Participating agencies
Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0 is delivered by ministries, institutes, universities and public authorities working together. Their roles in the programme are listed below.
Ministry
Ministry of Education, Government of India
Nodal ministry for Kashi Tamil Sangamam. Approves the programme, releases funds and coordinates the participating institutions.
www.education.gov.in
Institute
Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai
Implementing institute for KTS 5.0: runs this portal, on which institutions register and the Participating Institutions nominate their students, the 22-language orientation, the digital repository and all Thirukkural content.
www.cict.in
Institute
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Nodal institute for Kashi Tamil Sangamam on the Tamil Nadu side; delegate logistics and the Tamil Nadu programme.
www.iitm.ac.in
University
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Coordinating institute in Kashi; academic sessions, the Kashi programme and co-host of the National Conference on the Thirukkural.
www.bhu.ac.in
Committee
Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti
Partner for the Annual National Conference on the Thirukkural and for the multilingual translation network.
Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru
Support for translations, dubbing and subtitling of the orientation lectures into the scheduled languages.
www.ciil.orgUniversity Grants Commission
Circulates the call for the registration of institutions to universities and colleges across India.
www.ugc.gov.inAll India Council for Technical Education
Outreach to technical institutions for the registration of institutions.
www.aicte-india.orgIndian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
Travel, accommodation and local tours for the KTS 5.0 delegations travelling to Kashi; Thirukkural displays at railway stations with Indian Railways.
www.irctc.co.inAirports Authority of India
Thirukkural couplet displays on passenger information systems and signage at airports.
www.aai.aeroNational Highways Authority of India
Thirukkural couplet displays at highway toll plazas.
nhai.gov.inMinistry of Culture, Government of India
Cultural troupes, screenings of the Thirukkural short films and cultural showcases at KTS venues.
www.indiaculture.gov.inCentral Board of Secondary Education
Daily Kural initiative in schools, comic books, posters and storytelling workshops.
www.cbse.gov.inKendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
Daily Kural morning-assembly calendar and distribution of printed charts to schools.
kvsangathan.nic.inGovernment of Tamil Nadu
State-level coordination, Tamil Development Department and host colleges in Tamil Nadu.
www.tn.gov.inGovernment of Uttar Pradesh and Varanasi District Administration
Venue, security and local arrangements in Kashi.
up.gov.inState/UT-wise list of Nodal Higher Educational Institutions
The Nodal Higher Educational Institution of each State/UT undertakes outreach for the registration of the institutions of its State/UT on this portal, selects the number of Participating Institutions prescribed for it, and coordinates their assessments, nominations and campus activities.
| # | State / UT | Nodal HEI | Nodal Officer | Participating institutions so far | State/UT page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Central University of Andhra Pradesh | Dr Sandeep E Assistant Professor Department of Political Science Central University of Andhra Pradesh dr.sandeep@cuap.edu.in 9074429040 | 5 | State/UT page → |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Rajiv Gandhi University | Dr. Kaushalendra Pratap Singh Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Rajiv Gandhi University (A Central University) kaushalendra.singh@rgu.ac.in 9936418266 | 0 | State/UT page → |
| 3 | Assam | Assam University | Dr. M. Gangabhushan Molankal Professor of Social Work, Assam University, Silchar, Assam. gangabhushan@gmail.com 9401020601 | 5 | State/UT page → |
| 4 | Bihar | Central University of South Bihar | Prof. Pawan Kumar Mishra DSW & Professor, Department of Law & Governance, Central University of South Bihar dsw@cusb.ac.in 7982755140 | 11 | State/UT page → |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya | Prof. S. P. Anbuudayasankar Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya sp.anbu@ggu.ac.in 9894352023 | 3 | State/UT page → |
| 6 | Goa | NIT Goa | Prof. B Santhi Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, Visvesvaraya Complex National Institute of Technology, Goa santhi@nitgoa.ac.in 9902480050 | 1 | State/UT page → |
| 7 | Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Central University of Gujarat | Dr Milind Solanki Assistant Professor, Department of English Studies, Central University of Gujarat milind.solanki@cug.ac.in | 39 | State/UT page → |
| 8 | Haryana | Central University of Haryana | 2 | State/UT page → | |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | Central University of Himachal Pradesh | Prof. Shivarama Rao Dept. of Library & Information Science School of Mathematics, Computers & Information Science Shahpur Parisar Central Un shiva.perla@hpcu.ac.in 95525 80028 | 4 | State/UT page → |
| 10 | Jharkhand | Central University of Jharkhand | Dr. Bhupendra Singh Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, Central University of Jharkhand bhupendra.singh@cuj.ac.in 9415990987 | 4 | State/UT page → |
| 11 | Karnataka | Central University of Karnataka | Dr. P Vaishnavi Narayeni Assistant Professor, Department of Law, School of Legal Studies, Central University of Karnataka pvaishnavin@cuk.ac.in 9972756713 | 16 | State/UT page → |
