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MCM DAV College for Women

Sector 36-A, Chandigarh

Evaluative Report of Departments

Submitted to
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
Bangalore
Index
S. No Particulars Page No.

1 Department of Chemistry 1

2 Department of Botany 15

3 Department of Computer Science and Applications 31

4 Department of Food Science 43

5 Department of Physics 58

6 Department of Zoology 70

7 Department of Maths 80

8 Department of Commerce 91

9 Department of English 105

10 Department of Hindi 118

11 Department of Punjabi 126

12 Department of Sanskrit 135

13 Department of Economics 144

14 Department of Music 153

15 Department of Fine Arts 178

16 Department of History 195

17 Department of Home Science 206

18 Department of Philosophy 219

19 Department of Pol. Science 230


20 Department of Psychology 240

21 Department of Public Administration 259

22 Department of Physical Education 268

23 Department of Sociology 281

24 Department of Office Management 293

25 Department of Mass Communication 303

26 Add On course : Cosmetology and Beauty Care 311

27 Add On course : Communicative English 317

28 Add On course : Video reporting 323

29 Add On course : Interior Designing and Decoration 331

30 Scholarship Reserve Funds 337

Department wise books, Journals and Magazines in


31 340
Library
Department of Chemistry

1. Name of the department : Chemistry

2. Year of Establishment : 1971

3. Names of Programs/ Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated


Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.):

UG- B.Sc.I, B.Sc.II and B.Sc.III (Pass Course)


PG- M.Sc. (TYC) from July 2015

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:

B.Sc. (Non-Medical, Medical and MFT)

5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (program wise)


Annual and Semester:

B.Sc. III: Annual


B.Sc. I & B.Sc. II: Semester (from 2014) (As per P.U. Rules)

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:

B.Sc. Microbial and Food Technology, B.Sc. Medical and B.Sc. Non-medical

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc:

None

8. Details of courses/programs discontinued (if any) with reasons:

None

9. Number of teaching posts:

Teaching Post Sanctioned Filled


Associate Professor - 04
Assistant Professor 06 03

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,
(D.Sc./D.Litt/Ph.D./M.Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of


Years of
Experience
PERMANENT FACULTY
Ms. Alka M.Sc., Associate Organic 38
Kansra M. Phil. Professor Chemistry
Dr. Neera Ph.D. Associate Organic 34
Verma Professor Chemistry
Dr.Chander Ph.D. Associate Inorganic 33
Mohini Professor Chemistry
Dr. Kiran Ph.D. Associate Physical 32
Sehgal Professor Chemistry
Dr. Shefali Ph.D. Assistant Organic 5
Dhiman Professor Chemistry
Dr. Sagarika Ph.D. Assistant Physical 6
Dev Professor Chemistry
Dr. Qudrat Ph.D. Assistant Organic 1
Hundal Professor Chemistry
CONTRACTUAL FACULTY
Dr. Rajni Ph.D. Assistant Organic 4
Ratti Professor Chemistry
Dr. Komal Ph.D. Assistant Inorganic 2
Professor Chemistry
Dr. Ph.D. Assistant Inorganic 1
Amandeep Professor Chemistry
Dr. Reenu Ph.D. Assistant Physical 1
Professor Chemistry
Dr. Aastha Ph.D. Assistant Organic 4
Professor Chemistry
Ms. M.Sc. Assistant Inorganic 3
Arshdeep Professor Chemistry
Ms. Arunima M.Sc. Assistant Organic 5
M.Phill Professor Chemistry

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11. List of senior visiting faculty:
Various senior faculties from IISER and Panjab University are invited to deliver
lectures on specialized topics like Spectroscopy.
To name some of the few:
 Prof. Viswanathan, IISER, Mohali
 Dr. K.P. Singh, IISER, Mohali
 Prof. S. S. Bari, Chemistry Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
 Dr. A. Dey, IISER Mohali.
 Dr. N. Kaur, Chemistry Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
 Prof.Purnananda Guptasarma, IISER, Mohali.
 Prof. N. Sathyamurthy, Director, IISER Mohali
 Dr. GirishSawhney, IMTECH, Chandigarh
 Dr. Ramesh Kapoor, Former Chairman, Chemistry Department, Panjab
University, Chandigarh.

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (program wise)

Session Percentage of lectures Percentage of practical classes


delivered by temporary faculty handled by temporary faculty
2010-11 30% 30%
2011-12 30% 30%
2012-13 30% 30%
2013-14 36.3% 36.3%
2014-15 33.3% 33.3%
2015-16 45% 45%

13. Student-Teacher Ratio (program wise)

Theory Classes B.Sc. I- 80:1


B.Sc. II - 75:1
B.Sc. II - 70:1

Practical Classes -B.Sc. I– 30:1


B.Sc. II - 25:1
B.Sc. III - 20:1

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14. Number of academic support staff (technical & administrative):

Post No. of posts sanctioned No. of posts filled


Junior Lab Assistant 2 1
Lab Attendants 1 1
Store Keeper 1 1(till 2010-11)
Contractual lab staff 4 4 (2015-16)

Additional support staff (technical) is employed by the college as helpers from


time to time depending upon the requirement.

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc /D.Litt/Ph.D/MPhil/PG:

Qualifications Faculty
Ph.D 11
M.Phil 02

16. Number of faculty with on going projects from


a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received:
Currently there are no projects but faculty is soon going to apply.

17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and
total grants received:

 Star College Scheme, DBT, Govt. of India, Rs.11 lakhs (2012-2015).


 Department got the star status from DBT. Grant of Rs 10 lakhs non-
recurring and Rs 3 Lakhs for 3 years as Recurring grant.
 Department has obtained a grant of Rs. 45000 from UGC for seminar in
the year 2015.
 Department has obtained a grant of Rs. 19000 from DST for Educational
Tour in the year 2015.
 Department has obtained a grant of Rs. 70,000 from Indian Academy of
Science for workshop in the year 2014.
 Department has obtained a grant of Rs. 35,000 from DCDC, Panjab
University., Chandigarh for seminar in the year 2012.
 Department has obtained a grant of Rs. 1,20,000 from UGC for seminar in
the year 2010.

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18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University:

Department has been upgraded to a post-graduate department in the year 2015 and
will be eligible to establish research center after 5 years.

19. Publications (2010-15) - PERMANENT FACULTY

Mrs. Neera Verma


Books Edited / Published : 4
Dr. Kiran Sehgal
Books Edited / Published : 2

Dr. Shefali Dhiman


Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals :
International :1 National :1
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 1

Dr. Sagarika Dev


Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals :
International :7 National :1
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 7

Dr. Q. Hundal
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals :
National :1

*Details of publications are given in college report (Criterion III: Research)

CONTRACTUAL FACULTY

Dr. K. Matharu
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals :
International :4
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 4

Dr. R. Ratti
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals :
International :1 National :3
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 1

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Ms. A. Sarora
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals :
International :2
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 2

Dr. Reenu
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals :
International :4
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 4

Ms. A. Kuhad
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals :
International :2
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 2

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated:


Consultancy services are provided on honorary and voluntary basis so no revenue is
generated.
 Ms A. Kansra gave professional consultancy to Shishu Niketan Senior Secondary
School for Science section.
 Ms A. Kansra was resource person for ‗Think Right Feel Right‘ an organization
conducting workshops on personality development, time management and career
goals.
 Dr. Shefali Dhiman is the Executive member of SHES (Sacred Heart Ex-students)
an organization to promote the interests of school, advance the cause of education,
reconnect, promote mutual acquaintance and good fellowship among all members
of the association. The aim is to be a prominent, respected non-
profit organization with well-defined goals whose members make meaningful
contributions to school and society, as a whole.

21. Faculty as members in

a) National/International Committees:
Through the initiatives of the department the college is a member of CII.
A. Kansra represents the college at CII and coordinates various activities.
b) Editorial Boards/University Bodies:
 Dr Kiran Sehgal is in the editorial board of the New Horizons.
 Dr. Sagarika Dev is in the editorial board of the New Horizons.
 Dr. ChanderMohini was elected as the member of Board of
Studies, Chemistry Department, Panjab University for 2013-2015.

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c) NGOs:
 Ms A. Kansra is a member of Think Right Feel Right, Art of
Living and Book Readers Club.
o Dr. Shefali Dhiman is the Executive member of SHES (Sacred
Heart Ex-students) Association.

22. Student projects

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-


departmental/ program: 100%
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution eg. in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies. : Nil

 20% B.Sc. III students attended a workshop on Instrumentation at


Panjab University, Chandigarh in 2015-2016.
 20% B.Sc. III students performed experiment on UV-Vis
spectrophotometer in MCM DAV College and FT-IR and Fluorimeter at
IISER, Mohali in the session 2012-13.
 5% students went for summer and winter training at IISER, Mohali in
2014-15.

23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students

Ms. Alka Kansra


 Invited as a Resource person for a National Seminar on ―Renewable
Energy Resources‘ by Universal Group of Institutes.
 Invited as a panelist for a discussion on Nuclear Energy by LIVING
INDIA TV News Channel.
 Invited as a panelist by Day and Night News for discussion on Water
logging problem in Punjab.
 Invited as a panelist by Day and Night News for discussion on Gender
Issues.
 Received Best Citizen of India Award by International Publishing House,
New Delhi.
 Felicitated by Lion‘s Club Chandigarh on Teacher‘s Day (05.09. 2013).
 Honoured by Art of Living, Chandigarh, Punjab Chapter in 2011 for
contribution to social cause.

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Dr. Shefali Dhiman

 Received Best Poster award in the ―Organic and Biochemistry Section‖


during 50th Annual convention of Chemist‖ organized by Panjab
University and Indian Academy of Sciences on 4th -7th December, 2013.
 Invited as a resource person at GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar at a
National Seminar on ―Green Chemistry‖ on 25th-26th March, 2015.
 Presented a research paper titled ‗NMR Spectroscopy and
Neuropsychological Deficits in Alzhiemer‘s Disease‖ at 2nd International
and 4th National Conference of Indian Psychological Congress, October
2015.

Dr. Sagarika Dev

 Presented a poster in National Seminar on Crystallography (43A), Indian


Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali and was one of the
recipients of Best Poster award.

Student Activities:
1. Ms. Pooja Garg, B.S. (II), has presented a poster on ―Recombinant
Expression and Purification of Curli Protein‖ in Chandigarh Science
Congress on 25th-27th February, 2015 at Panjab University, Chandigarh.
2. Ms. Aanchal Bhalla, B.Sc. (II) has presented a poster on ―Synthesis and
Characterization of N-(3,5,difluorophenyl)-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)
Acetamide‖ in Chandigarh Science Congress on 25th-27th February, 2015
at PU, Chandigarh.

University Positions:
Year B.Sc (Pass course)
2014-2015 8th and 9th positions in Panjab University

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department


 Prof. S. S. Bari, Chemistry Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh
 Dr. S. Sengupta, BARC Mumbai
 Dr. A. Dey, IISER Mohali
 Dr. N. Kaur, Chemistry Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh
 Prof.Purnananda Guptasarma, IISER, Mohali
 Prof. T. N. Guru Row, IISc, Bangalore
 Prof. N. Sathyamurthy, Director, IISER, Mohali
 Prof. E. Arunan, IISc, Bangalore

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 Dr. N.D. Kurur, IIT, Delhi
 Prof. Viswanathan, IISER, Mohali
 Dr. K.P. Singh, IISER, Mohali
 Dr. Keya Dharamvir, Department of Physics, PU, Chandigarh
 Dr. RajmohiniSethi, former chairperson Dept of Sociology, Panjab
University, Chandigarh
 Director, Thapar University, Patiala
 Dr.Rajesh Gill, HOD, Department of Sociology, P.U., Chandigarh
 Dr. Girish Sawhney, IMTECH, Chandigarh
 Prof. K.P. Singh, U.G.C Emeritus Fellow, Former Chairman/ Director CAS
in Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh
 Dr. Ramesh Kapoor, former chairman, Dept of Chemistry, Panjab
University, Chandigarh.
 Dr. Sirkar from IIT, Kanpur
 Dr. P.K.Srivastava, Director, CDRI, Lucknow
 Dr. Ram Boojh, Head, UNEP, New Delhi
 General V.P.Malik, former Chief of Army Staff
 Dr.Naval Kishore, DCDC, PU, Chandigarh
 Mr.Santosh Desai, Topmost Social commentator of India
 General V.P.Malik, Former Chief of Army Staff

25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized &the source of funding


a) National

 Organized two-day Lecture cum Workshop on ―Spectroscopy- Application


in Chemistry‖, in collaboration with Indian Academy of Science at
National level on 22nd-23rd August, 2014.
 Organized a national seminar on Expanding Horizons-Interdisciplinary
Approach to Chemistry on 13th February 2014.
 Organized PU sponsored interdisciplinary National Seminar on ―Bridging
gaps between Science, Nature and Society‖ on 15th February, 2012.
 Ms. Alka Kansra was convener for the UGC sponsored National Seminar
on Global Environmental Issues and Climate Changes on 9-10th
November, 2010.

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26. Student profile program/course-wise:

Name of the Course/ Applications Selected Enrolled Pass


programme (refer question received percentage
No. 4)
(2014-2015)
B.Sc. I Medical 453 92 92 100%
B.Sc. I Non-Medical 665 92 92 98%
B.Sc. I MFT 190 68 68 100%
B.Sc. II Medical 65 65 65 96%
B.Sc. II Non-Medical 109 109 109 100%
B.Sc. II MFT 35 35 35 100%
B.Sc. III Medical 167 167 167 100%
B.Sc. III Non-Medical 106 106 106 100%
B.Sc. III MFT 30 30 30 100%

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students % of students from % of students


Year
Course from same state other States from abroad
2014-15 B.Sc.
16.56% 83.44% 0%
(Non-Med, Med)
MFT)
28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations
such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc.?
95% Students clear national and state competitive examinations such as NET, O-
CET, B.Ed. and GATE examinations.

29. Student Progression

Student Progression Against % enrolled

UG to PG Approximately 70-75%

Approximately 10-20% of the students get enrolled


for B.Ed. Programme.
Employed As provided by the Placement Cell
Campus Selection

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30. Details of Infrastructure facilities

a) Library: Students and faculties access the main library of the college. Books:
604 Journals: 03
b) Internet Facility for Staff and students: Department is having internet
connection for faculty. Students have access to internet facility in the library.
c) Classrooms with ICT: Classrooms with ICT facility are available.
d) Laboratories: There are 5 well equipped e teaching laboratories with ICT
facility in one lab. (4 wet Labs and 1 Physical Chemistry Lab)
e) Store
f) Staff room

31. No. of Students receiving financial assistance from College/University, Govt. or


other Agencies : As per the details of the Scholarship Committee

32. Details of Student enrichment programs (Special lectures/workshops/seminar)


with external experts

2014-15
a) Lecture Series- Sponsored by IASC
Department of Chemistry organized two-day Lecture-cum-Workshop on
―Spectroscopy- Application in Chemistry‖, in collaboration with Indian
Academy of Science at National level on 22nd-23rd August, 2014. Prof. N.
Sathyamurthy, Director, IISER Mohali was the convener. Prof. E. Arunan,
IISc, Bangalore, Dr. N.D. Kurur, IIT, Delhi, Prof. Viswanathan, IISER Mohali
and Dr. K.P. Singh, IISER, Mohali were the eminent speakers in that event.
Faculty members from Panjab University and various colleges in tricity
attended the workshop.
b) The department held a placement camp for B.Sc. (III) medical students for
IDS Infotech Mohali and Delta Informatic Services, Chandigarh. Seven
students were shortlisted for further interview in the respective companies.
c) The department held ―Corporate Communication Workshop‖ for B.Sc. (III)
medical students by Ms. Renu Saini, COO Delta Informatic Services,
Chandigarh. The students were given information about how to write and
build up their resumes and how to appear and prepare for the interviews in the
corporate sectors.
d) The department conducted a workshop on ―Career Planning and Stress
Management‖ for students on 23rd January, 2015. Mr. K.S. Chattwal of Think
Right, Feel Right Academy of Excellence was the resource person.

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2013-2014
a) Organized a national seminar on ―Expanding Horizons-Interdisciplinary
Approach to Chemistry‖ on 13th February 2014.
b) Organized a guest lecture on ―Engineering Protein Structure, Function and
Stability‖ on 19th August, 2013 by Prof. P. Guptasharma, IISER Mohali.
c) iii. Organized a guest lecture on ―Symmetry and Structure‖ on 26th October,
2013 by Prof. T. N. Guru Row, IISc, Bangalore.
d) A workshop was organized on ―Spectroscopy- An Immense Tool in
Chemistry‖ in collaboration with Department of Chemical Science, Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali on 15 & 16 Nov., 2013.
2012-2013
a) Project ―Boond-2013‖ - a project on water conservation by the DAV College
Management Committee was initiated.
2011-2012
a) Organized seminar on ―Chemistry- Our life, Our future‖ sponsored by
Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science and Technology Promotion Society
(CREST) to celebrate International Year of Chemistry-2011 on 18-11-2011.
b) Organized PU sponsored interdisciplinary National Seminar on ―Bridging
gaps between Science Nature and Society‖ on 15th Feb 2012. Mr. Santosh
Desai, MD, CEO of Future Brands (I) Ltd delivered the key note address
during the seminar that targeted majorly undergraduate and post-graduate
students. The vision towards making science and technology more eco-
friendly opened up new avenues for further growth.
c) Organized an essay writing competition on the theme-―Science in 25th
Century‖ to celebrate International year of Chemistry 2011.
2010-2011
a) A lecture by Prof. M.S. Marwaha organized by Science Association.
b) A lecture by Ms. Aparna from Infomaths, organized by Science Association.
c) UGC sponsored National Seminar on Global Environmental Issues and
Climate Changes on 9-10th Nov, 2010.
2009-2010
a) Seminar on ―Blending Boundaries- Science across Different Disciplines‖ in
collaboration with other departments.
33. Teaching method adopted to improve student learning
 Lecture Method
 Discussions in the class
 Question – Answer Sessions

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 Use of Over – Head Projector in delivering lectures
 Use of Multi – Media Presentations for delivering lectures
 E-mail contact of the teachers with the students
 Contact with students on WhatsApp
 Knowledge about the various web sites related to the topics
 Extra Material is provided to advanced learners
 Staff members provide their personal books of the students to enhance their
knowledge
 Names of the reference books is provided with the topics
 Several theoretical projects are assigned to the students
 Research oriented projects are assigned to improve laboratory skills
 Group Discussions and Quiz
 Introduction of new experiments to enhance basic understanding of the subject
34. Participation in Institutional Social responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities
 Students and teachers participated in a Walkathon in support of Breast Cancer
Awareness organized by British High Commission and Times of India on 29th
October, 2015. Students volunteered for the smooth conduct of the event and
their effort was highly applauded by the British Deputy High Commissioner.
A certificate was issued in the name of the college.
 Participated in a survey on Smart City concept jointly with CII.
 Students and teachers participated in a Walkathon in support of Breast Cancer
Awareness organized by Max Hospital and Sacred Heart Ex Students (SHES)
on 29th October, 2015.
 Students participate in various voluntary services like tree plantation, blood
donation, teaching at slums, visit old age home, financial help to patients etc;
organized by NSS, Rotaract Club and are made socially aware of the sensitive
issues.
 Ms. A. Kansra participated in Workshops on ‗Think Right Feel Right‘ at
Banyan Tree School.
 Ms. A. Kansra participated in Workshops on ‗Good Parenting‘ as a resource
person at Banyan Tree School.
 Dr. Shefali Dhiman is the Executive member of SHES (Sacred Heart Ex-
students) which organized an eye camp at Khudda-Lahora and Blood
donation camp with Scared Heart Secondary School.
35. SWOC (strengths, Weaknesses, opportunities and challenges) analysis of the
department and future plans
Strengths:
a) The Department of Chemistry has the advantage of having well-qualified
faculty who work tirelessly for the benefit of the students. With the support of

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DBT there has been an improvement of infrastructure as now we have fully
equipped 5 under graduate laboratories.
b) There has been an improvement of theoretical knowledge of students by direct
implementation by different instrumental techniques. We organized a workshop
on UV-VIS spectroscopy in collaboration with IISER, Mohali and workshop on
instrumentation with P.U. to improve the theoretical and practical knowledge of
the students.
c) There has been formulation and modification of syllabus with Panjab University
through board of studies.
d) With the support of DBT we have purchased digital conductivity meter, pH
meter and centrifuge machine and UV-Visible Spectrophotometer which are of
great help for the students.

Weaknesses:
a) A provision of hi-tech and air conditioned laboratory with internet enabled
computers will help in maintenance of new and latest instruments.
b) Department needs to establish a Research Center.

Opportunities:
The Department has been upgraded to PG department. Pioneer batch of M.Sc
(TYC) has been admitted in July 2015.
 It‘s an opportunity to prove our teaching skills by giving excellent results.
 To upgrade the Labs with new and advanced equipment
 To introduce new experiments
 To carry out research projects with UG and PG students

Challenges
1. To produce Human Resource of Excellent quality so that they can compete at a
Global level.
2. To create patents and provide consultancy services.

Future Plans
 Smooth progression of M.Sc. (TYC)
 Introduction of new experiments
 Introduction of Research Projects
 Up gradation of Labs with Latest Equipment
 Addition of New Books and Journals
 Optimum use of e-resources by students
 Conduct National and International Seminars /conferences /workshops

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Department of Botany

1. Name of the Department : Botany

2. Year of Establishment : 1971

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered

B. Sc (Medical)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved

M.Sc Chemistry, Environment Science,

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise)

B.Sc. I Medical- Semester system


B.Sc. II Medical - Semester system
B.Sc. III Medical - Annual system

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

Zoology, Environment Sciences, Chemistry and Biology classes of M.Sc


(Chemistry)

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions,


etc.

None

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - None

9. Number of Teaching posts

Teaching Post Sanctioned Filled


Associate Professor 2 2
Assistant Professor 1 -

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization

Qualification

Specialization

No.of Ph.D.
No of years

Students
Designation

guided
exp.
Name

Mrs.Neelam M.Phil Associate Cytogenetics 35 -


B Dhand Professor
Dr. Vini Ph.D Associate Plant 33 -
Arora Professor Physiology

Dr. Supriya Ph.D Assistant Eco- 9 -


Vaid Professor Physiology

Ms.Purnima M.Phil Assistant Plant - -


Bhandari Professor Physiology

11. List of senior visiting faculty :


2012-13
 Dr. Promila, Professor, Department of Botany, P.U., Chandigarh.
 Mr. Samrath Madan, INO-US environmental engineer

2013-14
 Prof. I. S. Dua, Professor Emeritus and ex-Chairperson, Department of
Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
 Dr . Madan Gulati, former Director, AYUSH, U.T., Chandigarh.
 Dr. Amanpreet Kaur, Horticulture Development Officer, Department of
Horticulture, Punjab on September 25, 2013.
 Prof. Ashok Dhawan, Director, National Institute of Food Technology and
Entrepreneurship Management (NIFTEM), New Delhi.
 Dr. Neelam Gulati Sharma, Director, Punjab State Council for Science and
Technology, Chandigarh .
 Dr. A. S. Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Department of Botany, P.U., Chandigarh.
 Dr. A- Sood, Chief Scientist and Head, Division of Biotechnology, Business
Development and Marketing Unit, CSIR, Palampur.
 Dr. Manjit Singh, Director, Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan.

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2014-15
 Dr. Sanjiv Puri, Professor, P.U., Chandigarh.
 Dr. Neera Garg, Professor, Botany Department, P.U., Chandigarh.
 Dr. Anshu Kataria, President CMA and Founder, Aryans Group
 Mr. Charanjeet Singh, President SAAC
 Mr. Sumeer Walia, Executive Directior, SAAC

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled


(programme wise) by temporary faculty

For B.Sc 2nd year and B.Sc 1st year , lectures delivered – 33%,
practicals handled- 33%.

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) :

Theory 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15


B.Sc.I 15:1 25:1 55:1 1:64 63:1
Medical
B.Sc.II 19:1 14:1 25:1 54:1 61:1
Medical
B.Sc.III 25:1 19:1 12:1 24:1 54:1
Medical

For practical classes, the student -teacher ratio varies from 20:1 to 25:1
14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff
; sanctioned and filled:

Lab attendant Sanctioned=2, filled =1

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.
Name of the faculty Qualification
Mrs. Neelam Dhand M.Phil
Dr. Vini Arora Ph.D.
Dr. Supriya Vaid Ph.D.
Ms. Purnima Bhandari M.Phil

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16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from

a) National funding agencies and grants received None


b) International funding agencies and grants received - None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total
grants received :

Grant from DBT under Star College Scheme of Rs. 11 Lakh (5 Lakh non-recurring
and 2 Lakh recurring for 3 years)
The College got Star College Status from DBT in 2015-16 and got a grant of Rs. 19
Lakh (10 Lakh non-recurring and 3 Lakh recurring for 3 years)

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University

The Department is planning to apply as per rules

19. Publications

Publication per faculty during the last five years ∗ Number of papers published in
peer reviewed journals (national/international) by faculty and students
Publication Mrs. Neelam Dhand Dr. Supriya Vaid
Publication per faculty - 05
No. of papers listed in - 05
International database
Monographs 07 -
Books Edited 17 -
Books with ISBN/ISSN 15(details given -
numbers with details of below)
publishers

Mrs. Neelam Dhand :


1) Cell Biology Paper – B for first semester of B.Sc. I of Panjab University New
Edition 2015, Trueman Publications, Jalandhar, KN Bhatia & Mrs. Neelam
Dhand ISBN 81-87223-51-0
2) Genetics Paper – B for second semester of B.Sc. I of Panjab University New
Edition 2015, Trueman Publications, Jalandhar, KN Bhatia & Mrs. Neelam
Dhand ISBN 81-87223-51-0.

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3) Cytogenetics, Evolutionary and Cell Biology for fourth semester of B.Sc. II
Major of HP University New Edition 2015, Trueman Publications, Jalandhar,
KN Bhatia & Mrs. Neelam Dhand ISBN 81-87223-51-0
4) Cytogenetics, Evolutionary and Cell Biology for fourth semester of B.Sc. II
(Zoology) Major of HP University New Edition 2015, Trueman Publications,
Jalandhar, KN Bhatia & Mrs. Neelam Dhand ISBN 81-87223-72-3
5) Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology for Fifth semester of B.
Sc III Major of HP University New Edition 2015, Trueman Publications,
Jalandhar, KN Bhatia & Mrs. Neelam Dhand ISBN 81-87223-70-7
6) Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology for Fifth semester of B.
Sc III (Zoology) Major of HP University New Edition 2015, Trueman
Publications, Jalandhar, KN Bhatia & Mrs. Neelam Dhand ISBN 81-87223-
71-5
7) Foundations of Botany Paper – A, Algae and Fungi for first semester of B.Sc.
I of Panjab University New Edition 2015, Trueman Publications, Jalandhar J
P Goyal, Mrs. Neelam Dhand & Mrs. Aruna Saini ISBN 81-87223-33-2
8) Foundations of Botany Paper – A, Bryophyta and Pteridophyta for second
semester of B.Sc. I of Panjab University New Edition 2015, Trueman
Publications, Jalandhar Mrs. Neelam Dhand & Mrs. Aruna Saini ISBN
81-87223-33-2
9) Foundations of Botany for first semester of B.Sc. I (Major) of HP University
New Edition 2015, Trueman Publications, Jalandhar J P Goyal, Mrs. Neelam
Dhand & Mrs. Aruna Saini ISBN 81-87223-33-2
10) Foundations of Botany for first semester of B.Sc. I (Minor) of HP University
New Edition 2015, Trueman Publications, Jalandhar J P Goyal& Mrs.
Neelam Dhand ISBN 81-87223-33-2
11) Trueman‘s Botany, Bryophyta and Pteridophyta for third semester of B.Sc. II
(Minor) of HP University New Edition 2015, Trueman Publications, Jalandhar
Mrs. Neelam Dhand & Mrs. Aruna Saini ISBN 81-87223-66-9
12) Cell Biology & Genetics, for B. Sc. Classes of Indian Universities, 2011,
2013, 2014, 2015 (Latest Edition) Trueman Publications, Jalandhar KN
Bhatia & Mrs. Neelam Dhand ISBN 81-87223-51-0
13) Environmental Studies (Multiple Choice Questions) 2010, 2013 Trueman
Publications, Jalandhar, Mrs. Neelam Dhand.
14) Environmental Studies and Road Safety Education (Multiple Choice
Questions) New Edition, 2015 Trueman Publications, Jalandhar, Mrs. Neelam
Dhand.
15) Foundations of Botany (for second semester of first year of HP University),
2013, 2014 Trueman Publications, Jalandhar Mrs. Neelam Dhand ISBN 81-
87223-45-6.

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16) Systematics of Spermatophyta, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015Trueman Publications,
Jalandhar Mrs. Neelam Dhand ISBN 81-87223-45-6.
17) Foundations of Botany, for B. Sc. I of Indian Universities 2010, 2011, 2013
2014, 2015 Trueman Publications, Jalandhar J P Goyal, Mrs. Neelam Dhand
& Mrs. Aruna Saini ISBN 81-87223-33-2.

Manuals
1. Manual of Algae for first semester of B.Sc. I of Panjab University New
Syllabus, 2015 – by Mrs Neelam Dhand.
2. Manual of Fungi for first semester of B.Sc. I of Panjab University New
Syllabus, 2015 – by Mrs Neelam Dhand.
3. Manual of Bryophyta for second semester of B.Sc. I of Panjab University
New Syllabus, 2015 – by Mrs Neelam Dhand.
4. Manual of Pteridophytafor second semester of B.Sc. I of Panjab University
New Syllabus, 2015 – by Mrs Neelam Dhand.
5. Manual of Gymnosperms for second year of B.Sc. of Panjab University, New
Edition 2015 – by Mrs Neelam Dhand.
6. Manual of Angiosperms for second year of B.Sc. of Panjab University, New
Edition 2014 – by Mrs Neelam Dhand.
7. Manual of Economically Important Crops for third year of B.Sc. of Panjab
University, 2010 – by Mrs Neelam Dhand.

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated:


Mrs. Neelam Dhand and Dr. Supriya Vaid worked as resource persons during June
and July, 2013, 2014 and 2015 (summer vacation and weekends) in Bhai Jaita Ji
Foundation, a charity trust that provides free coaching, food and stay to meritorious
students of Chandigarh and Punjab region, aspiring to qualify NEET (National
Eligibility cum Entrance Test) for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in various
Medical colleges across India. Since consultancy services are provided on honorary
and voluntary basis, so revenue is not generated.

21. Faculty as members in :


a) National committees :

Mrs. Neelam Dhand


 Life Member of Association of Biology Teachers (Colleges), Patiala.
 Member, Cactus Society of India, Chandigarh.
 Visiting Faculty, Bhai Jaita Ji Foundation, Chandigarh.

Dr. Vini Arora


 Life Member, K.K. Nanda Foundation – A National Body of Plant Physiologists
 Treasurer, K.K. Nanda Foundation

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 Member, Board of undergraduate studies
 Life Member of Association of Biology Teachers (Colleges), Patiala.
 Life Member of Panjab University Alumini Association, Chandigarh.
 Member, Academic Council, Panjab University, Chandigarh for 2 consecutive
sessions (2008-10 and 2010-12).
 Dean, Foreign students in the college.
 Convenor, Environment Committee of the college.
Dr. Supriya Vaid
 Life Member of Panjab University Alumini Association, Chandigarh.
 Life Member of National Environment Science Academy, New Delhi.
 Life Member of Association of Biology Teachers (Colleges), Patiala.

b) International Committees
Dr. Vini Arora
 Member North Sydney Council, Environment section , New South Wales, Sydney,
Australia.
 Member Nature Conservation Council –The voice of Nature in NSW (New South
Wales ) , Sydney, Australia
 Member WWF World wildlife Fund

c) Editorial Boards-
Mrs. Neelam Dhand
 Science Editor, Mehr Jyoti, MCM DAV College Magazine
22. Student projects
 Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter -
departmental/programme:
Session Percentage of students involved in in-house projects
2010-11 1-5%
2011-12 5%
2012-13 20%
2013-14 30%
2014-15 40%

 Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations


outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencie :5%

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23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students :
 Mrs. Neelam Dhand was recognised by the college for the books published and
revised by her.
 Ms. Prakriti of B.Sc. II Medical got selected for Summer Research Program at
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali in May, 2011.
 Kaushiki Khanna and Upkar Kaur of B.Sc. III Medical got 1st and 2nd prizes
respectively in an inter College power point presentation competition on the
theme ―Bird and mammalian fauna in Sukhna Wild life Sanctuary‖ during the
Environment Fest organized in the College on Jan. 21, 2012.
 Laveena Thakur of B.Sc. I Medical got 1st prize in power point presentation on
AIDS at Rayat Bahra College of Education on Feb. 5, 2014.
 Yashika Negi and Bhawna of B.Sc. II Medical shared 1st prize and Daman
Grewal and Nancy Sidana of B.Sc. II Medical shared 2nd prize in an inter
College poster making competition during DBT Sponsored National Seminar on
―Glimpses of Research in Plant Sciences‖ organized by department of Botany
on Feb. 22, 2014 at MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36-A, Chandigarh.
 Daman Grewal of B.Sc. II Medical got 1st prize in poster presentation and
Shefali Thanta of B.Sc. I Medical got 1st prize in oral presentation during DBT
Sponsored National Seminar cum Workshop on ―New Dimensions in Eco
Management‖ organized by the department of Zoology, MCM DAV College for
Women, Sector 36-A, Chandigarh on Feb. 25, 2014.
 Shreya Sharma, Gundeep Kaur and Sakshi Joshi of B.Sc. I Medical got 2nd prize
in Quiz Competition and Shreya Sharma and Gundeep Kaur of B.Sc. I Medical
got 2nd prize in Just a Minute session during Bio-Fest ―GENETECH-
2015″ organized by department of Biotechnology, P.G. Government College for
Women, Sector-42, Chandigarh on Feb. 21, 2015.
 Shreya Sharma and Shelly of B.Sc. I Medical, Shefali Thanta and Pooja Garg of
B.Sc. II Medical, Komal and Bhawna of B.Sc. III Medical got first prize in
different categories of poster presentation during National Seminar cum
Workshop on Trends in Animal Behaviour Research organized by Department
of Zoology on March 2, 2015.
 Ms. Komal of B.Sc. III Medical qualified IIT-JAM- 2015 with 67th rank.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the Department.


2012-13
 Dr. Promila, Professor, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
 Mr. Samrath Madan, INO-US environmental engineer.
 Interactive sessions with teachers from Panjab University viz. Prof. Daizy R.
Batish, Prof. Neera Garg, Prof. A.S. Ahluwalia and Prof. Harminder Pal Singh

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2013-14
 Dr. AmanpreetKaur, Horticulture Development Officer, Department of
Horticulture, Punjab.
 Dr. Madan Gulati, former Director, AYUSH, U.T., Chandigarh.
 Prof. I. S. Dua, Professor Emeritus and ex-Chairperson, Department of
Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
 Prof. Ashok Dhawan, Director, National Institute of Food Technology and
Entrepreneurship Management (NIFTEM), New Delhi.
 Dr. Neelam Gulati Sharma, Director, Punjab State Council for Science and
Technology, Chandigarh.
 Dr. A. S. Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Department of Botany, P.U., Chandigarh.
 Dr. A- Sood, Chief Scientist and Head, Division of Biotechnology, Business
Development and Marketing Unit, CSIR, Palampur.
 Dr. Manjit Singh, Director, Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan.

2014-15
 Dr. Sanjiv Puri, Professor, P.U., Chandigarh.
 Dr. Neera Garg, Professor, Botany Department, P.U., Chandigarh.
 Dr. Anshu Kataria, President CMA and Director, Aryans Group
 Mr. Charanjeet Singh, President SAAC (Start up chamber of commerce)
 Mr. Sumeer Walia, Executive Directior, SAAC (Start up chamber of
commerce)
 Dr. N. Parsuraman, Co-ordinator, Youth and Sustainable Development, M.S.
Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding:

a) National:
 Organised a DBT sponsored National Seminar ‗Glimpses of Research in Plant
Sciences‘ on 22.02.2014.
 Organised a DBT sponsored workshop on‗Plant Tissue Culture‘ on
18.02.2014.
 Organised a workshop on ―Bio- Fertilizers‖ on 14.11.2014.
 Organised a workshop on ‗Microbial Fermentation of Cellulosic Waste‘ on
20.05.2015.
a) International:
 Organised a lecture-cum-workshop by Prof. S.S. Johar, a scientist from U.S. on
21.10.09
 Organised a lecture-cum-workshop by Dr. Rakesh Minocha, eminent research
biochemist, USDA Forest service,NRS Durhan , USA on 17.11.09

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26. Student profile programme/course wise:
Name of the Course/ Applications Enrolled
programme BSc-I Med received Selected Pass percentage
*M *F

2010-2011 20 15 - 15 93.3
2011-2012 50 37 - 42 83.3
2012-2013 80 75 - 75 96.4
2013-2014 370 90 - 90 100
2014-2015 450 92 - 92 100
*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students :


Session % of students from % of students % of students
the same State from other States from abroad
2010-11 8% 92% -
2011-12 13.15% 86.84% -
2012-13 21.62% 78.37% -
2013-14 12.22% 87.77% -
2014-15 7.52% 92.47% -

8 foreign students in 2012-13, 11 in 2013-14 and 15 from 7 countries in 2014-15


studied in B.A., B.Sc., B. Com, BCA and PG courses. There are 32 foreign students
presently in 2015-16 enrolled in college , out of which 1 is from Thailand and is
persuing B. Sc 1st year . (Medical).

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such
as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ?

 Two B.Sc. III students qualified IIT-JAM 2015


 Maximum of our UG students opt for PG studies after qualifying M.Sc. Entrance
exams

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29. Student progression :
Student progression Against % enrolled
UG to PG 70%-80%
PG to M.Phil. N.A.
PG to Ph.D. N.A.
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral N.A.
Employed N.A.
• Campus selection
• Other than campus recruitment
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment N.A.

Since students pursue undergraduate course they take admission in post graduate
courses in other institutes.

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities


a) Library :Department Library (Books: 801,
Journals : 02, Magazine : 03)
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students : wi-fi available
c) Class rooms with ICT facility :Botany lab used as lecture theatre
has ICT facility .
d) Laboratories : 1 Lab in the department with ICT
facility and a unit for Plant Tissue
Culture

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,


government or other agencies: 06 (Merit-cum-means basis)

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/workshops/


seminar) with external experts :

2010
 Environment Mega Fest was organised on 2.02.2010 in which 20 schools and
colleges participated.

2012-13
 Environment festival was held on 12.09.2012 by the department which was meant
to create awareness among the students about the environment.
 Organized a Quiz based interactive session about a Science fiction movie ―Rise
of the planet of Apes‖ on the issue of Biodiversity preservation and animal
rights on the occasion of Prakriti Utsav-2012.

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 Organized an open house discussion on the burning issue ―Whether experiments
should be performed on the animals or not‖. All the moral, ethical,
environmental and emotional issues involved during experimentations were
discussed thoroughly.
 Organized Poster making competition and a Rally of students to spread
awareness about Water Conservation

2013-14
 An interactive session during which eight students planned research
experiments on Invasive Plants, Weeds, Ethnobotany with Prof. DaizyBatish,
Professor, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh on August 3,
2013.
 Lecture on Mushroom cultivation followed by practical demonstration of
various techniques involved in it and discussion with the students by Dr.
AmanpreetKaur, Horticulture Development Officer, Department of Horticulture,
Punjab on September 25, 2013.
 Lecture on ―Plants for Women‘s Health‖ by Prof. MadanGulati, former Director,
AYUSH, U.T., Chandigarh on January 29, 2014.
 Lecture on the topic ―Appreciate Life through Modern Biology‖ by Prof. I. S.
Dua, Professor Emeritus and ex-Chairperson, Department of Botany, Panjab
University, Chandigarh on January 31, 2014.
 Lecture on ―Sucrose Accumulation in Sugarcane Stems: A Unique System,
Dynamic controls‖ by Prof. Ashok Dhawan, Director, National Institute of Food
Technology and Entrepreneurship Management (NIFTEM), New Delhi on
February 15, 2014. A poster-making competition was also organized on the
theme ‗Save your Carbon foot-print – The Food Way‘.
 A movie ―The Flying Monsters‖ was shown to students on the evolution of
Dinosaurs. A quiz competition, discussion and an interactive session based on
the movie ―The Flying Monsters‖ was organized to celebrate the birth
anniversary of Bharat Ratna Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad as National Education
Day on November11, 2013. A Poster making activity based on the movie was
also organised.
 Lecture and Interactive Session for Traffic Awareness and Road Safety on
November 19, 2013 in which a team of personnel, i.e., DSP Traffic, Mr. Jai
Bhagwan; Chief Traffic Marshal Wg. Cdr. C.S. Grewal, Traffic Marshal, Miss
Uma Mahajan and Sub-Inspector Sukhdev Singh organized the camp. The team
of traffic awareness distributed CDs, pamphlets and written material to educate
students about right driving practices. They showed videos depicting root cause
of various road accidents and suggested ways to be safe while driving and using
the road. They suggested ways of getting police help in emergency.

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 Van Mahotsav Celebrations during which Plantation of about 100 medicinal
plants in Botanical Garden and Rishi Vatika was done by the students. The
students prepared posters on about 100 medicinal herbs/ trees planted in the
college and those being planted afresh based on botanical name, Part used, uses
and family to which various medicinal plants belong on 26.08.2013.

2014-15
 Lecture on the topic ‗Biofertilizers as sustainable fertilizers‘ by Prof. Neera
Garg, Professor, P.U., Chandigarh on 14.11.2014.
 Lecture on the topic ―Stem cells and regeneration – Ethics all the way‖ by Prof.
Sanjiv Puri, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University,
Chandigarh on 26-09-2014.
 Power point presentations were given by the students of B. Sc. III based upon
their visit to Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture, Nauni, Solan. All the
students of the department attended the seminar on 21.11.2014.

Interaction with Alumni


 Organized an interactive session between research scholars and Alumni from
Department of Botany, Panjab University and the college students of B.Sc 2nd
year and 3rd year.

Entrepreneurship Training (Skill Development)


 An Entrepreneurship Camp was organized on 29.01.2015 by the department in
collaboration with CMA (Chandigarh Management Association and SAAC
(Startup Accelerator Chamber of Commerce) in which executives from industry
were invited who included President CMA & Director Aryan Group Dr. Anshu
Kataria, Mr A- Arora ( Ex Director Ranbaxy) , CMA (Chandigarh Management
Association ) & CEO SACC Mr Sumeer Walia ( Startup accelerator chamber
of commerce), Mr C.J Singh , Managing Director Core communications Pvt Ltd
, and Vice President SACC , who encouraged the students to become
entrepreneurs and become job providers.
 An activity involving 5 teams comprising of 5 girls each was organized during
the camp in which each team came up with an idea in entrepreneurship and
presented it. The teams were judged by the judges comprising Mr. Sumeer
Walia, Mr. Charanjeet Singh and Dr. Vini Arora. The members of SAAC offered
a complementary membership of 1 year and certificates to the participants. The
participants of winning teams were also offered 3 months free training worth
Rs. 75,000/- each.
 Students prepared Vermi compost from floral waste from temples and put up
stall for its sale

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 Plant pigments were extracted from flowers and provided to a company named
Florito. Knowledge about essential oils and combinations of the same to be used
to formulate shampoo bars and soaps was given to the company. Organic soaps
and shampoo bars with plant pigments were put on sale by the students. The
exercise was aimed at improving marketing skills, interpersonal skills,
communication skills, team work, customer handeling skills, presentation skills,
of the students.
 Pure arcs from Ajwain and Saunf were extracted and put up on stall for sale.
 Wheat Grass Cultures and their marketing was done by the students.

DBT, Government of India sponsored National Seminar


Organised a DBT sponsored National Seminar ‗Glimpses of Research in Plant
Sciences‘ on 22.02.2014 in which a series of lectures were organised by
eminent scientists from across the country.
a) Dr. Neelam Gulati Sharma, Director, Punjab State Council for Science and
Technology, Chandigarh was the Chief Guest.
b) Dr. A. S. Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Department of Botany, P.U., Chandigarh
was the key-note speaker and delivered a lecture on ‗Potential of
Microbial Phototrophs in Sustainable Development of Punjab‘.
c) Dr. Anil Sood, Chief Scientist and Head, Division of Biotechnology,
Business Development and Marketing Unit, CSIR, Palampur delivered a
lecture on ‗Bamboos – The wonder of Nature‘.
d) Dr. Manjit Singh, Director, Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan
delivered a lecture on ‗Mushroom biology, Cultivation and Nutritive
Value‘.

Workshop
 A workshop on ‗Plant Tissue Culture‘ was organised on 18.02.2014 in which
Prof. Promilan Pathak, Professor, P.U., Chandigarh and her team gave hands-on-
training and delivered a lecture.
 A workshop on Bio-Fertilizers was organised on 14.11.2014 in which Prof.
Neera Garg, Professor, P.U., Chandigarh and her team gave hands-on-training
and delivered a lecture ‗Biofertilizers as sustainable fertilizers‘.
 A workshop on ―Microbial Fermentation of cellulosic Waste‖ was organised on
20.05.2015 in which Dr. Vandana Sharma, Assistant Professor, MFT
Department, MCM DAV College gave hands-on-training and delivered a
lecture.

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Trips And Visits To Other Universities / Labs/ Fields
 Students visited Y. S Parmar University Solan on 29.11. 2014 They visited
field of Horticulture department , Apiary units , Department of entomology,
Forestry and tree development, Silviculture and Agro forestry , Environment
and Soil science, Tissue culture labs , University library , Food technology
,They interacted with Scientists as Dr Kamlesh Kanwar , Dr Harish Dept of
entomology , Dr Professor Rakesh Sharma – Department of Food technology
, Professor Chauhan , and heads of departments of Horticulture , Tissue
culture , food processing and food technology , Apiary culture
 Students visited PAU (Punjab Agricultural University) Ludhiana on 21 March
2015. They visited experimental fields of department of Floriculture, Plant
breeding ,Medicinal plants fields , Biotechnology section , Seed technology
department , water resources museum, heritage museum. They interacted with
head of Floriculture department – Professor Kushal Singh, Senior scientists
from Biotechnology department Dr Gurvinder Cheema , Dr Jagmeet from
Seed technology .
Industrial Visit
Students visited Vikas Mushroom factory Solan on29.11.2014. They learnt
techniques involved in tissue culture technology by interaction with experts
involved in cultivation and marketing of Mushrooms

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :

 ICT based Teaching-Learning


 Quiz competitions
 Class interaction and discussions
 Use of Charts and Models (Two Dimensional and Three Dimensional)
 Group Discussions
 Educational trips
 Industrial visits
 Assignment of minor research projects to students

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities:

 Organised environment awareness rallies in the city to cause awareness among


the masses about the environment and the social responsibility towards various
environmental isssues.
 Department has set up Vermi culture and vermi compost units to convert
kitchen and garden waste into organic manure.
 Students participated in Poster making competitions and Rallies to spread
awareness about Water Conservation and Tree Plantation.

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 Maintenance of Green House and planting of Medicinal Plants
 Maintenance of Rishi Vatika
 Placing of beautiful nests as bird houses in the trees of the college campus
 The Department plans to install Rainwater Harvesting Systems.
 Students participated in NSS
 Students participated in NCC
35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans :
Strengths :
 Highly qualified and experienced faculty well versed in qualitative research.
 Increased strength of students with interest towards basic sciences
 Latest infrastructure to carry out research in Plant Sciences
 High cut-off percentage for admission to B. Sc I (Medical)
 High percentage of marks of the students in all the three classes
 Accessibility to INFLIBNET i.e. Information and Library Network.
 Entrepreneurship skills imparted.
Weaknesses :
 Students with little previous exposure to practical work at school level.
 Lack of credit for dissertation and research project in the curriculum.
 Lack of provision of Summer school for the UG students in the affiliating
University department.
 Higher number of students in practical books than recommended by UGC.
Opportunities :
 Abundant availability of class-work material, apparatus and chemicals to
encourage the students to undertake minor research projects.
 Provision of funds from various government agencies to conduct minor and
major research projects.
 Department has purchased major equipments under DBT Star College
Scheme, which will be beneficial in promoting research aptitude among
faculty and students.
Challenges :
 To compete with institutions having PG courses in the city in subject of
Botany.
 To convince and motivate students for research based career in Life Sciences.

Future Plan :
 More research work is planned to be carried out in the fields of Vermicomposting,
Floral studies, Allelopathy and Plant Tissue Culture. For this, collaborations are
needed with Panjab University having research facility in the subject.

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Department of Computer Science & Applications

1. Name of the Department : Computer Science & Applications

2. Year of establishment : 1994

3. Names of programmes/ Courses offered

BSc (Computer Application as elective UG 1994


subject)
BCA ( 2 UNITS) UG I unit 2002-03, II- 2009-10
PGDCA PG 2005-06

4. Names of Interdisciplinary course and the department/ Units involved :


BSc (Physics and Maths)

5. Annual/semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise):


BSc (Computer Application as elective Semester System since
subject), BCA 2014-15
PGDCA Semester System since
2015-16
BSc III, BCA III Annual

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:


BBA, MCom and MSc Chemistry.

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions:


Interaction with local institutes and Industry for extension lectures, seminars.

8. Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any)with reasons


None

9. Number of teaching posts


Teaching Post Sanctioned Filled
Aided Mgt Contractual
Associate Professor 1 - - 1
Assistant Professor 1 6 3 10

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10. Faculty profile with the name, qualification, designation, specialization
(D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./ M.Phil., etc.)

Name Qualification Designation Speciali- No. of Years


zation of Experience
Ms Indu MCA, JPT, Associate Cloud 22 years 6
Arora Pursuing PhD Professor Computing months
Ms Vandana BTech, MCA, Assistant 22 years 5
Syal SLET Professor months
Ms Deepti MCA, M.Phil, Assistant Web 14 years 8
Sharda enrolled in Professor Mining months
Ph.D.
Ms Punam MCA, M.Phil., Assistant Artificial 14+5.5 years
NET Professor Intelligence 6months (S/W
Development)
Ms Mandeep MCA, NET, Assistant Software 11 years 6
Kaur Pursuing PhD Professor Engg. months
Ms Deeksha BTech, Assistant 9 years 8 months
Gupta MTech, Professor
GATE, NET
Ms Ritika MCA, NET, Assistant Software 5 Years 4 months
Bansal GATE, Professor Engg,
Pursuing PhD ADA
Ms Navdeep BTech, ME, Assistant Image 7 years
Kaur NET Professor Processing 7 months

Ms. Geetika MCA, NET- Assistant Image 1 year 4 months+


JRF, DST- Professor Processing 1.5 years (S/W
INSPIRE- Engineer) +1.5
JRF, Pursuing years (Junior
PhD Research Fellow)
(Contractual)
Ms. Nisha MCA, NET Assistant - 5 years
(Contractual) Professor 7 months
Ms. MCA Assistant - 1.5
Manmeet (Contractual) Professor

Ms. Pooja BTech, Mtech Assistant Biometrics 6 years


(Contractual) Professor 4 months

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11. List of senior visiting faculty:

A number of senior members from PU, Chandigarh and other institutes are invited
regularly.
Faculty Name Institute Name
Dr R K Singla Panjab University
Dr Indu Chhabra Panjab University
Dr. Sonal Chawla Panjab University
Dr Anu Gupta Panjab University
Mrs Anita Budhiraja National Institute of Electronics and Information
Mr Sudhir Grover Technology
Infomaths
Mr Harpreet Singh Seccugenius

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme-


wise) by temporary faculty:

Session 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16


BSc 33.3% 33.3% 30.6% 0% 0% 0%
BCA 41% 46.7% 56.7% 29.6% 27.1% 20.28%
PDGCA 55.8% 62.7% 62.7% 18.6% 6.9% 14.28%
BA (Computer -
Science as 100% 100% - - -
elective subject)
Addon Course- -
Web Designing 33.3% - - - -
& Multimedia

13. Student- Teacher Ratio (Programme-wise)


BSc : 45:1
BCA : 40:1
PGDCA : 30:1

14. Number of Academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff,


sanctioned and filled

Post Sanctioned Filled


Lab Assistant 01 01

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15. Qualification of teaching faculty with D.Sc./ Ph.D./M.Phil./P.G.:

Same as in point 10

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from (a) National (b)International
funding agencies and grants received.: - None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST- FIST, UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total
grants received.: Inter College Paper Presentation funded by DST

18. Research centre/ facility recognized by the university: -

19. Publications: I- International, N-National, PR-Peer Reviewed, CP-Conference


Proceedings*

Year wise 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16


Publications

I N I N I N I N I N I N

Ms Indu 2 3
1(PR) - - - - 1 (CP) - - - -
Arora (PR) (PR)
Ms Vandana 1 1 1 1 1
1 (CP) - 1 (CP) - - - -
Syal ( (CP) ((PR) (PR)
Ms Deepti 1(CP) - -C 1 (CP) - - - 1 C 2 1(CP) - -
Sharda P (P(PR)
Ms Punam - 1 C) 1
- -) - - - - - - -
(P(PR)
Ms C
) 1 1
3 1
Mandeep - - - - - 1 (PR) - P (-
(PR) (PR) (PR)
Kaur ) P
Ms Ritika 1 R
- - - - - - 1 (PR) - - - -
Bansal (PR) )
(in-
*For details refer Annexure DCSA – I press
)
20. Areas of consultancy and income generated:
Revenue is not generated as consultancy is provided voluntarily and on honorarium
basis.

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21. Faculty as members in National /International Committees / Editorial Boards

 Editorial Boards:
Year Journal/ Magazine Editor
2010-13 Mehr Jyoti (College Magazine) Ms. Indu Arora
Ms. Punam Dawgotra
2013-14 Mehr Jyoti (College Magazine) Ms. Ritika Bansal
2014-16 Mehr Jyoti (College Magazine) Ms. Punam Dawgotra

Member Board of Studies (PU, Chandigarh)


Year Faculty
2011-13 Ms Indu Arora
2013-15-17 Ms Vandana Syal

 Members of Syllabus Revision Committee for Under Graduate and Post


Graduate Courses of Computer Science and Information technology

Year Faculty
2015-16 Ms Indu Arora
(Department of Computer Science and Ms Vandana Syal
Applications, Panjab University, Chandigarh Mrs Deepti Sharda
to be implemented from session 2015-16) Mrs Ritika

22. Student Project

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including


interdepartmental/ programme: BSc III 100%, BCA III 100%, PGDCA
100% Students of above mentioned classes undergo minor projects according
to their curriculum requirements.
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies:
All students of BSc I (till session 13-14), BSc II (till session 14-15) used to go
for on-job training as per curriculum of Annual system.

23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students Faculty

 Ms Mandeep Kaur, Best paper award in designated category at Chandigarh


Science Congress, CHASCON, Feb 26-28, 2012

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 Ms Ritika Bansal, Best paper award in designated category at Chandigarh Science
Congress, CHASCON, 2015

Students' University Positions:

Year Student Name Class University Position


2010-11 Himani Jain BCA II 5th
Rosy Aggarwal BCA II 12th
Deepika Aggarwal BCA III 11th
2011-12 Tina Garg BCA I 5th
Students' University Positions:
2012-13 Tina Garg BCA II 9th
Kiran BCA I 5th
2013-14 Tina Garg BCA III 7th
Kiran BCA II 10th
2014-15 Vertika BCA I-sem1 6th
Kiran BCA III 10th

Students' Other Achievements: Students participate in various intra-college and


inter-college IT Fests and Activities periodically. For details, refer Annexure
DCSA - II.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department

Year Expert Name Institute Name Designation

2011-12 Dr RenuVig UIET, PU, Chandigarh Director

2012-13 Dr Indu Chhabra DCSA, Panjab Chairperson


University
2013-14 Ms Prerna Puri Chandigarh IT Secretary, IAS
Administration
2013-14 Dr Syamla Devi Panjab University Professor

2013-14 Dr R K Singla Panjab University Professor

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2015-16 Mr. Rubinderjit DHE, Chandigarh Director, Higher
Singh Brar Education
Dr. Sonal Chawla Panjab University Chairperson

Ms. Upasana National Informatics Scientist-B


Gupta Centre, Chandigarh
Mr. Sarwan Singh NIELIT, Mohali Assistant Director

Mrs. Soni Suri NIELIT, Mohali Deputy Director

Rashmi Yadav Cyber Crime Cell, DSP ,Cyber Crime


and her team UT Police Investigation Cell,
UT Police

**Other experts and visitors are covered in point 32

25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding National/


International

National Seminar on "Research Areas in IT & Communication" was organized on


February 21, 2014 funded by MCM DAV College for Women.

26. Students profile programme/ coursewise:

Name of course Application Selected Enrolled Pass %


(B.Sc. with elective received
Comp.Application)
2010-2011 65 58 46 95.7
2011-2012 66 58 54 86.5
2012-2013 70 60 45 88.6
2013-2014 55 45 45 100.0
2014-2015 65 53 39 100
2015-2016 60 47 43 Current
Session

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Name of course Application Selected Enrolled Pass
(BCA) received percentage

2010-2011 255 92 84 94
2011-2012 129 83 70 87
2012-2013 135 86 78 63.6
2013-2014 123 80 80 77.5
2014-2015 125 86 72 58.33
2015-2016 126 83 63 Current
Session

Name of course Application Selected Enrolled Pass


(PGDCA) received Percentage
2010-2011 40 34 25 83.3
2011-2012 20 15 11 90.9
2012-2013 23 21 20 52.6
2013-2014 20 15 15 93.3
2014-2015 23 21 13 46.15
2015-2016 30 30 26 Current
Session

27. Diversity of students


Session % of % of % of % of % of % of % of
students students students students students students students
from the from from the from from the from from
same state other same other same state other abroad
(U.T.) States state States (U.T.) States BSC/
(U.T.) BCA/
PGDCA

BSC BCA PGDCA


2010-11 25% 75% 54% 46% 44% 56% -
2011-12 23% 77% 55% 45% 54% 46% -
2012-13 32% 68% 44% 56% 70% 30% -
2013-14 7% 93% 51% 49% 38% 62% -
2014-15 13% 87% 33% 67% 52% 48% -
2015-16 7% 93% 30.15% 68.25% 59% 41% .01%

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28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations
such as NET, SLET, GATE, CIVIL Services, Defense Services, etc.
Most of the students go for higher studies, so exact number is not known.

29. Students progression :

80% -85% of UG students opt for PG studies like MCA, MBA or MSc and 30 %
of PG Diploma students opt for Masters.

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities


a) About 300 Teacher-specimen books are kept for Students' reference
b) Internet facilities for staff & students Wi-Fi facility for teachers
Broadband facility with 1Mbps speed and 20 GB data access
c) Class rooms with ICT facility
2 Labs with portable ICT facility
d) Laboratories
4 labs equipped with 124 computers and power backup
e) Main library has 1380 Books and 4 Journals and Magazines

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,


government or other agencies.

 16 students in last five years. For details refer Annexure DCSA - III
 Fee concession to Shailja Jain of BCA III with the help of Rotaract Club, MCM

32. Details on Students enrichment programmes ( Special Lectures/workshop/


seminar) with external experts
Year Expert Name Organization Designationn Topic
2010-11 Ms Sonal Panjab Assistant Seminar on ‗E-Learning
Chawla University Professor using Open Source
Software for Digital
Content‘
Ms. Arpana INFOMATH Director Seminar on ‗Career
Choices in Computers after
Graduation‘
2011-12 Mr Harpreet Secugenius Director Two Days Workshop on
Khattar Security ‗Ethical Hacking and
Solutions Information Security‘

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2013-14 Mr. Raghav Appaholics CEO Young CEO meet
Sood LLC
Ms. Sindhuja Seppan CEO Young CEO meet
Rajamaran
Mr. Dheeraj Dishtek Director Seminar on ‗Career
Orientation‘
Mr. Dheeraj Dishtek Director Workshop on ‗Vedic
Mathematics‘
Dr. R K Singla Panjab Professor A National Seminar on
University ‗Research Areas in IT &
Dr. Sonal Panjab Associate Communication‘
Chawla University Professor
Dr. Kuljeet GNDU, Assistant
Kaur Amritsar Professor
Chahal
Dr. Aarti Singh M.M. Associate
University, Professor
2014-15 Sh. Arun Soni, A certified
Mullana Cyber Crime against
cyber Women, Security and
security expert Information Protection
Dr Anu Gupta Panjab Associate Developing Applications
University Professor with VB.NET
Mrs Anita National SSA Encouraging adoption of
Budhiraja Institute F/OSS software among
of Electronics Computer Science students
and IT
Educational visit for
- CSIO - departmental students

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve students' learning.

 Power Point Presentations using Projectors


 Chalk and Talk, Demonstration
 Seminars and Group discussions
 Quiz competitions
 Extension Lectures

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 Hand-outs/Books to advanced learners
 Minor Projects to strengthen practical learning
 Interacting with students through email or WhatsApp groups and other
applications for providing information, notes and problem solving
 Educational trips
 Question Bank are provided to students
 Assigning administrative responsibilities to the students during the activities
organized by the Department

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities

 Encouraging the students to opt for Rotaract, NCC and NSS so that they can take
part in social activity.
 Participation in Blood donation camps by students and staff members.
 Organization of IT Fest every year to inculcate leadership qualities and
teamwork.
 Participation by students and teachers in different activities at the college level.
 Teachers are part of different committees at the college level.
 Support to other departments in organizing their activities such as preparation of
PowerPoint Presentations, Web Site Development.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and future plans.

Strengths:
 Well qualified and experienced staff
 Well-equipped and Internet connected labs with Microsoft Campus Agreement
 Licensed Antivirus protection on systems in the labs
 Internet connectivity is used to interact with students through email or other
applications
 Healthy student-teacher relationship
 Regular departmental meetings to streamline the working of department. Such
meetings are also providing a platform where teachers discuss results and
weak students. Strategies are discussed to handle irregular and weak students.
Parents are informed telephonically to come and meet respective teachers.
 Book Bank maintained by Department containing sample books for issuing
them to needy students.
 More emphasis on Practical and Project work.
 Special assignments for weaker students are given.
 Question Bank is prepared by teachers for their respective subjects.

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Weaknesses:
 Bound by University syllabus, students take lesser interest in extra project
work and assignments

Opportunities:
 Placements in IT sector/ Banking/ Insurance Sector/ Teaching
 Practical exposure in software development helps the students to be good
programmers and Web Developers
 Self employment

Challenges:
 Improvement in the productivity of the students
 Mushrooming of private institutes and distance-learning institutes.
 Teaching Computer Science to non-science students.
 Very dynamic field, constant up gradation is required.
 Bridging the gap between university specified curriculum and industry
expectation.

Future plans
 More seminars, extension lectures and educational trips
 To promote industry-academia collaboration
 To hone Software Development skills
 To apply for research projects

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Department of Food Science

1. Name of the department: Food Science

2. Year of Establishment: 2001

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered:


UG (B.Sc. Microbial & Food Technology)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:

Chemistry, Punjabi, English, History and Culture of Punjab, Environment Science,


Add-on courses

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise):

B. Sc. I (MFT) - Semester system (Since 2014-2015)


B.Sc. II (MFT) - Semester system (Since 2015-2016)
B.Sc. III (MFT) - Annual system

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

In Department of Zoology & Botany for Tissue culture techniques and


Microbiological Studies
In Department of Chemistry for Chemical Analysis of Food Samples
In Department of Physics for preparation of nanoparticles

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc.

Fifteen days ‗Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme‘ in


collaboration with Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (RCED),
Chandigarh, October, 2010 at MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons:

B.Sc (Food Sc. & Quality Control) (Vocational) was discontinued in 2010-11.
1. Very few applicants
2. Competition among B. Sc (Medical), B. Sc (Food Science & Quality Control)
and B. Sc (Microbial & Food Technology) for the same set of applicants
3. Lack of awareness

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9. Number of Teaching posts

Post Sanctioned Filled


Associate — —
Asst. Professors
Professors 03 03

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization (2014-15)

No. of No. of Ph.D.


Years Students
Name Qualification Designation Specialization
of guided for the
Exp. last 4 years
Food Sci. &
Dr. Geeta
Ph. D, NET Asst. Prof. Nutrition + 12 -
Mehra
Microbiology
Pooja
M. Sc, NET Asst. Prof. Food Science 12 -
Sabharwal

Dr.
Vandana Ph. D Asst. Prof. Microbiology 15 -
Sharma

Dr. Ruchi
Ph. D, NET Lecturer Bioinformatics 2 -
Sachdeva

Dr. Seema Dairy


Ph. D, NET Lecturer - -
Rana Technology

Dr.
Gurpreet Ph. D, NET Lecturer Food Science - -
Kaur

List of senior visiting faculty:

 Dr. S. S. Marwaha, CEO, PBTI, Mohali and Dr. Prince Sharma, Professor,
Dept. of Microbiology, PU, Chandigarh as Advisors for Star College
Scheme, DBT.
 Dr. U. S. Shivhare, Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, SSBUIET,
PU, Chandigarh.

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12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme
wise) by temporary faculty: 33% (2010 – 2014); 44% (2014-15)
13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise): 35:1 (2010 – 2014), 70:1 (2014-15
onwards). In practicals, it varies from 18:1 to 25:1
14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;
sanctioned and filled: One (01) peon-cum-lab attendant
15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.:
Ph.D – 04; M.Sc., NET - 02
16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International
funding agencies and grants received - None
17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and
total grants received:
 UGC Grant of Rs. 60 lakhs under Innovative Programme (2007-12);
 Star College Scheme, DBT Grant of Rs. 11 lakhs from 2012-2015;
 Star Status, DBT Grant of Rs. 19 lakhs from 2015-2018.
 MoFPI, granted Rs. 70,000/- for National Seminar in 2011
 Rs one lakh grant from DBT for Celebration of 30 yrs of DBT in 2015.
18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University: - - None
19. Publications:
Dr. Geeta Dr. Ruchi Dr. Gurpreet Dr. V.
Mehra Sachdeva Kaur Sharma
Publications Inter- - 2 4 -
in Peer National
Reviewed National - - 1 2
Journals
Chapter in 1 - - -
Books
Impact JBSD – 2.919 IJSR – 3.2 -
Factor PBMB – 2.274 IJERA – 1.95
IJAR – 3.62
AJDFR – NAAS
3.8
IJASS – 0.013
h-index 1 2

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20. Areas of consultancy and income generated

Dr Geeta Mehra:
 Consultant to OSR for Mid Day Meal Planning and Hygiene, Health &
Nutrition related activities for Govt Schools of Chandigarh.
 Consultant for Chandigarh Agrotech, Baddi for development of novel,
nutritious health foods.

21. Faculty as members in


a) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Board:

Dr. Geeta Mehra


 Overall Coordinator, Star College Scheme, DBT, Ministry of Science and
Technology, New Delhi.
 Member of inspection committee of PU , Chd for B.Sc. (Food Sci. & QC)
 Full Member of Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India)
(AFSTI), Mysore.
 Member of Dairy Technology Society of India, NDRI, Karnal, India.
 Member of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI).

Mrs. Pooja Sabharwal


 Member of Association of Biology Teachers

Dr. Vandana Sharma


 Member of the Board of Studies in Microbiology, Panjab University,
Chandigarh since 27.5.2011.
 Life member of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) on
4.11.2011.
 Life member of Punjab Academy of Sciences

22. Student projects

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter


departmental/programme: 100% students of B.Sc. MFT III yr

b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the


institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies: - 100%
students of B. Sc. (MFT) I and II yr. undergo Industrial / Research Lab
training during summer and winter break.

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23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students:

FACULTY

Dr. Geeta Mehra


Coordinator for Star College Scheme, DBT, (2012 onwards)
Awarded certificates of merit for conducting sessions, workshop and lecture
during NSS Camps (2011-2013)
Invited as judge for various events organised by Fortis, Mohali and KVIC, Chd
Resource person for
 IAS and Other Competitive Exams Study Centre, PU, CHD
 Entrepreneurship Development Programme, RCED, CHD;
 Dept. of Public Health, PGIMER, CHD

Dr. Vandana Sharma


Awarded
 Certificate of appreciation in acknowledgement of chairing a session in
National Conference "Emerging Challenges in Biotechnology" organized by
CGC,Landra,2015.
 Certificate of appreciation for being part of organizing committee in National
"Research Scholar Convention-2K15, organized by P.U. Chd, 2015.
 Certificate of merit for conducting a session in 7 days NSS camp, Chd.,2015.

STUDENT‘S ACHIEVEMENTS
Every year, top 10 positions in Panjab University Final Examinations are bagged
by students of B.Sc. (MFT) first, second and third year

2009-10:
Awards /certificates: CHASCON- 3rd prize in poster making Chhavi Davar
Other events: Nutrition day : Innovate -6 prizes, Transform- 3 prizes
2010-11:
Diabetes day, GMSH consolation prize – POSTER Anjali, MFT III year
National seminar at MCM-POSTER- I, II, III prize
2011-12:
Third prize in Inter-college Handball Competition – Amrit Kaur, Japneet Brar,
Nandini Mahajan of B. Sc (MFT) I year
2012-13:
In Youth Fest, first prize in zonal and second prize in inter-zonal Luddi
competition – Rashpinder Kaur, Rishamdeep, Karishma of B. Sc (MFT) II year

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2013-14:
In Youth Fest, first prize in zonal and inter-zonal Luddi competition – Rashpinder
Kaur, Rishamdeep Kaur, Karishma of B. Sc (MFT) III year
Event sponsored by Punjab State Council of Science and Technology on
Genetically Modified Foods – First prize in Debate to Ponni, first prize in
PowerPoint Presentation to Tilotama from B. Sc (MFT) II year

2014-15:
Silver medal in Inter-college Lawn Tennis Competition – Navjot Kang of B. Sc
(MFT) II year
COSMID, Biotech Fest at GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh. Prizes in
poster, slogan and quiz competition
Consolation prize for Trilotma in Debate competition in Research Scholar
Convention 2K-15 organized by Department of Microbiology, PU

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department


Session Name of the Expert Talk
2011-12  Dr. S.S.Marwaha  Food bioprocessing
 Dr. A.K.Singh  Functional foods
 Dr. S.K.Sarkar  Packaging development
 Dr. Monika Garg  Emerging agri-food
 Dr. S.K.Soni biotechnology sector
2012-13  Ms. Nita Mehta  Healthy food habits
Renowned Author
 Dr. Vasundhra Vashishit  Diet and Weight management.
Sr. Dietician
 Prof. K.P. Singh  Water Management – Science,
Nature And Society Issues
 Mrs. Bittu Safeena  Breast Cancer Awareness
Managing Trustee of Breast Cancer
Trust
 Dr. Sonia Gandhi  Benefits of Food and
Head, Deptt. Of Nutririon Nutrition
Fortis Hospital

2013-14  Ms. Mamta Food Safety regularity in India.


Deputy Director,
Export Inspection Council,
Pune.

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Session Name of the Expert Talk
2013-14  Ms. Sukhmani Kaur Chahal Introduction to the Coca Cola
System support Ludhiana Company.
Beverages Pvt. Ltd (Coca Cola)
 Dr. Baljinder Singh Gill Biodiesels
Assistant Professor,
Biotechnology Department,
PU, Chandigarh.
 Dr. Naveen Gupta Role of Enzymes in Food
Department of Microbiology, industry
Panjab University,
Chandigarh.
 Dr. Swaranjit Singh Cameotra Bio surfactants and their
Sr. Principal Scientist,IMTECH, application.
Chandigarh.
 Dr. Dapinder.K.Bakshi, Principal Science and Technology for
Scientific Societal Development
Officer(Biotechnology), Punjab
State Council for Science &
Technology, Chandigarh

(2014-15)
S. No. Speaker‘s Designation Title of the lecture Date
Name
1. Dr. Paramjit Director, Regional Entrepreneurship 13th
Singh Center for Development: How Aug‘
Entrepreneurship to meet challenges? 2014
Development, Chd
2. Dr. Santanu Assistant Professor, Strategies involved in 19th
Basu Deptt. of chemical Food Product Design Aug‘
engineering, P.U, Chd 2014
3. Mr. S.K. Food and Nutrition Development of 21th
Mehta Board novel food products Aug‘
2014
4. Mr. Akaash Director, Godwin Agro Developing a 1st Sep‘
Jain Products Limited Controlled 2014
Atmosphere Storage:
Challenges and
Opportunities

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5. Dr. Neena Head, Deptt. Of Tenets of writing a 3rd Sep‘
Caplash Biotechnology, Panjab scientific paper 2014
University, Chandigarh
6. Dr. Shet Managing Director, Molecular Biology 28th Oct‘
Masih Molecular Diagnostics Techniques and their 2014
and Research Applications
Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.
Chandigarh
7. Dr. Kashmir Assistant Professor, Genetic Engineering: 29th Oct‘
Singh Deptt. Of What we have 2014
Biotechnology, Panjab achieved and where
University, Chandigarh are we going?
25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding
a) National
 Workshop on Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Food Industry on February 23-
25, 2015, sponsored by Directorate of Industries, UT Chandigarh

 Workshop on Molecular Tools and Techniques on October 28-29, 2014 in


collaboration with MDRL, Chandigarh (Sponsored by DBT under Star
College Scheme)

 National Seminar (Sponsored by Ministry of Food Processing Industry) on


―Emerging Trends in Food Science and Technology‖, November 12, 2011 at
MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh.

 Workshop on ―Bakery Technology‖, May 17-18, 2011 at MCM DAV College


for Women, Chandigarh (Sponsored by UGC)

 Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme in collaboration with


Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Chandigarh, October
2010 at MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh.

 Workshop on ―Fermentation Technology for Enzymes Production‖, May 10-


13, 2010 at MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh (Sponsored by UGC)

 Workshop on Traditional Food Preparation, Diet and Weight Management on


the eve of Nutrition Week. Ms. Neeta Mehta, renowned cook book writer and
Dr. Vasundhara Vashishth, Senior Dietician, Fortis Hospital, Mohali were the
resource persons.( UGC sponsored)

b) International: - None

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26. Student profile programme/course wise:
B. Sc (Microbial & Food Tech.)

Name of the Selected Enrolled Pass %age


Applications
Course/programme
received
(refer question no. 4) F. Sci. MFT F. Sci MFT
Session 2009-10 40 08 27 05 22 100
Session 2010-11 47 - 35 - 29 100
Session 2011-12 62 - 35 - 32 90
Session 2012-13 80 - 35 - 30 100
Session 2013-14 155 - 35 - 35 100
Session 2014-15 190 - 68 - 68 100

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students: B. Sc (Microbial & Food Technology)

Name of the % of students from the % of students % of students


Course same state (Chandigarh) from other States from abroad

Session 2010-11 51 49 -
Session 2011-12 19 81 -
Session 2012-13 30 70 -
Session 2013-14 11 89 -
Session 2014-15 15 85 -

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations
such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?:

70 - 80 % students of B. Sc (MFT) III year have cleared post-graduate entrance


examinations of State-level and Central-level Universities.

29. Student progression


Student progression Against % enrolled
UG to PG Approx. 70-80%
PG to Ph.D. 06

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Details of Infrastructural facilities

a) Library: Central Library; Journals – 4; No. of books – 714


b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Yes, 05 computers are available in
Bioinformatics lab for staff and students
c) Class rooms with ICT facility: One Overhead and one classroom projector is
available
d) Laboratories: 3 labs + 1 instrumentation room

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, government or other agencies: — 01 merit cum means scholarship
is offered to deserving students from College

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /


seminars) with external experts:

2009-10
Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized:
Summer workshop on FRUITS AND VEGETABLEs PROCESSED PRODUCTS
(Extension activity) held at Arya Samaj Mandir, CHD
Extra-curricular activities:
1. Entrepreneurship development programme on NOVEL HEALTH FOODS
2. FOOD FEST on Saawan - Novel Product Development
3. Educational visit to CIPHET, Ludhiana
4. HIGHER EDUCATION DAY -- POSTERS presentation on ROLE OF
FOOD AND HYGIENE IN CREATING HEALTH AWARENESs
5. HONEY WEEK by KVIC, CHD – Students participated in Novel Recipe
competition
6. CHANDIGARH CARNIVAL- plethora of events at MCM Nav Drishti
Stall at Leisure valley— won BEST STALL Award for social cause and
social awareness
7. Environment fest:
 Slogan writing
 Posters on green food, healthy food
 Green product development
 Health quiz by Nestle, Games
 Live kitchen to develop marketing skills in students
8. CHASCON 2010- Students of B.Sc MFT III yr participated in poster
presentations
9. Workshop on, ‗ FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGY for ENZYMES
PRODUCTION‘, 10-13 May, 2010

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2010-11
1. EXTENSION ACTIVITY on Development of Nutritious Food Products for
economically weaker section of society at Arya Samaj Mandir,CHD (2-5 June
2010)
2. Celebrated NUTRITION DAY on 8 September, 2010. Following events were
organised—
(i) QUIZ----FOOD FACTS
(ii) GUEST LECTUR
(iii)INNOVATE-Cookery competition by NESTLE
(iv) LIVE KITCHEN by NESTLE-Taste Bhi, Health Bhi
(v) COUNT your CALORIES-BMI
(vi) TRASFORM Junk food to Health food by EL Frescor
3. INDUSTRIAL VISIT to NESTLE, Moga
4. POSTER competition at GMCH,sector-32,CHD on World Diabetes Day,
consolation prize-AnjalI
5. CHANDIGARH CARNIVAL- MCM Nav Drishti,26-28 Nov,2010 – won I prize.
Following activities werte organized
(i) Yummy Mummy contest for Healthy Tiffin
(ii) Healthy Tips
(iii)Know your food-Puzzles and competition
(iv) Adulteration Testing Stall-Water Testing
(v) BMI Index and Diet Counseling
CHASCON-2011 – 3 posters were presented by students

2011-12
Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized:
1. MCM ANNAPURNA-Workshop 16-17 May, 2011(Baking and Continental
Cooking)

Extra-curricular activities:
2. AWARENESS PROGRAMME on, ‗FOOD FACTS and MYTHS‘, on 21.10.11
3. Environment FEST-
(i) Eco Friendly Decoration
(ii) Food based games
(iii) Marketing of healthy food products
(iv) Posters and slogans on Healthy practices
4. INDUSTRIAL VISIT to Little Bee Impex, Doraha
5. CHASCON-2012 -- 5 posters presented by students

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2012-13
Faculty achievements
Papers published - 5
Papers presented - 2
Posters presented - 9
Student achievements
CHASCON-2013-- POSTERS presented by students – 08
Other events:
Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized:
Ministry of Food Processing Industries sponsored NATIONAL SEMINAR on,
‗Emerging Trends in Food SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY‘, 12 Nov 2011
Extra-curriculum activities:

1. EDUCATIONAL VISIT to Ethnic and Organic Food Fest, 18.18.12 by Kheti


Virasat Mission
2. Workshops on Traditional Food Preparation were organized
(i) Interactive Session by Nita Mehta Salad and Mocktail Preparation
(ii) Diet and Weight Management-Nutrition Week
3. INDUSTRIAL VISIT Ambassador‘s Sky Chef, New Delhi

2013-14
Extra-curricular activities:
1. DEPT. SEMINAR SERIES on Industrial Training of BSC.MFT-III
2. On the eve of INTERNATIONAL COFFEE FEST a Quiz was organised in
collaboration with CITCO
3. EDUCATIONAL VISITS to
 IMTECH,CHD
 CHATHA Food Lalru
4. CITCO Street Art Fest--Awareness initiative for food Adulteration
5. FOOD FEST on Basant Panchami was organised by the dept, which
constituted of following activities—
 Food Scapes
 Aharika
 Food Realmn
6. CHASCON-2014 – 3 Oral Presentations and 9 Poster Presentations by
students

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2014-15
Extra-curriculum activities:
 Conducted DEPT. SEMINAR SERIES on Industrial Training of BSC.MFT-
III
 GUEST LECTURE on Science and Technology for Societal Development
 Workshop on, ‗Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Food Industry‘, on February
23-
 25, 2015, in collaboration with RCED and sponsored by Directorate of
Industries, UT, Chandigarh
 Workshop on, ‗ Molecular Tools and Techniques‘, on October 28-29, 2014
in
 collaboration with MDRL, Chandigarh (Sponsored by DBT under Star
College Scheme)
 EDUCATIONAL VISITS
 CII Agrotech and Business Fair, Chandigarh
 JN Science Exhibition, Chandigarh
 Goan Food Fest, Hotel Taj, Chandigarh
 Diwali Mela – 2014 was organised which comprised of fun filled and
socially
 relevant activities
 In COSMID, Biotech Fest at GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh.
students
 won prizes in poster, slogan and quiz competition
 Consolation prize was won by Trilotma in Debate competition in Research
 Scholar Convention 2K-15 organized by Department of Microbiology, PU

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning


• Learning-by-doing – Summer Training, workshops and Research Projects,
PowerPoint presentations
• Learning-by-demonstration – Industrial Visits
• Peer-based learning – Team-based assignments and projects
• Entrepreneurial orientation--Innovative Food Products development and
marketing
• Skills-based orientation – Adulterants Testing Kits, Additional practicals
• Demonstration of practicals by Virtual Lab
• Videos of Food Processing organisations
• Creating Models and Applied Learning
• Visiting Food Fairs, Exhibitions
• Usage of social media for student interaction and communication

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34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension
activities

1. Annapurna –Processed food product development Workshop for home


based ventures, in collaboration with Arya Samaj for women &
economically weaker section of the society
2. Sukhna Street Art Fest--Testing of milk and milk products for adulteration
3. CITCO Chandigarh Carnival—Testing of wheat flour and spices for
adulterants
4. College Fests –Participating and organizing awareness programmes on
health, nutrition and diseases, pollution and conservation of natural
resources
5. LPG Safety in collaboration with HPCL, Chandigarh, Oct. 30, 2014
6. Hotel Taj, Chandigarh – Cake mixing and Goan Food Festival, Nov. 20,
2014
7. Students participate in NCC, NSS, medical camps and Rotaract activities

35. SWOT analysis of the department and Future plans

Strength:
1. Dedicated and well qualified faculty members imparting skill-based
teaching
2. State-of-the-art infrastructural facilities in terms of equipments,
instruments, glassware, chemicals (well-equipped labs)
3. National & foreign authored books, Research journals, analytical FSSAI
and BIS Manuals, Directory of various food industries
4. Computers, scanners, printers, internet connection and telephone facilities
5. Administrative support from college office
6. Advisory support from Panjab University, Bioage, DAV University
Jalandhar, and Scientists and Academicians of reputed institutes of Tricity.
7. Increased strength of disciplined, obedient and energetic students
8. Interdisciplinary activities

Weakness:
1. Lack of awareness in society regarding the significance, application and
job opportunities of this subject

Opportunities:
1. Commercialization of novel food products developed
2. Entrepreneurship skills can be developed in the students

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3. Microbial technology-related Diagnostic Labs can be established
4. Self Help Groups of Food Science students can be created

Threats
1. More institutes have started offering courses in Food Science thus
impacting avenues available for training and final placements

Future Plans
Industrial collaboration and market/ consumer/ society driven research

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Department of Physics

1. Name of the department : Physics

2. Year of Establishment : 1971

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated


Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) :

UG (B Sc- Non Med & B Sc-Computer Application)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved :

B.Sc- Comp Application

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) :

Annual & Semester –


B.Sc II & B.Sc III – Annual
B.Sc I – Semester system w.e.f. 2014 (As per P.U rules)

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments :

B.Sc (Voc)

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc. :

Project based training in various industries and educational institutions

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : Nil

9. Number of Teaching posts


Teaching Post Sanctioned Filled
Professor X X
Associate Professor 03 03 (under CAS)
Assistant Professor 02 02
Assistant Professor (Full 02 02
time contractual)

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,
(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No of years No. of Ph.D.


of Students
Experience guided last 4
years

Dr. Renu Bedi M.Sc/M.Phil/ Associate Solid State Physics 31 -


Ph.D Professor

Mrs. Raman M.Phil Associate Particle Physics 30 -


Chadha Professor
Mrs. Poonam M.Phil Associate Nuclear Physics 30 -
Jain Professor
Dr. Yogita M.Sc, Ph.D Assistant Experimental 7 2 PhD
Batra Professor Condensed matter students
Physics and enrolled
Electronics
Dr. Renu Bala M.Sc, Ph.D Assistant Theoretical 1 -
Professor Condensed matter
Physics

Dr. Rajni M.Sc, Ph.D Assistant Nuclear Physics 01 -


Bansal Professor
(Contractual)

Mrs. Mridu M.Sc, M. Phil Assistant Atomic Physics 11 -


Sharma Professor
(Contractual)

11. List of senior visiting faculty :

1. Dr. S S Marwaha, CEO, PBTI, Mohali


2. Dr. Prince Sharma, Prof. in Department of Microbiology, PU, Chandigarh as
advisor for star college scheme, DBT.

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12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme
wise) by temporary faculty :

Session Percentage of lectures delivered Percentage of practical classes


by temporary faculty handled by temporary faculty
2010-2011 33% 33%
2011-2012 50% 50%
2012-2013 63% 66%
2013-2014 67% 67%
2014-2015 57% 57%

13. Student-Teacher Ratio (programme wise) :

Theory 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15


B.Sc. (Non Medical) 64:1 60:1 60:1 63:1 70:1
B.Sc. (Voc) 45:1 42:1 45:1 46:1 39:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;


sanctioned and filled

Post No. of post filled


Junior Lab. Attendant 1
Lab. Attendant 1
Store Keeper 1
Lab. Technician 1

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.

Teachers / Faculty P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. / D. Litt


Dr. Renu Bedi √ √ √
Mrs. Raman Chadha √ √

Mrs. Poonam Jain √ √


Dr. Yogita Batra √ √
Dr. Renu Bala √ √

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16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from national and international
funding agencies:

a) National:
-Young Scientist Project sponsored by DST (SERB) worth 19 Lakhs 2012- 2014
awarded to Dr. Yogita Batra (Completed)
-One project submitted to DST by Dr. Yogita Batra
-One project submitted to UGC by Mrs. Poonam Jain
-One project submitted to UGC by Mrs. Raman Chadha

b) International funding agencies and grants received : -

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and
total grants received :

(i) Grant of Rs 11 lakhs received from Department of Biotechnology,


Government of India under Star College Scheme for a period of three years
i.e. from 2012-15.

(ii) Grant of Rs 19 lakhs received from Department of Biotechnology,


Government of India under Star College Scheme for a period of three years
i.e. from 2015-18.

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University :

None

19. Publications faculty wise:

Dr. Renu Bedi


Books Edited : 2
Books with ISSN/ISBN Numbers with details of Publishers :
Mahindra Publishing House ISBN 938206834-1 & 938206833-3

Mrs. Poonam Jain


Books Edited : 2
Books with ISSN/ISBN Numbers with details of Publishers :
Mahindra Publishing House ISBN 938206834-1 & 938206833-3

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Mrs. Raman Chadha
Books Edited : 2
Books with ISSN/ISBN Numbers with details of Publishers :
Mahindra Publishing House ISBN 938206834-1 & 938206833-3

Dr. Yogita Batra


Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 4
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 4
Citation Index : 14 (Citation per publication)
SNIP : Average~1.59
SJR : Average~1.6
IMPACT Factor : Average ~2.1
h-index : 7

Dr. Renu Bala


Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 3
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 3
IMPACT Factor : Average~2

Dr. Rajni Bansal


Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 6
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 6
IMPACT Factor : Average~3

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: none

21. Faculty as members in

a) National committees : - All the members of faculty are members of IAPT


b) International Committees : -
c) University Bodies- Dr. Renu Bedi was elected member of Board of studies,
Deptt. of Physics, Panjab University; 2013-16

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22. Student projects

d) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter


departmental/programme
B Sc III- 100%
e) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies :
B Sc III- 100%

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students :

 Sophia, Nitika and Bhumika of B Sc III cleared NGP Examination conducted by


IAPT in 2013-2014
Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students

 Shefali and Priyaveda cleared OCET Examination 2013-2014.


 Parul Aggarwal was ranked 9th position in P U B. Sc I Non Med Examination
2013-2014.
 Sophia was ranked 10th position in P U B. Sc II Examination 2013-2014
 Parul Aggarwal, Sampati, Nikita, Sakshi and Vijeta of B Sc III cleared NGP
Examination conducted by IAPT in 2014-2015.
 Bhumika, Parul and Devanshu cleared IIT JAM Examination in 2014-2015.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department :

Session Eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department


2010- 11 Dr M S Marwaha member IAPT, Department of Physics, SGGS
College Chandigarh.
Ms Aparna Info Maths, Chandigarh.
2011-12 Dr. Sandeep Sahijpal, Associate Professor, Panjab University,
Chandigarh.
Dr Monica Mittal, Skin Specialist, Chandigarh.
2012-13 Dr. Manjit Singh, Director TBRL, Ramgarh.
Dr Suman Beri, Prof, Dept of Physics, PU Chandigarh.
Mr Ishu Sethi, Engg., UIET Chandigarh.
Mr Gurpreet Singh, Scientist University of BRESCIA, ITALY

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2013-14 Dr. Manjit Kaur, Chairperson, Panjab University, Deptt. of Physics,
Chandigarh
Dr. O.P. Pandey, Professor, Thapar University, Patiala
Dr. Sandeep Sahijpal, Associate Professor, Panjab University,
Chandigarh.
2014-15 Dr. M.
Dr. Dalip
M Singh
Gupta,Mehta, Professor IIT,
Ex-Chairperson, Delhi.
Dept. of Physics, PU, Chandigarh.
Dr. J.K Goswami, Chairperson UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Dr. Shreya, an eminent dietician, Sector-35 Chd.
Dr. Neetu Narula , Fortis Hospital, Mohali .
Mr.Ekant Aggarwal, Co-Founder Legal Brothers LLP, Associate
Director TiE, Chandigarh
Mrs. Sumidh Talwar an expert in YOGA
Dr. A. K. Ganguli Director INST, Mohali

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

National : National Seminar on ―Recent advances in Physics‖ sponsored by


Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology,
Government of India, New Delhi on Feb. 24, 2014.
Workshop on ―Basics of Electronics and sensors‖ sponsored by Department of
Biotechnology (DBT)
International: -

26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Enrolled


Course/progra received Selected *M *F (Female) Pass
mme (Male) percentage
(BSc-I Non
Medical)
2010-2011 156 118 - 118 88%
2011-2012 150 121 - 121 90%
2012-2013 141 117 - 117 96%
2013-2014 400 126 - 126 89%
2014-2015 665 109 - 109 100%

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Name of the Applications Enrolled
Course/progra received Selected *M *F Pass
mme (Male) (Female) percentage
(BSc-I Voc)
2010-2011 54 45 - 45 88%
2011-2012 52 42 - 42 80.76%
2012-2013 60 45 - 45 81.8%
2013-2014 254 46 - 46 100%
2014-2015 265 39 - 39 100%
*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students


B.Sc I (Voc)

Session % of students from the same % of students from other % of students


state (U.T.) States from abroad
2010-11 20.6% 79.4% -
2011-12 23.21% 76.79% -
2012-13 10% 90% -
2013-14 25.92% 74.08% -
2014-15 9% 91% -

B. Sc. I (Non Med)


Session % of students from the % of students from other % of students
same state (U.T.) States from abroad
2010-11 13.75% 86.25% -
2011-12 18.12% 81.88% -
2012-13 3.5% 96.5% -
2013-14 8.75% 91.25% -
2014-15 27.17% 72.83% -

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations
such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?

 Sophia, Nitika and Bhumika of BSc III cleared NGP Examination


conducted by IAPT in 2013-2014
 Shefali and Priyaveda cleared OCET Examination 2013-2014.
 Parul Aggarwal was ranked 9th position in P.U. B.Sc. I Non-Med
Examination 2013-2014.

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 Sophia was ranked 10th position in P U B. Sc II Examination 2013-2014
 Parul Aggarwal, Sampati, Nikita, Sakshi and Vijeta of B Sc III cleared
NGP Examination conducted by IAPT in 2014-2015.
 Bhumika, Parul and Devanshu cleared IIT JAM Examination in 2014-
2015.
 Inspite of all these, many of our students take the above mentioned tests
after leaving the college.

29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled

UG to PG 75%-82%

30 . Details of Infrastructural facilities (Main and departmental)

 Library: Departmental library is available Also adequate books available


in college Library. i.e. 669 books, 2 journals and 3 magazines.
 Computers with accessories, Printer-cum-scanner.
 Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Yes
 Class rooms with ICT facility : Multimedia Hall and Room No. 8
 Laboratories: One Laboratory, two dark rooms and One staff cum
computer room.
 Multi media room-01

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,


government or other agencies :

A few students are getting scholarship from College on merit-cum-means basis.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /


seminar) with external experts :

Session Title External Expert


2010- 11 Workshop on Dr M S Marwaha member IAPT,
Instrumentation Physics Department of Physics, SGGS College
Chandigarh.
Lecture on Vedic Maths Ms Aparna Info Maths, Chandigarh.

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Session Title External Expert
2011-12 Lecture on AstroPhysics Dr. Sandeep Sahijpal, Associate Professor,
Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Lecture on Skin analysis Dr Monica Mittal, Skin Specialist,


Chandigarh.
2012-13 Lecture on Bio Photonics Dr. Manjit Singh, Director TBRL, Ramgarh.

Lecture on God Particle Dr Suman Beri, Prof, Dept of Physics, PU


Chandigarh.
Lecture on Grid Failure
Mr Ishu Sethi, Engg., UIET Chandigarh.
Lecture on Nanostructured
Materials Mr Gurpreet Singh, Scientist University of
BRESCIA, ITALY
2013-14 Lecture on Higg‘s Bosons Dr. Manjit Kaur, Chairperson, Panjab
University, Deptt. of Physics, Chandigarh

Lecture on Nanocarbides as Dr. O.P. Pandey, Professor, Thapar


new energy materials. University, Patiala
Lecture on Origin of Matter
in Universe Dr. Sandeep Sahijpal, Associate Professor,
Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Lecture on Laser
Application in Life Science Dr. Dalip Singh Mehta, Professor IIT, Delhi.
Lecture on Excitation and
dynamics of cavity soliton Dr Soumendu Jena, Assist Prof Thapar
2014-15 and soliton
Lecture molecules. on
on Promotion University, Patiala.
Dr. M. M Gupta, Ex-Chairperson, Dept. of
Science Technology Physics, PU, Chandigarh.
Lecture on Diet and Dr. Shreya, an eminent dietician, Sector-35
Nutrition Chd.
Lecture on Oral Haelth Dr. Neetu Narula , Fortis Hospital, Mohali .
Awareness Mr.Ekant Aggarwal, Co-Founder Legal
Lecture on Brothers LLP, Associate Director TiE,
Entrepreneurship Chandigarh
Mrs. Sumidh Talwar an expert in YOGA
Lecture on Yoga and
Meditation

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33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :
 ICT based Teaching-Learning
 Seminars
 Practical through Virtual Labs
 Group Discussions
 Quiz Competitions
 Educational trips
Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning
 Industrial visits
 Assignment of minor research projects to students
 Visits to local libraries
 Visits to various academic institutions for performing experiments
 Power point presentations by teachers
 Question/Answer sessions
 Encouraging students to read various Physics magazines and
journals

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities:

 Department is actively involved in organizing all the health related activities


including awareness lectures, extension lectures and free health check up camps.
 The faculty in collaboration with the department of Hepatology, PGIMER
registered the college staff members for organ donation.
 Students participated in various inter disciplinary activities such as art workshops,
NSS, NCC and Rotoract club.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans :

Strengths:

 The faculty of Department of Physics is experienced and well versed in teaching


techniques.
 The coordination between students and teachers is par excellence.
 The non-teaching staff of the department is very cooperative and helpful.
 The greatest strength of our department is our students, who have the zeal to
learn; are creative & open to all our suggestions.
 The grant given by DBT has become our strength as it has made us self sufficient
to conduct various activities in the department for the benefit of students.

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Weaknesses:

 Instrumentation Workshop/Lab is required.


 At present, 30 % of the workload is being shared by contractual faculty. So more
permanent faculty members need to be appointed.

Opportunities:
 Provision of funds from various government agencies to conduct minor and
major research projects.
 Department has purchased major equipments under DBT Star College Scheme,
which will be beneficial in promoting research aptitude among faculty and
students.

Challenges:
 To motivate students for research based career and higher education

Future Plan:

 To set up Nanotechnology Lab.


 To start B. Sc. (Hons) in Physics.
 To apply for MSc in Physics.

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Department of Zoology

1. Name of the department: Zoology

2. Year of Establishment: 1971

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered: UG (B.Sc. Medical)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved

B.Sc. (Medical)- Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, English, Punjabi, History and


Culture of Punjab, Environment Science

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise)

B.Sc. I Medical- Semester system (Since 2014-2015)


B.Sc. II Medical- Semester system (Since 2015-2016)
B.Sc. III Medical- Annual system

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

Participation of faculty in Biology classes of M.Sc. Semester-I offered by


Chemistry department

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc.: - None

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: - None

9. Number of Teaching posts (2014-2015)

Teaching Post Sanctioned Filled

Associate Professor - -
Assistant Professor 02 02

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation and specialization (2014-15)

No. of Years No. of


Name Qualification Designation Specialization of Ph.D.
Experience Students
guided
Dr. Neetu M.Sc. Hons., Assistant Mosquito 09 years -
Ph.D. Professor & Cytogenetics, (Teaching)
Head, Deptt. Molecular
of Zoology Biology
Dr. M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Fish and 04 years -
Sarabjeet Professor Fisheries (Teaching)
Kaur
Dr. Ruchira M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Ecology, 06 years -
Sen Professor Evolution, (Post Doctoral
(Guest Animal Research)
Faculty) behaviour

11. List of senior visiting faculty: - None


12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme
wise) by temporary faculty (2014-2015)
B.Sc. Medical (Zoology Theory): 16.6%
B.Sc. Medical (Zoology Practical): 21.42%
13. Student -Teacher Ratio (2014-2015)
Theory Ratio
B.Sc. I Medical 63:1
B.Sc. II Medical 61:1
B.Sc. III Medical 54:1
For practical classes, the student-teacher ratio varies from 20:1 to 30:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical and administrative staff);


sanctioned and filled

S. Technical Staff Sanctioned Filled


No.
1 Senior Lecture Assistant 01 01
2 Laboratory attendant 01 01

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15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG:
Same as in point 10

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International


funding agencies and grants received

01 from National agency- University Grants Commission as Co-investigator


Grant Sanctioned in the name of Principal investigator from PGGCG-42,
Chandigarh of Rs. 13,30,800/-

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and
total grants received
Grant of Rs. 11 lakhs for a period of three years i.e. from 2012-2015 and Rs. 19
lakhs for a period of three years i.e. from 2015-2018 received from Department of
Biotechnology, Government of India under Star College Scheme.

