology was started as a Centre of Ocean and Island studies in the year 2000, and later it was upgraded to the present Department in the year 2004 with a major funding from UGC. The Department has its own campus, located at Port Blair, the picturesque capital of the Andaman and Nicobar islands. The Department has sophisticated laboratory facilities equipped with latest instruments for field investigations in ocean related sciences. Research and course programmes are designed to train the students in the field of Marine Biology.

The program is primarily designed to create trained manpower in Marine Biology. The Department is teaching marine systems and its application for sustainable management, creating a database on the oceanographic parameters including, physical, chemical and geological aspects. In addition, it is also providing inputs to formulate an effective management plan for coastal areas.

The Department offers two year masters degree and Ph.D., programs in Marine Biology. The Department’s strategic location at Port Blair provides a unique opportunity for the students to get extensive exposure to various environments comprising of mangrove and coral ecosystems. The students enroll for the masters programmes get a student fellowship of Rs. 1000 per month. The selection of the candidates is based on the ranks obtained by all India entrance examination conducted at different parts of India by the University. Faculty Programmes of Study Professor M.Sc. Marine Biology P. M. Mohan, Ph.D. Ph.D. Marine Biology (Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi) Specialization: Marine Geology, Coral reef environmental monitoring, Meiobenthic studies and Coastal management. entrance examination M.Sc. – Marine Biology Readers R. Mohanraju, Ph.D. The question paper consists of objective type questions (Annamalai University, Chidambaram) comprising in the field of biological sciences at graduate Specialization: Marine Biology, Microbial Ecology and Marine level. microbial processes in corals, mangroves and deep sea Ph.D. in Marine Biology ecosystems. The question paper consists of objective type questions comprising in the field of marine biological sciences at Associate Professor Jayant Kumar Mishra, Ph.D., D.Fs.(Japan) post graduate level. Specialization: Marine Biotechnology, Marine Bioactive Compounds, Induced Breeding and Larval Infrastructure Facilities Chemical Ecology of Marine Invertebrates. The Department has the following basic and sophisticated equipments for teaching and research. Assistant Professors Gadi Padmavathi, Ph.D., D.Fs.(Japan) i. HPLC Specialization: Marine Biology, Marine Plankton, Fisheries and ii. Hydrolab Pisciculture. iii. Ultracentrifuge, Laminar air flow, Rotary Evaporator S. Venu, Ph.D. iv. Water, Sediment Samplers and Plankton Nets Specialization: Marine Biology, Fish and Fisheries v. UV Spectrophotometer – Double Beam Sciences, Deep Sea and Coastal Fish Taxonomy, Aquaculture. vi. Inverted Microscope with Image Analyser T. Ganesh, Ph.D. Specialization: Marine Biology and Macro Benthic Community Study. K. A. Jayaraj, Ph.D. Specialization: Marine Biology and Benthic Ecology.

92 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of coastal disaster management BROOKSHABAD CAMPUS, PORT BLAIR, ANDAMANS School of Life Sciences

The M.Sc course in Coastal Disaster Management was started in the Department Ocean Studies and Marine Biology in 2007 and bifurcated as separate Department of Coastal Disaster Management in June 2010 and Centre is located in Port Blair. The Department is being fully supported by UGC. The centre has excellent hostel facilities for M.Sc students and research scholars. The Department makes every effort to achieve academic excellence with world class field training to produce Disaster Managers. The students enrolled for the Master Degree programme get a student’s fellowship of Rs 1000/ and Rs 400/ as hostel mess subsidiary per month .

The M.Sc Coastal Disaster Management course is intended to develop basic understanding of the Natural Disasters such as Earthquake, volcano, landslide, tsunami, cyclones ,floods, land subsidence ,coastal erosion , salt water intrusion and long term disasters of climate change and sea level rise and manmade disasters like nuclear , epidemic and air pollution . The curriculum is planned to identify the Natural earth related problems by Microzonation mapping of through Geophysical, Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System. Both theory and practical classes are handled by experienced faculty members. World class equipment facilities are available.

The Ph.D. programme includes courses designed to develop research orientation, and supervised research work in the emerging areas of Disasters related problems with the support of the sophisticated Geophysical and Remote Sensing Laboratory amenities.

Programmes of Study • Side Scan Sonar , • Echo sounders M.Sc. Coastal Disaster Management • Current meter Ph.D. Coastal Disaster Management • Magnetometer(marine)

entrance examination Apart from these facilities sophisticated Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory with software of ArcGIS, and ERDAS. Selection of the candidates for M.Sc. degree in Coastal Computing and Network Facility: Adequate numbers of PCs Disaster Management is based on the performance of the in Remote Sensing Laboratory with internet connectivity are entrance examination which will include objective type available. questions Geography, Chemistry, Physics and Geology, Environmental science, Zoology at B.Sc. level. For Ph.D Field equipments : Total station with Reflector ; Auto Level admission there will an objective type examination at with staff ; Global Positioning system ; Digital Camera ; Rock M.Sc level. cutting Machine ; Automatic sieve shaker . Multi dated Satellite imageries for all Andaman & Nicobar Islands and coastal districts of Tamilnadu are available. Infrastructural facilities The Department has well equipped laboratories with World Research Activities class Geophysical and Remote Sensing, GIS and Marine and The research activities of the Department are mainly Land Survey equipments to cater the needs of the practical concerned with identification and mitigation of Natural course of M.Sc students and PhD scholars. The major Disasters. The Earthquake monitoring and prediction, Coastal equipment facilities available in the Department are: Landslides, Paleoseismological , saltwater intrusion , Tsunami Inundation modelling and impact of Tectonic subsidence • Seismograph with 12 channels of the islands with advent GPR , Terra TEM , Resistivity • SIR 2000 Ground Penetration Radar Imaging and Resistivity Variometer are being carried out . • Electrical resistivity imaging Ministry of Earth Science has sanctioned Rs 25, 000, 00 for the • Transient Electromagnetic ( terra TEM) Paleoseismlogical investigation in the islands. There are 10 • Total Organic Carbon analyser full time PhD research Scholars and 2 part time (External) and • DifferentialGlobalPositioningSystem(DGPS) 1 part (Internal) scholars are engaged in research programme • Automatic weather Station to earn their Doctoral Degrees. • Microscope with Image analyser • Oceanographic Equipments • Marine Magnetometer

www.pondiuni.edu.in 93 Ongoing Developments: Three new faculty positions have been sanctioned to the Department of Coastal Disaster Management. A new Magneto telluric meter (MT) will be added to the laboratory.

Faculty Professor N. Ramanujam. Ph.D. (Punjab University, Chandigarh) Specialization: Geophysics, Exploration Technique, Resistivity Imaging, Landslide and Earthquake Prediction. Assistant Professors K. Dharanirajan, Ph.D. (Anna University, Chennai) Specialization: Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Coastal Zone Management, Software Development in GIS and Disaster Management S. Balaji, Ph.D. (Bharathidasan University, Thrichirapally) Specialization: Geophysics, Disaster Management, Tectonics, Ground Water.

94 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of Food Science and Technology School of Life Sciences

The department of Food Science and Technology (Formerly Food Science and Nutrition) under the School of Life Sciences was established in the year 2007 offering post graduate course and Ph.D programme in Food Science and Nutrition and Food science and Technology (2009-2010 onwards). The major objective of the department is to implement education, research and outreach programs which are premeditated to provide a safe, nutritious, and affordable food supply that enhances human health. The faculty members in Food Science and technology come from diverse backgrounds and cover a wide range of specialties. We have experts in the areas of food chemistry, food microbiology and food safety, food processing, food engineering, food analysis, biotechnology and bio-processing, clinical nutrition, biochemical and molecular nutrition, community nutrition and dietetics.

Programmes of Study M. Sc. Food Science and Nutrition M. Sc. Food Science and Technology Faculty Ph.D. Food Science and Nutrition (Full time, Part-time: internal and external) Readers Ph.D. Food Science and Technology H. Prathap Kumar Shetty, Ph.D. (Full time, Part-time: internal and external) (Mangalore University, Managlore) Specialization: Food Safety, food biotechnology

entrance examination S. John Don Bosco, Ph.D. (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore) M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition Specialization: Agricultural Process Engineering The selection of student is based on All India entrance examination. The question paper will consists of objective type questions in Human physiology, Food Microbiology, Assistant Professors Biochemistry, Food Science, Nutrition, Dietetics and allied Narayanasamy Sangeetha, Ph.D. areas. (Avinashilignam University for Women, Coimbatore) Specialization: Therapeutic nutrition, community nutrition, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology food product development The selection of student is based on All India entrance S. Haripriya , Ph.D. examination. The question paper will consists of (Avinashilignam University for Women, Coimbatore) objective type questions in Mathematics, Physics, Food Specialization: Nutritional epidemiology, Antioxidant and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Food Science, Food process phytochemicals, Food Chemistry, food security, community Engineering, Agricultural Engineering and allied areas. nutrition Sunooj K.V., M.Sc. (University of Mysore) Specialization: Food science and technology, meat science and Thrust areas of Research food engineering Food product development by using novel processing techniques, Development of gadgets/ machineries for the food processing, Isolation and characterization of Bioactive phytochemicals, Safety assurance of Food and Food product, Novel food products based on functional starter cultures, Fermented foods and starter culture and meat processing.

Infrastructural facilities The Department is well equipped with spacious laboratories, all modern facilities and sophisticated equipments including Amylograph, Food Texture Analyzer cum Extensograph, Spectroflurimeter, Spray Drier, Vaccum Packaging Machine, Colorflex, Tray Drier and HPLC

www.pondiuni.edu.in 95 Centre for Bioinformatics School of Life Sciences

The Centre for Bioinformatics in Pondicherry University was started as Sub Distributed Information Centre of the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India (DBT) in 1991. The mandate of the Centre is to train manpower and conduct research in various areas of Bioinformatics. Recognizing the progress made by the Centre, DBT upgraded the Centre to a full Centre level in 2002 and several new positions were sanctioned and additional funding was allocated. The Centre is identified as a Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics Teaching and Research by the Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi in 2007 and awarded a special grant of around 3.79 Cores. The Centre has taken up research projects and has been offering modular courses in Bioinformatics under this Grant.

The Centre started offering an M.Sc., program in Bioinformatics in 2007 with the funding from the University Grants Commission (UGC) under its scheme of “Innovative Programme - Teaching & Research in Interdisciplinary and Emerging Areas”. The centre is also offering Ph.D. Programme in Bioinformatics.

The Centre has started Network M.Sc., Computational Biology teaching programme fully funded by DBT in collaboration with Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai and Anna University, Chennai. This programme will be first of its kind in the country. The Centre has also signed an MoU with Institute of Bioinformatics (IoB), Bangalore and University of Sienna, Italy for collaborative research and Ph.D. guidance. The Ph.D. students can visit these labs for collaborative research.

The centre is also offering Modular Courses in Bioinformatics. The details are available at www.bicpu.edu.in

All the students, research scholars and faculty are provided modern round-the-clock computing facility with a separate 11 Mbps dedicated internet connectivity in addition to the regular internet connectivity provided by the University. The Centre has established a separate wet lab facility with modern wet lab equipments. Most of the past students have got placements in various leading & research institutions and industries.

In the past few years, the Centre has taken up research activities in the areas of sequence analysis, molecular modeling, database development etc., and several papers have been published in peer-reviewed international and national journals.

The University is extending full support for the development of the Centre, which will achieve newer heights and will soon become a leading centre for Bioinformatics teaching and research in this part of the world.

Programmes of Study in and www.bicpu.edu.in, www.annauniv.edu, www. mkuniversity. org & www.biotechmku.org. M.Sc. Bioinformatics *A stipend of Rs. 5,000/- p.m. will be provided by the M.Sc. Computational Biology Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Ph.D. Bioinformatics Delhi for all the students admitted in this course. entrance examination Ph.D. in Bioinformatics Selection is based on an entrance examination conducted M.Sc. Bioinformatics at various Centres by Pondicherry University. The test Selection is based on an entrance examination conducted consists of multiple choice questions in Biochemistry, at various Centres by Pondicherry University. The test Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biophysics, Computer consists of multiple choice questions in Biochemistry, Science, Statistics and Mathematics at PG level. Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biophysics, Computer Candidates who have qualified for JRF (UGC / CSIR-NET / Science, Statistics and Mathematics. DBT-BINC) are exempted from entrance exam. They can apply directly. M.Sc. Computational Biology Selection will be based on a common entrance The University has signed an MoU with Institute of examination to be conducted by Pondicherry University Bioinformatics (IoB), Bangalore for collaborative research at various Centres. The details will be advertised in and Ph.D., guidance. Selected candidates can also work newspapers and will be available at www.pondiuni.edu. either at IoB on in collaborative projects.

96 www.pondiuni.edu.in Thrust Areas of Research Molecular Biology, Systems biology, DNA-Protein Interactions, E. Databases & Other information resources Genome Sequence analysis, Protein Structure Modeling, in the Centre Molecular modeling, X-ray Crystallography, Drug Design, Metabolic Pathways and re-constitution, Cell Signaling, Single particle analysis, Medicinal Chemistry. Books Approximately 600 books available in the reference library of the Centre. Infrastructure Facilities Journals Science, Nature, Scientific American, Briefings in A. Computers and Communication facility Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics, Nature Structural and Tesla GPU server, Xeon Quad Core Servers, Xeon Cluster Molecular Biology, Nature Chemical Biology, Cell, Servers, Itanium Server, AMD Opteron Server, Wipro Xeon Bioinformatics Trends, Current Science, Cheminformatics. Server, HP Workstations, Silicon Graphics Fuel Machine, Apple iMac, HCL Laptops, HCL Pentium Core Duo/ Dual Core/ Magazines Pentium IV Workstations (135 nos.) – Works on both Windows Linux for U, PC Quest, PC World, Chip, Biospectrum and Linux Operating Systems . Access to E-Journals University has access to UGC Infonet Journals, Science Direct, The Centre has a dedicated 11 Mbps internet connectivity Blackwell Publishers, EBSCO Databases exclusively for the Centre from BSNL and is managed by Cisco Routers and manageable switches. Special Grants Approximately Rs. 8 Crore is allocated by various funding The students have the modern computing facilities and round agencies like DBT, DIT and UGC towards teaching and research the clock internet facility to meet their academic and research needs. • DBT - (Centre For Bioinformatics) Continuing Scheme • DIT - (COE In Bioinformatics) Continuing Scheme B. Wet lab • DBT - M.Sc. Computational Biology Continuing Scheme The Centre has developed a separate wet lab facility. The • UGC - Innovative Programme-Teaching and research in lab is functional with the following equipments: High Interdisciplinary Continuing Scheme performance Liquid Chromatography (AKTA-HPLC), UV-Visible • DBT - Advance P.G. Diploma in Bioinformatics (2001-2008) Spectrophotometer, ELISA Reader, Gel Documentation System, PCR Thermal Cycler, -80˚C Deep Freezers, -20˚C Freezer, Refrigerated Table Top Centrifuge, Quartz Distillation Placement Details Unit, Water purification system, Bench To Freeze Dryer, Some of the students trained in the Centre are placed in the Vertical Gel apparatus, Horizontal Gel apparatus, Western blot following organizations between 2001 and 2010: apparatus, UV illuminator, and pH meter. The Centre is in a process of establishing a cell culture facility. Industry Placements

C. Scientific Software packages • HCL Info Systems Schrodinger Mastero, Tripos Sybyl 8.1, SPSS, Discovery Studio • Tata Consultancy Services 3.0, Amber 10, Autodock, Dock, Modeller, Gromos 96, V-Life, • Molecular Connections, Bangalore Whatif, EMBOSS, BioEdit, Phred, Consed, GeneScan, Statistica, • Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore Endnote. • Protein Lounge, Bhubaneswar • Genemines, Chennai D. Resources & Services • BIOBASE Databases Indian Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore A separate website available at www.bicpu.edu.in is being • Computational Research Lab, Pune maintained by the Centre. This website, designed in-house • Jubilant Biosys, Bangalore and hosted in the web server, is maintained in the Centre. Information about courses, admissions, syllabus, seminar Teaching/ Research Placements notifications & various opportunities for traineeship/ • Pusan , South Korea studentship / JRF are updated periodically. Bioinformatics • Stony Brook University, New York related tools can be downloaded from the site. • Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea • University of Madras, Chennai In addition the centre has Domain Name Server (DNS), • Central Sericulture Research & Training Institute, Mysore Database Server, E-Book Intranet Server, Proxy Server and • Institute of Microbial Technology Institute, Chandigarh Cluster Computing servers • Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai

www.pondiuni.edu.in 97 • Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi B. Syed Ibrahim, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) • Kumaun University, Nainital MANIT, Bhopal Specialization: Macromolecule Crystallography, protein- • Amity University protein interaction analysis, venom protein studies. A. Murali, Ph.D. (Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati) Specialization: Structural Biology, Trasmission electron microscopy, Single particle analysis, nano-biotechnology. Faculty S. Mohane Coumar, M.Pharm, Ph.D. (Punjab University, Chandigarh) Sepcialization: Drug design and Medicinal Chemistry Professor Development. P. P. Mathur, Ph.D. (Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi) V. Amouda, M.Sc., M.S. Specialization: Reproductive Biochemistry, Environmental (Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani) Toxicology, Bioinformatics. Specialization: Database Management Systems, Algorithms. Readers Basant K. Tiwary, Ph.D. (University of Calcutta, Kolkata) Specialization: Molecular Evolution, Systems Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics Bangalore A. Dinakara Rao, Ph.D. (Sri Ventakeswara University, Tirupati) Specialization: Cell Signaling, Molecular Entomology, and Faculty recognized for Ph.D. programme Biochemistry. Akhilesh Pandey, Ph.D. P. T. V. Lakshmi, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) (University of Michigan, U.S.A) Specialization: Phytomatics, genomics and Protieomics, Specialization: Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, biofuel from Cyenobacteria. Molecular Biology. T. S. Keshava Prasad, Ph.D. (, Goa) Specialization: Bioinformatics, Genomics & Proteomics. Assistant Professors R. Krishna, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Specialization: X-ray Crystallography (Proteins), Molecular Indian Institute of Chemical Modeling (Protein & DNA). Technology, Hyderabad, M. Suresh Kumar, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Faculty recognized for Ph.D. programme Specialization: Structural Studies on Viral Proteins, Promiscuity G. Narahari Sastry, Ph.D. of Antibodies, Inhhelloibitors for Viral Proteases. (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) Archana Pan, Ph.D. (Jadavpur University, Kolkata) Specialization: Comparative Genomics, Molecular Evolution, Specialization: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Drug Design. Computational Chemistry R. Amutha, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Specialization: Computational Biology, Molecular Dynamics, Simulations, Drug Design.

