Committees
Students Grievance Redressal Committee

Members

The Dean, Students' Welfare - Chair person
The Dean, School of Tamil & Indian Languages - Member
The Dean, School of English & Foreign Languages - Member
The Dean, School of Social Sciences - Member
The Dean, School of Management Studies - Member
The Dean, School of Sciences - Member
The Dean, School of Computer Science & Technologies - Member
The Dean, School of Agriculture & Animal Sciences - Member
The Dean, School of Health Sciences & Rural Development - Member
The Director (Academic) - Convener

Students Disciplinary Committee

Members

The Dean, Students' Welfare - Convener
Dr.M.Sundaravadivelu, Professor, Department of Chemistry - Member
Dr.K.S.Nakkeeran, Professor & Head, Department of Political Science & D.A. - Member
Dr.P.Shanmugavadivu , Professor, Department of Computer Science & Applications - Member
Dr. A. Jahitha Begum, Professor & Head i/c, Department of Education - Member
Dr.S.Arumugam, Professor, Department of Physics - Member
Dr.K.S.Pushpa, Professor, Department of Home Science - Member
The Warden, Ladies Hostel, GRI - Member
The Warden, Boys Hostel, GRI - Member
The Controller of Examinations - Member
The Dean/HOD/Director concerned - special invitee(s)

Anti Ragging Committe

Members

The Dean i/c, Student Welfare - Chairperson and Convenor
All Deans - Member
Dr.S.Arumugam,
Professor of Physics
- Member
Dr.V.Rajarathinam,
Professor and Head, Dept. Of Tamil
- Member
Dr.L.Rathakrishnan,
Professor and Head, Dept. Of RIM
- Member
Dr.A.Celine Rani,
Professor of Political Science and Devt. Admn.
- Member
Dr.G.Dhanasekaran,
Associate Professor, Faculty of Rural Health and Sanitation
- Member
The Warden,
Dr. Radhakrishnan Hostel
- Member
The Warden,
Ladies Hostel
- Member
Director (Academic) - Member

Introduction to ICC (SH)

      In compliance with the Supreme Court Judgment and guidelines issued in 1997 to provide for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment and abuse, more particularly against sexual harassment at work places the University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued circulars since 1998 and insisting the enactment of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act-Sexual Harassment Act in April 2013) to all the universities, advising them to establish a permanent cell /committee and to frame guidelines to combat sexual harassment, violence against women and ragging at the universities and colleges.

      It has further advised the universities to be proactive by developing a conducive atmosphere on the campus, where the women are respected and they are treated with dignity.

      As per the guidelines of UGC and the Supreme Court, a Committee against Sexual Harassment/ (ICC) Internal Complaints Committee (SH) at GRI has been established to provide a healthy and congenial atmosphere to the staff and students of the University.

Objectives of ICC (SH)

  • Prevent discrimination and sexual harassment against women, by promoting gender amity among students and employees.
  • Develop the guidelines and norms for a policy against sexual harassment. Work out procedures for combating sexual harassment and implementation of the policy.
  • Make recommendations to Honorable Vice Chancellor for changes/elaborations in the Rules for students in the Prospectus and the Bye-Laws, to make them gender just.
  • Lay down procedures for the prohibition, resolution, settlement and prosecution of acts of discrimination and sexual harassment against women, students and the employees.
  • Deal with cases of discrimination and sexual harassment against women in a time bound manner aiming at ensuring support services to the victim.
  • Recommend appropriate punitive action against the guilty.
  • Prepare a detailed plan of action, both short and long term.
Members of ICC (SH)

S.No. Name & Designation Contact No.
1 Dr.D.Grace Nirmala
Deputy Director of Physical Education
Chairperson & Nodal officer
9442152685
2 Dr.B.Padmanabha Pillai
Dean, Student Affairs
9894360944
3 Dr.M.Seethalakshmi
Dean, School of Agriculture and Animal Sciences &
Incharge of Women's Amenity Centre
9443001857
4 Dr.S.Ramaswamy
Professor of Economics &
Director, Research and Development
9443320662
5 Dr.K.Velumani
Professor & Director
Centre for Women's Studies
9443190572
6 Dr.S.Meenakshi
Professor & Head
Department of Chemistry
9443838121
7 Dr.Anitha Pius
Professor of Chemistry &
Warden, Women's Hostel
9443108504
8 Mrs.Ramani Mathew
Advocate
9443129792
9 Mrs.N.Mangaiarkarasi
Private Secretary
Development Section
9487338570
10 Mr.S.Kannan
Technical Assistant
Centre for Lifelong Learning
9843656439
11 Miss.J.Preethi
Ph.D. Scholar
Department of Chemistry
9095761230
ICC - Gender Champions

