STUDENTS WELFARE PROGRAMMES

 I.A.S. Study Circle

         ANJAC has been a driving force for the student community to epitomize their academic excellence among the galaxy of elite forums available in ANJAC for the benefit of the students. The I.A.S. Study Circle stands apart. It imparts, trains, motivates and encourages the students to take up the prestigious and highest examinations in the country, i.e., the Civil Services Examination (I.A.S.)

Remedial courses

The Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal is functioning in a typical Indian sub-urban locale. Being situated at a distance of 5 km from the township limits, the major input for our college is fed by schools in and around Sivakasi and the neighboring rural areas. Hence, there exists a perennial task of upgrading the students to the pre-requisites of higher education. To accomplish this task, the following remedial measures are adopted.

Bridge course

            While the medium of instruction in our college is English, we are in a position to admit a majority percentage of students who have undergone their qualifying examination in Tamil medium. In order to familiarize these students with our medium of instruction, one-week intensive bridge course in English is provided  during the commencement of UG Courses to  the fresher.

Identification of weak students

The extent of students’ weakness in a particular subject is  being identified and the teaching methods are altered to suit and later to the grasping levels of these weak students . At times, the instructional classes are made bi-linguistic – both English and Tamil to help the weak students to improve their understanding and to overcome their mental barriers.

Remedial classes

At times, it is found that the care rendered during the course of instructional classes is not enough for some very slow learners. In such cases, remedial classes are offered outside the regular teaching hours. The concerned faculty holds informal remedial classes, in the form of special exercises, home assignments and doubt clearing sessions during intervals.

Additional coaching

If a group of students is weak in a particular subject either because they find it difficult to cope up or because of the fact that they are new, additional coaching classes are organized after college hours. A very nominal fee is collected for this coaching. Depending on the merit of the case, this fee is met out from either allotted fund (e.g. Adi Dravida Fund) or by the student.

Performance review

After each cycle of internal examinations, the performance of students is reviewed. This facilitates the  identification of  weak students to  render the required remedial courses.

Extension activities

Being one among the few institutions of higher education, extension works at our college become inevitable. Coaching Classes for UGC / CSIR Eligibility Test are being conducted for  the final year Post Graduate Students to prepare themselves  for the same which is required for pursuing their further academic endeavours. B.Tech. entrance coaching is also being extended  to the U.G. final year students of  Maths and Physics which  facilitates them  to  seek admission into B.Tech Programmes at I.I.T. (especially at Chennai). Besides, the coaching for Professional Entrance Examination to the Higher Secondary Students of this locale  play  a major role in getting them into the courses like B.E. and M.B.B.S., B.Sc., (Agriculture).  The Teaching Faculties of our College are being  actively  involved in not only  in rendering Guest Lectures / being  Resource Persons  in Seminars / Conferences / Workshops (at the National and International levels) organized by scientific bodies but also in  Organizing   the same.

The following state level Seminars / Workshops have been organized very recently by the various Departments:

• Chemical Pollution – its impact on environment 
• In-service training-cum-demonstration programme for middle school Teachers 
• Science Popularization Programmes 
• Entrepreneur Development Programmes 
• Workshop on Mass Cultivation of Bio-fertilizers
• A two day workshop on Basic Techniques in Modern Biology 
• One-day Seminar on Advances in Physical-organic Chemistry 
• Two-day Seminar on Conservation of Biodiversity – the Present and the Future Scenario.
• National Seminar on Molecular Medicine and Reproduction 
• International Workshop on Microbial Genetics
• National Seminar on  Current trends in Biochemistry
• International Workshop on Genomics and Proteomics
• Summer Training Programme on Techniques in Immunology
• National Seminar on Current Status of Biotechnology

INFORMEX exhibition

         To create career awareness among the final year graduate students about their future prospects in terms of higher education, employment and entrepreneurial prospects, an exhibition is being arranged every year during the odd semester.

Personality Development Programme

            As a part of the Placement Cell activity, a carrier programme has been co-designed on Personality Development by the Professionals in consultation with  Senior Recruitment and Technical Managers in the Industry / Leading Companies. The  Learners are becoming distinctive personalities with Comprehensive Foundation Skills. This  would  be the secret of  the winning strategy  and enhanced  employability among  the learners.  

Personal Care Scheme

         Under Personal Care Scheme each teacher serves as a staff-guardian for about 10 learners and maintains individual record book for each one of them which serves as a students profile.

 The staff-guardian

• meets the learners periodically and establishes a one-to-one relationship
• enables the learners and their parents to evaluate the academic progress made by the learner
• provides academic remedial measures as and when needed 
• sends the performance report to the parents by offering remarks
• provides personal counseling to solve personal problems

Young Student Scientist Programme 

The Ministry of Human Resource Development ( HRD ) Government of India  and Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology have recognized our College to extend the 3 year YSS  Programme for the School Students  of Standard VIII of Virudhunagar and Tuticorin Districts and extended the Financial Support of Rs. 2,70,000 / - by the Year 2003.