Name
L.Muthulakshmi
Date of Birth
04/04/1990
Designation
Physical Education Director
Department
Social Sciences
B.A.,B.Ped.,M.Ped.,
NIScs.,(Athletics & Swimming)
KIA- DOJ: 27.11.2025
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1. 21 km Erode Marathon Nov 2025 (open meet)- Silver medal
2. 10 km Kauvery marathon Trichy Oct 2025 (open meet)- Gold medal
3. 10 km Neerathaon Chennai Sep2025 (open meet)- Silver medal
Name
Dr.P.Deepana
Date of Birth
18.09.1996
Designation
Assistant Professor (SS & AC)
Department
Crop Management
Ph.D.
UGC NET 2022
KIA – DOJ: 10.10.2025, other – 10 months
1.Deepana, Perumal, Selvi Duraisamy, Thiyageshwari Subramanium, Rangasamy Anandham,Senthil Alagarswamy, Ramalingam Kumaraperumal, Manimaran Gajendiran, Shanmugam Aravindan, and Kavinkumar Subramaniyam ;Anthropogenic land use impacts carbon dynamics in Kolli Hills, Eastern Ghats, India; Environmental Earth Sciences 83, no. 22 (2024): 625
2.Deepana, Perumal, Selvi Duraisamy, Thiyageshwari Subramanium, Rangasamy Anandham,Senthil Alagarswamy, Ramalingam Kumaraperumal, Manimaran Gajendiran, ShanmugamAravindan, Jagadesh Muthumani, and Kavinkumar Subramaniyam. "Assessing the influence of land use change on soil quality across different ecosystems in Kolli hills, Eastern Ghats; Discover Soil 2, no. 1 (2025): 1
3.Perumal Deepana, Selvi Duraisamy, Thiyageshwari Subramaniam, Anandham Rangasamy, Senthil Alagarswamy, Kumaraperumal Ramalingam , Manimaran Gajendiran, Shanmugam Aravindan , Kavinkumar Subramaniyam, Vivek Perumal (2025). Assessing the carbon management index across land use changes in Kolli Hills, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu. Plant science today
4.Deepana,P., K Sathiya Bama., P Santhy., T Sivasanakari devi, (2021).,Effect of seaweed extract on rice (Oryza sativa) productivity and soil fertility in Cauvery Delta Zone of Tamil Nadu, India., Journal of Applied and Natural Science.,13(3).,1111-1120.
1.Research articles – 8
2. Conference papers/ attended – 11
Books (With ISBN) – 2
1.Received student SRF award from DST INSPIRE during Ph.D research work
2.Received student JRF award from Prasmo Agri during M.Sc research work
3.Young Scientist Award for oral presentation at Mother Theresa college of Agriculture, Illupur – March 2020
4.Best poster presentation in International conference on “Climate Resilient Farming through Multifaceted Production Strategies” held at TNAU, Coimbatore (March 17-18, 2022)
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Name
Dr.Riza Mathew
Date of Birth
12.12.1996
Designation
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Extension and communication)
Department
Social Sciences
Ph.D
ASRB –NET
UGC NET
KVK MITHRANIKETHAN, PEOPLE’S COLLEGE; KIA – DOJ: 01.08.2025
1.Research articles – 7 NAAS above 4
2. Conference papers/ attended – 8
3.Books chapter – 4
4.Training/ workshop – 12
Awards/Achievements
1. Secured All India Rank 25 in the ICAR PG entrance examination in Social Science and was awarded Junior Research Fellowship in the period 2019-2021.
2. Awarded the UGC Junior Research Fellowship during the December 2023 UGC NET examination.
3. Received Sri.Manga Balamallaiah Memorial Gold Medal for having Highest Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) in B.Sc. (Agriculture) degree course of the University from Agriculture college, Jagtial.
4. Received Gold Medal instituted in the name of Smt. Pulikanti Suvarna Memorial for having Highest Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) in B.Sc. (Agriculture) degree course of the University from Agriculture college, Jagtial.
5. Received Smt. K.Krishnamma Siddappa gold medal certificate for securing Highest Overall Grade Point Average in M.Sc. (Agricultural Extension) degree course of the University of Agricultural Science, Bangalore.
6. Received Gold medal for general merit for securing Highest Overall Grade Point Average in M.Sc. (Agricultural Extension) degree course of the University of Agricultural Science, Bangalore.
7. Received best paper presentation award in the international seminar held from March 22-23, 2024 at Kerala Agricultural Univeristy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani.
