MANJULA JAYARAMAN
Director
Sri G.V.G Visalakshi College for Women(Autonomous)
VenkatesaMills(Po),
Udumalpet–642128.
TirupurDistrict
Tamilnadu
INDIA
Home Address
47, Sivalingam Pillai Layout,
Venkatesa Mills(Po),
Udumalpet – 642 128.
04252-226462(R)
Educational Qualification
Current Position
Director-Research & Collaboration (From December 2013), Sri G.V.G Visalakshi College of Arts, Science and Commerce for Women(Autonomous), Udumalpet, Tirupur(Dt).
Other Experience
1977-2000 -Associate Professor, Department of English, Sri G.V.G Visalakshi College of Arts, Science and Commerce for Women(Autonomous), Udumalpet, Tirupur(Dt).
Appointed as Convenor for the Selection Committee to appoint Vice Chancellor for Mother Teresa Womens University, Kodaikanal.(2012)
Appointed as Government Nominee to select Vice Chancellor for Tamilnadu Nadu Open University, Chennai. (2012)
“Professional” Memberships
2002-2004 Vice President of the Directors Association of Bharathiar University. Coimbatore. An Association formed for the Directors and by the Directors.
A workshop on “Choice based credit system and on functioning of Autonomy in colleges was conducted. Served as a Resource Person and gave a talk on Choice Based credit system.
2002, 2004, 2007, 2009
Felicitation speeches were given for incoming and outgoing Vice chancellors and Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Coimbatore Region.
NAAC Experience
Served as a Peer Team Member and Member Co-ordinator of NAAC, (National Assessment and Accreditation Council)
Served in NAAC to accredit two colleges in Haryana in the year 2002-2003.
To accredit two colleges in Maharastra
To accredit two colleges in Goa
To accredit a college in Andrapradesh
Served as Resource Person in the NAAC Sponsored National Level Seminar on “Quality Initiatives in making Higher Education Learner Centric” for the session on “Evaluation tools for learner Centric Curriculum and Pedagogy” at M.O.P Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai.
2003-2004
Appointed as one of the Expert Committee members to confer Autonomous Status to five colleges in Orissa.
2006-2007 & 2007-2008
Appointed as one of the Member of the core committee for restructuring the curriculum for UG and PG syllabus of the parent Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
The Core Committee, designs the curriculum to be offered to the affiliating colleges of Bharathiar University.
2003-2004
Appointed as one of the Committee member by the Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai to confer Autonomous Status to two colleges in Tamilnadu.
2007-2008
Served as Resource Person in the Re-accreditation workshop jointly organized by NAAC and Directorate of Collegiate Education, Kerela.
Colleges have to take Re-accreditation initiatives at the post accreditation period.
Nearly 50 colleges were present in the workshop
This is followed by a serious of lectures given to nearly four colleges in the same state.
St.Joseph’s College - Irgnalakuda, Kerela
Malabar Christian College- Calicut
Sri Narayana Guru College, Palghat
St.Aloysis Colleges, Tirussur.
2007-2008
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore constituted a committee to redesign and reconstitute the existing obsolete courses and refurbish them with innovative and latest trends in the subjects.
Against this, I was appointed as a convenor to introduce innovative courses in Economics. With the support of the Department of Economics of my college and with subject expert drawn from outside, the following courses were offered.
Economics with computer application
Economics with Retail Marketing
Economics with Banking and Insurance
Economics with Logistic Management
Economics with Global Business
Currently theses courses are offered at UG level to 87 affiliated colleges that come under the umbrella of Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
2007-2009
Member of the standing committee on Academic Affairs of Bharathiar University, apex body that brings all academic matters to discussion, to ratification.
2008-2011
Chairman of the Board of Studies(UG) in English at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
As a chairman, syllabus has to be designed for all the UG students who pursue English at Part-II Language Level.
2008-2010
Has been appointed as University nominee to serve in the Academic council for the following Autonomous colleges in Coimbatore.
(i) PSG Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.
(ii) MOP Vaishnav College, Chennai
(iii) CMS College of Science and Commerce, Coimbatore.
Lectures given:
Addressed 1000 students on the theme of Joys of Literature at N.G.M. College, Pollachi.
