The department was inaugurated in the year 1968. The department has got partial administrative autonomy. The department has a computer. The department has 275 UGC books and 972 general books in the library. The staff in the department update themselves by attending orientation and refresher courses.

Staff in the Department are

• Tmt. K. Mallika M.Sc., M.Phil.,Associtae Professor&HOD
• Tmt.V.Kalavathy M.Sc.,Assistant Professor
• Dr.(Tmt)L.Vijayalakshmi M.Sc.,Ph.D. Associate Professor
• Tmt.D.K.Gowri M.Sc., Associate Professor
• Tmt.C.Manasiya M.Sc.,M.Phil., Assistant Professor
• Tmt.S.Padmapriya M.Sc.,M.Phil., Assistant Professor