98 www.pondiuni.edu.in School of Humanities Dean: Prof. R. VENGUATTARAMANE

Department of English Department of French Department of Hindi Department of Sanskrit Department of Philosophy Department of Physical Education and Sports Centre for Foreign Languages Escande Chair in Asian Christian Studies

All the Departments offer P.G., M.Phil., the University and some of the faculty The centre for Foreign Languages offer and Ph.D. programmes. However, the members of the School have made evening certificate courses in Japanese, Centre for Asian Christian Studies offers enormous contributions to their Chinese, Korean, French, Italian, Spanish, only M.Phil., Ph.D. and P.G. Diploma in respective disciplines and they are German and Russian. Asian Christian Studies programmes. known and recognised in the academic The School caters to the needs of a large community for their scholarship number of students of

www.pondiuni.edu.in 99 Department of English School of Humanities

The Department of English, one of the oldest Departments of the University, was established on 1st December, 1986, and since inception the Department has been the hub of teaching and research activity, attracting a cross-section of students and research scholars from all over the country. It has established itself as a stronghold of Comparative Literature, teaching Comparative Literary Theory and fostering Comparative Literary Studies between Indian languages and English. In recent years, Cultural and Translation Studies too have come to be a thrust area, inspiring inter-disciplinary and intra-disciplinary insights among faculty and students alike. An ecologically sensitive critical thinking and teaching has also emerged and the Department is one of the earliest in the country to proffer multicultural studies in this area— and with the founding and establishment of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment-ASLE India (the Indian counterpart of the International forum of that name) in 2006, this has fostered a renewed direction to academics and scholars alike.

At the Postgraduate level, the Department of English offers courses in poetry, drama, prose and fiction of canonical British literature and American literature, thus offering a good training for UGC-NET aspirants, and all those keen to acquaint themselves with these classics. A strong theoretical foundation is laid with two Literary Theory courses spread over two semesters. The Department offers courses in ELT and Research Methodology which are application-oriented. A basic course devised as Language through Literature offers students an orientation to the formal study of English language and literary appreciation. A high-point of our M.A. Programme is the research project that encourages individual initiative and self-study on the part of the students. Emerging areas of study such as, Media Studies Postcolonial literatures, and Ecocritical Studies along with an array of specialized electives make for an M.A. programme that is a mix of the conventional and the new.

The M.Phil. programme is marked by rigorous course-work in theory and criticism and in emergent literatures cutting across various genres like poetry and fiction, and a semester-long work on a dissertation. The Department encourages research at the M.Phil. and Ph.D. levels in a number of areas, such as Poetry and Poetics, Diaspora Studies, Subaltern Literatures, Nature-oriented Literatures, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies.

Programmes of Study Co-curricular and Extra-curricular M.A. English and Comparative Literature M.Phil. English (Full-time) Activities: The English Department through the weekly Research and Ph.D. English (Full-time & Part-time (Internal & External)) Journal Alert Forum encourages the sharing and presentation PG Diploma in Professional Communication in of research activities, both of the faculty members and the English(PGDPCE) scholars of the Department. Wall magazines and regular cultural programmes offer opportunities to students to exhibit entrance examination their talent in writing, drawing, painting, singing and other art forms. In all, the creative talents of each student is cherished M.A.: The entrance examination would comprise and encouraged. Objective Type questions of a general nature drawn from Undergraduate syllabi from Indian Universities. The major The Department periodically organizes Seminars, Workshops focus would be on poetry, prose, drama and literary and Conferences in areas of current interest and also extends criticism – British, American, Commonwealth and Indian-- invites to renowned scholars to come and deliver talks and that an undergraduate is expected to be familiar with-- An lectures. overall awareness of literature is what is tested.

M.Phil. and Ph.D.: A common entrance test— with WRITER IN RESIDENCE: Objective type questions drawn from the postgraduate Initiated by the Department of English from 2010, this unique syllabi of Indian Universities. Since the student has the programme is intended as a Chair for Creative Writing and option to choose to appear for either of the two or both is envisaged as providing the University with an opportunity at the application level itself, a greater emphasis will be to invite celebrated writers to reside in the campus and to given to evaluating the research aptitude and awareness share their expertise and experience with students and fellow of international literary movements, theoretical scholars alike. perspectives and writing from across cultures.

100 www.pondiuni.edu.in Placement Clement Sagayaradja Lourdes Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) Students who have completed their Degree from the Specialization: Indian Writing in English and Translation Department go on to get employment as teachers in schools Studies or in Colleges and Universities all over India. Some have H. Kalpana Ph.D.(Pondicherry University) entered the Corporate and Media field. Some have found Specialization: Canadian and American Literature, Women’s employment as content writers and technical writers and Literature and Feminist Theories. editors. A placement cell in the Department coordinates between students and prospective employers. Reader T. Marx., Ph.D. Infrastructure (Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli ) The Department has well-ventilated classrooms, Seminar Specialization: Comparative Literature, Drama, Subaltern room and projection facilities. Studies and Translation

FACULTY Assistant Professors (Senior Scale) Binu Zachariah Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) Professors Specialization: Comparative Literature and Communication S. Murali, Ph.D. (University of Kerala, Trivandrum) Skills Specialization: Poetry, Aesthetics, Literary Theory, Indian Literature, Visual Arts, and Environmental Studies. N. Natarajan, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Assistant Professors Specialization: Literary Criticism, Modern Fiction, Comparative Lakhimai Mili M.A., PGDTE (CIEFL, Shillong) Literature and Semiotics Specialization: English Language Teaching Sujatha Vijayaraghavan, Ph.D.(IIT, Chennai) Visakadevi S, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) Specialization: Indian Writing in English, Translation Studies, Specialization: Comparative Literature, Poetry Postcolonial Studies. Oral Literatures& Folklore Studies Ujjwal Jana, Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur) Specialization: Indian Aesthetics, Indian Literature, Indian Associate Professors Writing in English P. Bhaskaran Nair, Ph.D. (CIEFL, Hyderabad) Reshmi K. M. A., Ph.D. Specialization: English Language Teaching, Teacher Education (Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore) and Materials Production. Specialization: Ecocritical and Feminist Writings, Commonwealth Literature.

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www.pondiuni.edu.in 101 Department of French School of Humanities

The Department of French was established in 1987. The following programmes are conducted: M.A. French ( Translation & Interpretation ), M.Phil. and Ph.D. Faculty members are trained in French Language and Literature. They have undergone specialized training at various universities in France. The two- year Master’s degree in French translation and interpretation prepares students for successful jobs like Translators, Teachers, Assistant Professors and Executives. Students are given wide options to select electives from various Departments of the University so as to increase their job opportunities and to become fully equipped to face the challenges of life.

Programmes of Study Job opportunities All the students, after their Post – Graduation / M.Phil. are M.A. French (Translation and Interpretation) absorbed as Assistant Professors, Teachers, Translators and M.Phil. French (Full-time) Executives in companies like Renault, HSBC, TCS, CTS, HP, Ph.D. French (Full-time & Part-time (Internal & External) Wipro, Ford, GE, British Airways, etc.

entrance examination Infrastructure Facilities The Department has audio and video equipments M.A. French (Translation and Interpretation) designed for the teaching of language, as well as browsing The Question Paper for the Entrance Examination will facilities. mostly consist of objective type questions on French language, literature and civilization. However, 30 marks out of 100 will be allotted to translation and essay writing in order to test the linguistic and writing skills Faculty of the candidate. Professors R. Venguattaramane, Ph.D. M.Phil. and Ph.D. (Université de Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III The written examination will consist mostly of objec- Specialization: Teaching of French as a Foreign Language, tive type questions on French language, literature and Translation, Linguistics. civilization, and one essay type question to test the S. Pannirselvame, Ph.D. argumentative skills of the candidate. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Specialization: French Language, French Linguistics, Transla- tion, and Teaching of French as a Foreign language. Linkages with French Universities Nalini J. Thampi, Ph.D. (CIEFL, Hyderabad) M.A. students can pursue their studies at the University Specialization: French and Francophone Literatures, Compara- of La Réunion which has a Memorandum of Understand- tive Literature, and Women’s Writing. ing with the Pondicherry University. The credits earned in that French University will be taken into consideration, Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) and the M.A. Degree will be awarded by the Pondicherry Ananda Vadivelou, DEA (Sorbonne University, Paris III) University. Linkages with other French Universities are Specialization: French Civilization, Business French, Hotel also being envisaged, so as to enable the students of Management and Tourism. Pondicherry University to undertake research and higher Assistant Professors (Senior Scale) studies in France. C. Thirumurugan, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Every year, the students of the French Department are Specialization: French Literature and Comparative Literature. offered a chance by the French Embassy, New Delhi, to teach the English language in various regions of France for Assistant Professors a period of one year. This also gives them an opportunity Sarmila Acharif, M.Phil. to do some courses in French Universities, and also to (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) have first hand information of life in France. Back in India, Specialization: French Literature and Comparative they are thus able to fare well in their professional lives. Literatures. Jayapal Sharmili, M.Phil. ( Pondicherry University ) Specialization: French and Francophone Literatures

102 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of hindi School of Humanities

The Department of Hindi offers facilities for intensive study and research in different areas of Hindi Language and Literature, Functional Hindi and Translation, with special attention to Comparative Literature.

Programmes of Study Faculty M.A. Hindi M.Phil. Hindi (Full-Time) Ph.D. Hindi (Full-Time & Part-Time {Internal & External}) Professor V. Vizialakshmi, Ph.D., D.Litt. P.G.Diploma in Functional Hindi and Translation (B.R. Ambedkar University, Muzaffarpur) (Evening Course) : As an add on programme which will Specialization : Poetry, Fiction and Comparative Literature. facilitate the students to obtain dual degree simultaneously, thus enhancing their employability. Any Graduate with Hindi as one of the subjects at the UG level or Praveen from DBH Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) Sabha along with any Under Graduate Degree is eligible S. Padmapriya, Ph.D. to purse the course. The P.G. Diploma in Functional Hindi (Sri.Venkateswara University, Tirupati) and Translation is a one year course with six papers and M.Phil (Hyderabad University, Hyderabad) a project, offered in two semesters. Each semester has 3 Specialization: Modern Poetry, Drama, Functional Hindi and papers. Valuation will be 40% internal and 60% External. Translation.

entrance examination Assistant Professor Pramod Meena, M.Phil (University of Delhi) Ph.D., M.Phil., M.A. all question papers will have objective Specialization: Linguistics and Hindi Drama type questions for 100 marks. The questions will be of C. Jaya Sankar Babu, Ph.D. (University of Mysore, Mysore) Under Graduate level for M.A Entrance Examination. Specialization: Journalism, Hindi Language and Literature and M.Phil./Ph.D. entrance Examination will be of Post- Language Computing Graduate level to test the comprehensive understanding of Hindi Literature and the research aptitude of the candidate.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 103 Department of Sanskrit School of Humanities

The Department of Sanskrit, started functioning from 7th August 1988, aims to train students who are oriented towards teaching and research. The thrust areas of teaching and research are Vedanta,Nyaya,Sankhya, Yoga, Grammar, Literature, Literary Criticism and Aesthetics. Besides week-end Seminars, Sanskrit general studies are arranged to enhance the knowledge of students.

Programmes of Study Infrastructure Facilities Computers with internet facility are available. M.A. Sanskrit M.Phil. Sanskrit (Full-time) Ph.D. Sanskrit Full-time & Part-time (Internal & External) Faculty Certificate Course in Sanskrit (Add-on) Professor: C. S. Radhakrishnan. Ph.D. ( University of Madras) entrance examination Specialization: Kavyasastra, Manuscriptology, Indology and Visishtadvaita The syllabus for M.A. in Sanskrit is based on UGC pattern. The Candidates seeking admission in to MA. should have 50% marks in Sanskrit in graduation. The Associate Professors entrance examination for admission to M.A. programme J. Krishnan, Ph.D. ( University of Madras) will include questions of B.A. Sanskrit ( pass/honours) or Specialization: Advaita Vedanta and Nyaya Sastry level syllabus. The candidates seeking admission K. E. Dharaneedharan, Vidyavaridhi, Ph.D. (New Delhi) into M.Phil and Ph.D. should have 55% in M.A. The Specialization: Nyaya, Mimamsa, Advaita Vedanta and entrance examination for admission to M.Phil. and Ph.D Visishtvadaita Vedanta will be of the level of M.A. in the following areas. Chakradhar Behera. Ph.D. (University of Pune) Specialization: Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga, Linguistics and Literature Dramas Abhijnanasakuntalam, Mrchakatikam, Uttararamacharitam Assistant Professors Poetry C. Palaiah. M.A. ( University of Mysore) Raghuvamsa (1-2) and Kumarasambhavam (5), Specialization: Kavya Sastra Meghadutam Anil Pratap Giri, M.Phil, Grammar (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) Samjna, Sandhi, Karaka, Samasa, Linguistics and Nirukta Specialization: Indian Poetics, Grammar, Navya Nyaya Alankara Language & Methodology, Linguistics Kavyadarsa, Dhvanyaloka,Rasagangadhara and Natyasastram (6) Darsanas Vedantasara, Tarka Samgraha Sankhya Karika, Yogasutra, Upanisad (Katha, Isavasya & Svetasvatara) and General Sanskrit.

One hundred objective types (M.C.Q pattern) carrying four marks for each correct answer and minus one mark for wrong answer will be asked.

104 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of Philosophy School of Humanities

The Department of Philosophy started functioning from the academic year 1989-90 and is offering Ph.D., M.Phil. andM.A. programmes. The thrust areas of teaching and research are Metaphysics (Eastern & Western), Epistemology (Eastern & Western) and Social Philosophy (Eastern & Western).

Programmes of Study K. Srinivas, Ph.D. (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) M.A. Philosophy Specialization: Analytic Philosophy, Epistemology M.Phil. Philosophy: Full-time (Indian and Western), Philosophy of Science & Ph.D. Philosophy: Full-time & Part-time Modern Logic (Internal & External) Associate Professors entrance examination B. R. Shantha Kumari, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) M.A. The written paper for admission will comprise of Specialization: Advaita, Aesthetics, and Classical objective type questions of the undergraduate level. Indian Philosophy S. Indira, Ph.D. M.Phil. and Ph.D. The written paper for admission will (Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati) comprise of subjective type questions of the post- Specialization: Contemporary Indian Philosophy, graduate level. Gandhian Philosophy & Yoga Philosophy

Faculty Assistant Professor P. Kesava Kumar, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) Professors Specialization: Ethics and Social Philosophy, V. C. Thomas, Ph.D. (University of Delhi) Contemporary Indian Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Specialization: Phenomenology, Existentialism & Philosophy of Religion and Political Philosophy Metaphysics

www.pondiuni.edu.in 105 Department of Physical Education and Sports School of Humanities

The Department of Physical Education and Sports was established in August 1987.

Programmes of Study Faculty M.P.Ed. Master of Physical Education & Sports Professor M.Phil. Physical Education & Sports (Full-time) N. Govindarajulu, Ph.D. (Jiwaji University, Gwalior). Ph.D. Physical Education & Sports Specialization: Physical Education, Management and Full-time & Part-time (Internal & External) Organisation of Physical Education and Sports, Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education and Yoga. entrance examination Associate Professors M.P.Ed.: The written examination for M.P.Ed. will P. K. Subramaniam, Ph.D. comprise of multiple and objective type questions of (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) B.P.Ed. / B.P.E. level drawn from the folowing subjects: Specialization: Physical Education, Kinesiology, Yoga and Anatomy & Physiology, Measurement and Evaluation, Volleyball. History of Physical Education, Principles of Physical D. Sakthignanavel, Ph.D. Education, Camping, Sports Management, Methods in (Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar) Physical Education, Psychology, Yoga, General Knowledge, Specialization: Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Training Games and Sports. The applicants should also undergo Methods, Sports, Psychology and Yoga. physical fitness tests and games proficiency tests D. Sultana, Ph.D. (Alagappa University, Karaikudi) conducted by the Department. Specialization: Physical Education, Measurement & Evaluation (a) Physical fitness - 3 tests (practical) = 30 Marks and Basketball., Research Methodology, Exercise Physiology (b) Proficiency in games (practical) = 20 Marks and Yoga. (c) Entrance Examiation (Theory) = 50 Marks G. Vasanthi , Ph.D. ( Annamalai University) Total 100 Marks Specialization: Physical Education, Sports Psychology, Test and Measurements, Volleyball and Table Tennis. M.Phil./ Ph.D.: The questions for the entrance examinations will consist of objective type questions drawn from the M.P.Ed. / M.P.E./ M.P.E.S., viz., Research Reader Methods, Elementary Statistics, Exercise Physiology, M. Elayaraja, Ph.D. Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education, Bio- (Annamalai University, Annamalai Nager) Mechanics and Kinesiology, History of Physical Education, Specialization: Physical Education, Sports Training Methods, Sports Psychology, Training Methods, General Knowledge, Exercise and Disease Management and Sports and Sports Medicine and Sports Management in games and Multimedia. sports. Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) Infrastructure Facilities K. Tiroumourougane, M.Phil. The Department offers good facilities for the following games: Specialization: Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Cricket Cricket, Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Kabaddi, and Yoga. Hockey, Handball and Kho-Kho. The Department has a good out-door stadium with cinder track, a turf wicket cricket Assistant Professor ground, a Physical Fitness Centre and Physiotherapy Lab and R. Ram Mohan Singh, Ph.D. (Bharathidasan University, computer lab. Tiruchirapalli) Specialization: Physical Education, Sports Psychology, Training Methods and Anatomy & Physiology. A. Praveen, Ph.D. (Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai) Specialization: Physical Education, Sports Management, Exercise Physiology & Nutrition and Training Methods.

106 www.pondiuni.edu.in CENTRE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES School of Humanities

Launched as an innovative project in June 2009 by the Vice-Chancellor, the Centre for Foreign Languages was started in order to cater to the compelling requirements of the present fast-moving world and its multi-linguistic links. In this era of globalisation and commercial tie-ups, knowing a foreign language is always an asset which gives one the required edge and enhances the job prospects. Apart from the business exchange, there is also a growing need to translate scientific and technical documents, and of course, famous literary works from foreign languages. In the world of music too, there is an urge to understand the wordings of many songs, specially from the Arabic and Latin American side. Films too need to be dubbed often.

Programmes of Study Faculty * Add-On Evening Certificate of Proficiency Course (under CBCS, for 2 semesters) in : Centre Head * French Nalini J. Thampi, Ph.D. * German (CIEFL, Hyderabad) * Spanish and Well qualified GUEST FACULTY in each of the * Italian aforementioned languages * Russian * Japanese * Chinese * Korean

Escande Chair in Asian Christian Studies School of Humanities

This Endowed Chair was established in the year 2004. The main objective of the Chair is to guide researchers on the study of Christianity in relation with other religious, cultural & philosophical thoughts in Asia. The Chair offers Ph.D., M.Phil. and P.G. Diploma programmes in collaboration with the Department of Philosophy.