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University: - None

19. Publications
Dr. Neetu
Publication per faculty 02
No. of papers in peer reviewed journals 02
No. of papers listed in International database 02
Chapters in books 01

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated

 Dr. Neetu and Dr. Pooja Badotra were invited as resource persons in Bhai Jaita Ji
Foundation, a charity trust that provides free coaching to meritorious students of
various Navodaya Vidayalayas of Chandigarh and Punjab region, aspiring to
qualify NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) for admission to MBBS
and BDS courses in various Medical colleges across India.

 Dr. Neetu conducted a session in a workshop for Biology school teachers in Bhai
Jaita Ji Foundation.
Since consultancy services were provided on honorary basis, no income could be
generated.

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21. Faculty as members in

a) National committees: - None


b) International Committees: - None
c) Editorial Boards: - Dr. Sarabjeet Kaur, Member of College Magazine
d) Professional Organizations:
Dr. Neetu- Life Member, Indian Association of Biology Teachers, Patiala.

22. Student projects

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter


departmental/programme: 40%-50%
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies: 5%

23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students

 Ms. Prakriti of B.Sc. II Medical got selected for Summer Research Program at
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali in May, 2011.
 Kaushiki Khanna and Upkar Kaur of B.Sc. III Medical got 1st and 2nd prizes
respectively in an inter College power point presentation competition on the
theme ―Bird and mammalian fauna in Sukhna Wild life Sanctuary‖ during the
Environment Fest organized in the College on Jan. 21, 2012.
 Laveena Thakur of B.Sc. I Medical got 1st prize in power point presentation on
AIDS at Rayat Bahra College of Education on Feb. 5, 2014.
 Dr. Pooja Badotra was awarded 2nd prize during poster presentation in
―International Conference on Entomology‖ organized by Department of Zoology
and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala on Feb. 20-22, 2014.
 Daman Grewal of B.Sc. II Medical got 1st prize in poster presentation and Shefali
Thanta of B.Sc. I Medical got 1st prize in oral presentation during DBT
Sponsored National Seminar cum Workshop on ―New Dimensions in Eco
Management‖ organized by the department of Zoology, MCM DAV College for
Women, Sector 36-A, Chandigarh on Feb. 25, 2014.
 Shreya Sharma, Gundeep Kaur and Sakshi Joshi of B.Sc. I Medical got 2nd prize
in Quiz Competition and Shreya Sharma and Gundeep Kaur of B.Sc. I Medical
got 2nd prize in Just a Minute session during Bio-Fest ―GENETECH-
2015″ organized by department of Biotechnology, P.G. Government College for
Women, Sector-42, Chandigarh on Feb. 21, 2015.
 Shreya Sharma and Shelly of B.Sc. I Medical, Shefali Thanta and Pooja Garg of
B.Sc. II Medical, Komal and Bhawna of B.Sc. III Medical got first prize in
different categories of poster presentation during National Seminar cum

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Workshop on Trends in Animal Behaviour Research organized by Department of
Zoology on March 2, 2015.
 Ms. Komal of B.Sc. III Medical qualified IIT-JAM- 2015 with 67th rank.
 Dr. Sarabjeet was invited as a Resource person to deliver a talk on ―Coral Reef
Conservation‖ during a UGC sponsored National Seminar on ―Conservation of
Natural Resources‖ at GHGS Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, Ludhiana.
 Dr. Neetu got consolation prize for poster presentation on ―Management and
Conservation Strategies for Indian Fish Biodiversity- A Review‖ during UGC
sponsored National Seminar on ―Conservation of Natural Resources‖ organized
by GHGS Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, Ludhiana on March 27-28, 2015.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department

 Dr. Sukhbir Kaur, Professor, Department of Zoology, Panjab University,


Chandigarh.
 Dr. N. G. Prasad, Senior Scientist, IISER, Mohali
 Mr. Kuldeep Sharma, IFS, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Wild life
department, Chandigarh Administration
 Dr. Prince Sharma, Professor of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh
 Dr. Adarshpal Vig, Head, Botanical and Environmental Sciences, GNDU,
Amritsar
 Dr. M.S. Johal, U.G.C. Emeritus Fellow, Laboratory of Fish & Fisheries,
Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh
 Dr. Mewa Singh, Ramanna Fellow and Life-Long Distinguished Professor,
University of Mysore, Mysore
 Dr. A.J. Urfi, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies,
University of Delhi
 Dr. Pankaj Kaul, Tutor Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh
 Mr. Jeese Hoteling, Lab. Manager, Purdue University, Indiana, USA
 Dr. Harish Kumar Sharma, Principal Scientist, Entomology, Dr. Y.S. Parmar
University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of


funding

a) National
National Seminar cum Workshop on ―New Dimensions in Eco Management‖
sponsored by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and
Technology, Government of India, New Delhi on Feb. 25, 2014.
ii. National Seminar cum Workshop on ―Trends in Animal Behaviour Research‖
sponsored by Panjab University College Development Council and cosponsored

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by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology,
Government of India, New Delhi on March 2, 2015.

b) International- - None

26. Student profile programme/course wise (2014-2015)

Name of the Applications Enrolled


Course/programme received Selected *M *F Pass
(Male) (Female) percentage
B.Sc. I Medical 453 92 - 92 100
B.Sc. II Medical 63 63 - 63 98.4
B.Sc. III Medical 54 54 - 54 100

27. Diversity of Students (2014-2015)

Class % of students from the % of students from % of students


same state (U.T.) other States from abroad
B.Sc. I Medical 7.52% 92.47% -
B.Sc. II Medical 12.22% 87.77% -
B.Sc. III Medical 21.62% 78.37% -

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations
such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?
Two B.Sc. III students qualified IIT-JAM 2015
Maximum of our UG students opt for PG studies after qualifying M.Sc. Entrance
exams
29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled


UG to PG 70%-75%

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a) Library
College Library: 343 Books and 07 Scientific Journals
Departmental library: 275 Books
e- Books: 3000 (Different streams of Biology)

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b) Internet facility for Staff & Students
c) Classrooms with ICT facility: 02
d) Laboratories: 01 with ICT facility
e) Museum: 01

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, government or other agencies: 06

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/workshops/


seminar) with external experts

 Lecture on ―Breast Cancer Awareness‖ by Mrs. Bittu Safeena Sandhu, The


Managing Trustee of Rani Breast Cancer Trust, Chandigarh.
 Open house discussion on ―Whether experiments should be performed on the
animals or not‖ and Quiz based interactive session on a Science fiction movie
―Rise of the planet of Apes‖ with Dr. Y.K. Rawal, Department of Zoology,
Panjab University, Chandigarh as an external expert.
 Lecture on ―Immunodiagnostic assays‖ by Dr. Sukhbir Kaur, Professor,
Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
 Awareness lecture on ―Viral Hepatitis‖ by Dr. Ajay Duseja, Senior Consultant,
Department of Hepatology, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
 Interactive session on ―Teenage Gynaec Problems‖ by Dr. Pooja Mehta, a
Senior Consultant Gynecologist and Infertility Expert, Fortis Bloom IVF
Centre
 Debate, Poster making and Power point presentation competition on the topic
―Genetically modified foods- Need or greed of the Nation‖ with Dr. Jatinder
Kaur Arora, Director (Biotechnology), Punjab State Council of Science and
Technology, Chandigarh as an external expert.
 Paper Presentation on ―Sexual activity increases resistance to Pseudomonas
entomophila in male Drosophila melanogaster‖ by Dr. N. G. Prasad, Senior
Scientist, IISER, Mohali.
 Awareness lecture on ―How to keep your heart healthy‖ by Dr. Arun Kochhar,
Senior Cardiologist, Fortis Hospital, Mohali
 Hands on Training on ―Fish identification and staining of fish cartilage and
bone‖ by Dr. Rahul Singh, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara.
 Talk on ―Fisheries Department towards Blue Revolution‖ by Mr. Karamjeet
Singh Cheema, Senior Fisheries Officer, Fatehgarh Sahib.
 Inaugural address during National Seminar cum Workshop on ―New
Dimensions in Eco Management‖ by Mr. Kuldeep Sharma, IFS, Deputy
Conservator of Forests, Wild life department, Chandigarh Administration.

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 Keynote address during National Seminar cum Workshop on ―New
Dimensions in Eco Management‖ by Dr. Prince Sharma, Professor of
Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh
 Talk on ―Solid waste management by vermicomposting‖ by Dr. Adarshpal
Vig, Head, Botanical and Environmental Sciences, GNDU, Amritsar.
 Talk on ―Cooking, Women Health and Climate Change‖ by Dr. Ravindra
Khaiwal, School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh
 Talk on ―Vermibiofiltration system for urban wastewater treatment‖ by Dr.
Surendra Suthar, School of Environmental Sciences, Doon University,
Dehradun.
 Hands on Training on Vermicomposting by Dr. Jaswinder Singh, PG
Department of Zoology, Khalsa College, Amritsar.
 Lecture followed by Hands on Training Workshop on ―Basics and applications
of Dermatoglyphics‖ by Dr. Kewal Krishan, Deptt. Of Anthropology, Panjab
University, Chandigarh.
 Lecture on ―An overview of Histopathological Services in PGIMER‖ by Dr.
Pankaj Kaul, Tutor Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
 Lecture on ―Bees of India(na)‖ by Mr. Jeese Hoteling, Lab. Manager, Purdue
University, Indiana, USA.
 Lecture on ―Entrepreneurship in Apiculture‖ by Dr. Harish Kumar Sharma,
Principal Scientist, Entomology, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture
and Forestry, Nauni, Solan.
 Workshop on ―Histotechniques‖ by Mr. Sham Prakash, Seven Star Scientific
Instruments, Chandigarh.
 Workshop on ―Basic Haematological Techniques‖ by Mr. Jogeshwar Binota,
Senior Lab Technician, Department of Haematology, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
 Inaugural address during National Seminar cum Workshop on ―Trends in
Animal Behaviour Research‖ on by Dr. M.S. Johal, U.G.C. Emeritus Fellow,
Laboratory of Fish & Fisheries, Department of Zoology, Panjab University,
Chandigarh.
 Keynote address during National Seminar cum Workshop on ―Trends in
Animal Behaviour Research‖ by Dr. Mewa Singh, Ramanna Fellow and Life-
Long Distinguished Professor, Biopsychology Laboratory and Institution of
Excellence, University of Mysore, Mysore
 Talk on ―Coloniality, Sexual Size Dimorphism and Mating Patterns in a Stork:
A Zoo Story‖ by Dr. A.J. Urfi, Associate Professor, Department of
Environmental Studies, University of Delhi (North Campus), New Delhi.
 Interactive Session on "Studying Evolution in the Laboratory" by Dr. N.G.
Prasad, Associate Professor (Biology), Indian Institute of Science Education
and Research, Mohali, Punjab.

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 Talk on ―Exploring behavioural genetics with Nasonia” by Dr. Rhitoban Ray
Choudhury, Assistant Professor (Biology), Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research, Mohali, Punjab.

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

 ICT based Teaching-Learning


 Practicals through Virtual Labs
 Group Discussions
 Quiz Competitions
 Educational trips
 Industrial visits
 Assignment of minor research projects to students

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities

 Departmental faculty has contributed to set up Vermiculture and


vermicompost units in the college campus to convert kitchen and garden
waste into organic manure.
 Faculty is actively involved in organizing all the health related activities
including awareness lectures, extension lectures and free health check up
camps in the college.
 The faculty in collaboration with the department of Hepatology, PGIMER
registered the college staff members for organ donation.
 Students participated in Poster making competition and Rally to spread
awareness about Water Conservation and Tree Plantation.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strengths
 Highly qualified and experienced faculty well versed in qualitative research.
 Increased strength of quality students.
 Inclination of students towards basic sciences.
 Improved lab infrastructure and an Air conditioned Drosophila culture lab.
funded by DBT under Star College Scheme.
 Accessibility to Internet and INFLIBNET i.e. Information and Library
Network

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Weaknesses
 Lack of credit for dissertation and research project in the curriculum.
 Lack of provision of Summer school for the UG students in the affiliating
University.

Opportunities
 Provision of funds from various government agencies to conduct minor and major
research projects.
 Department has purchased major equipments under DBT Star College Scheme,
which will be beneficial in promoting research aptitude among faculty and
students.

Challenges
 To compete with neighboring institutions.
 To convince and motivate students for research based career in life sciences.

Future plans

 To forge tie-ups with more organizations to promote skill based courses.


 To promote industry-academia collaboration.

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Department of Mathematics

1. Name of the department : Department of Mathematics

2. Year of Establishment : 1968

3. Names of the Programmes / : B.Sc. non medical


Courses offered BCA I, BCA III,
(UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D. B A I, BA II, BA III,
Int. Masters, Integrated Ph. D.etc.)

4. Names of the interdisciplinary : Department of Computer Science


courses and departments involved Course—BCA,

5. Annual / semester/ choice based : Annual system - B. Sc. III


Credit system ( programme wise) B. A. III, BCA. III
Semester system- B.Sc. I, II, BA I, II
BCA. I

6. Participation of the department : Teaching –


in the courses offered by other M.Sc Chemistry
departments.

7. Courses in collaboration with


other universities, industries,
foreign institutions etc. : None

8. Details of programmes / courses


discontinued (if any) with reasons : None

9. Number of Teaching posts

Permanent Sanctioned Filled


Professors None None
Associate Professor 1 1
Assistant Professor 2 2
Contractual 5 5

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10. Faculty profile with name , qualification, designation, specialization,
( D.Sc., / D.Lit./ Ph. D./M. Phil. etc.)
Permanent Staff
S.N. Name Design. Qualification Specialization Exp No. of
(years) Ph.D.
students
1. Ms. Associate M.A. Differential
Ranjana Professor M. Phil. equations 36 None
Nath
2. Dr Assistant M.A. Fluid
Neela Professor M. Phil. Mechanics 24 None
Pawar Ph. D.
3. Dr Assistant M.Sc. Algebra nil None
Swati professor UGC NET
Sidana Ph.D

Cntractual Staff (2015-16)


S.N. Name Design. Qualification Specialization Exp No. of
(years) Ph.D.
students
1 Ms.
Sugandha Asst M. Sc. UGC Algebra 6 none
Sapru Prof NET
2. Ms. Chitra Asst M. Sc. UGC Analysis none
Prof NET 3
3. Ms Nisha Asst M .Sc NET Mechanics none
Prof JRF 1
4. Ms Asst M. Sc. UGC Numerical none
Geetika Prof NET JRF Analysis 4
Gupta
5. Ms. Asst. M.Sc. none
Shweta Prof 2
Sharma

11. List of senior visiting faculty : None


12. Percentage of lectures delivered : B.Sc. I - 67%, B.A.I - 67%
and practical classes handle B. Sc. II - 78% , B. A. II 67%
(programme wise) by temporary B.Sc. III- 78%, B. A. III- 100%
Faculty B.C.A. III – 100%

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13. Student Teacher Ratio : B.Sc. I - 71:1
(Programme wise) B. Sc.II - 56:1
B. Sc. III - 53:1
BCA I - - 36:1
BCA III - 24:1

14. Number of academic support staff : Sanctioned ---- None not required
(technical) and administrative staff : Filled ----- None
Sanctioned and filled

15. Qualification of teaching faculty : mentioned in column 10


with D. Sc. / D. Lit./ Ph.D./ M.Phil./ PG

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects


from a) National b) International funding
agencies and grants received : Nil

17. Departmental projects funded by DST – FIST, : One Minor research Project
UGC, DBT, ICSSR etc. and total grants received funded by UGC

18. Research centre / facility recognized by the University : Nil

19. Publications:

a) Publications per faculty

Dr Neela Pawar
2010-11
Research Paper
1. Double Diffusive Convection of Micropolar Fluid with Hall Effects
Neela Rani and S.K.Tomar
Int. J. of Appl. Math. and Mech., 6(19), 67-85. (2010)
ISSN: 0973-0184.
2. Thermal Convection Problem of Micropolar Fluid Subjected to Hall Current
Neela Rani and S.K. Tomar
Applied Mathematical Modelling, 34, 508-519, (2010)
Impact factor – 2.158 ISSN : 0307-904X.
2011-12
Research Paper
1. Propagation of Plane Waves in Microstretch Fluid
S.K.Tomar and Neela Rani

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Applied Mathematical Modelling. 35, 5751-5765, (2011).
Impact factor – 2.158 ISSN : 0307-904X
2012-13
Research Paper
1.Thermal Instability of Compressible Micropolar Fluid in the Presence of
Suspended Particles
Neela Rani and S.K. Tomar
Journal of Mechanics, Vol. 28, No. 2, June, 559-565, (2012)
Impact factor 0.314 ISSN: 1727-7191
2013-14
BOOKS:
 Edited and reviewed a book titled ―Concise Course--Discrete Mathematics‖,
Krishna Brothers publication. Edition: 2013-14.
ISBN 978-81-921238-5-1.
2014-15
BOOKS:
 Written four chapters in the book titled ―Mechanics‖
Precize Publication, ISBN 93-82295-19-8. Edition: 2014.
 Written two chapters in the book titled ―Probability Theory‖
Precize Publication, ISBN 93-822950-06-8. Edition: 2014
* Number of papers published in peer By Faculty
reviewed journals(national/international) : International Journals - 13
by faculty and students
* Number of publications listed in International Database ( e.g. Web of
Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database
–International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host etc.) : None
* Monographs : None
* Chapters in books : Six
* Books Edited : One
* Books with ISBN/ ISSN numbers : 1. ―Mechanics‖
with details of publishers Precize Publication,
ISBN 93-82295-19-8.
: 2. ―Probability Theory‖
Precize Publication,
ISBN 93-822950-06-8.
: 3. ―Concise Course--Discrete
Mathematics‖,
Krishna Brothers publication .
ISBN 978-81-921238-5-1.
* Citation Index : Seven

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Dr. Swati Sidana
2014-15
Research Paper
1. Finite loop algebras of RA loops of order 64,
Swati Sidana and R. K. Sharma
Acta Mathematica Academiae Paedagogicae Nyiregyh aziensis, 30, 27-42,
(2014).
ISSN: 1786-0091
2. The unit loop of finite loop algebras of loops of order 32,
Swati Sidana and R. K. Sharma
Beitr Algebra Geom, 56, 339-349, (2015).
ISSN: 0138-4821
3. Finite semisimple loop algebras of indecomposable RA loops,
Swati Sidana and R. K. Sharma
Canad. Math. Bull., 58(2), 363-373, (2015).
Impact Factor: 0.408 ISSN: 1496-4287
4. Units in finite loop algebras of RA2 loops
Swati Sidana and R. K. Sharma
Asian Europian Journal of Mathematics, (2015) (Accepted)
ISSN: 1793-5571
5. Finite loop algebras of RA2 loops
Swati Sidana and R. K. Sharma
Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum, (2015) (Accepted)
ISSN: 0001-6969
6. On the finite loop algebra of the smallest Moufang loop M(s3,2)
Swati Sidana and R. K. Sharma
Armenian Journal of Mathematics, (2015) (Accepted)
ISSN: 1829-1163
Ms. Nisha Sharma
2014-15
Research Paper
1. Unconditionally stable numerical method for a nonlinear integro differential
equation
Nisha Sharma and Kapil K. Sharma
Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 67, 62-76, (2014).
2. Finite element method for a nonlinear parabolic integro-differential equation in
higher spatial dimensions
Nisha Sharma and Kapil K. Sharma
Applied Mathematical Modeling (2015).
3. Finite Element Galerkin Approximations to a Class of Nonlinear and Nonlocal
Parabolic Problems,

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Nisha Sharma, Morrakot Khebchareon, Kapil Sharma and Amiya Pani
Numerical Methods for Partial Differential
Equations (Accepted) (2015).

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Providing research guidance

21. Faculty as members in


a) National Committees
Dr Neela Pawar
Member of Society for Promotion of Science and Technology
Member of Punjab Science Congress
b) International Committees : None
c) Editorial Boards : None
d) Board of Studies : Dr Neela Pawar 2nd term
e) Academic Council : Dr Neela Pawar

22. Student projects

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter


departmental / programmes : None

b) percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the


institution i.e. in research laboratories / industry /other agencies : None

23. Awards / recognitions received by faculty and students :


Dr Neela Pawar:
 Member of interview panel for Probationary Officer selection
in Bank of Allahabad.
 Invited as judge in various competitions organized by Institute of Engineering
and Technology, Bhaddal, Panjab.
 UGC sponsored to present a research paper in International Congress of
Mathematician (ICM)-2014, Seoul, South Korea.
 Financial assistance was given by ICIAM -2015 (International Congress of
Industrial and Applied Mathematics) to present a paper in Beijing, China.
 Best paper presenter in an International Conference on Recent Trends in
Mathematical Modeling and Statistical Analysis, organized by PG dept of
Mathematics JCDAV College, Dasuya on Sept 30, 2014.
Dr. Swati Sidana
 Awarded Panjab University Gold medal in M.Sc. Mathematics.

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 Awarded Prof. Hans Raj Gupta Memorial Silver medal for best graduate
student of M.Sc. in Department of Mathematics, Panjab University,
Chandigarh.
 Financial Assistant was given by ICM-2014 (International Congress of
Mathematicians) and IIT Delhi (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) to
present a poster in Seoul, Korea.

Students: (2014-15)
Parul Aggarwal:
 Topper in Chandigarh region in National Graduate Physics Examinatio
 PUOCET entrance Rank -5, DUOCET entrance rank -7, IITJAM rank – 195.
 2nd position in PU examination securing 92%.
 Meenakshi Chahar: IITJAM rank-- - 775, TIFR rank – 45, only student from
Panjab University to achieve this honour. PUOCET rank 120.
 Pranvi Kaushik: PUOCET rank 151, IITJAM rank – 782.
 Parul Punia: IITJAM rank -1332,
 Mahihshi Singla PUOCET rank – 9, KUK rank 1 in mathematics.
 Sunaina rank 25 PUOCET.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitorsto the department


(Annexure attached)

25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized and the source of


Funding

a) National : Mathematics: Beyond Classroom


February, 2014

b) International : None

26. Student profile programme / course wise:

Name of the Course / Programme Pass percentage 2014-15


B. Sc I NM Sem I 97.14
B. Sc. I NM Sem Il 97.14
B. Sc. I Voc Sem I 89 .74
B. Sc. I Voc.Sem II 82.05
B. Sc. II NM 98
B. Sc. II Voc. 92.85
B.Sc.III NM 92.1

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Name of the Course / Programme Pass percentage 2014-15
B.Sc III Voc 85.57
BCA I Sem I 81.94
BCA I Sem II 67
BCA III 100
BA I Sem I 87.09
BA I Sem II 83.87
BA II 100
BA III 50
For B.A. I, on the spot admission is done on the basis of a cut off of 60%.

27. Diversity of students:


Name of % of students from the % of students % of students
the Course same state from other states from abroad
B. Sc. I 52 48 NIL
B. Sc. II 51 49 NIL
B. Sc. III 47 53 NIL
B.C.A. I 48 52 NIL
B.C.A. III 46 54 NIL

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations
such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil Services, Defense Services etc.?
:As per Alumni record.

29. Student progression :Information not available

Student Progression Against % enrolled


UG to PG Approx 75%
PG to Ph.D. 4%
Employed Data available with
- Campus selection placement cell.
- Other than campus recruitment

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a) Library : No of Books 594, Journals /MG 1


b) Internet facilities for staff : Common facilities provided by the college
and students.
c) Class rooms with ICT facility : Common infrastructure
d) Laboratories : None

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31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,
University, government or other agencies:
Student get assistance on merit basis

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures /


Workshops / seminars) with external experts:

2013-14
 An Inter-College Quiz contest in Mathematics was organized by the dept of
mathematics, MCM DAV college in the college campus. 46 teams from
various colleges of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali participated in the
contest.
 A seminar was organized by the dept where the students gave PowerPoint
presentations on various topics relating mathematics and its utility in our lives.
 A group of 35 students of the dept visited the State level Science,
Mathematics and Environment Exhibition 2013, organized by the State
Institute of Education, Chandigarh where students experienced the utility of
their subjects through models and demonstrations.
 A workshop for the students of the department was organized in which
students presented different presentations on various topics related to their
syllabus. There were games, activities, puzzles, quiz etc which sensitized and
stimulated students to know the practical approach of the subject.
 Four teams each comprising of two students participated in competitions
organized by the dept of mathematics, Dev Samaj College, Chandigarh. Two
teams each won individual prizes in different events and the trophy for overall
best performance was also won by our students.
 A National seminar ―Mathematics; Beyond Classrooms‖ which was organized
in Feb. 2014 where eminent speakers Prof Madhu Raka from PU, was the key
note speaker.

2014-15
 An Inter-College Quiz contest in Mathematics was organized by the deptt of
mathematics, MCM DAV College in the college campus in Oct. 2014. 26
teams from various colleges of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali
participated in the contest.
 A lecture on the topic Women Mathematician was delivered by Prof. I.B.S.
Passi from IISER Mohali. The lecture was a part of lecture series organized by
MCM DAV College and Society for Promotion of Science and Technology,
India.

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 A workshop on Vedic Mathematics was organized on 5th February, 2015 by
experts from ‗Ganita Catalyst‘ an NGO from Mohali.
 A lecture on career options after Masters in Mathematics was also organized
on 5th February, 2015.
 Department of Science and Technology sanctioned grant to for Maths Fest to
be organized in the next session.

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

 Lecture method
 Discussion in classrooms
 Question answer session
 Assignments
 Extra material and books provided to advance learners
 Name of reference books are provided with topics
 Test are conducted in classes
 Difficulties and problems of students are discussed
 Extra time is given to students to clear their concepts

34. Participation in Institutional Social responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities

 Dr Neela Pawar was NSS Programme Officer for a period of 2 years


where she was associated with social activities like tree plantation, blood
donation etc. She was also incharge of Red Ribbon Club dealing with
AIDS.
 All the faculty members are put on duty during the various activities
organized by different departments.
Students are members of various Committees of the college and take
part in the activities of these committees
The committees in which students are enrolled are
 NSS
 NCC
 Rotract Club
 Youth Festival
 Cultural activities
 Sports

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35. SWOC analysis of the department and future plans:

Strengths
Highly qualified, educated and energetic staff.
Bright and career oriented students of the region.

Weaknesses
High students‘ teacher ratio
No departmental library
No departmental room to discuss problems of students and do research work
Lack of departmental internet facility and computers

Opportunities
Very intelligent and enthusiastic students.
A highly talented, sincere and devoted staff.

Challenges
Lack of required facilities

Future Plans
To run M.Sc course successfully and get top position in University results.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1. Name of Department : Department of Commerce

2. Year of Establishment : 1978

3. Names of Programmes : B.Com (Honours in Economics & Management)


,B.Com General, B.B.A, M.Com.

4. Name of inter disciplinary courses and departments involved:

Courses Department Involved


B.Com Departments of Economics, English, Punjabi, History & Computer
Science
B.B.A Departments of Economics, English, Punjabi, History & Computer
Science
M.Com Departments of Economics & Computer Science

5. Annual/ semester/ choice based credit system:


B.com (Semester), B.B.A. (Semester), M.com.(Semester).

6. Participation of the Department in the courses offered by other departments:


B.C.A., P.G.D.C.A., Office Management.

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities/industries etc.: N.A

8. Courses/Programs discontinued: N.A

9. Number of Teaching Posts:

Post Sanctioned Filled


Professor - -
Associate Professors - 4
Assistant Professors - 12

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10. Faculty Profile:
Years PhD
Name Qualification Designation Specialization of Students
Exp. Guided
Mrs. Vinod Associate Finance &
M.Com 36 -
Batra Professor Accounts
Mrs. Sita Associate Finance &
M.Com., M.Phil 36 -
Verma Professor Accounts
Mrs. Indra Associate
M.Com., M.Phil Finance 34 -
Gupta Professor
Mrs. Associate
M.Com, M.Phil Finance 32 -
Jatinder Gill Professor
Mrs. Raman M.Com., MFC, Assistant Finance &
15 -
Ghuman PGDCA, UGC NET, Professor Banking
Mrs. Nidhi M.Com., PGDBA, Assistant Finance &
11 -
Sharma UGC NET Professor Accounts
Mrs. Shelly Assistant Accounts &
M.Com., UGC NET 10 -
Nanda Professor Management
CA, CS, PGDBA,
Ms. Jyoti Assistant Finance &
M.Com, NET, 6 -
Soi Professor Accounts
M.Phil
Ms. Disha Assistant Marketing & E-
M.Com., UGC NET 6 -
Sharma Professor commerce
M.Com., Ph.D & Assistant Marketing &
Dr. Gunjan 10 -
UGC NET Professor Finance
Dr. Kiran M.Com., Ph.D & Assistant
Finance 11 -
Jindal UGC NET Professor
Mrs.Vandita Assistant Finance &
M.Com, B.Ed, NET 10 -
Kapoor Professor Accounts
Dr. Assistant
M.B.A, Ph.D Finance 8.5 -
Arshdeep Professor
Dr. M.Com, NET & Assistant HRM &
5 -
Gagandeep Ph.D Professor Marketing
M.Com, M.hil,
Ph.D, NET
Dr.Mamta Assistant Adv.Accounts
(Commerce & 13 One
Ratti Professor & Marketing
Management)
M.B.A.(HR).
M.Com (Honours), Assistant Finance
Ms. Sidaq 1 -
NET Professor

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Contractual Faculty
Ms Assistant
MBA, NET (JRF) Marketing 3 Nil
Namita Professor
Ms Jyoti M.Com, M.Phil, Assistant
Finance 3 Nil
Jindal NET Professor
Assistant Banking and
Ms Hareet M.Com, NET 5 Nil
Professor Finance
M.Com, PGDBA, Assistant Finance and 1
Ms Sahiba Nil
NET (JRF) Professor HR. semester
M.Com, MBA, Assistant
Dr. Tanu Finance 3 Nil
MPhil, Phd ,NET Professor

11. List of senior visiting faculty:

Dr. Suveera Gill (Prof. U.B.S. Chandigarh)


Dr. Lalit K Bansal (Chairperson, University School of Open Learning, PU
Chandigarh)
Dr. K.S.Pathania (Director, Academic Staff College, Shimla)
Dr. Parveen Gupta (Associate Prof., Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Mgt, New
Delhi)

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled by temporary


faculty: 25%

13. Student - Teacher Ratio (programme wise): B.Com: 47:1, B.B.A: 27:1 , M.Com:
27:1

14. Number of Academic Support Staff (technical) and administrative staff;


sanctioned and filled: Technical and administrative is available as per requirement
at the time of exam, functions and lectures.

15. Qualification of teaching faculty: Given in Question 10.

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects: Dr. Gunjan has been granted UGC
sponsored Minor research project titled, ―A study of Consumer Awareness and their
Purchase Decision with regard to Corporate Social Responsibility‖, in the year 2015.

17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST, UGC, DBT, ICSSR etc.: N.A

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18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University: N.A

19. Publications of Faculty: ( 2010-2015 )

Dr. Arshdeep
Dr. Gunjan

Gagandeep

Dr. Mamta
Ms. Shelly

Ms. Disha

Ms. Sidaq
Dr. Kiran
Ms. Jyoti

Dr.
Conference 1 1 1 1
Proceedings
No. Of Papers 1 1 1 4 3 5 4
Published in
Reviewed
Journals
Chapters in 2 2
books
Books 1 1 2 4
Published

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Consultancy is provided to students


for preparation for competitive exams like CAT, UGC-NET, CA, etc. Since such
consultancy is provided on an honorary and voluntary basis, no income is generated
from it.

21. Faculty as members in a) National committees b) International Committees


c) Editorial Boards….

 Dr Mamta Ratti (Dept of Commerce) was appointed as a member of editorial


board of a monthly peer reviewed International Journal of Engineering and
Applied Sciences Research (ISSN: 2319-4413) and International Journal of
Management and Social Sciences Research (ISSN: 2319-4421).
 Dr. Gunjan , is an Associate Editor of College Research Journal ―New
Horizon‖.

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22. Student projects a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects
including inter departmental/programme b) Percentage of students placed for
projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research
laboratories/Industry/other agencies:

The BBA and M.com students of the department attend a compulsory 4-


week internship/summer training programs as per their curriculam in different areas
such as Banking, Industry and various corporate sectors.

23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students:


Faculty Achievement:
Dr. Gunjan has been granted UGC sponsored Minor research project titled, ―A study
of Consumer Awareness and their Purchase Decision with regard to Corporate
Social Responsibility‖, in the year 2015.
Dr. Gagandeep Kaur was awarded a Highly Commendable paper award in the year
2012 for the paper titled ‗Customer Satisfaction and Universal Banks: An
Empirical Study‘ in International Journal of Commerce and Management from
emeraldinsight.com.
Students Achievement:
Harsimran Kaur of B.COM III Won 16 gold medals in Panjab University inter college
championship and was declared the Fastest Swimmer of Panjab University.
Rakhi Nandal was awarded the Best Cadet award (Army Wing) in ATC Camp-217
held at CCET, Chandigarh.
Ina Kansal of M.COM I stood first in Panjab University in Mcom I and was awarded
an award of Principal I.M.Kapoor.
Kiran Kaur Gill of BCOM III have won the overall trophy for maximum participation
at National Level Basket Ball and Handball at inter college and senior state level
held in Dehli and Rajasthan
Urvashi Sood of bcom II stood 3rd in All India Inter University Squash Racket
Tournament held in Thanjavar,Tamil Nadu.
University Positions:
Year B.Com, BBA and M.Com.
2010-11 I & III position in B.Com 3rd year in Panjab University
2011-12 I, II & III Position in B.Com 3rd year (Hons) in Panjab University
2012-13 10th and 11th Positions in B.Com 3rd year and 10th position in BBA in
Panjab University
2013-14 II,IV,V,VI,VIII Position in B.Com 1st year, I in B.Com 2nd
year(Hons), I in B.Com 3rd year (Hons),IV,VII,VIII Positions in BBA
1, I Position in M.Com 1st year in Panjab University.

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2014-15 IV,VII & VIII in BBA 2nd year, VII in BBA 3rd year, IX position in
B.Com 2nd year in Panjab University.

24. List of eminet academicians and scientist / visitors to the department :


Year List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to Name of the
the department event
2010-11  Dr. Blossom Kochar( Founder and Chairperson of
The Blossom Kochar Group of Companies) Panel Discussion
26th  Dr. Anupama Arya (Co-founder of Mobera Systems on
Feb‘11 Pvt. Ltd.) Women
 KomalTalwar(Founder of Talwar&Talwar Entrepreneurship:
consultants) Opportunities and
 AnujaNath Gupta ( Owner of Red Alkemi Pvt. Ltd.) challenges
 Chandeep Kaur (Director of Access Infotech Pvt.
Ltd)
2011-12  Mr. Raj Singh ( ROC of Punjab, Haryana & Panel Discussion
15th Chandigarh) on ―Paying Tax is
Nov‘11  Mr. S.P Babuta ( Director of Punjab & Sind Bank) Your Real
 Ms. RanjanaShahi(Advocate Punjab & Haryana Income‖
High Court; Company Secretary)
 Mr. Rakesh Khanna ( Member of Regional Advisory
Committee of NIRC, Delhi)

 Dr. Lalit K Bansal (Chairperson, University School National Seminar


th
11 of Open Learning, PU Chandigarh) on Value
Feb‘12  Col. K.K.Sharma (Regional Head, North Zone, Metamorphosis –
Everonn Education Ltd. Ethics and
 Dr. K.S.Pathania(Director, Academic Staff Morality in
College,Shimla) Business and
 Dr. Suveera Gill (Prof.U.B.S. Chandigarh) Governance
 Dr.H.L.Verma (Prof.Haryana School of
Business,GuruJambheshwar University Of Science
and Technology, Hisar)
 Dr. Ganesh Prasad Das (Prof. IBCS, SOA University,
Orissa)
 Dr.Parveen Gupta (Associate Prof.,
LalBahadurShastri Institute of Management, New
Delhi)

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 Dr. Satish K.Mittal (Assistant Prof. GautamBudh
University)

2012-13  Dr. Pam Rajput ( Social activist and member of high


13 Feb. level Committee on Status of Women, G.O.I) National
2013  Justice Ajay Tiwari (PB & Haryana high court) Conference On
 Ms. Isha Singh (Co-Director, TRINITi) Women
 Ms. Madanjeet Sahota ( Consumer Redressal Forum, Empowerment-
Chandigarh) ‗Still an Illusion
 Ms. Paramjit Kaur (Chairperson of Punjab State or Reality‘
Women Commission) Sponsored by
 Mr. Manmohan Singh (CEO, Aroma Hotel) ICSSR, NW
 Ms. Ritu Singal (Managing Director, Raglan Regional Centre
Infrastructure Limited)

2013-14 Mr. Onkar Nath ( Principal Accountant General Audit Panel Discussion
10th Oct Haryana) on
2013 CA Krishnan Joshi (Chairman, ICAI, Chandigarh ―A penny saved
Branch and founder partner of AARYAA & associates) and invested is
MsPooja M. kohli( Executive Director in Ludhiana Stock two pennies
exchange). earned‖. Save to
Mr. Sudhirkumar Jain ( CA and Director Embee invest, invest to
Insurance Brokers ltd). save.
Ms. SeemaRathour Gill (Deputy Manager, Learning and
development, HDFC Life)

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding


a)National
b)International:

National Seminar: 1 Workshop:1 National Panel


Sources of Funding: Sources of Conference:1 Discussions: 3
UGC Funding: Self Sources of Funding: Sources of
Financed ICSSR, NW Regional Funding: Self
Centre, Chandigarh Financed

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2010-11

Panel discussion was held on 26th February 2011 on the topic, ―Women
Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Challenges‖. The panelist in the discussion were
Dr. Blossom Kochar (Foundation and Chairperson of The Blossom Kocchar Group of
Companies), Dr. Anupama Arya (Co-Founder, Mobera Systems Pvt. Ltd.),
KomalTalwar(Founder of Talwar&Talwar consultants), AnujaNath Gupta ( Owner of
Red Alkemi Pvt. Ltd.) and Chandeep Kaur (Director of Access Infotech Pvt. Ltd).
The purpose of the event was to enlighten the young ladies about the contemporary
opportunities for the women in the business world and also prepared them to face the
challenges and hurdles in their way of success.

2011-12

 Panel discussion was held on 15th November 2011 on the theme, ―Paying Tax is
your Real Income Sow Today Reap Tomorrow‖. The experts in the conversation
were Mr. Raj Singh ( ROC of Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh), Mr. S.P Babuta (
Director of Punjab & Sind Bank), Ms. Ranjana Shahi(Advocate Punjab &
Haryana High Court; Company Secretary) and Mr. Rakesh Khanna ( Member of
Regional Advisory Committee of NIRC, Delhi). The objective of discussion was
how an efficient taxation system is the backbone of every nation‘s economy and
to acquaint the participants with the importance of timely payment of taxes as a
necessity to boost the economic growth of the country.
 One day UGC sponsored National Seminar on ―Value Metamorphosis: Ethics and
Morality in Business and Governance‖, held on 11th February 2012 to deliberate
on comprehensive issues related to ethics and moral values in business and
governance. The specialists in the seminar were Dr. Lalit K Bansal (Chairperson,
University School of Open Learning, PU Chandigarh), Col. K.K.Sharma
(Regional Head, North Zone, Everonn Education Ltd., Dr. K.S.Pathania (Director,
Academic Staff College, Shimla), Dr. Suveera Gill (Prof.U.B.S. Chandigarh), Dr.
Ganesh Prasad Das (Prof. IBCS, SOA University, Orissa), Dr. Parveen Gupta
(Associate Prof., Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi) and
Dr. Satish K.Mittal (Assistant Prof. Gautam Budh University). The event was a
platform for propagation of research findings and renewed practices in business
and governance. The seminar was inaugurated by Sh. V.K. Singh (IAS), Finance
Secretary, Chandigarh Administration, U.T. and the keynote address was delivered
by Prof. H.L.Verma, Former Pro-Vice Chancellor, Guru Jambheshwar University
Of Science and Technology, Hisar)

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2012-13
 National Conference on ―Women Empowerment - Still an Illusion or Reality‖,
sponsored by ICSSR, NW Regional Centre, Chandigarh, held on 13th February
2013. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Pam Rajput, Social Activist &
Member of High Level Committee on Status of Women. Government of India.
Various delegates from different fields of expertise presented papers and explored
the actuality of women empowerment. Valedictory address was delivered by
Justice Justice Ajay Tiwari (Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court). Other guests
were Ms. Isha Singh (Co-Director, TRINITi), Ms. Madanjeet Sahota (Consumer
Redressal Forum, Chandigarh), Ms. Paramjit Kaur (Chairperson of Punjab State
Women Commission), Mr. Manmohan Singh (CEO, Aroma Hotel) and Ms. Ritu
Singal (Managing Director, Raglan Infrastructure Limited).
 ―APRATIM 2012‖, an inter-college Commerce fest was organized by the
department held on 8th November 2012, with an aim to bring out the intellect and
creativity of the students. Various activities like Acumen, Quiz-Mania, Paint your
Imagination and Corprorattire were conducted along with some cultural
extravaganza. The fest was inaugurated by Mr. Manmohan S. Kohli (CEO &
Managing Director, Aroma Hotels).

2013-14
 Panel Discussion on ―A Penny Saved and Invested is Two Pennies Earned‖ held
on 11th October, 2013, emphasizing on an efficient investment system as the
backbone of a nation‘s economy. The Chief Guest of the event was Sh. Onkar
Nath, Honourable Principal Accountant Haryana; CA Krishnan Joshi (Chairman,
ICAI, Chandigarh Branch and founder partner of AARYAA & associates), Ms.
Pooja M. kohli( Executive Director in Ludhiana Stock exchange), Mr.
Sudhirkumar Jain ( CA and Director Embee Insurance Brokers ltd) and Ms.
SeemaRathour Gill (Deputy Manager, Learning and development, HDFC Life).
 Workshop on ―Motivation‖, held on 4th September 2014, delivered by Dr. Jaspreet
Ahluwalia (Heading Leadership Development, Life-Skill trainings & OD
Interventions for 12000 employees at Anand Automotive Ltd.)

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26. Student profile programme/course wise :

Name of the
Applications Enrolled
Course/programme Selected Pass %
received *F
B.COM I Centralised 280 280 95%
B.B.A I 430 47 47 98%
M.COM I 260 47 47 100%

27. Diversity of Students

Name of % of students from % of students from % of students


the Course Same state other States from abroad
B.COM I 85% 15%
B.B.A I 22.64% 64.15% 13.21 %
M.COM I 73.33% 26.67%

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations
such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc.:

GC-NET Qualified Students


December 2013 Kulwinder Kaur
December 2014 Sakshi Aggarwal
December 2014 Falak
June 2015 Amrita Dhaliwal
June 2015 Jiwanjot Hira
June 2015 Amanjot Hira
Defence
June 2013 Gursheen Kaur (Army)
June 2013 Avantika Sharma (Army)
29. Student Progression:

Student Progression Against % enrolled


UG to PG Approx 75%
PG to Ph.D. 8.51%
Employed Data available with
Campus selection placement cell.
Other than campus recruitment

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30. Details of Infrastructural facilities.
a) Library: Well equipped College Library.no of books = 2066, Journals = 9.
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Internet facilities for students in library and
for staff in library as well as resource room.
c) Class rooms with ICT facility: College facilities used.
d) Laboratories: Yes (Computer Labs)

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,


government or other agencies: 30 students were given Scholarship by the college
under different schemes during 2009-2015.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /


seminar) with external experts:

2010-11

 One day lecture by representatives of IDBI Fortis on, ―Current Scenario of the
Indian Insurance Sector and the underlying Career Opportunists‖, Mr. Omesh
Thakral (Assistant Business Manager, Punjab Alliances, IDBI Fortis Life
Insurance Co. Ltd.) and Sonal Mathur (State Training Manager, IDBI Fortis Life
Insurance Co. Ltd.), held on August 2010.
 Panel discussion was held on 26th February 2011 on the topic, ―Women
Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Challenges‖. The panelist in the discussion
were Dr. Blossom Kochar (Foundation and Chairperson of The Blossom
Kocchar Group of Companies), Dr. Anupama Arya (Co-Founder, Mobera Systems
Pvt. Ltd.), KomalTalwar(Founder of Talwar&Talwar consultants), AnujaNath
Gupta ( Owner of Red Alkemi Pvt. Ltd.) and Chandeep Kaur (Director of Access
Infotech Pvt. Ltd). The purpose of the event was to enlighten the young ladies
about the contemporary opportunities for the women in the business world and
also prepared them to face the challenges and hurdles in their way of success.

2011-12

 Guest Lecture delivered on the topic ―Valuation under Central Excise Act‖, by Mr.
Neeraj Mariya, Author of a book Indirect Tax Law for B.Com students. The
informative lecture enlightened the students about the valuation of various
documents used under Excise Act.
 The Department organized a lecture on ―Incorporation of Companies and Related
Issues‖, to emphasize the need of practical training along with curriculum,
delivered by Dr. Raj Singh (Registrar of Companies of Punjab, H.P. and

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Chandigarh). He shared his experiences and gave insight to the students regarding
modernization and latest procedures in the field.
 Panel discussion was held on 15th November 2011 on the theme, ―Paying Tax is
your Real Income Sow Today Reap Tomorrow‖. The experts in the conversation
were Mr. Raj Singh ( ROC of Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh), Mr. S.P Babuta (
Director of Punjab & Sind Bank), Ms. Ranjana Shahi(Advocate Punjab &
Haryana High Court; Company Secretary) and Mr. Rakesh Khanna ( Member of
Regional Advisory Committee of NIRC, Delhi). The objective of discussion was
how an efficient taxation system is the backbone of every nation‘s economy and
to acquaint the participants with the importance of timely payment of taxes as a
necessity to boost the economic growth of the country.
 One day UGC sponsored National Seminar on ―Value Metamorphosis: Ethics and
Morality in Business and Governance‖, held on 11th February 2012 to deliberate
on comprehensive issues related to ethics and moral values in business and
governance. The specialists in the seminar were Dr. Lalit K Bansal (Chairperson,
University School of Open Learning, PU Chandigarh), Col. K.K.Sharma
(Regional Head, North Zone, Everonn Education Ltd., Dr. K.S.Pathania (Director,
Academic Staff College, Shimla), Dr. Suveera Gill (Prof.U.B.S. Chandigarh), Dr.
Ganesh Prasad Das (Prof. IBCS, SOA University, Orissa), Dr. Parveen Gupta
(Associate Prof., Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi) and
Dr. Satish K.Mittal (Assistant Prof. Gautam Budh University). The event was a
platform for propagation of research findings and renewed practices in business
and governance. The seminar was inaugurated by Sh. V.K. Singh (IAS), Finance
Secretary, Chandigarh Administration, U.T. and the keynote address was delivered
by Prof. H.L.Verma, Former Pro-Vice Chancellor, Guru Jambheshwar University
Of Science and Technology, Hisar)

2012-13

 Interactive session on ―Career Guidance and Counselling‖, was organized. The


session aimed to provide the students with knowledge of various avenues and
career options available to them, delivered by Mr. Hradesh Madan, an expert in
career guidance and counselling interacted with the students and enlightened them
about the available professional opportunities.
 National Conference on ―Women Empowerment - Still an Illusion or Reality‖,
sponsored by ICSSR, NW Regional Centre, Chandigarh, held on 13th February
2013. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Pam Rajput, Social Activist &
Member of High Level Committee on Status of Women. Government of India.
Various delegates from different fields of expertise presented papers and explored
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Justice Justice Ajay Tiwari (Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court). Other guests
were Ms. Isha Singh (Co-Director, TRINITi), Ms. Madanjeet Sahota (Consumer
Redressal Forum, Chandigarh), Ms. Paramjit Kaur (Chairperson of Punjab State
Women Commission), Mr. Manmohan Singh (CEO, Aroma Hotel) and Ms. Ritu
Singal (Managing Director, Raglan Infrastructure Limited).
 ―APRATIM 2012‖, an inter-college Commerce fest was organized by the
department held on 8th November 2012, with an aim to bring out the intellect and
creativity of the students. Various activities like Acumen, Quiz-Mania, Paint your
Imagination and Corprorattire were conducted along with some cultural
extravaganza. The fest was inaugurated by Mr. Manmohan S. Kohli (CEO &
Managing Director, Aroma Hotels).

2013-14

 Guest Lecture delivered by Dr.Suveera Gill (Associate Professor, University


Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh) on the topic ―Balanced
Scorecard and its Perspectives‖, for the Postgraduate students of the department,
to discuss its various aspects in an illustrative manner and to stress upon its
validity in the success of any business.
 Panel Discussion on ―A Penny Saved and Invested is Two Pennies Earned‖ held
on 11th October, 2013, emphasizing on an efficient investment system as the
backbone of a nation‘s economy. The Chief Guest of the event was Sh. Onkar
Nath, Honourable Principal Accountant Haryana; CA Krishnan Joshi (Chairman,
ICAI, Chandigarh Branch and founder partner of AARYAA & associates), Ms.
Pooja M. kohli( Executive Director in Ludhiana Stock exchange), Mr.
Sudhirkumar Jain ( CA and Director Embee Insurance Brokers ltd) and Ms.
SeemaRathour Gill (Deputy Manager, Learning and development, HDFC Life).

