The department of Tamil established in 1979, offers B.A.Tamil as an undergraduate programmme under the aided section. Part I Tamil is offered for the first year and second year undergraduate students, to make them understand and internalize the importance of Tamil which is an ancient classical language existing in both the oral and written forms. It is one of the earliest languages that is recognized as ‘Semmozhi’ among the world languages. Tamil literature is a compendium of Bhakthi life style, modern science and architecture.
Goals
- To create an awareness about the richness of the Tamil literature and grammar
- To impart the historical importance and contemporary relevance of Tamil culture and heritage
- To impart value based education through Tamil literature
- To enhance the employability skills of the students
- To teach Tamil literature and grammar from Sangam literature to Modern Age
- To create social awareness by including papers on Feminism and Human Rights
- To Include papers to enhance employability skills
- To enrich general knowledge and to develop creativity
Programme offered
| B.A. Tamil |
Course Structure
 UG |
Part I |
Research
| Research Advisors |
|---|
| Ph.D. |
| Dr. K.Selvi |
| Research Projects | Seminars Organized |
|---|---|
| Minor projects – 5 | National - 2 International - 1 |
Result
UG
University Rank
UG
| YEAR | RANK | NAME |
| 2022-2023 | 16 | G.Logeshwari |
| 2021-2022 | 13 | M.Naveena |
| 2020-2021 | 10 | P.Padmasri |
| 2019-2020 | 1 | R. Sharmila |
| 2018-2019 | 5 | S. Keerthika |
Activities
Department
- Avvai Mandram conducted world women’s day celebration
- Kamban Mandram organized kaviyarangam
- Mu.Va. Mandram conducted book review
- Thiru.Vi.Ka.Mandram & Thenthamizh Mandram conducted the Pattimandrams on various social and students welfare topics
- One day workshop was conducted on the topic Lexicography
- One day National Seminar conducted on the topic Employability and Tamil Language and Literature development
- International Tamil Debate conducted every year on the celebration of World Mother Tongue Day
- International Tamil Poem competition conducted for the centenary celebration of Maha Kavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar
- Gender equity awareness programme conducted on the topic Women Rights
- The department conducts Founder’s Birthday Intercollegiate debate competition every year
- Intra department competitions like Padaipilakkiya Peravai - Poem Competition, Thiruvalluvar Mandram - Thirukkural Oral Competition and Bharathiyaar Mandram - Speech Competition, Pavai Mandram - Pavai Padalkal recitation, Bharathidasan Mandram - Quiz are conducted every year
- Makkal Thagaval Thodarbiyal a Newspaper for internal Circulation is Published by the Students every year
- III Year Tamil major students prepare handcrafted exhibits for the course on Nattuppuraviyal (Folklore)
- Students prepare the script for ‘Oranga Nadagam’ as part of Part I Tamil course and also stage the plays
- Sitrithazh an annual in-house journal is published by the students since 2009
- Students are taken to cultural and religious heritage centres for the course on Tamilaga Varalarum Panpadum
Students
- III B.A.Tamil students won the prizes in Inter collegiate level Competition held at St.Joseph’s College, Trichy.
- Ms.V.Parameshawari appreciated for getting Guinness Record Award for her Silambam presentation.
- II & III B.A.Tamil students won the prizes in Inter collegiate level Competition held at Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Trichy.
- III year students have won the Rolling shield in Inter College Drama Competition in St.Joseph’s College, Trichy 10.03. 2020
Resources
Books - 1027
Highlights
- Faculty members attended numerous International Workshop on virtual platform
- Faculty members presented their research papers in International Conferences and Seminars
- Dr.K.Selvi, Dr.M.P.Thamilselvi, Dr.V.Pazhanya, Dr.R.Thilagam, Dr.K.Umarani, Dr.M.Rajakumari are gave the lectures on Teaching and Learning Methodology in psychological Aspects to School Teachers in Corporate Training Programmes
- The former Heads of the Department Dr.M.Kamalam Thirumeni and Dr.M.Karpagam served as Principals
- The faculty members have presented papers in the international conference held at Malaysia
- The faculty members have Ph.D degrees and are SET & NET qualified
- Dr. K. Selvi, Dr. M.P. Thamilselvi, Dr. V. Pazhanya, Dr. M. Rajakumari, Dr. R. Thilagam, Dr. K. Umarani, Mrs. K. Samayeswari, Mrs. T. Manimegalai, Dr.G. Sudha have been awarded numerous titles by in Cultural and Academic Organaizations
- Resource persons from the academia from France, Germany, Malaysia have been invited for delivering special lectures