The Department of Tamil was started in 1957. At the outset it offered only Part I Tamil at the under-graduate level. Branch xii Tamil Literature was started in 1967 as single major. In 1978 when the triple major system was introduced Tamil Literature was one of the three majors. When the college was conferred the Deemed University status Tamil Literature was offered along with Economics, Music (Tamil & Economics, Tamil & Music) under the double major system. The Department started the P.G. programme in Development - Language & Literature in 1990 and M. Phil programme in 1994. The department is also recognized for Ph.D. programme in 2000.
Genesis and Growth
- 1958 – Part I Tamil
- 1968 – B.A. Tamil
- 1978 – B.A Tamil – One of the Triple Majors
- 1988 – B.A Tamil – One of the double Majors
- 1990 – M.A Tamil – Development Language & Literature
- 1995 – M.Phil
- 2000 – Ph.D
- 2007 - B.A Tamil
- 2007 - M.A Tamil
Objectives
- To equip students with the required knowledge, skills and values.
- To motivate the students to participate in extra-curricular and Co-curricular activities and to become orators, Radio programmers and News Reporters. To reach Academic Excellence in teaching and research.
- To support the differently abled students to be on par with others.
- To help students to qualify the competitive examinations
Thrust Areas of the Research
- Grammar
- Sangam Literature
- Ethics
- Bhakthi Literature
- Folk Literature
- Modern Literature