Kongunadu Arts and Science College - Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India

No.1 College among Arts and Science College all over India (Re-Accredited by NAAC)

College with Potential for Excellence

Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Bharathiar University,
Re-Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade Status (CGPA - 3.80 out of 4)
Co-Educational Institution Approved by UGC and AICTE, New Delhi.

G.N.MILLS POST, COIMBATORE- 641029, TAMILNADU, INDIA.

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SECRETARY

Prof. Dr. M. ARUCHAMI, MSc., BT., PhD., FAZ., FRES (LOND)
Secretary & Director,
Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.
Executive Committee Member,
Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata.
Convener,
Indian Science Congress Association, Coimbatore Chapter.
President,
Association of Management of Private Colleges, Tamilnadu.

      Dr. M. Aruchami, Secretary & Director of the College has been associated with the College eversince its inception. He is one of the main founding Members of the College and the Chief Architect of its growth and development since 1973. The image and stature that the College enjoys today is an outcome of the painstaking work done by Dr. M. Aruchami who has closely guided the growth and development of the College for the past 36 years since its inception.
      He has very actively promoted the cause of Basic Sciences and Research by consciously starting all the Basic courses as soon as the College began its existence in 1973. His efforts have positioned the College as one of the most reputed institutions offering Post Graduate training and Research in all the Basic Science disciplines.
      His planned approach to staff development has led to the College having the largest number of MPhil and PhD holders among the Colleges in Tamilnadu. Over 3 decades of dedicated

work for the growth of the College finally has borne fruit with the College securing the No.1 position among all Colleges in India with the NAAC rating of 3.80 out 4.00 aggregating to a percentage score of 95%.

His rich experience as an academic and educational administrator has served the College well. He has served as a Fulbrighter at All India level under Indian Educational Administrators Programme by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Washington to study the pattern of higher education in USA visiting more than 21 Universities and community colleges in USA.

He has also visited various institutions and Universities in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, USA, U.K., Italy and West Germany to study academic and governance practices. He has served as an active member in the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi and organised many Seminars and Symposia at National level.

He has served as a Member in many academic and professional bodies and committees at the University level. He is the recipient of Fulbright grant under “Indian Educational Administrators Programme” sponsored by the United States Educational Foundation in India and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Washington to visit USA and study American higher education. He was a recipient of the “BEST PRINCIPAL AWARD” of the Government of Tamilnadu and the ‘SEVA RATNA AWARD 2003-2004’ of the Centenarian Trust, Chennai.

He is currently on the Governing Board/s of many Autonomous and Non-Autonomous Colleges in the State. He is also the UGC Nominee in the Planning & Monitoring Board of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. He has served as a Member of the Council of the Indian Science Congress Association and has been elected as a Member of the Executive Committee which is the highest policy making body of the Indian Science Congress Association. He has taken the initiative to open the new Chapter of the ISCA at Coimbatore and has been nominated as its Convenor. He is the longest serving President of the Association of Management of Private Colleges, Tamil Nadu, a post which he has continuously held from 1993.

As President of the Association of Management of Private Colleges, he has championed the cause of academic innovation strongly and consistently by having a continuous dialogue with policy makers and regulators by offering solutions to the many challenges and critical requirements of our time. He has demonstrated great passion in unlocking the potential of Indian Higher education so that India attains a global leadership status and becomes a premier educational destination for students from all parts of the globe.

He has been in the forefront of social service by actively supporting and implementing the complete rehabilitation and development of villages. Under his inspirational leadership, the NSS students of the College have transformed the lives of 100s of poor and destitute villagers by purchasing land for construction of houses, funding the construction of their homes, adopting villages and undertaking other community service programmes that have significantly improved the quality of life of the downtrodden villages. He has also made an important difference to the lives of a large number of students hailing from the rural and peasant communities by empowering them through his educational service.

He has helped the farming and peasant community a great deal by enabling transfer of scientific skills and practices which have been validated by the Research done in the Science departments of the College using a “lab-to-land” approach. The peasant community have absorbed these scientific practices to improve their agricultural productivity and also increase their earning potential.

His public spirited contribution to charities and efforts to protect the value system and restore pride in India’s culture and heritage deserves a special mention.

MANAGEMENT

Co-Ordinator International Studies

Co-Ordinator International Charity

Principal

Controller of Examinations

Dean - SF

Dean - R&D