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Sl. Range & benchmark indicators No. Core Indicators High Medium Low

1 Percentage of courses where major >80% syllabus restructuring was carried out during last 3 years 100 % as per SSR Vol I. p.53 2 Temporal Plan in more than 50% of CBCS/CBSS programmes (CBCS/Semester/Annual) CBCS Papers under Semester System is adopted in all Courses 100 % SSR Vol I, p. 72. 3 Percentage of teachers with Ph.D qualification General Courses >90-100% Professional courses (For ex.MD/DM for medicine and ME/MS for engineering) 2010-11, 92.30 % 2011-12, 94.20 % 2012-13, 93.75 % 2013-14 92.18 % SSR Vol. I. P.39 4 Student computer ratio <50:1 to 10:1 20:1 SSR Vol I. P.109 5 The number of departments with UGC <10% SAP/CAS/DST/FIST etc, in university

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Earth Sciences Dept. (1 out of 26 Departments) 3.84 % (Innovative Program) SSR vol I p. 80

6 No. of Post Doctoral Fellows/Research <10 associates working a) Locals b) outsiders

Three. (one Research Associate and Post-Doctoral Fellows) 2 from Outside Universities and 1 local. (Poona University & ) SSR Vol I page 79.

7 No. of Ongoing research projects / per >0.5 -1 teacher 0.593 per faculty (38 ongoing Projects/ 64 faculty members) SSR. Vol I. p.80 Annexure VII SSR page 198-202

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8 No. of completed research projects/per >2 teacher (Funded by National/International Agencies) 2. 09 per faculty member (175 projects completed by (avg.) 83.42 faculty in seven years) SSR Vol 1 page 80, Annexure VIII page 203- 217

9 Coordinated/Collaborative projects >2 (National and International) 1) Historical Atlas of South India 2) Marathi Modi Manuscript Documentation Project (Rs. 1 crore) 3) Documentation of Historical Evidence in the temples of Chozha Mandalam (Rs. 1 crore) Faculty of Manuscriptology 4. Language documentation Project (Volkswagen Foundation Germany for research on Endangered Languages - Kurumba and Chola Nayakkan) 5. Machine Translation 6. Wordnet 7. OASTC 8. INCOAS 9. MOES SSR P. 207, SSR page 213 10 National recognitions for faculty for >5-20% Teaching/Research/Consultancy/Extensi on (Reputed /recognized bodies) 11 Teachers have received National and Internatio nal

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awards (Sanction ed post 89, 11/89= 12.35 %) SSR Vol I Annexure X p.219- 222

11 No. of Patents (last 5 years) <5 (1 Applied Dr Jagadesan Department of Environment al Sciences) SSR Vol 1 p.80 12 Output of M.Phil. & Ph.D per faculty <3 2.09 per faculty Member 1219 Ph.D. and M.Phil degrees for seven years and 174.19 for one year/avg. faculty 83.42 SSR Vol I p.87 13 Revenue generated from consultancy per <20 lakhs. year No fees are charged for offering consultancy SSR Vol I p.89

14 Number of MoUs with International <10 recognized bodies 8 MOU s SSR vol I p.95

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15 - Publications per faculty 2.92 (a) -Total number of publications of the publications university 1706 SSR Page 84 per faculty per year SSR Vol I p.84 15 Percentage of papers published in <50% (b) journals listed in well known international databases (Estimate) SSR Vol I p.84 16 Average impact factor of publications >2

2.6 Estimate SSR Vol I p.84 17 Number of papers with more than 10 >10 citations 14 Vo. I. p.84 18 Number of book titles per student (in the >100 central library) excluding book bank 456 book titles per student. (161691 books 356 students,) SSR Vol I p.104 19 Percentage of annual allocation for library >15% - - spent on purchase of journals (national & Total Budget international) and other library resources (3 years) (CDs, Cassettes, etc.) 229,95075 Books purchased for: 42,78,947 = 18.60 percent. SSR Vol I. 108 20 No. of national/international 1 per dept per conferences/ workshops organized per year department per year and names of experts (136+55 = participated 191/26=7.34/ 7 yrs= 1.04 SSR vol. I page 10-11 (Pl. See

