Haryana State Higher Education Council selected MDU Researchers for Research Grant
Five faculty members and one research scholar of Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (MDU) have been selected for research grant(s) by the Haryana State Higher Education Council under the Haryana State Research Fund (HSRF).
Girish Saini
Jul 17, 2026 11:35
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Rohtak, July 17, 2026: Five faculty members and one research scholar of Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (MDU) have been selected for research grant(s) by the Haryana State Higher Education Council under the Haryana State Research Fund (HSRF).
The faculty members selected for research grants as Principal Investigators (PI) include Prof. Harish Dureja (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences), Prof. Darshna Chaudhary (Centre for Biotechnology), Prof. Seema Rathee (Commerce), Dr. Nidhi (MDU-CPAS), and Dr. Vanita Rose (Department of Education). Student Rimpi (M. Pharmacy) has also been selected for research grant.
Prof. Harish Dureja has got research grant of Rs. 32 lakh, Prof. Darshna Chaudhary has got research grant of Rs. 31 lakh, Prof. Seema Rathee has got research grant of Rs. 18 lakh, Dr. Nidhi has got research grant of Rs. 14 lakh, Dr. Vanita Rose has got research grant of Rs. 7 lakh, and Rimpi has got research grant of Rs. 2.95 lakh, respectively.
MDU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Milap Punia has congratulated all the concerned faculty members and the student for this achievement. He said that University administration would take all necessary measures to promote enabling research ecosystem on the campus.
Notably, Prof. K. K. Sharma (Microbiology) is the co-investigator with Prof. Harish Dureja, Dr. Jitender Kumar (IMSAR) is the co-investigator with Prof. Seema Rathee, Prof. Sandeep Malik (IHTM) and Dr. Madhuri Hooda (Education) are the co-investigators with Dr. Nidhi, Research scholars Kapil Bhuker and Godjita are co-investigators with Dr. Vanita Rose, and Prof. Govind Singh is the supervisor for the research project of Rimpi.
