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NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Social Sciences Department of Anthropology Department of Anthropology School of Social Sciences University of Madras 1 Name of the Department Anthropology 2 Year of establishment 1945 3 Is the Department part of a School of Social Sciences School/Faculty of the university? 4 Names of programmes offered (UG, 1. PG – Two year Programme: M.A. PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Anthropology Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., 2. Ph.D. D.Litt., etc.) 3. Five year Integrated Masters (Period 2009-2010) 5 Interdisciplinary programmes and Ø Many Ph.D. students registered in departments involved our department comes from other discipline and prefer inter disciplinary by opting Anthropology and anthropological approach. Ø Elective Courses were offered to other disciplines and large number of students opted the courses as a popular subjects. 6 Courses in collaboration with other NIL universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. 7 Details of programmes The Five year integrated course started in discontinued, if any, with reasons the department during 2009 and was dropped in 2010 as per the direction. 8 Examination System: Annual/ Semester/ Trimester/Choice Based · Semester/Choice Based Credit System Credit System 9 Participation of the department in · Soft Skills the courses offered by other · Electives departments · Resource Person in Academic Staff College 1 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Social Sciences Department of Anthropology 10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others) Sanctioned Filled Actual (including CAS & MPS) Professor 01 -- -- Associate Professors 02 -- -- Asst. Professors 04 03 03 Others (Technical 01 -- -- Officer) 11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of No. of Years of Ph.D./ Experience M.Phil. students guided for the last 4 years Dr. M.A. M.A., Ph.D Professor & Social/cultural Kalam Head Anthropology 28years -- (Retired on 30.6.2011) Professor Dr. P. Govinda M.Sc., Ph.D. (Professor & Physical Reddy Head during Anthropology 27 years (Retired on July 2011 – 04 29.6.2012 FN) June 2012) Assistant M.A., Professor & Dr. S. Sumathi M.Phil., Head i/c Social/cultural Ph.D. (From Anthropology 11 years 07 29.6.2012 AN onwards) Dr. M.P. M.A., Ph.D. Assistant Social/cultural 08 years -- Damodaran Professor Anthropology Dr. K. M.A., Parimurugan M.Phil., Assistant Social/cultural 16 years -- Ph.D. Professor Anthropology 2 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Social Sciences Department of Anthropology 12 List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, Nil emeritus professors 13 Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty 30% programme-wise information 14 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio 1:1.6 (April 2008) 1:8.5 (April 2012) 15 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: Sanctioned Filled Actual 2 - Temporary - 01 16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies Ø Research Methodology Ø Tribal Studies Ø Community Identity Ø Urban Self Organizations Ø Decentralization and Development 17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise. S.No. Name of the Title of the project Duration Funding Amount teacher Agency “Enumeration and Ethnographic 1. Dr.S.Sumathi Landscape Mapping May of tribal 2007-10 UGC 8.5 lakhs Communities in selected District of Tamil Nadu” “An Assessment 2. Dr.S.Sumathi study of Tsunami Feb. Volkshilfe, Reconstruction 2008 Austria 80,000/- Work at Nagapattinam” 3 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Social Sciences Department of Anthropology “An External 3. Dr.S.Sumathi Evaluation of the May AID India, 60,000/- Summer Campaign 2008 Chennai in Tamil Nadu” Dr.S.Sumathi “Tribal Census: 2010 - Govt. of 4. Tamil Nadu Profile” 2011 TN --- 5. Dr.S.Sumathi URBANSELF 2011- European 222,600 2013 Union Euros 18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received · National collaboration - AID India, Chennai – “An An External Evaluation of the Summer Campaign in Tamil Nadu”, May 2008 · Govt. of Tamil Nadu – “Tribal Census: Tamil Nadu Profile”, 2010-2011 · International collaboration – Volkshilfe, Austria, An External Evaluation of the Summer Campaign in Tamil Nadu, February 2008 · European Union, URBANSELF, 2011-2013 19 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received. UGC · “Enumeration and Ethnographic Landscape Mapping of tribal Communities in selected District of Tamil Nadu”, May 2007-10. 