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From the Desk of the Vice Chancellor

Greetings!

As the Vice Chancellor of this premier university, I am extremely pleased to share this space to converse with all of you. The University of Madras is a post- sesquicentennial institution which has forged a glorious path for itself and has been the site for significant scientific discoveries as well as the beacon for national and regional societal transformation. It has successfully managed to hold aloft its tradition even while keeping up with the emerging trends. One reason for this is the way in which the university has kept alive its interactions with all the stakeholders.

The COVID 19 pandemic has introduced a ‘new normal’ and its impact is felt in the workings of the university as well. The students have been attending the lectures online. While online learning has the advantage of being anytime and anywhere, it has taken away the peer group interaction and peer learning which are integral aspects of the university experience. We look forward to welcoming you to the campus very soon. Meanwhile, our faculty and administration will continue to bring the best to the virtual classrooms. As students, you need to view the restrictions posed by the pandemic as a temporary deterrent. Your focus should be to gain the competencies to conduct application oriented research in order to evolve as useful citizens of our society.

Our university boasts of faculty with a high degree of knowledge and commitment to offer the best in teaching and research. Given the context of the pandemic, we need to redefine our teaching-learning processes to offer the best pedagogic experience to our students. Similarly, the post-pandemic era demands that we hone the employment potential and entrepreneurial capacity of our learners. This necessitates that we focus on sponsored research in cutting edge areas.

Our administrative staff have been the backbone of the university. While we move towards a transparent and complete e-governance model, we need more support from you. When the teaching-learning process at our university – from admission to certification -- is moving into the digital era, your skills and competencies need to keep pace.

At our university, we are gearing up for the final round of NAAC re-accreditation. This has offered us an opportunity to assess our Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges. Further, it has made us more determined to reiterate our quality benchmarks in teaching, research and extension activities. We are aware of this responsibility and fully prepared for it because, our university has always encouraged individual thinking within the established frameworks. This is echoed in the words of Tim Burners Lee, who initiated the World Wide Web: “We are forming cells within a global brain and we are excited that we might start to think collectively. What becomes of us still hangs crucially on how we think individually.” Let us unite to make the educational experience at the University of Madras a synergy of the best minds and best thoughts.

Prof.Dr.S.Gowri

Vice-Chancellor
University of Madras

Department of Defence and Strategic Studies

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About the Department

Security, an area that was not under the purview of the average citizen of the country, has today become a concept that is increasingly taking mindshare. This is due to many reasons, such as an increase in the scope of what constitutes ‘security’, change in the nature of conflict – bringing security issues to our neighbourhood - and the role of the media. Thus, in the current national and global security scenario, increased awareness of this subject is not only critical but also becomes imperative.

In this regard, the Department of Defence & Strategic Studies was established in 1977 with former Air Vice Marshal FVA Scudder as the advisor.

Objective

Purpose of the Department

Being an academic centre, the department serves multiple requirements.

1.    It serves to build the capacity of younger generations in critical analyses of strategic issues and thus organize a pool of experts on national security from a predominantly Indian perspective but with global insight.

2.    It serves as a robust platform for constant interaction between military professionals, strategic thinkers and academicians to develop a cross-domain strategic culture. The department and its faculty have actively offered consultancy services to strategic security think tanks and the government on regional, national and international security-related issues.

3.    The department also plays a direct vital service to the Indian armed forces as it provides academic and research inputs to the services through official collaboration.

Being a unique centre for the study of national and international security issues, the department focuses on the following areas as areas of focus:

  • National Security
  • South Asian Security issues - traditional & non-traditional
  • Arms Control
  • Issues of nuclear proliferation
  • Conflict resolution
  • Confidence Building Measures
  • International terrorism
  • Economic Management
  • Legal aspects of international security
  • Maritime security
  • Environmental security
  • Other related areas

Mission

The mission of the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies is as follows

·         Capacity building to the younger generation in critical analysis for strategic and security issues.

·         Offer a forum for constant interaction between military professionals, strategic thinkers, and academics to develop strategic culture.’

·         Provide academic and research inputs to the Indian Armed Forces through collaboration.

Vision

Scope of Academic Activities

Being a full-fledged department under the University of Madras, apart from regular duties of conducting regular full-time classes on-premises, the department initiates and actively participates in multiple academic activities at various levels – university, state, national and international levels.

In this regard, the department has been conducting interactive seminars/round tables and research monitoring on a regular frequency. It invites celebrity alums to deliver lectures on issues of contemporary relevance.

The department has linkages with various national and international think tanks.

As an extension of its services to the student community, the department provides guidance for employment in the armed forces, government departments, the corporate sector and NGOs.

