Research is the Ultimate Benchmark of a University's Academic Excellence: Vice-Chancellor Prof. Milap Punia
Prof. Sanjeev Kadyan from the Department of Library and Information Science presented a book edited by him —‘Scholarly Output in Northern India: Trends, Impact, and Institutional Insights’ (published by the prestigious US-based publishing house WH Hoffman LLC)—to the MDU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Milap Punia.
Girish Saini
Jul 8, 2026 10:26
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Rohtak, July 7, 2026: Prof. Sanjeev Kadyan from the Department of Library and Information Science presented a book edited by him —‘Scholarly Output in Northern India: Trends, Impact, and Institutional Insights’ (published by the prestigious US-based publishing house WH Hoffman LLC)—to the MDU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Milap Punia.
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of research activities, research quality, and academic impact across universities and higher education institutions in North India.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Milap Punia stated that research is the ultimate benchmark of a university's academic excellence. Promoting quality, innovation-driven, and socially relevant research is the need of the hour for the effective implementation of the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
He remarked that the book serves as a factual record of the research landscape in North India, providing a vital foundation for researchers, educators, and policymakers to determine the future direction of research. He congratulated Prof. Sanjeev Kadyan on this achievement and extended his best wishes.
The book's editor, Prof. Sanjeev Kadyan, explained that the work presents a scientific and comparative study of research productivity, publication trends, citation impact, and institutional performance across various universities and higher education institutions in North India. He noted that the book would prove to be a significant reference work for educators, researchers, library and information science experts, and policymakers working in the fields of scientometrics, research evaluation, and higher education policy.
Registrar Prof. Sandeep Bansal stated that the university consistently encourages quality research and international-standard academic publications. He expressed confidence that the book would prove useful for research evaluation and institutional development within the Indian higher education sector.
