Recipients of Honorary Degrees
35 th General Convocation (Part II)- 3 rd , 4 th &5 th of March 2022- Not Awarded
35 th General Convocation (Virtual)-07.10.2021- Not Awarded
35 th General Convocation (Part 1)- 24 th ,25 th February 2021- Not Awarded
34 th General Convocation (Part II)-6 th , 7th &8 th of December 2019- Not Awarded
34 th General Convocation (Part 1)-22 nd of January 2019- Not Awarded
33rd(Part II) Convocation held on 08 Jun. 2018 – Not Awarded
33rd(Part I) Convocation held on 08 & 09 Dec 2017 – Not Awarded
32nd Convocation held on 10 & 11 Jan. 2017 – Not Awarded
31st Convocation held on 19 & 20 Jan 2016 – Not Awarded
30th Convocation held on 10 & 11 Nov. 2014 – Not Awarded
29th Convocation held on 10 & 11 Jan. 2014 – Not Awarded
28th Convocation held on 28 Feb 2013 – Not Awarded
27th Convocation held on 06 Oct. 2011
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Science | Prof. Rajeswary Mageswaran , Professor Emeritus of Inoganic Chemistry |
| 2 | Doctor of Letters | Prof. Kandiah Sitrampalam, Professor Emeritus of History |
| 3 | Doctor of Philosophy | 1. Dr. Senathirajah Anantharajah 2. Mr. Arumugam Thirumurugan |
26th Convocation held on 06 Oct. 2010
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Letters | 1. Prof. Ponnuthurai Balasundarampillai Professor Emeritus of Geography 2. Prof. Arunasalam Sanmugadas, Professor Emeritus of Tamil 3. Prof. Pathmanathakurukkal Gopalakrishna Iyar, Professor Emeritus of Hidu Civilization 4. Dr. Sabaratnam Jeyarasa |
| 2 | Doctor of Philosophy | 1. Dr. Mailoo Ganesharatnam 2. Mr. Murugappa Panchabigesan 3. Rev. Nicholapillai Maria Xavier 4. Ms. Annaluxmy Sinnathamby (Posthumously) |
25th Convocation held on 26, 27 & 28 Mar. 2010 – Not Awarded
24th Convocation held on 06 & 07 Oct. 2005
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Science | Prof. Velupillai Tharmaratnam, Professor Emeritus of Mathamatics |
| 2 | Doctor of Philosophy | 1. Saivapooshanam Vallipuram Kanthasamy 2. Mr. Arunasalam Somasumdarampillai 3. Mullaimani Velupilai Subramaniam 4. Mr. Kanapathipillai Sivaramalingampillai (Posthumously) 5. Dr. (Miss. ) Navamalar Kanagaratnam 6. Vid. Savarimuthu Adaikalamuthu |
23rd Convocation held on 27 Mar. 2004
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Philosophy | 1. Mr. Chellapah Jeyaratnam 2. Natikamani V. Velappa Vyramuthu (Posthumously) 3. Mr. Kandasamy Pathmanathan (Posthumously) |
22st Convocation held on 12 Oct. 2002
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Letters | Prof. Nagalingam Balakrishnan |
| 2 | Doctor of Philosophy | 1. Prof. Sellathurai Balachandran (Posthumously) 2. Mr. Sinnathamby Sivapathasundram 3. Mr. Kanapatheesvara Kurukkal Vaitheesvara Kurukkal |
| 3 | Doctor of Science | Prof. Visvalingam Kanapathipillai Ganeshaligam |
21st Convocation held on 16 Mar. 2002
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | Mr. Kanthasamychetty Sockalingam |
20th Convocation held on 06 Oct. 2001
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Science | Prof. Kanthia Kunaratnam, Professor Emeritus of Physics |
| 2 | Doctor of Letters | Mr. Nadarajan Ramachandran |
| 3 | Doctor of Philosophy | Panditar Kanapathipillai Sachithananthan |
| 4 | Master in Arts | Arutkavi Seeniar Vinasithamby |
19th Convocation held on 06 Oct. 2000
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Letters | 1. Prof. Swaminathan Suseendirarajah, Professor Emeritus of Lingustic 2. Prof. Vallipuram Arumugam, Professor Emeritus of Education |
| 2 | Doctor of Philosophy | Mr. Kandiah Kanagarajah (Posthumously) |
18th Convocation held on 06 Oct. 1999
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Science | 1. Prof. Mailvahanan Sivasuriya, Professor Emeritus of Gynocology 2. Prof. Velupillai Appapillai Professor Emeritus of Physics 3. Dr. Thambipillai Varagunam |
