Periyar University, Salem

S.No.	Centre	Designation	Name
1	Common Computer Centre	Director	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Senior Professor and Head Department of Computer Science
2	Centre for Floral Studies	Director	Dr. K. Selvam Professor and Head Department of Botany
2	Centre for Floral Studies	Co-ordinator	Dr. A. Maruthupandian Assistant Professor Department of Botany
3	Centre for Geoinformatics and Planetary Science	Director	Dr. R. Venkatachalapathy Senior Professor and Head Department of Geology
4	Centre for Instrumentation and Maintenance Facility (CIMF)	Director	Dr. K. Murugesan Professor and Head Department of Environmental Science
4	Centre for Instrumentation and Maintenance Facility (CIMF)	Co-ordinator	Dr. P. Maadeswaran Assistant Professor Department of Energy Science
5	Centre for International Relations	Director	Dr. K. Murugesan Professor and Head Department of Environmental Science
5	Centre for International Relations	Co-ordinator	Dr. T. Sarathy Professor Department of Management Studies
6	Centre for New and Renewable Energy Studies	Director	Dr. R. Ramesh Assistant Professor Department of Physics
7	Centre for Swami Vivekananda Studies	Director	Dr. M. Ramkumar Professor Department of Geology
7	Centre for Swami Vivekananda Studies	Co-ordinator	Dr. A. Murugan Professor and Head Department of Microbiology
8	Counseling Centre	Director	Dr. V. Nithyanandan Professor Department of Psychology
8	Counseling Centre	Co-ordinator	Dr. J. Parameswari Professor Department of Psychology
9	Centre for Tamil Computing	Director	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Senior Professor and Head Department of Computer Science
9	Centre for Tamil Computing	Co-ordinator	Dr. S. Sathish Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
10	Centre for University Business Collaboration	Director	Dr. V. R. Palanivelu Professor Department of Management Studies
10	Centre for University Business Collaboration	Co-ordinator	Dr. M. Suriyakumar Assistant Professor Department of Management Studies
11	Civil Services Mentoring and Competitive Exams Guiding Centre (IAS/IPS/TNPSC/UGC-NET/SET)	Director	Dr. M. Jayaprakash University Librarian Library
		Co-ordinator	Dr. N. Kayalvizhi Assistant Professor Department of Zoology
			Dr. P. Jayanthi Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science
			Dr. R. Kavitha Assistant Professor Department of Commerce
12	Remedial Coaching Centre	Director	Dr. J. Venkatachalam Professor Department of Psychology
12	Remedial Coaching Centre	Co-ordinator	Tmt. S. Snekha Sri Assistant Professor Department of English
13	Women’s Studies Centre (WSC)	Co-ordinator	Dr. P. Nazni Professor Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
13	Women’s Studies Centre (WSC)	Deputy Co-ordinator	Dr. A. Radhika Assistant Professor Department of Statistics
14	Student Service Centre (SSC)	Director	Dr. K. Venkatachalam Director Department of Physical Education
		Co-ordinator	Dr. V. Nithyanandan Professor Department of Psychology
		Co-ordinator	Dr. J. Parameswari Professor Department of Psychology
15	Climate Action Task Force	Convenor	Dr. K. Murugesean Professor and Head Department of Environmental Science
		Co-Convenor	Dr. K.A. Ramesh Kumar Professor and Head Department of Energy Science and Technology
		Members	Dr. S. Venkatesan Professor Department of Environmental Science
			Dr. L. Sivakumar Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science
			Dr. P. Senthil Kumar Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science
			Dr. P. Jayanthi Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science
			Dr. P. Maadeswaran Assistant Professor Department of Energy Science and Technology
			Dr. R. Thangappan Assistant Professor Department of Energy Science and Technology
			Dr. T. Elangovan Assistant Professor Department of Energy Science and Technology
16	Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management	Director	Dr. P. Thangavel Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science
17	Alumni Association - Student Welfare Centre	Director	Dr. J. Prakash Maran Professor Department of Food Science and Nutrition
		Member	Dr. M. Pachamuthu Assistant Professor Department of Statistics
		Member	Dr. R. Maheswaran Assistant Professor Department of Zoology
		Member	Dr. D. Arvind Prasanth Professor Department of Microbiology
		Member	Dr. T. Elangovan Assistant Professor Department of Energy Science and Technology
18	Periyar University Incubation and Technology Transfer Centre (PU-ITTC)	Director	Dr. S. Venkatesan Professor Department of Environmental Science
19	Chief Information Cyber Security Officer (CISCO)	Director	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Senior Professor and Head Department of Computer Science

