Best College for B.A English & M.A English in Coimbatore

Department of English

Overview

In the present milieu, English language is inevitable in every sector; in accomplishing the prerequisites of language competency the department of English enables various viable practices. Besides, students have a flair for literature, to quench their thirst and simultaneously it helps them build their career in convergent avenues. The B.A. with CA was started in 2011 consequently M.A. in 2014. Furthermore, research programmes have been offered since 2016. The department makes room for students to hone their language skills and literature knowledge on par with national and international standard.

This course is:

To make the students fluent users of the English language.
To offer exposure to literary/cultural traditions that expands their horizon of imagination.
To widen the literary discourses and accommodates more contemporary interests.
To pave way for creative writing to excel in freelancing.
To enable the students to equip with the latest technology oriented curriculum.

Duration

3 Years

Commencement

June

Intake

Eligibility

H.S.C. Passed

Duration

2 years

Commencement

July

Intake

Eligibility

B.A. English Literature /B.A. English Literature (C.A.) or Part – II English in UG level (with four semesters) /English Language & Literature

Duration

1Year(FT) / 2Years(PT)

Commencement

November

Intake

Eligibility

M.A. English with 55% or Above.

Duration

2years for M.Phil. / 3years for M.A English Graduates

Commencement

June & November

Intake

Eligibility

M.Phil. / M.A. English with 55% or Above

Vision

To augment familiarity and insight of culture - historical concept of English Language and Literature for overall development among students through excellence in education and to meet the challenges in exhilarative world

Mission

To habituate the students’ intellectual intensity of literary zeal through imparting instructional objectives to meet the needs and demand of the brave new world

Department Activites (2025-26)

Seminar / Workshop Conferences organized

S. No.	Date	Nature of the Event (Conference/ Seminar/ Workshop)	Title of the Event	Resource Person
1	13-SEP-25	Workshop	Photojournalism: Telling Stories through Images	Mr. J.Jackson Principal Photographer, The Times of India, Coimbatore

Student Development Programme

S. No.	Date	Topic	Resource Person
1	08-OCT-25	GRAPHICAL NARRATIVES – Ink and Imagination: Unveiling Our Graphical Tales	II BA English Lit Students

Co-curricular Activities

S. No.	Date	Name of the Event
1	29-SEP-25	Quickfire Culinary Clash: Pages to Plates

Alumni Interaction

S. No.	Date	Title	Name of the Alumni
1	25-SEP-25	Virtual Alumni Interaction on Future-Ready Graduates: Skills for an Evolving World	Ms Deepika Dharmaraju University of Sunderland, United Kingdom

Faculty Professional Development Programme

S. No.	Date	Title	Resource Person
1	28-AUG-25	From Plans to Practice: Transforming ESL Lessons into Experience	Ms J.Karthika Assistant Professor, Department of English, Dr.NGPASC

Archive (2015-2025)

Faculty Details

01. Professor & HOD (i/c)

Dr.A.Hazel Verbina
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., D.C.A

hazelverbina@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 22 years

Specialization

African literature, Gender studies

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02. Professor

Dr. R. Vithya Prabha
M.A., M.Phil., Ph. D.

drvithyaprabha@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 19.1 years | Research: 11 Years

Specialization

American Literature

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03. Associate Professor

Dr. B. Poorna Sathya Prabha
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Experience

Teaching: 26.7 Years

Specialization

Indian Literature

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04. Associate Professor

Dr. S. Sudha
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

sudhas@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 18 years | Research: 16 Years

Specialization

Comparative Literature

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05. Associate Professor

Dr. B. Umaa Devi
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

umadevi.b@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 15.5 Years | Research: 15 Years

Specialization

ELT and Indian Writing in English

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06. Assistant Professor(SG)

Ms. Sarah Vimala Kurian
M.A., M.Phil.

sarahvimalamathew@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 27.7 Years

Specialization

Fiction

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07. Assistant Professor

Dr.G.Aruna
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

arunag@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 17.7 Years | Research: 6 Years