Programmes of Study Faculty M.Phil. Asian Christian Studies (Full-time) Ph.D. Asian Christian Studies (Full-time & Part-time) Co-ordinator P. A. Sampath Kumar, Ph.D. P.G. Diploma in Asian Christian Studies (Strasbourg University, France) Specialization: Christian Scriptures, Biblical languages, Origin entrance examination and Development of Christianity in the former French colonies in Asia. The written examination will comprise of objective type questions and P.G. Diploma will comprise of objective type questions on Christianity Additional Faculty V.C. Thomas, Ph.D. K. Srinivas, Ph.D.

Guest Faculty Fr. Dominic Sr. Suzanne

www.pondiuni.edu.in 107 School of Performing Arts Dean: Prof. R. RAJU

Department of Performing Arts

Sri Sankaradass Swamigal School of Arts during the year 2007-08. It aims at M.P.A., M.Phil, PGDTA (Add on course) Performing Arts started functioning from conducting interdisciplinary teaching and Ph.D. Programmes. the academic year 1988-1989 and has and research activities in the field of been renamed as School of Performing Performing Arts. The School also offers

108 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of PERFORMING ARTS School of Performing Arts

Department of Performing Arts started functioning from the academic year 1988-1989 and it offers M.P.A., M.Phil, P.G.D.T.A (Add on Course) and Ph.D., in Drama and Theatre Arts.

Throughout the years, the School has established a national Programmes of Study reputation as a center where young people successfully attain M.P.A. Drama and Theatre Arts talents and skills for careers in theatre and theatre related M.Phil. Drama and Theatre Arts (Full- Time) Arts, live and documented productions, advertisement and Ph.D. Drama and Theatre Arts motion picture in relation to the requirements of the cultural Full- Time& Part-Time (Internal & External) institutions. PG Diploma Theatre Arts(Add on Course) Our Vision entrance examination Since its inception, the School of Performing Arts dedicates to excellence in instruction by promoting students for unique M.P.A. Drama and Theatre Arts: career opportunities in the field of Theatre, T.V, Film, Social The entrance examination is in the format of answering Work and Education. It is the goal of the School to further 100 objective type questions in Undergraduate level. increase its reputation by imparting knowledge gathered in all walks of life to the students and makes them creative in their M.Phil / Ph.D. Drama and Theatre Arts: endeavor in the field of Performing Arts. The entrance examination is in the format of answering 100 objective type questions from the M.P.A (Drama and Theatre Arts) and related subject in Post -Graduate level. Aims & Objectives The School of Performing Arts, imparts training in the fundamental principles of Visual Media in terms of understanding the Performing Tradition of World Theatre. It aims at conducting interdisciplinary teaching and research activities in the Performing Arts. The School of Performing Arts imparts training in the fundamental principles of understanding, the performing tradition of World Theatre. Infrastructure Facilities Different modes of presentation, various techniques, styles The Department of Performing Arts has created infra- and systems employed in the form of creative communication structure in terms of providing Departmental Library as part of the syllabus. The students will have an opportunity exclusively meant for books on Performing and Fine Arts, to understand the glorious history of the Performing Arts that Computer and Internet facilities, Studio Theatre, Fully have enhanced the tradition and the creative aspects behind equipped with Audio-Video systems, for the benefit of the major productions of the Department theatre activities the students and scholars. In addition, the Department of like Script Writing, Playwriting, Acting, Designing, Direction Performing Arts has its own Three Studio- Theatres A/C well and overall Script to Stage and Script to Screen. equipped with Lighting and Sound System. Studio Theatre-I- for the Stage Rehearsals and Performance. Studio Theatre- This programme also aims to throw more lights on Cultural II-for the T.V and Film Production. Studio Theatre-III-for Heritage of India and to make the students to realise that Movement classes and Seminar Purpose. And also an Open- they are the inheritors of the glorious past history of India. Air Theatre for multiple purposes. Film Screening and Film Since the Art of Theatre as a product of Scientific and Artistic Appreciation courses, conducting Theatre-Workshops and creation, the main aim of the course is to impart to the organising Seminars and Special Lectures by eminent scholars students a correct Interdisciplinary approach encompassing all from various fields are part of the programmes of Performing aspects of human science and to explore all the possibilities of Arts. a performance and produce it through the Stage and Film the Medium. All the technical aspects involved in the same will be Employment Orientation taught to students, so that after graduation they will be in a The prime motto of the Department of Performing Arts is not better position to get Job from any kind of Medium or create only producing Masters in the field of Performing Arts but also their own Performing Art Company and to carry out all the imparting knowledge to its students in terms of equipping functions needed for Theatre with professional skills. themselves to get into the avenues of job opportunities in the field of Mass Communications, Song and Drama Division, The students will be given a basic understanding in the Film, Radio-T.V. Networks and Doordharsan Channels, Schools, extraordinary preparation and presentational systems of the Colleges, Theme Resorts and the Department of National and folk and classical traditions of his/her own land, where they International Universities, www.pondiuni.edu.in 109 are exposed to all other styles and forms of all over the world. Associate Professor The ultimate aim of the teaching programme is to provide V. Arumugham, Ph.D. a space for students to give pure spectacular enjoyment to (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) the audience with the intensity of giving the experience of Specialization: Modern Choreography, Direction, Props and catharsis. Vertical Theatre, Eunuch Theatre, Acting, Theru-K-Koothu, Play and Script Writing Entrance Examination Syllabus a) The Syllabus of Master Degree Entrance Examination M.P.A. (Drama and Theatre Arts) is in related subjects in the following Assistant Professors K. R. Rajaravivarma, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) areas: Epics, Culture, Tamil Literature, English Literature, Specialization: Actor Training, Movement, Theatre Therapy History, Art, Architecture, Music, Dance, Drama, Painting, and Martial Arts. Sculpture, Choreography and General Knowledge. Prabhath Bhaskaran, M.P.A. (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) b) The Syllabus of the M.Phil./Ph.D Degree Entrance Specialization: Actor training and Theatre Making, Cross examination is in Post-Graduate level in the following areas: Cultural Theatre, Asian Traditional Theatre and Aesthetic of Modern Performance 1) History of World Theatre Saravanan Velu, Ph.D. (Tamil University, Tanjore) Classical Indian Theatre, Contemporary Indian Theatre, Specialization: Children Theatre, Theatre and Education, Play Folk Theatre of India, Western Theatre: Greek, Roman and Writing and Creative Writing Exclusively for Children Elizabethan And Asian Theatre M. Subbiah, M.Phil. (TPS), M.Phil.(S) (M.K.University, Madurai) 2) Technical aspects of Theatre: Specialization: Film and Television Media, Development Lighting and Set & Scenic Design, Make-up and Costume and Communication, Media Management, Media Mix, Fundamentals of Play Production Writing for Media, IEC/BCC/IPC, Folkloristics, Theatre for Theatre Management, Stage Management, Stage Manager, Social Change and Acting Poster and Publications, Brochure, Press, Media and Public Relations Instructors 3) Modern Western Drama: S. Velayoudame, M.Phil. Realistic, Non-Realistic Drama, Expressionism, Theatre of (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Absurd, Playwrights and their Plays, Directors and their Specialization: Scenography, Stage Lighting, Stage Craft, Make- Productions, Film and Film Theories, History of Tamil Theatre Up and Stage Management. and Indian Music, Dance, Painting and Sculpture P. Murugavel, M.Phil. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Specialization: Classical Music, Folk Music, Music for Theatre,

Faculty Dalit Theater, Costume Design and Sound Design. L. V. Nagabhushana Rao, M.P.A. Professors (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) R. Raju, Ph.D., Specialization: Set Design, Stage Craft, Mask Making, Property (Tamil University, Tanjore) Design, Stage Management and Community Theatre Specialization: Stage Craft, Film Acting, Theatre Architecture, Direction and Yoga. K. A. Gunasekaran, Ph.D., (On Lien) Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai Specialization: Folk Theatre , (Folk Arts & Literature), Music in Theatre, Play Writing and Direction

110 www.pondiuni.edu.in School of Social Sciences and International Studies Dean: Dr. D. SAMBANDHAN

Department of Anthropology Department of Sociology Department of Social Work Department of History Department of Politics and International Studies Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asia Regional Cooperation (MISARC) & Centre for South Asian Studies Centre for Womens’ Studies Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy

The programmes offered are highly an excellent academic curriculum that emerging labour markets of emerging innovative and challenging. With has enabled the alumini to get positions countries, including the US and Europe. students drawn from different parts of in the India, as also abroad the school provides

www.pondiuni.edu.in 111 Department of ANTHROPOLOGY School of Social Sciences and International Studies

The Department of Anthropology provides facilities for intensive training in the areas of Social Cultural Anthropology, Medical Anthropology and Visual Anthropology. The Department aims to train candidates who are oriented towards advanced research and training related to scheduled castes, scheduled tribes , rural studies and urban populations.

Programmes of Study Faculty M.A. Anthropology Professors M.Phil. Anthropology T. Subramanyam Naidu, PhD. (Mysore University, Mysore) Ph.D. Anthropology (On deputation to CSSIE&IP ) The programmes offered are highly innovative and Specialization: Cultural Anthropology, Tribal Studies Nutrition challenging, with students drawn from different parts o and Health Studies, Endangered Human Populations, India, the Department provides an excellent academic Forecasting and Assessment Studies. curriculum that has enabled the students to get positions A. Chellaperumal, Ph.D. (Madras University, Chennai) in the emerging labour market. Specialization: Socio-Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of Religion, Tribal Folklore, Ethno poetics. entrance examination M.A: The entrance examinations will consist of objective Assistant Professors Ms. Valerie Dkhar, M.Sc. (NEHU, Shillong) type questions relating to the general understanding of Specialization: Cultural Anthropology, Ecological Indian society and culture. Anthropology,and Tribal Development Jesurathnam Devarapalli, Ph.D. M.Phil & Ph.D.: The entrance examinations for admis- (Andhra University, ) sion to M. Phil & Ph. D. programme will be at the level of Specialization: Socio-cultural Anthropology, Ecological M.A in the following areas: Social Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology. Anthropology, Physical Anthropology pre-Historic Anthro- Ajeet Jaiswal, Ph.D., (Delhi University , Delhi) pology, Economic Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Specialization: Physical / Biological Anthropology, Archeology, Nutrition and Health Women’s Studies, Political Anthro- Demography,Forensic Anthropology and Nutritional pology, Visual Anthropology Tribal Folklore and Social Anthropology. Area of Interest: Physiological Anthropology Change. The entrance examinations will consist of objec- (Occupation Hazards & Public Health) and Industrial tive type questions for 100 marks. Anthropology Mr. Rajesh Gururaj Kundargi, M.A. (Karnatak University, Dharward) Specialization: Social – Cultural Anthropology Medical Infrastructure Facilities Anthropology, Cognitive Anthropology, Reproductive Health, The Department has good computer facilities with free Anthropological Demography, Gender Studies internet access for the student and scholars. Separate laboratories for Visual Anthropology and Physical Anthropology.

Special Grants Major research projects were received from University Grants Commission, Indian Council of Medical Research, and Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment etc.

Employment Orientation Students of the Department may find placement in Anthropological Survey of India, Social and Tribal Welfare departments, NGO organizations etc.

112 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of Sociology School of Social Sciences and International Studies

The Department of Sociology was established in January 1993 and the first batch of M.A and Ph.D. degree students were admitted during the 1993-94 academic year. In the span of over one and half decades, the Department has trained a fairly large number of talented Post-graduate students drawn from different parts of the country. Right from its inception, the Department has focused on understanding the complexities of modern social life through the application of advanced sociological theories and methods within an interdisciplinary framework building upon the traditions of the discipline. The students are encouraged to acquire critical reading and data analysis skills through rigorous training. The research areas undertaken by students and faculty members cover wide range of issues of public concern like the effects of economic development on society and culture, problems of weaker sections, gender and society, disaster management, environmental issues, social movements, etc.

Our alumni are employed in reputed governmental as well as corporate organizatons. Many have found lucrative employment abroad.

Facilities Programmes of Study • Computer Laboratory with internet facilities. M.A. Sociology • Rich collection of books, journals and reports M.Phil. Sociology in the Library. Ph.D. Sociology • Class room with modern instructional equipments. P.G. Diploma in Rural Development Faculty entrance examination M.A.: The entrance examination for M.A. will consist Professor of objective type questions for 100 marks covering the Bibhuti Bhusan Mohanty, Ph.D. following six units - Undergraduate Sociology, General (Sambalpur University, Sambalpur) Knowledge, Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, Specialization: Agrarian Change, Economic Sociology and English Vocabulary and Comprehension. Sociology of Development. M.Phil & Ph.D.: The entrance examination for M.Phil & Associate Professor Ph.D. will consist of 100 objective questions on general G. Ramathirtham, Ph.D. (University of Poona, Pune) sociology, sociological theories, Indian society and Specialization: Sociological Theories, Rural and Urban research methodology at the P.G. level. Sociology, Industrial Sociology, Sociology of Banking.

Reader Sudha Sitharaman, Ph.D. (ISEC, Bangalore) Specialization: Sociology of Religion and Sociology of Social Movements K. Gulam Dasthagir, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Specialization: Development Sociology, Sociology of Gender, Rural Sociology and Sociology of Irrigation

Assistant Professors C. Aruna, Ph.D., (Bharathiar University, Coimbatore) Specialization: Gender Studies and Aging, Social Network, Social Psychology, Medical Sociology. Pradeep Kumar Parida, Ph.D. (Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar) Specialization: Sociology of Development, Sociology of Disaster, Social Problem.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 113 Department of Social Work School of Social Sciences and International Studies

The Pondicherry University has been expanding continuously in terms of new educational programmes and established the Department of Social Work in October, 2007. The Department is offering Master of Social Work (MSW), M.Phil (Social Work) and Ph.D. (Social work) programmes with the aim of developing competent Social Work professionals who combine a strong theoretical foundation with a unique and sound practical experience. Students from different parts of our country are admitted in MSW, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes.

village work as part of the curriculum and it is compulsory for Programmes of Study all the students. The students have to bear the expenses of Master of Social Work (MSW) the above mentioned field activities. M.Phil. (Social Work) Ph.D. (Social Work) Placements Full- Time& Part-Time (Internal & External) Social Work graduates have wide scope in various P.G. Diploma in Industrial Relations and Labour Laws organizations such as, Government organizations, Public (Add-On) Sector Undertakings, Industries, MNCs, National and International Voluntary Organizations and Hospitals. They entrance examination are recruited as HR Managers, Labour Welfare Officers, CSR Executives, Project Officers, Community Development Admission to the MSW and M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes Officers, Counsellors, Probation Officers, Rehabilitation will be based on an All India level entrance examination Officers, Medical and Psychiatric Social Workers etc. conducted by the University. The question paper of MSW shall consist of only objective type questions for 100 marks in the areas of Social Work -undergraduate Faculty level (20 questions), general knowledge (20 questions), Co-ordinator reasoning ability (15 questions), high school arithmetic G. Ramathirtham, Ph.D. (University of Poona, Pune) (15 questions), English language vocabulary (20 questions) Specialization: Sociological Theories, Rural and Urban and English language comprehension (10 questions). Sociology, Industrial Sociology, Sociology of Banking. The question paper of M.Phil/Ph.D. shall consist of only objective type questions for 100 marks in various fields of Reader social work. R. Nalini, Ph.D. (University of Delhi, New Delhi) Specialization: Human Resource Management, Gender studies A. Shahin Sultana, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Programme Objective Specialization: Social Work with families and children, The students of Social Work are equipped to appreciate the Early childhood care and development, Social case wotk, emerging needs of the society and to devise strategies to Counselling, Schol social work, Social work research, Women overcome the challenges posed by the social environment. and youth welfare. The programme aims at organizing professional activities directed towards improving human and social conditions and Assistant Professors alleviating human distress and mitigating social problems. K. Anbu, Ph.D. (Bharathiar University, Coimbatore) Specialization: Human Resource Management, Industrial Academic Perspective Social Work and Community Development. The department offers MSW programme with specializations C. Satheesh Kumar, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) in Community Development, Human Resource Management Specialization: Community Development, Human Dimensions and Medical & Psychiatric Social Work. Apart from being in Coastal Zone Management. imparted with theoretical knowledge, the students of MSW P. B. Shankar Narayan, M.Phil. undergo practical training in various Governmental and (Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) Non-governmental organizations, Industries and Hospitals. Specialization: Personnel Management, Industrial Relations, The field work programme is adopted to enable the students Labour Welfare. to acquire professional skills, attitude, values, ethics and Iftekhar Alam. MSW (Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh) commitment. The students attend to their field work ever Specialization: Community Development and Human Resource week and spend 15 hours with the field work agency. The Management Social Work MSW programme includes field work, rural camp, study tour,

114 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of HISTORY School of Social Sciences and International Studies

The Department of History was established in December 1987 with following main objectives:

• To provide facilities for study and research in social, economic and cultural history of India • To highlight the intellectual tradition and cultural heritage of India • To explore the history of countries other than India • To undertake the study of historiography and the philosophy of history. • To provide knowledge of the theory and practice of historical writing

Programmes of Study • Labour and peasant history • Economic and intellectual history M.A. History • Contemporary India M.Phil. History Ph.D. History The Department of History has as its primary mission teaching and research in diverse fields of Indian History entrance examination with the aim of making the students aware of the rich cultural heritage of our country. A number of courses The admission will be based on the performance in dealing with the social, economic andcultural history of the entrance examination. The entrance examination India are offered by the faculty and these range from the question paper will consist of objective type questions ancient to the post – Independence period. The students (100 marks). For M.A. programme, the questions of the Department have been successful in the National would be at the graduate level, testing the students’ Eligibility Test comprehensive understanding of the ancient, medieval and modern periods of Indian History. For M.Phil. and Ph.D. programme, the questions will be of the P.G. level, testing the candidate’s ability for historical analysis and critical study and in-depth understanding of Archaeology, Historiography and History of India.

