Panjab University Syndicate

Author(s): SK VyasChandigarh, October 18, 2015: His Excellency, Governor of Haryana and Chancellor, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hissar, has appointed Dr Tankeshwar Kumar, UGC Professor of Physics, Department of...

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Panjab University Syndicate
Author(s): 
SK Vyas
Chandigarh, October 18, 2015: His Excellency, Governor of Haryana and Chancellor, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hissar, has appointed Dr Tankeshwar Kumar, UGC Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, as Vice Chancellor of Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar for a period of three years.
PU Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Arun Kumar Grover gave this information, while addressing the PU Syndicate today.
PU VC Prof Grover informed that, Dr Balram K. Gupta, former Professor and former Chairperson, Department of Laws, PU, Chandigarh, has joined as Director at the Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Sector-43, Chandigarh.
H.E. the Governor of Punjab has appointed Prof B.S. Ghuman of the Department of Public Administration, PU, as Chief Finance and Economic Adviser to Government of Punjab with immediate effect. It is an honorary position.
 
Prof Grover informed that the University Grants Commission has awarded Emeritus Fellowship to Prof Suman Bala Beri of the Department of Physics for a period of two years (2015-17).  This Fellowship carries an honorarium of Rs.31,000/- p.m. (fixed) and
contingency grant (Non-lapsable) of Rs.50,000 p.a.Prof. Archana R. Singh, School of Communication Studies has won the Best Research Paper Award for her paper entitled ‘Semiotic analysis of tweets: A study of ‘Nirbhaya and Delhi gangrape’ at the 4th Annual International Conference on Journalism and Mass Communications (JMComm 2015) held at Singapore on 5th and 6th October, 2015.  
 
Prof Anurag Kuhad, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has received UGC Research Award and a research grant of Rs.3 lakh for a period of two years. 
Dr Neha Miglani Vadhera, who completed her Ph.D. from the School of Communication Studies (SCS), has been awarded ‘Post Doctoral Fellowship for Women’ for the year 2015-16 by UGC to pursue higher research.
 
Five students, viz., Ms. Sandeep Kaur, Ms. Kiranpreet Kaur Saggu, Mr. Gagandeep Goyal, Ms. Richu and Ms. Harjot Kaur from PU’s ‘Centre for IAS & Other Competitive Examinations’, have qualified in the Haryana Civil Services (HCS) (Judicial Branch)-2015.
In pursuance of the discussion in the Senate meeting held on 27.9.2015, a ‘Think Tank’ for PU has been constituted. It comprises the following members:
 
1.    Professor Arun K. Grover, Vice Chancellor    ….Chairperson
2.    Shri Satya Pal Jain
3.    Professor D.V.S. Jain
4.    Shri Ashok Goyal
5.    Professor Pam Rajput
6.    Professor B.S. Brar
7.    Professor A.K. Bhandari
8.    Professor Dinesh Gupta
9.    Professor Ronki Ram
10.    Professor Akshaya Kumar
11.    Professor Rajiv Lochan
Col. G.S. Chadha (Retd.),  Registrar            …Convener
// (SK Vyas, Jalandhar)
 
Date: 
Sunday, October 18, 2015