Specialization

Indian Writing in English

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08. Assistant Professor

Dr. M. Kavitha
M.A (CA)., M.Phil., Ph.D.

m.kavitha@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 16 Years | Research: 10 Years

Specialization

Indian Literature

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09. Assistant Professor

Dr.N.G.P Arts and Science College English Staff

Dr. C. M. Kanchana
M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D.

kanchana.cm@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 16 Years | Industry: 4 Years | Research: 6 Years

Specialization

ELT & South African Literature

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10. Assistant Professor

Mrs.B.Jayasridevi
M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., (Ph.D.)

jayasridevib@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 11.11 Years | Research: 2.1 Years

Specialization

Fiction

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11. Assistant Professor

Dr. K. Vishnugobal
M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., M.Sc (PSY)., Ph.D.

vishnugobal@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 11 Years

Specialization

English Language Teaching, Phonetics, Soft Skill

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12. Assistant Professor

Mrs.R.Divya
M.Phil, B.Ed., (Ph.D.)

divya.r@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 9.8 years

Specialization

Fiction

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13. Assistant Professor

Dr.I.Gogul
M.A., M.Phil., SET, Ph.D.

gogul.i@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 8.4 years

Specialization

American Literature, ELT

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14. Assistant Professor

Dr. M. Marimuthu
MA., M. Phil., Ph.D., NET.

marimuthu@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 7.5 years

Specialization

Ecocriticism

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15. Assistant Professor

Dr.K.Susi
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

susi.k@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 7.11 years

Specialization

Dalit Literature, Comparative Studies & Indian Fiction

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16. Assistant Professor

Mrs.C. JENIFER VENCILA
M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil., (Ph.D).

jenifervencilac@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 7.8 years

Specialization

Chinese American Literature

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17. Assistant Professor

Mrs.S.Priyadarshini
M.A., M.Phil.

priyadharshinis@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 7.4 Years

Specialization

Phonetics, ELT and Grammar, Neurolinguistics

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18. Assistant Professor

Mr.S.Kamalakannan
M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., (Ph.D).

kamalakannan@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 6.5 Years

Specialization

Post-Colonial Literature

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19. Assistant Professor

Ms.J.Karthika
M.A., TEFL

karthika.j@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 2.6 Years | Industry: 1 Year

Specialization

Literary Criticism & Theory

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20. Assistant Professor

Mrs.S.Rithiya
M.A., M.Phil.

rithiyas@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 1.1 Years

Specialization

British Literature, Eco-Criticism

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21. Assistant Professor

Ms.M.C.Shree Akshatha
M.A., B.Ed., NET, (Ph.D).

shreeakshatha@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 1 Year

Specialization

Literary Theory, Canadian Literature

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22. Assistant Professor

Ms.B.Gowsika
M.A., (Ph.D).

gowsikab@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 1 Year

Specialization

English Language Teaching

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23. Assistant Professor

Ms.G.Banurekha
M.A.

banurekhag@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 1 Year

Specialization

Eco-Literature, Children’s Literature

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24. Assistant Professor

Ms.A.Abibelsiya
M.A., (Ph.D.)

abibelsiyaa@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 1 Year

Specialization

Indian Writing in English, Tamil fiction

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25. Assistant Professor

Ms.M.Anushiya
M.A.

anushiyam@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 1 Year

Specialization

Indian epics and Mythologies

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26. Assistant Professor

Ms.B.Dharanipriya
M.A.

dharanipriyab@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: nil

Specialization

Indian Literature

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27. Assistant Professor

Ms.M.B.Narmadha
M.A.

narmadha.mb@drngpasc.ac.in

Experience

Teaching: 6 Months

Specialization

English Language Teaching

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B. A. English Literature

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

The Curriculum is designed to attain the following learning goals which students shall accomplish by the time of their graduation

