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 Association


  • CO-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