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Kanchi Mamunivar Centre
for Post Graduate Studies is a unique Government institution offering
only Post Graduate Courses, in addition to M.Phil., and Ph.D programme.
This Centre was established as a separate PG institution during the
year 1989 by the Government of Puducherry and is affiliated to the Pondicherry
University.
The following courses are offered in
this Centre :
| Department |
M.A / M.Sc. / M. Com |
M.Phil. |
Ph.D |
| English |
20 |
8 |
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| Tamil |
30 |
15 |
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| French |
15 |
4 |
- |
| Historical
Studies |
15 |
8 |
- |
| Economics |
20 |
15 |
- |
| Mathematics |
25 |
6 |
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| Physics |
18 |
8 |
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| Chemistry |
20 |
9 |
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| Plant
Science |
18 |
9 |
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| Zoology |
20 |
9 |
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| Computer
Science |
24 |
- |
- |
| Commerce |
20 |
10 |
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Students Strength :
- M.A/M.Sc./M.Com : 500
(Including Six Science, Five Arts and one Commerce Departments )
- M.Phil. Scholars : 103
- Ph.D Scholars : 30
The successive progress
has turned this Post Graduate institution into a full fledged Research
institution. The consistent performance of the Centre has enabled
it to find a place at both National and International levels. Within
a span of 19 years since inception, the Centre has educated more than
3000 Post Graduate students, about 600 M.Phil., and 65 Ph.D scholars.
Encouragement is given to Post Graduate students to take part in NET
conducted by UGC and CSIR fellowship test. Special coaching classes
are being conducted by the Centre to take up the above test under
the minority and SC/ST scheme of the UGC.
Research scholars of
the institution are awarded fellowships by the Departments of Education
& Art and Culture of the Government of Puducherry in the names
of poets Bharathiyar and Bharathidasan.
The Centre had the privilege
of getting the UGC grants of IXth and Xth plan periods to the tune
about 13 lakhs and 20 lakhs respectively due to the keen interest
evinced by the staff members of various Departments and their publications.
Proposals have been submitted for the XI th plan period also.
- Staff strength
in the Centre
- Director (Head
of the institution) : 01
- Reader : 17
- Lectrer in Selection
Grade : 46
- Lecturer in Senior
Scale : 4
- Lecturer : 10
- Publications of Papers and
Books :
- Total number of Papers published
by the Faculty : 600
- Number of Books published by the
Faculty : 300
In view of the consistent
good academic performance of this Centre, the UGC has granted it AUTONOMY
from the academic year 2007-08 onwards. |
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