To enhance a broad awareness and perception of historical and cultural context in English Literature and Languages
To acquire various major philosophical and cultural issues emphasized in Literature
To familiarize different genres of literature and its approaches with intensity and sagacity
To augment fluency in written and oral communication for academic purposes
To cultivate an interest in interdisciplinary research and analysis

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

On the successful completion of the program, the following are the expected outcomes:

PO Number	PO Statement
P01	To identify the literary essence of various genres like prose, poetry, drama, fiction and criticism
P02	To label the classical touch of England through Allied papers like Social History of English, History of English Literature, Literary Forms and Literary Criticism
P03	To develop historical aspects and literary importance of prose, poetry, fiction, drama and criticism
P04	To construct the transformation of nature in poetry, prose, fiction, drama and criticism
P05	To apply grammar modules in sentences, to develop Communication Skills and to bridge the communication gaps

M. A. English Literature

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

The Curriculum is designed to achieve the following learning goals which students shall accomplish by the time of their graduation:

To contextualize and judge wide range of popular literary works
To procure the course knowledge by analysing the critical theories and methodologies in Literature
To identify language as a human trait, that includes socio-linguistic aspects in language teaching
To develop analytical knowledge and skills of a specialized field through their scholarly research
To attain advanced professionalization and pedagogical goals that paves way for distinctive Careers

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

On the successful completion of the program, the following are the expected outcomes:

PO Number	PO Statement
P01	To advocate both the artistry and utility of the recent developments in English language and literature
P02	To hone the cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and its application
P03	To enhance aesthetic sensibility, critical and intellectual faculties in analysis of literary texts
P04	To develop Linguistic skills and new insights in literature and acumen for understanding of the diversity of human experiences
P05	To assist in developing the challenges of life and have enhanced career prospects and employability that pursue in life-long learning

Department Achievements (2025-26)