 

Institutional Affiliation

The Department of Defence & Strategic Studies is affiliated to the following institutions:

  • Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai
  • Defence Services Staff College, Wellington,
  • National Defence College, New Delhi

Contact Details

Department of Defence & Strategic Studies

University of Madras, Tholkappiar Campus, Chennai - 600 005

Phone: 91-44-25399632  |  E-mail: defence@unom.ac.in  /  defencestudies.unom@gmail.com

Our Faculties

Professor & Head

Dr. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni

Ph.D

  uthamkj@unom.ac.in    044-25399633

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Assistant Professor

Dr. E. Prabhakaran

Ph.D

  ecprabhakaran@unom.ac.in    044-25399636

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Assistant Professor

Dr. M Venkataraman

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D

  venkataraman@unom.ac.in    044-25399532

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Course Offered

Post Graduate

M.A Defence and Strategic Studies

Eligibility

B.Sc. Degree Examination in Chemistry Major with Mathematics and Physics as allied subject

Fee Structure

M.A. Defence and Strategic Studies (Private Study)

Eligibility

Fee Structure

Master of Philosophy(M.Phil)

Defence and Strategic Studies

Eligibility

B.Sc. with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics under Triple Major System

Fee Structure

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Full-Time/Part-Time

Eligibility

B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. in any branch except Indian Music, Western Music, Book Industry, Drawing and Painting, Languages(other than English), Oriental Cultures, Tourism, Corporate Secretary ship and Home Science

Fee Structure

Syllabus

P.G Degree
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Fees Structure

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Timetable

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M.Phil Scholars

Name Guide Topic Year Joined Year Completed Email Id
No M.Phil Scholars

Ph.D Scholars

Name Guide Topic Year Joined Year Completed Email Id
Swaim Prakash Singh M. Venkataraman Harnessing Geo-strategic location of Eastern African Countries to Build up India's Military Reach in Western Indian Ocean Region December 2017 swaimprakash@gmail.com
R. M. Arivazhagan Dr. S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Illegal Trade of Endangered Marine Species with Special Reference to Sea Cucumber: A Study on Maritime Transnational Environmental Crime in Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve 2017 rmarivazhagan333@gmail.com
S.I. Humayun S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Non Traditional Threats to Maritime Security 2004 2009
Group Captain R. Venkataraman S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Civil Aviation Security in India 2006 2010
R.Sudhakar S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Degradation In India And Water Conflicts: A ‘Security Studies’ Perspective 2008 2013
Udhaya Kumar S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Marine environmental security 2011 2014
O.Nirmala S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Significance of Indian Ocean in India’s Energy Security 2011 2015
Gen.Anjan Mukherjee S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Evolution of Indian Artillery and its impact on India’s Comprehensive Military Power 2012 2015
Lt.Gen. J.S.Bajwa S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Strategic Imperatives Of China’s Growth In Comprehensive National Power: Implications On India’s Security 2013 2016
Maj.Gen.A.K.Ghosh S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Higher Defence Organisation : Need for Reforms 2012 2016
Col.J.K.Chawla S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Motivational factors in improving career as officer in Indian Army : A Perspectiv 2012 2016
Ramakrishnan Ramani S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Military-News Media Relations in 4th Generation Warfare: A case Study of the Indian Scenario 2015 2019
Lt.Gen. Subroto Mitra S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni Terrorism: Security Challenges to India and its Neighbouring Countries 2016 2019
Jibin M. Venkataraman Kashmir - A Historical Analysis 2017 Ongoing jibi84@gmail.com
Ayanangsha Maitra M. Venkataraman Media and Foreign Policy Making in India November 2017 Ongoing bartayan@gmail.com
Sathish Raj M. Venkataraman Security Management during Crisis Situations in Hotel Industry: The Case of Mumbai Terror Attacks December 2017 Ongoing asosatish@yahoo.com
Badri Prasad Dash M. Venkataraman Prospects of India as Permanent Member in UNSC February 2018 Ongoing bbadriprasad2014@gmail.com
Muruganantham M. Venkataraman IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON INFORMATION WARFARE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INFORMATION OPERATIONS IN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT- A QUALITATIVE STUDY January 2018 Ongoing starofficerstudy@gmail.com
Gaurav Pandey M. Venkataraman Role of Technology in Rise of China May 2018 Ongoing gaurav.pandey2919@gmail.com
Devander M. Sudan M. Venkataraman Energizing Defence Aerospace Sector April 2018 Ongoing dm_sudan@yahoo.co.uk

Awarded Scholars

Ph.D 18
M.Phil Nil

Present Scholars

Ph.D 2
M.Phil Nil
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