S.No.	Cell	Designation	Name
1	Equal Opportunity Cell	Chairman	Dr. R. Jagannathan Vice Chancellor
		Advisor / Nodal Officer	Dr. K. Krishnakumar Professor and Head Department of Commerce
		Members	Dr. T. Sarathy Professor Department of Management Studies
		Members	Dr. P. Nazni Professor Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
2	Intellectual Property Rights	Co-ordinator	Dr. K. Krishnakumar Professor and Head, Department of Commerce
		Members	Dr. T. Palvannan Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry
			Dr. P. Indra Arulselvi Professor, Department of Biotechnology
			Dr. R. Rathipriya Professor, Department of Computer Science
			Dr. E.K. Girija Professor and Head, Department of Physics
			Dr. R. Kavitha Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce
			Dr. S. Boopathi Assistant Professor, Department of English
			Dr. M. Pachamuthu Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics
			Dr. P. Maadeswaran Assistant Professor, Department of Energy Science and Technology
3	IQAC Cell	Director	Dr. G. Yoganandan Professor and Head Department of Management Studies
		Deputy Directors	Dr. M. Pachamuthu Assistant Professor Department of Statistics
			Dr. S. Boopathi Assistant Professor Department of English
			Dr. P.Maadeswaran Assistant Professor Department of Energy Science and Technology
4	IUINDRR-NIDM (India Universities and Institutions Network for Disaster Risk Reduction - National Institute of Disaster Management)	Co-ordinator	Dr. P. Thangavel Assistat Professor Department of Environmental Science
5	Swayam Cell	Co-ordinator	Dr. R. Subramaniya Bharathy Professor Department of Management Studies
5	Swayam Cell	Member	Dr. P. Jayanthi Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science

S.No.	Scheme's	Designation	Name
1	NSS	Co-ordinator	Dr. S. Sathish Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
		NSS Programme Officer Unit I	Dr. G. Hema Assistant Professor Department of Education
		NSS Programme officer Unit II	Dr. S. Padmasekaran Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
		NSS Programme officer Unit III	Dr. K. Alagirisamy Assistant Professor Department of Statistics
2	YRC and Drug Abuse Club / RRC	Co-ordinator	Dr.T. Elangovan Assistant Professor Department of Energy Science and Technology
		YRC and Drug Abuse Club Programme Officers	Dr. P. Senthil Kumar Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science
		YRC and Drug Abuse Club Programme Officers	Tmt. L. Venipriyadharshini Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
		RRC Programme Officers	Dr. J. Kalyana Sundar Assistant Professor Department of Physics
		RRC Programme Officers	Dr. A. Radhika Assistant Professor Department of Statistics
3	Young Student Scientist Programme	Co-ordinator	Dr. J. Prakash Maran Professor Department of Food Science and Nutrition
4	Naan Mudhalvan	Director	Dr. P.Thirumoorthi Professor Department of Management Studies
		Co-ordinators	Dr. S.Balamurugan Professor Department of Management Studies (Salem District)
		Co-ordinators	Dr. T.Elangovan Assistant Professor Department of Energy Science and Technology (Dharmapur District)
		Additional Co-ordinators	Dr. M. Sambath Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics (Krishnagiri District)
		Additional Co-ordinators	Dr. R. Vinothkumar Assistant Professor Department of Education (Namakkal District)
5	Mentor and Mentee Scheme	Co-ordinator	Dr. G. Yoganandan Professor and Head Department of Management Studies

