Planning and
Monitoring Board
Constitution
Functions
Members
Planning and Monitoring Board - Members
(As on 22.08.2025)

S.No. Name Capacity as per composition Membership
1 Dr. N.Panchanatham
Vice-Chancellor
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU),
Gandhigram.
Vice-Chancellor Chairperson
2 Dr.A.Balakrishnan
Senior Professor & Dean
School of Health Science and Rural Development
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU),
Gandhigram.
Dean Member
4 Dr.S.Ariponnammal
Head,
Department of Physics,
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU),
Gandhigram.
Head Member
5 Dr.G.Muralidharan
Professor
Department of Physics,
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU),
Gandhigram.
Professor Member
6 Dr.P.Balasubramaniam
Professor
Department of Mathematics,
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU),
Gandhigram.
Professor Member
6 Dr.S.Meenakshi
Senior Professor
Department of Chemistry,
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU),
Gandhigram.
Professor Member
7 Dr.B.Baskar
Associate Professor,
Department of Cooperation,
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU),
Gandhigram.
Associate Professor Member
8 Dr.M.Muthukumar
Associate Professor,
Centre for Geoinformatics,
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU),
Gandhigram.
Associate Professor Member
90 Prof.Kannan M Moudgalaya
Room No.311, Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai - 400 076
External Experts Member
10 Prof.P.Sriram
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai - 600 036
External Experts Member
11 Dr.K.Thirumaran
Professor and Head
Department of Architecture
National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirapalli - 620 015.
External Experts Member
12 Dr.M.Sundaramari
Registrar In-charge
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU),
Gandhigram.
Registrar i/c. Secretary

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