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'''A. Gnanam''' (5 October 1932 – 16 May 2017) was an educationist who served as the second [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Pondicherry University]] from 1991 to 2007.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Gnanam is most remembered for his credit in popularizing and initiating the community college concept with the foundation of first of the same kind in [[Pondicherry University]]. He was the educationist who first introduced the concept of Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) in Indian universities. From 1985 to 1988, he also served as the [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Bharathidasan University]] followed by his tenure as [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[University of Madras]] from 1988 to 1990.<ref name="The Hindu 2017 d063">{{cite web | title=Educationist Gnanam passes away | website=The Hindu | date=2017-05-18 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/educationist-gnanam-passes-away/article18494498.ece | access-date=2023-12-10}}</ref><br />
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Gnanam initiated the research unit of [[Plant sciences]] under the Department of Biology at [[Madurai Kamaraj University]] after he joined there in 1969 as a [[Reader (academic rank)| Reader]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mkuniversity.ac.in/new/school/sbs/dept_of_ps.php |title=DEPARTMENTS OF PLANT SCIENCES, Madurai Kamaraj University |publisher=[[Madurai Kamaraj University]] |date= |accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref><br />
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He served as the Head of the Plant sciences unit at Madurai Kamaraj University till 1985. He also holds the credit to establish [[Department of Science and Technology (India)]] (DST) centre for [[Photosynthesis]] at Madurai Kamaraj University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mkuniversity.ac.in/new/school/sbs/dept_of_ps.php |title=DEPARTMENTS OF PLANT SCIENCES, Madurai Kamaraj University |date= |accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mkuniversity.ac.in/new/school/sbs/docs/sbs.pdf|title=School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai |date= |accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref> Under his direction, [[Karuppannan Veluthambi]], a [[molecular biology| molecular biologist]] and former [[Professor]] of School of Biotechnology of Madurai Kamaraj University, established a [[Department of Biotechnology]] (DBT) centre for [[Plant Molecular Biology]] in the university premises.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=P08-1471 |title=Dr. Karuppannan Veluthambi, Indian Fellow |publisher=[[Indian National Science Academy]] |date= |accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1932 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Academic staff of Pondicherry University]]<br />
[[Category:Bharathidasan University]]<br />
[[Category:Vice chancellors of the University of Madras]]<br />
[[Category:Academic staff of Madurai Kamaraj University]]<br />
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