Centre for Research and Development

Centre for Research and Development (CRD)
The Centre for Research and Development (CRD) in Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College (STC) is a unique Centre specially created to foster research and development activities. This Centre is specially designed to promote research activities of the faculties and students of the College as well as to initiate socio economic researches and development projects in order to open up the vistas of academic institutions to contribute its knowledge for the benefit of the society.

VISION
‘To Emerge as a Centre of Excellence through Research and Development’

MISSION
‘Synergise Academia for the Development and Welfare of the society’

GOAL
‘Achieve Millennium Development Goals of UN’

OBJECTIVES

To address the development challenges in tune with the changing needs of the economy and society.
To foster research culture in the institution
To address the problems of deprived sections in the society like Tribes, women, children and geriatric
To identify potential resources to promote sustainable local economic development
Organising and conducting capacity building, training and outreach programs
Create links with national and international agencies to do Research Projects
To undertake policy related studies and thereby support policy formulation by the government
Promote activities to address the issues of global warming, water scarcity, Plastic, waste disposal, pollution etc and evolve remedial measures
To strengthen the functioning of local self government institutions
Resource mobilisation to strengthen the research activities

EXISTING ACADEMIC POTENTIAL
Thrust areas are considered on the basis of existing academic potential of the institution.

Economics
Commerce & International Business
Computer Science & Information Technology
Social Work
Business Management
Centre for Counselling & Guidance
Centre for Research & Development

KEY RESEARCH AREAS

Commerce, Business and Industry
Technology and Development
Information Technology for Development
Globalisation and Economic Development
Policy Research and Reforms
Poverty, Vulnerability and Social Security
Sustainable development
Local Economic Development
Decentralisation Support Research
Gender and Development
Participatory Planning strategies
Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources in Sustainable Development
Forest, Wild Life and Environmental Issues
Indigenous knowledge, Heritage and Culture
Sustainable Livelihood Issues
Communication and Media Research

Research Advisory Board
It is very essential to have associations with experts from industry, research, academia and social development sectors to strengthen the research and development activities of CRD. A body of expert resource persons from different walks of life was constituted for the empowerment of CRD. This body is known as the Research Advisory Board of CRD and successfully conducted its first meeting on 27th August 2011 at 11:00 AM at Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College campus in Pollachi. Besides this an internal research strengthening cell is also functioning in STC constituting all the Heads of the Departments and Directors.

The Chief Patrons
The Research Advisory Board of CRD is constituted by the visionary leaders of STC. They are the leading lights, guiding professors and benevolent teachers paved the cornerstones for Research and Development activities in STC. Four Board Members and the Principal of STC are the chief patrons of CRD and RAB is functioning under the strong leadership of these intellectuals.

Ln. M.A. Vijayamoghan
Chairman
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi.

Ln.T. Sethupati
Vice Chairman
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi.

Mr. S. Venkkatesh
Secretary
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi.

Mr. M. Settu
Director General
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi.

Dr. V. Venkateswaran
Principal
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi.

RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD (EXTERNAL MEMBERS)
Dr. L S Ganesh
Professor & Head,
Department of Management Studies,
IIT Madras, Chennai – 600 036

Dr. R. Nandagopal
Director,
PSG Institute of Management,
Peelamedu, Coimbatore- 641004

Mr. Satheeshchandran R
Country Director,
Lebara Foundation,
G4, Ranganayaki Towers,
8 North Avenue, Sri Nagar Colony,
Saidapet, Chennai-15

Dr. M N G Mani
Director
UDIJ Forum, 18/17 Thatagam Road,
Luna Nagar, Coimbatore

Dr. C. Namasivayam
Dean, Sciences
Professor and Head,
Department of Environmental Sciences,
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

Dr. N. Palaniappan
Professor
School of mathematics,
Alagappa University, karaikkudi

Dr. R. Shanmugham
Professor
Bharathiar School of Management and Entrepreneurial Development (BSMED),
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

Dr. K. Selvaraju
Secretary General
South Indian Mill Owners Association,
41 Race Course, Coimbatore-641018

Mr. J. Balamurugan
Chairman
Confederation of Indian Industries,
Coimbatore Zone,
Door No. A 305 & 306, Third Floor,
Avinashi Road, Coimbatore 641018

