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Name

Dr. T. ARUL PRAGASAM

Date of Joining 26.09.1977
Designation Reader and Head,
Post-Graduate and Research Department of Economics and Controller of Examinations
Qualification M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University)
Area of Specialization Econometrics and Local Finance
Research Project Activities
As a Project Supervisor
 
  • Title : “An Analysis of the Acquisition of the Consumer Durable Goods in Madurai City”
    Principal Investigator  : S. Shyamala
    Co-investigator          : T. Arul Pragasam
    Duration of the Project: Two years Project (2000-2002)
    Category                  : Major
    Funding Agency          : University Grants Commission (UGC)
     
  • Title : “Awareness of Physically Challenged People and Opinion Survey on Labels, Leaflets, Pamphlets, Posters and Stickers in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu”
    Co-ordinators    : R. Albert Christopher Dhas & T.Arul Pragasam
    Duration of the Project : Six months
    ProjectCategory : Mini
    Funding Agency  : Leprosy Mission (TLM) Trust India
     
  • Journal Publications
  • An Analysis of the Revenue Base of the Municipal Corporation of Coimbatore, Conference Volume, Association of Economists of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry (AETP), January 2000.
     
  • Arul Pragasam, T. and Shyamala, S., Economic Reforms in India- An Analytical Approach (eds.) Economic Reforms Today: Pros and Cons, RBSA Publishers, Jaipur, 2001.
  • Other Involvements
    Resource person in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “The Performance of External Sector” organised by the Arul Anandar College (Autonomous), Karumathur, Madurai on 22-12-2006
     
    Administrative Contributions
  • The Controller of Examinations, The American College.
     
  • Member, Academic Council of Madurai Kamaraj University.
     
  • Warden, Wallace Hall 1993-1998.
     
  • Sub Lieutenant, 2 (TN) NCC Naval Unit 1980-1985.
     


  • Name

    Dr. V. GEORGE SELVA KUMAR

    Date of Joining 24.06.1970
    Designation Reader in History and Vice-Principal, The American College.
    Qualification B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University)
    Area of Specialization Economic History and Political Economy
    Research Project Activities
    As a Research Guide:
  • Guiding Ph.D. Scholars.
  • Journal Publications
  • The Role of Colleges in Protecting the Secular Fabric of India, Prologue, Conference Volume, August 1999.
     
  • Secularism, Prologue, Conference Volume, March 2002
     
  • Other Involvements
  • The Role of Colleges in Protecting the Secular Fabric of India, The Third Triennial International Conference, sponsored by CUAC at Trinity College, Toronto, Canada.
     
  • A Comparative study of the Plantation Labour System in USA and India, in National Conference on Race, Ideology and Social Change: The African-American Experience, organised by USEFI, New Delhi and ASRC, Hyderabad, Hyderabad, May 1997
     
  • India: A Multi Racial, Multi-Religious and Multi-Lingual Country with a Pluralistic Social Order and a Mosaic Culture – An Analysis, Rukkyo College, Tokyo, 2002.
     
  • Indian History, Indian Culture and Indian Religions, organised by the Concordia University, USA, held at Seward, Nebraska, Concordia University, USA, August 10 and 11, 1999.
     
  • Drawinism in American Politics, at USEFI, New Delhi and ASRC, Hyderabad.
     
  • A Success story of American College Hostels, at All India Association for Christian Higher Education, New Delhi.
     
  • ‘India – an Introduction’ to the senior citizens of USA in SIP (South India Programme) 1996.
     
  • Indian History and Geography to the students of Concordia College, Nebraska, USA under ACCORD ’97 programme Presented a paper the senior citizens of USA on ‘Secularism in India - a historic compulsion’ under SIP (South India Programme) 1999.
     
    As a Course Coordinator to Foreign Students.
     
  • Programme coordinator for ACCORD 1999 and 2000 to the students of Concordia University, Nebraska, USA from February 8th to March 5th, 1999 and 2000 on Contemporary History of India under India Study Programme.
     
  • Programme Director for ACCORD 2001 to the students of Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska, USA. from January 5th to April 14th 2001 and offered courses on Contemporary History of India, People and Cultures of India, Geography of India and Religions of India.
     
  • Supervised SITA (South India Term Abroad) students from USA in their dissertation work.
     


  • Name

    Dr. R. MOHAN

    Date of Joining 07.08.1979
    Designation Reader and Head, Under Graduate Department of Economics (English Medium).
    Qualification M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University)
    Area of Specialization Entrepreneurship and Empowerment
    Research Project Activities
  • As a Project Supervisor
    Title :“The Integrated Human Scale Development of a Community" Principal Investigator : R. Mohan Duration of the Project : One year Project Category : Minor Funding Agency : University Grants Commission (UGC).
  • Other Involvements
  • Role of Government in Promoting Sustainable Tourism, in the National Conference at Madurai Kamaraj University, March 2001
     
  • The Participatory Environmental Impact Assessment, in the National Seminar organised by Geography Department, University of Madras, March 2001
     
  • Human Scale Integrated Development, in the National Conference organized by the Lady Doak College, Madurai, 27th February –1st March 2002.
     
  • Organised Retail Marketing , in the National Seminar on WTO Agreements: Implications on Indian Economy organized by the Holy Cross College, Nagercoil, July 9-10, 2004.


  • Name

    Prof. L. RUBAN DENNIS JOEL

    Date of Joining 09.08.1984
    Designation Lecturer( SG ) and Head of the Under Graduate Department of Economics (Tamil Medium)
    Qualification M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed.
    Area of Specialization Quantitative and Entrepreneurship


    Name

    Dr. S. CHANDRA SINGH

    Date of Joining 17.07.1985
    Designation Reader in Economics and Additional Dean of Self Financed Programmes
    Qualification M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University)
    Area of Specialization Indian Economy and Rural Development
    Journal Publications
    The Credit Related Marketing Problems of Chewing Tobacco, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Conference Volume, January 1999.
    Other Involvements
     
  • Hostel Warden for 5 years from 1998 to 2003.
  • NCC (Army) Officer in the rank of Captain at the American College.
     
  • International visits
  • Spent one semester in U.S. in participating in the leadership programme at HWS College, Geneva, New York State during 2005.
     
  • One semester programme on leadership programme at Atenev de Manila University, Philippines in 2006.
     
  • Visited various universities in U.S.A., Philiphines and HongKong from 2005 to 2006.

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