2014-15
 Workshop on ―Motivation‖, held on 4th September 2014, delivered by Dr. Jaspreet
Ahluwalia (Heading Leadership Development, Life-Skill trainings & OD
Interventions for 12000 employees at Anand Automotive Ltd.)

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning: Lecture Method, Problem
solving exercises, Field studies/visits, Case study Method, Surveys and excursions
including industrial visits, Project works ensure skill development in relevant
subject-areas of study, Group Discussion, Audio visual aids, OHP and other practical
supplementary aids.

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34. Participation in Institution Social Responsibility:
Blood donation rallies are organized by the institution to inspire the residents to
donate blood in which commerce students also actively participate.
Active participation of commerce students in functions of Mahila samaj & Arya
samaj by bhajans and shaloks recitation.
Membership and Involvement of commerce students in Rotaract club, Red Ribbon
club, Arya Samaj Committee, NSS & NCC.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans :

Strengths
 Highly qualified and experienced staff
 Quality assurance of courses through the examination results of students.
 Placement Cell Services.
 Department has a strong ethos of openness, sharing and commitment for
increasing parents confidence.

Weaknesses
 Lack of Academic-Industry participation.
 Research initiatives need to be promoted amongst students.

Opportunities
 Establishment of research centre.
 To initiate add-on courses in the subjects like Banking and Insurance and Retail
Management etc.
 To begin other Post-Graduation courses like MBE, MIB etc.

Challenges:
 To keep pace with changes in higher education and creating conditions of
employability.
 Need to have more industry attraction programmes.

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Department Of English
1. Name of the Department: Department of English
2. Year of Establishment: 1968
3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated
Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.)
UG B.A General English, Elective English Functional English
B. Com (Business Communication) English Honours
BSc. (General English )
Communicative English (Add-On)
PG M. A English
4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:
English is also taught to B.Com/ BSc/ BCA/BBA students.
5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise):
 Annual System – B.A. III, BA III ( Hons.)B.SC.II
 Semester System – B.A.I, B.A. II, B.C.A.I, B.COM.I,M.A.I & M.A.II

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:


 Commerce - General English, Communication Skills, Business
Communication
 Science - General English, Communication Skills
 BCA- General English
 Add-on Course in Communicative English ( open to students from all
disciplines and all levels)

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc : None

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any )with reasons : None

9. Number of Teaching Posts:


Permanent Sanctioned Filled
Associate Professor 7 7
Assistant Professor 9 8
Contractual Sanctioned Filled
(Assistant Professor) 5 6

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,
(D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.)

S.NO NAME DESI. QUAL. Specialization Exp Phd


(yrs) Students
Dr. Shashi A. Associate M.A.,
1 Linguistics 38 -
K. Sharda Professor M.Phil, Ph.D
Mrs. Rashmi Associate
2 M.A, M.Phil Stylistics 36 -
Sharma Professor
Mrs. Anuradha Associate
3 M.A, M.Phil George Eliot 30 -
Kohli Professor
Mrs. Madhu Associate British
4 M.A, M.Phil 29 -
Marwaha Professor Literature
M.A, M.Phil, American
Mrs. Neena Associate
5 NET, Literature, 21 -
Sharma Professor
PGCTE Shakespeare
M.A, M.Phil,
Modern British
Mrs. Bindu Associate PGDTE -
6 Literature, 26
Sharma Professor (CIEFL),
Linguistics
SLET
Dr. Harpreet Associate M.A. UGC Film Studies,
7 17 -
Gill Professor NET, Ph.D Gender Studies
Mrs. Sukhpreet Assistant M.A., B.Ed., Linguistics,
8 23 -
Bhatia Professor M.Phil. Criticism
Dr. Mridula Assistant M.A.,M.Phil. Indian Writing,
9 16 -
Sharma Professor ,Ph.D Linguistics
Mrs. Anuradha Assistant M.A., British Fiction,
10 12 -
Sehgal Professor M.Phil. Indian Writing
Post Colonial
Assistant M.A., UGC Literature,
11 Dr.Neha Soi 9 -
Professor NET, Ph.D Literary and
Social Theory
M.A., Indian Drama
Dr. Komil Assistant
12 M.Phil,NET, in English & 8 -
Tyagi Professor
Ph.D, B.Ed Gender Studies
Indian
Diaspora
Mrs. Zeenat Assistant M.A., M.Phil
13 Literature and 7 -
Khan Professor & NET
Post
Colonialism

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Poetry,
Comparative
Dr. Supriya Assistant M.A, M.Phil, Literature,
14 8 -
Chowdhary Professor NET, Ph.D Post Colonial
and Cultural
Studies
Poetry, Indian
Writings, Post
Ms. Jasmine Assistant M.A, M.Phil,
15 Colonial 6 -
Anand Professor NET
Studies,
Linguistics
Contractual Staff (2014-15)
Critial
Assistant Theory,
16 Ms. Prakriti M.A, NET 5 -
Professor European
Renjen
Literature
World
M.A,
Assistant Literature
17 Ms. Bhavneet M.Phil, 2 -
Professor and Cultural
Kaur Kang NET
Studies
Post Colonial
Assistant Studies and
18 M.A, NET 1 -
Professor Cultural
Ms.ManikaArora
Theory
Post Colonial
Studies,
M.A,
Assistant Children's
19 M.Phil, 2 -
Professor Literature,
Ms.Sukriti NET
Fantasy
Sharma
Fiction
Post
Colonical
Studies,
Assistant
20 M.A, NET Poetry, 5 -
Ms. Sunaina Jain Professor
Theological
Studies,
Ecofeminism
M.A,
Assistant
21 Ms. Mithas Hara Ph.D 1 -
Professor
Pursuing

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11. List of senior visiting faculty : None

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme


wise) by temporary Faculty

 B.A. I, II & III: English General – 43%


 English Elective – 33%
 English Functional - 0%
 B.A. II & B.A. III (Hons) : 0%
 M.A.I,II : 0%
 B.C.A.I: 0%
 B.COM I: 25%
 B. Sc. II: 100%

13. Student-Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : B.A.I,II,III:


General English – 85:1
Elective English – 80:1
B.A.II, III (Hons.): 47:1
M.A.I, II : 45:1
B.C.A. I : 40:1
B. Com.I: 74:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical ) and administrative staff :


Technical and administrative staff is available as per requirement at the time of
functions, special lectures and examinations.

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/D.Litt/Ph.D/MPhil/PG.

S.NO NAME QUALIFICATION


1 Dr. Shashi A. K. Sharda M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D
2 Mrs. Rashmi Sharma M.A, M.Phil
3 Mrs. Anuradha Kohli M.A, M.Phil
4 Mrs. Madhu Marwaha M.A, M.Phil
5 Mrs. Neena Sharma M.A, M.Phil, NET, PGCTE
6 Mrs. Bindu Sharma M.A, M.Phil , PGDTE(CIEFL), SLET
7 Dr. Harpreet Gill M.A. NET, Ph.D
8 Mrs. Sukhpreet Bhatia M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.
9 Dr. Mridula Sharma M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D
10 Mrs. Anuradha Sehgal M.A., M.Phil.
11 Dr. Neha Soi M.A., NET, Ph.D

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12 Dr. Komil Tyagi M.A., M.Phil, NET, Ph.D, B.Ed
13 Mrs. Zeenat Khan M.A, M.Phil& NET
14 Dr. Supriya Chowdhary M.A, M.Phil, NET, Ph.D
15 Ms. Jasmine Anand M.A, M.Phil& NET
16 Ms. Prakriti Renjen M.A,NET
17 Ms. Bhavneet Kaur Kang M.A,M.Phil,NET
18 Ms. Manika Arora M.A,NET
19 Ms. Sukriti Sharma M.A,M.Phil,NET
20 Ms. Sunaina Jain M.A,NET
21 Ms. Mithas Hara M.A,Ph.D Pursuing

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International


funding agencies and grants received: Currently there is no ongoing project.
However, the applications for a few projects are underway.

17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and
total grants received: Currently there is no ongoing project. However, we are
planning to apply for the projects.

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University : None

19. Publications per Faculty:

Name of Publications in Publications in Chapter Books Books with


Faculty International National Peer- in Edited ISSN/ISBN
Member Peer-reviewed reviewed Books Numbers
Journals Journals
Ms Bindu 7 - 2 - -
Sharma
Dr Harpreet - 1 4 - -
Gill
Ms 2 2 5 - 1
Sukhpreet
Bhatia
Dr Mridula - 4 4 3 -
Sharma
Ms Anuradha - 3 - - -
Sehgal

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Name of Publications in Publications in Chapter Books Books with
Faculty International National Peer- in Edited ISSN/ISBN
Member Peer-reviewed reviewed Books Numbers
Journals Journals
Dr Neha Soi 3 3 2 - -
Dr Komil - 3 1 - -
Tyagi
Ms Zeenat - 2 - 1 -
Khan
Dr Supriya 2 - - - -
Chowdhary
Ms Sunaina 8 - - - 1
Jain
Ms Sukriti 2 - - - 1
Sharma

20. Areas of consultancy and income generat: Since consultancy services are
provided on voluntary and honorary basis, no revenue is generated thereof.

For instance several members of the faculty were invited by the Panjab University
to prepare scripts of study material for various classes at University School of
Open Learning (USOL), Panjab University, Chandigarh and paid for their
services.
Name of Faculty Class Subject
Ms. Neena Sharma BA I, II, III Elective English
Ms. Bindu Sharma BA II Elective English
Dr. Harpreet Gill B.Com I English
Ms. Sukhpreet Bhatia BA I Elective English
Dr. Mridula Sharma BA I, II, III Elective English
Ms. Anuradha Sehgal BA III Elective English
Dr. Neha Soi BA I, II Elective English
Dr. Komil Tyagi BA II Elective English
Ms. Jasmine Anand BA III General English

21. Faculty as members in


a) National committees : None
b) International Committees : Shakespeare Association – 4 members of
the faculty have joined this association.
c) Editorial Board : Members of the Department of English are
Members of Editorial Board of College

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Magazine- Mehr Jyoti as well as
Research Journal- New Horizons.
d) College and Hostel Prospectus : Members of the Department are also
responsible for the designing
and publication of these.
22. Student projects

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter


departmental/ programme : 100%
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e. in Research laboratories/ Industry/ other agencies: The
students of Functional English who study Print and Electronic media
journalism are annually sent for internships and short-term training courses to
various TV Channels and Newpapers.

23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students University Positions

Faculty:
Ms Sukhpreet Bhatia – Adjudged one of the top nine lead authors based on the
number of downloads by the International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and
Change, Vol. 1, Issue 3, May 2014, ISSN number 2201-1323.

Students:
Year/ MA I MA II BA III (Hons)
Class
Sukriti Sharma II in PU
2008-09
Srishti Sehgal III in PU
Shagun Dogra Mansi Verma I in PU
2009-10
II in PU Prigya Verma III in PU
2010-11 Cipika Sharma II in PU
Khusboo Thakur I in PU
2011-12
Nishtha Sexena III in PU
Year/ MA I MA II BA III (Hons)
Class
Nitika Garg I Yati Bedi I in PU
2012-13
in Linguistics Tamana Chawla III in PU
Manika Ahuja I in PU
2013-14
Neha Mehta III in PU

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Yati Bedi I in
M.A in PU
2014-15
Madhvi
Sharma II in
M.A in PU

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the Department :


 Mrs. Dona Suri - Journalist and Editor-at-large with Day And Night News
Channel in the Chair.
 Dr. Surabhi Goyal - Assistant Professor, Department of English and Cultural
Studies, Panjab University
 RJ Manav - FM 94.3
 Mr. Himanshu Matta, Regional Co-ordinator NDTV
 Ms. Shirley Wajda - expert in American Studies and a Historian
 Mr. David Lees - Cultural Attache‘ at the American Embassy
 Ms. Mandeep Kaur - All India Principal Programme Advisor, Public Affairs
Section at American Centre New Delhi
 Ms.Suditi Jindal - Director, Learning Curve Academy 2013-14:
 Dr. Anil Raina - former Chairman, Department of English and Cultural
Studies, Panjab University
 Mr.Sid Bahri - Upcoming writer of the debut novel 'The Homing Pigeons'
 Dr. Pankaj K Singh - Former Dean Languages and Chairperson of Department
of English, H.P University, Shimla
 Dr. M.L. Raina - Former Chairman and retired Professor, Department of
English and Cultural Studies, Panjab University
 Dr. Akshay Kumar - Department of English and Cultural Studies, Panjab
University
 Dr. Pratibha Nagpal, Chairperson, Department of English and Cultural
Studies, Panjab University as a Special Guest at LITERRAZZIA 2015

25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National: The members of the department constitute the Stage Management


and Compering Committee of the college and have been involved with the
conduct of most of the National seminars organized by various departments
of the college. Several of them have also presented interdisciplinary papers
at those events.
b) I n ternational: Jointly organized with Shakespeare Association (India), a UGC
sponsored International Seminar on Scholars in Shakespeare from

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September 24-26, 2010.The seminar witnessed scholarly and international
footfall in the form of Prof. R.S.White from Australia, Prof. Stuart Sillars
from Norway, Prof. R.W.Desai from DU, New Delhi, Prof. Abhay
Mauraya, former VC, EFLU, Hyderabad and Prof. Bhim Singh Dahiya,
President, The Shakespeare Association, India.

26. Student profile programme/course wise


English is a compulsory subject studied by all the students at one or the other
level.Merit lists are prepared and cut-off percentages stipulated for courses with
limited seats such as Postgrduation, Honours and Functional English where the
response of admission seekers is overwhelming. On-the-spot admission is done in
most of the courses.

27. Diversity of Students

Name of % of students from % of students % of students


the Course Same state from other States from abroad
B.A. / BSc./
75% 24.63% o.37%
B.Com

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations
such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil Services, Defense services, etc.?
A good number of students clear these examinations annually and get placed. The
detailed data of the same shall be provided at the time of NAAC Peer Team visit.

29. Student progression: Majority of our students (nearly 80%) is career-oriented


and goes in for higher studies. Excellent results and a number of positions
annually in the University Examinations corroborate the same.They join
Postgraduation in the college, at PU or at some other universities. Many of them
pursue B Ed. and become school teachers as well. Several go to the field of print
and electronic media as journalists, reporters, content-writers or in some
managerial capacity both at national and international levels. Numerous students
pursue M.Phil or Ph.D degrees after leaving the college and join the teaching
profession at college level.

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities:

a) Library : Library books available.no of Books : 4768,


Journals: E-journals on the N-list through INFLIBNET
Dialog published by the Panjab University

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Diviner published by DAV college, Chandigarh
New Horizons the college Research journal
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Internet facility for staff in library as
well as resource room and for students in library.
c) Laboratories : English Language Lab with Computer and TV
facility

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,


government or other agencies
Since the students are to fill the forms for the same online and they receive the
scholarship in their bank accounts, the college does not have a complete record of
the same. However, the details of the scholarships given by the college are as
follows

Session No. of students who received financial Total no. of students


assistance from other agencies in the college
2009-2010 18 2835
2010-2011 27 3109
2011-2012 14 3253
2012-2013 36 3601
2013-2014 27 4080

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures /workshops


/seminar) ith external experts : Some of these have already been discussed in the
point 24, others are being described here:
 The Post Graduate Department of English organized a research-based Workshop
cum Fashion Show LITTRAZIA 2015 in collaboration with the Dept. of
Cosmetology showcasing practical research in the field of fashion and literature
from Biblical times to the Futuristic Era. Extensive research was carried out by
Mrs. Sukhpreet Bhatia, Assistant Professor from the Department and Ms.
Jyotpreet, Assistant Professor from the Department of Cosmetology on the
various epochs of English literature. Mettlesome women from those periods were
selected and depicted on stage. A presentation on women fashions throughout
various centuries of English Literary history along with fashion statements
described in English fiction was made by Ms. Jasmine Anand, Assistant
Professor in the Department. The students of Postgraduate classes gave
interesting and detailed introduction to various characters from English novels
and plays, thus familiarizing the audience with those well-known works of
literature.
 The students of the Dept. organized EVERLIT 2015 the first literary festival of

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MCM an amalgamation of art and literature. The fest commenced with an
interactive session on ‗Media past, present and future‘ by Mr. Vivek Atray, DC
Panchkula. It was simultaneously enriched with a session on live art
demonstration by Prof. Ravinder Sharma, Prof. Govt. College of arts. In
continuation was a theatre workshop given by Mr. Siddharth Kaushal, an actor in
the Oscar winner Director Danis Tanovic‘s Cannes release and a P.U. Chandigarh
gold medalist three times in a row. The workshop was followed by an interactive
session with the writer of ‗Kasauli Lights‘ Ms. Dimpy Ajrawat followed by the
book signing. The event was also marked by a play performance ‗Virudh‘ by
college girls on women voices and empowerment which ran parallel to Youth
Parliaments debating topical issues. Mr. Khushwant Singh the author of
‗Maharaja in Denims‘ inspired the students to write and get published with his
session on ‗One word at a time‘. The event was concluded by a session by Mr.
Amit Hans, founder Educorp with his enlivening and inspirational talk ‗Window
to the Soul‘. The Litfest had an indelible mark on the minds of students of
schools and colleges of the tricity which left its imprint on ‗Community Canvas‘
a memoir of the event where everyone doodled in his free spirit.
 The students are taken to literary festivals of the city such as the Chandigarh
LITFEST by the ChandigarhSahitya Akademi.
 Lectures by experts from diverse fields of literature and language are regularly
held in the college and students are taken to other institutions to attend such
events. The students of PG classes attended a lecture on Archtypal Approach
to Criticism by Dr Anil Raina from the Panjab University at Khalsa College for
Women, Sec. 26, Chandigarh in 2012. Dr. Raina gave another lecture on
Marxism for a different batch of students in March 2014.
 Dr. Akshay Kumar from the Department of English and Cultural Studies, Panjab
University delivered a lecture guiding the students on How To Write a Good
Research Paper in March 2015.
 Dr. Pankaj K. Singh, Chairperson , Department of English, HP University, Shimla
delivered a lecture on Feminism on the topic: ―Contesting Tradition and
Modernity: In Search of Her Voice and Space‖ in 2013.
 A lecture on ‗Various Types of Modern Poetry‘ was delivered by Dr. M. L.
Raina, former Professor, Department of English , Panjab University.
 Functional English students took part in FENFEST, an event organized by the
Postgraduate Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh and brought home
several prizes.
 The students of Postgraduate classes were taken to participate in ‗Literary
Spaces‘, an event organized by Golden Shower Society of PGGC, Sec. 11,
Chandigarh. At the event the following students bagged prizes:
 Poetry Writing: Shabnam Singh, MA II- 1st, Samiksha Khanduri MAI-2nd
 Film Review : Inderpreet, MA II- 2nd

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33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:
 Lecture method.
 Discussion in the classrooms.
 Question answer session.
 Overhead projector in committee room.
 Multimedia/ Power point presentations in multimedia hall.
 E-mail contact of the teachers for dissemination of additional study material to
the students.
 Knowledge about the various websites related to the topics.
 Extra material is provided to advanced learners and special attention is given
to weaker ones.
 Staff members provide their personal books to the students to increase their
knowledge
 Names of the reference books are provided with topics
 Books procured from the Panjab University library by the Faculty members
and shared with the students.
 Use of laptops in the classrooms and Functional English Laboratory for ICT
based pedagogy
 Students encouraged to make presentations on Power Point and submit those
through e-mails
 Topics for preparing assignments and term-papers are especially chosen from
beyond the prescribed syllabi.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities:

The Department of English, being the biggest Department of the college with 15
permanent Members of the Faculty and at least 6 members engaged on contractual
basis every year along with the oceanic strength of the students is a sort of heart of
the institution pulsating with life and activity. The members of the faculty have the
maximum representation as Deans and Conveners of various clubs and Committes
of the College and make significant contribution to its functioning. For instance:
 Dean, Student Welfare
 Dean, Publications
 Dean, Research Work
 Dean Cultural Activities
 Head, UGC Cell

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 Head Rotract Club
 Head, Horticulture Committee
 Nodal Officer RUSA
 Co-ordinator, Dramatics Club ‗Parwaz‘
are all from the Department of English.

Under MCM Rotract Club, NCC, NSS students of the department actively take
part in socially ameliorative activities such as Poster-making contests, Visits to
Old-Age Homes, rallies and Flash mobs organized by the college to sensitize the
students on various issues like environment, traffic safety,child abuse, female
foeticide etc

The Dramatics Club of the college annually prepares 6-7 items of various types on
socially relevant and contemporary issues.

The students of the department contribute meaningfully as members of the


Editorial boards of the college Magazine and Newsletter by selecting thought-
provoking articles and information to generate maximum awareness on burning
issues.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans:


Strength :
Highly qualified Staff and very brilliant students.
Introduction of PG Course.
Innovative teaching methods.
Functional English Lab for better exposure and training.

Weaknesses
Large student-teacher ratio
Need to upgrade Functional English Lab

Opportunities:
Research avenues.
Career in teaching.
Career in media.

Challenges:
Countering the mother tongue interference in the students from other states.

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Department of Hindi

1. Name of the department : Department of Hindi

2. Year of Establishment : 1968

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated


Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG & B.A Hons.

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Yes (


EVS)

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) :


Annual & Semester –
B.A III &B.A Hons – Annual
B.A I – Semester system w.e.f 2014 (As per P.U rules)
B.A-II Hons., B.A-II Semester System w.e.f 2015 (As per P.U rules)

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments


: Yes
English Compulsory and Punjabi Compulsory, News gathering and covering co-
curricular activities of all the college.
Contributions in college Magazine Mehar-Jyoti, compeering at the various
functions held in the college.
Participations of our students in workshops held in other Depts.

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc. : None

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : None.

9. Number of Teaching posts

Post Sanctioned Filled


Professor - -
Associate Professors 2 2
Assistant Professors 1 1

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,
(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualification Designation Specializati Number No. of Ph.Ds


on of years guided for last
of exp. 4 years
Dr. Manisha PGDMC/ Associate Fiction 23 -
Priyamwada PGDT/M.A Professor
(Hindi)/
M.Phil/Ph.D
Dr. Prasoon M.A (Hindi)/ Associate Drama & 20 -
Prasad M.A (Eng.)/ Professor Theatre
Diploma in
French &
Translation/M.
Phil/Ph.D
Dr. Sarita Diploma in Assistant Madhyakal 11 -
Chauhan Urdu /PGDT Professor
/PGDMC
/M.A(Hindi)/
M.A (Eng.)
/Ph.D

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Dr. Virender Mehendiratta , Dr. Yash Gulati, Dr.
Satyapal Sehgal, Dr. Dharam Swaroop Gupt, Dr. Neerja Sood & Dr. Paresh

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme


wise) by temporary faculty : 0 %

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) :


B.A I : 80:1
B.A II : 45:1
B.A III : 34:1
B.A II Hons.: 9:1
B.A III Hons.: 9:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;


sanctioned and filled : Nil

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15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.

M.Phil/Ph.D : 2
M.A/Ph.D : 1

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International


funding agencies and grants received : None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and
total grants received : None

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : None

19. Publications:
a)) Publication per faculty:
Dr. M. Dr. Parsoon
Publication per faculty Dr. Sarita Chauhan
Priyamwada Parsad
Number of papers in peer
2 1 5
reviewed journals
Numbers of papers listed
- - -
in database
Chapters in books edited 2 2 5
Jungle Jo 1.Mrityunjay Bhagat singh
Chal Khusro
Darwaje Se ISBN: 978-81-8203-026-8
Ghar Apne .
Shuru Hota Hai. Lokpriya Prakhasan Delhi -
ISBN: 978-
ISBN: 978-81- 110051
Books with ISBN, ISSN 81-7675-
88803-35-4, 2. Aadhunik Hindi Kavita:
published 257-2
Satluj Ek Paridrishya ISBN: 978-
Aadhar
Prakashan, 93-84754-15-0 Bharat
Prakashan,
Panchkula Pustak Bhandar, Delhi-
Panchkula.
134113. 110090.
Impact Factor - - 1.315

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated :

As consultancy in provided on honorary and voluntary basis, so no income is


generated.

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21. Faculty as members in
f) National committees : None
g) International Committees None
h) Editorial Boards…. Yes
Ms. Manisha Priyamwada:-Meher-Jyoti (Magazine),New Horizons(Research
Journal)
Ms. Prasoon Prasad:-Mehar-Jyoti (Magazine).
Ms. Sarita Chauhan:- Meher-Jyoti(Magazine) & New Horizons(Research
Journal)
d) Board of studies of the university: 01 Dr. Prasoon Prasad
e) Members of Professional organization: None

22. Student projects


a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter
departmental/programme B.A I- 80%
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies : None

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students:


Faculty:
 Dr. Manisha Priyamwada was honoured by Education Minister of Haryana.
 Dr. S. Chauhan has received Roll of Honour for securing 1st position in the
University for ‗Post Graduate Diploma in Translation‘ by Govt. College for
Girls, Sector-42, Chandigarh in 2009-2010
 Dr. S. Chauhan has received Certificate of Honour for contributing towards
Voluntary Blood Donation by Department of Transfusion, PGI, Chandigarh
, in 2012
 Dr. S. Chauhan has received Honour of Excellence by Lions Club,
Chandigarh, Prosperity for, ‗service for humanity‘ in 2014
 Dr. Parsoon Parsad awarded for her valuable contribution in Hindi
Literature by Vice chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh in the
presence of Governor UT, chandigarh

Students :
 Chanda of B.A III – Bagged Gold Medal in Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Essay
Competition.
 Bhawna Kaushik of B.A III – Bagged Gold Medal in Prem Chand Kahani
Puraskar.
 Priyanka of B.A III – Stood Third in Essay Writing Competition in Youth
Festival.

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24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department :

 Prof. Yash Gulati , PU Chandigarh(Retd.)


 Prof. Atul Veer Arora, PU Chandigarh(ES)
 Dr. Ranjay Wardhan, GCG Chandigarh
 Dr. Brahmveda Sharma, Associate Professor, DAV Malout.
 Prof. Asgar Wajahat, Eminent writer and Ex. Chairperson JMU Delhi.
 Shri Parveen Arora, Eminent Film Director.
 Shri. Madhav Kaushik, Chandigarh Sahitya Academy
 Shri. Naresh Kaushal, Journalist.
 Shri. Vijay Sehgal, Journalist.
 Prof. L.N Sharma, PU Chandigarh
 Prof. Paresh, PU Chandigarh
 Prof. J.P Sharma, PU Chandigarh
 Prof. Satyapal Sehgal, PU Chandigarh
 Prof. Neerja Sood, PU Chandigarh
 Prof. Virender Mehndiratta, PU Chandigarh

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a. National : None
Creative Writing Workshop in Collaboration with Chandigarh
Sahitya Academy.
b. International : None

26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass


Course / Programme Received *M *F percentage
Refer Q. No. 4
B.A I 80 80 None 80 100%
B.A II 45 45 None 45 100%
B.A III 34 34 None 34 100%
B.A II Hons. 9 9 None 9 100%
B.A III Hons. 9 9 None 9 100%
B.A I 80 80 None 80 100%
B.A II 45 45 None 45 100%
B.A III 34 34 None 34 100%
B.A II Hons. 9 9 None 9 100%

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27. Diversity of Students
% of students
Name of the % of students from % of students from
from the same state the other state
Course abroad
B.A I 80 % 20 % None
B.A II 75 % 25 % None
B.A III 74 % 26 % None
B.A II Hons. 80 % 20 % None
B.A III Hons. 78 % 22 % None

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services,
etc.?
3 have cleared UGC-NET as per information available.

29. Student progression : 40% PG classes


30% B .Ed

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities


a. Library : No. of Books : 2460, Journals : 2, MG : 8.
Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Internet facility for students in
Library. For teacher, Internet facility in library and resource room.
b. Class rooms with ICT facility: Two classrooms are there which are used as
and when required.
c. Laboratories : None

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,


government or other agencies: As per the data provided by Scholarship
Committee.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /


seminar) with external experts :
 Two days workshop on creative writing in collaboration with Chandigarh
Sahitya Academy - Dr. D.S.Gupta
 Workshop on Hindi Aaj Hindi Kal, Resourse Person -Dr. B.V. Sharma.
 Hindi Diwas Celebrations.
 Ek Mulaqat Madhav Kaushik ke sath.

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33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :
 Lecture Method.
 Discussions.
 Question Answer Session.
 Multimedia PPT
 Movies
 Extra Material provided to advanced learners.
 Staff Members provide their personal books to the students to increase their
knowledge.
 Names of the reference books are provided with topics.
 Group Discussion.
 Presentation by students.
 Guiding students in communications skills
 Assignments
 Creative Writing Sessions
 Encouraging students to read literary Journals and Books.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities :Students of the department and Teacher ,Dr. Savita
chauhan,(Programme Incharge), actively taking part in the activities of NSS ,
Blood Donation, NCC & Rotaract club activities and rallies organized.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans :


Strengths:
 All the faculty members are highly educated and holding Ph.D degree from
Panjab University.
 Apart from other facilitating degrees/diplomas in the relevant field like Mass
Communication, Translation and masters in another language.
 All the faculty members are renowned writers and authors. Books written by
the faculty member on Poetry and short stories are quite popular among
readers.
 All the faculty members have the orientation of social service. They have
worked for NSS for many years as they love to do the same.
 Being a multi-faceted, all the faculty members contribute a lot towards
cultural activities, Judgment for different activities, publications, research
journals and other activities which are directly helping the students for
nurturing their talent.
Weaknesses:
 We don‘t treat any area of improvement as weakness. We treat these as
challenges.

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Opportunities:
 The students of Hindi find careers in teaching, publications, the arts, public
relations, politics, administration, adverting, broadcasting & other professions
that required critical thinking, interpersonal skills and exposure to a wide
range of subjects.
 Writer/Author/Journalist.
 Media/Television/Movie Script Writing/Radio.
 Translation Work.
 Public Relations

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Department of Punjabi

1. Name of the department : Department of Punjabi

2. Year of Establishment : 1968

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered:

Under Graduate : B.A.I, B.A. II and B.A. III (Pass Course)


B.Com I, BBA I, BCA I, B.Sc I (Comp. Science,
Medical, Non Medical, MFT)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:

 B.Com I, BBA I, BCA I, B.Sc I (Comp. Science,Medical, Non Medical, MFT)

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) :


Annual & Semester –

 Annual System : B.A III


 Semester System : B.A I & II, B.Sc, B.Com, BBA , BCA, B.Sc Comp. Science,
B.Sc. MFT, B.Sc Medical, B.ScNon Medical (First)

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments


None

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions,


etc. : None

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : None

9. Number of Teaching posts (2014-15)

Post Sanctioned Filled


Associate Professors X X
AssistantProfessors 3 Permanent, 2 Temporary 3 filled, 2 filled

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc. /
D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.)

Ph.D.
students
No. of guided for
Name Qualification Designation Specialization yrs of the last 4
Exp. years
Dr. Minakshi SLET/M.Phil Assisstant Fiction 25 -
Rathore /Ph.D. Professor
Dr. Jatinder NET/M.Phil/ Assisstant Poetry 20 -
Kaur Ph.D. Professor
Dr. Amardeep NET/M.Phil/ Assisstant Gurbani 8 One
Kaur Ph.D. Professor registered
Ms. Amandeep NET/M.Phil Assisstant Poetry 3 -
Kaur Professor
Dr. Lakhwinder M.Phil/Ph.D. Assisstant Linguistics 5 -
Kaur Professor

11. List of senior Visiting faculty :

 Sh. Gulzar Sandhu (Story Writer & Former Editor, Punjabi Tribune)
 Dr. Atamjit ( Eminent Play writer)

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme


wise) by temporary faculty : 30%

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise)


Student -Teacher Ratio ( 2014-15)
BA I 85:1
BA II 82:1
BA III 63:1
B. COM I 67:1
BBA I 15:1
BCA I 25:1
BSC I 45:1
BAI ( Elec) 27:1
BAI I( Elec) 34:1
BAIII( Elec) 21:1

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14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;
sanctioned and filled :

 Sanctioned : None (Not Required)


 Filled : None (Not Required)

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.
Teachers / Faculty P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. / D. Litt
Dr.Minakshi Rathore    -
Dr.Jatinder kaur    -
Dr.Amardeep Kaur    -
Ms.Amandeep Kaur   - -
Dr.Lakhwinder Kaur    -

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from

a) National : None
b) International funding agencies and grants received:

 Minor Research Project Sanctioned by University Grants Commission.


( 2015) : Dr Minakshi Rathore

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR etc. and
total grants received : UGC

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Planning to start.

19. Publications:

Dr. Amardeep Kaur


Publications per faculty in peer reviewed journals
Internation : 1
National :3

Chapter in Books
Internation : 3
National :2

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Books Edited
International
1 (Surjit Kalsi de Rang Mandal da Alochnatmak Adhyan (ISBN 978-81-
7914-720-7)

Books with ISSN/ISBN Numbers with details of publishers


Intenational

1) Gurbani Chintan : Vichardharayi Paripekh (ISBN 978-81-7914-677-4)


Tarlochan Publishers Chandigarh
2) Gurbani Chintan : Manav Vigyanik Paripekh ( ISBN 978-81-7914-
679-8) Tarlochan Publishers Chandigarh

Ms. Amandeep Kaur


Publications per faculty in peer reviewed journals
National :1

Chapters in Books
International :1

Dr. Lakhwinder Kaur


Publications per faculty in peer reviewed journals
International : 1
National :1

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated

Since consultancy services are provided on honorary and voluntarily basis,


sorevenue is not generated.

21. Faculty as members in


a) National Committees : None
b) International Committees : None
c) Editorial Boards : None
d) Board of Studies of the University : 01 ( Dr. Minakshi Rathore)
22. Student projects:
a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter
departmental/programme As per the requirement of the syllabus the
students do projects

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b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizing outside the
institution i.e. in Research Laboratories /Industry / other agencies :NA

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students:

 Dr. Minakshi Rathore got appreciation letter from Youth Welfare


Department of Punjab University, Chd and got two Appreciation letters from the
Principal of MCM DAV College for her contribution in academics.
 Dr. Jatinder Kaur – Got Appreciation letter from Youth Welfare
Department of Punjab University, Chd
 Dr. Amardeep Kaur- honored for outstanding thesis of PU Chd in 2013.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department:

 Sh. Mohan Bhandari (Story Writer)


 Sh. Gursharan Singh (Eminent Theatre Personality)
 Sh. BalwinderGrewal (Story Writer)
 Sh. Daljit Ami (Astt. Editor, Punjabi Tribune)

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : 03
 Punjabi Deptt. in Collaboration with History Deptt. Organized workshop
on ―Importance of Digitization of Literary texts and Manuscripts, Historical
Monuments and Heritage‖ – Funded by Punjab Digital Library
 Workshop on Tradition of ―Love Legends: Creative Expression and
Contemporary Society‖ – Funded by Himal (International Journal for
South Asian Research)
 Organized a talk on the topic ―Contesting Tradition and Modernity : in
search of her voice and space‖ by Speaker Pankaj K. Singh – Funded by Chetan
Premani Memorial Trust.

b) International : None

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26. Student profile programme/course wise (2014-15) *M = Male *F = Female

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass


Course / Programme Received *M *F %age
Refer Q. No. 4
B.A I 257 257 X 257 90%
BA II 245 245 X 245 100%
BA III 190 190 X 190 99%
BCA I 25 25 X 25 96%
BBA I 15 15 X 15 100%
B.Com I 135 135 X 135 100%
B.Sc I (Med, Non Med, Voc, X 89
MFT) 89 89 100%
BA I (Elective) 27 27 X 27 65%
BA II (Elective) 34 34 X 34 100%
(Note: On the spot Admission is done in all the courses. Applications are not
invited for B.A & B.A Elective Classes.)

27. Diversity of Students: (2014-15)


Name of the % of students % of students % of students from
Course from the state from other state abroad
B.A I, II, III 40% 60% -
BCA I 50% 50% -
B.Com I 60% 40% -
BBA I 35% 65% -
B.Sc I 65% 35% -

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services,
etc. : As per the Alumni data

29. Student progression:


Many of our students have joined some of the prestigious institutions and
universities in India . Many students are pursuing Punjabi doctorate. Some
students have cleared national and state competitive exams. A number of students
are teaching in various schools and colleges. Besides the academics our students
won so many laurels in cultural activities also.

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Details of Extra Co-curricular activities
Activities
Punjabi
Session Prize Giddha Luddi Litrary Quiz Declamation
Zonal First First
Interzonal Second
District
2010-11 Level First-Second
State Level First
Individual
Prize 1 1st & 3rd Prize
Zonal Second First
Interzonal Second
District
2011-12 Level First-Second
State Level
Individual
Prize 1
Zonal First First
Interzonal First First
District
2012-13 Level First-Second
State Level
Individual
Prize 2 2 (Both 3rd)
Zonal First
Interzonal First
District
2013-14 Level First-Second
State Level
Individual
Prize
Zonal First
Interzonal First
District
2014-15 Level
State Level
Individual
Prize 3 1

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30. Details of Infrastructural facilities :

a) Library : No Books :1279, Journals :1, MG:6


b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students : yes
c) Class rooms with ICT facility : yes
d) Laboratories : NA

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,


government or other agencies :

Scholarships are given to needy students by the college; data as per


Scholarship Committee.

32. Details on student enrichment programs (special lectures / workshops /


seminar) with external experts :

 Documentaries : Amrita Pritam, Kharrian wala Baba, Eh mitti kuttian nahi


bhurdi
 Innovative practices : Inter class creative writing competition, Poem
recitation, Declamation & Literary Quiz
 Films related to literary books.

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :


 Lecture Method.
 Group Discussions.
 Question Answer Session.
 Quiz
 Film Screening
 Extra Material provided to advanced learners.
 Staff Members provide their personal books to the students to increase their
knowledge.
 Names of the reference books are provided with topics.
 Ru-bu- ru with renowned Authors.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities: Cultural activities to promote culture and heritage.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans :


Strength:
 All the faculty members are highly educated and holding Ph.D degree from
Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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 Research oriented
 Hardworking
 Good strength of students
 A healthy teaching learning environment
 Extra curricular activities to promote culture
 To promote creativity among the students
 Punjabi Sahit Sabha to promote interest in literature
 All the faculty members have the orientation of social service. They have
worked for NSS for many years as they love to do the same.
 Being multi-faceted, all the faculty members contribute a lot towards cultural
activities, Judgment for different activities, publications, research journals
andother activities which are directly helping the students for nurturing their
talent.

Weaknesses:
 We don‘t treat any area of improvement as weakness. We treat these as
challenges, but there some weaknesses also
 Inappropriate student –teacher ratio
 Need of language laboratory
 Lack of adequate ICT facility

Opportunities:
 Journalism
 Diploma In Translation
 Functional Punjabi ( Media, TV and Radio stations)
 Teaching of language

Challenges:
 To promote regional languages
 To promote ethics, culture and literature
 To attract more talent towards literature
 Job oriented courses
 To help economically weaker students to pursue their goals.
 To reconstruct our syllabi according to the Global market.

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Department of Sanskrit

1. Name of the department : Department of Sanskrit

2. Year of Establishment : July 1968

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated


Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) :
Programme Level of study Cut off marks at entry level in %
B.A. I, II and III Under Graduate 35%

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : EVS


and DharamShiksha Examination

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) :


Annual & Semester –

 B.A III - Annual


 B.A I - Semester system w.e.f 2014 (As per P.U rules)
 B.A II - Semester Systemw.e.f 2015 (As per P.U rules)

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments :


None

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc. : None

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : None

9. Number of Teaching posts


Post Sanctioned Filled
Associate Professors - -
Assistant Professors - 01

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc.
/D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years No. of Ph.D.


of Exp. Students
guided

Dr.Seema B.Ed, M.A Assistant Indian 24 Nil


Kanwar (Sanskrit)/ Professor Philosophy
M.Phil./Ph.D.

11. List of senior visiting faculty :


 Dr.VikramViveki delivered lectures on Vedic Literature and importance of
Sanskrit Language
 Dr. AcharyaDevrat enlightened the students on ethical issues like duty,
diligence and honesty

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme


wise) by contractual faculty : 100 %

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) :


B.A I: 19:1 B.A II: 10:1 B.A III: 16:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;


sanctioned and filled: Technical and administrative staff is available as per
requirement at the time of department functions, special lectures and examination.

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt./Ph.D./ MPhil / PG.

Teachers / Faculty P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. / D.


Litt

Dr Seema Kanwar √ √ √ -

16. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) National b) International


funding agencies and grants received: Currently no ongoing project. We intend
to apply for the project.

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17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and
total grants received: We are going to apply.

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : None

19. Publications:

Faculty Publication
Publication per faculty Dr.Seema Kanwar
Number of papers in peer 4
reviewed journals
Number of Papers listed in 1 (ISSN 2278-0416)
international data base

Chapters in books edited 2 (ISBN 978-93-8014-557-0)

Books with ISBN, ISSN IBA publication ISBN No. 978-8187-883-54-


published 8

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Since consultancy services are
provided on honorary and voluntary basis to the ‗Arya Samaj‘, so no revenue is
generated.

21. Faculty as members in


 National committees : Member of ‗Arya Samaj‘ Committee.
 International Committees : None
 Editorial Boards….
Staff Editor of Mehr Jyoti Magazine of MCM DAV College, Chandigarh

22. Student projects


 Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter
departmental/programme : B.A I- 80%
 Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies : None

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students :


Faculty:
 Dr.Seema Kanwar received Letter of Appreciation on the Publication of Book
Anandwaad on Annual Prize Distribution at MCM DAV College, Chandigarh
by the Principal of MCM DAV on 9th March, 2015.

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 Dr.Seema Kanwar received Certificate of Appreciation on Teacher‘s Day
Celebration at VTC, Lion Bhawan, Chandigarh by ―Lions Club Chandigarh
Greater‖ on September 5,2012
 Dr. Seema Kanwar received Certificate of Appreciation for blood donation
and motivating volunteers for blood donation on 12th January 2010, 21st
February 2012 and 9th October, 2012.
 Dr.Seema Kanwar received Award of Appreciation – Panjab University
Chandigarh awarded in appreciation of valuable contribution and assistance in
organizing the 24th North Zone Inter University Youth Festival from 13 –
17th December 2008.
 Dr.Seema Kanwar received Award of Appreciation – HT PACE honours for
actively supporting in commitment towards excellence in education in 2006.

Students:

2008-09 In talent hunt contest Nupur of BA-III got first prize. Priyanka of
BA-I won first prize in recitation of Shalokason the topic ―Krishna
as Karamyogi‖.
2009-10 In slogan writing competition Karuna, Priyanka and Kalyani won
the first, second and the third prize respectively. Priyanka Kalia won
first prize in inter college declamation contest on the topic
―Adhiatmikta ka Bazarikaran‖
2010-11 Kalyani and Priyankakalia stood first and third respectively in
‗Dharam Shiksha examination‖ conducted by Arya Vidya Sabha,
New Delhi.
Priyanka Kalia of BA-II stood first in the inter university Shaloka
Ucharan competition conducted by Sanskrit Parishad of Sanskrit
Department, P.U.
Eight students of department won scholarships worth Rs. 4000 from
Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi.
2011-12 Kalyani of BA-IInd year student stood first in the Dharma Shiksha
Exam conducted by Arya Vidya Sabha, New Delhi.
2012-13 In the Dharam Shiksha examination conducted by Arya Vidya
Sabha, New Delhi. Neha and Kalyani stood first and second
respectively and were honoured by the president of DAV College
Managing Committee in Delhi

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2013-14 Gurvinder Kaur won the third prize in Sanskrit slogan writing
competition which took place at the book fair at Sector-17
Chandigarh. Divya Bhagwat, Sakshi, Sweecha and Diksha won the
silver medal in Hawan yajna Competition held at SohanLal DAV
College of Education.
Students presented patriotic song in Sanskrit on republic day in a
function held by Sanskrit academy held at DevSamaj College
Chandigarh and won the third prize of Rs 2100.
Nidhi Bhawani bagged second prize in Shaloka Ucharan Pratiyogita
held in Panjab University.
2014-15 Reena, student of BA II won first prize in Inter University Bhashan
Pratiyogita organized by Sanskrit Academy Chandigarh at SD
College, Chandigarh.
Needi Bhawani won third Prize in Inter University Shalok-o-
Ucharan Pratiyogita held at Sanskrit Department, Panjab University,
Chandigarh.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department :

Prof.VikramViveki—Ex-chairperson,Vedic Dayanand Peeth PU CHANDIGARH


Prof.VirenderAlankar-Head of SankritDeptt PU CHANDIGARH
Swami Vivekanand Parivrajak (Darshanacharya, Yogacharya)
Dr.DevVrat (Vice chancellor Gurukul KURUKSHETRA)
Dr.Anirudh Joshi (Prof.(retd) SankritDeptt. PU CHANDIGARH
Swami Sumebhanandji (Chamba wale)

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

 National :
Sanskrit spoken Shivir and Sanskrit Pustak Mela organized in
collaboration with Sanskrit Sahitya Academy Chandigarh.

 International : None

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26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass


Course / Received *M *F percentage
Programme
Refer Q. No. 4
2010-11 BA I On the spot 16 16 100%
BA II Admission is done 09 09 100%
BA III 06 06 100%
2011-12 BA I On the spot 11 11 100%
BA II Admission is done 16. 16. 100%
BA III 09 09 100%
2012-13 BA I 19 19 100%
On the spot
BA II 08 08 100%
Admission is done
BA III 11 11 100%
2013-14 BA I 16 16 100%
On the spot
BA II 17 17 100%
Admission is done
BA III 06 06 100%
2014-15 BA I 18 18 98%
On the spot
BA II 10 10 100%
Admission is done
BA III 16 16 100%

 M---Male * F--Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of % of students from % of students % of students


the course the same state from other states from abroad
B.A I 60 % 40 % -
B.A II 74 % 26 % -
B.A III 30 % 70% -

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations
such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc.? As per Alumni
records.

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29. Student progression:

Student Progression Against % enrolled


UG to PG Approx.. 40%
Employed As provided by the placement cell
 Campus selection
 Other than campus recruitment
Entrenepreneurship/Self-employment

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

Library: Well-equipped library in the college campus. No of Books :565.


Internet facilities for Staff & Students : In Library & Resource room
Class rooms with ICT facility : Room-8, Multi Media hall
Laboratories : Not required

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,


government or other agencies :
8 students won scholarship worth Rs 4000/ each from Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan
New Delhi during 2011-11.
2 students won scholarship worth Rs 4000/ each from Rashtriya Sanskrit
Sansthan, New Delhi during 2014-15

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /


seminar) with external experts :
 Talent hunt competition
 In year 2012, Dr. Dev Vrat, Head of Gurukul, Kurukshetra discussed the
benefits of naturopathy.
 Lecture by Professor (Retd.) Vikram Viveki, Ex Chairperson, Vedic
Dayanand Peeth, Panjab University Chandigarh on the topic ―ikkiswin
sadi mein vedon ki prasangigta‖ was organized.
 Department organised hawan ceremony in the beginning of the session in year
2013-14. Swami Sumedhanandji stressed the need for moral values and
education.
 Bhajan Sandhya: The department of Sanskrit organized a bhajan sandhya in
which Vikram Hazare- International teacher, Art of Living, gave a
performace.
 Hawan Ceremony: Department organised hawan ceremony in the beginning of
the session in year 2014-15 and was presided by Dr.VirenderAlankar, Head
of Dept. PU, Chandigarh and Dr. Dev Vrat, Head of Gurukul,
Kurukshetra.

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 A lecture was organised organised by Darshanacharya Yogi Visharad on
‗Swami Vivekanand Parivrajak‖ to acquaint students with rich vedic
philosophy.
 Sanskrit Divas Celebrations.
 Sanskrit PustakMela: A book exhibition on vedic and Sanskrit literature, `
yoga and biographies of eminent philosophers was held by Sanskrit
Academy, Chandigarh and was presided by Dr.VirenderAlankar and
Dr.Lakhbir Singh, Sanskrit Professor, Govt. College-42.
 Every year students participated in Dharam Shiksha Pratiyogita organized
by Arya Pradeshik Pratinidhi Sabha, Delhi.

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :

 Lecture Method.
 Discussions.
 Question Answer Session.
 Multimedia PPT
 Extra Material provided to advanced learners.
 Staff Members provide their personal books to the students to increase their
knowledge.
 Names of the reference books are provided with topics.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) & Extension activities

 Hawan is organised at the beginning of session every year.


 Various competitions are held in the Arya Samaj like Vedic Mantroucharran,
bhashan pratiyogita.
 Sewing machines are provided free of cost at the Arya Samaj to the needy
women for their income.

35. SWOT analysis of the department and Future plans :

Strength:
 Faculty member is highly educated and is holding Ph.D. degree from P.U.
 Faculty member is renowned writer and author. Book written by the faculty
member on Indian philosophy the topic ―anandvaad‖ are quite popular among
readers.
 Faculty member has the orientation of social service. She has worked for
Aryasamaj for many years. Every year about 60 students of Sanskrit and

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Hindi department appear for Dharam-Shiksha Examinationis held under the
guidance of faculty member Dr.Seema Kanwar.
 Being a multi-faceted, the faculty member contribute a lot towards cultural
activities, Judgement for different activities, publications, research journals
and other activities which are directly helping the students for nurturing their
talent.
 Students were taken on various educational trips like Wagah border,
Vaishnodevi, Haridwaar and Kurukshetra to name few.

Weaknesses:

 Students are generally unaware about the importance and application of the
subject.
 There is a strong need for a permanent faculty to strengthen the departmental
activities.