Dr. K Gopakumar Nair
Director, The Lebara Foundation,
3rd Floor, 25 Copthall Ave, London EC2R 7BP

Dr. T T Ranganathan
Professor Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry,
Gandhigram Rural University,
Dindigul -624302, Tamil Nadu

Dr. G Palanithurai
Professor
Rajiv Gandhi Chair for Panchayati Raj Studies,
Dept. of Political Science and Development Administration,
The Gandhigram Rural University,
Gandhigram - 624 302, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu

Dr. S Sudhakar
Head-HRD
Roots Industries India Limited,
R.K.G. Industrial Estate,
Ganapathy, Coimbatore-641 006.

Dr. V. Kulandaiswamy
Former-Principal
24 G. Jagadish Nagar,
S.N. Palayam Post, Coimbatore – 641007

Dr. Suman Kapur
Professor of biological Sciences &
Dean, Research & Consultancy
Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences,
Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar,
Shameerpet Mandal,
R R District, Andhra Pradesh-500078

RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD (INTERNAL MEMBERS)
Prof. R. Padmanabhan
Dean, Academic Affairs
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi

Prof. K. Sivaswamy
Dean, Sciences
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi

Dr. A. Venkatachalam
Dean, Commerce
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi

Dr. S. Mani
Dean, Corporate and International Relations
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi

Dr. P. Radhakrishnan
Director, MBA
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi

Prof. P. Manickam
Director, UG Commerce
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi

Mrs. Suganya Devi
Director, MCA
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi

Dr. Janetius
Director, Centre for Counselling and Guidance
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi

Dr. Lekha G (Member Secretary)
Director, CRD
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi

Student Project
CRD renders assistance and guidance to students to develop innovative ideas to develop it as projects. Now Computer Science students are developing an innovative technology in renewable energy area.
‘Evolving new mechanism and tool to generate electricity from friction to use in cars as alternative to batteries’ – Developing by J. Stephen Inbaraj and A. Rameez Raja from III CS

Inter Departmental Programmes
CRD is aiming to develop inter departmental and intra departmental relations for research and development activities to lead STC into new academic and research heights. CRD contributed many projects for IEDC unit in STC. CRD plays a vital role in supporting and assisting faculties from all departments to initiate research projects and research oriented activities. It stresses on the significance of application of academic knowledge for the development and welfare of the society.

Research Activities
National/International Projects Submitted by CRD

S.No.	Project Proposal/EoI	Agency
1	Expression of Interest to be Collaborative partner in training programmes	Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
2	Status of Local Self Government Institutions in Tamil Nadu State: With Special Reference to Roles and responsibilities of Elected Representatives	Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj
3	To Develop a Guiding Document for Monitoring and Evaluation System for PRI Capacity Building and training Programmes.	UNDP (United Nations development Programme)
4	Impact of existing government policies on protection of Street Children	UK Aid and Australian Fund
5	Expression of Interest to be a Consultant to the Ministry	Ministry of hosing and urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA)
6	Violence Against Women: Multifarious aspects and reliable solutions-An analytical study in selected Districts in Tamil Nadu, India	UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women
7	Eradication of Domestic violence against women through the art form of Therukoothu (Street Drama)	Commonwealth Foundation, UK
8	A Study on the harmful traditional practices of 'Narikurava' Indigenous Nomadic Tribal People in Tamil Nadu leading to economic backwardness.	Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UK
9	Documentation of effective practices and models of T/AI in the fields of Agriculture, Health and Sanitation in Kerala with participatory planning process	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
10	Closing the Gap on the Implementation of Section 498 (A) of Indian Penal Code in South Indian States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and functioning of local self government institutions in Addressing Violence against Women in these States	UNTFEVAW
11	Consultant for Social Communications: Feasibility Study in Kenya	Women’s World Banking (WWB)
12	Expression of Interest on Evaluation of Adolescent Girls Empowerment Programme 2011-2015 (Rural & Urban areas in Zambia)	DFID
13	Developing Institutional Arrangements, Governance structures and policy innovations for flexible and sustainable DRR practice for coastal areas in Tamil Nadu	CDKN (Climate & Development Knowledge Network), UK

