Periyar University, Salem

S.No.	Centre	Designation	Name
1	Common Computer Centre	Director	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Professor and Head Department of Computer Science
2	Centre for Community Colleges	Director	Dr. K. Prabhakar Rajkumar Professor Department of Commerce
2	Centre for Community Colleges	Co-ordinator	Thiru. C. Kathiresan Assistant Professor Department of Education
3	Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management	Director	Dr. P. Thangavel Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science
4	Centre for E-Learning Training and Development	Nodal Officer	Dr. P. Jayanthi Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science
5	Centre for Floral Studies	Director	Dr. K. Selvam Professor and Head Department of Botany
5	Centre for Floral Studies	Co-ordinator	Dr. A. Maruthupandian Assistant Professor Department of Botany
6	Centre for Geoinformatics and Planetary Science	Director	Dr. R. Venkatachalapathy Professor Department of Geology
7	Centre for Instrumentation and Maintenance Facility (CIMF)	Director	Dr. K. Murugesan Professor Department of Environmental Science
7	Centre for Instrumentation and Maintenance Facility (CIMF)	Co-ordinator	Dr. P. Maadeswaran Assistant Professor Department of Energy Science
8	Centre for International Relations	Director	Dr. K. Murugesan Professor Department of Environmental Science
8	Centre for International Relations	Co-ordinator	Dr. T. Sarathy Professor Department of Management Studies
9	Centre for New and Renewable Energy Studies	Director	Dr. R. Ramesh Assistant Professor Department of Physics
10	Centre for Swami Vivekananda Studies	Director	Dr. M. Ramkumar Associate Professor Department of Geology
10	Centre for Swami Vivekananda Studies	Co-ordinator	Dr. A. Murugan Professor Department of Microbiology
11	Counseling Centre	Director	Dr. V. Nithyanandan Assistant Professor Department of Psychology
11	Counseling Centre	Co-ordinator	Dr. J. Parameswari Assistant Professor Department of Psychology
12	Centre for Tamil Computing	Director	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Professor and Head Department of Computer Science
12	Centre for Tamil Computing	Co-ordinator	Dr. S. Sathish Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
13	Centre for University Business Collaboration	Director	Dr. V. R. Palanivelu Professor and Head Department of Management Studies
13	Centre for University Business Collaboration	Co-ordinator	Dr. M. Suryakumar Assistant Professor Department of Management Studies
14	Civil Services Mentoring and Competitive Exams Guiding Centre	Director	Dr. M. Jayaprakash University Librarian Library
15	IAS/IPS Coaching Centre	Co-ordinator	Dr. N. Kayalvizhi Assistant Professor Department of Zoology
15	IAS/IPS Coaching Centre	Co-ordinator	Dr. P. Jayanthi Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science
16	Periyar University Incubation and Technology Transfer Centre (PU-ITTC)	Director	Dr. S. Venkatesan Professor Department of Environmental Science
16		Co-ordinator	Dr. R. Subramania Bharathy Professor Department of Management Studies
17	Kalaingar Research Centre	Director	Dr. R. Subramani Associate Professor Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
18	Periyar University Centre for Research Informatics (PU-CRI)	Co-ordinator	Dr. P. Thiruchenthilnathan Professor Department of Zoology
		Members	Dr. K. Shanmuga Bharathi Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry
		Members	Dr. D. Arulbalachandran Assistant Professor Department of Botany
19	Remedial Coaching Centre	Director	Dr. J. Venkatachalam Professor Department of Psychology
19	Remedial Coaching Centre	Co-ordinator	Tmt. S. Snekha Sri Assistant Professor Department of English
20	Student Service Centre (SSC)	Director	Dr. K. Venkatachalam Director Department of Physical Education
		Co-ordinator	Dr. V. Nithyanandan Assistant Professor Department of Psychology
		Co-ordinator	Dr. J. Parameswari Assistant Professor Department of Psychology
21	Women’s Studies Centre (WSC)	Director	Dr. P. Nazni Professor Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
21	Women’s Studies Centre (WSC)	Deputy Director	Dr. A. Radhika Assistant Professor Department of Statistics

