1^st director - Prof. J.C.N. Rajendra 
Professor in Physics

2^nd Director - Prof. R.Vigneswaran
Professor in Mathematics

3^rd Director - Prof.A.G.Johnpillai
Professor in Mathematics, Faculty of Science

4^th Director - Prof. P. Vinobaba
Professor in Zoology, Faculty of Science

5^th Director - Dr. M. Pagthinathan
Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture

6^th Director - Prof. (Mrs.) Thayamini H. Seran
Professor in Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture

7^th Director - Prof. S. Sutharsan
Professor in Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture

8^th Director - Prof. S. Arasaretnam
Associate Professor in Chemistry, Faculty of Science