Addressed 600 students of L.R.G College, Tirupur on the Empowerment of Women.
Motivational talks were rendered at various platform, J.S.R.College of Education, Rudraveni Polytechnic College, Udumalpet.
PKD College of Education
PKD Higher Secondary School
Saraswathy Thiyagarajar College, Pollachi.
NIA Institutions, Pollachi.
PSG College of Arts & Science
Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.
MOP Vaishnav College, Chennai
Coimbatore Institute of Management & Technology, Coimbatore
Sri Krishna College of Engineering Technology, Coimbatore
NGM College, Pollachi
Vidyasagar College of Arts & Science, Udumalpet
Kongu College of Arts & Science, Erode
2004-2005
Served as Resource person in Refresher courses organized by Academic Staff College, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
Research Experience
Publications
Has published her Doctoral Thesis as a book entitled “Dreiser, The Stoic.”
M.Phil Dissertation 1987 title is the concept of Tragedy in Eugene ‘O’ Neill’s’ plays. The treatise brings out how O’Neill projects the tragedy of individuals in the play. “The Hairy Ape” and “The Emperor Jones”.
Ph.D. Dissertation-1996. This is about the Influence of Indian Thought on Theodore Dreiser and his works.
Has guided 2 M.Phil and 5 Ph.D scholars.
Two papers were presented on Theodore Dreiser in All India English Teachers Conferences held at Chennai and at Pondicherry.
UGC has sanctioned an amount of Rs.25,000 for a minor project on ‘The Influence of Indian Philosophy on Theodore Dreiser and Somerset Maugham – A Comparative Study in the year 2006.
Has received a travel grant from American Research Studies Centre, Hyderabad for working on Ph.D. Project-This was sanctioned on the basis of proposal sent.
Has written forwards to publications brought out by the Department of English, Sri GVG Visalakshi College.
The Department of Life Oriented Education Towards Empowerment of Women.
The Department of Environmental studies.
An Article on “Fostering Global competencies” has been brought out in the proceedings of the workshop conducted by Vellalar College for Women, Erode sponsored by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore.
Achievements
Has been Instrumental in getting 4 Major Grants and 17 Minor Grants for our College.
Instrumental in creating Women Study Centre. UGC has sanctioned 15 Lakhs.
Has been instrumental in securing the third position as the Best College for overall performance among the affiliated colleges of Bahrathiar University
Has been instrumental in securing funds form UGC, ICHR, ICSSR to the tune of nearly 5.50 crores.
Has been instrumental in making our institution an ISO 9001-2008 certified one. The audit was carried out by TUV Rhineland groups.
Has been instrumental in introducing UGC Innovative Course on B.A Economics with Logistics & Freight Management to the tune of 55 Lakhs and 3 faculty members.
Services Rendered:-
It is mandatory that along with teaching and research extension is to be imparted. Accordingly both students and teachers were involved to adopt a village for a period of five years. A statistical survey was conducted to understand the felt and unfelt needs of the villages. Accordingly progammes were carried out.
Medical Camps
Eye Camps
Facilitating the villagers to avail loans from banks
Counselling from agricultural departments
Imparting literary Programmes
Conducting Aids Awareness Camps.
Planting tree samplings in every household.
Besides these, as way of strengthening, each department is made to adopt a village. The services were carried out on the theme ‘Health and Education’ of women folk. Every week the students were sent to the respective villages and different kinds of camps were carried out like Health camps by taking a team of doctors to the adopted village.
Students of the neighbouring schools are brought to see simple experiments conducted in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
2010-2011
To identify school drops especially among girls, women and impart some skills to them enabling them to emerge as entrepreneurs.
In recognition, Rotary Club of Udumalpet has given Corporate Social Responsibility Award for the year 2010-2011.
Awards Recognition:-
Received vocation excellence award from the Rotary International club, Udumalpet.
Appeared in Xth Vol. who’s who Asia-Pacific Journal.
References
1. Dr.S.P.Thiyagaran, Former, Vice Chancellor, Anna University, Coimbatore.
2. Dr.N.Balaraman, Former, Vice Chancellor, Tamilnadu Veterinary Animal Sciences University, Chennai.
