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Key Milestones

A journey of academic excellence and international collaboration

2012/2013
  • SICCI Prize for South Asian Studies was established
2011/2012
  • New module, SN3880A Art of India was taught via video conference by Professor Rick Asher, University of Minnesota, USA
2010/2011
  • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for ICCR Chair for India Studies was signed with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) for 3 years
  • Inaugural ICCR public lecture by Professor Makarand R Paranjape was held
2009/2010
  • First Honours student graduated
  • Collaboration with Ministry of Education on Introduction of India Studies at 'A' level in Junior Colleges
  • Rajabali Jumabhoy Foundation Prize in South Asian Studies was established
2008/2009
  • Hindi Language modules were offered by Centre for Language Studies
  • Students could use them to satisfy the SN major and minor requirements
2007/2008
  • Minor in India Studies was introduced
  • The French edition of the EID was published
2006/2007
  • Honours in South Asian Studies was approved
  • The Encyclopedia of the Indian Diaspora (EID) was completed and launched by then President S R Nathan
2005/2006
  • A field studies module, SN3277 Field Studies in South Asia was taught
  • The first batch of PhD students graduated
2003/2004
  • The South Asian Diaspora Research Unit (SADRU) was formed and work on the Encyclopedia of the Indian Diaspora began
  • Its flagship module, SN3261 The South Asian Diaspora was launched
  • New modules were added: 1 General Education (GE) and 1 Singapore Studies (SS) module
2002/2003
  • The first batch of SASP majors and M.A. students graduated
  • Undergraduate enrolment steadily increased to 408
  • The hiring of 2 post-doctoral fellows further strengthened the teaching team
2001/2002
  • The first batch of PhD students enrolled
  • The exposure module, SN1101E South Asia: People, Culture, Development was introduced
  • The number of academic staff increased to 7
2000/2001
  • The graduate programme in research was established
  • The curriculum was expanded to include graduate modules
  • Academic staff strength increased to 5
1999/2000
  • Started as a 3-year BA programme with 4 academics and 2 administrative staff
  • Offered 9 undergraduate modules and attracted 206 students
  • The Basic Tamil language module was especially popular as it catered to non-Tamil speakers
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