NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report

School of Tamil and other Dravidian Languages

Department of Malayalam

Department of Malayalam
School of Tamil and other
Dravidian Languages
University of Madras

1 Name of the Department Department of Malayalam

2 Year of establishment 1927
3 Is the Department part of a School of Tamil and other
School/Faculty of the university? Dravidian Languages
4 Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.A.,
M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; M. Phil,
Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.) Ph. D,
D.Litt. and certificate
5 Interdisciplinary programmes and Nil
departments involved
6 Courses in collaboration with other
universities, industries, foreign Nil
institutions, etc.
7 Details of programmes discontinued, if
Nil
any, with reasons
8 Examination System: Annual/ Semester/
Semester pattern under CBCS
Trimester/Choice Based Credit System
9 Participation of the department in the 1. Soft skills
courses offered by other departments 2. Elective courses

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate

Professors/Asst. Professors/others)
Sanctioned Filled Actual (including CAS
& MPS)
Professor 1 1 1
Associate Professors 1 0 0
Asst. Professors 3 1 1
Others 1 1 1

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11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization,

experience and research under guidance
Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Year No. of
of Ph.D/M.Phil
Experience students
guided for the
last 4 years

Dr.V.Jayaprasad M.A, M.Phil, Prof. and Ancient & 30 M.Phil-25

Ph.D Head Modern Ph.D-10
Poetry

Dr.P.M.Girish M.A, M.Phil, Assist. Prof. Linguistics & 9 M.Phil-25

B.Ed Grammar Ph.D-10

,Ph.D

12 List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, One

emeritus professors
13 Percentage of classes taken by temporary 30
faculty – programme-wise information
14 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio 1:10
15 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:
Sanctioned Filled Actual
One Nil Nil

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

Nil

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international

funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding
agencies, project title and grants received project-wise.
Nil

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received

a) National collaboration - Nil
b) International collaboration - Nil
19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT,
ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

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Department of Malayalam
20. Research facility / centre with :
National Recognition

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate

bodies - Nil

22. Publications:
* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)
: 03
* Monographs : 23
* Chapters in Books : 01
* Edited Books :
* Books with ISBN with details of publishers : -
* Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,
Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social
Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) : -
* Citation Index – range / average : -
* SNIP : -
* SJR : -
* Impact Factor – range / average : -
* h-index : -
* Others : 01

23. Details of patents and income generated - Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated - Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories /
institutions / industries in India and abroad
Nil
26. Faculty serving in
a) National committees
b) International committees
c) Editorial Boards
d) any other (please specify)

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs,

workshops, training programs and similar programs).
Nil

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28. Student projects
Nil
29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by
· Faculty - Nil
· National - Nil
· Doctoral / post doctoral fellows - Nil
· Students -Nil

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops
organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of
outstanding participants, if any.
Details furnished in Appendix II

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments -

UGC Regulation on minimum standards and procedure for the award of M.Phil/ Ph.D
degree – 2009 are followed.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Year Name of the Applications Selected Pass
Programme received Male Female percentage
(refer to question Male Female
no. 4)

2007-08 M.A. Malayalam 7 0 5 100 100

2008-09 M.A. Malayalam 4 1 2 100 100
2009-10 M.A. Malayalam 7 0 4 100 100
2010-11 M.A. Malayalam 11 2 2 100 100
2011-12 M.A. Malayalam 17 4 4 100 100
2012-13 M.A. Malayalam 2 1 1 100 100
2007-08 M.Phil. Malayalam 20 7 6 100 100
2008-09 M.Phil. Malayalam 17 6 6 100 100
2009-10 M.Phil. Malayalam 21 6 9 100 100
2010-11 M.Phil. Malayalam 15 10 5 100 100
2011-12 M.Phil. Malayalam 29 6 7 100 100
2012-13 M.Phil. Malayalam 24 4 5 100 100

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33. Diversity of students
Name of the % of % of students % of students % of students
Programme students from other from from other
(refer to question
from the universities universities countries
no.4) same within the outside the
university State State
M.A 0 10 90 0
M. Phil. 15 0 85 0
Ph. D 70 0 30 0
34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give
details category-wise.
NET JRF SET
9 5 2

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 0
PG to M. Phil 50
PG to Ph. D 40
Ph. D to Post- Doctoral 0
Employed
· Campus selection 50
· Other than campus recruitment 50
Entrepreneurs 10

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates
of the same university 75
from other universities within the State 0
from universities from other States 25
From universities outside the country 0

