Annual Foundation School - I (2025) Mepco

Convener(s)

 
Name: Ramesh Kasilingam B. Subhash R. Ratha Jeyalakshmi R.Gurusamy
Mailing Address: Assistant Professor,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Assistant Professor,
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
Tirupati.
Professor,
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi.
Associate Professor,
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi.
Email: rameshk at iitm.ac.in subhash at iisertirupati.ac.in rratha at mepcoeng.ac.in rgurusamy at mepcoeng.ac.in

Dates: 

Monday, December 1, 2025 - 09:00 to Saturday, December 27, 2025 - 18:30

Venue: 

Venue Address: 

 

 Department of Mathematics, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi 626005, Tamil Nadu

 

 

 

 

Venue State: 

Venue City: 

PIN: 

626005

Syllabus: 

1) Linear Algebra and Group Theory: We will cover most of the material found in Chapters 6, 7, 8, and 9 in Michael Artin’s book Algebra, Pearson, 1991.

  • Speakers:
    • Prof. Clare D’Cruz, Professor, Chennai Mathematical Institute, for Module 1
    • Prof. K. N. Raghavan, Professor of Mathematics, Krea University, Professor retired, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, for Module 2
    • Prof. Jugal K. Verma, Professor retired, IIT Bombay, for Module 3
    • Dr. K Senthil Kumar, Reader - F, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, for Module 4.
  • Course Associates:
    • Dr.Arijit Mukherjee (IIT Madras), Dr.Arindam Sutradhar (IIT Madras), Dr.Mrityunjoy Charan (IMSc, Chennai).
  • References
    • Michael Artin: Algebra, first edition, Prentice Hall of India, 1999.
    • S. Lang: Algebra, Revised 3rd Edition, Springer.
    • N. Jacobson: Basic Algebra, Vol.1 and Vol.2, Dover,2011.

2) Complex Analysis :We will cover most of the material found in Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of Stein and Shakarchi’s book Complex Analysis, Princeton Lectures in Analysis-II, 2003.

  • Speakers:
    • Dr. Krishna Hanumanthu, Professor, Chennai Mathematical Institute, for Module 1
    • Dr. Jaikrishnan, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, for Module 2
    • Dr. P. Muthukumar, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, for Module 3 and 4
  • Course Associates:
    • Dr.Soumen Pal (IIT Madras), Dr.Shankey Kumar (IIT Madras), Dr.Sambhunath Sen (IIT Madras).
  • References
    • Elias Stein and Rami Shakarchi: Complex Analysis, Princeton Lectures in Analysis-II, 2003.
    • W. Rudin: Real and Complex Analysis, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New Delhi, 1987.

3) Topology : We will cover most of the material found in Chapters 1-7 of Simmons’s book listed below in the references and quotient spaces from Chapter 4 of Armstrong’s book listed below.

  • Speakers:
    • Dr. B. Subhash, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research,Tirupati, for Module 1 and 2
    • Dr. Ramesh Kasilingam, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, for Module 3 and 4
  • Course Associates:
    • Dr.Aloke Kr. Ghosh (IIT Madras), Ankur Sarkar (IMSc, Chennai), Souvik Mandal (IIT Madras)
  • References
    • G.F. Simmons: Introduction to Topology and Modern Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 1983.
    • M. A. Armstrong: Basic Topology, Springer.
    • J. R. Munkres: Topology, A First Course, PHI, New Delhi, 1987.

Time Table: 

 Week - One


Date 9.30-11.00 11.00-11.30 11.30-1.00 1.00-2.30 2.30-3.30 3.30-4.00 4.00-5.00
01/12/2025 AGL1 CDC T ANL1 KH L AGT1 T ANT1
02/12/2025 TPL1 BS T AGL2 CDC L TPT1 T AGT2
03/12/2025 ANL2 KH T TPL2 BS L ANT2 T TPT2
04/12/2025 AGL3 CDC T ANL3 KH L AGT3 T ANT3
05/12/2025 TPL3 BS T AGL4 CDC L TPT3 T AGT4
06/12/2025 ANL4 KH T TPL4 BS L ANT4 T TPT4

 

