About College

Tiruvannamalai is an ancient town exists since 8th century and it is one of the most ancient heritage sites of India and is a centre of the Saiva religion. The term "Annamalai" implies an inaccessible mountain and the word "Thiru" was prefixed to signify its greatness. These two terms coupled together to signify the name “Tiruvannamalai”. The temple is grand in conception and architecture and is rich in tradition, history and festivals. The main Deepam festival attracts devotees from far and wide throughout India. Tiruvannamalai, a complacent temple town which is rightly connected to the cities like Chennai, Pondicherry, Bangalore and Trichy. A galaxy of temples and ashrams situated in the quiet valleys of the town help people to undergo a Divine and Spiritual experience.

Shanmuga Industries Arts and Science College, popularly known as SIASC, is a Co-educational institution promoted by Shanmuga Industries Educational Trust, Tiruvannamalai. The objective of the Trust is to enable the college into an institution of excellence and to let the rural youth living in and around Tiruvannamalai to have easy access to higher education. The college is situated in Tiruvannamalai on the Tiruvannamalai-Manalurpet state highway. The premier institute of college education was established in the year1996. Since it’s founding, SIASC has distinguished itself by providing a higher level of culture, cultivating good discipline and finer value of life among students. The college covers a vast area of land comprising classrooms, laboratories, computing centers, auditorium, hostel, library etc. SIASC has facilities that are exceptional in every way. The environment- friendly green campus and calm atmosphere at SIASC helps an individual to discover himself and the contribution he can make to the human kind.

SIASC, is one among the leading institutions in the country to have been awarded with ISO 9001:2000 certificate in recognition of its quality standards. The facilities and infrastructure that the institution has, is much above the benchmark propounded by the University. The strength of the college can be attributed to the commitment of its management, its principal, its team of distinguished staffs, its creative and dedicated students. A reputation for excellence in higher education supported by a high caliber staff is reflected in the demand for entry to SIASC from achieving students. At Shanmuga, the staff members are not merely Lecturers, instead they are profound scholars and educators who will help an individual to grow towards his personal best during their three years stay at the campus. The essence of Education at SIASC is to ensure a smooth transition from Student to a Professional.

It has been the constant aim of SIASC to incorporate features of excellence in its campus. Every effort is to make to improve the existing best practices to matchup with the current industry trends. The newly built MBA block enable to provide a imparting management education to strengthen the managerial skills of students to face the global business challenges. The UG and PG state of art computing laboratories caters around 300 computers with network, Linux/Unix, Win NT and internet facilities. The SIASC library serves the needs of students with a wide range of information resources and comfortable quiet study areas. The college boasts a large collection of books, approximately 12,000 volumes for UG and 5000 volumes for PG. The Library also has a wide collection of Educational CD’s and DVD’s.

