Department of English
- About the Department
- Vision & Mission
- Goals & Objectives
- Programme Offered
- Faculty
- Retired Faculty
- Research
- Department Library
- Syllabus
- CIA Test Question Papers
- End Semester Question Papers
- Result
- Association / Club
- Seminars / Workshops
- Placement & Job Opportunities
- MoU Signed
- Innovative & Best Practices
- Consultancy Services
- Future Plans
- Notable Alumni
- Gallery
- Extension Activities
The Department of English:
✔ Was founded in June 1971, and since then it has been imparting English as Part II language (L2) to the students of B.A., B.Com. and B.Sc., courses.
✔ Has rich collection of more than 1800 books and a few journals on English Literature, Language and Linguistics, ELT and World Literatures in English.
✔ Has a language laboratory with High-Speed Internet, Software for English Communication Skills, and Smart TV to improve the English language proficiency of the learners.
✔ Offers two certificate courses each semester.
✔ Coordinates three days English Enrichment Camp ahead of the reopening of the college.
✔ Organizes Group Discussion Forum on every Thursday for the volunteer- students of our college.
✔ Extends free English Grammar Coaching to neighbouring Government Boys and Girls Schools and its Welfare Schools from VI to X standard.
✔ Conducts Research, and updates advanced curriculum, new methodology and approach in the classroom, materials preparation, assessment of learning process, and stress on communication skills in accordance with UGC, Government of Tamil Nadu and the Gurukulam of our college.
Eminent Professors and Personalities formerly served for the enrichment of the department:
- Dr.K.Subramaniam – Pro-Chancellor, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore.
- Sri.R.Karmegam (now a Sanyasin) Established his own Ashram at Kasavanampatty, near Sempatty, Dindigul.
- Sri.M.Purusothaman – Former Associate Professor of English
- Dr.R.Ilango – Member-Syndicate, Bharathidasan University, Trichy.
- Sri.M.Jeyaramalingam (now a Sanyasin) Now President Swamiji, Ramakrishna Math, Salem, TN.
- Sri. B.Ravibabu – Former Associate Professor of English
- Sri.V.Hariharan – Former Associate Professor of English
- Dr.B.Ramamoorthy – Principal, Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College of Science, Madurai
- Dr.N.Venkatasubbu – Senior Faculty Member, Department of English, Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli
They offer valuable academic suggestions for the improvement of the teaching and administrative affairs of the department.
Vision
✔ To execute the vision of the Department of Higher Education of the State and the Nation in improving the Communicative Skills of Students in English.
Mission
✔ To confront the methods and approaches from eminent thinkers of English Language.
✔ To design advanced lesson plan of English as L2, and execute it.
✔ To sensitize the current status of Research in Teaching and Learning of English language.
Goals & Objectives:
✔ To impart the history, linguistic properties of English language. .
✔ To explain the role of Grammar for enhancement of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Skills.
✔ To utilize the enhanced LSRW skills in students’ social and professional spheres.
✔ To research world literature along with English language skills.
✔ To compete the world-class job market and career development.
✔ To motivate students’ to improve their analytical, creative, reference, and innovative skills.
✔ To realize the duties of students through Indian Literature and World Classic Literature with help of English.
UG – Part 2 –English Language LOCF
Certificate Courses Offered
- Academic & Research Writing in English
- Communicative Competence in English
- Drama, Stage and Theatre Performance
- Executive Communication in English
- Journalism & Mass Media
- Spoken English & Public Speaking
| S.No | Name | Photo | Designation | Profile |
| 1 | Dr. S. Bharathiraja |  |
Assistant Professor & Head(i/c) |  |
Management / Self Financing |
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| 2 | Dr. P. Saravanakumar |  |
Assistant Professor | |
| 3 | Dr. S. Jothi Basu |  |
Assistant Professor | |
| 4 | Sri. Gangeshwaran Raj |  |
Assistant Professor | |
Retired Faculty
| S.No | Name | Designation |
| 1 | Dr.K.Subrahmaniam | Principal, Head, Department of English (Rtd) |
| 2 | Sri.R.Karmegam | Lecturer,Department of English (Now a Sanyasin) |
| 3 | Sri.M.Purusothaman | Lecturer,Department of English (Now a Sanyasin) |
| 4 | Dr.R.Ilango | Vice Principal, Head, Department of English (Rtd) |
| 5 | Sri.M.Jeyaramalingam | Lecturer,Department of English, (Now Swami Yadhatmananda, RKM) |
| 6 | Sri.B.Ravibabu | Lecturer,Department of English |
