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Senate

Senate Members as of 15 October 2026

S. NoNameDesignation
1Prof. P. PeratheepanVice-Chancellor (Chairman)
2Prof. K. T. SundaresanRector/Trincomalee Campus
3Prof (Mrs) F. B. KennedyDirector/SVIAS
4Prof. J. KennedyDean/FGS
5Prof. T. SathaananthanDean/FHCS
6Mr. S. ThadchanamoorthyDean/FAS
7Mrs. T. Pio Jude NavinthanDean/Science
8Mrs. V. LeninkumarDean/FCBS, TC
9Prof. K. SureshDean/Arts & Culture
10Prof. M. SugirtharanDean/Agriculture
11Dr N. PratheeshActing Dean/Technology & Director/CICT
12Prof.N. VarnakulendranDean/Siddha Medicine
13Prof. N. RajeshwaranDean/Commerce & Management
14Senior Prof (Mrs) T. MahendranSenior Professor in Agricultural Chemistry
15Senior Prof. P. VinobabaSenior Professor in Zoology
16Senior Prof. S. ThirukkaneshSenior Professor in Mathematics
17Senior Prof. A.G. JohnpillaiSenior Professor in Mathematics
18Senior Prof. F. C. RagelSenior Professor of Physics (Chair)
19Senior Prof (Mrs) T.H. SeranSenior Professor in Crop Science
20Senior Prof. S. SutharsanHead/Crop Science
21Prof. V. KanagasingamSenior Professor in Management
22Prof. T. KrishnamohanSenior Professor in Political Science
23Prof. V. GunaretnamProfessor in Political Science
24Prof (Mrs) P. PremanandarajahProfessor in Agric. Chemistry
25Prof. M. UmakanthProfessor in Medicine
26Prof. M. SithambaresanProfessor in Chemistry
27Prof. A. AndrewProfessor in Management
28Prof. V. InpamohanProfessor in Fine Arts
29Prof. T. BhavanHead/Economics
30Prof. S. SanthirasegaramHead/Economics and Statistics
31Prof. A. Anton ArulrajahProfessor in the Department of Management
32Prof M. PagthinathanHead/Animal Science
33Prof. S. ArasaretnamProfessor in Chemistry
34Prof. M. ThirukumarProfessor in Obstetrics & Gynecology
35Prof. T. MathiventhanProfessor in Botany & Acting Director/CQA
36Prof. S. JeyasankarProfessor in Drama & Theatre
37Prof. K. RajendramProfessor in Geography
38Prof. N. VarnakulendranProfessor in Siddha Medicine
39Prof (Mrs).N.Rodney FernandoProfessor in Agricultural Biology
40Prof. V. ThadchanamoorthyProfessor in Paediatrics
41Prof. P. M. HamthoonHead/Arabic
42Prof. S. JeyarajahProfessor in Economics
43Prof (Mrs). J. SureshProfessor in Economics & Actg.Director/CEDEC
44Prof. K. ArulanandemProfessor in Family Medicine
45Prof. S. SujendranProfessor in Nursing
46Prof (Mrs). P. PretheebaProfessor in Management
47Prof (Mrs) V. PahirathanProfessor in Tamil
48Prof. S. SivaretnamProfessor in Visual and Technological Arts
49Prof. P. Rodney FernandoProfessor in Physics
50Prof. M. KoneswaranProfessor in Chemistry and Director/UBL
51Prof. P. ElangoHead/Mathematics
52Prof. T. PrabaharanProfessor in Management
53Prof. S. JeganathanProfessor in Philosophy
54Prof. M. RoshiniProfessor in Pharmacology
55Prof. P. MayurathanProfessor in Medicine
56Prof. N. PushparajahHead/Social Sciences (Director/CSR)
57Prof. V. GunapalasingamProfessor in Hindu Civilization
58Prof. K. PrasannathHead/Agricultural Biology
59Prof. N. VamanHead/Hindu Civilization
60Prof. M. B. FowzulHead/Islamic Studies
61Prof (Mrs) C. MahendranathanProfessor in Botany
62Dr (Mrs) K. ThirumarpanProfessor in Agricultural Economics
63Prof. M.S.M. NafeesProfessor in Animal Science
64Asso. Prof (Mrs) Q. Y. SoundararajahHead/Physics
65Dr. W. J. JeyarajLibrarian