Week - Two

Date 9.30-11.00 11.00-11.30 11.30-1.00 1.00-2.30 2.30-3.30 3.30-4.00 4.00-5.00
08/12/2025 AGL5 KNR T ANL5 JK L AGT5 T ANT5
09/12/2025 TPL5 BS T AGL6 KNR L TPT5 T AGT6
10/12/2025 AGL7 KNR T ANL7 JK L AGT7 T ANT7
11/12/2025 TPL7 BS T AGL8 KNR L TPT7 T AGT8
12/12/2025 ANL6 JK T TPL6 BS L ANT6 T TPT6
13/12/2025 ANL8 JK T TPL8 BS L ANT8 T TPT8

 

Week - Three

Date 9.30-11.00 11.00-11.30 11.30-1.00 1.00-2.30 2.30-3.30 3.30-4.00 4.00-5.00
15/12/2025 AGL9 JKV T ANL9 PMK L AGT9 T ANT9
16/12/2025 TPL9 RK T AGL10 JKV L TPT9 T AGT10
17/12/2025 ANL10 PMK T TPL10 RK L ANT10 T TPT10
18/12/2025 AGL11 JKV T ANL11 PMK L AGT11 T ANT11
19/12/2025 ANL12 PMK T TPL12 RK L ANT12 T TPT12
20/12/2025 TPL12 RK T AGL12 JKV L TPT11 T AGT12

 

Week - Four

Date 9.30-11.00 11.00-11.30 11.30-1.00 1.00-2.30 2.30-3.30 3.30-4.00 4.00-5.00
22/12/2025 AGL13 KSK T ANL13 PMK L AGT13 T ANT13
23/12/2025 TPL13 RK T AGL14 KSK L TPT13 T AGT14
24/12/2025 ANL14 PMK T TPL14 RK L ANT14 T TPT14
25/12/2025 AGL15 KSK T ANL15 PMK L AGT15 T ANT15
26/12/2025 TPL15 RK T AGL16 KSK L TPT15 T AGT16
27/12/2025 ANL16 PMK T TPL16 RK L ANT16 T TPT16

 

• AGLn : nth lecture in Algebra
• AGTn: nth tutorial in Algebra
• ANLn : nth lecture in Analysis
• ANTn: nth tutorial in Analysis
• TPLn : nth lecture in Topology
• TPTn: nth tutorial in Topology
• T : Tea
• L : Lunch
• CDC : Clare D’Cruz
• KH : Krishna Hanumanthu
• BS : B. Subhash
• KNR : K. N. Raghavan
• JK : Jaikrishnan
• JKV : Jugal K. Verma
• PMK : P. Muthukumar
• RK : Ramesh Kasilingam
• KSK : K Senthil Kumar
• AGT: Postdoctoral Fellow from IIT Madras.
• ANT: Postdoctoral Fellow from IIT Madras.
• TPT: Postdoctoral and Research Scholars from IIT Madras.

Selected Applicants: 

 