Staff Presentation

S.No	Date	Name of the Staff	Name of the Event	Title of Presentation	Organization / Institution
1.	30-Aug-2025	Dr.S.Sudha	International Online Conference	From Shadows to Spotlight: Subaltern Experiences in Sudha Murthy's Select Novels	Govindammal Aditanar College for Women, Tiruchendur
2.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.M.Kavitha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Exploring the effects of war from poets to civilians in the work of Wilfred Owen, Dulce et Decorum est.	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
3.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.M.Kavitha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	The Continuum of Trauma : Childhood Origins and Adult Impact in Colleen Hoover's It Ends Wwith Us	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
4.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.M.Kavitha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Ecological approaches in Indian literary criticism revealing new insights into the nature of war and violence	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
5.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.M.Kavitha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Social Concern in Asif Currimbhoy's GOA	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
6.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.G.Aruna	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Literature, War & Memory: Narratives of Trauma and Healing in 20th & 21st Century English Literature	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
7.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.R.Vithya Prabha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Trees as Witnesses: Memory and War in Richard Powers’s The Overstory	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
8.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.R.Vithya Prabha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Impact faced by the Children and Civilians in Anne Frank’s The Dairy of a Young Girl	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
9.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.R.Vithya Prabha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Recollecting the reminiscence of war in Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
10.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.R.Vithya Prabha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Where Words Heal: Literature as a Medium of Reconciliation in Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
11.	14-Aug-2025	Ms. Abibelsiya A	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Mission Accomplished; Soul Shattered: Sehmat's Long Journey Through Trauma in Raazi (Calling Sehmat) by Harinder Singh Sikka	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
12.	14-Aug-2025	Ms. Abibelsiya A	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Exploring the role of religion in promoting non violence through instead of violence writings by the great advocates of peace and nonviolent throughout history	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
13.	14-Aug-2025	Ms.G.Banu Rekha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Healing through Wombs of Resistance: Female Bonds and Survival Ethics in Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Sun	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
14.	14-Aug-2025	Ms.G.Banu Rekha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Tearing Through Silence Medical, Authority, Madness Feminist Reclamation in Gilman's Narrative	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
15.	14-Aug-2025	Ms. B. Gowsika	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Trees as Witnesses: Memory and War in Richard Powers’s The Overstory	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
16.	14-Aug-2025	Ms. B. Gowsika	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Trauma Continuity: Rafeef Ziadah's "We Teach Life, Sir" Echoing Siegfried Sassoon's " Survivors"	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
17.	14-Aug-2025	Ms. B. Gowsika	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Echoe s of War: An Eco Critical Study of Environmental Devastation in Tim O' Brien's The Things They Carried	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
18.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.S.Sudha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	The Impacts of Post - traumatic Experiences in J.K. Rowling's The Christmas Pig	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
19.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.S.Sudha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Objectification and War: Women in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi's HalfofaYellowSun	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
20.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.S.Sudha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Eco-Resistance and Tribal Voices: War and Nature in Mahasweta Devi'sSelectNovels	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
21.	14-Aug-2025	Dr.S.Sudha	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Scars that Speak: Trauma and Post-Traumatic Journeys in Sudha Murty'sSelectNovels	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
22.	14-Aug-2025	Ms. Anushiya.M	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Unknown, Guilt and Traumatic Experiences of an Indian Spy during the Indo-Pak War (1971)	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
23.	14-Aug-2025	Ms. Anushiya.M	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	The destruction of war in W. B. Yeat's thesecondcoming	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
24.	14-Aug-2025	Mr.S.Kamalakannan	ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar	Voice of Defiance: Realist and Rebellious Undertones in Siegfried Sassoon’s War Poems	Government Arts and Science College, ldappadi
25.	11-Jul-2025	Dr.R.Vithya Prabha	Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi sponsored One Day National Level Seminar on Bhagavad Gita and Indian Ethics Preaching of Great Philosopher Adi Sankara	Spiritualty and Corporate Ethics in Amish Tripathi Ramachandra Series	PG & Research Department of International Business, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science (Autonomous) - Coimbatore
26.	27-June-2025	Dr.R.Vithya Prabha	International Conference1	From Tolstoy to Tagore: Cross-Cultural Currents and Reflections in Russian, Indian, and World Literature	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
27.	21-June-25	Ms. Abibelsiya A	International Seminar	Othering Violence: Representation through Literature, Culture and Media	IQAC & the Department of English of Panchla Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with IQAC & the Department of English, Puras Kanpur Haridas Nandi Mahavidyalaya
28.	21-June-25	Mrs. B. Jayasridevi	International Seminar	Othering Violence: Representation through Literature, Culture and Media	IQAC & the Department of English of Panchla Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with IQAC & the Department of English, Puras Kanpur Haridas Nandi Mahavidyalaya
29.	04-June-2025	Dr.R.Vithya Prabha	ICSSR sponsered International Conference on The Scope and Adoption of Electric Vehicles and Public Charging Station Infrastructure for Sustainable Bharat	Bridging the Urban Rural EV Divide Strategies and their Relevance to Indian Mobility Needs	Dr.N.G.P. Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
30.	04-June-2025	Dr.R.Vithya Prabha	ICSSR sponsered International Conference on The Scope and Adoption of Electric Vehicles and Public Charging Station Infrastructure for Sustainable Bharat	Viksit Bharat @ 2047: Empowering Youth for Inclusive and Sustainable Nation-Building	Dr.N.G.P. Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
31.	04-June-2025	Dr.S.Sudha	ICSSR sponsered International Conference on The Scope and Adoption of Electric Vehicles and Public Charging Station Infrastructure for Sustainable Bharat	Bridging the Urban Rural EV Divide Strategies and their Relevance to Indian Mobility Needs	Dr.N.G.P. Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
32.	04-June-2025	Dr.S.Sudha	ICSSR sponsered International Conference on The Scope and Adoption of Electric Vehicles and Public Charging Station Infrastructure for Sustainable Bharat	Viksit Bharat @ 2047: Empowering Youth for Inclusive and Sustainable Nation-Building	Dr.N.G.P. Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