The areas of interest of the Department are as follows:

Historiography • Principles and methods of writing history • Evolution of historical knowledge and its understanding • Formulation of historical theories and their practice

Ancient History • Epigraphy and Numismatics • Art and Architecture of India • Archaeological Theories and Methods • Field Archaeology

Medieval History • Early Medieval South India • Vijayanagara : City and Empire • Temple in Medieval South India

Modern History • Colonialism and its impact • National movement and making of modern India • Women’s history

www.pondiuni.edu.in 115 Infrastructure Facilities G. Chandhrika, Ph.D. The Department is equipped with Internet facility and a (Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar) computer lab. The students can also avail themselves of the Specialization: Modern History, Intellectual History of Modern Computer Centre of the University as well as the School. India, Historiography and Women’s History. The department has been selected for Special Assistance Programme under University Grants Commission. Associate Professors K. Venugopal Reddy, Ph.D. Study Tour (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) Field based archaeological studies and field trips to archives Specialization: Modern History, Economic History of India, and sites of historical importance are organized to enable Nationalist Movement in India and Labour History. students to have first hand information of our heritage. N. Chandramouli, Ph.D. (Telugu University, Hyderabad) Specialization: Archaeology of South India, Rock Art of India, Indian Numismatics, Indian Epigraphy and Filed Archaeology Faculty History Professors Venkata Raghotham, Ph.D. Assistant Professors Mohammed Mustafa, Ph.D. (University of Hawaii, Honolulu) (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) Specialization: Medieval History, Historiography, Medieval Specialization: Modern Economic, Social, Cultural and History of South India. Environmental History and Indian National Movement K. Rajan, Ph.D. (Mysore University, Mysore) Paokholal Haokip, Ph.D. Specialization: Archaeology of South India, Field Archaeology, (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) Early historic Archaeology and Indian Epigraphy. Specialization: Modern History, Modern African Studies, Diaspora Studies

116 www.pondiuni.edu.in Department of Politics and International Studies School of Social Sciences and International Studies

The salient features of the Department include: • Exchange programmes with prestigious foreign and Indian universities. • Interactions with distinguished Indian and foreign scholars through seminars, conferences, workshops and refresher courses. • Promoting teaching and research in the areas of International Relations and Area Studies in general and South and South-East Asian studies in particular. • Exchange programmes with prestigious foreign and Indian universities. • Policy input to the makers of India’s foreign and security policies as well as the theoretical understanding of International Relations. • Publication of Scholarly Journals on International Studies & South Asian Studies. • Publication of Scholarly Books on the Thrust Areas of teaching and research programmes in the Department.

Programmes of Study The Thrust Areas of Teaching and Research M.A. Politics & International Relations •Specific focus on India’s foreign and security policy, Indian M.Phil. Politics & International Studies (Full-time) political system, Political Theory, Political Economy of Ph.D. Politics & International Studies Development, Public Administration, South Asian Regional (Full-time & Part-time (Internal & External) cooperation and international finance. Add-On Courses P.G. Diploma in Industrial Relations & Labour Laws P.G. Diploma in Human Rights Infrastructure Facilities The Department has good infra-structural facilities including interactive class rooms, LCDs and other teaching aids to assist entrance examination teachers and students in their pursuit of academic excellence. For M.A. in Politics and International Relations, the question paper will consist of objective type questions Faculty with objective type in the areas of contemporary International Relations, Indian History, Politics, and Professors Foreign & Security Policy of India, General Knowledge and D. Sambandhan, Ph.D. (Gokhale Institute, Pune) General English. Professor & Dean, School of Social Sciences & International Studies. For M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes, the question paper Specialization: International Finance, Exchange Rate will consist of objective type questions in the areas of Economics, Structural Economic Reforms. International Relations, Indian Political System including Mohanan Bhaskaran Pillai, Ph.D. Indian Constitution, Indian Foreign Policy, Indian (University of Kerala, Trivandrum) Politics, Indian Economy, Current Affairs of National and Specialization: India’s Foreign Policy, South Asian Studies, International Importance, Research Methodology and Political Theory, Development Studies General English. P. Lazarus Samraj, Ph.D. (Annamalai University, Chidambaram) Specialization: Indo-U.S. Relations, Terrorism, Indian Politics. P. Moorthy, Ph.D. (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) Specialization: Peace and Disarmament Studies, Science and Technology, Nation Building and Human Resources Management.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 117 Associate Professors B. Krishnamurthy, Ph.D. (M.S. University of Baroda, Baroda) Specialization: European Integration, Indo – French Relations, and Human Rights.

Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) L. Prema Shekara, M.Phil. Specialization: International Relations, Foreign Policy of the US, Indo-Pakistan Relations. Politics and International Studies.

Assistant Professor G. Rose, M. Phil. (Jawaharalal Nehru University, New Delhi) Specialization: International Organisation, Theories of International Relations, India’s Foreign Policy.

118 www.pondiuni.edu.in UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asia Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) & Centre for South Asian Studies School of Social Sciences and International Studies

The Southern Asia Studies Programme was sanctioned by the UGC under its Area Studies Programme in Pondicherry University in the year 2005. The University launched Post Graduate Programme (M.A) in South Asian Studies for the first time in the country during the XI plan. An International Journal of South Asian Studies was also launched during this period. Since 2008, the South Asia Foundation (SAF) has been supporting 16 Madanjeet Singh Group Scholarships to students (two from each SAARC country) to study this course. The teaching of and research in this field got another major boost with the signing of an MoU between Pondicherry University and the SAF on June 20, 2009 for establishment of the Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asia Regional Cooperation (MISARC). The Institute began functional with the appointment of its first Director with the concurrence of the SAF. Recently the UNESCO has agreed to sponsor the Institute and thus now it has become truly an international Institute, known as UMISARC.

The Institute is currently offering the Post Graduate Programme in South Asian Studies, which is uniquely designed to provide cutting edge knowledge of South Asian history, society, culture, economy, governance and politics, etc., from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students are expected not only to develop broad knowledge base to critically understand contentious issues concerning South Asia, but also offer a holistic perspective to address them and contribute towards promoting peace and cooperation in the region. Together with the publication of the Journal, the Institute offers a broad research platform for refined academic debates with regular guest lectures by eminent scholars and diverse academic activities. The Institute also offers Ph.D programme from last academic year, 2010-11. From the current academic year a new Ph.D. programme in Southern Asia Studies has been introduced. Acdemically, Southern Asia is a wider term that not only includes SAARC countries but, also, China, Myanmar, ASEAN countries as well as countries of the South West Pacific region. The Salient Feature and Objectives Programmes of Study of the Institute include M. A. South Asian Studies • Offering of at least 16 fully paid MSG scholarships, Ph.D. South Asian Studies including travel, boarding, lodging and tuition fees, to Ph.D. Southern Asia Studies South Asian students based on gender equity. • Subject to availability of funds, offering a number of entrance examination visiting Research Fellowships to Ph. D students from SARRC countries for field work For M.A in South Asian Studies, the question paper will • Collaboration and exchange programmes with prestigious have objective type questions with multiple choices foreign and Indian universities. in the areas of contemporary South Asian society, • Interactions with distinguished Indian and foreign scholars culture, politics, economy and foreign policy. For Ph.D through seminars, conferences, workshops, refresher programme, the question paper will consist of objective courses, and lecture series. type questions in the areas of contemporary international • Developing a leading library specializing in South Asian and South Asian affairs, political systems, economy, Studies as well as cultural subjects of arts and literature history and foreign policy of South Asian countries. • Creating a hub of scholars that specialize in South Asian Studies in SAARC and other regions of the world. • Promoting international cultural convergence of talented writers, musicians, dancers and other art practitioners. The Thrust Areas of Teaching and • Policy inputs to the policy makers of South Asian countries Research in general and India in particular for promoting peace, Political Ideas, International Relations Theory, Contemporary regional cooperation and development. International Relations, Government and Politics in South Asia, Foreign Policy of South Asian Countries, South Asian Regional Infrastructure Facilities Cooperation, Peace and Security in South Asia, South Asia The Institute has good infra-structure facilities including in World Affairs as well as Economic Development, Society, computers with internet connection, over head projector Culture and History of South Asia. and LCD projector etc., to support teachers and students in their pursuit of academic excellence and relevance. The grand MISARC building with fully furnished and well equipped with

www.pondiuni.edu.in 119 latest audio-visual facilities will be ready by the next academic Assistant Professors year. The Institute is developing a separate library (apart from S. I. Humayun, Ph.D. (University of Madras) the central library) for teachers, researchers and students. Specialization: Non-Traditional Security Issues in South Asia, Maritime Security Affairs D. Purushothaman, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) Faculty Specialization: Indo-US Relations, Security Issues in South Asia Professor Santhosh Mathew, M. Phil., N. K. Jha, Ph. D. (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) (Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam) Specialization: India’s Foreign Policy and Politics, South Asia in Specialization: International Organizations, Political Economy, International Politics, International Relations Theory. Comparative Politics. Reader A. Subramanyam Raju, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad) Specialization: South Asian Politics and Security Issues, Maritime and Energy Security Issues, India-US Relations

Centre for Women’s Studies School of Social Sciences and International Studies

Established in July 1999, the Centre offers M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Women’s Studies. The overall approach to Women’s Studies in this Centre is multidisciplinary. The prime aim of the Centre is the creation of a critical awareness and sensitivity towards women’s issues in every field. Both male and female students are admitted. A holistic approach to gender studies is envisaged. It encourages women’s academic development and empowerment, the major objective being women’s empowerment, the marking out and the definition of a female space.

Legal rights of /for women Programmes of Study • Restructuring women’s role in history M.Phil. Women’s Studies (Full-time) • Critical analysis of stereotyping Ph.D. Women’s Studies (Full-time & Part-time (Internal & External) Infrastructure Facilities Computer, Overhead projector, Colour television, LCD projector, Slide projector and Audio system. The Thrust areas Research • Generating awareness towards women’s issues • Gender sensitivity Faculty • Women’s empowerment Associate Professor • Expression of the women’s voice Usha V. T., Ph.D. (University of Kerala, Trivandrum) • Socio-cultural factors and marginalization, Specialization: Feminist theories, Women’s discourse, Indian women’s writing and Representation of women in the media, Gender Studies.

120 www.pondiuni.edu.in Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies School of Social Sciences and International Studies

The Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy was established on 27th January 2009 in Pondicherry University and from its inception has been fully engaged in both academic and community outreach programmes related to social exclusion and inclusive policy. One of the highlights of the centre include its interdisciplinary position with faculty currently from the disciplines of Anthropology, Economics and Social Work. This factor adds to the interdisciplinary teaching and research carried out at the centre. The centre orients students for advanced research on the processes of social exclusion and possibilities of inclusive policy for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Women, Linguistic and Religious Minorities, groups stigmatized for health reasons and other marginalized groups.

Programmes of Study Faculty M.Phil. Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policies Ph.D. Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policies Professor (Full-time & Part-time [Internal & External]) T. Subramanyam Naidu, Ph.D. (Mysore University, Mysore) Specialization: Anthropology, Nutrition and Health Studies, entrance examination Tribal Ethnography, Sustainable Development, Endangered The entrance examinations for admission to M.Phil. and Human Populations, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Ph.D. Programmes will be at the level of Post Graduate Tribal Studies, Forecasting and Assessment Studies, Rural in the following areas: Anthropology, Sociology, Social Development. Work Home Science, and Economics with special attention Assistant Professor to qualitative and quantitative research methods and Thanuja Mummidi, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) concepts related to social exclusion and inclusive policy. Specialization: Anthropology- Livelihoods & well-being; The entrance examination will consist of objective type interface between Ecological & Economic Anthropology; questions for 100 marks. Scheduled Tribes- Issues of rights and development policy. Estharala Krishna Rao, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) Specialization: Economics-Agrarian studies, land reforms, labour, poverty, social and economic problems of Scheduled Activities Castes & marginalised groups. The Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy A. Chidambaram, M.Phil. has been established by the UGC to go further from teaching (Bharathiar University, Coimbatore) and research and include within its activities action and policy Specialization: Social Work- Community Development; research. The objective of ‘Action and Policy research’ gives Disability & education; Reproductive Child Health. this centre its unique identity. Giving priority to this factor the Centre has adopted five villages each representing a marginalized group, viz., Scheduled caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Caste, Religious minority and Nomadic community.

Infrastructure Facilities The centre has good computer facilities with free internet access for the students and scholars.

Employment Orientation Students will find placements in Social and Tribal Welfare Departments, Policy Research Institutes, Non-Governmental Organizations, and all Academic Institutions.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 121 school of Education Dean: Prof. M. S. Lalithamma

The School of Education was established in 2007. With its competent faculty, the School offers various courses. The Masters in Education provides opportunities for the capacity building of future teacher educators. The Department lays emphasis Special Education on Educational Technology, Teacher Education, Economics of Education, Educational planning and administration, Value Education Environmental Education and Guidance and Counselling. The Ph.D. programme is offered in areas of Education and allied disciplines promoting Educational research from interdisciplinary perspective. The faculty members have wide teaching and research experience, published many research papers and books. They have also been referees in national and international journals and are members in the National Committees.

Infrastructure Facilities: Programmes of Study School of Education has a modest Multi-Media Laboratory M.Ed. Master of Education equipped with latest gadgets, internet and LAN connectivity, Ph.D. Education Educational software, data (qualitative & quantitative) (Full time and Part-time Internal and external) software. Classrooms are equipped with DLP Projector, home P.G. Diploma in Teaching Skills theatre, Visualiser & interactive white board which are used Diploma in Preschool Education (under Popularising by both students and teachers during curriculum transaction. Preprimary Education Project of the University – PPERA). The School has a psychology laboratory having more than 400 psychological tests and materials available for teaching, research and extension activities of different courses and programmes. There are nearly 6000 books on education entrance examination and allied fields, reference books including encyclopedia, more than 600 online full text journals in addition to printed For M.Ed. programme, candidates are selected on the journals in education. basis of merit through All India Entrance Examination. The Question paper will consist of 100 objective type questions based on syllabus generally offered for Research & Extension Activities: undergraduate course in Education (B.Ed.). Faculty members are working on projects funded from UGC, DST, ICSSR, NCERT, SSA and other national institutes. For Ph.D. programme, the question paper will consist of Almost all of them are recognised supervisors for guiding 100 objective type questions on core foundations papers Ph.D. candidates. As an outreach programme, the School in Education and Research Methodology and Statistics of Education is engaged in promoting and Popularising generally offered in any M.Ed. programme. Preprimary Education in Rural Areas (PPERA) through its P.G. Diploma in Teaching Skills is an Add-on course own Preprimary School and preprimary teacher training offered in the evening for two semesters for any graduate programme for talented women under PPERA of Pondicherry to develop competencies in teaching among working University. teachers, research scholars and students of higher education. Placements of our Alumni: Many students have cleared NET Examination and are eligible Diploma in Preschool Education is offered to women for JRF of UGC. They have all been placed in DIET’s, Colleges candidates who have passed at least +2 in order of Teacher Education, Teacher Training Institutes and schools. to promote preprimary education and women Some of them have enrolled for full-time / part-time Ph.D. in entrepreneurship in Popularising Preprimary Education Education. By 2010, twelve students have cleared UGC-JRF in Rural Areas. Admissions are based on an entrance test and 15 have cleared UGC-NET. and interview.

FACULTY Professor M. S. Lalithamma, Ph.D. (M.S. University of Baroda) Specialization: Research Methodology & Statistics in Education, Psychology of Education, Philosophy of Education, Teaching & Teacher Effectiveness; Elementary Education, Microteaching & Teacher education.

122 www.pondiuni.edu.in Readers Assistant Professors M. Balamurugan, Ph.D. (Annamalai University) Vijayakumar. R, M.Phil., Specialization: Mathematics Education, Educational Planning Specialization: Philosophy of Education, Research and Administration, Teacher Education, Educational Methodology, Multi-Media Technology of Education, Teacher Psychology, Value Education, Statistics in Education. Education, Environmental Education, Educational Technology K. Chellamani, Ph.D. (Alagappa University) & Guidance and Counselling. Specialization: Research Methodology, Psycholinguistics, Amruth G Kumar, Ph.D. (M. G. University) Cognitive Science, Portfolio Writing, English Language Specialization: Information Skills, Economics of Education, ICT Teaching and Teacher Education in Education, Psychology of Education. Mumtaz Begum, Ph.D. (University of Madras) Sreekala.E, Ph.D. Specialization: ELT Vocational Education, Special Education, (Regional Institute of Education, Mysore) Distance Education, Higher Education, Women Education & Specialization: Sociology of Education, Special Education, Teacher Education. Higher Education, School Education, Social Psychology and Blended Learning Methodologies.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 123 School of MEDICAL SCIENCES Dean (i/c): Dr. S. MAHADEVAN

The University at present does not offer any programme directly by the School of Medical Sciences. However, the university has entered into a MOU with the following three independent affiliated Medical Colleges having associated Hospital/Research Centers, and located at different geographical areas within Pondicherry.

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital Sri Venkateswara Medical College and Research Center

These institutions are headed by respective Directors/ Princpals. The School of Medical Sciences is headed by the Dean while the administrative functions of the School with these various institutions are executed through the University Academic Section and the University Co-ordinator.

Each Medical Institution offers the regular MBBS graduate medical program that is recognized by the Medical Council of India, and has a yearly intake of 100/150 students, as per state regulations and categorizations. In addition, these institutions will offer the following five M.Sc. Programmes in Basic Clinical Sciences, each of 3 years duration, under the administrative control of the School of Medical Sciences, beginning the academic year 2011-12:

Programmes of Study M.Sc. Anatomy, M.Sc. Physiology, M.Sc. Pharmacology, M.Sc. Medical Biochemistry M.Sc. Medical Microbiology

These programs are approved by the University in conformity with UGC regulations. Each of these programs will have an intake of 6 students. Admission to these programs will be on the basis of an entrance exam conducted by the University.

Infrastructural facilities The M.Sc programs will be conducted in the partnering institutions, where classrooms and laboratory facilities for these programs are well established. The Teaching faculty for these various programs are from the Medical fraternity of these institutions. Following completion of each program, the degree certificate shall be issued to each student by the Pondicherry University at the Convocation.

University Co-ordinator K. SRIKUMAR, Ph.D. Head, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Pondicherry University.

124 www.pondiuni.edu.in School of Media & Communication Dean (i/c): Dr. M. S. Pandian

School of Media and Communication comprises - Department of Mass Communication, Centre for Electronic Media, Multimedia Production Centre and Department of Library and Information Sciences. We live in a knowledge and information society that has been revolutionised by communication technologies. Realising the need for producing responsible purveyors of information, Pondicherry University started the School to provide advanced education to the present and next generation students.

Department of Mass Communication, Centre for Electronic Media, Department of Library and Information Sciences.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 125 Department of mass communication School of Media & Communication

Established in 2007, the objective of the Department is to train students in the spheres of journalism, television production, radio production, advertising, public relations, film studies, digital media and photography. Our aim is to nurture cutting edge media professionals with effective communication and critical thinking skills. We work towards preparing young minds with a strong foundation in values and principles, who proactively intervene in the development of a just and humane society.