Opportunities:

 The department of Sanskrit can help to inculcate Indian culture and Vedic
Values not only in the student of the department but to the entire college
students thru various activities.
 It will help in bringing the youth close to Indian social values and enrich their
lives.

Challenges:
To bring the youth back to their Indian roots when they are attracted towards
western culture.

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Department of Economics

1. Name of the department : Department of Economics

2. Year of Establishment : 1968

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,


Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.)
B.A. (Pass Course)
B.A. (Hons)
Post Graduation in Economics

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved


The Department is engaged in taking Commerce and Business Classes
5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise)

Annual System – and B.A. II ,B.A. III (Pass Course) and (Honours Course)
Semester System – Post graduation ,B.A. I

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments

Commerce Dept.-B.Com, B.Com Hons.( Business Economics), B.B.A and


M.Com

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc. None
8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons None
9. Number of Teaching Posts (2014-2015)

Sanctioned Filled
Professors x x
Associate Professors 2 2
Asst. Professors 5 5

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, D.Sc./
D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc. (2014-2015)
Permanent Staff
S. Name Qualifications Designation Specialization No. Of Years
No. of Exp.
1. Mrs. Rama M.A, M.Phil Associate Indian Economy 34
Kashyap Professor
2. Mrs. Sushma M.A, M.Phil Associate Consumer 32
Sethi Professor Behaviour
3. Mrs Madhvi M.A, M.Phil Assistant Statistics 27
Bajaj, Professor
4. Ms. Aparna M.A. Assistant Macro Economics 16
Sharma Professor
(on Med Leave)
5. Archana Bakshi M.A, Assistant Industrial 15
M.Phil,NET Professor Economics &
Indian Economy
6. Dr. Prerna M.A, P.HD Assistant International 14
Sharma Professor Economics and
Quantitative
Techniques
7. Mrs Chris M.Sc .NET Asst. Micro Economics 9
Bindra Professor
Contractual Staff (2014-2015)
S. Name Qualifications Designations Specialization Years of Exp
No.
1 Ms. Niti M.A, NET, JRF Assistant Agriculture 4 yrs as research
Pandeya Professor scholar &1session
2 Ms. Neetu M.A, M.F.C, Assistant Micro 7
Sharma NET Professor Economics
3 Ms. MA., M.PHIL, Assistant Indian 1 session
Ravleen NET Professor Economy
Kaur Virdi
4 Ms. M.A, NET Assistant Econometrics 1 session
Bhavna Professor
Tiwari
5 Ms. Meenu MA., M.PHIL, Assistant WTO & Indian 9
Dua NET Professor Economy
6 Ms. Gargi M.A, NET, JRF. Assistant Development 1 session
Ghosh Ph.D thesis submitted Professor Economics

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11. List of senior visiting faculty : None
12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme
wise) by temporary Faculty: (2014-2015)

P. G : 00%
B.A. (Pass Course) : 75%
B.A. (Hons) : 25%

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (Programme wise) (2014-2015)


B.A. I : 77:1
B.A. II : 69:1
B.A. III : 56:1
B.A. II (Honours) : 55:1
B.A. III (Honours) : 50:1
M.A. I : 49:1
M.A. II : 44:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;


sanctioned and filled
Sanctioned : None. (Not Required)
Filled : None

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with Dsc/D.Litt/Ph.D/M.Phill/PG.


P.G. : 13
M.Phil. : 06
Ph.D : 2 + 3 (pursuing)

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International


funding agencies and grants received : None.

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received : None

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : None

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19. Publications (2010-2015)

Publications per Faculty in Chapter in


Name of Faculty Member Peer Reviewed Journals Books

National International -
Ms. Rama Kashyap 2 - 3
Ms. Madhvi Bajaj - - 5
Ms. Archana Bakshi 1 - 2
Dr. Prerna Sharma - - 3
Ms. Chris Bindra 1 - -
Ms. Niti Pandeya 2 2 -
Dr. Tanvi Kiran (Joined as
3 3 1
Contractual Faculty on 6-7-15)
Ms. Neetu Sharma - 1 -

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated


Since the consultancy services provided are on honorary and voluntary basis so
revenue is not generated through them

21. Faculty as members in


a) National committees (Indian Economic Association) : 05
b) International Committees : None
c) Editorial Boards…. : None
d) Board of Studies of the University : 01 (Ms. Sushma Sethi)

22. Student Projects


a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter departmental / programme 60% (As per the requirement of the
syllabus)
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies None

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23. Awards / Recognitions received by Faculty and students (2010-15)
B.A Honors
Year University Positions:
2010-11 I, II and IV
2011-12 I, II, III and IV
2012-13 I, II, III, IV and V
2013-14 I, II, III, IV and V
2014-15 I, II, IV and V

Gold medal in Economic Hons. has been Bagged by our students


consecutively for the last five years.

B.Com (Business Economics Hons.)

Year University Positions:


2010-11 I (shared by two students from economics dept.) and V

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department

 Dr. ML Aggarwal Former professor, Dept. of Economics, PU, Chd.


 Prof. Upinder Sawhney, then chairperson, Dept. of Economics, PU, Chd.
 Prof. SL Kansra Former professor, Dept. of Economics, PU, Chd.
 Prof. RK Gupta, UBS, PU Chd.
 Prof. BS Ghuman, Then Research Dean PU, Chd.
 Ms. Anju Dhankar, Audit& taxation Officer, Haryana
 Dr. BR Kandoi, Former professor, Dept. of Economics, PU, Chd.
 Prof. Suresh K Chadha, Professor,University Business School, PU, Chd.
 Dr. Indu Bala Chairperson, Dept. of Economics, PU Chd.

25. Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops organized & the source of funding


a) National : None
b) I n ternational : None
The Department intends to organize a Seminar in future.

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26. Student profile Programme/course wise (2014-15)
Name of the Applications Enrolled Pass
Course/programme(refer received Selected *M *F percentage
question no. 4)
B.A. (Pass Course) 350 280 X 280 95%
B.A. (Hons) 150 110 X 100%
110
B.Com (Business Eco Hons.) 70 57 X 87%
57
M.A. 150 60 X 100%
60
*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students (2014-15)

Name of the % of students % of students % of students


Course from the same state from other States from abroad

B.A. I 39.6% 60.0% 0.4%


B.A. II 41.4% 58% 0.6%
B.A. III 33% 66.5% 0.5%
B.A. II (Hons) 32% 66% 2%
B.A. III (Hons) 34% 65% 1%

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations suchs NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.
As per the Alumni records.

29. Student progression


Student progression Against % enrolled
UG to PG Approx. 40%
PG to M.Phil. Approx. 3%
PG to Ph.D. Approx. 1%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral 01 student selected for the UGC Post Doctoral
Fellowship for Women for the session 2016-17.
Employed
As per the information provided
• Campus selection
by the Placement Cell
•Other than campus recruitment

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30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

Library
Well equipped Library. No of Book: 1272, Journals : , 8 Magazine : 3

Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Internet Facility for Students in
Library and Staff in the library and resource room.

Class rooms with ICT facility : 2


Laboratories : Not Required

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university,government or other agencies

Students get financial assistance under various schemes


32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures /
workshops /seminar) with external experts (2010-15)

A. Industrial visits to Claas India Pvt. Ltd. for M.A II Students.


B. Lecture by Prof. SL. Kansra was organized on 29th September, 2014 on
―Measures of Market Concentration‖.

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

Innovative and healthy practices

 Data diaries: Students of Indian economy are encouraged to maintain Data


Diary.
 Presentation by the students: It is mandatory for every student in post
graduate and honors‘ class to give presentation on assigned topics.
 Participative teaching learning practice: The students are involved in class
discussions and are encouraged to link the respective theories of economics
to real economic problems. They are motivated to update themselves with
the various developments in Indian economy.
 The students of M.Com Economics are encouraged to quote industry based
examples as far as possible, to help them understand managerial approach
towards business decisions in a better way.

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 Healthy practice of preparing notes: On every topic/question, an assignment
is prepared by two students (M.A.). Once the assignment has been corrected,
after final approval, the notes are the joint property of the class and are
available as ready reference for all the students in the class.
 Question bank: Question bank is being maintained. After the end of each
topic, questions pertaining to the topic are discussed in the class.
 Supply of notes on E mail: The post graduate students of commerce stream
face problem regarding material and notes for each topic. As such, a special
e – mail address has been created and regular notes are mailed at the same
so that each student has access to them without any problem.
 Reference books: Students are provided with the details of the reference
books at the start of every topic.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities

 The dept. is actively involved in cleanliness drive in the institution.


 At the time of any calamity hitting any part of the nation, students are
motivated to contribute generously for the cause.
 Students of Economics ( and Mrs R.Kashyap ) donated:
 Amount donated for Ladakh relief fund 2010 Rs. 8,000
 Amount donated for J&K flood relief in 2014 Rs. I5, 800

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strengths:
 Committed and dedicated faculty
 Sufficient number of books and journals in the library
 Dept. attracts bright students in honours course which is hugely popular ,
sought after course
 Strict adherence to student assessment criteria and stress on regularity of the
students.
 No readymade notes are given to the students. Rather they are encouraged to
prepare their own notes on the basis of lectures delivered and the reference
material.

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Weaknesses:
 High Student- teacher Ratio at under-graduation level , especially in
B.A. I level.
 No Research Centre is there in the department. We need to upgrade the level
of research.

Opportunities:
The starting of post graduate programme in Economics has given opportunity to
the department to compete with other colleges and emerge as the best among the
city colleges both in terms of quality and university result.

Challenges:
Chandigarh being a university city, it is a challenge to attract the best students for
our post graduate course.

Future Plans:
Presently, we are not giving the option of Econometrics to the students at the
post-graduation level but next year we propose to introduce the same.

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Department of Music

1. Name of the department: Department of Music (Vocal and Instrumental)

2. Year of establishment:1969

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered: UG (B.A.I, B.A. II and B.A. III


Pass Course);Ph.D (Under Panjab University)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:


None

5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system(programme wise)

Annual System – B.A. II and B.A. III (PassCourse)


Semester System – B.A. I

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments: None

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc.: None

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: None

9. Number of teaching posts

Post Sanctioned Filled


Professors – –
AssociateProfessors 3 3
Asst.Professors - 1

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, D.Sc.
/D.Litt. /Ph.D. /M.Phil .etc.,)

No. of years No. of Ph.D.


of students
Name Qualification Designation Specialization Experience guided for the
last4years
Dr. M.A. (Vocal 12 (4 awarded
Associate Theory +
Simmi Inst.) 35.5 yrs degree, 8 in-
Professor Practical
R. Singh Ph.D. progress)
Dr. Associate Theory +
Meera M.A., M.Phil 37 yrs –
Professor Practical
Madan
Mrs. Associate Theory +
M.A., M.Phil 27 yrs –
Deepa Professor Practical
Ms.
M.A. Part time Practical 7 months –
Layeka

11. List of senior visiting faculty

List of senior visiting faculty (2009 onwards)


1 Mr. Ravinder Singh Flute player
2 Prof. NiveditaUppal Vocalist, (Punjabi University, Patiala)
3 Prof. Hukam Chand Vocalist (MDU, Rohtak)
4 Prof. Saroj Ghosh Sitarist (Panjab University, Chandigarh)
5 Dr. Neelam Paul Vocalist (Panjab University, Chandigarh)
6 Dr. Arvind Sharma Vocalist (Panjab University, Chandigarh)
7 Prof. Dr. Pankaj Maka Sharma Musicologist (Panjab University, Chandigarh)
8 Dr. Harvinder Sharma Sitarist (Prinicipal, Govt. College, Panchkula)
9 Prof. Neera Grover Vocalist (SNDT University, Mumbai)
Ms. Ankita Joshi and S.R.
10 Bongane Vocalists
11 Ms. Kala Rammnathan Violinist
12 Dr.Virendra Kumar Sitarist (Retd. Prof. GNDU Amritsar)
Chairperson, SangeetNatak Academy,
13 Mr. G. S. Channi Chandigarh

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12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handle (programme
wise)by temporary Faculty
Theory – 0%
Practical
B.A. I (Pass Course): 50%
B.A. II (Pass Course): 25%

13. Student-TeacherRatio (programmewise)


Music Vocal Music Instrumental
BA I 32:1 40:1
BA II 29:1 16:1
BA III 18:1 15:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administratives taff;


sanctioned and filled

Sanctioned: 4, Filled: 4

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc /D.Litt/Ph.D/M.Phil/PG.

Teachers / Faculty P.G M.Phil Ph.D


Dr. Simmi R. Singh √ √ √
Dr. MeeraMadan √ √ √
Ms. Deepa √ √ –

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from

a) National : None
b) International : None
c) Funding agencies and grants received : None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and


total grants received: None

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University: None

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19. Publications:
Books/journals/paper presentation by Dr. Simmi R. Singh
S.No. Name of book/paper/journal Publication details Year
published
Book
1 Bhartiya Sangeet mein Mittal Publications, New 2006
Shudhatav ki Avdharna Delhi
81-8324-080-1
Minor UGC Project
1 Heritage of Traditional Submitted to UGC in 2007
Music of Women of Punjab Sept/Oct, 2007 (No.
(Sanskar Geet) F.5.2.2(MUS)3/2005
(MRP/NRCB of UGC)
Research Journal
1 Contributions and the works Samajik Vigyan 2013-14
of Ustad Bismillah Khan Patrika, Punjabi
Sahib University, Patiala
ISBN: 978-81-302-
0193-1
2 Sangeet Gayan Shailiyan: Samajik Vigyan 2011-12
Aprachilit Gayan Shailiyan - Patrika, Punjabi
Sargam Geet Evam Lakshan University, Patiala
Geet ISBN: 978-81-302-7
Paper presentation
1 Fusion Music with special National Seminar on 2010-11
reference to Indian Classical 'Changing trends in
Music and Changing Trends Indian Music' held in
MCM DAV College
on 31 January 2011
Paper published
1 Sangeet Shikshan Pranali Sangeet Kala Vihar, 2014-15
mein Sangeet Shikshan ki Akheel Bharti
Chintajanak Dasha - Gandharv
Vishleshnatmak Adhyayan Mahavidyala
(March issue 2015) Publication, Mumbai
Newspaper of India
RNI number
11655/57, Postal
Registartion Number
G/NMO/1312014-16

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Books/journals/paper presentation by Dr. Meera Madan
S.No. Name of Publication Year published
book/paper/journal details
1 Article Punjab Symphony 2013
Kshetra mein (ISNN0976-7118)
Tantri Vadan
Parampara
2 Punjab Ke Nirmal 2015
Tantrikar Publications
(ISBN-978-81-
86400-345-1)

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Consultancy services are


provided on an honorary and voluntary basis, so income is not generated.

21. Faculty as members in

Member Board of Studies Music, Panjab University


Dr. Simmi R. Singh
Member Indian National Theatre
Member Board of Studies Music, Panjab University
Dr.Meera Madan Member Indian National Theatre
Member Faculty of Design and Fine Arts
Member Indian National Theatre
Ms. Deepa
Member Faculty of Design and Fine Arts

22. Student projects

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects


including interdepartmental/programme – 100 % participation of
students in Departmental Projects.

b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations


outside the institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/
other agencies – None

23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students:

Recognition – Faculty
Dr. Simmi R. Singh

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 Guiding research work as Ph.D. supervisor for last 18 years at Panjab
University, Chandigarh. Nine scholars have already completed work, while
five are under progress and three others are registered.
 Present and ten time member Board of Studies, Panjab University (Faculty of
Design & Fine Arts).
 Ex. Member, Board of Studies – H.P. University.
 On the panel of examiners (paper setting/evaluation) for both undergraduate
and postgraduate levels of music theory and practical for H.P. University,
Kurukshetra University, Panjabi University Patiala, Panjab University
Chandigarh and GNDU Amritsar.
 Worked as Ph.D. examiner for BHU Varanasi, Indira Kala
SangeetVishwaidyalaKhairagarh, H.P. University, Sahu Ji University Kanpur
and M.S. University Baroda.
 Composed several compositions of classical and light music and prepared
students in various fields of music and work acknowledged in the field of
music.
 Preparing teams for various zonal, inter-zonal and inter-varsity and national
youth festivals.
 Hold various other responsibilities in college including Member Governing
Body, Member Advisory Committee, Dean Youth Festival, Coordinator and
convener for admission to BA IIIrd year, Coordinator convocation committee,
and other responsibilities as the head of the department.
 Invited to adjudicate various events across the region including TV shows,
inter-college competitions, regional youth festivals and other cultural events.

Other recent recognition

 Appointed MA Music (Vocal) Practical examiner, GNDU, Amritsar.


 Appointed MA Music (Vocal and Instrumental) paper setter and examiner,
Panjab University, Chandigarh.
 Appointed Head Examiner of various undergraduate classes, Panjab
University, Chandigarh.
 Member of Selection Committee appointed by Department of Cultural Affairs,
Chandigarh Administration, for appointing resource persons in Government
Schools (2013–14 and 2014–15).
 Invited to ‗National Seminar on Role of Music in Reforming Education,
Challenges and Strategies,‘ Government College, Panchkula, as a delegate
(February 2014).
 Invited to ‗Workshop: Teaching and Learning Curriculum, Pedagogy and
Employability,‘ Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh, as delegate.

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Suggestions made were incorporated in the final report submitted to
Department of Higher Education, Chandigarh (March 2013).
 Invited as delegate in the International Conference organized by Department
of BhashaVikas, Punjabi University, Patiala, from 21st January-23rd January
2014. The topic of the conference was 'Punjabi Samaj and Media'.
 Invited as resource person for orientation and capacity building program for
music teachers of JawaharNavodayaVidyalaya of Northern India, under
Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Government of India. Organized a three hour orientation session for around 50
music teachers from all across North India. (28 August 2014).

Other recognitions:

 Several students are working successfully in their professional fields of music


as college lecturers, school teachers and performing artists on TV, stage and
cinema.
 Invited as chief guest at many functions for the contribution in the field of
music
o Chief Guest at the function held by Central Bank of India, Sector 17 –
on the occasion of Teacher‘s Day 2014
o Chief Guest at the music competition organized by Arya
SamajPanchkula on 5 December 2014.
 Invited to adjudge various music competitions held in the city.
 Only member of the college faculty guiding Ph.D. research wrork.
 Ph.D. research work (Dept. of Music, Panjab University, Chandigarh):

Sr. Topic Researcher


No.
Degrees awarded
1 Vaggyakar Bhakti Sangeetagyonka SangeetkoYogdan Saroj Bala
2 KafiGayanVidhaka Sangeetik Evam Sahitiyik Kuldeep
Adhyayan Kumar
3 DrishyaShravyaSadhanonkaSangeetikAdhyayanEvam Alka Sharma
Sangeet Mein UnkaYogdaan
4 Ragang–Rag Yogita
VargikaranekSameekshatmakParyalochan
5 BhartiyaSangeet Mein ShadjatavkiAwadharana Pooja Rana
6 Hindustani Naresh Kumar
ShastriyaSangeetmeinPrayogEvamParivartan

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Degrees awarded in 2013–14
7 Panjab kiSangeetjeeviJaatiyonSangeetekAdhyayan Kumari Manju
8 Impact of Indian Music on Anxiety and Stress Level Richa Sharma
at the Adolescent Age of Human Life
Degrees awarded in 2014–15
9 SugamSangeet Mein Geet–Gazal– Rajesh Mohan
NazamekVishleshnatmakAdhyayan
Research work in progress
10 Panjab De DhadiKalakarekAdhyayan Gaganpreet
(JRF)
11 KhyaalGayanShailykePratishthitGharanomein Jaipur MadhuBala
GharanekiGayanShailykaParivartitSwaroop
12 Influence of Science in Understanding the Behaviour Sourabh Sood
of Musical Sounds and its Modes of Presentation
13 Punjabi Cinema Sangeet de Geetan da Amanpreet
VishleshnatmakAdhyayan Kaur
14 DhunUgamEvam Ragan da Sedhantik Ate Harinder Pal
VyvharaikAdhyayan Singh
15 Topics under consideration Vikas
16 Topics under consideration Sukhna Singh
17 Topics under consideration Amritpal Singh

Dr. MeeraMadan
Recognition Faculty

 Giving consultancy to many students for advance study in music.


 Many times member of Board of Studies in Panjab University, at present also.
 On the Panel of paper setters for post graduate, B.A. Hons. And under
Graduate classes of Panjab University, Kurukshetra University and G.N.D.U
Amritsar.
 Resource person at senior secondary school level teacher‘s refresher course on
many occasions.
 Member of College Advisory Board and Ex. Dean anti ragging committee.
 Composed and directed several compositions for Indian orchestras and solo
instrumental music.
 Invited to adjudicate carious events across the region including T.V. Shows,
intercollege competitions, regional youth festival and other cultural events.
 Member of Fine arts faculty of Panjab University of Board of Studies of
Panjab University.

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Other recent recognition

 Awarded Ph.D degree in March 2015.


 Member of Selection committee for teachers at Navodaya School as subject
expert.
 Appointed as Head Examiner of Various undergraduate, B.A. Hons. and Post
Graduate classes.
 On the Judgement panel of prestigious Doordarshan and Spic Macay
programme which was highly appreciated.
 Attended National Seminar on Role of Music in reforming education
challenges and strategies at GCG, Sector 14, Panchkula.
 Participated as delegate in International conference organized by Department
of BhashaVikas, Panjabi Univ. Patiala from 21st Jan to 23rd Jan, 2014. The
topic of the conference was ‗Punjabi Samaj and Media‖.

Other Recognitions

 Several Students are working successfully in their professional field of


music.
 Invited to adjudge various music competitions held in the city.
 Attended prestigious concert such as HarvallabhSangeetSammelan
along with our students at Jallandhar on Dec.,2013. Our students also
participated in the competiton(Senior Category). Dec2014, Dec. 2015.
 Regularly attend any music concert or Baithak which is organized in
tricity.
 Attended one day workshop with our students organized by
SangeetNatak Academy on 2013 at kalagram, Manimajra.
 Guest of honour in the workshop on classical music organized by
Baroda University at Master Tara Singh College, Ludhiana on 19th
March, 2015.
 Expert on the panel of selection committee for the post of Assistant
professor at Mahilpurcollege, Punjab affiliated to Panjab University on
29th Sept. 2014.

Mrs. Deepa

 Approved artist of All India Radio with B high grade. Have performed
from time to time and the programme has been broadcasted from AIR,
Rohtak.

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 Three times member of Board of Studies of Panjab University,
Chandigarh.

 Four times member of Faculty of Design and Fine Arts. At present


serving as current member of this faculty for the session 2015.

 On the panel of examiners (Paper setter/ Paper marking) for


undergraduate and B.A. Hons. Course in the subject of Music- both
theory and practical of Panjab University, Panjabi University,Patiala,
Guru Nanak DevUniversity, Amritsar and Agra University, Agra.

 Have composed several compositions for classical music and Indian


Orchestra and prepared students for various competitions. These
students have won laurels at Youth festival competitions of Panjab
University – Zonal and inter zonal level.

 Involved in preparing teams for various competitions including Zonal,


inter Zonal, inter university and National Youth festival.

 Sharing various responsibilities in the college administration as


Coordinator of B.A.I admission, member of College Renovation
Committee.

 Invited to Judge various events across the region including T.V. Shows
(Awaz Panjab Di), inter College competitions and other cultural events
of educational and social organizations.

 Involved in the conduct of Panjab University examination as Centre


Superintendent and deputy Superintendent on many occasions in the
past.

 Appointed as head Examiner of various undergraduate classes at


Panjab University,Chandigarh for marking the answer books.

 Acted as paper setter for different B.A degree course from time to time

 Attended National Seminar on ―Role of Music in Reforming


Education, Challenges and Strategies‖ at Govt. College, Panchkula in
February, 2014.

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 Attended International conference organized by Department of
BhashaVikas, Panjabi University, Patiala from 21st Jan. to 23rd Jan.,
2014. The topic of the conference was :PunjabiSaaj and Media‖.

 Attended prestigious music concert such as


HarvallabhSangeetSammelan along with students of the college who
participated in the competition, on Dec., 2013.

 Attended one day workshop, organized by SangeetNatak Academy in


2013 at Kalagram, Manimajra along with students of the college.

 Regularly attend various music concerts/baithaks held in the tricity.


Extracurriculur activities by students

2009-10 Rafi Memorial Function


Mohammad Rafi Memorial Nite organised by Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society
at Tagore Theatre.
1st prize - Priyanka Singh
2nd prize - Sukhna Singh
Solo Singing Competition
Competition conducted by Dream Whistler organization to help
students to take-up careers in the entertainment industry.
1st prize - Priyanka Singh
3rd prize - Jaspinder
Jaspinder, Sukhna Singh and Priyanka Singh performed in 'Sehgal
Commeoration Program' on 10 January 2010.

2nd prize won by Jaspinder in 'Jalsa' competition organized by 'Dainik


Bhaskar Group'.
MH One Awaz Punjab Di
Auditions were conducted in the college, and Jaspinder won a direct
entry into the stage round of the competition. The student reached the
final stage of the show.

2010-11 Students celebrated Basant Panchami function in the Department of


Music and sang a variety of Basant ragas and songs related to Basant
bahar. Students also performed Sarasvati Puja and presnted Saraswati
Vandana.

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Students of the department presented Bhajans at Arya Samaj annual
function held at Arya Samaj, Sector 16, Chandigarh on 11 February
2011.

Students performed for the functions organized by the Hindi and


Punjabi departments of the college.

MH One Awaz Punjab Di TV show


Jaspinder, a student of the music department participated and was
adjuded as the first runner of the show.

2011-12 PTC Voice of Punjab TV show


Jaspinder, a student of the music department participated and was
adjuded as the first runner-up of the show. The student was honoured
by the college in a special function.

Rafi Memorial Function


Mohammad Rafi Memorial Nite organised by Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society
at Tagore Theatre. Sukhna Singh won the Rafi memorial award.

Students of the department performed at various functions organized by


the college and at Arya Samaj, Sector 16.

Group Shabad/Bhajan team of the college won the third prize at Inter
College Group Singing competiton organized at Dev Samaj College in
February 2012.

2012-13 Gauri Singh participated in inter-varisty youth festival held at Amritsar


in November 2012. She was honoured by the vice-chancellor of Panjab
University for being a member of the team.

2013-14 The Music Department sent a team for Sankrit Patriotic Song
competition conducted by the Sanskrit Academy Chandigarh. The team
won 3rd prize and a cash prize of INR2100.

Vocal music team performed at Bhajan Sandhya intra DAV event


organized by the MCM DAV college. The team was highly appreciated
and honoured for their performance.
Students of the department performed at various functions organized by
the Arya Samaj Mandir, Sector 16.

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2014-15 Music students performed at various event organized by Arya Samaj
Mandir, Sector 16, Chandigarh

Department of Music organized special program Mausique-E-MCM, to


showcase the talents of budding artists of Music Vocal on 4th March
2015 in the college multimedia hall. Music Directors of the city and
Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Academy, Chandigarh were invited, as
they could give change to the college student artists as performers in
times to come.

Chandigarh Tourism and Cultural Department (CITCO) invited our


Music students to perform in the function organized on 22 April 2015,
and 26 April 2015. Simran Chaudhry performed Sufi Music as young
artist and was paid honorarium.

Our music team performed at Chandigarh University, Ghadoan fest.


Simran Chaudhry got first prize in Punjabi Solo Singing and also cash
prize of INR3,100.

Sangeet Natak Academy has invited our talented students to perform in


the series of program Chuppe Rustum in the month June-July.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the


department: Same as point 11

25. Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National: National Seminar titled ―Changing Trends in Indian


Music held in 2010–11‖(Funded by college and registration fees
from participants)

b) I n ternational: None

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26. Student profile programme /course wise:

Name of the Applications Enrolled


Course/programme received Selected Pass
*M *F
(refer question no. 4) percentage
B.A.I Music (V) 31 31 NA 31 Current session
B.A. I Music Instl. 80 80 NA 80 Current session
B.A. III Music (V) 29 29 NA 29 100%
B.A. II Music Instl. 63 63 NA 63 100%
B.A. III Music (V) 18 18 NA 18 100%
B.A. III Music Instl. 44 44 NA 44 100%
*M=Male *F=Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the %of students % of students %of students


Course from the from other from abroad
same state States
Overall 50% 50% -

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense
services, etc.? as per alumini data

29. Student progression

Student progression Against %enrolled


UG to PG 2%
PG to Ph.D. 1%

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a) Library: Books are available in College Library.No of Books : 1137,


Journals /Magazines : 2

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b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Internet facility for students in
Library. For teacher, Internet facility in library and resource room.

c) Class rooms with ICT facility : Classrooms are there which are used
as and when required.

d) Laboratories : 3 music rooms

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, government or other agencies: As per the data provided by
Scholarship Committee.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special


lectures/workshops/seminar )with external experts:
Program/Seminars/Workshop/Conferenece

2009-10 ▪ Malhar Utsav, titled 'Rim Jhim ki Phuhar', was organized by the
department. The event was based on the classical Ragas performed
during the rainy season. Time theory of the Indian music was discussed
with the students by the facukty of the department. Students presented
different forms of Raga Malhar, performing different renditions
including Shabad, Bhajan, Semi classical songs, folk songs, film songs
and classical ragas. The workshop was a great success.

▪ Jitender Ji Memorial Function was organized on 25th November 2009.


Renowned local flute player Mr. Ravinder Singh was invited for a
lecture and demonstration. He played many ragas including 'Lalit',
'Sarang' and 'Bhairav', and other light music pieces. He interacted with
the students and apprised them with the techniques of flute playing
2010-11 ▪ Jitender Kumar memorial National level seminar, titled 'Changing
trends in Indian Music' was organized by the Music Department. Seven
papers supported by practical musical demonstrations were presented
by emminient scholars from all over North India. The event was
attended by 250 delegates from various universities and colleges.

▪ Ms. Neera Grover of SNDT University, Mumbai conducted a


workshop and presented a paper on Music as a professional subject.
2011-12 PTC Voice of Punjab TV show
Jaspinder, a student of the music department participated and was
adjuded as the first runner-up of the show. The student was honoured
by the college in a special function.

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Rafi Memorial Function
Mohammad Rafi Memorial Nite organised by Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society
at Tagore Theatre.
Sukhna Singh won the Rafi memorial award.

Students of the department performed at various functions organized by


the college and at Arya Samaj, Sector 16.

Group Shabad/Bhajan team of the college won the third prize at Inter
College Group Singing competiton organized at Dev Samaj College in
February 2012.
2012-13 ▪ Jitender Ji Memorial Function was organized on 16th February 2013.
'Jasrangi', a Mumbai based group of disciples of Pandit Jasraj gave a
performance and undertook a workshop. They poerformed Rag Nat
Bhairav and Madhvanti.
Ms Ankita Joshi and Krishna S R Bongane were complemeted by the
tabla and harmonium support by Siddesh Bicholkar, Abhinaya
Rawande, Manish Madankar and Vaibhav Karun Kadam.
The groups rendition of Indian Classical System included the use of
Moorchana System.

▪ Dr. Simmi R. Singh Attended as delegate ‗Workshop: Teaching and


Learning Curriculum, Pedagogy and Employability‘, orgainzed by the
Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh. Suggestions made by her
were incorporated in the final report submitted to Department of Higher
Education, Chandigarh
2013-14 ▪ Faculty of the Music Department participated as delegates in the
International Conference organized by Department of Bhasha Vikas,
Punjabi University, Patiala, from 21st January-23rd January 2014. The
topic of the conference 'Punjabi Samaj and Media'.

▪ Faculty of the Music Department participated as delegates in


‗National Seminar on Role of Music in Reforming Education,
Challenges and Strategies‘, organized by the Government College,
Panchkula.
2014-15 ▪ Dr. Simmi R. Singh was invited as resource person for orientation and
capacity building program for music teachers of Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalaya of Northern India, under Department of Education, Ministry
of Human Resource Development, Government of India. She organized
a three hour orientation session for around 50 music teachers from all
across North India.

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▪ Music Department celebrated Sawan (Festival of Teej) on 5th August
2014, and Basant Panchmi as Guru-Purnima

▪ Jitender Ji Memorial Function was organized on 25th November 2014.


Shri Varinder Kumar, noted Sitarist of the region, performed.

▪ Department of Music organized special program Mausique-E-MCM,


to showcase the talents of budding artists of Music Vocal on 4th March
2015 in the college multimedia hall. Music Directors of the city and
Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Academy, Chandigarh were invited, as
they could give change to the college student artists as performers in
times to come.

Talent contest held in the month of July-August( Annexure B)


Category - B.A. I Category - Open
Students
2009- 1st prize - Vismad Kaur 1st prize - Jaspinder
2010 2nd prize - Kaushambhi 2nd prize - Sukhna
Singh
3rd prize - Kritika and 3rd prize - Priyanka
Saloni Singh
Consolation - Vinika Consolation -
and Shreya Navneet
Category - B.A. I Category - Senior Category - Open
Students
2010- 1st prize - 1st prize -
2011 2nd prize - 2nd prize -
3rd prize - 3rd prize -
Consolation - Consolation -
Category - B.A. I Category - Senior Category - Open
Students
2011- 1st prize - Shubhangi 1st prize - Shilpa 1st prize -
2012 Niharika
2nd prize - Harbiban 2nd prize - Vismad 2nd prize -
Sakshi
3rd prize - Gauri 3rd prize -
Kaushambhi
Category - B.A. I Category - Senior Category - Open
Students

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2012- 1st prize - Sukhman 1st prize - 1st prize -
2013 Shubhangi Niharika
2nd prize - Roshani 2nd prize - Mehak 2nd prize -
Harsimrat
3rd prize - Manisha 3rd prize - Gauri 3rd prize -
Singh Vaishali
Consolation -
Gagandeep
Category - B.A. I Category - Senior Category -
Students Instrumental
2013- 1st prize - Paramjot 1st prize - Sukhman 1st prize -
2014 Meenakshi
2nd prize - Zoya 2nd prize - Anandita 2nd prize -
Arushi
3rd prize - Neha
Category - B.A. I Category - Senior Category - Open Category -
Students Instrumental
2014- 1st prize - Simran 1st prize - Paramjot 1st prize - 1st prize -
2015 Chaudhary Aanchal Smriti Jain
Rupali Jagga
2nd prize - Kirandeep 2nd prize - Sukhman 2nd prize - 2nd prize -
Shailja Gurmehar
3rd prize - Ravpreet 3rd prize - Anandita 3rd prize -
Sheenam
Consolation - Priyanka

Youth Festival achievements


Event Prize Participants
2009- Zonal Youth Festival
2010 Music Group Shabad 1st Jaspinder, Sukhna, Navneet,
Vocal Saloni, Vismad, Megha,
Sharan
Light Vocal 2nd Priyanka Singh
Classical Vocal 2nd Priyanka Singh
Group Song 3rd Priyanka Singh, Jaspinder,
Sukhna, Saloni, Vismad,
Kaushambhi
Group Song - 1st Jaspinder
Individual

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Music Indian Orchestra 1st Mitai, Samriti, Aditi, Saloni,
Instrume Kaushambhi, Sakshi, Heena,
ntal Tanya
Classical 2nd Mitali
Instrumental
Inter-Zonal Youth Festival, Firozpur
Music Group Shabad 1st Megha
Vocal Individual
Music Indian Orchestra 2nd Aditi
Instrume Individual
ntal
National Youth Festival, Jhansi
Music Western Solo, Light Represented
Vocal Vocal Solo, Group Panjab
Song Indian, Group University
Song Western

2010- Zonal Youth Festival


11 Music Group Song 1st
Vocal Group Song 1st Jaspinder
Individual
Classical Vocal 2nd Jaspinder
Folk Song 1st Jaspinder
Group Shabad 3rd
Group Shabad 1st Megha
Individual
Light Vocal 3rd Megha
Kali Singing 3rd Sharan, Randeep
Kali Singing 3rd Sharan
Individual
Group Folk 2nd Shubhneet
Individual
Music Classical 1st Naina Choudhary
Instrume Instrumental
ntal Indian Orchestra 1st Naina Choudhary
Individual
Indian Orchestra 2nd
Inter-Zonal Youth Festival, Ludhiana
Music Group Song 2nd

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Vocal

2011- Zonal Youth Festival


12 Music Classical Vocal 2nd Gauri Singh
Vocal Light Vocal 2nd Shilpa
Group Shabad 3rd Shubhneet, Shilpa, Vismad,
Shubhangi, Saloni, Sakshi,
Niharika
Group Shabad 3rd Shilpa
Individual
Group Song 3rd Shilpa, Vismad, Kaushambhi,
Harbiban, Mehak, Sakshi
Group Folk 3rd Shubhneet
Individual
Music Classical Percussion 1st Heena
Instrume Classical Non 1st Gauri Singh
ntal Percussion
Indian Orchestra 2nd Anita, Gauri Singh,
Shubhangi, Diksha, Gurleen,
Indu, Kaushambhi, Ridhima
Indian Orchestra 1st Gauri Singh
Individual
Inter-Zonal Youth Festival
Music Indian Orchestra 3rd Gauri Singh
Instrume Individual
ntal

2012- Zonal Youth Festival


13 Music Classical Vocal 1st Gauri Singh
Vocal Group Song 2nd Shubhangi, Shilpa, Sakshi,
Individual Anandita, Surbhi, Vaishali
Light Vocal 3rd Shilpa
Kali Singing 3rd Gagandeep, Parneet, Navreen
Kali Singing 2nd Parneet
Individual
Group Folk 3rd Gagandeep
Individual
Music Classical 1st Gauri Singh
Instrume Instrumental

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ntal Indian Orchestra 1st Shubhangi, Gauri Singh,
Roshani, Sukhman, Anita,
Diksha, Shivangi, Ritu
Indian Orchestra 3rd Shubhangi
Individual
Inter-Zonal Youth Festival, Hoshiarpur
Music Classical 1st Gauri Singh
Instrume Instrumental
ntal Indian Orchestra 3rd Shubhangi, Gauri Singh,
Roshani, Sukhman, Anita,
Diksha, Shivangi, Ritu

2013- Zonal Youth Festival


14 Music Classical Vocal 1st Paramjot
Vocal Folk Songh 1st Paramjot
Group Shabad 1st Paramjot, Shubhangi, Gauri,
Sukhman, Roshani, Zoya,
Anandita
Group Shabad 1st Paramjot
Individual
Light Vocal 3rd Preetika Bhasin
Music Classical Non 1st Gauri Singh
Instrume Percussion
ntal
Inter-Zonal Youth Festival, Khanna
Music Group Shabad 2nd Paramjot, Shubhangi, Gauri,
Vocal Sukhman, Roshani, Zoya,
Anandita
Group Shabad 1st Paramjot
Individual
Classical Vocal 2nd Paramjot
Folk Songh 3rd Paramjot
Music Classical Non 3rd Gauri Singh
Instrume Percussion
ntal
2014- Zonal Youth Festival
15 Music Group Song 1st Paramjot, Sukhman,
Vocal Anandita, Neha, Simran
Chaoudhary, Rupali Jagga

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Group Song 3rd Sukhman
Individual
Classical Vocal 1st Paramjot
Kali Gayan 1st Simran Chaoudhary, Rupali
Jagga
Kali Gayan 1st Simran Chaoudhary
Individual
Folk Song 2nd Simran Chaoudhary
Light Vocal 3rd Paramjot
Music Indian Orchestra 1st Smriti Jain, Yukta, Roshani,
Instrume Shivangi, Sukhman, Harleen,
ntal Kirandeep, Ravpreet,
Shubhangi, Rupali Jagga
Indian Orchestra 2nd Smriti Jain
Individual
Indian Orchestra 3rd Shivangi
Individual
Classical Percussion 1st Yukta
Classical Non 2nd Smriti Jain
Percussion
Inter-Zonal Youth Festival, Khanna
Music Group Song 2nd Paramjot, Sukhman,
Vocal Anandita, Neha, Simran
Chaoudhary, Rupali Jagga
Group Song 3rd Paramjot
Individual
Kali Gayan 3rd Simran Chaoudhary, Rupali
Jagga
Music Indian Orchestra 1st Smriti Jain, Yukta, Roshani,
Instrume Shivangi, Sukhman, Harleen,
ntal Kirandeep, Ravpreet,
Shubhangi, Rupali Jagga
Indian Orchestra 2nd Roshani
Individual

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

 Lecture method

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 Discussion in class
 Question answer session
 Talent contests
 Practical and theory teaching complemented by practical demonstration
 Stage performance techniques
 Practice session and revision method
 Extra practice sessions to advanced and poor learners separately
 Live performance by teachers and experts from outside
 E-mail contact of student teacher interaction
 Sharing personal books, recordings and collections
 Contacting for further development and specialized coaching for
performers
 Reference material, magazines and books suggested
 Arranging lecturer demonstrations and seminars. Taking students to attend
external seminars and programs

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities
 Participation in all college functions e.g. Orientation program, Prize
distribution, Convocation
 Participation in inter department functions of other departments e.g.
Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit
 Participation in Independence Day, Republic Day functions organized by
Chandigarh Administration
 Participation in devotion music programs held at college e.g. Bhajan
Sandhya, Arya Samaj
 Participation in various programs — Representing college in Rafi
Memorial function, TV shows, reality shows, JatinderJi Memorial
program, Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan
 Representing college in Youth Festival held at zonal, inter zonal, inter
varsity and national level.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strengths:
 Dedicated, devoted and sincere teaching staff with accumulative teaching
experience of ~100 years.
 Wide array of Indian classical musical instruments. Every effort is made
that every student gets her own instrument to practice on.
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done by the staff.
 Students are encouraged to become performing artists and faculty
provides help in all possible ways to impart training. Also, the college
faculty helps facilitate the interaction of students with established
professionals in the industry, to gain exposure and build their professional
network.
 Students are guided to take part in various state, inter-state, and national
level programs, including radio, TV and other shows national repute.
Students of the department have participated and won in several TV
shows including Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Indian Idol, Awaz Punjab Di, Voice of
Punjab, Doordarshan music contest.
 Differently abled students are encouraged to take up music as a subject, to
develop their skills in fine arts field. Student with special needs have even
undertaken their Ph.D. under the guidance of college faculty.
 The students are guided to take decisions as per their skills to adopt
certain careers in music field or otherwise. The student who do not take
up music as advanced course keep in touch and seek guidance.
 Faculty support the ex-students/alumni in their professional fields
including professional and career guidance, providing pedagogical
support and providing relevant job recommendations.

Weakness:
 Lack of funds for outstanding performers, poor and underprivileged
students.
 Lack of performing opportunities for students.

Opportunities:
 To make music a popular subject, as music is integral part of our lives but
it is not taught as curriculum subject in most parts of the country.
 Directing efforts towards introducing music as an interdisciplinary course
with other subjects and streams.

Challenges:
 Given the evolving landscape and nature of music, the absence of digital
connectivity and the lack of new audio-visual media needs consideration.
 Career opportunities in music are now arising in new and different forms;
efforts are required to understand these, and adequate support solicited.
 To maintain standard set by ourselves and attract the best talent of the
region to work with.

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Future plans:

 Given the vast experience and qualification of faculty, the possibility of


introduction of BA (Hons.) and MA courses can be explored.
 To start hobby classes for students from other streams.
 To work towards establishing MCM Music Band, which can act as a
platform to kick start students performing careers and help them to earn as
well.
 To collaborate with various musical institutions and cultural promotional
academies to provide platform for performing students.

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Department of Fine Arts

1. Name of the Department : Department of Fine Arts

2. Year of Establishment : 2005

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,


Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.)
Undergraduate : B.A.I, B.A. II and B.A. III (Pass Course)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved


None

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) (2015-


2016)

 Annual System – Fine Arts: B.A. III (Pass Course)


 Semester System – Fine Arts: B.A. I and B.A. II

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments
None

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc. :
None

8. Details of courses / programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : None

9. Number of Teaching Posts (2014-2015)

Post Sanctioned Filled


Professors X X
Associate Professors X X
Asst. Professors 1 1 Permanent 1 Contractual

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, D.Sc./
D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) (2014-2015)

Name Qualificati Designation Specialization No. of No. of Ph.D.


on Years of Students
Exp. guided for the
last 4 years
Dr. Pooja M.A., UGC Assistant Drawing and 9 -
Sharma Net, Ph.D Professor Painting
Ms. Gayatri M.A., UGC Assistant Painting 3 sessions -
Singh NET Professor

11. List of senior visiting faculty

Dr. Ravinder Sharma, HOD History of Arts, Govt College of Art, Chandigarh
Artist Mr. Rakesh Sen, Pidilite Industries, Delhi

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled


(programme wise) by temporary Faculty: (2014-2015)

B.A. I, II & III (Pass Course) :


YEAR Percentage of lectures Percentage of practical classes handled
delivered
2014-15 30% 70%

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise)

Student-Teacher Ratio (2014-2015)


Class Practical Theory
B.A. I : 34:1 68:1
B.A. II : 33:1 66:1
B.A. III : 24:1 47:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;


sanctioned and filled

Sanctioned : None. Not Required


Filled : None. Not Required
Available –as per the requirement of the departmental activities, function
special lecture and examination.

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15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc / D.Litt/ Ph.D / M.Phil / PG.

Teachers / P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. / D.


Faculty Litt
Pooja Sharma √ - √ -
Gayatri Singh √ - - -

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International


funding agencies and grants received
None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received
None

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University


None

19. Publications:

Publications Dr. Pooja Sharma Ms.Amita


Books with 1. ‗Inlay Designs in 1. ‗A text book of Fine
ISSN/ISBN Numbers the Mughal Arts Painting and
with details of Monuments‘ Lap Sculpture‘ Twentyfirst
Publishers Lambert Academic Century Printing Press
Publishing Patiala, ISBN: 978-93-
(Germany) ISBN 80144-68-9, 2012
98-3-8473-7907-7, 2. ‗Glossary of Art‘
2012 Twentyfirst Century
Printing Press Patiala,
ISBN: 978-93-80144-77-
1, 2012

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Dr Pooja Sharma
Paper Presented in conference, seminar and workshop

2012-13
Participated and displayed painting in Punjab Women Artists Painting
Exhibition at KT-Kala, Amritsar from 10.3.12- 24.3.12

2013-14
Participated in Interdisciplinary National Seminar ‗Expanding Horizons –
Interdisciplinary Approach to Chemistry organized by Department of
Chemistry, MCM DAV College for women, Chandigarh on 13 Feb, 2014.

2014-15
An Art workshop on File cover design and CD decoration was conducted by
Dr Pooja Sharma in 7 day/ night NSS camp from 2 oct- 8 oct, 2014.
Presented research paper in the Chandigarh Social Science Congress (National)
‗Influence of Mughal Inlay Art in Contemporary building‘ held at Panjab
University, Chandigarh on February 20-21, 2015.
Participated in National Workshop on ‗Animation‘ organized by Arena
Animation, Mohali on 9. 2. 2015

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated : None

Since the consultancy services provided are on honorary and voluntary basis so
revenue is not generated through them.
 Dr. Pooja Sharma has been invited as subject expert to conduct interview in
DAV School, Sec 8, Panchkula in June, 2015.
 Dr. Pooja Sharma has been selected as a paper setter for PU Annual
examinations for BA 3rd year (General), M.A. Fine Arts, and M.A. History of
Arts papers.

The other areas, where income generated include:


 Income generated from the Diwali Mela (Exhibition cum Sale), conducted
in the college is given to the respective students.
 Income generated from the sold paintings in the various exhibitions is also
given to the respective students.

21. Faculty as members in

a) National committees : None


b) International Committees : None

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c) Editorial Boards…. : None
d) Board of Studies of the University : 01 (Dr. Pooja Sharma)

22. Student projects


a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter departmental / programme : As per the requirement of the syllabus
the students do projects

b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside


the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies :
None

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students :

Students
Zonal Youth Festival (2014-15)
1. Still life Ist – Ridhima (B.A III)
2. Cartooning 2nd – Geetanjali (B. A. II)
3. On the spot Painting 3rd – Tiruchana (B.A. II)
4. Collage Making Ist – Rhythm (B.A.II)
5. Clay Modelling 2nd – Alka (B.A I)
6. Installation 3rd – Tusharika (B.A III),
Rupan (B.A III),
Vishali (B.A III),
Harpreet (M.Com II)
Inter zonal youth Festival (2014-15)
1 Still life – 2nd Ridhima (B.A.III)

CIHMCT (27.9.14)
 Poster Making – Ist – Shailee Jain
Dr. Ambedker Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition Chd.
(27. 9. 14)
 Poster Making – Consolation – Apoorva

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 2014


 Face Painting - 1st – Harpreet
2nd – Rhythm
3rd – Priya, Tiruchana
 Poster Making – 1st – Ridhima
2nd – Gaganpreet
3rd – Neha, Aasha

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Chandigarh College of Engineering & Techonology APRATIM‘14
 Collage Making – 1st – Shelly Jain

S.L.DAV College of Education, Ambala (22.11.14) Nation Level Painting


Contest
1st – Anuradha
rd
3 – Tiruchana
Consolation – Anushriya

Martyrdom at Sec 45-D, CHD


Painting - 1st – Harpreet Kaur (M. Com II)

Rose Fest 2015 Consolation – Anushriya

YUVCLIQUE GGCBA, Sec 42, Chd on Jan 10, 2015


Best out of waste ‗Manoeuver the scrap– 1st – Harpreet ( M.Com II)

Inter college Competitions organized by Rayat Bahara College of


Education, Mohali
1. Running Trophy
2. Maximum Participation Trophy
3. Collage Making - 1st – Rhythm(B.A. II)
nd
4. Slogan Writing - 2 – Ridhima (B.A. III)
5. Poster Making - 1st – Gurvinder (B.A. II)

Chandigarh University
1. Poster Making - 2nd – Gurvinder Kaur (B.A. II)
2. Cartooning - 2nd – Geetanjli (B.A.II)
3. Poster making - 3rd – Shelly (B.B.A.I)
4. On the spot making - 3rd – Anuradha (B. A.)

