THE MADURAI DIRAVIYAM THAYUMANAVAR HINDU COLLEGE

ENDOWMENT & PRIZES

1. C.S. Sundara Sastrigal Memorial Prize:

(Instituted by students of the college) Awarded to the Best Higher Secondary student who joins the college from our school.

2.Kidarakulam Thiru. A. Namasivayam Mudaliar Prize

(Instituted by Thiru. K.N. Ammaiappan Former Secretary, The Educational Society, Tirunelveli) Awarded to the best student from our school joining our college with the highest total marks in the qualifying examination.

3. P. Sitarama Iyer Memorial Prize :

(Instituted by Thiru. P.P.S. Sastry and Thiru. A.B. Jegannath Rao, Tirunelveli) Awarded to the best Mathematics student joining the first year of the three year degree course.

4. Rao Saheb V.P. Subramania Mudaliar Prize :

(Instituted by the Celebration Committee) Awarded to the best Tamil student of the Higher Secondary Course joining degree class.

5. Sri T.M. Kumaraguruparan Pillai Avl:

Shastiapthapoorthi Memorial Prize (Instituted by Thiru. K. Subramanian of Srivaikundam) Awarded to the student who scores the highest marks in Tamil in M.A., Degree Examination.

6. Rao Bahadur A. Sundara Sastrigal Memorial Prize

(Instituted by Sri. Nilakanta Sastri, Retired Sub Judge Mannargudi) Awarded to the student who scores the highest marks in English in the B.A./ B.Sc Degree Examination.

7. R.S. Sheppard Memorial Prize :

(Instituted by students of the college) Awarded to the best student in English promoted from I.D.C. to II D.C.

8.Tamil Perumkavi Muthuperumpulavar Rao Saheb V.P. Subramanian Mudaliar Avl Centenary Memorial Tamil Prize

(Instituted by Srimathi. V.P. Parasakthi Vadivammal Anniar avl of Vellakal) Awarded to two too scoring students who pass B.A. Br. XII Tamil or Part I Tamil

9. Srinivasa Iyengar Prize :

(Instituted by Students of the college) Awarded to the best Tamil student promoted from II D.C. to III D.C.

10. Thiru. A.V. Subramania Iyer Prize :

(Instituted by students of the college) Awarded to the best Tamil student promoted from II D.C. to III D.C.

11. Dr. C.D. Deshmukh’s Prize :

(Instituted by T.P.S. Hariram Sait of Mukkudal) Awarded to the best student in Economics in B.A. Degree Examination

12. Chartered Accountant -Thiru. P.V. Rama chandran Prize:

(Instituted by himself) Awarded to the Final B.Com student scoring the highest marks in the University Examination in Accountancy (Paper II)

13. Gandhi Centerary Prize:

(Instituted by students of the college 1969-70) Award is given to the best essay and the best speech on Gandhian Thought.

14. Professor A.Muthusivan Memorial Prize:

(Instituted by sri. Muthusamy of Bombay) Awarded to the best speaker among the college students selected in an elocution competition.

15. Sri. M.Kalayanasundaram Memorial Prize:

(Instituted by srimathi M. Pitchaimmal) Awarded to the best speaker among the college student selected in an elocution competition on the subject Thiruppughazh.

16. Principal S. Ramachandran Prize:

(Instituted by the Committee of Hosts constituted to felicitate Prof. S. Ramachandran) Awarded in the form of books to the best outgoing student of M.A Economics.

17. Kalki R. Krishnamoorthy Memorial Endowment Prize:

(Instituted by the Centenary Celebration Committee of the M.D.T. Hindu College) Awarded to the best short story in Tamil Written by college students in Tamilnadu.

18. Pazavoor sri. R. Kanthimathinatha Pillai Prize:

(Instituted by Thiru. K. Sundararajan, Former H.O.D. of Commerce, The M.D.T Hindu College) Awarded to the best student in the II and III Degree Classes who shall also be the son of a teacher or the best out-going student of M.Com Degree Course.

19. Kanchi Kamakodi Peeda Sankaracharya Jayendra saraswathi swamigal prize:

(Instituted by Thiru. V.S.V. Mani) Awarded to the best speaker among the students selected in an oratorical contest on the subjet “Religion”.

20. S.N. Radha Memorial Prize:

(Instituted by the commerce faculty) Awarded to the student joining M.Com., after doing his B.Com., in our college.

21. Thirumathi. K.N. Ulagammal Anni Prize:

(Instituted by Thiru. K.N. Ammaiappan, Former Secretary, The Educational Society, Tirunelveli) Awarded to the best student who has joined the college from our school with highest marks in English in the qualifying examination.

22. Old Students Association Endowment Prize:

(Instituted by Thiru. C.A.R. Shunmuga Chidambaram M.A) Awarded to the best student of I year Degree course who has scored the highest marks in the aggregate and who is the son of an old student of our college or school.

23. Thiru.S. Chellapandian Diamond Jubilee Prize:

(Instituted by Thirunelveli District Congress Charitable Trust) Awarded to the best outgoing student of the college to be chosen by the Management on the basis of the academic achievement and performance in other spheres of activities.

24. Thiru. A. Ayyasamy Memorial Prize:

(Instituted by Thiru. A. Arunagiri) Awarded to the two best speakers among the student selected in an oratorical contest on a topic to be chosen every year relating to Gandhian Economics in Tamil.

25.Thirumathi.S.Vinayagathammal & Tmt. M. Gangaiammal Memorial Prize:

(Instituted in the name of his mother and grandmother by Prof. T.S. Murugan, Former HOD of Zoology in The M.D.T. Hindu College, Tirunelveli) Awarded to the two best students of II Year B.Sc., Zoology Major Course who have scored the highest marks in B.Sc. First year Zoology major subjects. The prize is to be awarded from the interest amount accured every year from the endowment amount of Rs. 5,000/-

26.Prof. P.K. Jacob and Thiru. Rama Kanaga sabapathi Pillai Memorial Prize:

(First HOD of Zoology and first office manager respectively in the M.D.T. Hindu College, Tirunelveli. Instituted by prof. T.S. Murugan former HOD of Zoology in The M.D.T Hindu College,Tirunelveli.) The prize is to be awarded to the best student of the III B.Sc Zoology major course who has scored the highest marks in the second year B.Sc. Zoology major course who has scored the highest marks in the second year B.Sc. Zoology major subject. The prize is to be awarded form the interest amount accrued every year from the endowment amount of Rs. 5000/-

27. Prof. S. Kaliappan Endowments

Two Endowments by Prof. S. Kaliappan (Retd) of Rs. 10,000/- each. The amount by interest accrued on the principal of one is to be used to meet the expenses related to the conduct of seminars etc in Tamil. The second is to be used for subscribing for journals in Tamil and purchasing books in Tamil relating to Tamil Dept, Saiva samayam and Science.

28. Name of Endowment: Thiru.G. Ayyadurai Iyer and Tmt. A. Seethalakshmi Ammal Endowment.

Created by : Professor. A. Sankara Narayanan, School of Maths, TATA Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Baba Road, COLABA, Mumbai - 400 005. Condition : 50% of interest amount to be given as cash prize on maths books to the I Rank holder of B.sc Maths student. Remaining 50% to be given to I rank holder of M.Sc Maths student.

29. SENNA PULAVAR KARMEGA KONAR MEMORIAL PRIZE

Awarded in the form of books to the best outgoing student of M.Phil degree course in Tamil.