PU Zoology Department Organises Prof. Upma Bagai Memorial Activities
City Air News
Oct 8, 2026 11:59
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Chandigarh, October 8, 2026: The Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, organised the “Prof. Upma Bagai Memorial activities” in the memory of Late Prof. Upma Bagai, a distinguished academician and scientist who made significant contributions to Zoology and Parasitology.
The memorial endowment of Rs. 5 lakh has been established by Sudesh Bhatia and Virender K. Chhabra to encourage academic excellence and support meritorious students and research scholars of the Department.
The Best Publication Prize of Rs. 5,000 for outstanding research in Parasitology was awarded to Shivani Thakur, along with meritorious financial-support prize for M.Sc. student Manshi Sharma. An inter college quiz competition was also organized and cash prizes were given to the winning teams.
The initiative is a meaningful tribute to Prof. Bagai’s enduring legacy and aims to inspire future generations of students and researchers to pursue excellence in Zoology and allied sciences.
