| S.No. | Name of the Principal | Period From | Period To |
|---|
| 1 | Prof.John Adam | 1884 | 1894 |
| 2 | Prof.Eric Drew | 1906 | 1912 |
| 3 | Prof.J.C.Rollo Eso | 1912 | 1918 |
| 4 | Prof.C.L.Wren | 1920 | 1921 |
| 5 | Prof.M.Ruthnaswamy
First Indian Principal | 1921 | 1927 |
| 6 | Prof.K.Chinnathambi Pillai | 1927 | 1935 |
| 7 | Prof.P.N.Seenivasachari | 1935 | 1938 |
| 8 | Prof.D.S.Sharma | 1938 | 1941 |
| 9 | Prof.V.Thiruvengadasamy | 1941 | 1942 |
| 10 | Prof.B.V.Narayanasamy Naidu | 1942 | 1947 |
| 11 | Prof.R.Krishnamurthy | 1947 | 1961 |
| 12 | Prof.C.D.Rajeswaran | 1961 | 1963 |
| 13 | Prof.T.S.Sankaranarayana Pillai | 1963 | 1965 |
| 14 | Prof.Dr.Sp.Shanmuganathan | 1966 | 1982 |
| 15 | Prof.M.K.Dasarathan | 1982 | 1984 |
| 16 | Prof.T.R.Ramachandran | 1984 | 1985 |
| 17 | Prof.G.Nagalingam | 1985 | 1986 |
| 18 | Prof.N.P.Kalyanam | 1986 | 1987 |
| 19 | Prof.G.Nagalingam | 1987 | 1989 |
| 20 | Dr.A.P.Kamalakara Rao | 1989 | 1994 |
| 21 | Dr.R.S.Raghavan | 1995 | 1999 |
| 22 | Dr.R.Balakrishnan | 1999 | 2002 |
| 23 | Dr.P.R.Rangaswami | 2002 | 2003 |
| 24 | Dr.M.Parasuraman, M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D
Principal-in-charge | 2003 | 2005 |
| 25 | Dr.T.V.Rajendiran, M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D. | 2005 | 2008 |
| 26 | Dr.G.Balakrishnan, M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.
Principal-in-charge | 2008 | 2009 |
| 27 | Dr.(Mrs.) R.Rukmani, M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.
Principal-in-charge | 2009 | 2010 |
| 28 | Dr.N.P.Ravikumar, M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.
Principal-in-charge | 2010 | 2011 |
| 29 | Dr.P.Kandaswamy, M.A.,Ph.D.,D.HEd. | 2011 | |