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annexure -I page 10 ) 21 Student performance in 1-5% national/international level exams (eg: Page SSR. NET/SLET/GATE/GMAT/CAT, Vol. I. 124 GRE/TOFEL, Civil Services) less than one percent. (PG students= 670+ M.Phil 1903=2573) students passed 103= 4 Percent 22 Student Teacher Ratio (average across all <20:1 disciplines) 7.69: 1: SSR Page Vol. 1. No. 56 4492 Students Total staff 584 23 University has the following: Any 1 i) QAC ii) Accreditation by national body (Recognized iii) International accreditation /ISO by the UGC certification iv) AAA and the Government ) 24 Outstanding Achievements/ Recognition >10 by faculty/alumni both at national and international level 11 awards SSR vol I, 219 25 Outstanding performance of students in < 5 sports/cultural activities at national level (4 Activities) SSR Vol I. p. 125,126

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Sl.No. Desirable Indicators Range & benchmark indicators High Medium Low 1 Feedback received from different 2 in the list stakeholders on syllabi etc. (Feedback i) Students ii) Alumni iii) Parents received from iv) Employers v) peers Students and Alumni) 2 Percentages of recommendations <50% of the stakeholders implemented 3 Number of interdisciplinary 5-<10 course combinations introduced SSR vol. during last five years as Appendix I. percentage of total programmes P.151. 1.1 Innovative scheme (PG Diploma in Coastal Ecosystem and GIS) 2.Biomedical sciences (PG) 3 Maritime History and Marine Archaeology (M.Phil) 4. Environ- mental Science (PG) 5.Herbal Science (PG) 4 Percentage of Departments >90% conducting tutorial classes All Courses 5 Number of courses, where >75% continuous assessment of student All Courses performances is structured into the system 6 Percentage of faculty availing < 5% international fellowship for (Faculty advance studies Members attend International Conferences,

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Seminars workshops and training programmes with grants and fellowships) 7 Percentage of NIL. courses/programmes that Other e- formally integrate e-learning learning resources from National Resources are Programmed Teaching Enhanced offered to Learning (NPTEL) Digital library students. In retrieval Distance Education, five courses are offered in e- learning mode. More courses are to be included under this scheme.

8 Percentage of annual budget (3.84 percent) allocated for augmentation of infrastructure facilities (average of Rs.547 lakhs for last 3 years) three years for building construction Total Annual expenditure (3 yrs) Rs.142,63,86,896

9 Total number of class rooms, LCD Available seminar halls with LCD/OHP etc. in more than 92 % percent of the Departments. The University has 24 Class rooms with LCD/OHP for 26 Departments.

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10 Declaration of results within Within one month from the closure of the exams 11 Average pass percentage of > 90% students More than 90 percent 12 Student Placement percentage <50% average per year Placement through University is less. Placement is higher in B.Ed. course. 13 Percentage of student progression >20 -30% to higher education Above 20 Percent (estimate) 14 Average drop-out percentage of <2% students Less than 2 Percent (estimate) 15 Unit cost of Education (excluding Rs. 1713.00 salary) SSR Vol.I p.40 16 Aggregate percentage of seats SC and ST 90- 56.125 filled against seats reserved for 100 % Aggregate various categories as per percentage applicable reservation policy* *M.Phil. :SC: 100 %. OC= 9 %; BC= 55 %; ST= 25 % *based on 2013-14 and 2014-15 data PG: SC 100 % and ST 100 %, BC 60 % OC=0% based on 2011-12, 2012- 13, 2014-15 data. 17 No. of differently-abled persons <2% on roll: Teaching / Non Teaching/ Students 18 Percentage representation of staff >20% (teaching/ nonteaching) in (About 27 decision making bodies percent) 19 * Percentage of autonomous NA NA NA colleges to the total number of colleges

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20 Percentage of teachers from other Nil states 21 Donations received for institution <2 of Chairs, endowments, seminars, Rs.1.36 crores and lecture series in crores of INR in last 5 years 22 Contribution of Alumni/parents Rs. 3.30 Lakhs (average of last 5 years) for development of university in lakhs 23 Percentage of Female students >50% 269 out of 433

(2013-14) 62.12 percent 24 Programme for professional 7 development of staff per year 49 programmes in Seven Years 25 Projection of successful innovative 2 practices practices

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Annexure I Item no. 20 List of Experts participated in International and National seminars and workshops (also includes visiting professors and experts who delivered special lectures)

