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Department of English - Achievements

Department

  • Awarded Best department in the years 2016.17 and 2017.18 

  • Department with the highest student strength at the UG level

  • Almost all faculty members are research guides

  • 50 PhDs produced overed the last 5 years.

  • Students have achieved laurels in curricular and extra-curricular activities

  • All students undergo summer internships

  • Introduction of Bharathiar-University recognised Certificate Course in Journalism and Mass Media

  • Publication of textbooks compiled and edited by the faculty members

  • Large number of publications in journals and conference proceedings

  • Publication of research papers by students as well as research scholars

  • Introduction of TANSCHE syllabus for Part II students

  • Introduction of innovative papers such as Travel Writing, Children's Literature, Indian Feminist Writing and regular updation of the syllabus based on the feedback from the stakeholders.

  • Literary Association, Litrostrum for the students and inter-departemntal competitions Bazooka and inter-collegiate competions Florina

  • Samvidh lecture series conducted yearly

  • Papyrus, Reading and Drama Club run by the Department

  • Press Visits by students accompanied by staff

  • Industrial visits

  • Dr.Shobha Ramaswamy was awarded a UGC Major Research Project for Rs.6,94,000/-. Project sanctioned in 2012 and successfully completed in 2015.

  • Dr.K.Kaviyarasu successfully completed   as co-investigator, AHRC GCRF Urgency Grants scheme for: “Digital Innovation in Water Scarcity and Environmentalism in Coimbatore, India” in collaboration with Lancaster University in 2020.

  • Dr.Shobha Ramaswamy received the A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Award for Professional Excellence  instituted by the University of Swahili, panama, in the Field of Theology in 2018.

  • Dr.Shobha Ramaswamy contributed a chapter to the book "Covid 19 and its impact" which featured in the Asia Book of Records and The india Book of Records in 2021
     

Collaborations

 

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Department

  • The Department has Highly proficient and experienced Faculty members with well accustomed knowledge of interdisciplinary research and all other genres of Literature.

  • Well disciplined atmosphere with the state-of-the-art language laboratory.

Curricular Aspects, Entrepreneurship and employment Skills:

  • International curriculum with strong emphasis on the enhancement of individual skills

  • Hands on training for Theatrical Arts, Creative Writing, Journalism and Communicative Skills.

  • Special Coaching for SET/NET Exams

  • NPTEL/MOOCS courses as part of the curriculum

Research:

  • ICSSR IMPRESS Project by Dr.D.Chitra, Associate Professor and Head of the Department for interdisciplinary Research.

  • Research papers and Books publication are the highlights of the department

Placement:

  • Placement records of our students at Amazon, Wipro and other reputed sectors proclaim the quality of teaching.

Collaborations

  • Bodhi International Journal 
  • Let's Live Pvt.Ltd.

MoUs