Name
Er. Rajesh G M
Date of Birth
01.11.1997
Designation
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Engineering)
Department
Crop Improvement
M.Tech
ASRB/ICAR-NET-2023/08074
KIA – DOJ: 10-03-2025
1.Research articles – 7
2. Conference papers/ attended – 14
3. Book Chapters (With ISBN) – 8
4. Popular article-2
5.Articles reviewed as reviewer-7
1.Merit fellowship (UAS-B) during B. Tech (2015-2019)
2.National Talent Scholarship-ICARduring PG (2019-2021)
3.Annual Post Graduate Students’ National Conference (APGSNC – 2022) on “Climate Resilient and Eco-Friendly Strategies Towards Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security”. held during 6 & 7 May 2022 – Best oral presentation
4.DST-SERB funded Karyashala High-end workshop scholaron “Watershed Planning and Management: Application of Advanced Tools and Disaster Reduction Strategies” from 04 to 17 October 2023 at CWRDM Headquarters, Kozhikode.
Name
Dr.Sathishwaran R
Date of Birth
25.05.1997
Designation
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Extension)
Department
Social Sciences
Ph.D
Nil
KIA – DOJ: 06-03-2025
1.Research articles – 8
2. Conference papers/ attended – 13
3.Workshops/ trainings– 22
4.Online certificate courses– 15
5.Book Chapters (With ISBN) – 6
1. Participated as an NSS volunteer (2014-2016), organized by the Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University.
2. Worked as volunteer for the one week short term course on “Experimental Data Analysis and winning Research Proposal writing” organized by Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University from 24th to 30th Nov 2018.
3. Worked as student organising committee member in “International Conference on Recent Trends in Agriculture Towards Food Security and Rural Livelihood (RTATFSRL) 2020” jointly organised by AIASA and Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University.
Name
Er.M.Ravanashree
Date of Birth
07/07/2000
Designation
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Engineering)
Department
Crop Management
M.Tech (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering)
Nil
KIA – DOJ: 03.02.2025- Other-4 Months
1.International Reseach journal of Modernization in Engineering and Technology.vol. 6, Iss. 1.(Performance Evaluation of Parapholic Solar Cooker”
2.Asian Journal of Research and Review in Agriculture Design and Construction of Farm Ponds for Horticulture Crops in Arid Regions: A Review
1.Book With ISBN – 2
2. Popular article – 57
3. Book Chapters – 2
1. TNAU International Conference Ecofest’23 -Oral Presentation
2. International Conference On Energey Transition-Poster Presentation
3. TNAU International Tecnical Symposium On Farming The Future Agritech Manifest’24-Poster Presentation
4. TNAU 8’th Agriculture Graduate Student Conference (Agsc 2023)-Poster Presentation
5. Merit Certificate Of Excellence In Agricultural Engineering -Certificate No:UAN042
TNAU-Thermally Insulated Metal Cooking Stove – Design No.421103-001
Name
Dr.R.Narmadha
Date of Birth
29.03.1997
Designation
Assistant Professor (AGR)
Department
Crop Management
Ph.D
ASRB -NET
KIA – DOJ: 24.01.2025 , other – 10 Months
1.Research articles – 6 NAAS above 4
2.Conference papers/ attended – 6
3.Popular article- 2
4.Books chapter – 2
5.Training/ workshop – 19
Awards/Achievements
1.Student travel grant Award from Indian Society of Weed Science in 3rd International Weed Conference at Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat in December 2022.
2.Best Oral presentation in International conference on “Climate Resilient Farming through Multifaceted Production Strategies” held at TNAU, Coimbatore (March 17-18, 2022)
Name
Dr.C.Agila
Date of Birth
08. 06.1992
Designation
Assistant Professor (Agronomy)
Department
Crop management
Ph.d
ASRB NET
KIA – DOJ: 27.11.2024
Agila.C, Tamilselvan. N, Sakthivel. S, sivakumar. R., srividhya.S and Vijaykumar. Effect of different herbicides on physiological paramerters of tuberose under irrigated condition. International jouranal of botany studies. 2022. 7(3): 21-24
1.Research articles – 7 NAAS above 4
2. Conference papers/ attended – 18
3.Popular articles – 6
Nil
Name
V.Shanmugapriya
Date of Birth
09.06.1992
Designation
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Entomology)
Department
Crop protection
Ph.D
ASRB – NET
KIA- DOJ:06.09.2024; Others – 1 year
1.Research articles – 6
Shanmugapriya V., Johnson Thangaraj Edward Y.S., Kannan M., Mohan Kumar S. and Ramanathan A. Toxicity and sublethal effects of diamide insecticide (CYantraniliprole 10.26 OD) on the biology of diamondback moth, Plutellaxylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) 2019. Pest Management in horticulture ecosystem
Shanmugapriya V., Johnson Thangaraj Edward Y.S., Kannan M., Mohan Kumar S. and Ramanathan A. Baseline Toxicity of diamide group of insecticides against diamondback moth, Plutellaxylostella L. 2019. International journal of chemical studies
Shanmugapriya V., Muralidharan C.M. Biodiversity of coccinellids under North Gujarat Conditions. 2017. International Journal of Agriculture Sciences
2. Popular articles – 2 & Publications – 6
ASPEE Fellow 2014