Research Monitoring Committees

Research Advisory Committees

Person Name	Status
Dr.S.Solomon, C2/ 278 Sector F Janakipuram Lucknow-226201	Chairman
Dr.S.R.Bhat Ex-Emeritus Scientist NIAB,IARI,New Delhi (Genetics,Breeding and Bio-technology)	Member
Dr.Chandish R.Ballal Director,ICAR-NBAIR Bengaluru	Member
Dr. H. K. Senapati, Ex-Dean PGF cum DRI Odisha Univ. of Agr. & Technology Bhubaneswar, Orissa.	Member
Dr.J.P.Alex (Social Science) Director of Extension Education Kerala Agriculture University,Trissur	Member
Director ICAR-SBI,Coimbatore	Member
The Assistant Director General (CC) ICAR, New Delhi.	Member
Two Non official members	Member
Dr.P.Govindaraj Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding) ICAR-SBI,Coimbatore	Member Secretary (on deputation to Fiji)
Dr. A. Ramesh Sundar Principal Scientist (Pathology) ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore	Member Secretary

Quniquennial Review Team

Name	Status
Dr. K.P. VISWANATHA Former Vice Chancellor, MPKVV, Rahuri, No. 216 / A, First Floor, 6th Cross, J.C. Nagar, MYSORE 570 011. KARNATAKA.	Chairman
Dr. RAMAN KAPUR Ex- Head, Divn. Of Crop Improvement Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research K-206, Aashiana, Lucknow 226 012	Member
Dr. L.M. GARNAYAK Ex-Dean, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Orissa University of Ag. & Tech. Bhubaneswar 751 003.	Member
Dr. S.K. JALALI Principal Scientist & Head (Retd) ICAR-NBAIR Bangalore	Member
Dr. G.P. RAO Ex-Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology) Division of Mycology & Plant Pathology IARI, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012.	Member
Dr. N. GOPALAKRISHNAN Ex-Assistant Director General (CC) ICAR, Krishi Bhavan New Delhi 110 001.	Member
Dr. N. SENTHIL Director, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, TNAU, Coimbatore 641003.	Member
Dr. C. PALANISWAMI Head, Division of Crop Production ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore 641 007.	Member Secertary

Institute Management Committee

Name	Status
Director of the Institute	Chairman
Joint Director of Agriculture, Coimbatore	Member
The Director of Research, TNAU, Coimbatore	Member
Shri P. G. Mohankumar, Anthiyur	Member
Shri Ravichandran, Chennai	Member
Dr.K. Rathinavel, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CICR, Coimbatore From 16.09.2022 to 15.09.2025	Member
Dr.Ashwani Kumar Sharma, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IISR, Dilkusha, Lucknow From 16.09.2022 to 15.09.2025	Member
Dr. P.K. Mandal, Principal Scientist, ICAR-NIPB, LBS Centre, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, From 16.09.2022 to 15.09.2025	Member
Dr.C, Sankaranarayanan, Principal Scientist, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, From 16.09.2022 to 15.09.2025	Member
Assistant Director General (CC), ICAR, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi	Member
The Finance & Account Officer, CIBA, Chennai	Member
Administrative Officer, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore	Member Secretary

Research Framework Documentation Committee

The RFD Committee of the Institute is constituted as below:

Name and Designation	Role
Director	Chairman
Dr. C. Palaniswami, Principal Scientist and Head - In-charge (Crop Production)	Nodal Officer
Dr.R.M.Shanthi,Principal Scientist & IRC Member Secretary	Co-Nodal Officer
Dr. P. Malathi, Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology)	Co-opted Member
Dr. P. Murali, Senior Scientist, Nodal Officer, Krishi Portal	Co-opted Member
Shri.P.V.Devassy,Administrative Officer	Member
Shri S.B. Baburaj, Senior Finance & Accounts Officer	Member

Consultancy Processing Cell

Name and Designation	Role
Chairman of PME-Cell	Chairman
Dr. P. Govindaraj Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding)	Member
Dr. S. Alarmelu Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding)	Member
Dr. B. Singaravelu Principal Scientist (Entomology)	Member
Dr. A. Ramesh Sundar, Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology)	Member
Dr. C. Palaniswami, Principal Scientist and Head - Incharge (Crop Production-Soil Chemistry and Fertilizer Management)	Member
Shri.P.V.Devassy,Administrative Officer	Member
Shri S.B. Baburaj, Senior Finance & Accounts Officer	Member

Institutional Biosafety Committee

Name and Designation	Role
Dr. D. Sudhakar Professor, Department of Plant Biotechnology, CPMB, TNAU	DBT Nominee
Dr. S. Mohan Kumar Director, CPMB, TNAU.	Member (External Expert)
Dr. M.Raveendran Professor, Department of Plant Biotechnology, CPMB, TNAU.	Member (External Expert)
Dr. Mathish Nambiar Veetil, Scientist E and Genetic Transformation lab In-charge, IFGTB, Coimbatore	Member (External Expert)
Dr. U. Manoharan, MBBS, AMA Manoharan Hospital, Coimbatore	Member (Biosafety Officer)
Dr. G. Hemaprabha,Director (Acting) I/C Head, Division of Crop Improvement	Internal Member
Dr. A. Ramesh Sundar Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology)	Member Secretary
Dr. B.Singaravelu Principal Scientist (Entomology)	Internal Member
Dr. C. Appunu Senior Scientist (Plant Breeding & Genetics)	Internal Member
Dr. G. S. Suresha Senior Scientist (Bio-Chemistry)	Internal Member

Depending upon the requirements any additional specialist member from the relevant discipline may be invited for specific meetings.

Institutional Deputation Committee

Name and Designation	Role
Dr.A.Ramesh Sundar,Head Division of Crop Protection	Chairman
Dr.K.Hari,Principal Scientist and ITMU i/c	Member
Dr.V.P.Sobha Kumari, Principal Scientist	Member
Dr. B.Singaravelu, Principal Scientist	Member
Dr. S.Karthigeyan,Principal Scientist	Member

Institute Research Committee

The Institute Research Council monitors the progress of various research projects within the Institute and meets twice in a year to discuss all the on-going research projects. All the scientists attend the proceedings. Necessary recommendations are made on each project based on the discussions. The Director is the Chairman and Dr.R.M.Shanthi,Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding) is the Secretary of IRC.