S.No.	Committee	Designation / Category	Name
1	Automation	Convenor	Dr. K. Murugesan Professor and Head Department of Environmental Science
		Members	Dr. S. Sathish Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
			Dr. H. Hannah Inbarani Professor Department of Computer Science
			Dr. R. Rathipriya Professor Department of Computer Science
			Dr. P. Venkatesan Principal, Vysya College, Salem
2	Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat	Convenor	Dr. J. Prakashmaran Professor Department of Food Science and Nutrition
		Members	Dr. T. Sundararaj Professor and Head Department of Sociology
			Dr. M. Jayaprakash University Librarian
			Dr. K. Parveen Banu Assistant Professor Department of Textiles and Apparel Design
3	e-Sanad services	Convenor	Dr. I. Laurence Aroquiaraj Professor Department of Computer Science
4	E-Waste Management	Chair Person	Dr. K. Murugesan Professor and Head Department of Environmental Science
		Members	Dr. R. Ramesh Associate Professor Department of Education
			Dr. S. Sathish Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
			Mr. A. Balakumar Assistant Engineer Periyar University
			Mr. A. Gnaprakash Consolidated Staff, Periyar University
5	Fine Arts Club	Convenor	Dr. R. Vasanthamalai Professor Department of Tamil
6	Gender Sensitization	Chair Person	Dr. P. Nazni Professor Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Director of Women's Studies Centre
		Member Secretary	Dr. A. Radhika Assistant Professor Department of Statistics Deputy Director of Women's Studies Centre
		Members	Dr. A. Lalitha Professor Department of Chemistry
			Dr. M. Jeyaseelan Professor Department of Sociology
			Dr. A. Naresh Kumar Assistant Professor Department of Zoology
			Dr. D.V. Nithyanandan Professor Department of Psychology
		Research Scholars	J. Jeslin Department of Statistics
		Research Scholars	A.R. Gokul Department of Statistics
		PG Students	R.P. Gokulashri Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
		PG Students	K.Vignesh Department of Statistics
7	Institutional Animal Ethics	Convenor	Dr. S. Kannan Senior Professor Department of Zoology
8	Institutional Human Ethics	Chair Person	Dr. P. V. Dhanapal Medical Supdt & Professor General Surgery Swami Vivekananda Medical College Hospital Tiruchengode, Namakkal Dt
		Basic Medical Scientists A) Biochemist	Head Department of Biochemistry Periyar University
		B) Microbiologist	Head Department of Microbiology Periyar University
		Clinician	The Medical Officer Periyar University
		Legal Expert	The Legal Officer Periyar University
		Social Scientist / Ethicist	Head Department of Psychology Periyar University
		Lay Person	Mr. S. Rajakannan, Driver 2/130, Kottagoundempampatti, Salem
		Member Secretary	Dr. P. Nazni Professor Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Periyar University
9	Internal Complaints Committee	Presiding Officer	Dr. T. Poongodi Vijayakumar, Professor and Head, Department of Food Science and Nutrition.
		Faculty Members	Dr. G. Yoganandan Professor and Head, Department of Management Studies.
		Faculty Members	Dr. J. Parameshwari, Professor, Department of Psychology.
		Non-Teaching Employees	Mrs. A. Kavitha, Junior Assistant, Office of the Finance.
		Non-Teaching Employees	Mr. C. Anantha Prakash, Assistant, Office of the Registrar.
		Students	C. Balaji, Research Scholar, Department of Physics.
			P. Revathi, Research Scholar, Department of English.
			A.Deepa, Research Scholar, Department of Commerce.
		Non-Governmental Organization	Ms. V. Poongodi, MA, BL,. D/o M.Vadivel, Advocate, D.No. 71/46 B, No. 2, New Street, Kichipalayam, Salem-636 015. Cell : 93627 49127
10	National Academic Depository	Convenor	Dr. I. Laurence Aroquiaraj Professor Department of Computer Science
11	Network	Convenor	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Senior Professor and Head Department of Computer Science
		Members	Dr. P. Prakash Professor and Head Department of Mathematics
		Members	Dr. S. Sathish Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
12	PFMS	Convenor	Dr. P. Thangavel Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science
13	Plagiarism	Convenor	Dr.M.Jayaprakash University Librarian
14	Research Advisory	Convenor	Dr. P. Prakash Professor and Head Department of Mathematics
		Members	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Senior Professor and Head Department of Computer Science
			Dr. S. Kannan Senior Professor Department of Zoology
			Dr. T. Poongodi Vijayakumar Professor and Head Department of Food Science and Nutrition
15	Sustainable Development	Convenor	Dr. R. Venkatachalapathy Senior Professor and Head Department of Geology
16	UGC & AIU	Convenor	Dr. H. Hannah Inbarani Professor Department of Computer Science
17	Website	Convenor	Dr. I. Laurence Aroquiaraj Professor Department of Computer Science
		Members	Dr. S. Karthikeyan Professor Department of Mathematics
			Dr. S. Boopathi Assistant Professor Department of English
			Dr. P. Maadeswaran Assistant Professor Department of Energy Science

S.No.	Particulars	Designation	Name
1	CCTV	Co-ordinator	Dr. M. Jayaprakash University Librarian
2	Chief Information Cyber Security Officer (CICO)	Director	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Senior Professor and Head Department of Computer Science
3	Estate Office	Deputy Director	Dr.D. Arulbalachandran Assistant Professor Department of Botany
4	Guest House	Co-ordinators	Dr. S.Sathish Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
4	Guest House	Co-ordinators	Dr. R. Ramesh Assistant Professor Department of Physics
5	Peace Studies	Nodal Officer	Dr. M. Jeyaseelan Professor Department of Sociology
6	Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TneGA)	Nodal Officer	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Senior Professor and Head Department of Computer Science
7	Directorate of University-Industry Collaboration (DUIC)	Director	Dr. V. Nithyanandan Professor Department of Psychology
8	POCSO Act	Nodal Officer	Dr. T. Poongodi Vijayakumar, Professor and Head, Department of Food Science and Nutrition.

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PERIYAR UNIVERSITY

NAAC 'A++' Grade with CGPA 3.61 (Cycle - 3)

State University - NIRF Rank 56 - State Public University Rank 25

Salem-636011, Tamil Nadu, India.

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