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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 Anthropology

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About the Department

Objective

The Department of Anthropology was started in 1945 with Certificate and Diploma courses. Subsequently a research degree, M.Litt., was introduced. In 1975 a full-fledged Department came up during the tenure of Prof. Malcolm Adiseshiah as Vice-Chancellor. The two-year M.A. Course was started and M. Phil and Ph. D. programmes were also begun. One of the strengths of the Department has been the emphasis on fieldwork. The number of sponsored research projects completed in the Department is remarkable both in terms of diversity of areas researched as well as the sheer number of projects completed with funding from both national and international agencies. Also, the faculty have been consultants to various national and international bodies.

Mission

To reduce prejudices and discriminatory practices that exist between human societies through an objective and sensitive study of cultures and traditions.

Vision

To capture and disseminate how society transforms and develops in the fast and rapidly changing environment that leads to increasing urbanisation and mobility of human groups.

Our Faculties

Assistant Professor and Head i/c

Dr. M.P.Damodaran

Ph.D

  mpd.anth@unom.ac.in    044-25399615

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Assistant Professor

Dr. K. Parimurugan

Ph.D

  kparimurugan65@unom.ac.in    25399757

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Course Offered

Post Graduate

M.A. Anthropology

Eligibility

A Bachelor’s degree in any subject of the University of Madras or any other University accepted by the Syndicate as equivalent thereto

Fee Structure

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Ph.D Programmes

Eligibility

A candidate who have passed Master’s Degree in Ancient or Medieval Indian History/Archaeology/Anthropology/Indian Classical Languages such as Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Pali, Prakit, Arabic or Persian or in Geology with knowledge of Pleistocene age from a recognized University or equivalent with a minimum aggregate of 55% of marks (50% in respect of candidates belonging to reserved categories as per UGC and Government Rules). There is no age limit for P.G. Diploma in Archaeology course. Reservation to SC/ST/OBC/PH as per Government Rules. Total intake of 20 candidates only and duration of course is two years.

Fee Structure

Syllabus

Syllabus will be available soon

Fees Structure

Fee Structure will be available soon

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
G. Jeba Sundar Singh James Ponniah Indian Christian Thinkers 2018 jssinchrist@gmail.com
Chibenthung Lotha James Ponniah Christianity, Culture and Society 2018 chibenmail@gmail.com
Anthoni Selvaraj I James Ponniah Christian Thology 2021 fasvir@gmail.com
Arokia Dass J James Ponniah Christianity and Social Issues 2021 jadasssj@gmail.com

Awarded Scholars

Ph.D Nil
M.Phil Nil

Present Scholars

Ph.D 4
M.Phil Nil
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