DEPARTMENT OF SCULPTURE 1. Dr. R. Nagasamy, Director (Retd), Tamilnadu Archaeology Department, Chennai. 2. Dr. Ramasamy, Former Registrar, , Trichirapalli 3. Dr. Padmavathy, Epigraphist, Tamilnadu Archaeology Department , Chennai. 4. Dr. R. Santhakumari, Professor , Department of History, APC Women's arts college, Tuticorin 5. Dr. G. Joseph Anthony Samy, St. Joseph College, Trichirapalli DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC 6. Dr. S.A.K. Durga (January – March 2008) 7. Dr. N. Ramanathan (October 2013 – March 2014) DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA 8. Prof.S. Ramanujam, Professor (Rtd.), Tamil University, . 9. Dr. Raju, Professor, Puducherry University, Thanjavur. 10. Thiru. V.I.S. Jayabalan, Cinema Actor, 2011

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DEPARTMENT OF PALMLEAF MANUSCRIPTS 11. Dr.E. Sundaramoorthy, Dept. of Tamil, Madras University, Chennai 12. Dr.Anne Thomas, IITS, Chennai 13. Dr.S. Sivagami, IITS, Chennai 14. Dr. A. Dhakshinamoorthy, Principal (Rtd.), Sentamil College, Madurai 15. Dr.T.G. Paramasivam, HOD (Rtd), Tamil University 16. Dr. V.R. Madhavan, Professor (Rtd.), Tamil University DEPARTMENT OF EPIGRAPHY AND ARCHAEOLOGY 17. Ms. Gwen Kelly (Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology (ABD) University of Wisconsin, Madison Archaeology section. Adviser: Dr. J.M. Kenoyer) 18. Visiting Doctoral Fellow for PHD. Under Fulbright Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship 2009-2010, U.S. Department of Education 19. Dr.V.Vedachalam, Rtd. Officer of Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu 20. Dr.S.Rajagopal, Rtd. Officer of Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu DEPT. OF MARITIME HISTORY & MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY 21. Professor Dr. K.Rajan , Dept. of History Central University, Puducherry 22. Professor Dr. G.Kulathuran, Former Head (i/c) 23. Dr. S.Santhalingam, Deputy Director (Rtd), Tamilnadu State Archaeology Dept. NAAC Self Study Report - Volume - I December 2014 182 Tamil University DEPARTMENT OF TAMIL STUDIES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES 24. Dr. Seenisamy, Professor (retd.), Department of Tamil Studies in Foreign Countries, Tamil University, Thanjavur. 25. Dr. Sabapathy, Professor , Malaya University, Malaysia. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSLATION 26. Dr.T.N. Ramachandran, Adjunct Faculty, Emeritus Professor, Translator, Thanjavur. 27. Dr.A. Dhakshinamurthy, Former Principal of Senthamizh College, Madurai. 28. Dr.S. Radhakrishnan, Former Professor & HOD, Department of Translation, Tamil University, Thanjavur. 29. Dr.M. Valarmathi, Associate Professor, International Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai DEPARTMENT OF LEXICOGRAPHY 30. Dr. V. Jayadevan, Prof. (Rtd.), 31. Dr. P. Mathaiyan Prof. (Rtd.), , Salem 32. Dr. Nataraja Pillai, Prof. (Rtd.), CIIL, Mysore 33. Dr. Mrs. Alice, Prof (Rtd.), Bharathidasan University, Trichy 34. Dr. B. Mathivanan, Prof. Bharathidasan University, Trichy 35. Dr. Ilankumaranar, Prof. (Rtd.), Trichy 36. Dr. Kaliyaperumal, Prof. (Rtd.), Thanjavur 37. Dr. Gunasekaran, Prof & HoD, AVC College, Mayiladuthurai 38. Dr. Sathiamurthy, Prof. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 39. Dr. R. Kothandaraman, CICT, Chennai 40. Dr. S.V. Shanmugam, Prof. (Rtd.), Annamalai University 41. Prof. S. Sachithanandam, Centre for Higher Studies, Paris Benchmark for Excellence by NAAC, Tami University Page 11