20. Research facility / centre with - · State recognition: Yes · National recognition : Yes, UGC · International recognition : Yes 21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies - NIL 22. Publications: * Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) : 35 * Monographs : * Chapters in Books : 02 * Edited Books : 03 4 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Social Sciences Department of Anthropology * Books with ISBN with details of publishers : * Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) : * Citation Index – range / average : * SNIP : * SJR : * Impact Factor – range / average : * h-index : 23 Details of patents and income generated - Nil 24 Areas of consultancy and income generated - ¨ Member, Advisory Council, TRENDS, Coimbatore. ¨ Advisor on Gender issues, Tamil Nadu PazhangudiMakkalSangam, Dharmapuri. ¨ Member, Advisory Council TANPIC (Tamil Nadu Elementary Education Improvement Campaign). ¨ Governor-Chancellor Nominee for Planning Board of Tamil Nadu Open University. ¨ Member of Animal Ethics Committee, University of Madras, Chennai, 2005. ¨ Committee Member, District Vigilance Committee for verification of Community Certificates, Government of Tamil Nadu. (2005) ¨ Member, Scrutiny Committee for issue of SC/ST Certificates, Directorate of Tribal Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu.(2005) ¨ Member, Ethical Committee for Captain SrinivasaMurti Drug Research Institute for Ayureda, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India. 2007 ¨ Member, Executive Committee of the Indian Society of Victimology. University of Madras, Chennai. 2007 ¨ Consultant, Aid- India, Chennai. (2007) 5 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Social Sciences Department of Anthropology ¨ Consultant, Srinivasan Services Trust, (TVS-GROUP), Chennai. (2007) ¨ Committee Member, District Vigilance Committee for verification of Community Certificates, Welfare of Backward Classes/ Most Backward Classes, Government of Tamil Nadu. (2007) ¨ Member State Level Steering Committee for ensuring co-ordination, monitoring, Protection and Conservation of Tiger in Tamil Nadu. (2008) ¨ Member Review Committee in preparing ‘Training Manual for Tribal Youth as Social Animators’, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. (2008). ¨ Member State Level Scrutiny Committee, Verification of Scheduled Tribe Community Certificates. AdiDravidar& Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Tamil Nadu. 2008. ¨ Member, Anthropologist, National Biodiversity Authority Government of India, 5th Floor, TICEL Bio Park, Taramani, Chennai- 600 113, Tamil Nadu, India- 2010 ¨ Consultant, Asian Centre for Cross Cultural Studies, 40/6A, PanayurKuppam Road, Sholinganallur Post, Panayur, Chennai 600 119, TAMILNADU, INDIA. 25 Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories /institutions / industries in India and abroad ¨ Dr. S. Sumathi – Visit to Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, Kunming, China, during 15th to 23rd July 2008. ¨ Dr. S. Sumathi – Special workshop on Research Methodology in the Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, Kunming, China, during 24th July to 04th August 2009. ¨ Dr. S. Sumathi – Explored the research Colobration in the University of Passau, Germany, during 26th to 29th 2010. ¨ Dr. S. Sumathi– Special workshop on Community Partcipation in the University of Passau, Germany, during 30th July to 4th August 2010. 6 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Social Sciences Department of Anthropology ¨ Dr.S. Sumathi – Taught a Course on Indian Communities in the Appalachian State University, USA, during 6th September 2010 to 3rd January 2011 ¨ Dr. S. Sumathi– Delivered a special public lecture on A LARGE CITY AND ITS SLUMS IN INDIA: CHENNAI (MADRAS), organised by Institute of Metropolitan Research, Budapest, Hungary on 16th May 2012. ¨ Dr. S. Sumathi – Delivered a special lecture on Gender in India, in the research colloquium of the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Passau, Germany, on 23rd May 2012. 26 Faculty serving in National Committee: a) Member, Advisory Council, TRENDS, Coimbatore. b) Advisor on Gender issues, Tamil Nadu PazhangudiMakkalSangam, Dharmapuri. c) Member, Advisory Council TANPIC (Tamil Nadu Elementary Education Improvement Campaign). d) Governor-Chancellor Nominee for Planning Board of Tamil Nadu Open University. e) Member of Animal Ethics Committee, University of Madras, Chennai, 2005. f) Committee Member, District Vigilance Committee for verification of Community Certificates, Government