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THE GANDHIGRAM RURAL INSTITUTE (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

[MHRD]WELCOMES THE HON’BLE MEMBERS OF ACADEMIC COUNCIL

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13.06.2018 – 27.11.2018

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34th Convocation

His Excellency the Vice-President of India Shri M.Venkaiah Naiduvisited Gandhigram Rural Institute on 10th October, 2018 as Chief Guestfor 34th Convocation. In this Convocation, 1298 students receive theirdegrees and diplomas: Ph.D - 127 M.Phil - 105 Post Graduate and

PG Diploma - 530 Under Graduate, Diploma,

Post Diploma and Certificates - 536

In addition

67 Gold medals and Cash awards

Two students are honoured, one student for the participation in Republic Day Parade and another student for achievement in 3rd South Asian Roll Ball Championship and won Gold Medal.

Six faculty members are honoured with medals and citations for their contribution to institutional development.

Two Honoris Causa awards for two respected women, Dr.R.Kousalya Devi and Smt. Krishnammal Jagannathan who have dedicated their whole life for the welfare and upliftment of rural populace

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34th Convocation

The Vice-President of India was given a warm welcome by Dr.KM.Annamalai, Chancellor

in the Faculty Guest House

The Vice-President of India and Dignitaries as the time of

singing “Tamizh Thai Vazhthu”

The Vice-President of India giving certificate and gold medal to top

rank holder

The Vice-President of India honoured the staff with

memento for their Institutional Responsibilities

The Vice-President of India presented D.Litt. (Honoris Causa) award to the Smt.Krishnammal

Jagannathan

Convocation address delivering by the Vice-President of India

Awardees and guests seated Send off to His Excellency the Vice-President of India

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Governor’s Visit – 25.07.2018

Hon‟ble Governor of Tamil Nadu was received and honoured by the Vice-

Chancellor

Hon‟ble Governor was accorded with warm

reception of Shanti Sena students

Hon‟ble Governor honoured Gandhi Statue with

Handmade Khadi Garland and offered Floral Tributes

Hon‟ble Governor visited the Exhibition Stalls arranged by

the academic centres

Hon‟ble Governor visited Rural Energy Centre and also planted Pongamia Tree seedling (energy

tree)

Khadi, Handloom and Handicraft exhibits arranged by

the students were seen by Hon‟ble Governor of Tamil Nadu

Hon‟ble Governor addressed to the faculty, staff members

and studentsA part of staff and students

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IoE – Empowered Expert Committee Recommendations

“Gandhian Thought and philosophy is stillrelevant to India and the world. Manyinstitutions were started to work on thoseprinciples and with a strong rural focus.One of them, the Gandhigram RuralInstitute of Higher Education, districtDindigul, Tamil Nadu seems to bethriving. It is grounded in Gandhianethos and is doing significant service tothe rural population especially thewomen and the under privileged. In the150th Anniversary year of MahatmaGandhi, it would be only appreciate thatthis institution’s work is appreciated, andit is helped with additional funds andsuch other dispensation that can put it onsound footing and sustain it”.

EEC’s Recommendations about GRI…..

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Establishment of School of Education

MHRDPandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National

Mission for Teachers and Training

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Name of the programme

No.of Applications

received

Selected Joined

Arts Science Arts Science

Ph.D. (in July 2018 session)

121 18 14 14 14

Total 121 32 28

Admission

Completion

Name of the programme Total

Ph.D. 36

M.Phil 40

Academic…

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B.Voc. in Renewable Energy

B.Voc. in Multi Media Production Technology

B.Voc. in Food Processing

B.Voc. in Food Testing and Quality Evaluation

B.Voc. in Dairy Production and Technology

B.Voc. in Organic Agriculture and Enterprises Development

New Programmes

Academic…

UGC has approved the following programmes / courses to run byGRI under NSQF from the academic year 2018-19

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Sl.No. Funding Agency Amount in (Rs.)

1 ICSSR, New Delhi 19,04,533

2 DST 24,71,114

3 DST, SERB 58,09,638

4 ISRO-SAC 4,80,530

5 UGC, SAP 1,71,57,400

6 AZIONE PERFAMI 6,13,670

7 IRD 50,000

8 CSIR, New Delhi 2,96,278

9 MNRE 13,39,340

10 NIRD 66,772

11 NCRI 96,000

12 ICMR, New Delhi 1,42,243

Total Grant received 3,04,27,518

Project Grant Received

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S. No

Name of the Faculty Dept. Duration Programme

1 Dr.V.Eyarkai Nambi KVK 25-26.09.2018

2 day State level seminar on Dynamics of Technologies for Achieving Resilience of Vegetable production

2 Dr.M.Mary Shanti Rani

Computer Science

04.10.2018 2 Day workshop on Deep Learning in Computer Vision with Pythod Programming

3 Dr.V.Eyarkai Nambi KVK 22-27.10.2018

Skill Training on Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops

5 Dr.P.S.Sreedevi Education 14.11.2018 Induction Training Programme

Seminar / Conference organised

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150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

Prabhat Peri (2nd Oct.)