42. Dr. H. Chithiraputhiran, Prof. (Rtd.), Tamil University, Thanjavur 43. Prof. Pa. Aruli (Rtd.), Tamil University, Thanjavur DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 44. Dr.Venkatachalam, Prof. and Head, Dept of Sociology, Periyar University, Salem. 45. Dr.Vijaya Rangan, Asst.Professor, Dept. of Sociology, M.K.University, Madurai. 46. Dr. Palani Durai, Prof. and Head, centre for Youth Development and Student Affairs, Gandhigram University, Dindugal DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC TAMIL AND TAMIL DEVELOPMENT 47. Dr.K.Annadurai, Professor (retd.), Department of Scientific Tamil And Tamil Development, Tamil University, Thanjavur. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT 48. Dr. S. Mohan, Former Dean, College Development Council, Director, Collaborative Program, Director, Centre for Adult & Continuing Education & Extension, , Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu & Director, Centre for Educational Research, Kundrakkudi, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu. DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE 49. Dr. K.V. Balasubramaniyan, Visiting Professor, Thanjavur. 50. Dr. T. Eswarappillai, Visiting Professor, Thanjavur. 51. Dr. V. Gurunathan, Visiting Professor, Thanjavur. 52. Dr. S. Krishnamoorthy, Visiting Professor, Thanjavur. 53. Dr. PL. Muthuveerappan Visiting Professor, Chidambaram. 54. Dr. A. Alees, Visiting Professor, Trichy. 55. Dr. K. Raja, Visiting Professor, Trichy. 56. Dr. Laksharaman, Chennai 57. Dr.A. Manavalan, 58. Dr. S.V. Subramaniyan. Tamilur, Tirunelveli 59. Dr. K. Thirumaran, Chennai 60. Dr.K. Kulathooran, Emeritus Professors, Thanjavur DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS 61. Dr.K.Rangan, Thanjavur. 62. Dr.Gnanasuntharam , retired deputy director CILL , Mysore TRIBAL RESEARCH CENTRE 63. Dr.N.Ramachandran, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Folklore, St.Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Thirunelveli-627 012. 64. Dr.D.Dharmaraj, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Folklore. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai – 625 021. SCHOOL OF INDIAN LANGUAGES & COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 65. Dr.S.V.Shanmugam, Annamalai University 66. Dr.K.Nachimuthu, Jawaharlal Nehru University 67. Dr.C.Sivashanmugam, Bharathiyar University 68. Dr.V.Jeya, Bharathiyar University 69. Dr.T.S.Giriprakash, Madurai Kamaraj University 70. Dr.Thamizhavan, Bangalore 71. Dr.R.Aravendan, Bharathidasan University 72. Dr.C.Ramasamy, University of Madras 73. Dr.Swetha Kanna, Banaras Hindu University Benchmark for Excellence by NAAC, Tami University Page 12

74. Dr.K.Rangan, Tamil University 75. Dr.Kuzhanthaivelu, Coimbatore 76. Dr.C.Sivashanmugam, Bharathiyar University 77. Dr.Christiane Pilot, LACITO-CNRS, Paris 78. Dr.R.Dhanalakshmi, Nagapattinam 79. Dr.T.Sethupandian, Madurai Kamaraj University 80. Dr.C.Shanmugam, Bharathiyar University 81. Dr.RM.Gurunathan, Chennai 82. Dr.N.Deivasundaram, University of Madras 83. Dr.R.Kothandaraman, CICT 84. Dr.Christiane Pilot, LACITO-CNRS, Paris 85. Dr.RM.Sundaram, Tamil University 86. Dr.R.Mohan, Madurai Kamaraj University 87. Dr.R.Aravendan, Jawaharlal Nehru University DEPARTMENT OF THE SIDDHA MEDICINE 88. Dr. Soranamariammal, Professor in Siddha Medicine (Rtd), Govt. Siddha Medical College, Palayamkkottai, Thirunelveli 89. Dr. Singaravelan, Professor in Micro biology, IICPT, Thanjavur 90. Dr. A. Saraswathy, Director, CCRAS, (CSDRI), Chennai 91. Dr. Kumaravelu, Sr. Scientist, IICPT, Thanjavur ANCIENT SCIENCE 92. Dr. P. Nammalvar, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.Z.S.I., EAEB., EMBAI (Former Principal Scientist, ICAR, Govt. of India) Fisheries Consultant / Advisor , Project Advisor / Guest Faculty / Science and Technology, Communication Division/ Department of Media Science, , Chennai- 600 025 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND HERBAL SCIENCE 93. Dr. Poyyamozhi, Professor, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 94. Dr.A. Saraswathi, Director, CSMDRIA, Arumabakkam, Channai-106 95. Dr.Muralidaran , SACON 96. Dr. Chelam Balasundaram, Emeritus Professor, Bharatidasan University, Trichy