S.No.	Cell	Designation	Name
1	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 Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology
			Dr. R. Rathipriya Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
			Dr. E.K. Girija Assistant Professor, 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
2	IQAC Cell	Director	Dr. G. Yoganandan Professor Department of Management Studies
		Deputy Directors	Dr. M. Pachamuthu Assistant Professor Department of Statistics
		Deputy Directors	Dr. S. Boopathi Assistant Professor Department of English
3	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
4	Minority Cell	Chairman	Dr. I. Laurence Aroquiaraj Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
		Members	Dr. K. Parveen Banu Assistant Professor Department of Textiles and Apparel Designs
			Dr. H. Hannah Inbarani Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
			Dr. S. Rita Associate Professor Department of Statistics
			Thiru. M.N. Nelson Assistant Registrar, Registrar Office
5	OBC Cell	Co-ordinator	Dr. A. Muthusamy Professor Department of Mathematics
		Members	Dr. A. Lalitha, Professor Department of Chemistry
			Dr. G. Yoganandan Professor Department of Management Studies
			Dr. J. Parameswari Assistant Professor Department of Psychology
			Dr. A. Maruthupandian Assistant Professor Department of Botany
6	SC/ST Cell	Co-ordinator	Dr. K. Krishnakumar Professor & Head Department of Commerce
		Members	Dr. A. Saravanadurai Professor Department of Economics
			Dr. S. Sathish Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
			Dr.E.S. Kavitha Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science
			Thiru M. Prabhu Section Officer, O/o, Controller of Examination
7	Swayam Cell	Co-ordinator	Dr. R. Subramaniya Bharathy Professor Department of Management Studies
7	Swayam Cell	Member	Dr. P. Jayanthi Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science