| 2 | Doctor of Letters | 1. Bharatharathna Shri. C. Subramaniam 2. Dr. (Mrs. ) Ratna Navaratnam (Posthumously) 3. Mr. Vinayagamoorthy Sivasamy |
| 3 | Doctor of Philosophy | 1. Mr. R. Murugaiyan 2. Rt. Rev. Dr. Bastiampillai Deogupillai |
| 4 | Master of Arts | 1. Brahmasri N. Veeramani Aiyar 2. Sangitabhoosanam Perampalam Chandrasegaram |
17th Convocation held on 04 Oct. 1998
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Science | 1. Prof. Kandiah Balasubramaniam, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry 2. Dr. Nadarajah Vignarajah (Posthumously) 3. Prof. Sivapathasundaram Mageswaran (Posthumously), Professor Emeritus of Chemistry |
| 2 | Doctor of Letters | 1. Pandithar Muththar Kandiah 2. Prof. Karthikesu Sivathampy Professor Emeritus of Tamil 3. Prof. Kartigeya Kurukkal Kailasanatha Kurukkal, Professor Emeritus of Hindu Civilization |
| 3 | Doctor of Philosophy | 1. Civattamil Chelvi Thangammah Appaccuddy 2. Sri Lanka Sikkamani Thamotharam Somasekaram |
| 4 | Master of Arts | Mr. Thampipillai Kasinathan |
16th Convocation held on 06 Sep. 1997 – Not Awarded
15th Convocation held on 16 Sep. 1995
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Science | 1. Prof. Chellathurai Sivagnanasundram, Professor Emeritus of Community Medicine 2. Prof. Somasundaram Kandiah (Posthumously) |
14th Convocation held on 10 Sep. 1994
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Science | Prof. Alagiah Thurairajah (Posthumously) |
13th Convocation held on 11 Sep. 1993- Not Awarded
12th Convocation held on 05 Sep. 1992- Not Awarded
11th Convocation held on 06 Jul. 1991- Not Awarded
10th Convocation held on 22 Dec. 1989
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Letters | Prof. Suppiramaniam Vithiananthan (Posthumously) |
9th Convocation held on 26 Nov. 1988
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Master of Science | Mr. Muthusamy Ariyaratnam (Posthumously) |
8th Convocation held on 29 Aug. 1987 – Not Awarded
7th Convocation held on 30 Aug. 1986
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Science | 1. Prof. Ragunathar Kanagasuntheram 2. Prof. Arthur Abraham Hoover |
| 2 | Doctor of Letters | Prof. Kanagasabapathy Kailasapathy (Posthumously) |
6th Convocation held on 10 Aug. 1985 – Not Awarded
5th Convocation held on 14 Jul. 1984 – Not Awarded
4th Convocation held on 11 Feb. 1984
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Letters | 1. Prof. Tambyah Nadaraja 2. Prof. Vadasery Iyamperumalpillai Subramaniam |
3rd Convocation held on 25 Sep. 1982
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Letters | Mr. Sabapathipillay Durai Raja Singam |
2nd Convocation held on 25 Sep. 1981
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Science | 1. Prof. Mohamed Uass Siddeek Sultanbawa 2. Dr. Ramachandra Pararajasekaram |
| 2 | Doctor of Letters | 1. Dr. (Rev. ) Xavier Stanislaus Thani Nayagam (Posthumously) 2. Prof. Stanley Jeyarajah Tambiah |
1st Convocation held on 13-Sep. 1980
| No | Honorary Degree Awarded | Name of the Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor of Science | 1. Prof. Perampalam Kanagasabapathy (Posthumously) 2. Prof. Arumugam Visvalingam Mylvaganam 3. Prof. Christie Navaratnam Eliezer 4. Prof. Milroy Aserappah Paul 5. Dr. Cellappa Sinnadurai 6. Prof. Appacutty Sinnathamby 7. Dr. Weerakoddi Edmund Medonza Wijerama |
| 2 | Doctor of Letters | 1. Prof. Vangalampalayam Chellappagounder Kulandaiswamy 2. Dr. James Thevathasan Rutnam 3. Prof. Veditantirige Ediriweera Ranjita Sarachchandra 4. Mr. Aboobucker Mohamed Abdul Azeez (Posthumously) 5. Narayanan Vanamamalai |
| 3 | Master of Philosophy | Mr. Ponnampalam Selvanayagam |
| 4 | Nadaka Viththagar | Mr. Kanagaratnam Chornalingam |
| 5 | Siddhanta Viththagar | Mr. Murugesu Gnanapirakasam |
| 6 | Illakkana Viththagar | Mr. Ramasamy Namasivayam |
| 7 | Illakkiya Viththagar | Mr. Ekamparapillai Periyathambipillai (Posthumously) |