Tree Plantation (2nd Oct.)

Inauguration of Digital Board (2nd Oct.)

Inter-religious Prayer(2nd Oct.)

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150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi…

Inauguration of PeaceRally (3rd Oct.)

View of Peace Rally(3rd Oct.)

Oath Taking (3rd Oct.)

Spl Address delivered bythe District Collector

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150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi…

Inauguration of PeaceRally (30th Oct.)

Spl Address delivered by DRO, Dindigul (30th Oct.)

Gandhi Jayanthi Day celebration at Chatrapatti on 04.10.2018

Rally on SWACHHATA Hi SEVA (1st Oct.)

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S. No

Name of the Faculty

Dept. Duration Programme

1 Dr.R.I.Sathya Home Science

01.08.2018 Training on Accessibility and Universal Design

2 Dr.R.Udhayakumar DDU-KK 03-29.09.2018

JCP Operator Training for B.Voc. (FEOM) students

3 Dr.R.Venkataravi CED 25-27.09.2018

Training programme on using GST with Tally.ERP9

4 Dr.R.Udhayakumar DDU-KK 26.10.2018 Skill Training for B.Voc. (FEOM) students

5 Dr.K.K.Murugan Placement Bureau

16.11.2018 Campus Placement Programme

Students Motivation - Training

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Name of the Faculty Dept. Duration Programme

1 Dr.R.Venkataravi CED 25-27.09.2018

Capacity Building on Enterprise Development for Kolping India

2 Dr.V.Ragupathy Political Science

14.09.2018 Spl.Lecture Programme on UBA

3 Dr.P.Shanmugavadivu IQAC 26.11.2018 Interaction Programme for Scholar

Students Motivation – Awareness & PLS

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Name of the Faculty Dept. Duration Programme

1 GRI GRI 21.06.2016 International Day of Yoga

2 GRI GRI 03.07.2018 Orientation Programme

3 Dr.M.Tamizhchelvan Dr.G.R Library

14.08.2018 Readers Forum

4 GRI GRI 15.08.2018 72nd

Independence Day

5 Dr.A.Jahitha Begum Education 05.09.2018 Teachers Day

6 GRI GRI 29.09.2018 Surgical Strike Day

7 Dr.P.Anandakumar Tamil 12.09.2018 Bharathiar Memorial Day

Celebration of National / Important Days

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Name of the Faculty Dept. Duration Programme

8 Dr.V.Ragupathy & Dr.S.Balasundari

Political Science & NSS

31.10.2018 National Unity Day

9 Dr.A.Jahitha Begum Education 12.11.2018 National Education Day (11th Nov)

10 Dr.M.Tamizhchelvan Dr.G.R.Library 14.11.2018 Library Week Celebration

Celebration of National / Important Days

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Dr.S.Natarajan, Vice-Chancellor received onbehalf of the GRI Outstanding EducationalInstitution Award for 2018 sponsored byNational Institute of Quality and Reliability,Chennai

Awards and Achievements

Dr.S.Chidambaram, Asst.Professor received YoungScholar Award from the Govt.of Tamil Nadu

Mr.Rohit P.Thambi, Physics Studentreceived National Physics GraduateAward sponsored by IndianAssociation of Physics Teachers (IAPT)

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Awards and Achievements…

S. No

Students belongs to

DepartmentCompetition Date Venue

1 Computer Science

Inter Collegiate Meet

29.08.2018 Hindustan College of Engg. CBE

2 Home Science Health Fest 20.09.2018 Arul Anandar College, Madurai

3 Chemistry Inter Collegiate Meet

29.10.2018 Lady Doak College, Madurai

4 GRI Cultural Students

South Zone Youth Fest

01.11.2018 Padmavathi University, Tirupathi

5 GRI Cultural Students

Vyaha-18 Youth Fest

01.11.2018 Madurai Medical College

6 Mathematics Math Fest 01.11.2018 APMM Arts & Sci. Collage, Krishankoil& St.Xavier‟sCollege, Palayamkottai

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Name of the Visitor Address Period Programme

Prof.K.RajaFormer Head, Dept. of Tamil, Bharathidasan Univ., Trichy

20.07.2018Donated for Creation of Endowment Prog.