S.D.College, Chandigarh on 28. 2.15


Poster Making - 2nd – Neha Rani (B.A. II)
Amity Global Business School
Sketching - 1st – Apoorva (B.A.I)
nd
Face Painting - 2 – Jasmine (B.A. I)
Youth Fest ‗PRATIBHA-2015‘ held at Gian Jyoti on 13th March 2015
Face Painting - 2nd – Harpreet (M.Com II)
Participation in Exhibition
o Eight Posters for the wide publicity and awareness on ―Organ

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Donation‖, has been submitted to department of Hepatology,
P.G.I.M.R., Chandigarh on 30th July, 2014.
o Exhibition cum sale - Diya decoration, Pot Making, Mural Making,
stone sculpture and Flower making on the occasion of Diwali Fest.
o Rhythm Singh Randhawa (B. A. II) and Anuradha Choudhary (B.
A. II) submitted their art work in Painting Exhibition by Panjab
Lalit Kala Academy, Chandigarh.
Conference
Rhythm Singh Randhawa presented Research paper entitled ‗Significance of
Buddaha Sculpture in Gupta Period‘ in national conference 5th Chandigarh
Social Science Congress held in Panjab University Chandigarh on 20-21 Feb
2015.

Decoration Duty

Hawan ceremony; Induction day; MCM Diwali Diva and Diwali Fest;‗Sitar
Recital‘ Programme; MCM Research based Fashion show; Prize distribution
Function; Hostel Night; College Farewell; Convocation; P. G. Farewell

2013-14
nal Youth Festival (2013-14)
1. Still life - Ist – Gurneet Kaur (B.A. I)
2nd – Ridhima (B.A II)
2. Cartooning - 1st – Shreyyika (B.A.II)
2nd – Nimisha (B. A. III)
3. On the spot Painting 1st – Akanksha (B.Com I)
2nd – Anuradha (B.A.I)
4. Collage Making - 2nd – Aakanksha (B.Com III)
5. Poster Making - 3rd – Harpreet Kaur (B.A.I)
6. Clay Modelling - 3rd – Anmol (B.A I)
7. Installation - 3rd – Komal (B.A III)
Vishavjot (B.A III)
Harnoor (B.A III)
Sahiba (B.A I)
Inter zonal youth Festival (2013-14)
1. Cartooning 2nd – Nimisha (B. A. III)
2. On the spot Painting - 1st – Akanksha (B.Com I)

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PEC Fest (2013-14)
1. Painting - 1st – Ridhima
2nd – Gurneet
2. Mask Painting - 1st – Rashi and Kanika
2nd – Rhythm and Harpreet Kaur
YUVASATA (2013-14)
 Collage Making- 1ST – Aakanksha,
Rhythm, Shilpa
Prasanta
VIMARSH (2013-14)
 Face Painting - 3rd – Rhythm

‗On the Spot Painting Competition‘ (National Level) Sohan Lal


DAVCollege of Education, Mohali
 On the spot Painting- 2nd – Akanksha (B.Com I)
rd
3 – Tiruchana
Special prize – Rashi Suri
Inter College Competitions organized by Rayat Bahara College of
Education, Mohali
 Collage Making - 1st – Rhythm
2nd – Aakanksha (B.Com III)
 Book Mark - 2 nd
– Taranjot

Rose Fest 2014


 On the spot Painting- 1st – Akanksha (B.Com I)

Business Fest 2014


 Logo Designing- 2nd – Guneet and Rashi Suri
MCM Kala Abhivayakti 2014
1. Cartooning 1st – Nimisha (B. A. III)
2. On the spot Painting - 1st – Akanksha (B.Com I)
2nd – Tiruchana (B.A.I)
3. Collage Making 2nd – Rhythm
4. File Cover Designing - 2nd – Harpreet Kaur (B.A.I)
5. Pot Painting - 2nd – Surbhi
6. Rangoli 1st – Aashima
7. Pankhi Designing 1st – Shreya Chaudhary
8. Still life Ist – Gurneet Kaur (B.A. I)
2nd – Ridhima (B.A II)
9. Folk Painting - 1st – Rashi Suri
2nd – Ashvarya

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10. Mural Making - 1st – Tanya

Decoration Duty
 Hawan ceremony; Induction day; MCM Diwali Diwali
Fest; Basant Utsav Fashion show; Prize distribution
Function; Hostel Night; College Farewell; Convocation
2012-13
Zonal Youth Festival (2012-13)
1. Cartooning - 2nd – Nimisha
3rd – Namrita
2. On the spot Painting - 2nd – Anuradha
3rd – Sarita
3. Collage Making - 3rd – Aakanksha
4. Poster Making - 3rd – Vishakha

SOCH Fest (2012-13)


1. Cartooning - Ist – Nimisha
2. Face Painting - Ist – Tenzin, Ranjana and Radhika

‗On the Spot Painting Competition‘ (National Level)


1. On the Spot Painting - Ist – Radhika (B.A. III)
nd
2 – Shreya (B.A. III)
3rd – Sarita (B.A.III)
Consolation – Shama (B.A,III)
VIMARSH 2013

 Poster Making - 2nd Ritika
 Face Painting - 2 nd
– Radhika
3rd – Tenzin
Rose Fest 2013
 Painting - Ist – Sarita
(& Best Painting Award)
2nd – Radhika
Consolation – Ritika
 Face Painting - 2 nd
– Rattanjeet
Participation in Exhibition
 Vishakha Pandit, student of B.A. III participated in an All India Exhibition
held at Ujjain and was awarded merit certificate for her excellence in the field
of painting

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Decoration Duty
 Hawan ceremony; Induction day; MCM Diwali Diva and Diwali Fest; Lohri
celebration; Winter Fashion show; Prize distribution Function; Hostel Night;
College Farewell; Convocation

2011-12
Zonal Youth Festival (2011-12)
1. Still life - Ist – Radhika
2. Cartooning - 2nd – Narmata
3. Collage Making - Ist – Aakanksha
4. Clay Modelling - Ist – Khushaboo

Inter Zonal Youth Festival (2011-12)


 Collage Making - Ist – Aakanksha
 Still Life - Ist
– Radhika

Participation in Exhibition
 Vishakha pandit, Ritika, Gauri and Harpriya participated in an All India
Exhibition of Art organized by Indian Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar. The
work of Gauri and Harpriya was selected and displayed

2010-11
Zonal Youth Festival (2010-11)
1. Still life - Ist – Radhika
2. Cartooning - 1st – Narmata
- 2nd - Gairo
3. Poster Making - 3rd – Vishakha
4. Clay Modelling - 3rd – Khushaboo

OBVIAM – 2011
 Logo Designing 1st - Gairo
 Sketching 2nd - Radhika

Participation in Exhibition
 Prabhjot, Sirat, Gauri, Harprita, Ganveer, Tanuja and Anu participated in the
76th All India Exhibition of art organized by Indian Academy of Fine Arts.
Tanuja, Vishakha and Ganveer made us proud their paintings were displayed

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 Prabhjot participated in the Annual Art Exhibition 2010, organized by Lalit
Kala Academy, Chandigarh. Further the show was displayed at Sutluj club,
Ludhiana

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the


department

 Mrs. Sadhana Sangar, HOD, Govt College Mohali , 15th Nov. 2011
 Artist Mr. Rakesh Sen, Pedilite Industries, Sep 2012, 26-27 August 2014
 Artist Mr. Manjeet Singh, Chandigarh, Aug. 2013
 Artist Mr. Jaspreet Singh, Chandigarh , 2013
 Dr. Ravinder Sharma, HOD History of Arts, Govt College of Arts, 11th Feb
2014, 26th Feb 2015.
 Dr. Ishwar Dayal, Assistant Professor in Graphics, Govt College of Arts ,11th
Feb 2014
 Mr Deep Shome (Regional Academic Head, Arena Animation, Delhi (9th Feb
2015)
 Mr Vivek Sinha (Head, Arena Animation, Mohali) 9th Feb 2015

25. Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : one
b) I n ternational : None

Academic year 2014-15


 A two days workshop on Landscape Painting and Collage Making was
conducted by Pidilite industries.
 A four days workshop was organized on Diya decoration, Pot Making and
designing, Mural Making, stone sculpture and Flower making for the occasion
of Diwali Fest.
 A National Seminar on Animation, VFX and multimedia education was
conducted by ARENA ANIMATION on 9th Feb 2015The purpose of this
seminar was to provide insight into the industry and to create awareness about
the career opportunities in the field of animation.
 Art Demonstration on Collage Making, Sketching, Landscape by Prof.
Ravinder Sharma in Everlit Event on 26.2.15.

Academic year 2013-14


1. A two days workshop on clay modeling and poster making was conducted by
city artist Mr Manjeet Singh

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2. A workshop was organized on landscape painting by the artist Mr Jaspreet
Singh.
3. Six students participated in interdisciplinary National seminar on ‗Expanding
Horizons Interdisciplinary Approach to Chemistry‘ in MCM DAV College on
13th Feb 2014.
4. Fine Arts dept. organized ‗MCM Kala Abhivayakti 2014‘-an inter college
competitions cum exhibition
5. The students of Fine Arts actively participated in the workshop conducted by
Punjabi dept., MCM DAV College, on 12.Feb 2013.
6. Six students participated in interdisciplinary National seminar on ‗Expanding
Horizons Interdisciplinary Approach to Chemistry‘ in MCM DAV College on
13th Feb 2014.

Academic year 2012-13


1. One day card making workshop was organized in Fine Arts dept.
2. A two days workshop with Pidilite expertise was organized on landscape
painting and portraits.
3. The students of Fine Arts actively participated in the workshop conducted by
Punjabi dept., MCM DAV College, on 12.Feb 2013.

Academic year 2011-12


1. A workshop was organized on the occasion of Diwali.

Academic year 2010-11


1. A three workshop was organized along with Interior Designing and
Decoration department on pot making, tile making and crafting jewellery.

26. Student profile programme/course wise: (2014-2015)

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass


Course/programme received percentage
*M *F
(refer question no. 4)
(2014-2015)
B.A.I (Semester I and II) 85 68 X 68 91.17 &
100%
B.A. II 67 67 X 67 100%
B.A. III 47 47 X 47 85.2%
*M = Male *F = Female

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27. Diversity of Students: (2014-2015)

Name of the % of students from % of students % of students


Course the same state from other States from abroad

B.A. I 63.3 36.7% -


B.A. II 69% 31% -
B.A. III 42.5% 57.5% -

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense
services, etc.?
As per the Alumni data
Sr, No. Name of the Examination Passed Year
Student
1. Prabhjot Kaur NET 2013

Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled


UG to PG Approx. 60%
Employed As provided by the Placement Cell
• Campus selection 20%
• Other than campus recruitment
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment 20%

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities


a) Library : No of Books:285, Journals/MG:2
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Internet Facility for
Students in the Library and Staff in the Library and the Resource Room
c) Class rooms with ICT facility : College Facilities used
d) Laboratories : Fine Arts Lab

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31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,
university, government or other agencies
As per the details of the Scholarship Committee and As per the data provided
by Scholarship Committee.
Name Class Roll No Scholarship on merit-cum- Session
mean
Tenzin B.A.III 1165 2500.00 2014-15
Tenzin B.A.II 1165 2500.00 2013-14
Tenzin B.A.I 1165 2500.00 2012-13

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures /


workshops /seminar) with external experts
 Artist Rakesh Sen- A two days workshop on Landscape Painting
and Collage Making was conducted by Pidilite industries.
 Mr Deep Shome (Regional Academic Head, Arena Animation,
Delhi- A National Seminar on Animation, VFX and multimedia
education was conducted by ARENA ANIMATION on 9th Feb
2015. The purpose of this seminar was to provide insight into the
industry and to create awareness about the career opportunities
in the field of animation.
 Prof. Ravinder Sharma - Art Demonstration on Collage Making,
Sketching, Landscape in Everlit Event on 26.2.15.
 Artist Mr Manjeet Singh- A two days workshop on clay
modeling and poster making was conducted in 2013.
 Mr Jaspreet Singh - A workshop was organized on landscape
painting by the artist in Sep 2013.
 Prof. Ravinder Sharma- Art and Aesthetics- Gave and insight the
aesthetic aspects of Art in MCM Kala Abhivayakti 2014.

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning


Methods being adopted to improve teaching learning include:
 Lecture Method; Interactive teaching/ Learning by Power point
presentation;
 Assignment for B.A. I;
 Group discussion;
 Demonstrations and workshop organized time to time;
 Encourage the students to participate in competitions and Exhibitions;

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 Visits to Museums, Exhibitions and lectures;
 Class Test, Outdoor study, through educational tours, LCD, Computers
C.D.s and Internet;
 Question – Answer Sessions;
 Self Learning by the students by presenting PPTs in syllabus relevant issues
and topics by students of B.A. II, III;
 E-mail contact of the teachers with the students;
 Contact with students on Whats App;
 Knowledge about the various web sites related to the topics;
 Extra Material is provided to advanced learners;
 Staff members provide their personal books of the students to enhance their
knowledge;
 Names of the reference books are provided with the topics.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities Students:

The Fine Arts department contributes through their participation in different


competitions organized by other institutions as well as in the institution about
relevant issues.

 The Fine Arts dept participated in workshop conducted by Environment


society of MCM on 3rd Sep, 2012. The students demonstrated their artistic
skills to beautify the environment.
 Fine Arts Dept. actively participated in ‗BOOND‘ event rally on 17th Jan
2013. Through Face Painting students artistically conveyed the message to
save water.
 Eight Posters for the wide publicity and awareness on ―Organ Donation‖,
are submitted to dept of Hepatology, P.G.I.M.R., Chandigarh on 30th July,
2014.
 Awareness Rally on ‗Child Abuse-Muskurane Do Bachpan‘ by Rotract Club
on 11th Feb 2015. Contributed in Street Play, Poster making, Slogan writing
and display work.
 Dept. organized an Intra college Poster Making, Face Painting and Slogan
writing competitions along with mass communication dept. on 29th Sep
2014 under Swatch Bharat Abhiyan.
 Beside these activities, Fine Arts Dept actively participated in decoration of
college functions, events, and activities of different dept.
 Students participate in various activities organized by NSS, NCC, Rotaract
Club, Drama Club, Cleanliness club etc.

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Faculty:
 Dr Pooja Sharma is convener of Decoration committee, member of Advisory
committee, Youth Fest and Horticulture and landscape committee.
 Ms Gayatri Singh is member of Cleanliness committee, Decoration
committee, and Horticulture and landscape committee.
 The members of the staff have been performing institutional duties as
members and conveners of various committees with outmost sincerity and
commitment.
 The faculty members provide guidance to the students in career related
matters to enable them to make a right choice.
 The faculty members also deal with personal issues of the students in case the
students approach them to seek their advice.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

The well-qualified and award winning staff forms the pillar of strength of this
department. Unlike earlier, job opportunities for Fine Arts students are
aplenty. They can opt to be set designers, illustrators, animators, cartoonists
and skilful artists after doing PG, diploma and certificate course in Fine Arts
with specialization. The department plans to increase extension services and
activities with art colleges and universities of Kurukshetra, Patiala,
Chandigarh, Delhi etc

. Strength
 Adequately trained and committed staff;
 Participation in Exhibitions;
 Awards winning Faculty;
 Miss. Rhythm Singh Randhawa ranked fifth Position in B.A. I (2013-14)
and in 10th position in B.A. II in the Panjab University during 2014-;
 Students received many awards;
 Organized State Level Competitions;
 Participation of students in competitions inside and outside the institution;
 Organized demos, lectures, seminar and workshops.

Weakness
 Up gradation of Fine Arts studio with modern equipments can be an asset
in future.
 PG in Fine Arts can be started.

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Opportunities
 PG course may be initiated which will strengthen Research and
Publication
 Human resource development through participation and organization of
workshops/seminar/conferences at national and international level
 Various external agencies/institutes are now coming forward for funding
research projects in fine arts.
 Depiction of Indian culture/tradition and awareness about social events
and evils and remedy thereof through pictorial expressions.

Challenges
 Better placement of the UG students in a changing environment

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Department of History

1. Name of the Department: Department of History.

2. Year of Establishment: 1968.

3. Names of the Programmes/Courses offered:

Under Graduate: B.A.I, B.A. II and B.A. III (Pass Course& H.C.P.)
B.A. II (Honours) and B.A. III (Honours)
B.Sc I, B.ComI, B.C.A I, M.F.T I, B.B.A I (H.C.P).

4. Names of Inter disciplinary Courses and the departments/Units Involved-

Teaching History and Culture of Punjab to the following classes


 B.Sc I, B.Com I, B.C.A I, M.F.T I, B.B.A I.

5. Annual/Semester/Choice Based Credit System:

Annual System – History: B.A. III (Pass Course), B.A. III (Honours Course)
and B.A. III (H.C.P.)
Semester System – History: B.A. I, B.A. II and B.A. II (Honours)
Semester System– H.C.P.: B.Sc I, B.ComI, B.C.A I, M.F.T I, B.B.A I.

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments:

Teaching History and Culture of Punjab to the following classes:


B.Sc I, B.Com I, B.C.A I, M.F.T I, B.B.A I.

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


universities.:

 Shriya Gautam has done her Masters in Archeology from Oxford


University and is a mentor to our students and organizes various
workshops across the country. Her campaign ‗Speaking Archeologically‘
is generating a lot of interest in History.
 Navdeep Randhawa did her Masters in International Relations and
motivates our students from time to time.

8. Details of course/Programmes discontinued if any with reasons: None.

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9. Number of Teaching Posts (2014-2015):
Post Sanctioned Filled
Professors - -
Associate 1 1
Professors
Asst. Professors 2 Permanent, 3 Temporary 2 Permanent, 3 Temporary

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization


(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil. etc.,).

2014-2015
Name Qualificati Designation Specialization years Ph.D
on of Students
exp. guided
Poonam M.A., Associate Modern Punjab 29 -
Davesher M.Phil., Professor
B.Ed.
Mini M.A., Assistant Gender Studies 15 -
Grewal B.Ed., Professor
U.G.C.
N.E.T.,
pursuing
Ph.D.
Baljeet M.A., Assistant Modern India 5 -
Kaur M.Phil., Professor
Tiwana U.G.C.
N.E.T.,
B.E..D.
Neha M.A., Assistant Urbanization in 2 -
Sharma U.G.C. Professor Punjab
N.E.T.,
pursuing
Ph.D.
Dr. Ekta M.A., Assistant Gandhian 1 -
Sachdeva Ph.D. Professor Studies
Dr. M.A., Assistant Modern India 5
Amirjahan Ph.D. Professor

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11. List of senior visiting faculty:

November 2014: Prof. Anju Suri, Department of History, Panjab University.


She addressed the students on the topic that had been debated, ‗British Rule:
A Bane or Boon for the Indian Economy‘.

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled


(programme wise) by temporary faculty-

B.A. I, II & III (Pass Course and H.C.P.) and B.Sc I, B.ComI, B.C.A I, M.F.T
I, B.B.A I (H.C.P) : 45%.
B.A. II & B.A. III (Hons) : 00%

13. Student-Teacher Ratio (programme wise):

Teacher Student Ratio Year 2014-15.

Classes Subject Number of students Ratio


B.A. I H.C.P. 663 94:1
B.A. II H.C.P. 474 79:1
B.A. III H.C.P. 386 75:1
B.COM I H.C.P. 165 84:1
B.SC I Med. H.C.P. 50 50:1
B.SC. I Non Med. H.C.P. 45 45:1
B.CA . I H.C.P. 48 48:1
B.Sc I V H.C.P. 31 31:1
B.SCI MFT H.C.P. 40 40:1
BBA I H.C.P. 34 34:1
B.A. I History 174 87:1
B.A. II History 106 53:1
B.A. III History 73 73:1
B.A. II History 19 19:1
B.A. III History 14 14:1

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14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;
sanctioned and filled:

Sanctioned : None. Not Required Filled : None. Not Required.


Technical and administrative staff is available as per requirement at the time
of departmental functions, special lectures, screening of documentaries ,
movies and conduct of Examination.

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc./D.Litt/Ph.D/M.Phil/PG:

Teachers / P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. /


Faculty D. Litt

Poonam Davesher √ √ - -

Mini Grewal √ - - -

Baljeet Kaur √ √ - -
Tiwana

Neha Sharma √ - - -

Ekta Sachdeva √ √ √ -

Amir Jahan √ - √ -

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a.) National b.)
International funding agencies and grants received:

 Mrs. Mini Grewal was sanctioned a grant of Rupees 30,000 from ICHR
for pursuing her Ph.D thesis.
 Miss Neha Sharma was sanctioned a grant of Rupees 16,000 per month for
pursuing her Ph.D thesis.

17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.


and total grants received: None

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University: None

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19. Publications :

Mrs. Poonam Devasher


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
National : 1

Books with ISSN/ISBN Numbers with details of Publishers


Co-authored two books on, History and Culture of Punjab for B.COM, BBA,
BCA Part I and Part II. Published by New Academic Publishers, Jalandhar in
2013. ISBN No.978-93-82052-06-9; ISBN No.978-93-82052-01-01

Mrs Mini Grewal.


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 1
National : 6

Books with ISSN/ISBN Numbers with details of Publishers


Co-authored a book on, History and Culture of Panjab for B.A.III. Published
by New Academic Publishers, Jalandhar. ISBN No. 978-93-82052-06-7

Mrs. Baljeet Tiwana


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
National : 1

Ms. Neha Sharma


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International: 1

Dr. Ekta Sachdeva


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
Naitonal: 2

Dr. Amir Jahan


Books with ISSN/ISBN Numbers with details of Publishers
Punjab Muslims and Partition. Published by Gracious. ISBN No.
978-93-80906-34-8

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20. Areas of consultancy and income generated:
Interdisciplinary consultancy services are provided on honorary and voluntary
basis, so revenue is not generated through them. Major areas include: lectures
delivered by teachers, assistance in framing of syllabus, part of D.A.V.
interview panels.

21. Faculty as members in

a) National committees
b) International Committees
c) University Boards.
All faculty members are Member of Indian History Congress.

Mrs Poonam Devasher

 Added Member Faculty of Arts Punjab University 2009-12.


 Member of Undergraduate Board of Studies in History from 2007 onwards
for four terms 2007-09, 2009-11, 2011-13 and 2013-15.
 She has also been a paper setter for History Honours and pass course
classes of Panjab University.
 She has also been the Head Examiner of Panjab University, Chandigarh.
 She also actively participated in the framing of the History, History
Honours and H.C.P. syllabus when there was a shift from Annual to the
Semester system in the year 2013-14.

22. Student projects

 Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter


departmental/programme:
 Hons. Students -100% students are given research assignments.
 Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e. in Research laboratories/ Industry/ other agencies.
 Students are encouraged to write research papers and present them.

23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students:

 Mrs. Poonam Devasher was awarded Indira Gandhi National Award for
Best Programme Officer of N.S.S.

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 Mrs. Poonam Devasher has got a Letter of Appreciation from the Principal
of the College, Ref. No. 8701/ MCM dated 07.03.2014.
 Mrs. Mini Grewal got a Letter of Appreciation from the Principal of the
College, Ref. No. 2429/ MCM dated 31.03.2011.
 Ms. Neha Sharma got a Commendation Certificate for providing selfless
services in the Yoga and Meditation Camp held at Panchkula from 13th to
16th June 2013 by Haryana Yoga Sabha (Regd).
 Ms. Neha Sharma is also an Approved Councilor with IGNOU for Social
Sciences since April 2013.
 Four Faculty members received ICHR fellowship for their respective
research projects.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department:


a) November 2013: Prof. Rajiv Lochan, Department of History, Panjab
University.
b) November 2014: Prof. Anju Suri, Department of History, Panjab
University.

25. Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops organized and the sources of funding


a) National: None
b) International: None.

26. Student Profile programme/ course wise : Result Statement: 2014-15.

Classes Subject Number of Students Pass Percentage.


Appeared.
B.A. I H.C.P. 642 I: 94.23
II: 95.32
B.A. II H.C.P. 458 99.78
B.A. III H.C.P. 388 98.96
B.COM I H.C.P. 164 I: 99.39
II: 97.56
B.SC I H.C.P. 116 I: 98.27
II: 99.13
B.SCI H.C.P. 40 I: 100
MFT II: 100
BBA I H.C.P. 32 I: 100
II: 100

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B.A. I History 169 I: 85.79
II: 77.51
B.A. II History 100 99
B.A. III History 73 98.63
B.A. II History 19 100
Honours
B.A. III History 14 100
Honours

 Tammana Punia has topped Panjab University History Honours subject for the
session 2014-15.

27. Diversity of Students in 2014-15:

Name Percentage of the Percentage of the Percentage of the


of the students from the students from other students from
courses. same state. states. abroad.
B.A. I 49.44 50.56 Nil
B.A. II 51.32 48.68 Nil
B.A. III 32.46 67.54 Nil

The Department has been teaching History and Culture of Punjab to the
foreign students who have joined B.A. and BBA courses:
Year No. of Foreign Students
2012-13 8
2013-14 11
2014-15 15
2015-16 32

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil Services/ Defense
Services, etc.?

Majority of students pursuing History Honours go for post graduate studies in


History. Many of our students have cleared national and state competitive
exams and have joined the IAS, PCS, IRS, Indian Army and Indian Air Force.
Some students have also cleared the N.E.T. in History and are teaching in
various colleges across India.

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29. Student progression:

Many of our students have joined some of the prestigious institutions in India
and abroad. Some of our achievers are:
 Deepa Nair is a faculty member in a renowned University in U.S.A.
 Karamjeet Malhotra is teaching in Panjabi University, Patiala and has
authored a number of reputed books on history.
 Sharandeep Brar stood second in the UPSC Exam and has joined the I.A.S.
 Mrs. Baljeet Tiwana is presently a permanent faculty member in MCM D.A.V.
College, Chandigarh.
 Neha Sharma is pursuing research and is currently a member of our faculty.
 Dr. Ekta Sachdeva is currently a member of our faculty.
 Manveer Kaur and Dr. Sumera Kamboj have completed their Ph.D in History
and teaching in Khalsa College, Chandigarh.
 Simrat and Kamakshi have done their masters from J.N.U. and are pursuing
research in History.

30. Details of infrastructural facilities

a) Library: Books are available in college Library. No of Books : 1582.


b) Internet facilities for staff & students-Internet facility for students in
Library .For teacher, Internet facility in library and resource room.
c) Class rooms with ICT facility: Use of Multi Media Hall, and Room No. 8
having ICT facility is used by the faculty on a regular basis.
d) Laboratories-None

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, government or other agencies. -As per the data provided by
Scholarship Committee

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/ workshops/


seminar) with external experts.

 Involvement of students in various activities like workshops, seminars,


quiz, and debates. The department organized ‗Viraasat-i-Ithihas‘
Competition in the session 2014-15. The students had to write a research-
oriented article on their native places or on anything related to the history
of that place.
 Students are also involved in staging plays on historical aspects.
 Research based assignments are given to them from time to time.

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 Field trips are organized to historical places to give students a first hand
historical experience.
 Screening of historical movies and documentaries to enrich the learning
process.
33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

 Lecture method.
 Seminars
 Discussions
 Power-Point Presentations
 Conduct of Quiz and Debates.
 Visit to Museums and other institutions for learning.
 Extra material is given for advanced learning.
 Exposing students to lectures of eminent academicians.
 Students are guided to handle primary sources and write research
papers to encourage them to develop critical thinking and writing skills.
 Weak students are given extra time and guidance.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities:

 Kashmir Relief 20th Sept 2014:The members of the History Department


and a student representative of Eureka contributed generously for the
cause and handed over food cartons to the Indian Army on the 20th of
Sept.
 Mrs. Poonam Devasher is co-ordinating the Arya Samaj Stitching Centre
in Arya Samaj, Sector 16 as a part of the social outreach programme.
 A lecture was organized by the department on the topic ‗Safal Yuva –
Yuva Bharat‘ by the Vivekananda Centre to promote high morals among
students on 26th Nov 2014.
 Ms. Neha Sharma gave 2 Yoga Training Sessions: A Healthy Way to
Life, to NSS Camp students organized in the year 2013 and 2014. As a
part of her social outreach programme, she is also a regular Yoga trainer
in Yoga Divya Ashram, Sector-12 Panchkula since the year 2011.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans:

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Strengths of the Department:
 A vibrant and a dedicated faculty.
 Enthusiastic and dynamic students.
 Good strength of the students.
 Emphasis on co-curricular activities and field trips.
 A healthy teaching-learning environment.
 Empathetic faculty, which is sensitive to student‘s needs and problems.

Weaknesses of the Department


 High student-teacher ratio.
 Need of History Laboratory.
 Common ICT facility.

Opportunities
 A popular subject in competitive exams.
 Possible collaboration with public and private agencies to absorb the
talent.
 Locational advantage for collaborating research projects.
 Leads to many vocational openings.

Challenges
 To attract more talent.
 To promote job oriented learning.
 To help economically weaker students to pursue their goals.
 To restructure our syllabus to make it more practical and useful.

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Department of Home Science

1. Name of the department Home Science

2. Year of Establishment 1973

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,


Integrated Masters: Integrated Ph.D., etc.) Undergraduate (BA I, BA
II, BA III Pass Course)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:


UIHTM, Panjab University, Govt. Home Science College, Chandigarh,
AIHM, Chandigarh, CIHM, Chandigarh, Pedilite Industry, Nestle, Winsome
yarns.

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise):


BA I and BA II- Semester BA III- Annual

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments:

Yes. Participation and contribution of our students in workshops, seminars,


demonstrations held in other departments and colleges.

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc.

The Department has been involved in various workshops, seminars and


demonstrations with various departments as mentioned in point 4

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: - None

9. Number of Teaching posts 2015-16


Post Sanctioned Filled
Associate 4 1
Professors
Asst. Professors 1 1

Asst. Professors 2
Contractual

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10. Faculty Profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,
(D.Sc./D. Litt./ Ph. D/ M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of No. of


Years of Ph. D
Experience students
guided
for the
last 4
years
Jyotsna M. Sc. Assoc. Clothing & 29 years 4 -
Home Prof. Textiles months
Science
Harjot M.Sc. Home Assistant Foods & 4 years -
Science, Ph. Professor Nutrition
D
Kalyani M.Sc. Home Asst. Prof. Foods & 4 years 2 -
Science Contractual Nutrition months
Enrolled in
PhD
Prem M.Sc. Home Asst Prof Human 3 months -
Sarna Science, Contractual Development
M.Phil
Home
Science.
B.Ed

11. List of senior visiting faculty


Chef Jaswinder, Faculty, University Institute of Hotel and Tourism
Management
Ms Shweta, entrepreneur from Nestle
Ms Shashi Guleria, Creative Art Expert from Pedilite Industry

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled


(programme wise) by temporary faculty

BA I 40%
BA II 50%
BA III 50%

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Student Teacher Ratio (programme wise)

Varies in different practical groups, but according to university norms

Number of academic support staff (teacher) and administrative staff;


sanctioned and filled

One Lab Attendant- Regular


One Lab Attendant- Contractual
An additional person is provided by the college office, as and when required
for the department (for conducting exams or organizing functions).

Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc / D. Litt/ Ph. D / M.Phil /PG.

Teachers / P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. / D.


Faculty Litt

Ms Jyotsna √ - - -
Khanna

Dr. Harjot √ - √ -

Ms. Kalyani √ - enrolled -

Ms. Prem Sarna √ √ - -

Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International


funding agencies and grants received

Presently no project is going on but in near future, we are planning to take up


projects.

Department projects funded by DST – FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total
grants received – None

Research Centre / facility recognized by the university: -None

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19. Publications:
* a) Publication per faculty (2010-2015)

Ms. Jyotsna Khanna


Books Edited
Reviewed a Text book of B.A. IInd year sent by Board of Studies
Books with ISSN/ISBN Numbers with details of Publishers
1 (On-going)

Dr. Harjot Kaur Mann


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 8
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 8
Books with ISSN/ISBN Numbers with details of Publishers
1 (On-going)
Impact Factor
International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences- 1.02
Indian Journal of Applied Research- 2.16
International Journal of Science and Research- 3.358
International Journal of Nutrition and Agriculture Research- 0.879
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development - 3.762
International Journal of Home Science- 1.879
h-index : 2

Ms. Kalyani Singh


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 4
National : 8
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 3
Books with ISSN/ISBN Numbers with details of Publishers
1 (On-going)
Impact Factor :
International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences- 1.02
International Journal of Nutrition and Agriculture Research- 0.879

Ms. Prem Sarna


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 2
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 2
Impact Factor :
International Journal of Home Science-1.879

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List attached as Annexure I, II and III.

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated :


Arya Shiksha Sansthan consultancy is given by Ms. Jyotsna Khanna for
improving infrastructure and way of teaching on regular social service basis.

21. Faculty as members in


a) National committees
Dr. Harjot
Life member of Nutrition Society of India
Life Member of Indian DieteticsAssociation

Ms. Kalyani Singh


Life member of Nutrition Society of India
Life Member of Indian DieteticsAssociation

b) International Committees

c) Editorial Boards….
Dr. Harjot Member of Editorial Board of
International Journal of Nutrition and Agriculture Research
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development
International Journal of Home Science

Ms. Kalyani Singh


Member of Advisory Board of International Journal of Nutrition and
Agriculture Research

d) Board of Studies of the University :


Ms Jyotsna Khanna- Panjab University

e. Members of Professional Organisations:


Ms. Kalyani Singh Executive Member of Home Science Alumni
Association, Chandigarh

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Any other ------
Ms Jyotsna On the panel of examiners and paper setter, GNDU,
Amritsar (Punjab)
Has acted as Superintendent for the examinations held in colleges
affiliated to Panjab University Paper setter for PTU, Jullundhar

Ms Kalyani Singh Table marking for Panjab University

22. Student projects


Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter
departmental/Programme workshops : 60%
Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/Other agencies : 60%

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty


(1) Dr. Harjot : First prize in oral presentation (2013) at International
Conference on food technology: Impact on health and nutrition (ICFIN-
2013) December 23-24, 2013 at JNU New Delhi.

(2) Ms. Kalyani: Received memento for presenting research paper in


UIHTM- International Seminar -HOSTOCON 2015, held on September
19-20, 2015 at Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Second prize in Poster presentation at International Conference (2013) on


food technology: Impact on health and nutrition (ICFIN-2013) December
23-24 2013 at JNU New Delhi.

Second Prize in Oral presentation (2014) at International Conference on


‗Updating Food Technology- A Challenge Towards Public Health
Nutrition,‘ held on May 7-8, 2014 at JNU New Convention Centre,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Awards / Recognitions received by students


1. Tanisha and Aanchal, BA II, won prizes in flower arrangement
competition held by Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management.
2. Somya BA I and Aarushi BA II won prize in Chandigarh Institute of Hotel
Management and Catering.
3. Ravneet BAI won prize in New Heritage Items- Ennu Making in Youth
Festival 2015
4. Ashima B.A.III year: third prize in rangoli competition at CIHM (2014);
second prize rangoli competition at Chandigarh College of Engineering

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and Technology (2014); first prize rangoli competition at P.U.(2015);
second prize rangoli competition at SD college (2015); first prize rangoli
competition at Gian Jyoti college, Mohali (2015); Special prize on MCM
DAV college Prize Distribution (2015) for her exceptional
performance in academic and co-curricular activities in Home
Science was given by the college.
5. Anita B.A. III year: third prize in rangoli competition at CIHM (2014);
second prize rangoli competition at Chandigarh College of Engineering
and Technology (2014); first prize rangoli competition at P.U.(2015);
second prize rangoli competition at Amity Global Bussiness School
(2015)
6. Komadi B.A. III year: first prize rangoli competition at P.U.(2014);
second prize rangoli competition at SD college (2014); second prize
rangoli competition at Amity Global Bussiness School (2015)
7. Muskaan B.A.I year: first prize in floral rangoli competition at Chandigarh
rose Festival (2015); second prize rangoli competition at SD College
(2015); first prize rangoli competition at Gian Jyoti college, Mohali
(2015). On April 8, 2015 Muskaan was felicitated on the occasion of
women‘s Day pertaining to women empowerment by Dainik Bhaskar for
her valuable contribution in the field of Home Science and Art and Craft.
8. Aarushi B.A.I year: second prize rangoli competition at Chandigarh
College of Engineering and Technology (2014)
9. Aayushi B.A. I year: Consolation prize at P.U. Rose festival (2015):
second prize rangoli competition at P.U.(2015)
10. Khushbu B.A. I year: Consolation prize at P.U. Rose festival (2015):
second prize rangoli competition at P.U.(2015)
11. Khola B.A. I year: second prize rangoli competition at P.U.(2015)
12. Aanchal B.A. I year : first prize in Flower arrangement competition at
Chandigarh rose Festival (2015)
13. Josephine B.A. I year : first prize rangoli competition at Gian Jyoti
college, Mohali (2015)

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department


visitors

Chef Jaswinder, Faculty, University Institute of Hotel and Tourism


Management
Ms Shweta, entrepreneur from Nestle
Ms Shashi Guleria, Creative Art Expert from Pedilite Industry

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25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized & the source of funding
a)National (1) A three day Workshop on ―Innovative Utility
and Decorative Articles‖ was held by Pidilite industries
to impart training to the students.
(2) The college sponsored a workshop on ―Culinary
Arts‖ was conducted by an experienced Chef .
(3) Demonstration on Flower Arrangement for
students at Chandigarh Group of Colleges

b) International : - None

26. Student profile programme / course wise:

Name of the Application Selected Enrolled Pass


course/programme s received %age
(refer question no. 4) *M *F

Session 2014-15
BA (Home Science)

BA I 90 80 X 78 99%
BA II
BA III 50 50 X 47 100%

52 52 X 50 100%

BA (Home Science) 100 96 X 86 Appearing


Session 2015-16

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of students


Name of the % of students % of students from % of
Course from the same other States students
state from abroad
BA I 18 80 2
BA II 20 80 --
BA III 35 65 --

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28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services,
etc?
One
Rest- As per Alumni Data

29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled

UG to PG 60%

PG to M. Phil.

PG to Ph. D

Ph. D to Post- Doctoral

Employed As provided by
* Campus selection placement cell
* Other than campus recruitment
Entrepreneurship / Self-employment 2%

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities


a) Library: - Number of Books: 630
Number of journals: (01 order placed)
Small Departmental Library-
No. of Books- 25
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Independent wifi of the
department for information and technology Internet Facility for Students
in the Library and Staff in the Library and the Resource Room.
c) Class rooms with ICT facility: College facilities used
d) Laboratories
1) B A I - Home Management Lab.
2) B A II - Clothing & Laundry Lab.
3) B A III – Foods & Nutrition Lab.

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31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,
university, government or other agencies:-
Students receive cash prize for obtaining positions in their subject and also
for co-curricular achievements to purchase books.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures /


workshops / seminar) with external experts :-

2009-10 - Visit to spinning limit Winsome yarns, D. Bassi


2010-11 - Three days workshop by Pidilite Industries.
2011-12 - Nestle Cookery Contest & demonstrations
2014-15
(1) Lecture cum demonstration on Recent Culinary Arts (Continental
Cuisines) by Chef Jaswinder Singh from Faculty of University
Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism (Panjab University).
(2) A Workshop was held on Innovative decorative and utility articles
by an Arts and Craft Expert Ms. Shashi Guleria from Pidilite indu
(3)Visit and demonstration on Flower Arrangement for students at
Chandigarh Group of Colleges
(4) Workshop of all new fevicryl ranges of soft acrylic colour and
liquid embroidery along with live demonstration by Prof Ravinder
Sharma at Industrial and business Park
2015-16-
(1) Workshop on Block Printing by Ms Rati, Faculty Dev Samaj
College
(2) Workshop on Tie and Dye by Ms. Rati, Faculty Dev Samaj College

33. Teaching methods adopted improve student learning


i. Use of Over Head Projecters in both theory and practical
classes.
ii. Use of audio visual aids.
iii. Conducting Surprise tests.
iv. Smaller practical groups are made so that personal attention
can be given.
v. Quiz competitions are held in the classes to update the students
about recent developments in the concerned subject.
vi. Demonstrations are given in the practical classes.
vii. Extra efforts are made for academically weak students in order
to make them more competent and improve the overall result.
viii. Group discussions
ix. Projects and assignments by students

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x. Question/ Answer sessions
xi. Encouraging students to read journals & e-journals
xii. Visits to Local Libraries

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities
i. Ms. Jyotsna Khanna in the running ―Arya Shiksha Sansthan‖ by
conducting practical examinations, issuing certificates for completing
the course work and also maintaining the premises, providing sewing
machines, irons and even furniture and furnishings as per their time to
time requirement.
Is working in the following committees: Student Council, Academic
Council, Youth Welfare, Canteen, Purchase, PTA, Time Table,
Refreshment
ii. Dr. Harjot Kaur Mann was invited by Chandigarh Group of
Colleges to deliver a lecture on ―Nutrition and Stress‖
Is working in the following committees: Arya Samaj Committee, UGC
Research Committee, Admissions Committee, Refreshment
iii. Ms. Kalyani Singh from the department conducted a workshop on
―Nutrition in Adolescents‖ to the NSS Unit of the college, during the
camp held in autumn break.
She was invited as resource person by DAV College, Yamunanagar to
deliver lecture on ‗Obesity in Adolescents‘ .
Ms Kalyani Singh was invited by Hansraj School, Panchkula to deliver
a lecture on ‗Healthy Eating Habits‘.

Is working in the following committees: Canteen Committee,


Refreshment

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strengths: -
 The Department of Home Science boasts of having independent labs for its
respective subjects for practical classes. It is well equipped with all the new
labor saving and cookery devices, effective storage space, display spaces,
sewing and laundry equipments, glassware, teaching audio- visual aids etc.
 On the basis of the well equipped labs, the department plans to start its Post
Graduate course at the earliest.
 The department is preparing manuals for all the three practical classes held
in the undergraduate program to make the subject student friendly and
effective.

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1).Food and Nutrition Laboratory:
i. New equipments like air fryer, OTG (Oven, Toaster, and Grill), new
anodized cookers, Latest cooking utensils like sandwich bottom pans, non-
stick cookware, electric blender, grinder, food processor silicon ware
spatulas, brush etc. are used for more efficient cooking and serving of the
food. Dish washer to carry out hygienic washing. and impart knowledge to
the students about recent techniques of cooking therapeutic food.
ii. A new storage area has been created to store dry ingredients effectively.
iii. Timely repair are undertaken wherever possible and old, redundant utensils
are written off.

2). Home Management Laboratory:


i. Enough working area has been provided by installing sinks and geysers for
conducting practicals.
ii. multimedia projector as a visual aid to have effective teaching since visual
memory is long lasting.

iii. For display and storage of the crockery as well as showcasing talent of
students in form of flower arrangements, models, decoration items, best out
of waste, posters etc. new cabinets and side boards have been added.

3). Clothing and Textile Laboratory:


i. Enough laundry area has been provided to carry out the practicals by
installation of sinks and geysers.
ii. New sewing machines are there to assist the students during garment
construction.
iii. Storage space has been added to the existing infrastructure to avoid clutter
to perform practicals in a more efficient manner
iv. Well qualified and experienced faculty

Weaknesses: -
 Plan to commence MA Home Science to further provide a platform to the
students in the field of opening more career options than already availed; and
open areas of extensive research work.

Opportunities:-
i. Students are prepared for professional post graduate courses like Dress
Designing ,
Nutrition & Dietetics

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ii. Our qualified students can establish their own entrepreneurs such as
boutique, diet clinic, counseling cells, homemade products (food products,
decorative articles, handicrafts etc.).
iii. Students can work for NGO‘s
iv. If not all this, they can become better homemakers, mothers by utilizing
their knowledge & skills acquired during the course. This helps in family
resource management by making optimum utilization of available resources
for a better standard of living.
v. Broad spectrum of Home Science helps to combat the everyday challenges,
posed by socially vulnerable groups such as young children, women in their
reproductive age, elderly senior citizens. The knowledge and skills imparted
can deal with their health care and day to day needs at household level.

Challenges:-

Main challenge is to make people realize the utmost importance of this


subject, its practical implications and involve them from all spheres of the
society, beginning from the grass root level. Home Science is like a
Phoenix; it arises from the ashes and reaches the eternal. It is on the part of
the facilitators of Home Science to spread the knowledge and skills for
betterment of society as a whole.

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Department of Philosophy

1. Name of the department- Department of Philosophy

2. Year of Establishment- 1968

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,


Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D. etc.) - UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:

A student pursuing Philosophy also studies any two disciplines out of


Psychology, Political Science, History, Economics, Sociology, Mathematics,
Fine Arts, Physical Education, Sanskrit, English, Hindi and Music.

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise)


 UG I & II – Semester
 UG III - Annual

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments-

The college encourages a rich culture of participation, inter-departmental


discussions and enriching two-way exchange of information and ideas. Faculty
and students from the department regularly and enthusiastically attend lectures
and workshops organized by other departments, just as the other departments
are involved in Philosophical workshops and lectures. Topics which are
relevant to multiple disciplines are chosen, thereby broadening everyone‘s
horizons.

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc.- None

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons- None

9. Number of Teaching posts

Teaching Post Sanctioned Filled


Professor - -
Associate Professor 01 01
Assistant Professor - -

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,
(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization Years of No. of Ph.D.


Experience Students
guided

Mrs. M.A, M.Phil Associate Ethics, 25 Nil


Suman Professor Philosophical
Mahajan Psychology

11. List of senior visiting faculty-

1. Prof. Satyapal Gautam, Former V.C., M.J.P. Rohilkhand University,


Bareilly; Chairperson, Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi.
2. Dr. Shivani Sharma, Chairperson, Department. of Philosophy, PU,
Chandigarh.
3. Mr. Lallan Baghel, Assistant Professor, Department. of Philosophy,
Panjab University, Chandigarh.
4. Prof. Rajiv Lochan, Department. of History, Panjab University
Chandigarh.
5. Prof. Dharmanand Sharma, Department. of Philosophy, PU Chandigarh.
6. Professor Asha Maudgil, Chairperson, Department of Philosophy, PU,
Chandigarh.
7. Mr. Sudhir Baweja, Department. of Philosophy, USOL, PU, Chandigarh.

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled


(programme wise) by temporary faculty- None

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise)

Theory 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15


B.A I 56:1 40:1 62:1 82:1 82:1
B.A II 27:1 47:1 33:1 54:1 66:1
B.A III 24:1 27:1 44:1 29:1 52:1

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14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;
sanctioned and filled

Technical and administrative staff is available as per requirement during


department events, guest lectures and examinations

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG-

M.A, M.Phil

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International


funding agencies and grants received –

None currently, but plans are in place to apply as per rules in the subsequent
months

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received:
 ICPR grant of Rs. 20,000 received for organizing World Philosophy Day
in November 2014.
 Financial grant of Rs. 10,000 received from ICPR for organizing
periodical lecture series Dec. 2014.

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University:

Planning to apply as per rules

19. Publications: No publications yet, but currently working on papers on


relevance of Vedic ideals in contemporary society

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated –

 Delivered lectures for PCP in Department of Philosophy, USOL, PU,


Chandigarh.
 Written lessons for Department of Philosophy, USOL, PU, Chandigarh.
 Consultancy services are provided on an honorary and voluntary basis,
so income is generated.

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21. Faculty as members in

a) National committees: None


b) International Committees:- None
c) Editorial Boards:- None
d) Member:- P.U. Undergraduate Board of Studies (Philosophy)

22. Student projects

 Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter


departmental/programme: 100 % participation of students in Departmental
Projects.

 Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the


institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies: 1.3%
Prajina Thakur – CFR fellow at NGO Make A Difference
Rupinder Kaur - CFR fellow at NGO Make A Difference

23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students

 Students are awarded certificates and prizes for academic achievements and
participation in the Departmental activities like Paper Presentations, Essay
writing and Poster Making etc.
 Nishi Gupta : stood first in B.A I P.U Annual Examination 2012-13.
 Sonia Gupta : student of B.A II, awarded Consolation prize for participating
in Essay contest and Symposium on Swami Vivekananda organized by
Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Chandigarh on February 9, 2014.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department

Session Eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department

2012-13 Mr. Sudhir Baweja, Coordinator Centre of Vivekananda Studies,


Department. of Philosophy,USOL Panjab University, Chandigarh.
2013-14 Mr. Lallan Baghel, Assistant Professor Department. of Philosophy,
Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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2014-15 1. Prof. Satyapal Gautam, Former V.C., M.J.P. Rohilkhand University,
Bareilly; Chairperson, Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi.
2. Dr. Shivani Sharma, Chairperson, Department. of Philosophy, Panjab
University, Chandigarh.
3. Mr. Lallan Baghel, Assistant Professor, Department. of Philosophy,
Panjab University, Chandigarh.
4. Prof. Rajiv Lochan, Department. of History, Panjab University
Chandigarh.
5. Prof. Dharmanand Sharma, Department. of Philosophy, Panjab
University Chandigarh.
6. Professor Asha Maudgil, Chairperson, Department of Philosophy,
Panjab University, Chandigarh.
7. Mr. Sudhir Baweja, Department. of Philosophy, USOL, Panjab
University, Chandigarh.

