The institution periodically conducts Faculty Development Programmes for the benefit of staff. FDPs/ FIPs/ FOPs conducted in the college in the last year:

• INTERCOLLEGIATE PROGRAMME

  26th Aug. 2011
  The college organized an intercollegiate program on "THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE" in our college premises. Resource person Mr.Anam Govardhan - U.S. Fullbrighter.

• STAFF ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

  13th June 2011
  The college organized an orientation programme for faculty on 13th June 2011. Resource person  Mr. Vasudevan, Acting Regional Officer, USIEF briefed participants on opportunities for academic and professional development of faculty through Fulbright Scholarships. Principal and Vice Principal participated.

• Quality Improvement Programme in Mathematics (QIPM-2011) - Workshop

25th April - 6th May 2011
Organized by: Department of Mathematics, AASC, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Taramani and Federation of Science Clubs of Tamilnadu
Participants: Staff, Department of Mathematics [AASC and other Colleges]

• Problem Solving in Data Mining - National Level Faculty Orientation Programme

12th February 2011
Inaugurated by: Mr. P.C.R. Suresh, Senior Vice President Scope International, Chennai
Resource Person: Prof. Abdul Rasheed, Valliammmai Engineering College
Participants: Staff, Departments of Computer Studies [AASC and other Colleges]

• Instructional Objectives and Teaching and Evaluation Methodologies - FOP

11.12. 2010
Resource Person: Dr. Brahedeeshwaran, Prof. and Head, Department of Policy Planning and Educational Research, NITTTR

• Instructional Strategies for Improving Teachers’ Instructions - Workshop

30.11.2010
Resource Person: Dr. Margaret Solomon, University of Redlands, California

• Skills in Language Communication - Workshop

29.11.2010
Resource Persons: Staff, Department of English and French

• Personality and Teaching – A Paradigm Shift

25.11.2010
Resource Person: Mr. Silas Balraj, South Asia Director, Compassion International

• Innovation and Teaching - Theatre Workshop on Dramatic Techniques

21-09-2010
Resource Person: Prof. Daniel Kelin, Director of Theatre Training, Award-winning Author and Fulbright Scholar

• Hands on Training  in Molecular Techniques - Biosciences Workshop

13 -14 August 2010
Chief Guest: Dr. Ramachandran, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Madras.
Sponsored by Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology and Ribogen Laboratories.
Participants: Staff, Department of Biosciences [AASC and other Colleges]

• Motivational Talk - Staff Orientation

19.06.2010
Resource Person: Mr. Guru Babu, Deputy Director, Doordarshan

• Role of Effectiveness in Teaching - Workshop

08.06.2010
Resource Person: Ms. Vijayanthi Jagannathan, TASK, Chennai

• Teaching Software Engineering through Case(s)  -  National Level FDP

29 -30 April 2010
Organized by: Departments of Computer Studies
Inaugurated by: Dr. Anburthinavel, Senior Vice President & Head of Learning and Development, Polaris Software Lab, Chennai & Eminent Technocrats &   Academicians;
Resource Persons: Mr. K.S. Maharasan, Associate Professor, Computer Applications, School of Science & Humanities, Karunya University, Coimbatore; Mr. Senthil Kumar, Professor, Amritha Institute of Technology, Coimbatore; Mr. S. Mahendran, Vice President, CTO’s Office, Polaris Software Lab,  Chennai
Valedictory/Field Visit at: Polaris Software Lab, Chennai
Participants: Staff, Department of Computer Studies [AASC and other Colleges]