| 7 | Sri.V.Hariharan | Head, Department of English (Rtd) |
| 8 | Dr.N.Venkatasubbu | Head, Department of English (Rtd) |
| 9 | Dr.B.Ramamoorthy | Principal, Head, Department of English (Rtd) |
Library Book Details
| S.No | Book Name | No.of Books |
| 1 | Complete Works of Shakespeare | 32 |
| 2 | Great Master of Classical and Renaissance Criticism | 10 |
| 3 | British and American Novels | 14 |
| 4 | Collections of Alexander Pope | 03 |
| 5 | Essay and Letter Books | 25 |
| 6 | Dictionaries | 20 |
| 7 | Foundation of Literary Criticism | 17 |
| 8 | WORLD GREAT POET VOL.1and VOL.2 | 02 |
| 9 | English Literature In 21st Century | 02 |
| 10 | Books of Literacy | 05 |
| 11 | New Exploration in Recent Indian Women Novelist | 04 |
| 12 | New Trends of Contemporary Literature | 19 |
| 13 | Feminism and Recent Indian Literature | 25 |
| 14 | Voyages in English | 26 |
| 15 | An Introduction to Speech Communication | 17 |
| 16 | Books on Research | 35 |
| 17 | General Knowledge | 35 |
| 18 | Other literature Novels | 57 |
| 19 | Children story books | 63 |
| 20 | English for Career and Professional Development | 25 |
| Total | 436 |
Please click on the below links to view the syllabus
| Academic Batch | Syllabus |
| 2015 – 18 | |
| 2016 – 19 | |
| 2017 – 20 | |
| 2018 – 21 | |
| 2019 – 22 | |
| 2020 – 23 | |
| 2021 – 24 | |
| 2022 – 25 | |
Please click on the below links to view the Previous Year CIA Question Papers of UG
| Academic Year | Odd Semester |
Even Semester |
| 2018 |
CIA Examinations | CIA Examinations |
| 2019 |
CIA Examinations | CIA Examinations |
| 2020 | CIA Examinations | CIA Examinations |
| 2021 | CIA Examinations | CIA Examinations |
| 2022 | CIA Examinations | CIA Examinations |
Please click on the below links to view the Previous Year Question Papers
Results of End Semester Examinations of Part 2 English
| Academic Year | Month and Year | No. students Appeared | No. students Passed | Percentage of Pass |
| 2015-16 | April 2016 | 245 | 245 | 100 % |
| 2016-17 | April 2017 | 301 | 300 | 96.66 % |
| 2017-18 | April 2018 | 278 | 278 | 100 % |
| 2018-19 | April 2019 | 370 | 370 | 100 % |
| 2019-20 | April 2020 | 329 | 329 | 100 % |
| 2020-21 | April 2021 | 235 | 235 | 100 % |
| 2021-22 | April 2022 | 323 | 323 | 100 % |
Results of End Semester Examinations of B.A. English Literature
| Academic Year | No. students Appeared | No. students Passed | Percentage of Pass |
| 2015-18 | 14 | 11 | 78.57 % |
| 2016-19 | 9 | 9 | 100 % |
| 2017-20 | 16 | 16 | 100 % |
Association / Club
The English Theatre Club stages a moral and morality play/drama at Swami Vivekananda Jayanthi Day in February every year.
Innovative Practices:
1. Team Teaching
2. LSRW Skills in 4 Semesters
3. Group Discussion Forum
4. English Language Lab
5. Presentation class
6. Creative Thinking
7. Innovative Teaching and Learning Materials from TANSCHE
Best Practices:
✔ English Grammar Coaching to the students of Government High Schools and Higher Secondary Schools, and Govt. Welfare Schools under Community Service in and around the college.
✔ AIF Class.
✔ Daily Divine Digest explanation in English at the evening prayer, every day.
✔ Group Discussion Forum & Spoken English.
✔ English Enrichment Camp.
✔ Remedial Class.
✔ English Language Lab to all the Part-2 English Students.
Future Plans of the Department:
✔ To have Smart Class Rooms for all Part-2 English classes.
✔ To establish UG, PG and Research Programme
Notable Alumni Details
| S.No | Name | Batch | Position |
| 1 | Gangeshwaran RAJ | 2015-2018 | Assistant Professor Department of English, Vivekananda College, Tiruvedakam West, Madurai 625234. |
| 2 | R.Sivarajan | 2015-2018 | Ph.D Research Scholar in Madurai Kamaraj University. |
| 3 | S. Arun Thilak | 2015-2018 | Librarian, Head of the Department, Bharath Niketan Engineering college , Theni-625536 |
Extension Activities
✔ 1. Free coaching is given on “English Grammar and Spoken English” to the students of Government Schools and Govt. Social Welfare Schools under Community Service in and around the college.
✔ 2. Group Discussion Forum & Spoken English
✔ 3. English Enrichment Camp.
✔ 4. Remedial Class.
✔ 5. English Language Lab to all the Part-2 English Students (First Year 300 +250 Second Year).
Conducting Class for School students by our Department Staff. |
| S.No. | Name | Name of the School | Academic Year |
| 1 | Dr.S.Bharathiraja, Assistant Professor & Head(i/c) Department of English |
Govt. Adi-Dravidan Welfare Hr.Sec School, Nachikullam, Vadipattai.TK. |
2019-2020 onwards |
| 2 | Dr.P.Saravanakumar, Assistant Professor of English |
Girls Hr Sec. School Sholavandan | 2019-2020 onwards |
| 3 | Dr.S.Jothi Basu , Assistant Professor of English |
Kallar Govt.Hr. Sec. School, Sholavandan |
2019-2020 onwards |