Book Publications

S.No	Date	Name of the staff	Name of the Book	Name of the Publisher	Year	ISBN Number
1	Jul-25	Dr.G.Aruna	Verse and Vision-A CREATIVE TAPESTRY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE	The Wordsswiggle Publication	Jul-25	978-93-49882-75-1
2	Jul-25	Dr.R.Vithya Prabha	Bhagavad Gita and Indian Ethics Preaching of Great Philosopher Adi Sankara	STANZALEAF PUBLICATION, INDIA	Jul-25	978-81-987746-4-4

Department of English

Overview

This course is:

Courses

Duration

Commencement

Intake

Eligibility

Duration

Commencement

Intake

Eligibility

Duration

Commencement

Intake

Eligibility

Duration

Commencement

Intake

Eligibility

Vision

Mission

Department Activites (2025-26)

Seminar / Workshop Conferences organized

Student Development Programme

Co-curricular Activities

Alumni Interaction

Faculty Professional Development Programme

Archive (2015-2025)

Faculty Details

01. Professor & HOD (i/c)

Dr.A.Hazel Verbina M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., D.C.A

Experience

Specialization

02. Professor

Dr. R. Vithya Prabha M.A., M.Phil., Ph. D.

Experience

Specialization

03. Associate Professor

Dr. B. Poorna Sathya Prabha M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Experience

Specialization

04. Associate Professor

Dr. S. Sudha M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Experience

Specialization

05. Associate Professor

Dr. B. Umaa Devi M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Experience

Specialization

06. Assistant Professor(SG)

Ms. Sarah Vimala Kurian M.A., M.Phil.

Experience

Specialization

07. Assistant Professor

Dr.G.Aruna M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Experience

Specialization

08. Assistant Professor

Dr. M. Kavitha M.A (CA)., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Experience

Specialization

09. Assistant Professor

Dr. C. M. Kanchana M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D.

Experience

Specialization

10. Assistant Professor

Mrs.B.Jayasridevi M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., (Ph.D.)

Experience

Specialization

11. Assistant Professor

Dr. K. Vishnugobal M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., M.Sc (PSY)., Ph.D.

Experience

Specialization

12. Assistant Professor

Mrs.R.Divya M.Phil, B.Ed., (Ph.D.)

Experience

Specialization

13. Assistant Professor

Dr.I.Gogul M.A., M.Phil., SET, Ph.D.

Dr.A.Hazel Verbina
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., D.C.A

Dr. R. Vithya Prabha
M.A., M.Phil., Ph. D.

Dr. B. Poorna Sathya Prabha
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Dr. S. Sudha
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Dr. B. Umaa Devi
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Ms. Sarah Vimala Kurian
M.A., M.Phil.

Dr.G.Aruna
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Dr. M. Kavitha
M.A (CA)., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Dr. C. M. Kanchana
M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D.

Mrs.B.Jayasridevi
M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., (Ph.D.)

Dr. K. Vishnugobal
M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., M.Sc (PSY)., Ph.D.

Mrs.R.Divya
M.Phil, B.Ed., (Ph.D.)

Dr.I.Gogul
M.A., M.Phil., SET, Ph.D.

Dr. M. Marimuthu
MA., M. Phil., Ph.D., NET.

Dr.K.Susi
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Mrs.C. JENIFER VENCILA
M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil., (Ph.D).

Mrs.S.Priyadarshini
M.A., M.Phil.

Mr.S.Kamalakannan
M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., (Ph.D).

Ms.J.Karthika
M.A., TEFL

Mrs.S.Rithiya
M.A., M.Phil.

Ms.M.C.Shree Akshatha
M.A., B.Ed., NET, (Ph.D).

Ms.B.Gowsika
M.A., (Ph.D).

Ms.G.Banurekha
M.A.

Ms.A.Abibelsiya
M.A., (Ph.D.)

Ms.M.Anushiya
M.A.

Ms.B.Dharanipriya
M.A.

Ms.M.B.Narmadha
M.A.