Activities Conducted

Sl.No.	Activity	Date	Remarks
1	General Medical Camp for Narikurava Nomadic Tribes in Sathyaraj Narikurava Colony in R. Ponnapuram, Pollachi	4th October 2011	Conducted with the active participation of PG Department of Social Work, Centre for Counselling and Guidance and IMA Pollachi

UGC Projects

S.No	Name of the Faculty	Title	Department
1	Dr. Mythili	Women Entrepreneur’s In Export Business at Tirupur District	Commerce
2	Dr. Gayathiri	Economic Imbalance Among Rural Women In Coimbatore District	Commerce
3	Mrs. Anbuselvi	A Study On Relationship Between Socio Economic Profile, Nutritional Status And Health Related Issues of Adolescent Tribal Girls In Anamalai Range of Western Ghats	Social Work
4	Mr. Jayaprakash	Local Economic Development through Responsible Tourism in Pollachi	Commerce
5	Mrs. D. Suganyadevi	Secure and Energy Efficient Multicast Communication in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks For Commercial and Military Applications	Computer Application
6	Mr. Dhanaraj	A study on Image Compression vs. Image Quality: Finding the Best Tradeoff	Computer Application
7	Mrs. Gomathi	Profitability Analysis of Selected Indian Oil Refineries –A Study In Post-Liberalisation Period	Commerce (IB)
8	Mrs. Gunavathi	Wireless Sensor Network Cluster Formation in The Perspective Approach Using Ant Colony Cluster Algorithm	Computer Application

Memberships
CRD successfully entered into many international organisations as a member.

S. No.	Agency	Location
1	United Nations Trust Fund for Violence Against Violence	New York (USA)
2	United States Agency for International Development (DUNS Number 864151179)	Washington DC (USA)
3	Global Development Network	New Delhi
4	Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council	Geneva (Switzerland)
5	Connect Aid	Germany
6	European Commission	Belgium
7	Department for International Development (ID 42722)	London (UK)
8	International Initiative for Impact Evaluation	Washington DC (USA)
9	Principles of Responsible Management Education	USA
10	Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership	Vienna (Austria)
11	Association for Women's Rights in Development
12	Private Enterprise Development in Low Income Countries	UK
13	Oxfam India	New Delhi

INTERNAL RESEARCH COORDINATION COMMITTEE (IRCC)
Convener: Dr. V. Venkateswaran - Principal

S.No.	Name	Department
1	Prof. K. Sivasamy	Dean Sciences
2	Prof. R. Padmanabhan	Dean Academic Affairs
3	Dr. A. Venkatachalam	Dean Commerce
4	Prof. P. Manickam	Director - UG Commerce
5	Dr. P. Radhakrishnan	Director, MBA
6	Dr. D. Suganya Devi	Director, MCA
7	R. Uma Maheswari	PG Management
8	Mrs. R. Gunavathi	PG Computer Application
9	Dr. S. Rajalatha	Tamil
10	Mr. M. A. Sadiq Basha	English
11	Mrs. S. Maragathavalli	Mathematics
12	Mrs. S. Sasikala	UG Computer Science
13	Ms. K. Poongodi	UG Computer Technology
14	Mrs. Rajapriya	UG Commerce
15	Mrs. N. Chitra	UG Commerce & Computer Application
16	T. S. Kavitha	UG Management
17	Mrs. V. Anuratha	PG Computer Science
18	Mr. S. Nagarajan	International Business
19	Mrs. S. Gayathri	PG Commerce

Dr. Lekha G, MA, B Ed, Ph D
DIRECTOR
She is a Social Scientist with 13 years experience in various national and international Organisations. As an expert in Decentralisation and Panchayati Raj system she associated with the Mission on Decentralisation Support Programmes (DSP Mission) by the Modernising Government Programme (MGP) aided by Asian Development Bank (ADB) resulted in the submission of four major Reports before Government of Kerala to strengthen the decentralisation process in Kerala. She has worked with various government bodies, departments and agencies on different projects. She is a member of many international organisations and an expert in socio economic research on Local Economic Development, Poverty Alleviation, Gender, Water and Sanitation, Urbanisation, Tourism, Policy Advocacy, Indigenous People, Natural Resource Management and HIV/AIDS.