History of SIASC

Chairman			Secretary & Correspondent	Treasurer		Principal
Mr.S.Narasimha Mudaliyar (01.06.1996 to 10.07.2004)			Mr.S.Murugaiyan Ex.Mp.,         (01.06.1996 to 02.01.2003)	Mr.M. Chinnaraj  (01.06.1996 to   7.12.1999)		Subramania Goundar 1.7.1997 to 31.12.1999
S.No	Academic Year		New Courses offered	Affiliation Granted University	Students Strength	Staff Strength		Chief Guest
						Teaching	Non-Teaching
1	1996 - 1997		Government Order Obtained		-	-	-
2	1997 - 1998		1.B.Sc., Biochemistry	University                              of Madras	97	17	16
			2.B.Sc., Microbiology
			3. BES
			4. B.Com
			5. Computer Science
S.No	Academic Year		New Courses offered	Affiliation Granted University	Students Strength	Staff Strength		Chief Guest
						Teaching	Non-Teaching
3	1998 – 1999		B.Sc.,ComputerScience (Evening College)	University of Madras	217	21	16
4	1999 - 2000		Nil	University of Madras	355	33	15	1. Thanga Kaliya Perumal, IAS, 2. A.Balathandabani,  Principal Thiruchengodu Chengundar Arts & Science College,
Chairman			Secretary & Correspondent	Treasurer			Principal
Mr.S.Narasimha Mudaliyar (01.06.1996 to 10.07.2004)			Mr.S.Murugaiyan Ex.Mp.,         (01.06.1996 to 02.01.2003)	Mr.M.Shanmuga Sundaram (01.01.2000 to 17.05.2002)			Mr.V. Arumugam 02.01.2000 to 25.02.2003
S.No	Academic Year		New Courses offered	Affiliation Granted University	Students Strength	Staff Strength		Chief Guest
						Teaching	Non-Teaching
5	2000 - 2001		BCA	University of Madras	449	38	15	-
6	2001 - 2002		MCA                                   (AICTE Approved)	University of Madras	513	37	20	1.Portko, Vice – Chancellar, Madras University 2. S. Nagarajan,DRO, 3.P.T. Rajalakshmi, RJD, Vellore
Chairman			Secretary&   Correspontent	Treasurer			Principal
Mr.S.Narasimha Mudaliyar (01.06.1996 to 10.07.2004)			Mr.N.Ethirajan, B.A.,  ( 01.03.2003 to 13.05.2007)	Mr.L.VijayAnand, B.Com., (01.03.2003 to 13.05.2007)			Mr. Punniya Seelan, (26.02.2003 to 31.05.2003)
S.No	Academic Year		New Courses offered	Affiliation Granted University	Students Strength	Staff Strength		Chief Guest
						Teaching	Non-Teaching
7	2002 -2003		1. BISM	University of       Madras	551	37	20
			2. M.Sc., IT
Chairman			Secretary& Correspontent	Treasurer			Principal
Mrs.Amaravathi Murugaiyan (01.08.2004 to 31.05.2014)			Mr.N.Ethirajan, B.A.,  ( 01.03.2003 to 13.05.2007)	Mr.L.VijayAnand, B.Com., (01.03.2003 to 13.05.2007)			AL. Udayappan, 01.06.2003 to 31.07.2012
S.No	Academic Year		New Courses offered	Affiliation Granted University	Students Strength	Staff Strength		Chief Guest
						Teaching	Non-Teaching
8	2003 - 2004		1. B.Sc., Mathematics	Thiruvalluvar University	650	39	20	1. Dr. M. Balakrishnan, RJD,
			2. M.Com
9	2004 - 2005		B.Sc., Physics	Thiruvalluvar University	763	51	20	1. Lyricsist Viveka   2. Dr. Susila  Thirumaran
S.No	Academic Year		New Courses offered	Affiliation Granted University	Students Strength	Staff Strength		Chief Guest
						Teaching	Non-Teaching
10	2005 - 2006		Nil	Thiruvalluvar University	1065	52	23	1. R. Veeramani, Gem Granites. Chennai
11	2006 - 2007		M.Sc., Mathematics	Thiruvalluvar University	1233	63	23	1. Writter Prabanjan, 2. Prof. G. Gnanasambantham 3. Dr. Kannan, Thiruvalluvar University
Chairman			Secretary& Correspontent	Treasurer			Principal
Mrs.Amaravathi Murugaiyan (01.08.2004 to 31.05.2014)			Mr.S.N. Soundarrajan           (14.05.2007 to 02.01.2014)	Mr. T.A.S. Muthu, (14.05.2007 to 02.01.2014)			AL. Udayappan, 01.06.2003 to 31.07.2012
S.No	Academic Year		New Courses offered	Affiliation Granted University	Students Strength	Staff Strength		Chief Guest
						Teaching	Non-Teaching
12	2007 - 2008		B.Sc.,Bio-Technology	Thiruvalluvar University	1861	84	37	1. Susila Thirumaran, Vice – Chancellor 2. Prof. Periyar Dasan 3.  Dr. Saraswathi Ramanathan