Programmes of Study Placement It brings pride to the department to declare that all students M.A. Mass Communication from the first batch (2008-2010) have been placed in various Ph.D. Mass Communication media organisations. PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (Add-on) FACULTY Readers Activities S. Anand Lenin Vethanayagam, Ph.D. The Department brings out a students practice journal titled Specialization: Digital Photography, Television Programme ‘The Inquirer’, available online at www.pondiuni.edu.in/ Production, Graphic Production, Meida Research Methods and inquirer/. Students also produce various programmes for Media Laws. Research Area: Environmental Communication, Puduvai Vaani, a FM Community Radio station of Pondicherry Health Communication ICT and Educational Communication. University. In addition, they produce documentaries and short D. Nivedhitha, Ph.D. duration video programmes. They also engage with socially Specialization: Television Production, Film Production, Gender relevant media projects such as ‘Communication of the Rights Studies, Film appreciation, Film Criticism, Screenplay writing, of the Differently Abled’. Film making (Fiction and non fiction), Cosmetology, Carnatic Music, Film acting, Advertising and Documentary production, Enrichment lectures by foreign media stalwarts and reputed Anthroposemiotics, Film Semiotics. media professionals, and face-to-face and virtual workshops by media practitioners are organised on a regular basis. Assistant Professors M. Shuaib Mohamed Haneef, M.A. Special Events (Communication, M.S.University, Tirunelveli.) Department of Mass Communication in association with the Specialization: Journalism (Print & Web), online journalism- International Association of Women in Radio and Television Citizen Journalism, New Media Research/ ICT – Development, (IAWRT) India Chapter in March 2011 will be organising a E- Learning, Social Media tools & Learning, Games & week long Asian Women’s Festival including Film Screenings, Narratives. Seminars and Training Workshops in the field of Radio Radhika Khanna, M.A. Production, Broadcast Journalism, Television Production and (Mass Communication, AJK Mass Communication Research Documentary Film Making. It is also collaborating with the Centre, , New Delhi.) South Asian Women in Media for conducting a media seminar Specialization: Anthroposemiotics, Public Relations & in the University. Corporate Communication, Film Studies, Documentary Media(Photography, Radio, T.V. & Film) Production, Facilities Journalism, Theatre-in-Education. The department has well equipped media labs and studios Samarjit Kachari, M.A. (Mass Communication) with the most recent equipment to train students on Specialization: Development Communication, Radio designing, audio and video editing software including the production, Reporting & Editing, Communication Theories, latest editions of Quark Xpress and Adobe Master Collection. Public Relations, International Communication. The equipment includes broadcast quality audio and video equipment and professional digital SLR cameras. Classrooms are furnished with AC as well as teaching aids such as LCD projector and DTH connection which enable the students to keep themselves up-to-date with current affairs 24x7.

126 www.pondiuni.edu.in Centre for Electronic Media School of Media & Communication

The Centre for Electronic Media was established in 2007. Its prime objective is to offer Post Graduate Programmes in Electronic Media and Mass Communication to empower them to join the highly stimulating and rewarding world of TV, RADIO, PRINT, WEB and Mobile Communications, both in India and abroad. In addition, the Centre aims to produce general and educational video / audio documentaries for Telecast through Gyan Darshan and other channels and through its own Community Radio Station, Puduvai Vaani FM 107.8 MHz. The Centre for Electronic Media has the state of the art TV Production Studio, a well equipped Multimedia laboratory, qualified and experienced production team and other supporting facilities to turn out efficient media professionals. It is also geared to offer top of the line consultancy services in Media, Telefilm production, Promotional films and online Hyper Media applications including advanced Graphics and Animation. The courses are a well thought out using a blend of practicals and theory papers. They offer hands on experience through providing stimulating exposure to a variety of media and technological platforms. The curriculum was designed by experts from the world of media who are fully familiar with its trends and developments. Students are trained in on-going production works for video and on-the-job transmission in Radio. The Centre intends to act as a hub for knowledge dissemination through media in the core areas of education, culture and social development.

Programmes of Study Assistant Professors A. Muthamil, M.Sc., M.Phil. M.Sc. Electronic Media (Electronic Media, Anna University, Chennai). Ph.D. Electronic Media Specialization: Television Production, Videography, Editing, PG Diploma in Television Production (Add-on) Film Studies. V. Santhi Siri., M.F.A, M.Phil. MCJ, [Hyderabad University (A Central University)] entrance examination Specialization: Visual Arts, Graphic design, Animation, Radio production. Masters’ Degree Courses T. Balasaravanan. M.A, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) The test covers areas like General aptitude, Media & Specialization: Lighting Design, Postproduction, Film making, Society, Media & Communication, Numerical ability, Performing Arts. General knowledge, language and grammar, logical reasoning and computer applications. Ph.D. admissions in Electronic Media FACILITIES FOR BOTH DEPARTMENT The test covers subjects like Visual Media, Digital Media Instrumentation, Script Writing, Photography, Mass Communication and Centre for Videography, Radio Production, Film and TV programme Electronic Media production, Graphics and Animation, Media Law and Ethics, Multimedia Authoring, News Casting and Web INFRASTRUCTURE Casting. The Centre has multiple units of Camera, editing and screening equipment (with the latest industry standards in hardware and software) to cater to the practical course- work ACTIVITIES of Post Graduate students. The following are the key facilities CAMPBUZZ – Campus News Bulletin and supporting equipment available at the Centre: The students are encouraged to participate in the video documenting of all major events and programmes of the University such as seminars, workshops, conferences and A) VIDEO PRODUCTION STUDIO cultural events. The students publish University Campus News The Centre’s video studio has the most recent of sophisticated Bulletin called Campbuzz, which is also uploaded in YouTube equipment for video production Processes. These include a channel at PUCAMPBUZZ. Sony XD Cam, Sony D55 Professional video camera, a Sony PD170 Video Camera and a Panasonic 102B, NV MD 10000 & NVG330 digital video camera and Digital SLR Nikon D90 and FACULTY Canon Power shot for Photo journalism. It has three state of the art video mixers for multi-camera production that includes Reader a Sony Anycast station, a Panasonic AGMX70 Digital Mixer and S. Arulselvan, Ph.D. Data video switcher SE 800. Additionally the studio has Canara Specialization: Communication Research, E-Content, Cool lights, an External Chroma Key and character generator, Journalism (Print & Web), ICT applications for Education, a Camera control unit, a Teleprompter, Yamaha O1V96 digital Media Management, Media Content Development. audio mixer & a Mackie 12 channel audio mixer and a Sony DVCAM recorder.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 127 B) MULTIMEDIA LAB channel. The station is a “first of its kind” among CRS with 2 The Multimedia lab has 35 high end computer systems. The suites for radio production and one suite for transmission & lab also has the latest versions of supporting software that live broadcast. include 3DStudio Max; Maya, Adobe CS4 Master Collection, D) VIDEO ARCHIVES Quark Express 8, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut pro, Adobe The Centre maintains a video archives on various activities Flash Professional CS3,Photoshop CS3, Director, Dream happening in the University. These include the annual weaver CS3, Premiere Pro CS3; Ulead Video studio 11 and convocation ceremony, film festivals, the inauguration of Sound Forge 9, Cool Edit pro . A separate edit suite with Avid various departments, seminars, workshops and other art and Mojo SD, Mac Pro with FCP & DPS velocity HD work station for cultural events on the university campus. video editing is also available. The Centre also produces quality educational programmes and C) COMMUNITY RADIO STATION – PUDUVAI generates e-content materials in various fields and subjects. A VAANI FM 107.8 MHz separate web server has been established to house all these productions of the University. Public and students can browse: Puduvai Vaani is a recently established FM Radio facility. It is a www.pucul. edu.in for utilizing the resources. Community Radio Station (CRS) that works on FM 107.8 MHz, covering an area of 20 km radius from the University campus. This station broadcasts programmes in both Tamil and English E) AUDIO RESOURCES languages. It is also planning to launch the radio tutor for The FM Community Radio Station has produced more than functional Hindi. The programmes galore include radio tutor, 500 hours of audio / radio content which are suitable for women empowerment, health and child development, etc. broadcast through any radio stations on varieties of themes Media students will undergo training in the production of from health, education to entertainment. Fresh recording radio programmes that will include writing of radio scripts, of music and lectures have been done to generate copyright voice modulation and live broadcasting over an FM radio products from this centre since 2008.

Multi-Media Production Centre School of Media & Communication

The Centre for Electronic Media and Mass Communication is an initiative by Prof. J.A.K. Tareen, Vice-Chancellor and Prof.A. Balasubramanian, Former Director, Culture & Cultural Relations, Pondicherry University. The initiative is first of its kind in Puducherry State. The Media Centre was established during the academic year of 2007 - 2008. The Media centre was inaugurated by Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat, Chairman, University Grants Commission on 29th March 2008.

The University adequately and suitably housed the Media Centre with Air-conditioned Studio, Graphic/Animation Lab & Class rooms with DG set & other battery operated back up facilities. The centre is a self-sufficient autonomous production centre with all the required facilities for producing documentaries, educational video films including generating e-content material. Infrastructure Vision The Media centre has latest equipment with technical back- To become not only No.1 media centre in India by producing up for maintenance. The centre has a fully air conditioned high quality creative educational programmes on all subjects multi-camera studio set-up with production control room using latest available technologies including graphics, (PCR), a preview set-up, a make-up room, Graphic/Animation Animation but also to export video educational programmes Lab, and DPS Velocity & other Editing Suites. The PCR room to other countries, through CEC. To produce the required is equipped with latest sophisticated switchers, audio mixers number of documentaries for CEC to be telecast through Vyas and digital recorders. The studio is filled with broadcasting Dharshan. compatible 3CCD cameras, indigenous teleprompter, sets and halogen lights with faders and mixers. It also has exclusive Objectives and Goals: field production equipment. 1. To produce in-house high quality educational programmes & documentaries, and PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES: 2. To Coordinate with CEC for Edusat operations in the I. DOCUMENTARIES: University and Conduct virtual classes on selected 1. French Fragrance at Puducherry. subjects. 2. Silk ‘The Queen of Fibers’ 3. To give training and conduct practicals for the students of 3. Siddamma Electronic Media and Mass Communication. 4. Stemcell

128 www.pondiuni.edu.in 5. Maritime Education in Inida - A 10 minute animation film for Archeological Survey of 6. True Survivor’The Horseshoe Crab India. 7. Airateswarar temple,Darasuram 2. The Slaves of the Lamp (UGC award) 8. Brihadeshvara Temple, Thanjavur -Best Cinemotagraphy 9. Madurai Meenakshi Temple -Best Scripting 10. Brihadeswara temple, Gangaikondacholapuram Awards – II, 2010-2011 11. Nagore Dargha ( 21st UGC-CEC Educational Video Competition) 12. Saraswati Veena, Tanjavur 1. ‘The True Survivor’ (Horseshoe Crab) – 13. Tirumalai Naik palace Best Programme of the Year 14. Clear Water Producer: J.A. Sanjeev Kumar, Centre for Electronic Media, 15. A journey through music Pondicherry University. 16. Making of Bronze Statues 2. ‘The True Survivor’ (Horseshoe Crab) – Best Script 17. Music Instruments Script Writer: Dr.Jayanth Mishra, Pondicherry University. 18. Green Furniture UNDER EDITING: 3. ‘Silk, The Queen of Fiber’ – Best Camera Work 1. Wind Power Cameraman: Mr. G. Siva Kumar, Centre for Electronic 2. Coconut Media, Pondicherry University. 3. Water Harvesting 4. Porunthal Excavations 4. ‘French Fragrance at Puducherry’ – Best Editing 5. Ariyular Rocks Editor: Mr. S. Balamurugan, Centre for Electronic Media, II. E-Lectures Pondicherry University – First Prize Rs. 25,000/-. 1. Ancient Mathematics 2. Ancient Mathematics-Square 5. ‘The Tree’ – Best Programme for Animation 3. Chandrayan Animation: Ms. M. Manamathi, Centre for Electronic 4. Andaman Rocks Media, Pondicherry University – First Prize Rs. 50,000/- 5. Andaman underwater species 6. Set Theory University Anthem - 7. Indian Classical Dances 25th Pondicherry University Silver Jubilee celebrations III. EVENTS -A 5- minute University Anthem visually recorded, 1. Convocations edited and depicted the activities of the University on 2. Inaugurations the occasion of 25th Pondicherry University Silver Jubilee 3. Seminars celebrations. 4. Workshops 5. Conferences MEDIA–PRODUCTION PROFESSIONAL STAFF 6. Lectures 7. Festivals 1. Mr. A. Sanjeev Kumar, M.A. – Producer 8. Sports Events and 2. Mr. S. Balamurugan, M.Sc. - Production Assistant 9. Cultural Programmes 3. Mr. M. Iyyanar, M.Sc. D.F.Tech - Technical Assistant IV. ANIMATION 4. Ms. M. Manamathi, M.B.A. PGDAM - Graphic Assistant 1. “Pranthnam-kirti-pravannu” (Save heritage for posterity) – 5. Mr G. Siva Kumar, D.T.C - Cameraman UGC award 6. Mr S. C. HemaKumar, PGDEM, M.A- Lab Assistant - A 10 minute animation film for Archeological Survey of 7. Mr. D. Durai Vijayan, DEE - Shooting Assistant India. 8. Mr. M. Umesan. I.T.I - Media Technician 2. “Tree” – A 7 minute animation fils 9. Mr. V. Meenakshi Sundaram, I.T.I, ADCHM - Media V. DISTANCE EDUCATION Technician 1. Series of Classroom programmes on Statistics, Management, etc, were produced. WEBSITE of the centre VI. ACADEMIC STAFF COLLEGE The Department maintains the website www.pucul.edu.in 1. Training extended to hundreds of participants of ASC on for showcasing all its media productions carried out since E-Teaching. 2008 in this University. Video and audio media resources of all University level Programmes conducted by various VII. ARCHIVES schools, departments and centres could be accessed from The Centre Started Collecting, Preserving and Maintaining this site. Invited lectures, functions, convocations, special Visual Archives of South India. events, meetings, conferences and cultural programmes of the Awards – I, 2009-2010 University are made available through a separate media server 1. “Pranthnam-kirti-pravannu” and a high capacity SAN BOX storage facility. (Save heritage for posterity) – UGC award

www.pondiuni.edu.in 129 Department of Library & Information Sciences School of Media & Communication

The Department of Library and Information Science was started during the academic year 2007-08. The Department offersa professional Master’s Degree programme (MLIS) and a Ph.D. Degree Programme in Library and Information Science. In addition, an Add on Course – Post Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking (PGDLAN) is also offered in the evenings. MLIS course duration is of two years and comprises four semesters. Candidates who have passed any Bachelor Degree examination from a recognized university under 10+2+3 system and who have secured at least 50% marks in aggregate in Part III (main subjects) are eligible to apply for seeking admission to this course. In case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category, relaxation in the percentage of marks shall be given as per the University Guidelines issued from time to time.

Programmes of Study Ph.D. The Ph.D. programme was started during the academic year M.L.I.S. 2010 – 2011 through different streams viz. Full-time, Part-time (Master of Library & Information Science) (Internal & External). (Full-time- two years) Ph.D. (Library & Information Science) PGDLAN Major Objectives (Post Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and • To demonstrate the scholars’ competence to carry out Networking) (Evening – one year) independent and original academic research in the field of Library and Information Science. • To produce graduates with advanced capabilities in entrance examination librarianship in order to meet the challenges in the M.L.I.S. changing environment; Candidates seeking admission to the programme shall • To develop within each candidate the expertise and skills be required to appear for a 2 hour written examination necessary to be an effective educator, researcher, faculty conducted by the University during the last week of May member, practitioner, etc.; or first week of June or on the date announced by the • To encourage creativity, analytical thinking, critical University. The written examination shall consist of 100 analysis, and innovative problem-solving techniques objective type questions from current topics of general for the problems and constraints faced by the library interest, books, authors, libraries, information resources, professionals in the present age; and reading habits and other related areas to test mental • To disseminate the results of their research in a standard ability, aptitude and general knowledge. peer-reviewed academic publications.

Ph.D. The admission to Ph.D. programme is based on the Master’s Degree in Library and vacancies available with the eligible Guides and the field of specialisation in which a scholar intends to pursue Information Science (M.L.I.S.) research. The desirous candidates are required to take The MLIS, a two-year programme of 72 credits, is divided into an entrance examination conducted by the University four semesters including Internship and a project in the final for Ph.D. admission. The written examination consists semester. of 100 objective type questions based on BLIS and MLIS curriculum. A few questions from current affairs, Major Objectives language skills, etc. will also be included in the paper. For • To familiarize students with basic concepts of information more information visit our university website at: http:// and its communication in society; www.pondiuni.edu.in/ admissions/eligibility.htm • To learn advanced information processing techniques and develop capability in retrieving information by PGDLAN applying different search techniques; No entrance examination but any graduate with the • To acquaint students with the activities and services qualification prescribed by the University would be of different information systems and introduce them eligible to apply packaging and consolidation techniques;

130 www.pondiuni.edu.in • To introduce different methods and techniques of Placement Opportunities research; M.L.I.S. programme is a professional degree. There is a great • To identify and learn the major issues in the development demand for the library professionals in the job market. M.L.I.S. of new technology in the libraries; postgraduates get placed as Librarians, Information Scientists, • To develop skills in using computer and communication Knowledge Managers, Cataloguers, Indexers, Information technology; and Analysts, Reference Services Specialists, Technical Editors, • To introduce modern tools and techniques to students to Consultants, etc. in traditional libraries & information centres manage Libraries and Information Centres effectively. and corporate sectors also. Those who qualify UGC-NET or SLET examination can enter academics as an Assistant Professor or Assistant Librarian of a University or Librarian of Post Graduate Diploma in Library a College. Those who qualify UGC-JRF can pursue research in the field of Library & Information Science with UGC fellowship. Automation and Networking (PGDLAN) An added qualification of PGDLAN would place the student – Add-on Course at a higher advantage in the job arena with knowledge of automation and networking. The PGDLAN programme was launched during the academic year 2009 – 2010 with a main focus on getting the LIS Programme Structure of MLIS professional exposed to ICT applications in the field of Library The curriculum structure of MLIS programme is given below: & Information Science particularly in Library Automation and Networking. The main aim is to provide sufficient hands- on training in the latest developments so as to enable the Theory learners to work confidently in the libraries or information Information Resources, Knowledge Organization, Introduction centres in an automated and networked environment. The to Information Technology, Management of Information programme is of 20 credits and comprises two semesters. The Centres, Communication Skills & Public Relations (PR), classes are conducted between 5.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. only. Information Storage & Retrieval, Research Methods, Marketing of Information Products and Services, Knowledge Management, Digital Libraries, and any two optional courses to be chosen from the five subjects: a) Web Technology; Major Objectives b) E-Publishing; c) Informatics; d) Industrial Information • To imbibe knowledge and skills associated with ICT System; and e) Technical Writing. applications in Libraries and Information Centres; • To understand the basic requirements of library automation and services provided by the libraries in an Practicals automated environment; The practical courses of MLIS programme are: Information • To practically learn and well versed with the various Technology: Practice which includes KOHA, WINSIS, LIBSYS, activities of house-keeping operations with the help of SOUL, GSDL, Dspace and E-prints; Information Processing–I: ‘KOHA’, an open source software. Classification practice according to DDC, Ed.22; Information • To acquaint themselves with the components of an Processing – II: Cataloguing practice according to AACR-2, information system and learn about how to design and MARC-21. develop an information system; Project and Internship • To acquire knowledge and skills on networking and Besides the above, the students will have to complete a Internet technology; project as a part of the programme, and should also undergo • To develop skills with special reference to the information an internship for 20 days in a reputed library / information resources available on the Internet; centre during summer vacation between second and third • To acquire web-based content development skills; semesters. • To practically learn and well versed with the Digital Library open source software ‘DSpace’ and ‘GSDL’; and • To develop confidence in handling any kind of activities/ services in an automated library or information centre.