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of


funding
a) National

i. Guest Lecture Series organized on the occasion of World Philosophy Day in


November, 2014; source of funding - Indian Council for Philosophical
Research. ICPR grant received Rs. 20,000/-
ii. Periodical Lecture Series organized in February, 2015. Source of funding -
Indian Council for Philosophical Research. ICPR grant received Rs.
10,000/-

26. Student profile programme/course wise:


Session Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass
Course/ received M F %age
programme
BA I 60 56 NIL 56 88.2 %
2010-11 BA II 26 27 NIL 27 100 %
BAIII 24 24 NIL 24 100 %
BA I 42 40 NIL 40 91.43 %
2011-12 BA II 47 47 NIL 47 95.7 %
BAIII 27 27 NIL 27 100 %
BA I 70 62 NIL 62 100 %
2012-13 BA II 33 33 NIL 33 100 %
BAIII 41 44 NIL 44 97.56 %

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BA I 90 82 NIL 82 95.8 %
2013-14 BA II 54 54 NIL 54 100 %
BAIII 30 29 NIL 29 96.5 %
BA I Sem I 95 82 NIL 82 85.7 %
BA I Sem II 95 82 NIL 75 92%
2014-15
BA II 66 66 NIL 66 100 %
BAIII 54 54 NIL 54 98.15 %

27. Diversity of Students

Session Name of % of student from % of Students % of Students


the Course same state from Other from abroad
States
2010-11 BA 30% 70% Nil
2011-12 BA 32% 68% Nil
2012-13 BA 38% 60.4% 1.6%
2013-14 BA 28% 72% Nil
2014-15 BA 28% 72% Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services,
etc. :

After completing their undergraduate course with us, the students pursue post
graduation courses in various universities, for which nearly 60-80% get
selected. The alumni association maintains a comprehensive record of
students clearing the civil services, defence services etc.

29. Student progression :

Student Progression Against % enrolled


UG to PG 40 % approx
PG to M.Phil NA
PG to Ph.D NA
Ph.D to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
 Campus Selection 5-10%
 Other than Campus recruitment 10-15%
Entrepreneurship/ Self-employment 5%

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30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library: Books are available in College Library. No of Books :901,


Journal :1
b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Internet facility for students
in Library .
For teacher, Internet facility in library and resource room.
c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Classrooms are there which are used
as and when required.
d. Laboratories : Department uses Rishi Vatika for conduct of Yoga
Classes (Part of B.A II Course).

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,


government or other agencies :

1. The college also grants scholarship to students who apply for the same
on a merit-cum-means basis. The data is available with the Scholarship
Committee.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/


workshops/ seminar) with external experts :

2010-11
A seminar was organized on ‗World Philosophy Day‘ on ‗Bio Ethics‘.
Students presented papers on Euthanasia, Rights of Foetus and Female
Feticide.
2011-12
A student seminar was organized on ‗Theories of Knowledge & Reality‖

2012-13
(1) A student seminar was organized on the occasion of Teachers‘ Day, on
―The Hindu view of Life‖ in which students presented papers on Dr. S.
Radhakrishnan‘s views on Vedic culture and values.

(2) Student Seminar was held in Feb 2013 on ―Sexual Harassment and Gender
Justice‖, Sh. Suhir Baweja co-ordinator department of Phil. and Centre of
Vivekanand Studies, USOL,PU Chandigarh was the Chief Guest on the
Occasion.

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2013-14
Celebrated ‗World Philosophy Day‘ highlighting the various aspects of ―Life
and Philosophy of Socrates‖. Mr. Lallan Baghel from Department of
Philosophy, P.U. delivered a talk on ‗The Importance of Philosophy in
Contemporary Society‘. The students staged a play on ‗Death of Socrates‘.
They also presented papers on Socrates‘ Philosophical Thought.
2014-15
The department organized various activities sponsored by Indian Council of
Philosophical Research to celebrate World Philosophy Day on November 20-
21, 2014. The main objective was to enlighten the students about the
importance of Philosophy in their life and society. All the metaphysical,
epistemological and ethical aspects of the discipline were highlighted through
various activities in which students participated enthusiastically. The
following events were organized.
1. An Essay Competition was held on ―Gandhian Philosophy : Its Relevance
in Modern Era‖.
2. Posters and collages were made by students on famous Philosophical
quotes. The posters and collages were displayed in the college premises to
familiarize students of other disciplines about the works of Great
Philosophers.
3. The History of Indian and Western Philosophy was portrayed in the form
of Drama. The students played the roles of different philosophers;
highlighting their Philosophical thoughts, and the main themes of various
schools of thought like Materialism, Idealism, Rationalism, Empiricism,
Existentialism, Upanishadic thought, Charvaka Philosophy, Buddhism,
Jainism, Philosophy of Gita, Advaita Vedantic thought etc.
4. A Guest Lecture Series was organized. Eminent scholars enlightened the
students on various Philosophical issues. The students actively
participated in the discussions
S.No. Title Resource Person
1. Philosophy & Literature Prof. Satya Pal Gautam, Former V.C,
M.J.P Rohilkhand University, Bareilly
& Chairperson, Centre for Philosophy,
JNU, New Delhi.
2. Art: The medicine for the corrupt Dr. Shivani Sharma, Chairperson, Deptt.
consciousness of Philosophy, P.U, Chd.
3. Understanding Feminist Political Mr. Lallan Baghel, Deptt. of
Philosophy in the troubled times Philosophy, P.U, Chd.
of Neo-Liberal Globalization.
4. A brief Historical Epistemology of Prof. Rajiv Lochan, Deptt. of History,
understanding Globalization P.U, Chd.

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 Report of Activity held to mark ‗World Philosophy Day‘ was uploaded to the
UNESCO Website. The report is available at
ww.unesco.org/shs/philosophyday2014.
 An Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) sponsored ‗Periodical
Lecture Series‘ was organized. A grant of Rs. 10,000/- was received from ICPR
to conduct the event. Eminent scholars were invited to deliver lectures on
Philosophical issues.

S.No. Title Resource Person


1. Bhartiya Darshan Ki Praasangikta Prof. Dharmanand Sharma,
Deptt. of Philosophy, P.U
2. Explanation and Understanding Prof. Asha Maudgil, Deptt. of
Philosophy, P.U
3. Bhartiya Sanksriti Aur Hamara Mr. Sudhir Baweja, Department
Paryawaran. of Philosophy, USOL, P.U.

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

 A learner centered approach is adopted.


 Since most of the students are new to the discipline of Philosophy, a
gradual shift is made from descriptive to critical and evaluative analysis
of the course content.
 Main emphasis is on conceptual clarity.
 Students are encouraged to ask questions and actively participate in class
discussions.
 Various assignments and projects are allotted.
 Medium of instruction is English, Hindi and Punjabi.
 ―Students helping students‖: The students of higher grade mentor the
students of lower grade, help them with their academic pursuit and
monitor their progress.
 Class tests and house examinations are conducted.
 Bridge and remedial classes
 Feedback from students is sought regularly and their suggestions
implemented

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34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension
activities

i. Students and faculty participate in various ISR activities held in college


like ‗Blood Donation Camp‘ Traffic Awareness camp, Environment Fest,
Cleanliness Drive, Awareness on Child Abuse etc.
ii. As members of NSS, NCC and Rotaract Club, the students are engaged in
various social welfare activities. They also visit old age homes and
orphanages to help the inmates.
iii. Many students are members of various NGO groups and work for the
cause of education of slum children.
iv. The department arranged financial assistance for a class IV employee‘s
grandchild‘s education from Mahindra and Mahindra as part of their CSR.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans Strengths

i. Close interaction with students is possible and their progress can be easily
monitored.
ii. Teacher-student ratio is favorable as the teacher is approachable to all the
students of the department and is aware of each student‘s learning
abilities.
iii. High on success rate in examination as compared to university overall
pass percentage
iv. Large numbers of distinctions are achieved by the students.
v. Representation of Faculty as member in UG Board of Studies, P.U
Chandigarh, contributing to curriculum design and implementation.
vi. Organizing various lectures and seminars to enrich and update the
knowledge of faculty and students. Student participation in various
departmental events is encouraged.
vii. Well equipped library.
viii. Departmental book bank for needy students

Weaknesses
i. Research projects are deficient
ii. Honours and post graduation courses not available despite students‘
interest in pursuing the same

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Opportunities

i. The study of the subject helps the students realize what is real, true,
valuable, just and meaningful in life. It takes them further from the
mundane.
ii. It sensitizes the students to various ethical, social, epistemological,
metaphysical and environmental issues.
iii. The study of logic strengthens their reasoning skills and prepares them to
appear for competitive exams.
iv. The study of ethics enables them to tread the path of morality in all
spheres of life.

Challenges

i. Need to keep pace with the changes in higher education and creating
conditions of employability.
ii. Motivating students to pursue the subject at PG level.
iii. Need to increase students‘ strength.
iv. Organizing more sponsored inter-disciplinary seminars, workshops and
conferences.
v. Need to publish papers, books etc.
vi. Starting Honours Course in the subject.

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Department of Political Science

1. Name of the department : Department of Political Science

2. Year of Establishment:BA General-1968, BA Political Science Hons-1975

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,


Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): BA General and BA Hons.
Political Science

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:


Being a part of Social Science, the subject of Political Science is
interdisciplinary in itself. It includes topics that are related to Sociology,
Economics, History, Psychology, Environment and Philosophy. So when
required inter-disciplinary lectures and seminars are conducted.

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) :

Annual B.A III &BA III Hons


Semester BA I w.e.f 2014
BA II and BA II Hons w.e.f 2015

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


Departments:

The Discipline of Political Science is an all encompassing subject and in the


wake of globalization it frequently receives and gives inputs to Economics,
Commerce and other faculties.

Faculty member, Ritu Khosla, presented a research paper in National


Conference organized by the Department of Commerce on ‗Women
Empowerment- Still an Illusion or Reality‘.

The students of Political Science take part in workshops organized by the


other departments and students from other departments such as Commerce, IT
BBA take part in quiz and debate competitions organized by Political Science
Department.

The Faculty plays an active role in various capacities in the activities,


seminars and quiz conducted by other departments. The department is always
willing to give assistance to other departments,

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7 Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign
institutions, etc.: None

8 Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons:


None

9 Number of Teaching posts

Post Sanctioned Filled


Associate 1 1
Professors
Assistant 1 1 permanent
Professors 1 1 contractual (Full Time)
1 1 part time (Aided)

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,


(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of No. of


Years of Ph.D.
Exp. Students
guided
Ms Neelam M.A, M.Phil Associate Indian Politics 36 N.A.
Makkar Professor (Retired
in April
2012)
Dr. Savita B.A.(Hons), Associate International 27 N.A.
Thapar M.A, M.Phil, Professor Relations
Ph.D
Ms Ritu B.A.(Hons), Assistant State Politics 6 N.A.
Khosla M.A, M.Phil Professor
PGDHR

Contractual Staff:

2014-15 Ms Hardeep M.A, M.Phil Assistant Indian Politics 1 N.A.


Professor
2014-16 Ms Richa B.A.(Hons,M. Assistant International 3 N.A.
A, M.Phil Professor Politics

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11. List of senior visiting faculty:

Prof. Ashutosh Kumar, Department of Political Science, PU, Chandigarh.

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme


wise) by temporary faculty:

Session BA I BAII BAIII BAII Hons BAIII Hons


2010-11 33% Nil 100% - -
2011-12 33% Nil 100% - -
2012-13 50% 100% 100% 50% 50%
2013-14 50% 33% 50% - -
2014-15 33% 66% 66% - -

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) :

Class 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15


BA I 50:1 58:1 66:1 100:1 90:1
BA II 50:1 70:1 58:1 61:1 80:1
BA III 60:1 50:1 63:1 75:1 90:1
BA II Hons 08:1 18:1 23:1 28:1 40:1
BA III Hons 11:1 08:1 14:2 22:2 26:2

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;


Sanctioned and filled:

Technical and Administrative staff is available as per requirement at the time


of Department functions, Special lectures and examination.

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.

PhD M.Phil M.A


Dr. S. Thapar Mrs. R. Khosla Ms. Shashi Kala Negi
Ms Richa (Ph.D Thesis submitted)

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b)


International funding agencies and grants received

Ritu Khosla
Research Investigator for the GOI sponsored Project titled: Preparing Status of

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Panchayati Raj in Punjab and Chandigarh. Report submitted in 2012.

Participated as a field investigator in Assembly Election Study 2012


conducted by Lokniti.

Shashi Kala Negi:


Worked as Field Investigator in the State Of Nation Survey, conducted by
Lokniti in the state of Punjab (Ludhiana District). The survey was sponsored
by CNN- IBN and CNBC TV.

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received: We are going to apply as per rules.

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University: We are planning


to apply as per rules.

19. Publications:
Ms Ritu Ms Richa Ms Hardeep Ms Shashi
Khosla
Publication per faculty 06 02 01 06
Number of papers in 05 01 -- 06
peer reviewed journals
Monographs -- -- -- --
Chapters in Books -- 01 01
Books edited -- -- -- --
Impact Factor -- -- -- --

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated:


Since consultancy services are provided on honorary and voluntary basis so
revenue is not generated through them. Dr S Thapar is on Board of Question
Paper Setters for UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh and part of DAV
Interview Panels.

21. Faculty as members in


a) National committees; b) International Committees; c) Editorial Board
None

22. Student projects


i. Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter
Departmental/programme: 100% Students are assigned term wise research
projects.

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ii Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies: 3 to 4%

Nandini of BA II got selected for internship programme under Punjab Human


Rights Commission in 2015.

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students:


Faculty:
Ritu Khosla
2010 Awarded with University Medal for Standing First in M.Phil. Pol. Sc.
with Distinction
2012 Awarded with Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights (2010-12)
from Indian Institute of Human Rights, New Delhi.

Students:

Session Student Name Panjab University Position


rd
2010-11 Aashima
3
nd
Anuradha 2
2011-12
Nidhi Verma 5th
Ravinder 5th
st
Chinar Thakur 1 (Gold Medal)
2012-13 rd
Gurjeet Saini 3
st
Lakhveer Kaur 1 (Gold Medal)
nd
2013-14 Akriti Sharma 2
Gayatri 7th
Sukhman 7th
th
Jaskaran Kaur 9
Swecha 2nd
2014-15 Pratibha 8th

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department:

Prof Ashutosh Kumar, Professor, Department of Political Science, Panjab


University, Chandigarh.

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25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding:
National; International; and Source of Funding: None.
However, the Department keeps on holding Quiz competitions, debates and
interactive sessions to enrich and update the knowledge of students and
sensitize them about current National and International affairs.

Departmental Activities

Session Departmental Activities


2010-11 Inter class debate on ‗Is Parliamentary form of Government Suitable for
India‘
2011-12 Collage making competition on the theme ‗India in past ,present and
future‘
Poster making competition on the topic ‗World Peace‘.
Essay writing competition on the topics: (a) ‗Regionalism and issue of
National Unity‘ ; (b) ‗Challenges faced by Indian state in 21st century‘
2012-13 Quiz on ‗66 years of Indian independence‘
 Power point presentation on ‗Vision of Freedom Fighters for Independent
India‘
 Documentary on ‗Relevance of Gandhi‘s Ideas in Modern Times‘ was
screened
 Celebrated ‗National Voters Day‘ through Power point Presentations and
Paper Reading
 Declamation contest on ‗Obama Reelected: Dynamics of Minority Votes
and Vote Banks‘
2013-14 Quiz on ‗Indian Parliament: The Spirit of Indian Democracy‘
 Interactive session with Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal on the topic ‗Role of
Youth in National Development‘
 Poster making and slogan writing competition on ‗Right to Vote‘
2014-15 Day long fest on ‗Electioneering in India‘ that included competitions:
Quiz
Election Jingles
Just a Minute
Caption Contest
 Essay Writing on ‗Decisive Mandate for One Party Majority‘
 Lecture on ‗Thinking about India‘s Democracy‘ by Prof. Ashutosh
Kumar, Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh

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26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Session Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass


Course/ received M F %age
programme
2010-11 BA I 165 142 - 142 95.7
BA II 100 100 - 100 100
BAIII 121 121 - 121 97.5
BA Hons II 08 08 - 08 87.5
BA Hons III 11 11 - 11 91
2011-12 BA I 195 172 - 172 98
BA II 126 126 - 126 98.4
BAIII 105 105 - 105 99
BA Hons II 18 18 - 18 100
BA Hons III 08 08 - 08 75
2012-13 BA I 200 178 - 178 98.8
BA II 150 150 - 150 97.3
BAIII 127 127 - 127 98.4
BA Hons II 23 23 - 23 100
BA Hons III 14 14 - 14 100
2013-14 BA I 220 192 - 192 99.5
BA II 175 175 - 175 99.4
BAIII 145 145 - 145 100
BA Hons II 28 28 - 28 100
BA Hons III 22 22 - 22 100
2014-15 BA I 330 292 - 292 94
BA II 229 229 - 229 97.7
BAIII 180 180 - 180 95.6
BA Hons II 50 40 - 40 100
BA Hons III 26 26 - 26 100

27. Diversity of Students

Session % of student from % of Students % of Students from


same state from Other States abroad
2010-11 25 74.5 0.5
2011-12 27 73 None
2012-13 24 76 None
2013-14 30 70 None
2014-15 22 77.5 0.5

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28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services,
etc.?

We are an under graduate department. Our students appear for entrance exams
to Post graduate courses and about 60 % to 80% are able to clear it and reach
Panjab University, Delhi University and JNU. However, some of them inform
us about clearing UGC, Civil services and other competitive exams
subsequently. The record of such students is maintained by the Alumni
Committee.

29. Student progression

Student Progression Against % enrolled


UG to PG 60
PG to M.Phil NA
PG to Ph.D NA
Ph.D to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
 Campus Selection 10 to 15%
 Other than Campus recruitment 15 to 20%
Entrepreneurship/ Self-employment 5%

Navdeep Randhawa got selected for London School of Economics 2013.


Simran Bhullar got selected for JNU 2013.
Daksha Bedi of BA III got selected for University of Warwick in 2015.

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library: Subject related books are available in college Library,


No of Books: 1700, Journals: 04, and material for entrance exams.

b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Internet facilities for the students in
the Library and staff in the Library and Resource Room.

c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Available

d. Laboratories : Not Required

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31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,
government or other agencies :

As per the data of Scholarship Committee

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/workshops/


seminar) with external experts:

Interactive session with Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal (Former Railway Minister)
on the topic ‗Role of Youth in National Development‘ on September 23, 2013.

Department organized lecture on ‗Thinking about India’s Democracy’ by


Prof. Ashutosh Kumar, Department of Political Science, Panjab University,
Chandigarh on February 18, 2015.

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :

 Lectures
 Audio-visual
 Presentations
 Group discussions
 Case studies Modules
 Remedial classes
 Special Classes for Foreign Students
 Project Work
 Flipped Classroom
 Mock Parliament
 Bridge courses
 Quiz
 Reference to Newspapers and archives
 Open debate and discussions system
 Hindi translations
 Wall Magazine

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities:

Teachers and Students participate in various activities organized by NSS,


NCC, Rotaract, extension activities, etc.

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The Department has Political Science Association to train the students in civic
responsibilities and leadership skills by involving them in organizing various
activities of the department.
Spriha of BA III had been a part of Gramya Manthan, a rural immersion
programme in villages.
35. SWOC analysis of the department and future plans :

Strength:
Department works democratically
Allocation of Work load is done as per the subject specialization and
preference of teachers.
The faculty is encouraged to undertake orientation coursese, refresher courses
and study trips. Mrs Ritu Khosla visited Hyderabad and Darjeeling to collect
primary data for her PhD thesis. In order to facilitate research pursuits and
academic programmes, the classes of the teacher going for workshops and
study trips are allocated among the department members.
Students have been getting University Positions
Department has its own Book Bank and the facility is provided to all the
students.

Weakness:
Delay in starting Post graduation.

Opportunities:
Opportunity to Compete for Civil services and other competitive exams
Work as Political Analyst in Research Projects
News Analyst
Work for International Organizations and NGOs.

Challenges:

Being a part of Social Science, the biggest challenge faced by the subject is
from professional courses.

Future Plan:
Post Graduation in Political Science as soon as possible.

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Department of Psychology

1. Name of the Department : Psychology

2. Year of establishment : July, 1990

3. Names of programmes/ Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated


Master, Integrated Ph.D., etc.):

Undergraduate: BA (General and Honours), Postgraduate: M A (Psychology)


Doctorate: PhD

4. Names of Interdisciplinary course and the department/ Units involved :

None

5. Annual/semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise):

Semester system: BA I, BA II, BA II (Hons), MA I and II


Annual system: BA III and BA III (Hons) :

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments :
None

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions:
None

8. Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any)with reasons :


None

9. Number of teaching posts


Teaching Post Sanctioned Filled
Associate Professors X X
Assistant Professors 05 05

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10. Faculty profile with the name, qualification, designation,
specialization (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./ M.Phil., etc.)
Name Qualificaiton Designationa Specialization Years Phd
of Exp Students
Guided
PERMANENT
Dr Geeta PhD Assistant Organizationa
Bhagat (Psychology) Professor l & Clinical 10 01
UGC NET Psychology
Dr Nitasha PhD Assistant Clinical 07
Khehra (Psychology) Professor Psychology, NIL
UGC NET Neuropsychol
ogy
Dr PhD Assistant Positive, 10
Akanksha (Psychology) Professor Health & 03
Tripathi UGC NET Cognitive
Dubey Psychology
Dr Neha PhD Assistant Research 05
Pandeya (Psychology) Professor Methodology, NIL
UGC Clinical
NET/JRF Psychology
Dr Manjit PhD Assistant Counselling, 03
Sidhu (Psychology) Professor Child & NIL
UGC NET Adolescent
Psychology
CONTRACTUAL
Dr Shivani PhD Assistant Clinical & 03
Sahdev (Psychology) Professor Positive NIL
UGC NET Psychology
Dr Vidushi PhD Assistant Health & 04
Jaswal (Psychology) Professor Child NIL
Psychology
Ms MA Assistant Positive 02.5
Sharanjeet (Psychology) Professor Psychology NIL
Kaur UGC NET Counseling
Ms Aakriti MA Assistant Positive NIL
Dadwal (Psychology) Professor Psychology NIL
UGC NET Counseling

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11. List of senior visiting faculty: Nil

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme-


wise) by temporary faculty:

YEAR Percentage of lectures Percentage of


delivered practical classes handled
2014-15 40% 55%

13. Student – Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : (2014-2015)


B.A. I : 65:1
B.A. II : 79:1
B.A. III : 67:1
B.A. II (Honours) : 51:1
B.A. III (Honours) : 52:1
M.A. I : 37:1
M.A. II : 34:1

14. Number of Academic support staff (technical and administrative):

Sanctioned Filled
Lab Assistants
02 02

15. Qualification of teaching faculty with D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil./P.G:

Teachers / Faculty P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. / D. Litt

Dr Geeta Bhagat √ - √ -
Dr Nitasha Khehra √ - √ -
Dr Akanksha Tripathi √ - √ -
Dubey
Dr Neha Pandeya √ - √ -
Dr Manjit Sidhu √ - √ -
Dr Shivani Sahdev √ - √ -
Dr Vidushi Jaswal √ - √ -
Ms Sharanjeet Kaur √ - - -
Ms Aakriti Dadwal √ - - -
(Details given in Q.No. 10)

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16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from (a)National (b)International
funding agencies and grants received: None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST- FIST, UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and
total grants received : None

18. Research centre/ facility recognized by the university: None

19. Publications: (2010-2015)

Dr. Geeta Bhagat


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
National : 2

Dr. Nitasha Khera


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 3
National : 3
Publications Listed in International Data Base : 3

Dr. Aakanksha Tripathi Dubey


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 2
National : 11
Publications Listed in International Data Base : 2
Chapters in Books : 3

Dr. Neha Pandeya


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 2
National : 4
Publications Listed in International Data Base : 2
Chapters in Books : 1

Dr. Manjit Sidhu


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 1
National : 7
Publications Listed in International Data Base : 1

Dr Shivani Sahdev

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Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 2
National : 4
Publications Listed in International Data Base : 2
Chapters in Books : 1

Dr Vidushi Jaswal
Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International : 2
National : 1
Publications Listed in International Data Base : 2
Chapters in Books : 4
Books Edited/ Published : 1
*Details of publications are given in College report (Criterion III: Research)

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: 2010-15

Since the consultancy services provided are on honorary and voluntary basis
so revenue is not generated through them. The major areas, where our
faculty has been providing consultancy include:

2010-11
 Dr Geeta Bhagat was appointed a resource person for IGNOU.

2011-12
 Dr Geeta Bhagat chaired a session at Indian Psychological Science
Congress 2011 under the aegis of National Association of Psychological
Science and organized by Department of Psychology, PG Govt College,
Sector – 46, Chandigarh held on 12-13 October, 2011 and co-chaired
scientific session at International Conference of Applied Psychology under
the aegis of Asian Association of Applied Psychology and organized by
Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh held on 24-25th
February, 2012.
 Dr. Akanksha Tripathi co-chaired scientific session at International
Conference of Applied Psychology under the aegis of Asian Association of
Applied Psychology and organized by Department of Psychology, Panjab
University, Chandigarh held on 24-25th February, 2012.

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 Faculty members of the Department provided counseling and guidance
services to the students through the counseling helpline ―Gitanjali‖.

2012-13
 Dr Nitasha Khehra was invited as resource person to conduct a workshop
on ―Recognition and Management of Depression with Cognitive
Behaviour Therapy‖ during the NSS camp at MCM DAV College for
Women, Chandigarh held in September, 2012.
 Dr Akanksha Tripathi Dubey was invited by India TV News, Haryana to
debate on Female Foeticide and joined as member Editorial Board of an
International Journal Universit as Psychologica: Pan-American Journal of
Psychology and conducted workshop for teachers at Army School,
Chandimandir on ―Classroom Management and Behavioural Problems‖.
 Dr Manjit Sidhu delivered a lecture on ―Growing Up in the Age of
Electronic Media‖ at the workshop on ―Psychosocial Problems in School
Children‖ organized by Advanced Pediatrics Center, Post Graduate
Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, February 2012.
 Dr Geeta Bhagat and Dr Nitasha Khehra were core committee members of
the Geetanjali Helpline (counseling services extended for various mental
health issues for students) at MCM DAV College for Women,
Chandigarh.
2013-14
 Dr Geeta Bhagat organized a workshop on Stress Management, Yoga and
Meditation for NSS volunteers of Dev Samaj College of Education, Sec
36, Chandigarh and delivered lecture on ―Latest Counselling Techniques‖
held at Asia Pacific CommonWealth Centre, PEC.
 Dr Nitasha Khehra was invited as resource person to conduct a workshop
on ―Personality Development‖ during the NSS camp at MCM DAV
College for Women, Chandigarh held in October, 2013.
 Dr Neha Pandeya was appointed as member of Research Committee of
Social Sciences (Lovely Professional University). Appointed as paper
setter for Lovely Professional University (Jalandhar) National Eligibility
and Scholarship Test -2013 and was appointed as External Examiner for
evaluation of Projects and Practicals for PG Diploma in Guidance and
Counseling at Govt College for Girls 42, Chandigarh. Dr. Neha Pandeya
has been selected as a paper setter for PU Annual examinations for BA 3 rd
year (General) papers for April and September, 2015.
 Dr Manjit Sidhu delivered a lecture on ―Boys and girls: Equal yet
different‖ at a workshop on ―Psychosocial Problems of Adolescents:

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Identification and Management‖ organized by the Advanced Pediatrics
Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,
Chandigarh, March 2013.

2014-15
 Dr Geeta Bhagat (Guide) undertook supervision of 01 student for PhD
degree.
 Dr Nitasha Khehra has been selected as the paper setter for PU Annual
examinations for BA 3rd Year (General & Honours) papers for April and
September, 2015. She is also the Dean, Counselling and Grievance Cell at
MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh
 Dr Akanksha Tripathi (Co-guide) undertook supervision of 03 students for
PhD degree.
 Dr. Neha Pandeya has been selected as a paper setter for PU Annual
examinations for BA 3rd year (General) papers for April and September,
2015.

21. Faculty as members in


a) National committees : None
b) International Committees : None
c) Editorial Boards : 01
d) Board of Studies of the University : 01
e) Members of Professional Organisations : 04

MEMBERS OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:


 Dr Geeta Bhagat is a member of National Psychological Science
 Dr Nitasha Khehra is a life member of Indian Association for Child and
Adolescent Mental Health (IACAM)
 Dr. Neha Pandeya is a member of National Psychological Science
 Dr Manjit Sidhu is an Emerging Nations International Member of ‗The
Society for Research in Child Development‘ and Emerging Nations
International Member of ‗The Society for Research on Adolescence.‘

EDITORIAL BOARDS:
 Dr Akanksha Tripathi Dubey joined as member Editorial Board of an
International Journal Universit as Psychologica: Pan-American Journal of
Psychology

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BOARD OF STUDIES:

 Dr Akanksha Tripathi Dubey was a member of Undergraduate Board of


Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh

22. Student Projects


a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
interdepartmental/ programme: MA II students - 100 %

b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside


the institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies:

Our BA & MA students have regularly pursued training and internship at


reputed Institutes including VIMHANS, New Delhi, RIMH (Regional
Institute for Mentally Handicapped), Sector 31, Chandigarh, ODEPQ
(Optimising Development in Emotional and Personality) Panchkula, Arya
Neuropsychiatric hospital and counseling center, Manimajra, IPAT
(Institute of Personality and Aptitude Testing), Chandigarh and ISHH
Guidance Counselling Centre, Panchkula.

23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students (2010-15)

FACULTY AWARDS:
2013-14

 Dr Manjit Sidhu won the Best Paper Award (Second) for the research
paper titled ―Adolescents and the media: Patterns of use and impact on
their academic functioning‖at the 39th National Annual Conference Indian
Association of Clinical Psychologists. New Delhi, India, February 2013.
 Dr Manjit Sidhu won the Best Paper Award for the research paper titled
―Nature and extent of peer victimization in secondary school: A pilot
study‖ at the 3rd Indian School Psychology Association (InSPA) National
Conference. Chennai, India, November 2013.

2014-15
 Dr Manjit Sidhu won the Best Paper Award (Second) for the research
paper titled ―Gender differences in adolescent temperament and its
relationship to psychosocial functioning‖ at the 14th Annual conference of

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the Adolescent Health Academy (ADOLESCON 2014). DMCH,
Ludhiana, India, November 2014.

STUDENT AWARDS:
University Positions:
Year Total no. of MA/ B.A. Honours*
positions out
of top ten
2010-2011 02 III and IV Positions in the Panjab University
2011-2012 02 I and II Positions in the Panjab University
2012-2013 06 I, III, VI, VII and VIII Positions in the Panjab
University
2013-2014 07 MA (first batch): I and III Positions in the Panjab
University
BA: II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII and X Positions in the
Panjab University
2014-2015 05 I, IV, V, VI and X Positions in the Panjab University

2010-11
 Heena Hundal stood 3rd and Sagneet Kaur stood 4th in BA III
(Psychology Hons) in Panjab University Annual Examinations
 16 students participated in 3-day international conference on ―Enhancing
Human Potential: Bio-Psychosocial Perspectives‖ organized by Asian
Association of Applied Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
 3 students participated in International Workshop on Mental Training
organized by Asian Association of Applied Psychology, Panjab
University, Chandigarh.
 5 students participated in International Workshop on Enhancing Human
Strengths organized by Asian Association of Applied Psychology, Panjab
University, Chandigarh.

2011-12
 Supreet Kaur stood first and Akshi Chawla stood second in BA III
(Psychology Hons) in Panjab University Annual Examinations
 Akshi Chawla was awarded fellowship under the ―Young India
Programme 2012-2013‖ established by the International Foundation for

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Research and Education (IFRE) and the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

 3 students presented a research paper titled ―Relationship between use of


Character Strengths , Orientation to Happiness and Well Being‖ which
was adjudged the 2nd best paper in Undergraduate category at the
International Conference of Applied Psychology held on 24-25 February,
2012 at Panjab University
 Srishti Jaju (Roatarian) participated in Rotasia Nepal – an international
exchange event held at Kathmandu, Nepal.
 3 students presented research papers at International Conference of
Applied Psychology under the aegis of Asian Association of Applied
Psychology and organized by Department of Psychology, Panjab
University, Chandigarh held on 24-25th February, 2012.
 7 students presented research papers at Indian Psychological Science
Congress 2011 under the aegis of National Association of Psychological
Science and organized by Department of Psychology, PG Govt College,
Sector – 46, Chandigarh held on 12-13 October, 2011.

2012-13
 Six out of top ten positions in Psychology Hons at PU Annual
Examinations were bagged by the students of the department: Aanchal
Bhalaik 1st in BA III (Psy Hons); Pavit Brar 3rd in BA III (Psy Hons);
Surbhi Sarin 3rd in BA III (Psy Hons); Gurmehar Kaur, Tarika Narula and
Unman Singh secured 6th, 7th and 8th position respectively.
 Dolphin Bakshi (BA III) won 1st prize in Inter college Elocution
competition organized by Forest Department, Chd; 1st prize in Slogan
writing in Inter college competition held at GCG sector 11, Chd
 35 students presented research papers at the 2nd Indian Psychological
Science Congress 2012, Chandigarh.

2013-14
 Sanjam Davar secured First position and Divya Arora secured the third
position in MA II Psychology PU Examinations, 2014.
 Seven out of top 10 positions in Psychology Hons PU Annual
Examinations: Nikita Virley (2nd), Sujata Peshin (3rd), Surabhi (5th), M
Raghavi (6th), Triveni Sharma (7th), Tanya Tandon (8th) and Smriti Phutela
(10th)
 Three positions in overall result of BA III PU Annual Examinations:
Nikta Virley (3rd), Harneet Kaur (6th) and Akriti Sharma (8th)

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 10 students presented research papesr at the 1st International and 3rd
Indian Psychological Science Congress 2014, Chandigarh organized by
NAPS at PGGC, Sec 46, Chandigarh.

2014-15
 Five out of top 10 positions in Psychology Hons PU Annual
Examinations: Ritika Dhaliwal (1st), Roop Suhavi (4th), Akanksha (5th),
Sahebjeet Kaur (6th) and Sanjita Dhawan (10th)
 Our department won the overall Champions Trophy at the Intercollege
PsychoFest ―Zeitgeist 2015‖ held at PGGCG-11 on 13.02.15.
 International Publication: Srishti Jaju (MA II) has co-authored research
paper titled ―Birth order effect on Borderline Personality features,
deliberate self harm and depression in young adulthood‖ which is
published in International Journal of Education and Management Studies
(December, 2014).
 Ritika Dhaliwal (BA III) presented a research paper titled ―The paradox of
connectivity : A pilot study on adolescents‖ and ―Body image
dissatisfaction among college going female youth‖ 'Adolescon 2014'
organized by Adolescent Health Academy at GMC Ludhiana, Nov, 2014.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department


(2010-15):

 Dr. Paramjit S. Jaswal, Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National


University of Law, Patiala,
 Prof. Jitender Mohan, Emeritus Professor, Dept of Psychology, Panjab
University, Chandigarh ,
 Dr B S Chavan, Head & Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, GMCH -32,
Chandigarh,
 Dr. Adarsh Kohli, Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, PGIMER, Chandigarh,
 Dr Meena Sehgal, Professor, Dept of Psychology, Panjab University,
Chandigarh,
 Dr Uday Sinha, Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, IHBAS, New
Delhi,
 Dr. Rachna Bhargava, Reader, Dept of Psychiatry, GMCH -32,
Chandigarh. Presently she is an Assistant Professor, DDTC, AIIMS, New
Delhi,
 Dr Sangeeta Trama, Reader, Dept of Psychology, Panjabi University,
Patiala,

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 Dr Simmi Wairaich, Consultant Psychiatrist, FORTIS Hospital, Mohali,
 Dr. V.K Bansal, Chief Medical Officer, General Hospital, Panchkula,
 Ms Jyoti Subramanian, a Yoga expert ,
 Mr Parakram, Director Door Synapses, a Human Resource Services,
Chandigarh,
 Mr Rajneesh Kumar, Career and Mind Expert, and Director, IPAT,
Chandigarh ,
 Dr. Kalki Gupta, Psychologist, Private Practitioner, Chandigarh,
 Sh.Kanwar Sandhu, Managing Editor of Day & Night News Channel

25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding


a) National - None
b) International : None

26. Students profile programme/ coursewise: (2014-15)

Name of course Application Selected Enrolled Pass


& Year received %age

BA I 200 131 *M *F 100%


BA II 162 162 X √ 100%
BA II HONS 61 51 X √ 100%
BA III 133 133 X √ 100%
BA III HONS 52 52 X √ 98%
MA I 120 34 X √ 93%
MA II 34 34 X √ 97%
*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of students (2014-15)

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students from


Course the same state other states abroad
BA 40% 55% 5%
MA 40% 60% NIL

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, CIVIL Services, Defense
Services, etc.
As per the Alumni data

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29. Students progression :

Student progression (%) 2014-15


UG (Hons) to PG 90%
PG to MPhil 5%
PG to PhD 5%
PhD to Post doctoral -
Employed As provided by the
Placement Cell
 Campus selection
 Other than campus recruitment
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment -

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities:


a) Library : College library is used (No. of books is 914 and No. of
research journals is 05)
b) Internet facilities for staff & students :
Internet Facility for students in the Library and and for the Staff in the
Library and the Resource Room. The computer installed in the
department Laboratory has Wi-fi facility available.
c) Classrooms with ICT facility:
Dept Lab has one projector (Magic Studio) available for power point
presentations and College Facilities are used too
d) Laboratories :
Two well equipped Labs (UG & PG)

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, government or other agencies. : As per the details of the
Scholarship Committee

32. Details on Students enrichment programmes(Special


Lectures/workshop/seminar) with external experts. (2010-15)

2010-11
 One Day workshop on ―Possible Selves‖ was organized by the department
in MCM DAV College in Collaboration with ODE – ―Optimizing
Development in Emotional and Personality Quotient‖

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 Panel Discussion was organized by the department in MCM DAV College
on ―Technological addictions: Adolescents under the arrest of internet and
mobile‖
 Students participated and won prizes in Collage making, Face Painting,
Creative Writing, Power Point Presentation, Poster making and Debate at
Inter college Psycho-FEST organized by SD College, Sector 32,
Chandigarh

2011-12
 Students presented research papers at International Conference of Applied
Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Indian Psychological
Science Congress 2011
 Harmeet Kaur (BA III) & Lavleen Kaur (BA III) underwent 3 month
experience and training at Optimizing Development in Education (ODE)
as Trainee Remedial Education
 One Day workshop on Career Planning and Life Skills Management by
Mr Rajneesh, IPAT, Chandigarh was Organized by the department at
MCM DAV College for Women, Chd
 Educational trip to Arya Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Manimajra.
 Students participated and won prizes in Collage making, Face Painting,
Quiz and Bhangra at Intercollege Psycho-FEST organized in SD College,
Sector 32, Chandigarh
 Psycho-Fiesta (inter-college meet) was organized by the department at
MCM DAV College for Women with competitions comprising of T-shirt
painting competition, Collage making competition, Skit – ―Challenges of
Modern Day Parenting‖ and Psycho-Quiz

2012-13
 Sizable number of BA & MA students presented research papers guided
by faculty members of the department at the National Conference
organized by the National Association of Psychological Science at PGGC,
Sector 46, Chandigarh,
 The department organized a workshop on ―Careers in Psychology‖ to
provide an insight to the students into the different career options available
after pursuing psychology conducted by Mr Rajneesh Kumar, Career and
Mind Expert, and Director, IPAT, Chandigarh
 Kanica Dua (BA III) participated on one day workshop at ODEPQ
(Optimising Development in Emotional and Personality) Panchkula and
did internship from 01.09.2012 to 28.12.12

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 Sizable number of students did their internship (as a part of interaction
with industry) in the area of personal counseling, vocational counseling at
the IPAT (Institute of Personality and Aptitude Testing), Chandigarh.

2013-14
 Department organized a workshop was conducted on Biometric
Psychological Analysis by Mr Parakram, Director Door Synapses, a
Human Resource Services Company regarding finger print and its role in
innate intelligences, learning styles, knowledge acquisition motive, brain
dominance, personality types and innate quotients (IQ,EQ,AQ and CQ).
 Department organized a Panel Discussion on ―Socio-Psycho Case
Analysis of Fraudulent NRI Marriages‖ conducted in collaboration with
PG Dept of Sociology, MCM DAV College for Women, Chd
 MA and BA students presented research papers at the 1st International and
3rd Indian Psychological Science Congress 2014, Chandigarh organized
by NAPS at PGGC, Sec 46, Chandigarh.
 MA students presented research papers at CHASSCONG-2014 Panjab
University, Chandigarh, March 2014.
 Sahebjeet Kaur (BA II) attended one day workshop on ―Introduction to
Common Child and Adolescent Disorders‖ at VIMHANS, New Delhi,
January, 2014
 Students did their internship (as a part of interaction with industry) in the
area of personal counseling, vocational counseling at the IPAT (Institute
of Personality and Aptitude Testing), Chandigarh.
 Sahebjeet Kaur (BA II) helped in coordinating a play for drug addicts at
DDRC Sector 18, Chandigarh in association with Rotaract Club, MCM
DAV College

2014-15
 The department hosted a lecture cum interactive session by by an eminent
clinical psychologist Dr Adarsh Kohli, Professor, Department of
Psychiatry, PGIMER, Chandigarh on Specific Learning Disability who
enlightened our students regarding its symptomatology, etiology,
assessment and intervention strategies.
 The department won the overall Champions Trophy at the Intercollege
PsychoFest ―Zeitgeist 2015‖ held at PGGCG-11 on 13.02.15. The First
prize in Quiz was won by Ritika Dhaliwal (BA III), Raisa Kaur (BA III) &
Simran Batra (BA II), First prize in Poster Making was won by Tanya (BA

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II), First Prize in Collage Making was won by Tiruchana (BA II), Second
Prize in Debate was won by Mihul (BA II) and Second Prize in Just A
Minute was won by Seerat Brar (BA III)
 International publication supervised by Dr Nitasha Khehra: Srishti Jaju
(MA II) has co-authored research paper titled ―Birth order effect on
Borderline Personality features, deliberate self harm and depression in
young adulthood‖ which was published in International Journal of
Education and Management Studies (December Issue, 2014).
 Ritika Dhaliwal (BA III) presented a research paper titled ―The paradox of
connectivity : A pilot study on adolescents‖ and ―Body image
dissatisfaction among college going female youth‖ 'Adolescon 2014'
organized by Adolescent Health Academy at GMC Ludhiana, Nov, 2014.
 Srishti Jaju (MA I) and Jagriti Grover (BA II) did their Internship at
VIMHANS, New Delhi, June, 2014

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve students' learning :

The department has consistently worked towards shifting its focus on


student centered learning as a result of which the faculty take on less
responsibility for being sources of knowledge, and take on greater
responsibility as facilitators of a broad range of learning experiences. We
follow a constructive approach and adopt a variety of teaching methods to
make the teaching-learning experience effective and to achieve the desired
learning outcomes. Some of the practices include:

a) Research papers are guided by faculty which are presented in


National/International Conferences
b) Research paper publications are guided by faculty
c) Active and enthusisatic participation of UG/PG students every year in
National/International Conferences/ Seminars/Workshops
d) Experiential learning such as internships at reputed Institutes for practical
exposure
e) Lectures/Workshops/Panel Discussions by eminent subject experts
f) Research Projects: Empirical and theoretical
g) Field visits and Educational trips
h) Lecture cum Discussion method
i) Case Studies
j) Assignments that require team based learning,
k) Laboratory experiments
l) Role playing.

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m) Presentations by students are encouraged to research some latest topics of
the curriculum and to enhance public speaking skills
n) Information regarding relevant and latest reference books and web sites
related to the topics
o) The department has its own ―Magic Studio‖ which is used by the faculty
and students for computer aided teaching and learning (Multi – Media
Presentations)
p) Postgraduate students utilize the resources of the department for their
project work.
q) Engaging students in active learning experiences and setting meaningful
expectations
r) Provide, receive, and use regular, timely, and specific feedback
s) Recognize and stretch student styles and developmental levels
t) Seek and present real-world applications
u) Understand and value criteria and methods for student assessment
v) Create opportunities for student-faculty and student-alumni interactions
w) Promote student involvement through engaged time and quality effort

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities:

 ―Insight‖ – The Psychology Society of the college, with a view to provide


practical exposure to the students in the area of Clinical Psychology
organized regular visits to the Arya Neuropsychiatry Centre, Manimajra,
Children‘s Hospital, Panchkula and Amritsar Mental Hospital, Amritsar to
interact with mentally ill patients and acquaint the students with the
therapeutic techniques being used for their treatment.
 The students and faculty have regularly and enthusistically participated
and contributed in College stall at the Chandigarh Carnival and other
college events including Graphology, Perception Games, Personality
Games, Doodle decoding and Colour decoding. The College stall has won
best stall awards too.
 The faculty members of the department provided mental health issues
related counseling and guidance services to the students through the
counseling helpline ―Geetanjali‖ and Counseling Cell at MCM DAV
College for Women, Chandigarh.
 Our faculty and students are actively involved and enthusiastically
volunteer with the social service activities organized by NSS unit and
Rotaract club of the college.

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 Additionally faculty members are regularly invited as resource persons by
other external agencies to deliver lectures and conduct workshops.
 Our faculty provides career and personal counselling to the students of the
college ( in campus and outside) on voluntary basis (without
renumeration) if help is seeked.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and future plans.

STRENGTHS:
(i) Highly qualified, intellectual, experienced and dedicated full- and part-
time Faculty with dedicated and experienced adjunct support staff as
Lab Assistants
(ii) Two well furnished and well-equipped laboratories
(iii) Acquired status of Post Graduate Department in 2012-13
(iv) Top University positions in BA Psychology Hons PU Annual
Examination: Five out of top 10 positions in 2014-15, Seven out of top
10 positions in 2013-14, five out of top 10 positions in 2012-13, two
out of top ten positions in 2011-12 and two out of top ten positions in
2010-11.
(v) Top University positions in Post Graduate exams in PU Annual
Examinations, 2013-14: first and third
(vi) 03 PhD students were enrolled in 2014-15
(vii) Well established research culture with adequate number of highly
qualified Faculty : Students are actively involved in Research activities
and Research papers are presented by BA and MA students at various
National and International conferences and they regularly attend
National and International workshops to enhance their knowledge in
the subject matter guided by our faculty
(viii) Highest cut off and most sought after subject for BA I admissions
every year
(ix) Training and Internships at reputed Institutions for practical
experience in the field
(x) Participation and won prizes at various events at the Intercollegiate
events and National/International Conferences.
(xi) Organizing and Conducting Seminars, Workshops, Panel Discussions,
Presentations, Group Discussions and Inter College fests are a regular
feature.
(xii) Quality teaching at UG and PG level: Increasing number of BA
students have sought admission and cleared entrance exams in courses
at prestigious National and International Universities including
scholarships after pursuing BA and MA from our department.

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(xiii) Innovative Teaching Practices including educational trips, visits to
hospitals, power point presentations, paper presentations, group
discussions, reactions to articles, collaborative learning, peer assisted
learning, case analysis, research projects, etc
(xiv) Career counseling and personal counseling services for students by
faculty members
(xv) Group Presentation in classroom: Students are asked to present the
relevant topics related to the subject but not included in the syllabus.
The PowerPoint presentation is done by the students. It gives them
practice to develop the skill of public speaking in a non threatening
atmosphere
(xvi) Group Projects for PG students: Students are assigned group projects.
This gives them practice for research paper writing and applying
statistical procedures
(xvii) Healthy Student teacher interaction with stimulating and conducive
environment for growth and holistic development

WEAKNESSES:
(i) No collaboration with major research funding agencies and no
National and International sponsored projects
(ii) Increasing need for ICT facilities in all classrooms

OPPORTUNITIES:
Most of the faculty members have the expertise and ability to seek external
resources such as grants and funding from National organizations for the
development of the department and college. We plan to upgrade to a research
centre at the department in the long run as per rules. We are well placed to
undertake multi-disciplinary collaboration (research, teaching and services)
within and beyond the department in alignment with the university strategic
plan due to broad-based disciplinary focus of department faculty and
programs including introducing psychological knowledge in other disciplines
and in new kinds of applied contexts.

CHALLENGES:
In light of recently developed new state of the art facilities by our competitors
challenges us to maintain cutting edge research and deliver quality programs
so as to strive to be constantly updated and well informed. The need for
increasing employability and limited resources are potential areas that warrant
attention. In light of sizable student growth, we have limited infrastructure to
meet changing needs and demands.

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Department of Public Administration

1. Name of the Department : Department of Public Administration

2. Year of Establishment : July 1990

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,


Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.)

Undergraduate: B.A.I, B.A. II and B.A. III (Pass Course)


B.A. II (Hons) and B.A. III (Hons)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved

Introduced Police Administration as an elective subject in B.A I from 2015-


2016.

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) (2015-


2016)

Annual System – Public Administration: B.A. III (Pass Course) and B.A. III
(Honours Course)
Semester System – Public Administration: B.A. I, B.A. II and B.A. II (Hons)

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments : None

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc. : None

8. Details of courses / programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons


None

9. Number of Teaching Posts (2014-2015)

Post Sanctioned Filled


Associate Professors 2 2
Asst. Professors 1 1

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, D.Sc./
D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

(2014-2015)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Ph.D.