      The guidelines for Gender Champions envisaged by UGC (Ref: D.O no91-2/2014(GS)) was uploaded in the University website. Applications were invited from both boys & girls students of this Institution for engagement as champions. Following the eligibility criteria & suggested process, five following students were selected.

S.No. Names of Selected Candidates School/Dept./Centre
1 Ms.S.Kalaivani
III B.Com.
Cooperation
2 Ms.A.R.Majithabegam
IV MA(DA)
Political Science and Development Administration
3 Ms.V.Kishani
IV B.Sc. Agri.
Agriculture and Animal Sciences
4 Mr.G.Mugesh
III B.Sc. Phy
Physics
5 Mr.S.Pradeepraj
III B.Sc. Agri.
School of Agriculture and Animal Sciences

      To facilitate the activities of the gender champions two nodal teachers namely

  1. Dr.Grace Nirmala – Physical Education Directors GRI, Gandhigram.
  2. Dr.A.Ramanathan – Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry GRI, Gandhigram.

            Have been appointed.

      The gender champion with the nodal teachers will draw up annual activity colander and carryout activities earmarked in the guidelines.

Research Advisory Committee

  • The Institute shall have a Research Advisory Committee mainly to frame guidelines pertaining to the conduct of Ph.D and Post-Doctoral research programmes offered by it on the lines prescribed by the UGC.
  • The composition of RAC shall be as follows:

  • i Vice-Chancellor Chairman
    ii One Professor or One Associate Professor from each faculty with good academic and research standing Member
    iii Two external experts nominated by the Vice-Chancellor Member
    iv Registrar Non-Member Secretary

  • The term of membership of all the members, other than the Registrar, shall be restricted to two years.
  • All the members of RAC, shall be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor
  • The RAC shall meet at least twice in an academic year, before the scheduled dates of Academic Council meeting.
  • One-third of the members of the Committee shall form the quorum.
Research Advisory Committee

  • The Institute shall have a Research Advisory Committee mainly to frame guidelines pertaining to the conduct of Ph.D and Post-Doctoral research programmes offered by it on the lines prescribed by the UGC.
  • prescribe suitable guidelines for declaring the permanent teachers to be the research guides of Doctoral/Post Doctoral programmes from time to time.
  • prescribe guidelines for fixing the areas of specializations for each department/faculty/Centre.
  • lay down guidelines for the conduct of inter-disciplinary research programmes in the departments/faculty.
  • suggest the priority areas of research in the departments/faculty particularly with reference to the role and responsibility of the Institute taking into account the facilities available in the Institute, the major thrust areas accepted for the concerned department/faculty and expertise of the faculty members.
  • consider any matter referred to it by the Academic Council or the Vice-Chancellor and submit its report.
  • perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Authorities / Academic Council.
Research Advisory Committee

Members

Dr.(Prof).S. Natarajan,
Vice-Chancellor
Chairman
Dr.A. Joseph Dorai Raj,
Professor, Faculty of English & Foreign Languages
Member
Dr.P. Anandakumar,
Professor, Dept. of Tamil
Member
Dr.C. Sivapragasam,
Prof. & Head, Dept. of Applied Research
Member
Dr.M. Sundaramari,
Professor, Faculty of Agri. & AH
Member
Dr.S. Abraham John,
Professor, Dept. of Chemistry
Member
Dr.K. Balachandran,
Prof. & Head, Dept. of Mathematics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641 046
External Member
Dr.V. Alagappan,
(Formerly Sr.Professor & Head, Dept. of Commerce and Registrar, M.K. University, Madurai), C 195-A, Kannan Street, Alagappan Nagar, Madurai – 625 003
External Member