Infrastructure Facilities The Department has modern classrooms and well established computer lab with sufficient number of computers installed with the required software for teaching and practice. Internet facility with higher bandwidth is also available and the campus is WiFi enabled.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 131 FACULTY Assistant Professors Professor Rekha Rani Varghese, Ph.D.(University of Calicut) Specialization: IT applications in Libraries, Institutional Chennupati K. Ramaiah, Ph.D. (Loughborough University). Repositories, Information Retrieval, User Studies Specialization: ICT applications in Library & Information Anas K., Ph.D. (University of Delhi) Services, Multimedia, Hypertext, CAI, User Interfaces, Specialization: E-Learning; Internet Search Engines; Human Computer Interaction, Web / E-Publishing, & Archival E-resources. Informatics. Mangkhollen Singson, M.L.I.S. (NEHU) Specialization: Marketing of Information Products, Knowledge Management, E-journals Reader M.Leeladharan, M.Phil.(Annamalai University) R.Sevukan, Ph.D. (Annamalai University) Specialization: Information Retrieval, Scientometrics, Specialization: Library Automation, Scientometrics, Academic Knowledge Organization Library System, Research Methods, Information Seeking Behaviour, ICT Applications in Libraries

132 www.pondiuni.edu.in School of Engineering & TECHNOLOGY Dean (i/c): Dr. V. Prithiviraj

Department of Computer Science Department of Electronics Engineering Centre for Pollution Control and Environmental Engineering

Emerging trends in the field of affiliated engineering colleges where in come and National facilities for R&D will Science and Technology calls for an dozens of UG, PG and Ph.D. programmes be made available for wider participation environmentally sound system of growth are being offered with excellent and collabotartion. Industries are always and development in the entire planet. infrastructure and facilities. There are welcome to associate with these units This school also maintains the academic more new centres to be added to this for linkages and placements. units of both the University and its school of Engineering in the years to

www.pondiuni.edu.in 133 Department of Computer Science School of Engineering

The Department aims at imparting quality education in Computer Science & Engineering and Information Technology through various post-graduate programmes. It also offers an atmosphere conducive for research scholars for pursuing research in various advanced areas of Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology.

Programmes of Study M.Sc. Computer Science M.Sc. Computer Science (Five year integrated course) M.C.A. – University Main Campus & Karaikal PG Centre M.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering M.Tech. Network & Internet Engineering Ph.D. Computer Science & Engineering (Full-time, Part-time (Internal & External)) entrance examination M.Sc. Computer Science: The entrance examination is M.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering and M.Tech. of objective type. The question paper will consist of 20 Network & Internet Engineering: Admission to M.Tech. is questions in general arithmetic and 80 from Data Structures based on entrance examination. The written examination and Algorithms, Digital Logic and Computer Organization, consists of 100 objective type questions. Questions will be Operating Systems, System Software, microprocessors, SAD, from the following subjects: Data Structures and Algorithms, DBMS, Automata, Programming Languages (C & C+) and Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, System Recent Trends in Computer Science. Software, Microprocessors, DBMS, Networks, Compilers, Automata, AI, Graphics, Software Engineering, Programming M.C.A.: Admission to M.C.A. is based on entrance Languages (C, C++ and Java) and Recent Trends in Computer examination. The entrance examination is of objective type. Science. The question paper will consist of 100 questions covering the following topics: Ph.D.: Admission to Ph.D. is based on the performance in • Comprehension and verbal ability entrance examination. The pattern of entrance examination • Analytical ability consists of objective questions all the major areas of • Logical reasoning Computer science. The written examination consists of 100 • Mathematical aptitude (+2) and objective type questions. • General awareness in Computer Science

Infrastructure facilities The Department has four well-equipped computer Student Activities laboratories namely, Central lab, Multimedia Lab, Grid The Computer Science students’ association, PIXEL, provides Computing Lab and Project Lab, housing about 120 state-of- opportunities to sharpen the skills of students by organizing art computer systems with latest configurations, all connected lectures and students meet. The alumni of the department to various servers running Operating Systems like Windows deliver lectures on latest topics periodically for updating the NT, Linux Operating System, Sun Solaris and Mac OS. Grid skill sets of the students. Computing and Cluster Computing have also been facilitated Placement in the servers. Intranet facility and Internet facility (32 Mbps The Placement activities of the Department are taken care link) are also available. An enhanced multimedia lab of the of by a Placement Cell which comprises of student members department is equipped with state of the art Apple machines. and a faculty advisor. The Placement Cell organizes Campus recruitment programmes every year and takes pride in Research Activities facilitating placement for the eligible students in MNCs The Department hosts research activities in the following like IBM, HCL, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Verizon, HP, ITC, CTS, disciplines: Extreme Programming, Object Oriented Systems, Honeywell, Patni Computers, iGate, iFlex, etc. Software Architecture, Multilingual-Based Systems, Software Agents, Evolutionary Computing, Language Engineering, Software Testing, Software Metrics and Distributed Systems.

134 www.pondiuni.edu.in Faculty P. Shanthi Bala, M.Tech. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Specialization: Distributed Computing Systems Professors M.Nandhini, M.Phil. (Alagappa University, Karaikudi) S. Kuppuswami, Dr. Ing. Specialization: Software Engineering (University of Rennes, France) (on Leave) M.S. Saleem Basha, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) Specialization: Software Engineering, Software Architecture, Specialization: Web Services, Information Security Object Oriented Systems. T. Vengattaraman, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University,) Multilingual Based Systems, Network Management Systems Specialization: Web Services, Software Engineering R. Subramanian, Ph.D. (IIT Delhi) S. Ravi, Ph.D. (M.S University, Thirunelveli) Specialization: Algorithms, Robotics. Specialization: Image Processing, Algorithms, Bio-Metric P. Dhavachelvan, Ph.D. (Anna University, Chennai) Systems. Specialization: Software Engineering, Web Service Computing. G. Aghila, Ph.D. (Anna University, Chennai) KARAIKAL CAMPUS Specialization: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, The Department of Computer Science, Karaikal Centre Semantic Web Engineering, Ontology Engineering, established in the year 2007-08 and offering a PG course on ChemInformatics, Context Aware Computing, Smart and MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (MCA) with the total Secure Computing. student intake of 33 per batch. At present the department is having four permanent faculties. The Department aims Readers at imparting quality education in Computer Science. The T. Chithralekha, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) department provides a captivating atmosphere for the Specialization: Information Security, Data Warehousing, Agent students. Technology. S. Siva Sathya, Ph.D. (Pondichery University, Puducherry) Infrastructure Facilities: Specialization: Evolutionary Algorithms, Bio-Informatics, The Department has a well-equipped computer laboratory OOAD, Network Security. with 50 computers, Local Area Network and Broadband internet connectivity to cater the needs of MCA students. Assistant Professors (Senior Scale) R. P. Seenivasan, M.C.A. (Madras University, Chennai) Student Activities Specialization: Operating Systems The Computer Science students’ association, PIXEL, provides K.Vijayanand, M.C.A. opportunities to sharpen the skills of students by organizing (Bharathidasan University, Trichirapalli) lectures and students meet. The alumni of the department Specialization: Natural Language Processing deliver lectures on latest topics periodically for updating the skill sets of the students. S.K.V.Jayakumar, M.E. (University of Madras, Chennai) Specialization: Web Services Computing, Cloud Computing, Distributed Databases. Placement Facility The Placement activities of the Department of Computer Science, Karaikal Centre are taken care of by the Placement Assistant Professors Cell of Pondicherry University, Main Campus, which comprises T. Sivakumar, M.Tech. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) of student members and a faculty coordinator. The Placement Specialization: Database Management Systems, Computer Cell organizes Campus recruitment programmes every year Networks. and takes pride in facilitating placement for the eligible R. Sunitha, M.Tech. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) students in MNCs like IBM, HCL, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Verizon, Specialization: Software Architecture, Semantic Web HP, ITC, CTS, Honeywell, Patni Computers, iGate, iFlex, etc. Technologies. The Department has achieved 100 % placement record during Pothula Sujatha, M.Tech. the last academic year 2010-11. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Specialization: Information Retrieval, Data Warehousing. FACULTY K. Suresh Joseph, M.E. (University of Madras, Chennai) Assistant Professors Specialization: Operating Systems G. Sureshkumar M.E., (Anna University) - CO-ORDINATOR M. Sathya, M.Tech. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) Specialization: Information Retrieval. Specialization: Software Engineering K. Vaitheki M.Tech., ( Pondicherry University) K.S. Kuppusamy, M.Sc. Specialization: Information Security, Software Engineering. (Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) G. Kumaravelan M.Tech., ( Bharathidasan University) Specialization: Internet Technologies Specialization: Information Technology, Security Systems. V. Uma, M.Tech. (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) R. Lakshmi M.Tech., (Pondicherry University) Specialization: Data Mining Specialization: Bio-Informatics.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 135 Department of ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING School of Engineering & Technology

Department of Electronics Engineering has been started from 2010-2011, academic year with a motivation to create teaching and research facilities worthy of one of the best engineering departments The University allotted to the Department an initial amount of Rs. 100 lakhs for the establishment of necessary laboratory facilities under XI th plan.

Last two semesters/second year is project work. entrance examination In essence, the overall program is developed to focus M.Tech. Electronics on thrust areas like communication electronics and VLSI technology. Programmes of Study Selection of students is based on the national level Faculty entrance examination conducted by the Pondicherry P. Samundiswary, M.Tech. University at various centres in the country. The entrance (Pondicherry University, Puducherry) examination would comprise Objective type questions Specialization: Wireless Communications. on Engineering Mathematics, Engineering physics and T. Shanmuganantham, Ph.D. Electronics and communication engineering subjects at (National Institute of Tech., Trichy) graduate level. Specialization: Microwave/millimeter wave devices & circuits; Antennas & RF-MEMS

Objectives Our program is designed to impart the necessary background knowledge of the state of the art developments in all areas of electronics –devices to systems The modern physics courses in most of the universities at graduate/post-graduate level of science try to cover the fundamental aspects of electronics viz., semiconductor physics and circuit theory. The engineering graduates are specialized only in technological aspects of the application of these devices and circuits in instrumentation and communication systems. The present M.Tech. program is aimed to bridge this gap between the science and technology students. The emphasis will be on understanding both the science and technological aspects of electronics.

Content of the program The program in first two semesters is planned to cover the • Devices: Design, fabrication and applications • System Design : Analog, digital, mixed-mode and Embedded systems • Communication: Microwave, digital and optical communications • VLSI technology: Analog and digital based systems

136 www.pondiuni.edu.in Centre for Pollution Control & Environmental engineering School of Engineering & Technology

Established in 1991, this centre has developed a vigorous culture of applied environmental research, teaching, and industrial consultancy. Several dynamic PhDs and MTechs, trained in frontier research areas, in India and abroad, contribute to the pool of manpower expertise of the centre; the laboratories/units manned by them provide the momentum for cutting edge R&D that strives to carve fresh niches and open new vistas. The effort has been peer-recognized in the form of major international and national prizes, election to the fellowship of premier academies/professional bodies, and nomination on the editorial boards of prestigious technical journals. The most recent of the honours include the National Design Award in Environmental Engineering (conferred by the Institution of Engineers), nomination on the Board of Governors of IITR and other premier institutions, and a succession of three best paper awards received for pioneering research in eco-friendly nanoparticle synthesis.

The centre has thus far published over 250 papers in high impact-factor international journals including Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology, Bioresources Technology, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Environmental Modeling & Software, Applied Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Loss Prevention in Process industries, , Trans IChemE (UK), Trans AIChE (USA), etc. The centre has also been providing expert advice to government departments, industry, and academia across the world.

The Hirsch Index of the centre’s publications as per SCOPUS is 22, which is among the highest in the departments dealing with environmental engineering in India. Several of the publications have become citation classics in the fields of chemical and environmental engineering.

The centre’s efforts in innovative teaching and curriculum development have also resulted in the creation of 33 popular textbooks and reference books, published by Oxford University Press, Prentice-Hall, Orient Longman, Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, etc.

Programmes of Study M.Tech. Environmental Engineering & Management M.Phil. Environmental Technology Ph.D. Environmental Technology

These programmes are distinguished by their emphasis on all-round professional advancement of the students and exposure to the real-life problem environment.

Apart from making the students proficient in the concepts, the techniques, and the tools of applied environmental studies, these programmes also aim to develop their communication and managerial skills. As the centre has, at any given time, several major R&D and industrial consultancy projects striving to solve contemporary environmental problems, the students also acquire a very good exposure to the real-life demands of the profession. As a result the students passing out from the centre have risen fast up the career ladder in academia as well as industry, both in India and abroad.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 137 Infrastructural facilities Industrial positions: The UGC has specially funded a stand-alone building for the The Centre’s MTech and M.Phil holders find immediate centre. AICTE has instituted a Computer-Aided Environmental employment in industries including CRL, CPCL, and Hindustan Management Unit besides providing special assistance for Leaver. They have also been preferred by Pollution Control environmental biotechnology facilities. Numerous R&D Boards. Several have joined IITs or premier universities in projects worth Rs.3 Crores have also added substantial USA/UK for doctoral studies. laboratory and field equipment to the centre’s infrastructure. The facilities cover: geographical information systems (GIS), environmental monitoring and impact assessment, pollution Faculty control (especially with bioprocess engineering), risk assessment, computer aided environmental management, Professor and environmental biotechnology and computational fluid S. A. Abbasi, Ph.D. (IIT Mumbai) D.Sc. (Cochin University of dynamics. Science & Technology), FNASc, FIIChE, FIE Specialization: Environmental Engineering, EIA and Risk R&D Projects Assessment The centre has consistently attracted substantial R&D funds from major sponsoring agencies. Currently the centre is Assistant Professors operating 5 major projects worth Rs 7 million. These are S. Gajalakshmi, Ph.D. (Pondicherry University) sponsored by DST, DBT, UGC, CSIR and MoWR. Specialization: Bioprocess Technology, Environmental Biotechnology, Solid Waste Management Placements S. Sudalai, MTech. (Pondicherry University) Specialization: Environmental Engineering Faculty Positions: Tasneem Abbasi, M.S. (University of Surrey, UK) The Centre’s Ph.Ds have been taken in faculty positions by Specialization: Water & Environmental Engineering, Process highly ranked institutions such as BITS Pilani, IIT Roorkee, Safety, Process Modeling & Simulation. The Memorial University of New Foundland, Canada, M.G. University, Kottayam, etc. The Ph.D.s have also taken up leadership positions in IT and chemical industries.

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138 www.pondiuni.edu.in madanjeet School of green Energy technologies Dean: Prof. J.A.K. Tareen

Centre for Green Energy Technology Centre for Nano Sciences and Technology

India ranks fifth in the world in terms and animal waste, including human • Alternate Fuels for Surface of primary energy consumption , and draught animal power. However, Transportation accounting for about 3.5% of the other forms of commercial energy of world commercial energy demand a much higher quality and efficiency There is a need to carryout in-depth in the year 2003. Despite the overall are steadily replacing the traditional studies and research in Green Science increase in energy demand, per energy resources being consumed in and Technology at higher education capita energy consumption in India the rural sector. Resource augmentation level utilizing the expertise available in is still very low compared to other and growth in energy supply has not India and abroad. Developing Green developing countries. India is well- kept pace with increasing demand and, Energy is the only alternative to meet endowed with both exhaustible and therefore, India continues to face serious the challenges of our Future. It is under renewable energy resources. Coal, oil, energy shortages. this context, the Madanjeet School of and natural gas are the three primary Green Energy Technologies has been commercial energy sources. Coal was Besides Solar, Wind, Biomass, there established with two composite units by far the largest source of energy. are quite a few other eco-friendly and as Centre for Green Energy Studies and Despite increasing dependency on renewable sources from which one can Research and Centre for Nano Sciences commercial fuels, a sizeable quantum tap energy for varied applications. Some and technology. of energy requirements (40% of total of them are stated below. energy requirement), especially in the rural household sector, is met • Chemical Sources Of Energy by non-commercial energy sources, • Hydrogen Energy which include fuel wood, crop residue, • Geothermal Energy

www.pondiuni.edu.in 139 Centre for green energy technology Co-ordinator: Prof. H. Surya Prakash Rao, Dept. of Chemistry.

The centre for Green Energy Technology (C-GET) was established on 2010 under the aegis of Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies with a vision to promote education and research in environmentally clean methods of energy production, energy conservation & utilization. The center offers M. Tech in Green Energy Technology supported by South Asia Foundation (SAF). Promote research in the fields of all clean sources of energy conversion such as Solar Photovoltaic’s, Bio-fuels, wind energy, Ocean energy, chemical energy etc., including applications of Nanotechnology for energy conversion. C-GET has well trained faculties in the specialized areas and aims to perform environmental protection by adopting the deployment of manpower development, consultancies on onsite clean energy projects and publications of the importance and advantages of clean energy utility. C-GET responsibly involves on the research up gradation on energy science and technology, conducts international core group discussions on emerging tools and products of the field and aims to support on policy guidelines on energy generation, conservation and utility. Establishment of MOU with various energy firms such as solar cell material, device and module processing industry, power plant engineering groups are in pipeline.

Programmes of Study Infrastructures C-GET establishment is in pipeline with the state of art M.Tech. Green Energy Technology facilities and infrastructure. Currently, the center possess the Ph.D. Green Energy Technology following high tech equipments in the laboratory. 1. Class AAA 10 x 10 cm2 Solar Sun simulator with I_V characterization facility. entrance examination 2. Electrochemical cell and impedance analysis unit for electro-nanofabrication and battery characterization M.Tech.: Admission of this course is done based on the 3. Optical Pyranometer for solar irradiation measurement marks secured in the All India entrance examination and analysis conducted by Pondicherry University. The meritorious 4. BET surface area analyzer candidate from the entrance test will be eligible for 5. Microwave Synthesizer “SAF-Madanjeet Singh Group Fellowship” 6. C-5000 Bomb calorimeter for fuel characterization and www.southasiafoundation.org analysis The entrance test will have multiple choice questions 7. Spin coating unit (100) from basic sciences and mathematics. 8. Electrolysis unit for H2 and O2 production 9. PEM fuel cell Ph.D.: Selection is based on entrance test consisting of 10. Spray deposition system three Units of 50 multiple choice question each from 11. Tubular Diffusion furnace Mathematics (Unit I) 12. High temperature Oven Physics + Chemistry (Unit II) Chemistry + Biology (Unit III) A candidate must answer Unit I and any one among Unit II and Unit III. CSIR/UGC-NET qualified candidates with JRF can join at any time.

