Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities:
Aditanar College offers curricular and co-curricular activities. We encourage our students to take part in these activities.
CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• Thiruvalluvar Mantram
• UG English Association
• PG English Association
• UG Economics Association
• PG Economics Association
• Physics Association
• UG Chemistry Association
• PG Chemistry Association
• UG Zoology Association
• PG Zoology Association
• UG Mathematics Association
• PG Mathematics Association
• Business Administration Association
• Commerce Association
• Commerce (CA) Association
• Computer Association
• Gandhian Thought AssociationCO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
National Cadet Corps (NCC) - Army Wing
Associate NCC Officer : Lt. Dr. C. Sivamurugan, Department of Economics
Motto: To maintain unity and discipline among the students
Activities:
Ø Giving regular training parades on drill, weapon, map reading, personal hygiene, First Aid and Social Services
Ø Arranging Blood Donation Camps and social service activities.
National Cadet Corps (NCC) - Naval Wing
Associate NCC Officer : S/Lt. Dr. S. Siva Elango, Department of Economics
Motto: To maintain Unity and Discipline among the students
Activities:
Ø Giving regular parade
Ø Giving boat pulling and firing training
Ø Providing Adventure Training
Ø Conducting social service activities
National Service Scheme (NSS) – Unit No. 43, 44, 45, 48 & 213
Programme Officers
Unit 43: Dr. I. Abulkalam Azath
Unit 44: Mrs. J. Sathiyalakshmi
Unit 45: Dr. P. Maruthiah Pandian
Unit 48: Mrs. A. Kavitha
Unit 213: Mr. D. Jeyaraman
Motto:
Development of the Personality of students through Community Service, “ NOT ME BUT YOU”
Objective:
To implement a close relationship between the college and society. To provide opportunity to the students to serve in rural areas. To encourage the students to participate in the process of national development and promote national integration.
Activities:
Ø Celebrating secular festivals along with rural people
Ø Cleaning college campus
Ø Organising road safety awareness program
Ø Organising one-week special camp in the village during the camp period
Ø Planting tree saplings, organising medical camps and conducting cultural programs
Youth Red Cross
Directors:
Dr. C. Mothilal Dinesh- For Aided Unit
Mrs. G. Parvathi Devi – For SF Unit
Objectives:
1. To create awareness on the care of their own health and that of others.
2. To encourage the students to extend their humanitarian services to the society.
Campus News – Students Publication
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. R. Ezily, Department of Tamil
Objectives:
Ø To foster and nurture the inherent talents of the students towards writing articles in Tamil and English
Ø To report the achievements of the students and teachers of our college
Ø To sharpen the critical thinking of students
Ø To promote creativity
Value Education Forum
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. R. Rajesh, Department of Tamil
Objectives:
Ø To inculcate values in the minds of the students
Activities:
Ø Lectures are arranged on thought provoking topics such as Goal Setting, Self Confidence, Creativity, Dedication, Truth, Peace, Yoga, Empathy, etc. to promote human values and develop skills
General Knowledge Committee
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. C. Sivamurugan, Department of Economics
Objectives:
Ø To help the students to develop their General Knowledge
Activities:
Ø Conducting general knowledge test and IAS model test for the students of our college
Ø Conducting Inter-collegiate and inter-school general knowledge test for the scho ol and college students respectively
Adventure Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. S. Siva Elango, Department of Economics
Objectives:
Ø To encourage the spirit of adventure and to promote the spirit of leadership among the students
Activities:
Ø Arranging Trekking expedition
Blood Donors Club
Staff-in-Charge: Dr. C. Mothilal Dinesh, Department of English
Objectives:
Ø To inculcate human values in the minds of our younger generation through Blood donation
Activities:
Ø Encouraging the students to donate blood for the needy people
Ø Conducting blood identification camp for the first-year students
Fine Arts Club
Staff -in-Charge: Mrs. A. Kavitha, Department of English
Objectives:
Ø To bring the latent talents of the students to lime-light
Activities:
Ø Conducting Cultural meet
Ø Hosting Pongal Festival Competition
Chess Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. D. Jim Reeves Silent Night, Director of Physical Education
Objectives:
Ø To popularize the game among the students
Activities:
Ø Conducting chess tournaments
Ø Conducting lectures related to the chess game
Drama Club (English)
Staff -in-Charge: Mrs. C. Shola Fernando, Department of English
Objectives:
Ø To enhance the reading and theatrical skills of the students and also encourage them to face the stage boldly
Activities:
Ø Conducting Drama competitions
Ø Awarding prizes for the best actors
Drama Club (Tamil)
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. K. Kathireson, Department of Tamil
Objectives:
Ø To enhance the inborn talents of the students
Activities:
Ø Identifying and encouraging the talented students to take part in Tamil drama
Ø Motivating the students to take part in cultural competitions
Music Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. K. Kathireson, Department of Tamil
Objectives:
Ø To develop the musical talents of the students such as singing songs and playing musical instruments. The club has its own musical instruments
Activities:
Ø Conducting ‘Pongal Kalai Vizha’ competitions
Ø Hosting the pongal kalai vizha
Photography Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. D. Jim Reeves Silent Night, Director of Physical Education
Objectives:
Ø To impart the knowledge of photography and develop the skill of photography. This club has its own digital camera
Activities:
Ø Preparation of Master Album containing stills of various functions and programs held in the college
Philately Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. M. Ganesan, Department of Economics
Objectives:
Ø To help the students have a glimpse of global cultures, flora and fauna of the world through collecting stamps
Activities:
Ø Conducting exhibition on rare stamps in the college
Weight-lifting Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. A.R.P.T. Muthukumar, Department of Economics
Objectives:
Ø To create a healthy society
Activities:
Ø Making the students to go for weight lifting everyday
Yoga Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr D.Vasumathi , Department of Zoology
Objectives:
Ø To help the students deal with stress and to develop their mental health
Activities:
Ø Conducting yoga classes for the students
Folk Arts Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. R. Ezily, Department of Tamil
Objectives:
Ø The aim of the club is to popularize folk arts in the minds of the college students
Activities:
Ø Organizing folk dance and songs competitions.