| 12 | Kerala and Lakshadweep | Central University of Kerala | Prof. Alagu Manickavelu Professor in the Department of Genomic Science, Central University of Kerala. amanicks@cukerala.ac.in 9488846857 | 9 | State/UT page → |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya | Dr. R. Venkatamuni Reddy Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar (M.P.) rvmuni.reddy@dhsgsu.edu.in 9686416733 | 7 | State/UT page → |
| 14 | Maharashtra | Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya | Dr Chandra Shekhar Pandey Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha (Maharashtra) chandrashekharpandey@hindivishwa.ac.in 7985532623 | 27 | State/UT page → |
| 15 | Manipur | Manipur University | Dr Khumukcham Robindro Singh Associate Professor, epartment Computer Science Manipur University rbkh@manipuruniv.ac.in 7005802079 | 0 | State/UT page → |
| 16 | Meghalaya | North-Eastern Hill University | Prof. M. P. Pandey Professor Department of Hindi North-Eastern Hill University mppnehu@yahoo.co.in 9436163149 | 1 | State/UT page → |
| 17 | Mizoram | Mizoram University | 0 | State/UT page → | |
| 18 | Nagaland | Nagaland University | Dr. G. Chandra Sekaran Assistant Professor, Centre for South-East Asian Studies, Nagaland University chandrasekaran@nagalanduniversity.ac.in 9597508006 | 1 | State/UT page → |
| 19 | Odisha | Central University of Odisha | Dr. Alok Baral Assistant Professor in the Department of Odia Language and Literature at the Central University of Odisha abaral@cuo.ac.in 9937485794 | 2 | State/UT page → |
| 20 | Punjab and Chandigarh | Central University of Punjab | Prof. Sanjeev Kumar Dean, Students’ Welfare, DSW Office, Central University of Punjab dsw@cup.edu.in 9501278687 | 0 | State/UT page → |
| 21 | Rajasthan | Central University of Rajasthan | Prof. Lakshmi Aiyar Professor, Department of Hindi, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN lakshmiaiyar@curaj.ac.in 9680276038 | 2 | State/UT page → |
| 22 | Sikkim | Sikkim University | Dr. Amit Kumar Singh Associate Professor & Head Department of TourismSikkim University in Gangtok, Sikkim aksingh01@cus.ac.in 9996180804 | 0 | State/UT page → |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu and Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Central University of Tamil Nadu | Dr P Kumar Assistant Professor, Central University of Tamil Nadu pkumar@acad.cutn.ac.in +91 91595 14818 | 86 | State/UT page → |
| 24 | Telangana | University of Hyderabad | Dr S Arulmozi Professor, Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies (CALTS) arulmozi@uohyd.ac.in | 7 | State/UT page → |
| 25 | Tripura | Tripura University | Dr. Thiru Selvan Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Biodiversity, Tripura University tselvan@tripurauniv.ac.in 9434285204 | 0 | State/UT page → |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | Banaras Hindu University | Prof. Anchal Srivastava Professor in the Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University anchal@bhu.ac.in 9453203122 | 58 | State/UT page → |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University | Dr. NATANAMURUGARAJ GOVINDAN Prof. Department of Botany and Microbiology, H.N.B.Garhwal University natanam80@gmail.com 6369308924 | 1 | State/UT page → |
| 28 | West Bengal | Visva-Bharati | Dr. Senthil Prakash S Associate Professor, Department of Tamil, Visva-Bharati Central University, Santiniketan -731235, West Bengal senthilprakash.s@visva-bharati.ac.in 9434050739 | 3 | State/UT page → |
| 29 | Delhi | University of Delhi | Yet to be nominated | 1 | State/UT page → |
| 30 | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh | Central University of Jammu | Prof. Ritu Bakshi Dean, Students’ Welfare, Central University of Jammu ritu.edu@cujammu.ac.in 9418331100 | 2 | State/UT page → |
| 31 | Puducherry | Pondicherry University | Dr. A. Lakshmi Duttai Assistant professor, Subramanya Bharthiyar School Tamil Studies. Pondicherry University. duttaiktscict5.0@gmail.com 9944758909 | 11 | State/UT page → |
| Total | 308 | ||||
How the programme reaches the institutions
The Nodal Institution
In view of its standing and coordinating capacity, one higher educational institution in each State or Union Territory is designated as the Nodal Higher Educational Institution. All interested higher educational institutions register on this portal; the Nodal Institution scrutinises them and selects the number of Participating Institutions prescribed for its State or Union Territory, in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure, with due regard to institutional readiness, outreach capacity, geographical spread and representation, and keeps a reserve list. It nominates a senior officer as the State/UT Nodal Officer, coordinates the nomination and registration of the students, facilitates the assessments and the orientation, and monitors the timely completion of the activities.
Nomination and registration
Each selected Participating Institution assesses its interested students on the Thirukkural, nominates one student on merit with one Faculty Supervisor/Guide, with the endorsement of the Head of the Institution, and submits the nomination on this portal.
Verification and engagement
The Nodal Institutions and CICT verify the nominations. The selected students, one from each Participating Institution, join the Inaugural and Valedictory Functions online and take part in the academic orientation and the one-month research and academic engagement.
Campus activities and report
Participating institutions may also organise academic and cultural activities based on the Thirukkural, such as essay writing, quizzes, debates, elocution, recitation, storytelling, poster-making and presentations, for wider student engagement. A brief report on the activities undertaken is submitted to CICT and the Ministry in the prescribed format (Annexure-IV of the D.O. letter of 31 October 2026).
Participating institutions
The higher educational institutions that take part in KTS 5.0, accepted by the Nodal Institution of their State/UT, and how an institution applies.