Karpagam Arts And Science College

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
	DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY Treatment of textile effluent by Parthenium activated carbon absorption and bioremediation In vitro screeing of medicinal plants for their antimicrobial activity and isolation of active compounds University Grants Commission (UGC) Funded Major ResearchProject on “ Expression of transfected FHIT gene in ovarian cancer cell lines” Amount sanctioned for the period of three years(01-4-2007-31-03-2010) Rs-8, 03,600.00 Indian Council of Medical and Research (ICMR) Funded Major Research Project on “ Anticancer effect of Medicinal Plants on Prostate Cancer Progression Model in vitro” Amount sanctioned for the period of one year (15-05-2007 – 14-5-2008) Rs.4, 44,931.00
	DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY In-vitro analysis of leukocytes and lung cell lines exposed to asbestos, a significant occupational pollutant, to determine its genotoxicity and mechanisms of action Effect of high temperature stress on nitrogen fixation and nitrate reduction and their protein impact on characterization of chickpea.
	DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY Comparative Nutritional Evaluation of differentially processed Mucuna seeds and its utilization as feed ingredient for poultry
	DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY Funded Major Research Projects: Completed Exploitation of litter degrading fungi for pulp and paper bleaching University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India Rs.10,03,300/- 3 years (2004 – 2007) : Principal Investigator: Dr. M. Palaniswamy Funded Major Research Projects: On-going Isolation of antioxidant flavinoids from under exploited wild edible fruits of the Nilgris, western Ghats University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India Rs.3,,36,000/- 2 years (2007 – 2009) : Principal Investigator: Dr. J.M. Sasikumar
	DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Grant-in-aid for establishment of UGC - Network Resource Centre (UGC - NRC)
	DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES UGC Project entitled "An Analysis of Non Performing assets of selected industrial units supported by a Nationalized Bank in Coimbatore region". UGC Project entitled " The study on Export Performance of Garment Industry in Tirupur"
	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK Psycho Social and Economic Aspects of VRS (ICSSR) Agricultural Labourers belonging to SC, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
	DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Purchase of non-consumable sports equipments Instrumentation Centre