This school offers facilities for intensive study and research in different areas of Tamil Literature such as Sangam Literature, Epic Literature, Devotional Literature, Modern Literature, Comparative literature and Folklore. The thrust area of the School is Theory and Grammar.

Programmes of study
M.A Tamil
M.Phil. Tamil (Full-time)
M.Phil. Tamil - Modern Literature (Full-time)
Ph.D. Tamil (Full-time)

Entrance Examination
M.A :
The written examination will consist of objective type questions only on Tamil language, Literature and culture.

M.Phil and Ph.D:
The written Paper will consist of questions of objective type and essay type on Tamil Language, Literature and Culture.

Faculty	Qualification	Area of Specialization/Interest	Phone
Professors
* A. Arivunambi	Ph.D., (Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai)	Epics, Ancient Literature, Dramatics and Folklore.	464,469
* S. Arokianathan	Ph.D (University of Washington, USA)	Tamil Grammar, Mass Communication and Spoken Tamil-Teaching.	204,226
* R. Nalangilli	Ph.D (University of Madras, Madras)	Comparative Literature and Literary Theories, Women Studies and Women's Writing, Literature and Psychology.	465,469
*K. Ilamathy Janakiraman	Ph.D.  (Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar)	Siddar’s Literature, Religious Literature, Journalism, Mass Communication, and Creative Literature.	467,469
M.S. Arivudainambi	Ph.D.   (Madurai Kamaraj University,  Madurai), D.Litt ( Tamil University, Thanjavur )	Tamil Literature, Saiva Samayam, Fine Arts and Manuscriptology
Readers
* M. Mathialagan	Ph.D (Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar)	Modern Literature & Literary Criticism.	466,469
* A. Thirunagalingam	Ph.D (Pondicherry University, Pondicherry)	Folklore, Ancient Tamil Grammar, Marxism and Literature	468,469
Lecurer
M. Karunanithi	Ph.D (University of Madras, Madras)	Folklore and Manuscriptology
Guest Faculty	4 Nos.