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110. Dr.L. Ramamoorthy, CIIL, Mysore 111. Tmt. Shubhashini Termel, Tamil Heritage Foundation, Germani 112. Dr. Tamizhavan, Bangalore 113. Prof. Sirppi Balasubramaniyam, Pollachi 114. Dr.N. Muthumogan, Madurai. 115. Dr. K. Nachimuthu, New Delhi 116. Prof.K. Ramaswamy, Chennai. 117. Prof,E.Sundaramoorthy, (Ex-VC, Tamil University), Chennai. 118. Prof.S.V. Subramaniyam, Tamilur, Thirunelveli 119. Prof. Kathir Magadevan, (Ex-VC, Tamil University), Coimbatore 120. Tamilkkadal Nellai Kannan, Thirunelveli 121. Prof.T. Paramasivam, Thirunelveli 122. Prof T.S. Natarajan, Madurai. 123. Thiru Pirabhanzhan, Pondicherry. 124. Prof K. Panchangam, Pondicherry. 125. Thiru Bharathi Krishnakumar, Chennai. 126. Thiru Arivumathi, Chennai 127. Dr.Rama Srinivasan, Chennai 128. Justice Chandhuru, Chennai 129. Thiru K.S. Subramaniyan, Translater, Chennai. 130. Thiru Puviyarasu, Coimbatore 131. Thiru Ponneelan, Kanniyakumari 132. Thiru Nanchinadhan, Coimbatore 133. Thiru Thennan Meimman, Thanjavur 134. Prof.R. Santhakumari, Toticorin 135. Prof. Thirumaran, Trichy 136. Dr. A. Aalis, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. 137. Prof,P.Madhivanan, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. 138. Prof. Chellapperumal, Pondicherry. 139. Prof. C. Sivashanmugam, Coimbatore. 140. Dr.A. Dhanancheliyan, Palayamkottai, Thirunelveli. 141. Dr.pernando, Iykkiya Nadu 142. Dr.R. Nagaswamy, Chennai. 143. Kuventalin Gelli, Wisconsin University, America 144. Dr. Murugaiyan, France 145. Umadevi Naidu Alagiri, Institute of Maghatma Gandhi, Moriciyas 146. Dr.Y. Sridhar Reddy, CIIL, Mysore. 147. Thiru D. Ravikumar, Chennai 148. Prof A.A.Manavalan, Chennai. 149. Dr.P. Veerappan, Institute of Nationa Educational Research, Mysore. 150. Dr.A.P.M. Ashrap, Southeast University, Srilanka. 151. Prof.V. Jayadevan, Chennai. 152. Dr. Natarajapillai, CIIL, Mysore. 153. Dr.T.N. Ramachandran, Thanjavur. 154. ThiruV.S.Ramalingam, Thanjavur. 155. Perumpulaval R. Ilankumaran, Allur, Trichy. Benchmark for Excellence by NAAC, Tami University Page 14

156. Dr.Suvedha Kanna, Hindu University, Varanasi 157. Dr.R. Aravendhan, Delhi University, New Delhi. 158. Dr.Piramila Gurumurthy, Madras University, Chennai. 159. Dr.S.A.K. Dhurga, Madras University, Chennai. 160. K.R. Sithalakshmi, Ranimarry College, Chennai. 161. Dr. Raguraman, Jain College, Chennai. 162. Dr.Lakshmi podhuval, Satguru Sangeethavidyalaya, Madurai. 163. Dr.N.M.V. Navarettinam, Yalpana University, Srilanka. 164. Dr.Dhasarsanan, Yalpan University, Srilanka. 165. Dr.Meera villavarayar, Srilanka. 166. Dr. Annithomas, CICT, Chennai. 167. Dr.S. Sivagami, IITS, Chennai. 168. Dr.T. Maghalaksmi, IITS, Chennai. 169. Dr.A. Sivaperuman, Annamalai University, Chidambaram. 170. Dr. Kumaran, Malaysiya University, Malaysiya 171. Dr.Sivapalan, Malaysiya University, Malaysiya. 172. Mr. Rajendran, Writer, Malaysiya. 173. Dr. P.Padbhanabha Pillai, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram 174. Dr.Nilakandha Pillan, Hindu College, Thirunelveli 175. Dr.Gumaragubhara Swamigal, Gowmara Mutt, Coimbatore. 176. Dr.Kundrakkudi Adigal, Kundrakkudi. 177. Dr.Y.Subrayalu, Pondicherry. 178. Dr.N. Rajendran, Bharathidhasan University, Trichy. 179. Dr.Ramaswamy, MK University, Madurai. 180. Dr.Pirai Arivalagan, Thiru.V.Ka. Arts College, Thiruvarur. 181. Dr. Moghan, Annamalai University, Chidambharam. 182. Dr.V. Manonmani, Perur, Coimbatore. 183. Dr. Govindarasan, Annamalai University, Chidambharaml. 184. Dr.S. Rajagopal, Chennai 185. Dr.S. Santhalingam, Madurai. 186. Dr.A. Ekambharanathan, Chennai. 187. Dr.N.Deivasundaram, Madras University, Chennai. 188. Dr.I,. Singaram, MK University, Madurai. 189. Dr. Kokilavani, Alagappa University, Karaikkudi. 190. Dr.A. Arivunambi, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. 191. Dr. Elamathi Janakiraman, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. 192. Dr. Radha Chellappan, Bharathidhasan University, Trichy. 193. Dr.A. Karunanithi, Trichy. 194. Thiru Ganapathy Sthapathy, Chennai. 195. Dr. Pon. Kothandaraman, Chennai. 196. Dr.K. Rajan, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. 197. Dr.A. Ekambaranathan, Madras University, Chennai. 198. Dr. Kokila Thangaswamy, Dindukal. 199. Dr. Krishnarasu, Alagappa University, Karaikudi. 200. Dr. Balasubramanian, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore. 201. Dr. Krishnakumar, Annamalai University, Chidambaram. Benchmark for Excellence by NAAC, Tami University Page 15