140 www.pondiuni.edu.in 13. Basic Molecular biology and biochemistry facility Placements 14. Ultrasonic bath It is envisaged that the M.Tech. Graduates in Green 15. -40o C Freezer Technology will gain employment in emerging clean 16. Photoelectrochemical cell. and renewable energy sector where man national and multinational industries are focusing their business activities. The center is collaborating with the other departments in the University and nearby institutions for a wide accessibility of instrument and facilities. Faculty Professor & coordinator M.Tech Programme H. Surya Prakash Rao, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) The major subject areas covered in this Program include Specialization: Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Stereochemistry, study of energy sources & forms, environmentally preferred Green Chemistry and Industrial organic Chemistry. purchasing, green nanotechnology green economics, green (clean) energy sources, biofuels etc. The course aimed to Readers train talented Students in the area of renewable and clean Periyasamy Thilakan, Ph.D. (Anna University, Chennai) energy technology and create scientifically and technologically Specialization: Semiconductor epitaxial growth of skilled man power. This is program is designed for two years nanostructures and devices such as solar cells, LED, LASER, spread into four semesters. First two semesters are for hard SET, SPE, device processing SPV module, power plant design and soft core courses, third semester is entirely for soft-core and installation., Nanomaterials, nanostructures and device (optional) courses and final semester is for project. Many processing, MOCVD, MBE, PECVD and Messoporous TiO2 soft-core courses are stand alone, so, they can be taken at super molecular nanocrystallites. any time offered by the Department. In addition there will be B. M. Jaffar Ali, Ph.D.(IISc, Bangalore) some bridge courses. Most of the first semester courses will Specialization: Biosolar cells, Biofuels and Wind-solar be on energy and modeling. In the second and third semester (thermal) hybrid energy systems, Biosciences. courses will be based on energy, environment, chemistry, management and other GET related fields. Students will select courses suiting background and interest. Each theory course will have a project component which will be either individual Assistant Professors: R. Arun Prasath, Ph.D. (Anna University, Chennai) or group based. Specialization: Polymeric materials, Hybrid materials, Biomaterials, Green nanomaterials and Sustainable materials Ph.D., Programme for applications that include: solar energy, bio-energy, fuel We offer Ph.D programme to carry out research and cells, sensors and sustainable development. development in the field of Photovoltaics, Energy Materials, Prasanth Ravindran, Ph.D. (Eindhoven University of Energy Devices, Fuel Cells, Green Chemistry, Bio Energy Technology, Netherlands) Technology development in the field of Solar Concentrators, Specialization: Nanophotovoltaics. Solar Thermal Devices and Hybrid Clean Energy Systems.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 141 Centre for NANO SCIENCES & technology Co-ordinator: Prof. N. Satyanarayana, Dept. of Physics.

The Centre for Nano-Science and Technology has been established in the year 2010 and it works in synergy with the Centre for Green Energy technology. This Centre offers 2 years M.Tech. (Nano Science and Technology) and Ph.D. programs. The Centre for Nano-Science and Technology has seven faculty members (one Professor, three Readers and three Assistant Professors) and the department has started to function with the admission of First year M.Tech. students during the Academic year 2010-2011. All the faculty members possess a high research profile with the ability to conduct research in the forefront areas of Nano Science and Technology. The Department is also going to start the Ph.D. program during the academic year 2011-12. The research work of faculty members is supported by the various premier National funding agencies such as DST, CSIR, UGC, DRDO and AICTE.

Programmes of Study Ongoing Research Projects Faculty research is supported by various funding agencies M.Tech. Nano Sciences and Technology worth of more than Rs. Two Crores from DST-nano mission, Ph.D. Nano Sciences and Technology CSIR, UGC, DRDO and AICTE, Govt. of India. An overall of amount more than Rs. Four Crores has been invested in the entrance examination development of the Centre. M.Tech.: The selection is based on the entrance test conducted by Pondicherry University and the question Faculty paper consists of 100 objective type questions, covering Professor the basic Science (Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry/ N Satyanarayana, Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology Materials Science /Biotechnology) at undergraduate level. Madras, Chennai) Specialization:Synthesis of Nano-Crystalline, Nano-Composite, Ph.D.: The selection is based on the entrance crystalline and glassy, Silver and Lithium based Electrolyte and examination. The question paper consists of 100 Electrode Materials by Sol-Gel, Combustion, Polyol, Various questions, covering the subject areas of Mathematics/ Evaporation, etc. Techniques for batteries, sensors and Fuel Physics/ Chemistry/ Materials Science and Engineering/ cells applications. Characterization of Materials by XRD, Biotechnology at graduate and post graduate level. The FTIR, TG/DTA, DSC, SEM – EDS & TEM - EDS and also study candidates, who are getting fellowships such as JRF/SRF of their transport properties like; bulk conductivity through etc. from the national funding agencies, are exempted impedance, AC conductivity, dielectric and electrical modules, from taking the written examination. electronic conductivity, transport number and Thermoelectric power. Fabrication and characterization through their open circuit voltage (OCV), polarization, discharge and charge - Infrastructure Facilities discharge cycle measurements of Silver & Lithium based Solid The Centre has excellent working culture and facilities to State batteries. carry out research in forefront areas of Nanoscience and Technology. The University has funded Rs. Two Crores for the development of infrastructure facilities of the Centre. Readers Research facilities include Nanomaterials Synthesis and A. Vadivel Murugan, Ph.D. (University of Pune & National characterization, XRD, Electrochemcial workstation, E-beam Chemical Laboratory, NCL Pune) coater, UV-Visible Spectrometer, Photoluminescence, Specialization: Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Nanoindenter, High Temperature Tubular and Muffle Nanoscience & Technology, Nano-BioTechnology, Organic Furnaces, Automatic Hydraulic Press, Computer Controlled Electronics, Clean Energy Technologies (Solar, Fuel Cells, Four-Point Probe, High Speed Centrifuge System, Ultrasonic- Batteries, Capacitors). Novel Synthesis, Structure- Properties- Homogenizer, Precision Spin & Dip coater, MilliQuest Performance Relationship of Nano-structured Functional (Millipore) water purifier, Computer Simulation and Modeling, Materials for Energy Conversion & Storage Conducting LCZ meter for AC conductivity, Nanomaterials Simulation Polymer based Organic-Inorganic Nanohybrids, Flexible Laboratory. Additional characterization facilities can also be Organic, Q-dot, Dye sensitized Solar Cells, High Energy Density availed from Central Instrumentation Facility at Pondicherry Lithium-ion Batteries, Supercapacitors, Fuel Cells, & Organic University. Electronics, Nano-biotechnology and Smart Textile. A. Subramania, Ph.D. (Central ElectroChemical Research Institute and Alagappa University, Karaikudi) Specialization: Synthesis of Inorganic and Polymeric Nanomaterials and Microporous Polymer Electrolytes for Advanced Lithium ion Batteries, Super-capacitors, Solid

142 www.pondiuni.edu.in oxide fuel cells, Dye sensitized solar cells and Sensors, Assistant Professors Electrodeposition of Metal and Metal nanocomposite coatings K. Suresh Babu, Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, by DC/pulse current techniques for micro/nano devices. Chennai) Nano fibrous carbon and metal oxides development by Specialization: Processing- size- structure-property electrospinning technique. correlations of Metal, Metal Oxide, Semiconductor A. Kasi Viswanath, Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology Nanostructures for Energy and Bio-medical Applications. Madras, Chennai) P. Thangadurai, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Specialization: Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Specialization: Nanostructures of Semiconducting & Ceramic characterization. Nanosecond, pico second and femto second Oxides, Ionic conductors, High k-materials, Metal ceramic laser spectroscopy, quantum confinement, semi conductor composites, Transmission electron microscopy of bulk & nanostructures, conducting polymers, LED materials, Electron nanostructured materials. paramagnetic resonance. S. Kannan, Ph.D. (University of Madras, Chennai) Specialization: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and in vitro evaluation of Biomaterials, Ceramic/metal nanocomposites, Fabrication of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 143 ADD ON COURSES (Evening Programmes)

The University is offering 21 PG Diploma programmes providing them add on options in various relevant disciplines. For example, a student of ‘Master in Social Work’ can now possess an additional P.G. Diploma in Industrial Psychology which will add immense value to his employability. Similarly any student in Bio-sciences will now have an option to add a P.G. Diploma in Bio-Technology which is currently in great demand.

Five Certificate courses in foreign languages are also being offered to facilitate the global job options of our students. To enable the large number of students from other states studying in the campus, to possess a functional knowledge of Tamil, a specially designed certificate course in Tamil is also being offered.

All the add on courses are also made open to the local population of Puducherry enhancing their access to higher education.

Course Coordinator for the PG Diploma Courses

P.G. Diploma Course Name of the Coordinator Functional Hindi & Translation Dr. Padmapriya Television Production Dr. S. Arulselvan. Journalism & Mass Communication Dr. S. Anand Lenin Vethanayagam Women’s Studies Dr. V.T. Usha Library Automation & Networking Dr. R. Sevukan Industrial Psychology Dr. V. Rangaiah Planning and Evaluation Dr. P. Muthiyan Biotechnology Dr. N. Arumugam Health Fitness and Life Style Management Dr. N. Govindarajulu Investment Management Dr. P Natarajan Rural Development Dr. B.B.Mohanty Statistical & Research Methods Dr. P. Dhanavanthan Human Rights Dr. B. Krishnamurthy Industrial Relations & Labour Law Dr. B. Mohanan Teaching Skills Dr. M. Balamurugan Computer Applications Shri K. Vijayanand Simulation and Modelling Dr. P. Dhavachelvan Theatre Arts Dr. K.R. Rajaravivarma Event Management Dr. G. Anjaneya Swamy Professional Communication in English Dr. Binu Zachariah Advanced Analytical Techniques Prof. S. Balakrishnan Foreign Trade Dr. K. Mohan

144 www.pondiuni.edu.in Course Coordinator for the Certificate Courses Course Name of the Coordinator Tamil Dr. S. Arokianathan Sanskrit Prof. C. S. Radhakrishnan French Japanese Russian Korean Dr. Nalini J. Thampi Chinese Spanish Italian German

Admission Requirements Sl. No. Name of the Course Eligibility Criteria for admission 1. Functional Hindi & Translation 2. Television Production UG/PG degree with a minimum of 45% of marks. 3. Journalism & Mass Communication 4. Women’s Studies 5. Library Automation & Networking UG degree with a minimum of 50% of marks. 6. Industrial Psychology 7. Planning and Evaluation 8. Health Fitness and Life Style Management 9. Investment Management 10. Rural Development 11. Statistical & Research Methods 12. Human Rights UG/PG degree with a minimum of 45% of marks. 13. Industrial Relations & Labour Law 14. Teaching Skills 15. Theatre Arts 16. Event Management 17. Professional Communication in English 18. Foreign Trade Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 45% marks with Computer Sci- 19. Computer Applications ence/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Business Mathematics as one of the subjects of study or an examination accepted as equivalent thereto. Any degree with 45% of marks with Mathematics as one of the subjects 20. Simulation and Modeling studied in the Higher Secondary or Degree or during the first three years of 5 years M.Sc. Integrated Courses. Degree in any branch of Biological Sciences with a minimum of 45% of 21. Biotechnology marks. Note: 4 For SC/ST candidates, mere pass in the qualifying examination will be sufficient. 4 Candidates studying in the fourth year/ fifth year of Five Year Integrated Courses of the University are also eligible to study these courses.

www.pondiuni.edu.in 145 Sl. No. Name of the Course Eligibility Criteria for admission 1 Tamil 2 Sanskrit 3 Japanese 4 Russian 5 Korean A pass in the Higher Secondary Examination or its equivalent. 6 Chinese 7 French 8 Spanish 9 Italian 10 German

Minimum Duration of the Course: Two Semesters (One Year) (for both Diploma & Certificate Courses) Maximum Duration to complete the Course: Four Semesters (Two Years) (for both Diploma & Certificate Courses)

Fees: For Indian Students: Admission Tution fees Library Account Number For university students & employees: Rs.200 Rs.1,200 (p.s) --- For others: Rs.500 Rs.2,500(p.s) Rs.1000* 861201979

* Optional for the others who desire to use the university library (for reference only). A separate Library Card shall be issued in such cases.

For Foreign Students: 150 US Dollars per semester.

Examination Fees: Rs.300/- per semester for Diploma courses and Rs.250/- per semester for Certificate Courses.

Selection: Admission will be based on the marks secured in the qualifying degree. Examination Pattern: Examination will be conducted as per CBCS system except Timings: that the association of external examiner will not be a DIPLOMA : mandatory requirement. The evaluation will be on absolute 2 hours a day for five days from 5.30 PM to 7.30 PM mark Systems. The Passing minimum shall be decided by the CERTIFICATE : respective Board of Studies; however, it will not be less than 2 hours a day for four days preferably from 5.30 PM to 7.30 PM 40%. Saturdays and Sundays may be utilized at the discretion of the concerned Department. Programme Committee: Each course shall have a coordinator as identified by the Attendance: department / school conducting the course and there shall A Minimum of 70% of attendance is required for writing the be an exclusive programme committee for monitoring the examination. progress of the candidates studying the courses.

146 www.pondiuni.edu.in UGC-ACADEMIC STAFF COLLEGE

The UGC has established Academic Staff Colleges in different universities all over the country and fifty seven are exist today. The Academic Staff College of Pondicherry University is one among them and was established in 1987. They are conceived with a view to plan, organize, implement, monitor and evaluate Academic Staff Orientation Programmes for newly appointed college and university teachers, and refresher programmes for senior teachers. In addition to these programmes, workshop for college principals, special programmes are also conducted.

DIRECTOR Future programmes S. Hariharan, Ph.D. The UGC-Academic Staff College regularly organising (Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli) orientation and refresher courses. In addition to these courses Specialization: Financial Management, Banking Technology following special programmes may be organised. and Human Resource Management. Special programmes • Workshop for College Principals / Registrars / Group-A of FACULTY the UGC Officials • Short Term Course for Senior Faculty like Professors, Reader Associate Professors of Central and State Universities P. Ramalingam, Ph.D. (Annamalai University) • Workshops for Research Guides (Social Sciences and Specialization: Educational Psychology, Guidance and Applied Sciences) Counselling. • Professional Development for Non-Academic Group B & C including UGC Staff as per XI-Plan guidelines Progress • Interaction Programme for Ph.D. Scholars (Science and The Academic Staff College has so far organized 104th Social Sciences) orientation courses, 151 refresher courses, and 39 special • Summer School programmes including workshop for college principals. 10179 • Winter School Teacher participants have been benefited through these • Office Administration and IT for University Administrators , programmes. UGC Officials and College Superintendents - MEET

Special features The UGC-Academic Staff College of Pondicherry University is Research and extension activities regularly conducting courses such as • Faculty members of ASC guiding Ph.D. scholars in the area • Orientation Courses for newly appointed teachers of of social sciences Colleges and Universities. • Publishes periodical Newsletter and ASC Bulletin • Refresher Courses in various subjects (details are available • Conducting research projects leading to professional in the University website: www.pondiuni.edu.in) development • Workshop for college Principals • The ASC regularly publishing quarterly news letters • Summer Schools / Winter Schools for all teachers • The ASC regularly conducting evaluation studies, projects • Ph.D. Interaction Programmes • As per the UGC XI-Plan guidelines, the ASC converted • Short term Programme for P.hD guide(Research in to non-plan the ASC will participate in all academic Methodology and Statistics) activities such as training the teachers, publication of • Short term Programme for P.hD full time books, publication of news letter and conducting research Scholors(Research Methodology and report writing) activities including research guidance leading to Ph.D. in • Short term Programme for P.hD part time Teachers the area of social science. Scholar (Quantitie Technique and Research Method and Methodology) • Special programmes for university administrative staff and UGC officials • Three day workshop for Group C and D staff of universities • All India Directors’ Meet

www.pondiuni.edu.in 147 PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Pondicherry University Community College – first of its kind in the Indian University system – endeavours to create professionally skilled manpower at supervisory levels and to supply quality personnel to organizations, industries and Government to cope up with the market demands of quality products and services. Dr. A.S. Desai, Chairperson of University Grants Commission formally inaugurated the College on 16th October 1995, the day of Decennial Celebrations of Pondicherry University.

The Pondicherry University Community College acts under the general, academic and administrative supervision of Pondicherry University.

The PUCC attempts to create a model of employment-oriented education with the collaboration and cooperation of members of various commercial, agricultural, government and academic institutions and organisations. The model is similar to the one seen in USA and Canada.

Vision: Programmes 2010-11 To reach out the unreached youth population and empower them with need oriented and value based education and Under Graduate Programmes (Three Years) training to become partners of National development process. Bachelore of Computer Application (BCA) Bachelor of Biochemistry (B.Sc.-BC) Bachelor of Business Management Objectives of Community College: The motto of Pondicherry University Community College is PG Diploma Programmes (One Year) “Education for Employment” through skill formation. This Computer Application (PGDCA) goal is sought to be achieved by four fold functions, viz., teaching, research and extension. The educational activities Diploma Programmes (One / Two Year) are designed in response to the needs of the local community. Accounting & Taxation In short, Community College is ‘for’ the Community and ‘of’ Medical Record & Administration the Community. Medical Lab Technology Insurance Management Hardware Management Mission: Information Technology “Capacity building” in youth with special reference to Graphics & Animation the underprivileged sections of the community including Video Production women, for `social transformation’, through a comprehensive Sales Management educational model which fosters intellectual enlightment, Computer Graphics & Web Technology vocational and life skill development, social commitment, Sanitary Inspector emotional balance and moral upright, so as to ensure a better Multipurpose Health Worker (Female) (One & Half Years) quality of life. Certificate Programmes Tally Principal Event Management Prof. Dr. K. S. KUMARI, Ph.D. Tourism Guidance Data Entry & Processing Computer Graphics Spoken English Radio Jockey & Reporting Reporting & News Casting

148 www.pondiuni.edu.in Directorate of Distance Education

The University has a Directorate of Distance Education. The Directorate offers M.B.A. programmes in 5 branches viz. Marketing, Finance, International Business, Human Resource Management and General. The admission process commences in the month of April/May/. About 1,70,000 learners from all over India had enrolled since inception to 2010-11 in various courses from Directorate of Distance Education. The Directorate of Distance Education has 46 Twinning Programme Institutions spread all over India including one institution at United Arab Emirates. The Twinning Programme Institutions offer beside 5 M.B.A. Programmes, one in Computer Applications (MCA).

The DDE is extending following concessions: 1) 50% fee concession to the Non-Teaching employees of Pondicherry University and their wards, in all the courses offered by the Directorate of Distance Education Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. 2) 50% fee concession to the serving Defence Personnel of the Indian Armed Forces who pursue various courses offered in the Directorate of Distance Education, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. 3) 50% fee concession to the Physically Challenged, Widows/Deserted women, Trans-genders, Prisoners who pursue various courses offered in the Directorate of Distance Education, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.

