Panjab University approves appointment of Professor Meenakshi Malhotra for post of D.U.I.

CHANDIGARH, MAY 28, 2017: Panjab University(PU), Chandigarh Syndicate today approved appointment of Professor Meenakshi Malhotra from UBS for the post of D.U.I for a term of one year.

After a detailed discussion, Syndicate recommended a modification to the policy for preparing of Master Seniority list for University teachers. The seniority shall be determined as per UGC regulations, 2010 w.e.f 18.9.2010 only. Prior to it, the decision of the Senate dated 20.3.2005 shall prevail upto 17.9.2010.

Syndicate also approved that the elections of various non-teaching staff associations of the University shall be conducted together on a common date.

Syndicate discussed the recommendations of the committee for making PU vehicle-free. A sub-committee of Syndics was formed to prioritise the operative part of the proposals for removing traffic congestion at the PU Campus and the report
shall be submitted by June 30, 2017.

VICE CHANCELLOR’S STATEMENT

"1. With a deep sense of sorrow, I may inform the members about the sad demise of
(i) Prof. Keshav C. Kaishta, Former Chairperson, Department of Sociology, Professor Baba Prithvi Singh Azad Chair and former Director, Population Research Centre on 05.05.2017.
(ii) Late Dr. Lajpat Rai Munger, President Swami Sarvanand Giri Institute of information Technology, Hoshiarpur on 22.8.2016.

(To pay homage to the departed souls, two minutes silence, all standing, may be observed).

2. I am pleased to inform the Hon’ble members that:
(i) Dr. Rehana Parveen, Professor of Urdu, Department of Evening Studies, has been conferred with ‘Award of Recognition’ by the Chandigarh Sahitya Academy for her outstanding contribution in Urdu Literature/Language during Academy’s Annual Award Ceremony on 29.04.2017.
(ii) Two Colleges affiliated with Panjab University, viz., Govt. College of Education, Sector-20, Chandigarh and Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector-36, have been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with the
‘A’ Grade with CGPA of 3.23 and 3.22, respectively.
(iii) Prof. Raghuram Rao Akkinepalli, an alumnus of Panjab University, has assumed the charge of Director, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) Mohali. Prof. Rao had served PU from 03.03.2006 to 31.03.2011 in the
University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences. During stay at PU, he had received Dr. Manjushri Pal Memorial Award for the best Pharmaceutical Scientist for the year 2010 from Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI).
(iv) DST-SERB has approved a Project entitled, “Self assembled amino acid based constructs as potential antimicrobial traps” for funding to Dr. Nishima Wangoo, Assistant Professor of Applied Sciences (Chemistry), UIET.

She has also been given Grants-in-Aid from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for the Research Scheme entitled: “Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone (TRH) and TRH-Analogues Encapsulated Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles
as Intra-nasal Anti-epileptic Agents”. These projects are for a period of three years.

(v) Dr. Rohit K. Sharma, Department of Chemistry has been awarded a Project by DST-SERB entitled, “Enhancement of the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of lipopeditide vaccine against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis using peptidomimetic and
conjugation with isoniazid” for a term of three years. In this Project co-Principal Investigators are Dr. Nishima Wangoo, UIET and Dr. Javed Agrewala, a Distinguished Scientist and S.S. Bhatnagar Awardee from CSIR-IMTECH, Chandigarh.

(vi) Dr. Neeraj Kumar Singh, Assistant Librarian, AC Joshi Library, has been awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Professional Fellowship at the University of East London, UK. This Fellowship support mid-career professionals from developing
countries to spend a period of time at a UK host organization working in the field.

(vii) Dr. Anurag Kuhad, Assistant Professor, UIPS, has been awarded with Haryana Yuva Vigyan Ratna Award (2016-17) by Haryana State Council for Science & Technology.
The award carries Rs.1 lakh, a citation and trophy as a token of appreciation and encouragement. He received this award from Hon’ble Governor of Haryana, Professor Kaptan Singh Solanki on May 10, 2017. Dr. Savita Chaudhary has also received her Haryana Yuva Vigyan Ratna Award for 2014-15 from the Hon’ble Governor of Haryana on the same day.

(viii) Panjab University has secured 2nd Rank by getting 43880 points for the award of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy as published by Association of Indian Universities in Annual Performance Report, National University Games 2015-16.
Further, I wish to inform that Panjab University players have performed better during the session 2016-17 and trust that PU will gain more points for the award of MAKA Trophy as compared to the session 2015-16.

(ix) Prof. Ashok Vijh, an alumnus of Department of Chemistry, PU, has been decorated with the honour of ‘Ordre de Montreal’ in Canada. He had visited PU Campus to deliver lectures during a GIAN Workshop on ‘Advanced Lithium Batteries: Science & Technology’ from December 12-17, 2016.

(x) The tuition fee and other charges for the students enrolled in different courses at the affiliated colleges of PU for the year 2017-18, shall remain the same as those in the year 2016-17.

(xi) Arjun Babuta from DAV College, Sector-10, Chandigarh got Silver Medal at the 10M Air Rifle Junior Men’s Shooting held at Czech Republic.

It is recommended that admission at B.A. first year level in the Department of Evening Studies be restricted to 200 students in 2017-2018 instead of 300 students as had been in the recent years. The pass percentage of students in B.A. I, II and
III have been examined to arrive at such a recommendation in consultation with DUI and Chairperson, Department of Evening Studies in addition to feedback from IQAC.