S.No.	Committee	Designation / Category	Name
1	Anti Ragging	Head of Institution	The Vice Chancellor, Periyar University, Salem
		Local Media	Thiru. G. Vijyakumar, Reporter, Dinamani
		Civil Society	Dr. R. Vetrivendan, Govt. Hospital, Vembadithalam, Salem
		Police Person	Inspector of Police, Karuppur
		Faculty	Dr. J. Parameshwari, Asst. Professor Department of Psychology
		NGO	Dr. P. Thangaraj, Trustee, Tamil Nadu Development Federation, 123, Peramanur Main Road, 4 Roads, Salem - 7
		Parent	Dr. R. Kumarappan, F/0 K.Mahilan - III ^rd EVS (Integrated)
		Parent	Thiru C.Paramasivam, F/0 P.Praveen - I^st MCA
		Female Student	Ms. N. Subiksha, I ^st MBA
		Male Student	Mr. B. Susiyendra I ^st M.Tech - Energy Technology
2	Automation	Convenor	Dr. K. Murugesan Professor Department of Environmental Science
		Members	Dr. S. Sathish Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
			Dr. H. Hannah Inbarani Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
			Dr. R. Rathipriya Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science
			Dr. P. Venkatesan Principal, Vysya College, Salem
3	Code of Conduct Monitoring	Convenor	Dr. T. Periasamy Professor and Head Department of Tamil
3	Code of Conduct Monitoring	Member	Dr. V. Sangeetha Professor and Head Department of English
4	Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat	Convenor	Dr. J. Prakashmaran Associate Professor Department of Food Science and Nutrition
		Members	Dr. T. Sundararaj Associate Professor Department of Sociology
			Dr. M. Jayaprakash Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science
			Dr. K. Parveen Banu Assistant Professor Department of Textiles and Apparel Design
5	e-Sanad services	Convenor	Dr. I. Laurence Aroquiaraj Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
6	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
7	Fine Arts Club	Convenor	Dr. R. Vasanthamalai Professor Department of Tamil
8	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 Associate Professor Department of Sociology
			Dr. S. Thilagavathi Assistant Professor Department of Food Science & Nutrition
			Dr. A. Naresh Kumar Assistant Professor Department of Zoology
			Dr. D.V. Nithyanandan Assistant 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
9	Institutional Animal Ethics	Convenor	Dr. S. Kannan Professor and Head Department of Zoology
10	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
11	Internal Complaints Committee	Presiding Officer	Dr. T. Poongodi Vijayakumar, Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition.
		Faculty Members	Dr. G. Yoganandan Professor, Department of Management Studies.
		Faculty Members	Dr. J. Parameshwari, Assistant 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 Department of Botany
12	National Academic Depository	Convenor	Dr. I. Laurence Aroquiaraj Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science
13	Network	Convenor	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Professor Department of Computer Science
		Members	Dr. P. Prakash Professor Department of Mathematics
		Members	Dr. S. Sathish Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
14	PFMS	Convenor	Dr. P. Thangavel Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science
15	Plagiarism	Convenor	Dr.M.Jayaprakash Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science
16	Research Advisory	Convenor	Dr. P. Prakash Professor Department of Mathematics
		Members	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Professor and Head Department of Computer Science
			Dr. S. Kannan Professor and Head Department of Zoology
			Dr. T. Poongodi Vijayakumar Professor and Head Department of Food Science and Nutrition
17	Sustainable Development	Convenor	Dr. R. Venkatachalapathy Professor Department of Geology
18	Students Grievance Redressal Committee (SGRC)	Ombudsperson	Prof. P. Duraisamy Former Vice Chancellor, University of Madras Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005
		Chairperson	Dr. V. Raj Professor & Dean - Student Affairs, Department of Chemistry
		Members	Dr. A. Muthusamy Professor Department of Mathematics
			Dr. V. Sangeetha Professor and Head Department of English
			Dr. R. Venkatachalapathy Professor Department of Geology
			Dr. K. Krishnakumar Professor Department of Commerce
		Special Invitee	Mr. K. Mounishwaran Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Zoology
19	UGC & AIU	Convenor	Dr. H. Hennah Inbarani Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
20	Website	Convenor	Dr. I. Laurence Aroquiaraj Associate Professor Department of Computer Science
		Members	Dr. S. Karthikeyan Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
			Dr. S. Boopathi Assistant Professor Department of English
			Dr. P. Maadeswaran Assistant Professor Department of Energy 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. E. S. Kavitha Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science
		NSS Programme officer Unit II	Dr. T. Elangovan Assistant Professor Department of Energy Science
		NSS Programme officer Unit III	Dr. R. Devanan Assistant Professor Department of Tami
2	YRC and Drug Abuse Club / RRC	Co-ordinator	Dr.S.Padmasekaran Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
		YRC and Drug Abuse Club Programme Officers	Dr. K. Alagirisamy Assistant Professor Department of Statistics
		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 Associate Professor Department of Food Science and Nutrition
4	Naan Mudhalvan	Director	Dr. P.Thirumoorthi Professor Department of Management Studies
		Co-ordinators	Dr. S.Karthikeyan Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics (Salem District)
		Co-ordinators	Dr. R.Ramesh Assistant Professor Department of Physics (Dharmapur District)
		Additional Co-ordinators	Dr. M. Sambath Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics (Krishnagiri District)
		Additional Co-ordinators	Dr. P. Sethurajkumar Assistant Professor Department of Sociology (Namakkal District)

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 Professor and Head Department of Computer Science
3	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. P. Thangavel Assistant 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
			Dr. D. Arulbalachandran Assistant Professor Department of Botany
			Dr. A. Maruthupandian Assistant Professor Department of Botany
			Er. A. Balakumar Assistant Engineer (Electrical)
			Er. R. Vimal Kumar Assistant Engineer (Civil)
			Er. R. Ramachandran Electrical Supervisor
4	Estate Office	Deputy Director	Dr.D. Arulbalachandran Assistant Professor Department of Botany
5	Guest House	Co-ordinators	Dr.S.Karthikeyan Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
5	Guest House	Co-ordinators	Dr. R. Ramesh Assistant Professor Department of Physics
6	BC/ MBC/ DNC/ SC/ ST/ SCC - State and National Scholarship	Institute Nodal Officer	Dr. T. Sundararaj Associate Professor Department of Sociology
7	Peace Studies	Nodal Officer	Dr. M. Jeyaseelan Associate Professor Department of Sociology
8	Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TneGA)	Nodal Officer	Dr. C. Chandrasekar Professor Department of Computer Science

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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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