Library Academic Coordinator-III Directorate of Distance Education has established an exclusive Arvind Gupta, Ph. D. library in the DDE building for the benefit of DDE students. (Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University) The library houses all the study materials of DDE for ready Coordinator- MBA (General) reference, assortment of journals related to the courses Specialization: Business Administration, Human Resource offered in DDE, project reports of MBA, Assignments of PG Management Students, question banks and other dailies & magazines. Library caters to the referring needs of the students who visit the DDE Office. More details of the programmes offered through Distance Education are available in the separate brochure published Officers and Faculties of D.D.E. by the Directorate of Distance Education and also in the University website www.pondiuni.edu.in Director i/c Prof. A. Arivunambi, Ph.D. (Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai) Specialization: Epics, Ancient Literature, Dramatics and Folklore Programmes of study Assistant Professors MBA PROGRAMMES Punitha. A, M. Phil. (Alagappa University, Karaikudi) MBA -Human Resource Management Coordinator- MBA (Human Resource Management) MBA - Finance Specialization: Business Ethics, Human Resource Management, MBA - Marketing Organizational Behaviour and Business Environment MBA -International Business Umasri .V, M. Phil. (University of Madras, Chennai)) MBA - General Coordinator- MBA (Finance) PG PROGRAMMES Specialization: Accounting and Finance, Financial M.C.A. (Under Twinning Programme only) Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management Sk. MD. Nizamuddin, M. Phil. (Bharathiar University, Coimbatore) Coordinator- MBA (Marketing) Specialization: Marketing Management, Advertising, Services Marketing, Business Laws

www.pondiuni.edu.in 149 pLACEMENT CELL

 One of the main responsibilities of the Placement Cell is to motivate, train and prepare the students of the University and its affiliated Colleges for campus interviews.  It plays a very important and key role in counseling and guiding the students of the University and its affiliated Colleges for their successful career placement which is crucial interface for the students between the stages of completion of academic programme of studies and entry into suitable employment.

Vice-Chancellor and Director of Studies with Executives of Reserve Bank of India

Major activities of the Placement Cell: Placements@PU: (Since the Academic Year 2006-2007 till date)  Organising On and Off Campus Interviews Number of Interviews Organized : 254  Organising training programmes like Personality Number of students placed : 3214 Development Programmes, Mock Aptitude Tests, Group Discussion training, Mock Interviews etc., Companies visited PU during 2006-2010:  Enabling Industry Institute Interaction Reserve Bank of India, Cognizant, Accenture, HCL, Wipro, Patni  Co-ordinating Industrial Visits Computers, TCS, Infosys, Satyam, HP, GE Health Care, Keane, L&T Infotech, IDBI, HSBC, Standard Charted, Kotak Securities,  Co-ordinating Project Placement for the Students Honeywell, Hindustan Zinc, Reliance, ICICI Bank, LVB, Syntel, Supporting Technical Seminars / Conferences /  Polaris,Cox & Kings, Hi Tours, Berger Paints, High Design, Royal Workshops organized by various Departments Bank of Scotland, Bank of America etc.,.  Organising Student workshops with major corporate  Organising faculty development programmes collaborating with companies Recruiters can contact:  Facilitating Industry Institute Interactions through S.K.V. Jayakumar, M.E., (Ph.D.) inviting experts for lectures, members of project Phone: 91-413-2654514 (off), 9489325957 (Mob) and laboratory evaluation panels, members of selection Placement Co-ordinator committees etc.,. Email: [email protected]  Inviting Industries for possible collaborations with Placement Cell / Student Services Centre Pondicherry University Pondicherry Central University R.V. Nagar, Kalapet Puducherry - 605014

150 www.pondiuni.edu.in Affiliated Institutions - Ph.D. Supervisors

Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry

Subject Offered Name of the Recognised supervisors Specialisation Eligibility

Dr. P. Jambulingam Zoology Dr. S. Sabesan ,, Dr. K. Krishnamoorthy ,, Dr. K. Gunasekaran ,, Dr. S. Poopathi ,, Zoology Candidates with/ without fellowships, Dr. N. Pradeep Kumar ,, Candidates employed in research Dr. K. P. Paily ,, projects and permanent employees Dr. A. R. Rajavel ,, involved in research at VCRC are Dr. V. Vasuki ,, eligible. Dr. R. Srinivasan ,, Dr. M. Kalyanasundaram Chemisstry Chemistry Dr. Nisha Mathew ,, Epidemiology Dr. L.K. Das Epidemiology

Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Port Blair, A&N Islands Name of the Quesion paper Subject Offered Specialisation Syllabus Recognised supervisors pattern Medical Microbiology, Microbiology Dr. P.Vijaychari Microbiology Molecular Biology, & Dr. D. Biswas Microbiology Objective Mol.Medical Microbiology, Entomology Dr. A. N. Shriram Entomology Bioinformatics, Medical Entomology. Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for P.G. Studies (KMCPGS), Puducherry Subject Name of the Quesion paper Specialisation Syllabus Offered Recognised supervisors pattern Dr. S. Gauthaman Sangam and Ethical Literature Dr. K. Panjangam Modern Literature and Literary criticism Dr. K. Parimalam Feminism & Sangam Literature Dr. Chinta Nila Devi Religious Literature and Epic As per the P.G. Tamil Dr. S. Thillaivanam History and Grammar University standard Dr. N. Elango Folklore & Sangam Literature pattern Dr. V. Karunanidhi Grammar and Modern Literature Dr. S. Sathiaseelan Folklore and Linguistics Dr. A. Vijayarani Sangam Literature & History of Tamil Literature

www.pondiuni.edu.in 151 Subject Name of the Quesion paper Specialisation Syllabus Offered Recognised supervisors pattern Dr. A. Pragasam Environmental Biology, Plant Physiology, Anatomy Dr. G. Kumaravelu Stress Physiology, Systemactic Botany, Env.Biology Dr. M.P. Ramanujam Environmental stress, Plant Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Botany Dr. S. Nadanakunjitham Pharmacognosy, Ethno Botany, Anatomy and Biodiversity Dr. Bijayakumar Nayak Applied Microbiology, Aero Biology, Microbial Biotechnology and Ecology Dr. Ashwini Kumar Dixit Medical Botany, Ecology and Potochemistry Dr. V. Anandan Marine Biotechnology Fisheries Science Dr. A. Gunasingh Fishery & Environmental Science Dr. R. Kumaran Endocrinology Toxicology Zoology As per Dr. G. Krishnamoorthy Endocrinology P.G. University Dr. V. Ramalingam Environmental Toxicology/ Reproductive Biology standard Dr. S. Rajalakshmi Environmental Science pattern Dr. Dinesh Kumar Gupts Electric and Magnetic Fields over Dielectrics, Ultrasonics, Spectroscopy, Crystal Growth. Physics Dr. G. Meenakshi Magnetic Fields over Dielectrics, Ultrasonics, Spectroscopy, Crystal Growth Photonics. Dr. V. Arjunan Molecular Spectroscopy and Chemical Informatics Chemistry Dr. Ashok Kumar Jana Photo Chemistry & Kinetics Dr. D. Aravazhi Irisappane Fund Management, Equity Research and HRM Commerce Dr. R. Azhagaiah Finance, Banking and Insurance Dr. O.P. Shyma American Literature English Dr. D. Gunasekaran ELT Pondicherry Engineering College (PEC), Puducherry Hydraulics Water Resources Engineering, Non-Conventional Materials, Dr. T. Sundararajan Construction Management, Ground Water Management Structural Engineering, Construction Dr. S. Kothandaraman Materials, Non-Conventional Materials Water supply and waste water Engg., All subjects of Industrial waste management, Water Two hour B.Tech., Civil Engg. Dr. R. Saravanane objective & M.Tech. Ad- Civil quality modelling, Environmental Modeling and Risk Assessment. type vanced construc- questions tion Tech. & Envi- Dr. V. L. Narasimha Transportation Engineering ronmental Engg. Water Supply and Waste Water Engg., Dr. Govindaradjane Industrial Waste Management Energy and Environmental Management Cost-effective construction caterials and Technology construction mangement, A. Jagannathan Fiber reinforced concrete/ matrix, Thin reinforced construction products/ matrix

152 www.pondiuni.edu.in Quesion Subject Name of the Specialisation paper Syllabus Offered Recognised supervisors pattern Dr. T. Senthilvelan Production/Manufacturing Engg.

Dr. A. Selvaraju Mech. Engg. & Thermal Srimas

Dr. K. Mahadevan Materials and Manufacturing

Dr.N. Alagumurthi Modeling & Simulation studies in Mech.Engg. Covering Mechanical different Engineering Dr. S. Mohamed Ali Tribology, Design Metallurgy fields of Mech. Engg. Modelling & Simulation in Dr. K. Palaniradja Manufacturing & Thermal systems Surface engineering synthesis and characterization of Dr. R. Elabsezhian nano materials and coatings, Micro machining Dr. M. Pugazhvadivu Thermal Engineering - IC Engine, Alternative Fuels Dr. P. Dananjayan Wireless Communication

Dr. E. Srinivasan Digital Signal Processing, Digital Image Processing Mobile Adhoc Networks, Wirless Sensor Networks, Dr. M. Tamilarasi Digital System Design Dr. G. Nagarajan Wireless - Commnication and Networks Digital Image Processing, Digital Signal Processing, Dr. G.F. Sudha Biomedical Engineering Covering Electronics Two different and Antennas Optical Communication, Wireless Commu- hours of Dr. R.Nakeeran fields of Elec- Communi- nication and RF Communication objective tronics and cation type Optical Communication, Optical Networks, Wireless communica- Engineering Dr. V. Saminadan questions Communication Networks tions Engg. Dr. G. Sivaradje Wireless Communication, Image Processing

Dr. N. Nithyanandan Wireless Communication, Sensor Networks Personal and Wireless Communication Networks, Dr. K. Jayanthi Digital Image Processing, Digital Communication Information and Network Security, Securing Wireless Dr. V. Vijayalakshmi and Sensor Networks, ASIC and VLSI Design Image Video Processing, Data compression, Multimedia Networks, Multimedia, Databases, Dr. P. Thambidurai Object Oriented Distributed Computing, High Speed Networks Object oriented system, Software Engg. As per Computer Dr. K. Vivekanandan Information Security the Uni- Science and P.G. Standard High Speed Networks, Optical Networks, Information versity Engineering Dr. N.Sreenath Security, Real Time systems, Distributed Systems. pattern

Dr. S. Kanmani Software Engineering

Image and Video Processing, Data Compression, Dr. M. Ezhilarasan Biometrics

www.pondiuni.edu.in 153 Intelligent Systems, Speech Processing, Dr. S. Saraswathi Natural Language Processing

Dr. R. Manoharan Network Technologies As per Computer the Uni- Science and Dr. F. Sagayaraj Francis Data Management, Data Modeling and Analysis P.G. Standard versity Engineering Software Engineering and Architecture, Information pattern Dr. G. Zayaraz Security Distributed systems, Internet Computing and Web Dr. E. Ilavarasan Services Digital Signal Processing, Intelligent Techniques, Dr. K. Manivannan Power Electronics, Power Systems, Optimization, Computer Algorithms Intelligent techniques for Modeling, control, estimation, tracking, fault diagnosis and condition Dr. S. Himavathi monitoring Microprocessor/ microcontroller/FPGA based system design Power Electronics, Drives and control AI techniques, modeling , estimation, Dr. A. Muthuramalingam fault diagnosis and condition monitoring of Electrical and Electronic Systems Dr. B. Rami Reddy Electrical Machines, Electro Magnetics Control Process control and instrumentation, Adavtive and Dr. Ananda Natarajan nonlinear control Two Electrical & Dr. R. Gnanadass Power system optimization hours of Electronics Power system optimization, operation, control, plan- objective Engg. Dr. Christopher Asir ning, Power electronic type Rajan appliction to power systems questions AI techniques to Power systems Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Power Vehicles, Dr. K. Rajambal Wind Energy Systems Applications of AI techniques to power system opti- Dr. G. Ravi mization and electrical machines Dr. Sudhakaran Power system operation and control Dr. Alamelu Nachiappan DSP Based Power Control Dr. K. Rajambal Power Electronics, Wind Energy Conversion Systems Dr. S. Jeevanantham Power Electronics Dr. N. P. Subramanian Power System Quality Dr. Ajay Vimal Raj Power System Optimization

154 www.pondiuni.edu.in Quesion Subject Name of the Specialisation paper Syllabus Offered Recognised supervisors pattern Dr. V. Sitaramaiah Theory of Numbers Dr. P. A. Padmanabham Special Functions Dr. R. Sekar Fluid Mechanics Dr. J. Jayakumar Numerical Analysis Probability, Stochastic Process and Dr. G. Ayyappan Queuing Theory Commutative Algebras and Dr. S. Mangayarcarassy Homological Theory As per the Mathematics Dr.T.V.S.Sekar Computational Fluid Dynamics University P.G. Standard Solid State Physics, Electronic structure, pattern Dr. B. Palanivel High Pressure Physics, Structural Phase stability, Elastic & optical studies Luminescence, Photo lumi-nescence, Dr. S. Nagarajan Thermo luminescence Solid State Lithium Batteries, Dr. R.Murugan Nano Materials High TC superconductor, CMR Dr. R. Kannan compounds Ceramic Oxides Dr. B. Palanivel Solid State Physics: Electronics Structures Dr. S. Nagarajan Luminescence As per the Dr. B. J. Kalaiselvi Ferroelectrics Physics University P.G. Standard Solid State Physics: CMR and Ceramic Dr. R. Kannan pattern Oxides Dr. Harish Kumar Computational Physics Dr. S.Subramanian Electro chemistry, solution chemistry Dr.S.Balasubramanian Radiation Catalysis As per Chemistry University P.G. Standard Dr. T. Kaliappan Polymer Science pattern Dr. P. Sankar Chemical Informatics

Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Port Blair Subject Name of the Recognised supervisors Specialisation Eligibility Offered Taxonomy Dr. C. Raghunathan Marine Biology Zoology, Ecology Marine Biology, Wildlife Biology, Zoogeography Dr. C. Sivaperuman Wildlife Biology Ecology and Life Sciences

Bharathidasan Womens' College Subject Name of the Recognised supervisors Specialisation Syllabus Offered Home Science Dr. V. Raji Sugumar All branches of Home P.G. Standard (All branches) Dr. Josephine Nirmala Mary Science

www.pondiuni.edu.in 155 French Institute of Pondicherry

Name of the Subject Offered Specialisation Research Projects Recognised Supervisors Dr. T. Ganesan Saiva Agama, INDOLOGY Saiva Siddhanta Keywords and thematic fields: M. Phil degree in South Indian History (history; Dr. S. Lakshmi Sanskrit Grammar archaeology; epigraphy); Tamil Studies (con- Narasimham Sanskrit Literature temporary Tamil studies; classical Tamil studies; Dr. Devi Prasad Mishra Sanskrit Literature and Diaspora studies); Sanskrit studies (Grammar; Manuscriptology Saiva Agama; Saivasiddhanta; Literature; Manu- Dr. N. Murugesan Medical Geography / Rural scriptology; Agama) Philology; Literature and Urban Studies Dr. Cedric Gaucherel Ecosystem Ecology and Theoretical Ecology Dr. Raphaël Pelissier Tropical forest Ecology See Website www.ifpindia.org Ecology Dr. B.R. Ramesh Forest Ecology Keywords and thematic fields: Population/ Dr. Anupama K. Palynology, Aerobiology and community/landscape Ecology; Distribution of Paleoecology species; Forest dynamics; spatial modeling; Bio- diversity conservation; Forest structure; Biomass; Dr. Ayyapan N. Tropical Forest Ecology Paleoenvironments Dr. Cheryl Nath Forest dynamics, biodiver- sity conservation Dr. Narendran Ko- Environmental Geography dandapani Dr. Cedric Vega Remote sensing of forest Geomatics and Applied Informatics Laboratory ecosystems

Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law college, Puducherry Subject Name of the Recognised Question paper Specialisation Syllabus Offered supervisors pattern Dr. M. Ganagadevi Law Dr. L. Solomon Raja Law Two hours of objective type Law P.G. Standard Dr. Ambika Kumari Law questions Dr. K. Chandrasegaran Law

156 www.pondiuni.edu.in ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES 2011-2012 (for P.G./ M.Phil. & P.G. Diploma Programmes of the University)

University reopens after summer vacation on Monday, the 27th June 2011

Semester Description Period of Session COUNSELLING AND REGISTRATION* 27.06.2011 to 01.07.2011 Commencement of Regular Classes 04.07.2011 (Monday) ODD Last date for payment of fees # 15.07.2011 (Friday) SEMESTER Last date for dropping courses 22.07.2011 (Friday) Submission of Registration Cards to the Academic Section 29.07.2011 (Friday) (27.06.2011 to End of classes 11.11.2011 (Friday) 25.11.2011) Commencement of Examinations 14.11.2011 (Monday) Completion of Examinations 25.11.2011 (Friday) Last date for declaration of provisional results 28.11.2011 (Monday) COUNSELLING AND REGISTRATION** 29.11.2011 to 30.11.2011 WINTER VACATION 26.12.2011 to 17.01.2012 Commencement of Regular Classes 28.11.2011 (Monday) EVEN Last date for payment of fees # 07.12.2011 (Wednesday) SEMESTER Last date for dropping courses 14.12.2011 (Wednesday) Submission of Registration Cards to the Academic Section 16.12.2011 (Friday) (28.11.2011 to End of classes 18.04.2012 (Wednesday) 03.05.2012) Commencement of Examinations 20.04.2012 (Friday) Completion of Examinations 03.05.2012 (Thursday) Last date for declaration of provisional results 04.05.2012 (Friday)

SUMMER VACATION (2011-12) - 05.05.2012 (Saturday) to 24.06.2012 (Sunday) UNIVERSITY REOPENS ON 25.06.2012

* For Odd semester students ** For Even semester students

# If not paid by the last date, fine to be paid @ Rs.5/- per day for the first 10 days, Rs.10/- per day thereafter up to the last day of the month in which the fees due. After that the readmission fees of Rs.1000/- plus UDF Rs.500/- are to be paid along with the fee arrears with fine after obtaining Vice-Chancellor’s approval.

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(i) University reserves the right to make changes in the information provided herein. This cannot be quoted for any sanction.

(ii) Not withstanding the information given in the brochure, the University has the ultimate right to decide on any issue as per its rules and regulations.

(iii) For up-to-date information including changes in the programmes listed in this Prospectus, the University website www.pondiuni.edu.in may be checked from time to time.

S. Loganathan Puducherry Registrar

CONTACTS

EPABX: 0413 - 2654300 FAX: 0413 - 2655734

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