| NAME | YEAR |
| Mr. P. Sundaram Pillai M.A., | 1878 - 1879 |
| Mr. R.S. Sheppard B.A., | 1879 - 1882 |
| Mr. E.Winckler B.A., | 1882 - 1890 |
| Mr. M. Crosse | 1890 - 1891 |
| Mr. M. Winckler B.A., | 1891 - 1907 |
| Mr. P. Sitarama Iyer B.A., | 1907 - 1908 |
| Mr. Herbert Champion B.A., | 1908 - 1909 |
| Mr. K. Sundararaman M.A., | 1909 - 1910 |
| Mr. I. Srinivasa Iyer B.A., | 1910 - 1917 |
| Mr. K.C. Veeraraghava Iyer M.A., | 1917 - 1918 |
| Mr. K.C. Bose M.A.,B.L., | 1919 - 1921 |
| Mr. G. Srinivasa Iyer | 1921 - 1922 |
| Mr. M.V.N. Subba Rao M.A., | 1922 - 1928 |
| Mr. P.C. Chakko M.A., | 1928 - 1930 |
| Rao Bahadur P.V. Seshu Iyer M.A., | 1930 - 1932 |
| Raosahib Alexander Gnanamuthu M.A., | 1932 - 1957 |
| Mr. K.S. Ganapathy M.A.L.T | 1957 - 1961 |
| Mr. S. Somasundaram M.A.L.T., | 1961 - 1970 |
| Mr. C. Jagannathan M.A., | 1970 - 1974 |
| Mr. S. Srinivasan M.A., | 1974 - 1977 |
| Mr. S. Ramachandran M.A | 1977 - 1986 |
| Mr. M. Ramaswamy M.A. | 1986 - 1991 |
| Dr.K.S. Narayanan M.A.,M.Sc.,M.Phil,Ph.D., | 1991 - 1996 |
| Mr. P. Ramalingam M.Sc., | 1996 - 1998 |
| Mr. R. Kandaswamy M.Sc., M.Phil., | 1998 - 2000 |
| Dr.C.N.Chidambaranathan M.A,M.Phil, Ph.D | 2000 - 2004 |
| Dr.(Major) K.S.P.Durairaj M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., | 2004 - 2009 |
| Dr. A. Namasivayam M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D, | 2010 - 2012 |
| Dr.P.Chinnathambi M.A(Eco)M.A(GT)M.Phil. Ph.D., | 2012 - 2015 |
| Dr.S.Subramanian M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., | 2015 - 2018 |
| Dr. A. Subramanian M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., | 2018 - 2023 |
| Dr.K.Balasubramanian M.Sc.,Mphil.,B.Ed.,P.G.D.C.A.,Ph.D, | 2023 |
