Prof. B. Dharmalingam is currently working as Chair Professor, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Chair and the Advisor, Alagappa Institute of Skill Development, Alagappa University. Formerly he worked as Dean, Faculty of Education, Director - Alagappa Institute of Skill Development and Professor and Head Department of Economics and Rural Development, Alagappa University. He has more than 30 years of academic experience. His areas of Teaching and Research include Sociology, Women's Studies, Rural Development and Vocational Education. He has served in three Universities of our State in various capacities namely Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli and Tamil University, Thanjavur.
He has 26 years of productive services in Alagappa University in various academic and administrative positions in Centre for Women's Studies, Centre for Rural Development, Department of Economics and Rural Development, Centre for Nehru Studies, Department of Fine Arts and Department of Tourism and Hotel Management. He completed 21 research projects at various levels. He has published 7 Books and extensively more than 100 research papers in reputed National and International Journals/Book Chapters. He produced seven Ph.D. scholars and another three in a row. Further, he acted as resource person for more than 100 programmes.