Mr.JayakumarProgramme Officer, CBM, Bangalore

01.08.2018Trg. Prog. On Accessibility and Universal Design

Dr.Rajesh TandonFounder President, PRIA, New Delhi

14.09.2018Spl.Lecture on UBA

Fr.A.Antony RajNational Director, Kolping India

25-27.09.2018

Capacity Building Prog.

Dr.Pala AdhiyamanStation Director, Kodai Panpalai, Kodaikanal

12.09.2018Bharathiar Memorial Day

Mr.Shantha Kumar CEO, Dindigul 24.10.2018Orientation programme for School Internship

Shri P.Velu DRO, Dindigul 30.10.2018Swasth Bharat Yatra-EAT RIGHT MOVEMENT

Visitors to GRI

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Name of the Visitor Address Period Programme

Dr. S.Shameem Deputy Director, SCERT, Govt. of Tamil Nadu

12.11.2018National Education Day

Dr. G.Viswanathappa,

Principal, RIE, Ajmer 14.11.2018

Induction Programme

Dr.Padmanabhan Seshaiyer

Professor of Mathematical Sciences, George Mason University, US

26.11.2018Interaction Prog. with Faculty and Scholars

Total No. of Visitors 10

Visitors to GRI…

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Programme Place Date

Vice-Chancellors‟ Conference

New Delhi26-

28.07.2018

Inauguration of KHIAT Farm at Kancheepuram

Kolping India 11.07.2018

Coimbatore Peace Festival

Shanti Ashram, Coimbatore

21.08.2018

Inauguration of Asian Pictures

Chinnalapatti 13.09.2018

Annual Day FunctionBedford Academy Matric School, Vedasandur

11.10.2018

29th Graduation DayRVS College of Engg & Technology, Dindigul

12.10.2018

AFITA/WCCA 2018 International Conference

IIT-B, Mumbai24-

26.10.2018

Vice-Chancellor’s Programme

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Board of Management

148th & 149th BoM Meeting: 09.10.2018

Academic Council

54th AC Meeting : 13.06.2018

Statutory Committee Meeting

Planning and Monitoring Board

8th P&M Board : 14.09.2018

Building Committee : 28.11.2018

Research Advisory Committee : 12.11.2018

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Facilities for GRI Community

The main entrance gate with a attractive archwas opened on 26.03.2018

Inauguration of Automatic Lab. Equipments inthe Dr.T.S.Soundaram Health Centre at GRI on20.04.2018

Inauguration of Kiosk Self Check out (Kiosk)and Self Check in (Drop Box)

Inaugurated XRD Facility (Funded by DST-FIST) in the Department of Physics, GRI on12.07.2018

Online Course Registration Portal launched on03.07.2018

Inaugurated Cauvery Water Scheme to GRICampus by opening the Gate valve in the WaterPlant for utilization

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Gaja Cyclone

Damages due to Cyclone (Gaja) on 16.11.2018 at Gandhigram RuralInstitute and corrective measures undertaken by the authorities

Due to GAJA Cyclone the following got affected and damaged:

Compound wall

Fencing damages

Trees affected

Electrical pole and electric line

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Gaja Cyclone….

Corrective Measures taken by the Authorities of the Institute

All Low Tension side has been opened at 10.30 am to avoid neutral leakage

All Generator Services, even though it has been connected via UG cable hasbeen shutdown at 10.30 am for safety reasons

At 12.15 pm after physical inspection of sites, all generators were switched onand power was applied to all connected Departments including Ladies Hostel

TANGEDCO has been reported immediately. Photographs of all damagedsystem has been shared via 'Whatsapp„

Inspection of AE to the site and preliminary discussion has been made at03.00 pm and accordingly decided that

- TANGEDCO take necessary steps to get HT line to Transformers

- GRI will take steps to clear the fallen trees which have damaged the poles

2 Temporary Generators have been hired to energize the Boys hostel with theRate Contractor. At 06.00 pm the Boys hostel (all Blocks) has been givensupply through Generator.

At 10.00 pm, TANGEDCO got clearance for HT side inside the GRI campus

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Gaja Cyclone….

Major Benefits

One tank and Eight farm ponds which weredug two years back at the strategic pointsfew harvesting rain water filled with rainwater and thereby entire rain water washarvested within the campus.

Thank You