Sr.n SID Full Name Gender Affiliataion Position in College/ University University/ Institute M.Sc./ M.A. Year of Passing M.Sc./ M.A Ph.D. Degree Date
1 65672 Mr. Priyabrata Sandha Male Sambalpur University Msc Student Sambalpur University 2025  
2 65708 Ms Harini S Female Azim Premji University Academic Associate Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, University of Madras 2025  
3 65784 Mr Dinesh Kumar Male National Institute of Technology Puducherry PhD MSc 2013  
4 65789 Mr Chandru S Male SRMIST RAMAPURAM ,CHENNAI Research Scholar,Srmist Ramapuram ,Chennai Periyar University Centre For Post Graduate And Research Studies ,Dharmapuri 2023  
5 65835 Mr Sri Renganathan M Male Ramanujan Institute For Advanced Study In Mathematics MSC Student Ramanujan Institute For Advanced Study In Mathematics 2025  
6 65837 Mr Sriram V Male Ramanujan Institute For Advanced Study In Mathematics (University Of Madras) MSc Student Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics 2025  
7 65861 Ms Krithika L Female Bharathiar University PhD Bharathiar University 2023 01/07/2023
8 65867 Ms. Manisha Kumari Female Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi PhD Ranchi university 2021  
9 65892 Ms P. Gemsy Shirly Female ST. John's College PhD Madras Christian College, Chennai 2023  
10 65997 Mr. Sakthivel S Male Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore PhD Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 2024  
11 66138 Ms Narmatha V Female PSG College of Arts and Science Msc Student PSG College of Arts and Science    
12 66164 Ms Rasika S Female PSG College of Arts and Science MSc Student PSG College of Arts and Science    
13 66191 Ms. Rincy Susan Raju Female University College, Thiruvananthapuram PhD Department of Mathematics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram 2018  
14 66192 Mr. K Krishnan Male University College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala PhD Devaswom Board College, Thalayolaparambu 2019  
15 66221 Ms. Padmashree K Female PSG College of Arts and Science MSc Student PSG College of Arts and Science Awaiting Result  
16 66285 Ms. Pallavi Rajesh Sharma Female Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology PhD Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur 2022  
17 66334 Ms. Pria Darsini P Female V.O.Chidambaram College PhD Student V.O.Chidambaram College 2023  
18 66345 Ms Kaviranjanii G Female College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University PhD PSGR Krishnammal College for Women 2023  
19 66414 Mr. Subhankar Dhara Male Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi PhD Indian Institute of Technology Patna 2024  
20 66435 Mr. Kathiresan B Male Arulmigu Palaniandavar College of Arts and Culture Msc Student Arulmigu Palaniandavar College of Arts and Culture Awaiting Result  
21 66557 Mr Dheeraj Sharma Male IIT Tirupati MSc student Subharti University Awaiting Result  
23 66612 Mr. Dhruv Santosh Shah Male Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras MSc Student Indian Institute of Technology, Madras    
24 66700 Ms Maarisetty Kinnera Female indian institute of information technology design and manufacturing PhD sri venkateswara university 2015  
25 66714 Ms. Monisha S Female National Institute of Technology Puducherry PhD SRC-Sastra deemed to be university, Kumbakonam 2021  
26 66768 Mr. Saswata Debnath Male iiitdm kurnool phd university of calcutta 2022  
27 66796 Mr. Abhinav Sharma Male IIT Hyderabad PhD Student Regional Institute of Education Mysore 2025  
28 66799 Mrs Rathivel Manimaran Female Raja Doraisingam Government Arts College Research Scholar Madurai sivakasi nadars pioneer meenakshi Womens college 2015 07/02/2024
29 66825 Ms Manju Priya M Female Government Arts College for Women, Nilakottai PhD Student Government Arts College for Women Nilakottai 2020  
30 66827 Ms. Sakthilakshmi V Female Government Arts College for Women PhD Student Government Arts College for Women, Nilakottai 2022  
Local Participants            
1 66358 Ms Askillal A Female Mepco Schlenk Engineering College PhD The American College, Madurai 2024  
2 66724 Mrs J Raja Lakshmi Female Mepco Schlenk Engineering College PhD Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College 2013  
3 66741 Dr A Aruldoss Male Mepco Schlenk Engineering College Assistant Professor Bharathidasan University 2015 18/08/2024
4 66758 Dr. Anubala S Female Mepco Schlenk engineering College, Sivakasi Assistant Professor Kamaraj College, Thoothukudi Manonmaniam Sundaranar University 2011 11/01/2023
5 66760 Ms. Amritha K Female Mepco Schlenk Engineering College Ph.D. St.Mary's College, Thoothukudi. 2023  
Waiting List Candidates 
1 65866 Mr. Rajesh D Male SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur Research Scholar Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology 2025  
2 66595 Mr. Krishnakanth R Male Muthurangam Government Arts College(A), Thiruvalluvar University Ph.D Muthurangam Government Arts College(A), Vellore (Thiruvalluvar University) 2024  
3 66672 Ms Fathimath Saliha Female Kerala school of Mathematics Msc student Kerala school of Mathematics Awaiting Result  
4 66671 Mr Able Joe Joseph Male

Kerala School Of Mathematics

MSc PhD Kerala School Of Mathematics Awaiting Result  
5 65791 Mrs Ananthi K Female Sree Sowdambika College of Engineering Assistant Professor V.V.V College for Women, Virudhunagar 2009  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to Reach: 

 TBA

 

School Short Name: 

afs-i-mepco

Last Date Application: 

Thursday, November 10, 2022

School Type: 

AFS-I

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