Alagappa University, Karaikudi

Right to Information Act

Implementation of the Right To Information Act, 2005 at Alagappa University

The Right to Information Act 2005 ensures the right to information for citizens to secure/ access information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority.

Public authority here implies Alagappa University, Karaikudi established by an Act of Tamil Nadu Assembly in 1985. The University is recognised by the University Grants Commission, a member of the Association of Indian Universities and a member of the Common Wealth Universities Association. The University is accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade.

The University is committed to providing quality education and research and serve the society through various extension activities. The University is managed by statutory bodies such as Syndicate, Senate and Finance Committee. The academic matters are decided by Boards of Studies and Standing Committee on Academic Affairs.

Powers and Duties of Officers

Name	Designation	Powers and Duties
Prof. P. Ramasamy	Vice-Chancellor	Chairman of the Syndicate and Senate
Prof. A. Shenbagavalli	Registrar (i/c)	Executing Authority
Dr. V. Manickavasagam	Controller of Examinations	All examination matters
Thiru. R. Boominathan	Finance Officer	All Financial matters
Dr. V. Balachandran	Directorate of Distance Education	Distance Education Programmes
Dr. M. Selvam	Special Officer (Planning) and Dean, Research	Projects and Planning
Dr. T. R. Gurumoorthy	Dean (College Development Council)	All matters related to affiliated colleges
Dr. S. Annamalai	Dean, Student Affairs	Students Welfare
Thiru. T.K. Sankaranarayanan	Special Officer (Estate Development and Maintenance)	Maintenance of Campus

Deans and Heads

Name	Designation	Powers and Duties
Dr. M. Pandi	Dean, Faculty of Arts	All matters concerning the Faculty
Dr. P. Prema	Dean, Faculty of Education	All matters concerning the Faculty
Dr. S. Sudalaimuthu	Dean, Faculty of Management	All matters concerning the Faculty
Dr. R. Natarajan	Dean, Faculty of Science	All matters concerning the Faculty
Dr. S. Subbiah	Associate Professor & Head i/c, Department of Communicative English & Foreign Languages	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. A. Narayanamoorthy	Director, Centre for Rural Development	All matters concerning the Centre
Dr. M. Pandi	Professor & Head, Department of Tamil	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. S. Gokilavani	Professor and Head, Department of Women’s Studies	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. P. Prema	Professor and Head, Department of Education	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. Mrs. A. Shenbagavalli	Head, Department of Physical Education & Health Sciences	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. S. Kaliyamoorthy	Professor and Director, Alagappa Institute of Management	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. S. Annamalai	Professor and Head, Department of Bank Management	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. S. Sudalaimuthu	Professor and Head, Department of Corporate Secretaryship	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. M. Selvam	Professor and Head, Department of International Business & Commerce	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. S. Karutha Pandian	Professor and Head, Department of Bio-technology	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. V. Palanisamy	Associate Professor and Head i/c., Department of Computer Science and Engineering	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. P. Manisankar	Professor and Head, Department of Industrial Chemistry	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. R. Natarajan	Professor and Head, Department of Mathematics	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. C. Govindasamy	Reader & Head i/c. Department of Oceanography and Coastal Area Studies	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. C. Sanjeevi Raja	Professor and Head, Department of Physics	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. K. Kuppusamy	Associate Professor and Director i/c, Computer Centre	All matters concerning the Centre
Dr. S. Sudalaimuthu	Director, Centre for Curriculum Development	All matters concerning the Centre
Dr. CR. Vasantha	Principal, College of Education	All matters concerning the College
Dr. K. Manimekalai	Associate Professor and Director i/c, Centre for Women’s Studies	All matters concerning the Centre
Dr. A. Shenbagavalli	Principal i/c, College of Physical Education	All matters concerning the College
Dr. K. Gurunathan	Professor, Centre for Nano Science & Technology	All matters concerning the Centre
Dr. B. Vaseeharan	Reader & Head, Centre for Animal Health & Management	All matters concerning the Centre
Dr. V. Dharuman	Assistant Professor, Department of Bio-Electronics & Bio-Sensors	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh	Reader and Head i/c. Department of Bio-informatics	All matters concerning the Department
Dr. T. Thenappan	Warden, Men’s Hostel	All matters related to wards of the hostel
Dr. D. Rajalakshmi	Warden, Women’s Hostel	All matters related to wards of the hostel

Implementation Committe:

Name	Designation	Position
Dr. S. Sudalaimuthu	Dean, Faculty of Management, Professor and Head, Department of Corporate Secretaryship – Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003	Convener
Dr. M. Selvam	Professor and Head, Department of International Business & Commerce, Special Officer (Planning) and Dean, Research – Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003	Member
Dr. V. Manickavasagam	Controller of Examination – Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003	Member
Dr. V. Balachandran	Director, Directorate of Distance Education – Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003	Member
Dr. S. Kaliyamoorthy	Professor and Director, Alagappa Institute of Management - Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003	Member
Dr. T. R. Gurumoorthy	Dean (College Development Council) – Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003	Member

Implementation Officer

Dr. P. Chengalvarayan
Deputy Registrar & Public Information Officer
Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003

There are Deputy Registrar, Assistant Registrars and Superintendents who carry out the day to day administrative work under the direct control and supervision of the Registrar who executes the policies of the Syndicate, Senate and other bodies under the Chairmanship of the Vice-Chancellor.

Rules & Regulations

The rules and regulations are stipulated in the Act and Statutes of Alagappa University which contain the code of conduct for employees, powers, duties and responsibilities of the authorities.

Funds for the University
The funds for the University are obtained from U.G.C. and Tamil Nadu Government. The faculty members of the University apply to various national and regional funding agencies and obtain funds for carrying out projects. The Distance Education Programmes are another source of funds to the University. The funds are also generated by the creation of Endowments at the University.

Library
The University has a Central Library with around 65,000 volumes of books and 700 journals and magazines. The library is not only used by students and staff of the University but also by the staff and students of the nearby institutions.

Contact Person
Any person who wishes to obtain any information shall make a request in writing in English or Tamil with a fee of Rs.10/- only to the Deputy Registrar, Alagappa University, Karaikudi. Correspondence with any other person seeking information under this Act will not come under its scope. While seeking the information, the applicant need not specify any reason for requesting the information. Such a request will be disposed of within 30 days of the receipt of the request. In case of rejection of request of the applicant, the Registrar of Alagappa University is the appellate authority.

Exemption from Disclosure of Information
Providing information which will prejudicially affect the name and reputation of the institution and/or the disclosure of such information would cause a breach of privilege of the statutory powers of the University bodies like Syndicate or Senate or Academic Council, Planning Board etc. is exempted and would fall outside the scope of this transparency.

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