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during
the assessment period
Three
38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to
a) Library: Yes
b) Internet facilities for staff and students: Staff only
c) Total number of class rooms: Three
d) Class rooms with ICT facility: NIL
e) Students’ laboratories: NIL
f) Research laboratories: NIL
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39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates :
Name of the Major area of research Part-Time / Status (Completed (Viva
Candidate Full – Time date) / Ongoing)
Deepa Mary Joseph Linguistics Full Time Submitted
Vinod Kumar Cultural Studies Full time Going on
Mini Abraham Linguistics Full Time Going on
Prajeesh. P Cognitive Linguistics Full Time Going on
Sampreetha.K Critical Discourse Analysis Full Time Going on
Vijayan.M.A Literature Part Time Going on
Lija Aravind Literature Full Time Going on
Ajeesh Prabhakaran Linguistics Full time Going on
P.
Repsy Marium Linguistics Full time Going on
Mathew
Pramod Zameer Literature Full time Going on
Jameel Ahammed Linguistics Full time Submitted
Ramesan P. Literature Full time Submitted
Salomi Dalit Studies Full time Submitted
Saleena Dalit Studies Full time Awarded
V.Anil Literature Full time Awarded
K.J.Ajayakumar Literature Part time Awarded
A.C.Suhasini Linguistics Part time Going on
Tomcy T. Kadavil Folkloristics Full time Going on
Manju G. Nair Film Studies Full time Going on
Anusmitha N. Media Studies Full time Going on
G.V. Prasad Kumar Linguistics Full time Going on
Usha K. Cultural Studies Full time Going on
Biju P.V. Literature Part time Going on
Ajesh Kumar Linguistics Full time Going on
Sincy Susan John Cultural Studies Full time Going on
Amritha K. Film Studies Full time Going on
Shinu P. Film Studies Full time Going on
Jessy Joseph Literature Full time Going on
Saji Samuel Cyber Malayalam Full time Going on
Shameer C.N. Linguistics Full time Going on
Jojo Thomas Media Studies Full time Going on

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the
university. - Four

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new
programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
All the decisions on revision or introduction of new programme are decided by the
BOS wherein, besides course faculties, subject experts from other states are
represented. Based upon the discussion and deliberation of the BOS required changes
are being made in the programme.

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42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how
does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes. Feedback received from the faculties is placed before the Departmental
Committee to revise the curriculum.
b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does
the department utilize the feedback?
Students on staff – every academic year feedback is obtained by the IQAC and the
findings are communicated to the faculty individually every year. The feedback is
taken into account for confirmation/ promotion.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the
department utilize the feedback?
The Department of Malayalam has alumni association who helps in revising
syllabi, writing programmes and journalism.
43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
V. S. Anil Kumar, Dr. R.P. Asad, Dr. K.J. Ajaya kumar, Dr. B. Ananthakrishnan, V.
R. Sudheesh, Dr. P.K. Kanakalatha, Dr. Shyama, Dr.Mohan Bhas, Dr. Jolly Zakaria,
Dr.N.Ajayakumar
44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /
seminar) involving external experts.
Conducting special lectures and workshops frequently and well known scholars from
the various parts of the country conducting classes in various subjects like Media
studies, Film studies, Cultural studies and Linguistics.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
The teaching methods include lectures, group discussions, ICT, seminars and
tutorials.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met
and learning outcomes are monitored?
By periodical sessional test, assignment, quiz, tutorials and counseling.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

Faculties are actively participating in the programe that conducted by the various
Malayalee associations in Chennai, and affiliated colleges of Madras University and
schools.
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48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
1. Open Window Forum of the Departments organizes various programmes like
Open forum, Dramatic performances, open poetry etc.
2. One short Film work- shop conducted
3. In collaboration with Dakshina Malayalam, classes for beginners are being
conducted for non Malayalam speaking people.
4. Students composed poetries and published it as a book.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other

agencies? If yes, give details.
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50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new
knowledge, basic or applied.
1. A Multilingual Dictionary of Indian Languages
2. Encyclopedia of Malayalam Drama

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges

(SWOC) of the department.
Strengths:
· The first Malayalam department in India
· Contributed landmark research works in Malayalam
· Good Academic atmosphere
· Specialization in Linguistics and Media studies
· Vibrant students and co- curricular activities
Weakness:
· Shortage of staff
Opportunities:
· Potential to become a center for excellence in Malayalam studies
· More employment opportunities are available for the students
· Collaborative research works can be undertaken with other Dravidian languages
Challenges:
· To attract good number of students
52. Future plans of the department.
1. Conduct International seminars and workshops.
2. Make this department the center for excellence in Malayalam studies.