S.No	Academic Year		New Courses offered	Affiliation Granted University	Students Strength	Staff Strength		Chief Guest
						Teaching	Non-Teaching
13	2008 -2009		1. B.A., Tamil	Thiruvalluvar University	2135	95	36	1. Dr.Maiyilsamy Annadurai, 2. W.I. Devaram, I.P.S, 3.Vijay TV. C. Gopinath
			2. B.A., English
			3. BBA
			4.BCA (Additional Section)
			5. BCA (Evening College)
			6. B.Sc., Computer Science (Additional)
			7. B.Sc., Computer Science (Evening College)
14	2009 - 2010		1. B.Sc., Software Eng.,	Thiruvalluvar University	2919	121	55	1. M. Rajendran, IAS, Collector, Tiruvannamalai. 2. Jothi Murugan, Vice – Chancellor, Thiruvalluvar University 3. Mr. Radhakrishnan, DIG,
			2. B.Com (CA)
			3. B.Com (F&A)
			4.B.A.,English (Additional Section)
			5.BBA–Additional Section
15	2010-2011		1.M.Phil.,Computer Science	Thiruvalluvar University	3610	146	58
			2. M.Phil.,Commerce
			3.M.Phil., Mathematics
			4. M.A. English
16	2011-2012		1. B.Sc., Chemistry	Thiruvalluvar  University	4104	160	60	1.A.R. Veeramani, Registrar, Education University,2. B.Samundeeswari, IPS,  SP of Tiruvannamalai District  3. T.S. Sreethar, IAS, Educational Secretary
Chairman			Secretary & Correspondent	Treasurer			Principal
Mrs.Amaravathi Murugaiyan (01.08.2004 to 31.05.2014)			Mr.S.N. Soundarrajan           (14.05.2007 to 02.01.2014)	Mr. T.A.S. Muthu, (14.05.2007 to 02.01.2014)			Dr. V. Rajendran (01.08.2012 to 31.12.2014)
S.No	Academic Year		New Courses offered	Affiliation Granted University	Students Strength	Staff Strength		Chief Guest
						Teaching	Non-Teaching
17	2012-2013		1. M.Sc., Physics	Thiruvalluvar  University	4154	171	72	Dr. Gunasekaran, Vice –Chancellor of Thiruvalluvar University Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam,Former President of  India
18	2013 - 2014		1.M.Sc., Microbiology	Thiruvalluvar University	4217	178	88	-
			2. M.A. Tamil
			3. M.Phil., English
			4. M.Phil., Physics
Chairman			Secretary & Correspondent	Treasurer	Principal		Chief Guest
Mr. P.Ramachandra Upadyaya			Mr. S. Karthikeyan (03.01.2014 to Till Now)	Mr. S.D.R.S. Babu, (03.01.2014 to Till Now)	Dr. V. Rajenran (01.08.2012 to 31.12.2014)		1. Kalviko.Dr.G. Viswanathan, Vice – Chancellor of VIT 2.Navaneethakrishnan, TNPSC Vice Chairman 3. Baskaran, Ex. Captain of Indian Hockey
S.No	Academic Year		New Courses offered	Affiliation Granted University	Students Strength	Staff Strength		Chief Guest
						Teaching	Non-Teaching
19	2014 -15		1. M.Sc., Comp.Science	Thiruvalluvar  University	4479	188	95	1. Devakottai Ramanathan 2. H. Devaraj  - UGC Vice Chairman 3. Niranjali Devaraj 4. P.Vijay 5. Padmasri G.E.Sridhar, Indian Vollyball Coach.
20	2015 - 2016		B.Sc., Maths, (Additional Section)	Thiruvalluvar  University	4600	200	105	-
			B.Sc., Chemistry (Additional Section)
			B.Sc., Physics (Additional Section)
			M.Sc., Chemistry
Chairman			Secretary & Correspondent	Treasurer	Principal			Chief Guest
Mr. P.Ramachandra Upadyaya			Mr. S. Karthikeyan (03.01.2014 to Till Now)	Mr. S.D.R.S. Babu, (03.01.2014 to Till Now)	Mr. K. Annamalai, (Incharge)                       (01.01.2015 to 31.05.2015)
Mr. P.Ramachandra Upadyaya			Mr. S. Karthikeyan (03.01.2014 to Till Now)	Mr. S.D.R.S. Babu, (03.01.2014 to Till Now)	Dr. K. Anandaraj (01.06.2015 to Till Date)			1. Debate Speaker Mr. Raja, 2. Major Dr. Syhed Shabudin, 3. Prof. Karunanathan, 4. Dr. V. Nedunchezhiyan, 5. RTO. Umamageswari, 6. Siddha Dr. Sivaraman, 7. Film Director Bharathi Krishna Kumar, 8. Vikadan Editor Thiruvelan
S.No	Academic Year		New Courses offered	Affiliation Granted University	Students Strength	Staff Strength		Chief Guest
						Teaching	Non-Teaching
20	2016 - 2017		M.Phil Tamil*	Thiruvalluvar  University	4600	187	118	1. Anitha K. Krishnamoorthy
			M.Phil., Microbiology*
			Ph.D., Commerce*
			Ph.D., Microbiology*

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