Ø Awarding prizes for the best performances
Ø Hosting Pongal festival celebrations
Gardening Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. C. P. Balakrishnan, Department of Botany
Objectives:
Ø To preserve the medical and herbal plants in the campus
Ø To beautify the garden in the college
Ø To impart ecological importance of gardening among the students
Activities:
Ø Watering and conserving the trees and ornamental plants
Ø Planting of new saplings
Ø Naming the trees and plants in the college campus
Career Guidance and Placement Cell
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. I. Sehar, Department of Physics
Objectives:
Ø The objective of the career guidance cell is to create awareness among the students to enter new courses and get suitable jobs
Activities:
Ø Giving training and arranging model interview to the students
Ø Arranging campus interview
Numismatic Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. K. Jacinth Mispa, Department of Chemistry
Objectives:
Ø To create awareness among the students about the need for hobbies, its usefulness and to spread the knowledge about the world through collecting and preserving coins
Activities:
Ø Arranging a two-day exhibition of coins of different countries
Magazine Committee
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. R. Sreedevi, Department of Physics
Karate Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. A. R. P. T. Muthukumar, Department of Economics
Objectives:
Ø To popularise Martial arts, Karate and Weightlifting among the students
Activities:
Ø Giving regular practice
Ø Arranging competitions in our college
Ø Sending our students to participate in various tournaments
Audio Visual Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. P. Selvarajan, Department of physics
Objectives:
Ø To teach the staff and students how to handle the audiovisual equipment and to use the audiovisual equipment for various functions, activities and programs of the department and college.
Activities:
Ø Imparting training on audiovisual equipment
Ø Providing audiovisual equipment to various activities such as college day, Sports day, guest lecture, seminars, etc
Writer’s forum (Tamil)
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. K. Kathireson, Department of Tamil
Objectives:
Ø To encourage the creativity of the students
Activities:
Ø Identify the writing skill of the students by conducting competitions
Ø Publishing a manuscript magazine
Ø Arranging workshop and lectures to write verse, short story and research articles
Writer’s forum (English)
Staff -in-Charge: Mrs. C. Shola Fernando, Department of English
Objectives:
Ø To develop the competency of the students in their writing skill. To sharpen their critical thinking and literary sensibility and to develop self-confidence
Activities:
Ø Releasing a Manuscript magazine “ADBEAMS” twice in a year
Ø Conducting workshop on ‘Creative Writing in English’
Ø Conducting various competitions such as verse writing, essay writing and short story writing
Health Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. C. Kavitha, Department of Chemistry
Objectives:
Ø To promote awareness on health among the students and to the community through the students
Activities:
Ø Organising health awareness programs such as AIDS and communicable diseases
Ø Motivating the students to participate in various competitions
Ø Arranging Intra-Collegiate competitions
Library Committee
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. R. Muthukrishnan, College Librarian
Objectives:
Ø To improve the function of our college library
Activities:
Ø Arranging Book Exhibitions
Ø Involving Part-time students to arrange the books in order
Community Radio Club
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. I. Sehar, Department of Physics
Objectives:
Ø Motivating the students to involve and give variety of programmess in the Sivanthi Community Radio
Activities:
Ø Motivating the students to involve and give variety of programmes in the Sivanthi Community Radio
Ø Preparing the students to give technical support to the Sivanthi Community Radio
Project, Research and Publication Committee
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. T. Balu, Department of Physics
Objectives:
Ø The objective of the committee is to encourage the faculty to apply for the minor and major research projects and to identify the different funding agencies for research projects and to keep records regarding the publications in the research journals
Activities:
Ø Provide information to the faculty about the various research projects
Ø Arrange Special Lectures on how to apply for research projects and other related aspects, etc.
Citizen Consumer Club
Staff -in-Charge: Mr T.Selvakumar , Department of Business Administration
Objectives:
Ø To create awareness on the consumers right in the minds of the students
Activities:
Ø Giving lectures on consumer rights
Ø Arranging field visit and observing the formalities in the trade centre
Ø Celebrating World Consumer Day
Red Ribbon Club
Staff -in-Charge: Mr T.Selvakumar , Department of Business Administration
Objectives:
Ø To create awareness on AIDS among the public through the student volunteers
Activities:
Ø Conducting AIDS awareness programmes in the neighbouring villages
Road Safety Patrol
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. R. Rajesh, Department of Tamil
Objectives:
Ø To regulate the traffic with local Traffic Police
Activities:
Ø Regulating the people along with policemen during the Temple festivals of Lord Murugan and Kulasai Mutharamman
Extension Activities
A) Co-operative Stores
Staff -in-Charge: Dr A.Antony Sagaya Chithra , Department of Business Administration
B) UGC Committee
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. C. Velayutham, Department of Computer Science
C) Student Aid Fund
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. R. Muthukrishnan, College Librarian
D) Parent Teacher Association
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. P. Maruthiah Pandian, Department of Economics
E) Alumni Association
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. P. Maruthiah Pandian, Department of Economics
F) College Website Committee
Staff -in-Charge: Dr. I. Abulkalam Azath, Department of Chemistry