202. Dr. Pazha. Muthuveerappan, Annamalai University, Chidambaram. 203. Dr.V. Arasu, Madras University, Chennai. 204. Dr. Chakka Parthasarathy,Former Director, Govt. of Tamilnadu, Ooty. 205. Prof. V. Subramaniyam, Andhra University, Visagappattinam. 206. Dr.C. Sailappa Pathami, Director, Sittanga Medicinal College, Thumkoor. 207. Dr.Nammalvar Rasan, Chennai. 208. Dr. Yogamoorthy, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. 209. Dr. R. Santhakumari, A.B.C. Mahalaksmi College, Toricorin. 210. Dr.M. Gunasekaran, Mamallapuram. 211. Dr.P.B. Gopalakrishnan, MK University, Madurai. 212. Dr.Rama. Cowsalya(Rtd), Principal, Govt. Music College, . 213. Dr. Kalaimamani P.M. Sundaram, Muthiyalpettai, Pondicherry. 214. Dr.M.V. Pasupathy, Chennai. 215. Dr. Venkata ragotaman, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. 216. Dr.K. Ezhil Adirai, A.M. Women’s College, Nagapattinam. 217. Dr.K. Ambetkar, Dravida University, Kuppam, A.P. 218. Dr.C.M. Ravichandran, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore. 219. Dr.S. Bhakthavatchala Bharathy, PILC, Pondicherry. 220. Dr.A. Dharangeliyan, St.Xaviar College, Thirunelveli. 221. Prof. The Romanis, University of Tor Vergata, Italy. 222. Prof. P. Pushparatnam, University of Jaffna, Srilanka. 223. Prof.V. Maheswaran, University of Parathiniya, Srilanka. 224. Prof. Rajan Gurukkal, VC., MG University, Kottayam, Kerala. 225. Prof. Kesavan Veluthat, Mangalore University, Mangalore. 226. Prof. Peradharikko, Epigraphy Expert, Thor Wargatha University, Rome. 227. Kavivendhar K. Velavendhan, Chennai. 228. Dr.L. Ramamoorthy, CIIL, Mysore. 229. Dr.O.Muthaiya, Gandhigirama Rural University, Gandhigiramam. 230. Dr.L.Thiyagarajan, Principal, Govt. Arts College, Ariyalur. 231. Dr.Murugaiyan, Phisologiques, Paris. 232. Umadevi Naidu Alagiri, Institute of Mahatma Gandhi, Mauritius 233. Dr. A.P.M.Asraph, Sr. Lecturer, South-east University, Oluvil, Sri Lanka. 234. Dr.Suvetha Kanna, Dept. of English, Hindu University, Varanasi. 235. Dr.V.Maheswaran, HOD, Drpt. of Tamil, Peradhana University, Sri Lanka. 236. Prof. Christian Pilat, Walswagan Foundation, Germany

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