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 1995. The department is also recognized for Ph.D. programme

Vision

So Learn that you may full and faultless learning gain
Then in obedience meet to lessons learnt remain

Thirukkural - 391

• Learn about the culture, life style and experience of the ancient People of Tamil through literature and grammar
• Enhance writing and speaking skills
• Develop Leadership qualities
• Learn the culture and lead as exemplary life

Mission

• To Help become researchers and creative writers
• To teach the differently abled integrating with others
• Train in computer skills through tamil
• Prepare for competitive examinations
• Direct to live in harmony with nature as shown in tamil literature

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
• 2003 – 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

• Tamil Culture and Temple festivals
• Moral Values in Ancient Literature
• Scientific Approaches in Tamil Literature Women in Tamil Society
• Religion and Philosophy
• Folk Literature
• Comparative Studies in Modern Literature

• Syllabus
• Syllabus - Archives

Staff members in the department are in active research such as guiding research scholars,publishing research articles periodically.

The members are encouraged to attend and present papers in seminars and conferences organized by others universities and forums - helps students to select topics for dissertation at P.G. level and also for M.Phil. The major thrust areas within the subject in research activities being actively persuade are Women's issues, Women in Tamil Literature, Fine arts in Literature, Folk Literature, Journalism, Religion & Philosophy, Mass Media.

Students are permitted to other libraries of other universities for reference work for their research.

The department conducts special meetings and invites resource persons and both the teachers and students are benefited.

Papers and syllabus are framed in such a way that they cater to the objectives of the research work which will be done by the students.

No. of Research Scholars ( M.Phil / Ph.D) [2004-2009]