Department of Geology

About the Department

The Department of Geology, established in 1961, is one among the lead centre for learning Geology and carrying out research in Geology in the State. The major goal of the Department is to foster geological knowledge among the youth and to equip them for professional careers in various fields of Geology. The long term goal is to establish itself as a center of excellence in Geology.

The Department offers B.Sc. Geology and M.Sc. Applied Geology programmes besides Ph.D. programme. The foresight of the college management to start the Department, careful nurturing by the founding Professors and the succeeding Professors have transformed the Department into a lead centre for geology learning. The Department is on par with several other lead institutions in terms of infrastructure facilities.

The Department’s faculty strength is full with 11 members – all of whom are Ph.D holders with good teaching and research experience. A well designed curriculum which is periodically updated with inputs from experienced subject experts from industries relating to geology and our reputed alumni to impart comprehensive geological knowledge of the students and fetching lucrative job in the field of Geology.

Tracing the history...

Department was started in the year 1961 with B.Sc. Geology programme. Prof. N. Natarajan was the founder Head of the Department. He, with the team of three staff members – Dr. K. Ramamoorthy, Dr. S. Sathyamoorthy and Dr. P.R. Srinivasan, successfully conducted the department for two decades. The Department was elevated to PG level in June 1983. The Department was affiliated for offering M.Phil and Ph.D. progamme in 1995 Dr. K. Anbarasu joined the Department in 1982. In 1984, after the introduction of the PG programmeDr V. Kumar, Dr. R. Baskaran, Sri. S.T. Venkatraman, Dr. V. Subramaniam, Dr. R. SELVARAJ, Sri. S. Sivakumar joined the Department.

The Department of Science and Technology has identified the department for the FIST support. Rs.30,00,000/- has been sanctioned for establishing Instrumentation and Computer Laboratory.

The Department has 86 B.Sc. Students, 28 M.Sc. Students, 3 M.Phil students and 9 Ph.D Scholars. Most of the students come from nearby villages from agrarian communities. Many alumni of the department occupy prestigious positions in Geological Survey of India, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Atomic Mineral Division, Central Ground Water Board, Coal India Limited, Department of Geology and Mining (Govt. of Tamilnadu), Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board, Public works Department, various universities, research institutions, private organizations and Government departments.

The Pass percentage is around 70 – 75% for under graduate programme and 100% for post graduate programme. The dropout rate ranges from 1- 2%.

There are 2000 books available in the College library in the Geology section.

Journals subscribed in the Department

There is a Computer Laboratory in the Department established with the support of DST-FIST scheme. Though teachers adopt mainly chalk and talk method, they also use power point presentation frequently. An Interactive Board is also used by the staff members.