Faculty of Agriculture

S. NoNameDesignation
66Dr.T.GeretharanActing Head/ Agric. Chemistry
67Dr. (Mrs). T. GeretharanHead/Agric. Economics
68Mr. R. ThivyatharsanHead/Agric. Engineering

Faculty of Arts and Culture

S. NoNameDesignation
69Mrs. T. SathiyajithHead/Fine Arts
70Mr.V. AlagaratnamHead/Philosophy and Value Studies
71Dr. P. SachithananthamHead/Comparative Religion & SH
72Mrs. G. LuxmykanthanHead/History
73Mrs. R. ThakshaayiniHead/Education & Childcare
74Mr. R. KiruparajahHead/Geography
75Ms. Vijitha ThivakaranHead/Tamil Studies
76Dr. K. ShrikarunaakaranHead/Languages
77Dr. S. UmashankarHead/DELT
78Mr. A KennerajHead/IT
79Mrs. P. MosesHead/Sociology & Anthropology

Faculty of Science

S. NoNameDesignation
80Dr. R. Joy EbenezerHead/Chemistry
81Mrs. U. MathiventhanHead/Botany
82Dr A. J. M. HarrisHead/Zoology
83Mrs. S. ThavareesanHead/Computing & Rep/FOS
84Dr. K.A.N.K. KarunarathnaHead/Mathematics

Faculty of Commerce and Management

S. NoNameDesignation
85Dr (Mrs). D. ThavakumarHead/Management
86Mrs. J.R.N.N. JayawardhanaHead/Commerce
87Mr. M.S. ThayarajHead/Accounting and Finance

Faculty of Health-Care Sciences

S. NoNameDesignation
88Dr V. R. FrancisHead/Pathophysiology
89Dr (Mrs) J. MahinthanHead/Human Biology
90Dr. Thilini HerathHead/Primary Health-Care
91Dr. P. YouhasanHead/ Medical Education & Research
92Mr. S. ShanmuganathanHead/Supplementary Health Science
93Prof. K. ArulanandemActing Head/Clinical Sciences

Faculty of Technology

S. NoNameDesignation
94Dr (Mrs) S. SanthirakanthanHead/Biosystems Technology
95Dr N. PratheeshHead/Multidisciplinary Studies
96Dr (Mrs) V. PrasannathHead/ICT and Director/GEE

Trincomalee Campus

S. NoNameDesignation
97Mrs. T. ThanujanHead/Computer Science, TC
98Dr (Mrs) B. UthayananHead/Dept. of Noinadal Chikitasai
99Dr. G. A. P. K. GanegodaHead/Languages & Com. Studies, TC
100Dr. Niruba Sarath JayasundaraHead/IT, TC
101Mr. Ruwan LakjeewaHead/BMS, TC
102Mr. S. UthayarajHead/ Physical Science, TC
103Dr (Mrs) V. PaheerathanHead/Dept. of Moola Thathuvam
104Dr. S. JananiHead/Dept. of Gunapadam
105Mr. R. PragashHead/Visual Technological Arts, SVIAS
106Mr.T VaheesanHead/Carnatic Music, SVIAS
107Dr (Ms). T. UshanthyHead/Dance, Drama & Theatre Arts, SVIAS
108Mrs. P. Hemjija SarawanaHead/IT

Representatives

S. NoNameDesignation
109Mrs. V. R. RagelRep/FCM
110Mrs. S. MaheswaranathanRep/FCM
111Dr (Mrs) S. SathaananthanRep/FOS
112Mr. K. GukanRep/FAC
113Dr. T. MegarajahRep/FAC
114Mrs. T. KirupananthanRep/FAG
115Dr. A. M. JiffryRep/FAG
116Ms. Genoosha NamassevayamRep/FHCS
117Dr. A. R. M. SanoozRep/FHCS
118Dr. A. L. M. RifkyRep/FOT
119Dr (Mrs) W.H.D.U. PushpakumariRep/FOT
120Ms. A. RaveentherRep/FCBS
121Ms. S. SivapriyaRep/FCBS
122Mrs. K. KhedikaRep/FAS
123Mrs. V. ThushayanthiniRep/FAS

In attendance

S. NoNameDesignation
124A. PahirathanRegistrar (Secretary)
Last Updated
15-Oct-2026

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