Years of Students
Exp. guided
Dr. Vibha M.A., M.Phil, Associate Local 23 -
Sharma Ph.D Professor Government
& Public Mgt
Dr. Gurvinder M.A., M.Phil, Associate Theory and 18 -
Kaur Ph.D Professor Organisationa
Behaviour
Ms. Jyoti M.A., M.Phil Assistant Administrativ 3½ -
Arora Professor e Theory,
Local Govt.

11. List of senior visiting faculty

Senior Officers and Experts are called to address the students for example Dr.
Arvinder Singh (IAS Retired), Dr. Pundrik Ojha (Associate Professor in Public
Administration)

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled


(programme wise) by temporary Faculty: (2014-2015)

B.A. I, II & III (Pass Course) : 50%


B.A. II & B.A. III (Hons) : 00%
13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise)

Student-Teacher Ratio (2014-2015)


B.A. I : 96:1
B.A. II : 75:1
B.A. III : 84:1
B.A. II (Honours) : 35:1
B.A. III (Honours) : 19:1

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14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;
sanctioned and filled
Sanctioned : None. Not Required
Filled : None. Not Required

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc / D.Litt/ Ph.D / M.Phil / PG.

Teachers / P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. / D.


Faculty Litt
Vibha Sharma √ √ √ -
Gurvinder kaur √ √ √ -
Jyoti Arora √ √ - -

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International


funding agencies and grants received : None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received : None

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : None

19. Publications: (2010 – 2015)

Dr. Vibha Sharma


Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International :5
National :5
Publications Listed in International Data Base. : 3
Chapter in Books : 1 (Accepted for Publication
Books Edited : 1 Ongoing
Books with ISSN/ISBN Numbers with details of Publishers
1. Child Welfare Programmes in Haryana – An Empirical Assessment, by
Arun Publishing House, Chandigarh, ISBN: 978-81-8048-269-4, in 2015.
2. Child Development and Child Protection
Impact Factor
Impact Factor of 3 Papers.
 IJHSS – 0.981 (IIFS)
 IJELLH – 2.317 (SJIF)
 fIJELLH – 4.287 (SJIF)

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Ms. Jyoti Arora
Publications per Faculty in Peer Reviewed Journals
International :1
Chapter in Books : 4

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated :

Dr. Vibha Sharma:


 Content Writer, Content Reviewer and Presenter in a Panjab University
Project – e-pathshala.
 Informal Consultant of a School in Himachal Pradesh in Administrative
Matters.

21. Faculty as members in


Board of Studies of the University:
(Dr. Gurvinder Kaur)
Members of Professional Organisations:
Dr. Vibha Sharma :
Life Member: Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
Annual Member: Chandigarh Management Association, Chandigarh

22. Student projects


a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects
including inter departmental / programme
As per the requirement of the syllabus the students do projects
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside
the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies
None

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students

(a) Dr. Vibha Sharma received a financial assistance of Rs. 25,000 from
Office of DCDC Panjab University for presenting a paper at an
International Conference in Mansfield College, Oxford, UK.
(b) Dr. Vibha Sharma received financial assistance of Rs. 10,000 to attend
a Five Day MDP programme at Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of
Public Administration, Chandigarh.

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University Positions:
Year B.A. Honours*
2011-2012 II, III and VII Positions in the Panjab University
2012-2013 I, II, III, IV and V Positions in the Panjab University
2013-2014 I, IV and VI Positions in the Panjab University
2014-2015 VI and VII Positions in the Panjab University

* Honours introduced in 2010-2011 session.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the


department
 Mrs. Amteshwar Kaur – An Advocate and Municipal Councilor,
Mohali
 Dr. Arvinder Singh – Additional Registrar, Cooperatives, Punjab
 Mr. Gaurav Chabbra – Eminent Environmentalist and Film Maker
 Mrs. Rajeshwari Chatterjee – Social Worker
 Mr. Davesh Modgil – Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation,
Chandigarh
 Dr. Pundrik Ojha – Associate Professor in Public Administration

25. Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops organized & the source of funding


a) National : None
b) I n ternational : None
The Department intends to organize a Seminar /
Conference in due course.

26. Student profile programme/course wise:


(2014-2015)
Name of the Applications Enrolled Pass
Course/programme (refer received Selected percentage
*M *F
question no. 4)
(2014-2015)
B.A.I 288 288 X √ 94.%
B.A. II 226 226 X √ 96%
B.A. III 167 167 X √ 100%
B.A. II (Hons) 36 36 X √ 100%
B.A. III (Hons) 19 19 X √ 100%
*M = Male *F = Female

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27. Diversity of Students: (2014-2015)

Name of the % of students % of students from % of students from


Course from the same other States abroad
state
B.A. I 35.7% 63.85% 0.35%
B.A. II 39% 60.8% -
B.A. III 33% 66.8%
B.A. II (Hons) 32% 67.25%

B.A. III (Hons) 47% 52.61%

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense
services, etc.?

As per the Alumni data

29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled

UG to PG Approx. 30%
PG to M.Phil. 5%
PG to Ph.D. 5%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral 1 student
Employed As provided by the
• Campus selection Placement Cell
• Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment -

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30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a) Library :
College Library is used. No. of Books -904. The subject being
interdisciplinary books from the other Department are also relevant.
Journals -02.

b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students


Internet Facility for students in the Library and Staff in the Library and the
Resource Room
c) Class rooms with ICT facility College Facilities used
d) Laboratories : Not Required

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, government or other agencies

As per the details of the Scholarship Committee.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures /


workshops /seminar) with external experts
 Mrs. Amteshwar Kaur – An Advocate and Municipal Councilor,
Mohali – Enlightened the about ‗Domestic Violence Act‘ and ‗Right to
Property‘.
 Dr. Arvinder Singh – Additional Registrar, Cooperatives, Punjab and
former Deputy Commissioner – Gave and insight into the functioning
of the office of the Deputy Commissioner.
 Mr. Gaurav Chabbra – Eminent Environmentalist and Film Maker –
Enriched the students with inputs about the Environment.
 Ms. Vijayeta Tandon and Mr. Kirandeep Khairah – Consultants
Overseas Education – Provided knowledge about the Overseas
Education.
 Mrs. Rajeshwari Chatterjee – Social Worker – Addressed the students
about the role of NGOs
 Mr. Davesh Modgil – Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation,
Chandigarh – Gave an insight into the civic sense and role of
Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.
 Dr. Pundrik Ojha – Associate Professor – Enriched students about PM
Modi‘s concept of ‗Make in India‘.

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33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

Methods being adopted to improve teaching learning include:


 Lecture Method;
 Discussions in the class;
 Case – Study Method
 Question – Answer Sessions;
 Use of Over – Head Projector in delivering lectures;
 Use of Multi – Media Presentations for delivering lectures;
 Self Learning by the students by presenting PPTs in syllabus relevant
issues and topics;
 E-mail contact of the teachers with the students;
 Contact with students on WhatsApp;
 Knowledge about the various web sites related to the topics;
 Extra Material is provided to advanced learners;
 Staff members provide their personal books of the students to enhance
their knowledge;
 Names of the reference books is provided with the topics;
 Giving the students administrative experience during the activities
organized by the Department periodically.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension
activities Students:

The ‗Club of MCM Public Administration StudentS‘ (COMPASS) is


responsible for conducting and organizing activities of the Department
periodically with an aim to:
 Teach the nuances of Administration to the students of not only the
Department but also of the other departments as well;
 Enlighten and sensitize the students on Administrative and socially
relevant issues like Domestic Violence Act; Right to Property;
NGOs; Corruption; E-Governance etc; Civic Sense;
 Students of the Department actively take part in the activities of
NSS, Rotract Club, NCC and other rallies and activities organized
by the College to sensitize the students on various issues;
 Socially relevant documentaries are shown to the students which
are following by discussions to make the students aware about the
issues like NRI Brides.
Faculty:
 Dr. Gurvinder Kaur has been the Convener of AMDA – Alumni

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 The members of the staff have been performing institutional duties
as members and conveners of various committees with outmost
sincerity and commitment.
 The faculty members provide guidance to the students in career
related matters to enable them to make a right choice.
 The faculty members also deal with personal issues of the students
in case the students approach them to seek their advice.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strength
 Adequately trained and committed staff;
 Bright students aspiring to have a career in the civil services, corporate
world, teaching, media and so on;
 Members of the staff attend various faculty development programmes
to enrich themselves so that they can impart the information to the
students during the teaching learning processes;

Weakness
 Large teacher: Student ratio in the Pass Course.

Opportunities
 To increase the strength of the subject due to its importance in life
as well as being the favourite subject for cracking the civil service
examinations.
 The curricular is relevant even to private sector organizations.

Challenges

 The Department introduced Police Administration (from 2015-


2016) as an elective subject to enhance the employability of the
students.
 As there is no sector that recognizes only Public Administration as
the exclusive eligibility, the employability is limited. More efforts
are required in this regard.

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Department of Physical Education

1. Name of the department : Physical Education

2. Year of Establishment : 1968

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,


Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved :

Department is involved with every department of college in organizing sports


competition for students of all the courses and NCC is looked after by the
Department.

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) :

Annual & Semester –


B.A I – Semester system w.e.f 2014 (As per P.U rules)
B.AII , Semester system w.e.f 2015 (As per P.U rules)
B.A III– Annual system

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments :

None

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc. :
Two of our faculty members completed pre commission training of NCC.

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons :


None

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9. Number of Teaching posts

Post Sanctioned Filled

Associate Professors 3 3

Assistant Professors - -

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,


(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No of Ph.D


years of Students
Exp guided

Dr. Ph.D, M.A. Associate Electropathy 33 NA


Gurpreet professor
Kaur Physiotherap,
yoga, shooting

Dr Anju Ph.D, M.A. Associate Food and 16 NA


Professor Nutrition,
Hockey, NCC
Naval activities

Mrs. M.A Assistant Yoga, Football, 12 NA


Nisha Professor NCC Army
activity

11. List of senior visiting faculty :

Coaches of different games from Chandigarh Administration and Sports


Authority of India visit to coach the student.

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12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme
wise) by temporary faculty : 100 %

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) :


B.A I 80:1 B.A II 70:1 B.A III 68:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;


sanctioned and filled :

Sanctioned: None. College administrative staff is available as and when


required for smooth functioned of sports events.

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with Ph.D/ M.A.

Teachers / Faculty P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. / D.


Litt

Dr. GurpreetKaur √ - √ -

DrAnju √ - √ -

Mrs. Nisha √ - - -

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b)


International funding agencies and grants received :
Intend to apply for.

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received : Intend to apply for.

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : None

19. Publications :
Presentation of papers - (Dr. Anju Lata)

 Presented paper titled Environment and Role of Sports in Controlling


Pollution at International Conference on Physical Education and Sports
organized by National Association of Physical Education and Sports Sciences
(GOA) from 25th to 27th Feb 2011.

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 Presented paper titled Communication- A required skill in Physical Education
at UGC sponsored National Seminar organized by Arya College Ludhiana
from 11th to 12th Feb 2011.

Published papers
 Published paper in VyayamVidhan-National Journal of Sports ISSN-0975-
8895 vol-46 and 47 (Main Author) Page No. 1 to 7 Feb 2013
 Full length paper published in Proceedings of International Forum of Physical
Education and Sports Sciences ISBN:978-81-925348-0-0(Main Author) Page
No. 400 to 404
 Full length paper published in proceedings of Global Scientific Conference on
Physical Education, Health & Sports Sciences ISBN:978-93-8014-515-0 Page
No. 546 to 550

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated :


We have cricket academy which is a source of income for the college.

21. Faculty as members in :


National Committees : None
International Committees : None
Editorial Board: Two faculty Members are members of PU Sports Council.
Member of Punjab University Selection Committee (all faculty members)

22. Student projects :


Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter
departmental/programme

 B.A I- 100%
To inculcate the research among students projects are given to students. Major
areas are:

 Olympic games
 Common wealth games.
 Asian games.
 Sports Personalities.
 First Aid and Injury management.
 Food and Nutrition.
 Yoga.
 Health education.
 Major Sports Events.

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Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies : Railway,
Bank and Defenses services.

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students :

(1) Dr. Anju Lata received best NCC officers in pre commission training and
appreciation letter from group commander NCC for best services.
(2) One cadet of Naval wing got 3rd positions in RD Camp.
(3) Many students won prizes at National and state level. Major Student
Achievements (2010-11) At International Level
 KirtiGehlawat, six times National Champion, won first position in
Asian Yoga Championship held at Pattaya. She was also selected for
World Yoga Championship held in Argentina.
At National Level
 DivyaGurnay brought laurels to the college by scaling Mt. Rudrugaira
Peak (19,090 ft.) as a member of the Record making All Women‘s
Team. She also graduated as a Mountaineering Instructor from Nehru
Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi.
 JagwinderKaur and HarmandeepKaur were awarded A grade for
scaling an altitude of 17,000ft in Basic Snow Skiing course held at
Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering, Gulmarg, J&K.
At State Level
 JagwinderKaur bagged 2nd position in Artificial Wall Lead Climbing
Competition held in Karnal.
 The college secured 2nd and 3rd positions in Chandigarh State
Gymnastic Competition.

At Intervarsity Level

 MCM player Ambika got 1st place in the All India Inter-University
Netball Championship.
 Shama got 3rd position in North-East Zone Inter University Handball
Championship held at Meerut.
 Jyoti got 3rd place in the North East Zone Badminton Inter-University
Badminton Championship and Women Youth Festival held at Agra.

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At Inter-college Level

o The college won the PU Inter-Zonal Swimming Championship and


Harsimran won as many as 16 Gold Medals in PU Inter-College
competitions.
o MCM won 2nd place in the PU Inter-College Badminton
Championship.
o MCM got silver medal in PU Inter-College Judo Championship.
o The college secured 3rd place in the PU Inter-College Cricket
Championship and as many as seven MCM cricketers were selected
for U-19 and Sr. Women Cricket

Tournament organised by the PCA, Mohali.


o The college team secured 3rd place in the PU Inter-College Handball
Championship and player

Major Student Achievements (2011-12)


At National Level
 MCM won gold medals in Judo in Sr. and Jr. National Championship held
at Dehradun and Haridwar respectively.
 Harsimran won 2 bronze medals in Swimming in the XXXVII National
Sports Festival for Women at Ranchi.
 MCM Badminton team won bronze medal in the XXXVII National Sports
Festival for Women at Ranchi.
 Basketball player, Suman, represented Chandigarh and participated in the
XXXVII National Sports Festival for Women. She also took part in Junior
nationals held at Delhi.
 ShamaParveen represented Chandigarh in Handball and participated in the
XXXVII National Sports Festival for Women, 34th Junior Girls Nationals
and Senior Nationals held at Jalandhar, Goa and Delhi respectively.

At State Level

 The College Badminton team secured 1st place in Haryana Women‘s


championship
 It also won gold and silver medal in the Haryana Olympics.

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At Intervarsity Level

 The college won gold medal in Handball in the North-East and All-India
Inter-Zonal, Inter University Championship held at PU Chandigarh.
 College cricketers, Aarti and Hema represented PU and participated in All-
India Inter-University Championship at Faizabad, UP.

At Inter-college Level

 The college won the PU Inter-College Swimming Championship second


year in succession. Harsimran won 13 gold medals, 3 silver medals and
created 5 new meet records in PU Inter-College competitions.
 MCM won 1st place in the PU Inter-College Badminton Championship.
Nupur also won bronze medal in PU Inter-College Championship.
 Harsharan won silver medal in the PU Inter-College Athletics
Championship.
 The college team secured 4th position in cricket in Inter-College
Championship.

Major Student Achievements (2012-13)


At State Level
 Shama of MCM won 2nd place in Senior State Handball Championship.
She was also selected to participate in Senior India Camp.At Intervarsity
Level
 MCM player Shama represented PU team in North Zone Inter-
University Competition held at Meerut
 Arpan participated in the All India Inter-University Rhythmic
Gymnastics Championship at Rohtak.
 Neelam represented PU in Inter-University Cricket competition held at
Srinagar.
At Inter-college Level
 The college won the PU Inter-College Swimming Championship in the
third successive year. Harsimran won as many as 16 gold medals in the
PU Inter-College She was also declared the fastest swimmer of PU.
 The college team was 3rd in Cricket in the PU Inter-College competition.

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 The college secured 4th place in PU Inter-College Competition in
Badminton.

Major Student Achievements (2013-14)


At National Level
 MCM secured 1st position Air Rifle Jr. Women Category in the National
Shooting Championship held in New Delhi.
 DeepinderKaur participated in the National Shooting Championship held
at New Delhi.

At State Level

 International Squash player, JannatDuhan with Asian rank 63, secured


1st position in Chandigarh Squash Championship (U-19).
 Sunaina, a National level cricket player, represented Chandigarh in
Punjab State Competition held at Barnala. She also represented Punjab
in REVA and PU in the North Zone University Camp.
 Ranjana got silver and bronze medal in Chandigarh Rowing
Championship.
 AshwiniPatil and Nisha Hooda got silver medal in the same
Championship in their respective events.

At Intervarsity Level
 Three college students- AshwiniPatil, Nisha Hooda and Ranjana- got 3rd
position in All India Inter-University Rowing Championship (Men &
Women) held at the University of Calcutta. The team was also declared
overall second in the same competition.
 Ball-Badminton player, Pooja, was selected for the Inter University
Camp.

At Inter-college Level
 The Rowing Team won the 1st position in PU Inter-College
Championship.
 The college Kayaking team got 2nd position in the PU Kayaking
Championship.
 AshwiniPatil and Nisha Hooda won Gold medal in Pair 1000 m. and 500
m. AshwaniPatil also won Silver and Bronze medals in Singles.

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 The College Cricket Team stood 4th in PU Inter-College tournament.
 The Badminton Team was 4th in PU Inter-College Tournament.

Major Student Achievements (2014-15)


At National Level
 Shot-putter PakshitaDaswal participated in 30th National Junior Athletics
Championship held at Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh.
 In the All India T-20 Cricket seriesat Meerut, Sunaina was declared
―Woman of the Series‖ as well as ―Woman of the Match.‖
 Sunaina represented Punjab in the 50-50 Cricket tournament organised
by BCCI in Mumbai.
 She also represented Punjab in BCCI-T20 tournament at Indore.
 MCM Rowing Team participated in Senior National Competition held at
Kerala
 DeepinderKaur took part in Senior National shooting Championship
held at Pune.

At State Level
 MCM rowers Nisha Hooda and Ashwanipatel won Gold Medals in
single and double scull in Chandigarh Senior Rowing Competition.
 Sakshi won Gold Medal in Haryana State Fencing Competition.
 Kiranpreet, Urvashi and Mannat were selected for theChandigarh
Basketball Team and participated in Senior National Basketball
Championship held at Rajasthan.
 Preet Nain stood first in UT State Lawn Tennis Women‘s Championship.
 DeepinderKaur participated in the Punjab State Shooting Competition at
Jalandhar and secured 4th rank.

At Intervarsity Level
 Sunaina and Monika Pandey represented the Panjab University team in
the North Zone Inter-University Cricket Competition held at Rohtak.
 Sakshi represented Panjab University and stood third in the All India
Inter University Fencing Competition at Patiala.
 The college Sailors‘ team represented Panjab University in Sailing
Competition held at Pong Dam, Talwandi.

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At Inter-college Level
 The MCM Lawn Tennis team participated in Panjab University Inter-
College Competition and stood second.
 Sailors Dimple and Baljeet participated in the Inter-College Sailing
Competition and won Silver Medal.
 Rhythm stood third in Shot-put in Panjab University Athletics
Competition.

The NCC Army & Naval Wing is being look after by the Department &
Cadets go in all the camps at National & State Level organised by NCC
Directorate. Students have participated in following camps:

 Thal Sena Camp


 Combined Training Camp
 National Integration Camp
 Mountaineering Camp
 ATC Camp
 Shooting Camp
 Nausainik Camp
 Pre-Nausainik Camp
 Sailing Expedition
 Mavlankar Camp

Both ANO‘s have acted as program officer in various National & State Level
Camps.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the


department :

Only National and International coaches.

1. Mr. Gurchan Singh for Swimming


2. Mr. S. Mahajan for Badminton

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of


funding
Creative Writing Workshop in collaboration with Chandigarh Sahitya
Academy.

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26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass


Course/ received M F %age
programme
Refer Q. No. 4
B.A I On the spot
Admission is
80 NA 80 100%
done in all the
courses.
B.A II On the spot
Admission is
67 NA 67 100%
done in all the
courses.
B.A III On the spot
Admission is
45 NA 45 100%
done in all the
courses.

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students % of students


Course the same state from other States from abroad
B.A I 50 % 50 % -
B.A II 50 % 50 % -
B.A III 50 % 50 % -
B.A II Hons. 50 % 50 % -
B.A III Hons. 50 % 50 % -

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services,
etc.?

Students from NCC joined defense services (Four students)

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29. Student progression :
Many student have got sports teachers jobs in schools and Colleges.

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library: Books are available in College Library, No of Books 258.


b. Internet facilities for Staff &Students : Internet facilities for the
students in the library and for the staff in the library and resource room
c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Available
d. Laboratories : Grounds for different games

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, government or other agencies :

Students get fee concession from College and get scholarship from
University and Chandigarh sports department on the basis of sports
performances.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures /


workshops / seminar) with external experts :

1. Special motivational lecture are given by commanding officers of different


units to join NCC.
2. Special camps attended by sports student in university and in NCC.

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :

a. Audio visual method


b. Practical Demo by professional play in ground
c. Selection trials are held in every year by the Department of Physical
Education in which the players with potential are selected for various
college teams.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities:
NCC, Rotaract Club activities for example cleaning the campus, visit to
old age homes etc. by our NCC Cadets.

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35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans :

Strengths:
Teacher – student coordination and interaction and ready to go for projects.

Weaknesses:
Students lack initiative for stamina building .

Opportunities:
The subject knowledge helps to have sound mind in sound body. It is the
alround development of the person to be a good citizen, self defense training
is given to interested students.

Challenges:
Need to keep pace with the research and changes with implementations.
Organizing seminars, workshops and doing more research. Publish papers and
books. Introduce more course in subject. Yoga for body mind coordination

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Post Graduate Department Of Sociology

1. Name of the department - Sociology

2. Year of Establishment - 1978

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered –

 Under Graduate: B.A.


 Post Graduate : M.A. (Sociology)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments / units involved-

Political Science, Social Psychology, Economics and Home Science

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (Programme wise) Session (


(2015-16)

 Under Graduate
B.A.-1year - Semester System
B.A. 2year + Honours –Semester System
B.A. 3year+ Honours- Annual System
 Post Graduate - Semester System

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments-None

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions etc-None

8. Details of courses / Programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons- None

9. Number of teaching posts

Associate Professors 4 4

Asst. Professors 2 2

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./
D.Litt. /Ph.D. M.Phil. etc.)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization Years Ph.D.


Session of Expe Students
(2015-16) guided

Mrs. Neena M.A. and Associate Sociology of 36 years None


Dhawan M.Phil Professor Religion
Mrs. Rupinder M.A. and Associate Gender Roles 35 years None
Chatha M.Phil Professor
Mrs.Kamini M.A. and Associate Family Life- 29 years None
Tayal M.Phil Professors cycle &
Fertility
Dr.(Mrs.) M.A., M.Phil Associate Population 27 years None
Neelima and Ph.D Professor Education
J.Brar
Dr.(Mrs.) M.A., UGC Asst. Family studies 9 years None
Bindu Dogra and Ph.D Professor and
stratification
Dr.(Mrs.) M.A. and Asst. Career and 4 years None
Bhavana Sood Ph.D Professor lifestyle among
adolescents
Dr.(Mrs.) M.A. and Guest Gender 7years None
Raman Deep Ph.D Faculty division of
Kaur labour
Ms. Sugandha M.A. and Guest Gender and 1 session None
Kohli UGC Faculty stratification
Ms. Seema M.A. UGC Guest Phallogocentris Current None
and M.Phil Faculty m session

11. List of senior visiting faculty-

 Prof. Rajesh Gill, Panjab University.


 Prof. Sherry Sabharwal, Panjab University
 Mr. Suchet Kumar, Rayat College of Law

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12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled
(Programme wise) by temporary faculty-

a) Under Graduate – 40% b) Under Graduate (Honours)-None


c) Post Graduate- None

13. Student -Teacher-Ratio (Programme wise)

Programme Student -Teacher-Ratio


Under Graduate 85:1
Under Graduate (Honours ) 45: 1
Post Graduate 60: 1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff,


sanctioned and filled –

Technical and administrative staff is available as per requirement at the time


of Departmental functions, events and examinations.

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.

Teachers / Faculty P.G M.Phil UGC Ph.D D.Sc. /


D. Litt
Mrs. Neena Dhawan √ √ - - -
Mrs. Rupinder Chatha √ √ - - -
Mrs. Kamini Tayal √ √ - - -
Dr.(Mrs.) Neelima J.Brar √ √ - √ -
Dr.(Mrs.) Bindu Dogra √ - √ √ -
Dr.(Mrs.) Bhavana Sood √ - - √ -
Dr.(Mrs.) Raman Deep Kaur √ - - √ -
Ms. Sugandha Kohli √ √ - -
Ms. Seema √ √ √ - -
* Details are attached in Question no 10.

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b)


International funding agencies and grants received-
None

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17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received –
Currently there is no project but we are planning to apply.
18. Research Centre / facility recognized by the University- None

19. Publications:

Name of the faculty Dr. Bindu Dr. Raman Ms. Seema


Dogra Deep Kaur Deswal

Publications per Faculty in Inter- 04


Peer Reviewed Journals National
with ISSN no. National - 06 -
01 -

Monographs - - - -

Chapter in Books - 04 01 -

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated–

Since the consultancy services are provided on honorary and voluntary basis
so revenue is not generated. The major areas where our faculty has been
providing consultancy include:

Name Areas of consultancy

Ms. Neena Was Invited by the Chandigarh Welfare board as a speaker on


Dhawan Pre-marital Counseling of the Young Eligible Folk 2011
(HOD)

Dr. Bindu Invited three times as a panelist in live panel discussions on


Dogra Zee Punjab Haryana & Himachal Channel on issues

 Mentally disabled people and their plight at 7pm on 13th


July, 2014.
 Bride Trafficking at 8pm ‗Prime Time‘ on 15th July, 2014.
 Sexual Harassment at 9pm, on27th August 2014

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Dr. Bindu Invited as subject expert in Sociology as a member of the
Dogra selection committee, for the appointment of Assistant Professor.
At A.S. College for Women, Khanna.

Dr. Bindu An article was published in the monthly magazine titled


Dogra ‗Identity‘ on ‗Handling Stress through Social Well-Being.‘ in
October 2010 issue, Vol. 2, RNI 62511/1995 pg. no. 35

Dr. Bindu Content writer, contributed a chapter for M. A. Semester-IV,


Dogra titled ―Social Forestry and Afforestation Program‖. For
University School of Open Learning, Published by Panjab
University, Chandigarh, pg. no. 138-149(2013)

21. Faculty as members in- a) National committees b) international


Committees c) Editorial Boards etc. –

Name Committees and Boards

Ms. Neena Dhawan Member of Board of Studies from 2006 to 2013 for both
(HOD) Under Graduate and Post Graduate classes in Panjab
University.

Ms. Neena Dhawan Presently member of Board of Studies of Post Graduate


(HOD) classes in Panjab University.

Ms. Neena Dhawan Life member of North-West Sociological Association.


(HOD)

Dr. Neelima Brar Member of Editorial Board of College Journal, New


Horizons.

Dr. Neelima Brar Life member of North-West Sociological Association

Mrs.Kamini Tayal Life member of North-West Sociological Association

Dr. Raman Deep Member of Indian Sociological Society


Kaur

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22. Student Projects:

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter


departmental/ Programme-

 In house projects - 90% ( on various social and contemporary issues)

b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the


institution i.e. in Research laboratories / Industry / other agencies –

 Projects in other organizations -5%

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students-

 Ms. Neena Dhawan (HOD) was awarded the senior most teacher of
Sociology by Panjab University, Department of Sociology.
 Seerat – Awarded distinction for her contribution to the Giddha, at the P.U.
Zonal and Inter-Zonal youth Festivals
 Teg Hussanjot Kaur– Awarded distinction for her contribution to the
Giddha, she bagged 1st position in P.U. Zonal and 2nd Inter-Zonal youth
and heritage Festival
 Shagun.Bharti - Awarded distinction for her contribution to the luddi, she
stood first in P.U. zonal and Inter zonal Youth an heritage festival.
 Sashrika Sharma –was commended for consistent performance in Mime
from 2012-15
 Nidhi was appointed as campus Ambassador for Lok Sabha Election Held
in 2014
 Sonia was declared best NSS camper for the session 2014-15
 Jasmine -– Awarded distinction for her contribution to the Giddha, at the
P.U. Zonal and Inter-Zonal youth Festivals
 Bhupesh- Awarded Joint Research Fellowship from the region (2012)

Academic Positions
Session 2010-11
 First in Aggregate in P.U. M.A. II – Gurjot Kaur (Gold Medalist)
 First in Aggregate in P.U. M.A. I - Arohi Sharma,
 Second in Aggregate P.U. M.A. II- Mangla Bhardwaj
 Second in Aggregate P.U. M.A. I- Arpita Sharma

Session 2011-12
 First in Aggregate in P.U. M.A. II - Arohi Sharma, (Gold Medalist)

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 First position in honours B.AIII in P.U –Tapinder Ghuman
 Second in B.A III hons. in P.U - Guneet Kaur Khanna
 Third in Aggregate in P.U. in M.A.II in P.U- Arpit Sharma

Session 2012-13
 First position in honours B.AIII in P.U –Anupama Mannon.
 Third position in B.A.III Honours. in P.U- Divya Negi
 Third in Aggregate in P.U. M.A. II – Shabnam Sharma

Session 2013-14
 First in Aggregate in P.U. M.A. IV – Shiney Vashisht, (Gold Medalist)
 The students of Sociology department also clinched third, fourth and sixth
position in Panjab University M.A examination.
 First position in Honours in P.U –Sunakshi Dang
 Second position in Honours in P.U- Guntas Kaur
 fourth, sixth and eighth positions were also secured by honours students

Session 2014-15
 Second in Aggregate P.U.- M.A. IV (Sem)- Pavitbir Kaur
 Third in Aggregate in P.U. M.A. II (Sem)- Risham Gill
 Third, fourth, and fifth positions were secured by B.A. III Honours
students.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department-

List of eminent academicians / visitors


 Ms Daljit Kaur, Social Activist and Punjab High Court Lawyer
 Ar. Renu Khanna
 Mr. B. D. Thapar, general secretary, National Awareness Forum
 Mr. G.S. Oberoi, executive director of the, National Awareness Forum
 S. Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, politician and president of Lok Bhalai
Party (LBP)
 Dr. Mohinder Singh Malik a former DGP of Haryana
 Dr B K Waraich a Psychiatrist.
 Mr. Suraj Pancholi(Bollywood Actor )
 Ms. Athiya Shetty (Bollywood Actor)

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25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National-

Session Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized

2010-11 National Seminar on ‗Youth Sub-culture‘ sponsored by UGC

2011-12 workshop on‖ ―Legal Perspectives on Women Rights in Our


Society

2013-14 Panel Discussion on ‗Case Analysis of Fraudulent NRI


Marriages‘

b) Inter-departmental collaborative Seminars:

Session Inter-departmental collaborative Seminars

2009- 10 Seminar on ―Blending Boundaries – Science Across Different


Disciplines‖

2011-12 PU sponsored interdisciplinary National seminar on ―Bridging


gaps between Science Nature and Society‖.

2013-14 ―Expanding Horizons‖–Interdisciplinary Approach to


Chemistry

c) International- None

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26. Student profile Programme / course wise

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass


Course / received %age
Programme

Session (2014-15)
B.A 1st semester 500 460 435 87%
B.A 2nd semester N.A N.A 426 91%
B.A 2nd Year N.A N.A 347 99%
B.A 3rd Year N.A N.A 301 100%
B.A 2nd Year Hons. 65 50 45 82%
B.A 3rd Year Hons. N.A N.A 43 97%
M.A 1st Year 70 60 51 82%
M.A 2nd Year N.A N.A 54 100%

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the course % of the students % of the students % of the students


from same state from other state from abroad
Under Graduate & 55.4% 44 % 0.6%
honors
Post Graduate 64% 36% N.A

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services,
etc.
 NET- 15
 Civil services and state services -05

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29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled

UG to PG 25%
PG to M.Phil 4%
PG to Ph.D. 2%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral N.A.
Employed- Campus selection, Other than 12%
campus recruitment
Entrepreneurship / Self –employment 2%

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a) Library- No. of Books : 4457, Journals : 3


b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students- internet facility for students in the
Library and for staff in the Library and the Resource Room
c) Class rooms with ICT facility- are available as per requirement

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, Government or other agencies- Students get financial
assistantce on the basis of merit / economic conditions under various schemes

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /


Seminar) with external experts
 Ar. Renu Khanna delivered a lecture and screened a documentary movie
titled ‗Kastoori‘ directed and produced by her to spread awareness regarding
abuse of drugs among youth. (2011-12)
 The department organized a declamation contest to foster National awareness
among students.Mr. B. D. Thapar, general secretary, and Mr. G.S. Oberoi,
executive director of the, National Awareness Forum were the Chief Guests.
 Prof. Sheery Sabbarwal from Panjab University delivered a lecture on ‗Best
Models of Development in Contemporary India‘ followed by an interactive
session (2012-13).
 The department screened two documentary movies titled ‗India Untouched‘
depicting true practices of caste system and the ‗India‘s Missing Girls‘
highlighted the depleting sex ration and its consequences in our
country.(2013-14)
 A workshop was organized on how to crack UGC examination for the post
graduate students of Sociology. Mr. Suchet was the main speaker. (2013-14)

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 The department organized one day event on theme, ‗Clean India: A Dream or
Reality‘ In which various contests were organized like just a minute, jingle
singing, slogan writing and best out of waste. (2014-15)
 An event aiming at promoting awareness on environment and cleanliness was
organized. Five competitions were organized like just a minute, jingle
singing, Poster making, T-shirt painting and Dustbin making. The chief
guests of the event were Bollywood stars Suraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty
who gave away the prizes to the winners.(2015)

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning-

 Lecture Method
 Discussion Method
 Class quiz
 Role playing
 Debates
 Visits to other institutions
 Names of reference books and websites are given
 Extra Material is given for advanced learning
 Use of projector and power point presentations for delivering lectures
 PPT presentations by the students of their in house projects
 Formation of WhatsApp groups for student queries

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities-

Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities by the department -


 Session (2010-11) in collaboration with AISEC a lecture was organized on
HIV AIDS. In which participants of various countries (Members of
AISEC) participated.
 Session (2010-11) A lecture was organized on preventive measure against
eve teasing in association with state legal aid cell.
 Session (2011-12) ‗Traffic Rules Awareness‘ Programme was organized in
collaboration with Chandigarh Traffic Police Department.
 Session ( 2014-15)The Department initiated the national movement of
‗Clean India‘ in the college by organizing one day event on the theme
―Clean India: A dream or Reality‖.

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35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strengths of the department-


 Human resource in the form of eight faculty members in the department
 Illustrious faculty, student-centered teaching
 Good strength of students
 High quality Teacher-Student interaction and involvement in academic
activities
 Well-equipped central library
 High success rates in examinations as compared to University results
 Wide range of extension and co-curricular activities
 Optimum utilization of resources
 Teaching aids for ICT enabled teaching
 Student-friendly environment
 Concern and facilities for differently-abled like lift and ramp
 Gender-friendly premises
 Eco-friendly premises

Weaknesses:
 High student teacher ratio
 Limitation of job oriented and skill development courses for the students.
 Lack of inter-disciplinary courses
Opportunities:
 Popular subject in Competitive exams
 Locational advantage for strengthening academic development
 Streamlining collaborations with social work and consultancy
 Exploring possibility of collaborative research with research institutions
 Inter disciplinary and job oriented courses.
Challenges:
 Keeping pace with the rapid changes in higher education
 Sustaining quality along with access
 Providing resources for marginalized students
 Generation of resources for up gradation of infrastructure
 Alternative learning sources
 Lack of job oriented courses

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Department of Office Management & Secretarial Practice

1. Name of the department : Office Management & Secretarial Practice

2. Year of Establishment : 1994

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,


Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.).

Undergraduate : B.A. I, B.A. II and B.A. III (Pass Course)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved :

Organizational Behavior and the department involved is Commerce

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) :

Annual & Semester –


B.A. III – Annual
B.A.I & B.A. II– Semester system w.e.f 2014 (As per P.U rules)

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments : None

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc. None

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons. None

9. Number of Teaching posts

Post Sanctioned Filled


Associate Professors - -
Assistant Professors - -
Instructor 1 1

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (
D.Sc./ D.Litt. / Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualificati Designation Special- years Ph.D.


on ization of exp. students
guided
Mrs. M.A., Instructor - 12 -
MeenakshiVashist MBA(HR)
Lecturer - - -
Ms. HarneetKaur M.Com (Temporary
faculty)

11. List of senior visiting faculty :


Dr. P.K. Tulsi, Professor, Department of Education & Educational
Management, NITTR Mrs. Narinder Kaur Sethi, Head, Department of MOP,
GPW, Chandigarh

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled


(programme wise) by temporary faculty B.A. II & B.A.III : 20%

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) :


Theory Classes : 30 :1
Practical Classes : 15:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;


sanctioned and filled

Post No. of Post sanctioned No. of post filled


Sr. Lab. Attendant 1 1

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG :


P.G.

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b)


International funding agencies and grants received : None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received : None

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University :None

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19. Publications:

 Mrs. Harneet Kaur presented paper-Know your customer norms and Indian
Scenario at PTU Sponsored National Conference ―Srijal 2015‖ held at CGC
Jhanjheri .
 Mrs. Harneet Kaur published a paper ―Whistle Blowers a Facts and Reality‖
in International Journal of Scientific Research and Business Management.

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated :

 Mrs. Meenakshi Vashihst has been invited thrice for development of


Curriculum of various Technical Boards such as Punjab Technical Board,
Jammu Technical Board at National Technical Teachers Training Institute,
Sector-26. Chandigarh.

21. Faculty as members in

i. National committees : None


ii. International Committees :None
iii. Editorial Boards : None

22. Student projects

i) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter


departmental/programme: B.A. II &BA III- 100%
ii) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies: Students of
B.A II go for on-the-job training for four weeks at different industries, govt.
institutions.

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students:

 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh


awarded Certificate of Appreciation to Mr. Meenakshi Vashisht for motivating
volunteers for blood donation in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
 Panjab University Chandigarh awarded Certificate of Appreciation to Mrs.
Meenakshi Vashisht for valuable contribution and assistance in organizing the
24th North Zone Inter University Youth Festival from 13 – 17-12- 2008.
 Miss Damanjeet (2010-2013)), Miss Anu (2011-14) and Miss Geetanjali
(2012-15) of the department were awarded by M/s. Jonjua Overseas Pvt. Ltd.

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Mohali for their performance during their stay with them while performing
their part time duties.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department:

a) Dr. P.K. Tulsi, Professor & Head, Department of Education & Educational
Management, National Technical Teachers' Training Institute, Chandigarh.
b) Mrs. Narinder Kaur Sethi, Prof. & Head, Department of Modern Office
Practice, Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Chandigarh.
c) Mr. Paramjeet Singh, Principal Consultant, Regional Centre for
Entrepreneurship Development, Chandigarh.
d) Dr. Vidula Sehajpal, Asstt. Professor, Department of English, MCM DAV
College for Women.
e) Dr. Mridula Sharma, Asstt. Professor, Department of English, MCM DAV
College for Women.
f) Dr. Geeta Bhagat, Asstt. Professor, Department of Psychology, MCM
DAV College for Women.
g) Dr. Harpreet Gill, Asstt. Professor, Department of English, MCM DAV
College for Women.
h) Mrs. Bindu Sharma, Asstt. Professor, Department of English, MCM DAV
College for Women.
i) Mrs. Neena Sharma, Asstt. Professor, Department of English, MCM DAV
College for Women.

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

Session 2011-2012
Department organized a workshop for college students and also for the
vocational students of various government schools on the topic 'How to Face
Job Interviews'. Topics like Communication Skills, Resume Writing and
Stress Management were discussed by Dr. Mridula Sharma, Asstt. Professor,
Department of English, MCM DAV College for Women and Dr. Geeta
Bhagat, Asstt. Professor, Department of Psychology, MCM DAV College for
Women.

Session 2012-2013
Department organized a workshop for college students and also for the
vocational students of various government schools on the topic 'Competency
Development among vocational Students'. Topics like Communication Skills
and Letter Writing were discussed by Dr. VidulaSehjapal, Asstt. Professor,
Department of English, MCM DAV College for Women.

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Session 2013-2014
Department organized a workshop for college students and also for the
vocational students of various government schools on the topic 'Facing Job
Interviews'. Topics like Communication Skills, Resume Writing and
Personality Development were discussed by Mrs. Bindu Sharma, Asstt.
Professor, Department of English, MCM DAV College for Women and Mrs.
Neena Sharma, Asstt. Professor, Department of English, MCM DAV College
for Women and Dr. Harpreet Gill, Asstt. Professor, Department of English,
MCM DAV College for Women respectively.

Session 2014-15
Staff with the help of the students of the department organized Career
Counseling Sessions at different Government Schools for Vocational Students
and enlightened them about different opportunities available to them after
10+2 at College level and persuaded them to continue their vocational streams
as it will enhance their employability after graduation.Department organized
interviews for part time jobs where M/s. Jonjua Overseas Pvt. Ltd. Mohali, a
reputed lawyer and an academician selected our students Ms. Shivani, Ms.
Manisha and Ms. Priyanka respectively for part time assignments.

b) International : None

26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Year Name of the Course/ Applications Selected Enrolled


programme received Pass
(refer question no.4) *M *F Percentage
2010-11 B.A. I 35 30 Nil 21 100%

2011-12 B.A. I 48 30 Nil 30 100%

2012-13 B.A. I 50 30 Nil 30 100%

2013-14 B.A. I 45 30 Nil 30 100%

2014-15 B.A. I 50 30 Nil 30 100%

\
M = Male *F = Female

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27. Diversity of Students

Year Name of the Course % of students % of students from % of students


from the same other states from abroad
state
2010-11 B.A. with Office
Management 76.7% 20% 3.3%
2011-12
-do- 80% 16.7% 3.3%
2012-13 -do- 70% 30% -
2013-14
-do- 85% 15% -
2014-15
-do- 75% 25% -

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services,
etc.?

Office Management students clear tests organized by the Government


departments for various Secretarial Jobs. For details refer to Annexure 'A'

29. Student progression


Student progression Against % enrolled
UG to PG Approx. 40%
Employed Details Attached Annexure ‗A‘
Campus Placement
Other than campus recruitment

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities


a) Library : Well Equipped library in the college campus.
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Available
c) Class rooms with ICT facility :Available
d) Laboratories :One Laboratory

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, government or other agencies :

Financially weak/meritorious students get scholarships from time to time.

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32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /
seminar) with external experts :

 Lecture by Dr. P.K. Tulsi, Professor and Head, Department of Education &
Educational Management, NITTR, Chandigarh on Competency
Development among Vocational Students
 Lecture by Mr. Paramjeet Singh, Principal Consultant, Regional Centre for
Entrepreneurship Development, Chandigarh
 Lecture by Mrs. Narinder Kaur Sethi, Head, Department of MOP, Govt.
Polytechnic for Women, Sector-10, Chandigarh

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :

 Daily Home work and dictation in the class


 Students are given projects on various topics from their syllabi and they
make Power Point Presentations to understand the topics more clearly.
 Every student requiring extra practice is attached with an intelligent student
and they work together in their free periods so that student requiring extra
practice could perform well in her class test which is conducted daily in the
class.
 Students also go for summer training at different industries and govt.
institutes to acquire working knowledge, experience and to learn to translate
theoretical knowledge into practical one.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities :

 Students take active part in extra curricular activities like Youth Festival,
Rose Festival, Street Art, Quiz, NGO‘s, Rotaract Club, NSS, NCC.
 Students with the help of the faculty of the department organizesCareer
Counseling Sessions at various government schools for vocational students.\

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans :

Strength :
 The course has high employability value. Almost all the students are able to
secure a job for them in private and government sector.
 The course is embedded in the graduation program, so the students are not
required to do this course separately and it gives dual benefit to the learners.

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 Internship of 4 weeks is offered, which gives hands on training to the
students and aware them regarding the demands of the Industry.
 Earn while you learn in another lucrative feature of this course, where
students are helped to secure summer jobs. It also prepares students for the
future employment.
 The workshops are held for school students, which attracts the students to
pursue this course further during their graduation in the college and are also
apprised of the various other career options available for them.
 The curriculum of the course is well designed according to the demands of
the Industry

Weaknesses :
 The Degree given to the students entails simple graduation degree, since the
students learn this vocational course along with the degree, University
should improvise to offer a specialized degree to the students like other
Hons. Courses, so that their future employability is enhance.
 The lab can be made more spacious and student friendly.

Opportunities :
 The course offers wide array of opportunities to the students in both Public
and Private sector
 It gives the students a choice to start their own work while sitting at home.
 This vocation can be opted by the students as part time employment also.

Challenges :
 In today's era of technological advancement, this course may find it hard to
compete with computer centered world in future
 The course does not attract many students in the present scenario of multiple
courses though the course is highly job oriented. It requires more publicity
and counseling of the students.

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ANNEXURE 'A'
 Department helps its students to secure part time jobs. Ms. Damanjeet, Ms.
Gitanjali, Ms. Shivani are working with M/s. Jonjus Overseas Pvt. Ltd. Mohali
on part time basis.
 Ms. Priyanka worked with Dr. Bagha who is actively involved in publishing of
books on part time basis.
 Ms. Manisha is working with a reputed Lawyer on part time basis.
 99% of our students are employed in various private and government offices.
All the students who wants to work get private jobs easily as they are fully
trained to meet the challenges of the industry. The list of students in government
jobs is as under :-

S.No. Name of the Organization working with


student
1. Meenu Working as Stenographer in Uttar Haryana
BijliVitranBhawan, Panchkula
1. Richa Working as Clerk, U.T. Secretariat, Chandigarh

2. Jyoti Working as Sr. Scale Stenographer, Haryana State


Agriculture Marketing Board, Panchkula
3. Neeru Working as Steno-typist, Director Public
Instructions, U.T. Chandigarh
4. Sarita Working as Asstt.,Xen. T.S. Division, Rohtak
5. Sonal Working as Clerk, Estate Office, Sector 17,
Chandigarh
6. Rajbir Working as Clerk, Estate Office, Sector-17,
Chandigarh
7. Anupama Working with Education Department , U.T.
Chandigarh
8. Suman Working with Education Department, U.T.
Chandigarh
9. Deepika Working as clerk, P.U. Chandigarh, Accounts
Branch
10. Pardeep Working as Steno typist, Govt. College for Girls,
Sector-11, Chandigarh
11. Ritu Working as Clerk, Govt. Multi-Speciality Hospital,
Sector-16, Chandigarh
12. Sunita Working as clerk, B.B.M.B. Chandigarh
13. Charu Working as Steno-typist, Punjab & Haryana High
Court, Chandigarh

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14. Pooja Rani Working as Steno-typist, U.T. Secretariat, Sector-9,
Chandigarh
15. Tarneet Working as Steno-typist
16. Pooja Working as Clerk, Punjab and Haryana High court,
Chandigarh
17. Rekha Working as Jr. Asstt. , Home Branch II, U.T.
Secretariat, Chandigarh
18. Maninder Working as Steno-typist
19. Aarushi Working with an Educational Institution, Dehradun
20. Sangeeta Working as Clerk, Department of Excise &
Taxation, Ambala City
21. VarinderKaur Working as Steno-typist, District and Session
Court, Fatehgarh Sahib
22. Anuradha Working as Stenographer, Income Tax Department,
Guwahati
23. Neha Working as Junior Scale Stenographer, Department
of Science & Technology, ParyavaranBhavan,
Sector-19, Chandigarh
24. Rekha Working as Steno typist, D.C. Office, Chandigarh
25. DNeha Working as Clerk, PGI, Chandigaqrh
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26. Swatanter Working as Stenographer, District Court, Sector-43,
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Chandigarh
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27. Anjali Working as Stenographer, Employment Exchange,
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28. Amita Working as Stenographer, PGI, Chandigarh
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29. n Ankita Working as Steno, PGI Chandigarh
30. t Asha Working as Clerk, PGI, Chandigarh
31. Neha Working as Judgement Writer, Punjab and Haryana
o High Court, Chandigarh.
32. f Priyanka Working as Steno, District Court, Ludhiana

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Department of Mass Communication

1. Name of the department: Mass Communication

2. Year of Establishment: August 2005

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,


Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.):

a) Postgraduate: PGDMC
b) Undergraduate: Video Reporting (add-on course)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:

All undergraduate courses (Video Reporting is offered as an add-on for students


of all undergraduate courses)

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise):

a) PGDMC: Semester system (from session beginning 2015)


b) Video Reporting: Annual system

6. a) Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments:

Add-on course (VR) offered to students of all undergraduate courses.

b) Participation of the department in the activities of other departments


and college:
 Media visits organized in collaboration with the Functional English
Department of the college.
 News gathering and covering the co-curricular activities of all the
departments, societies, clubs of the college and writing their Press
Releases.
 Participation of students in workshops and competitions held in other
departments.

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc.: None

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8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: None

9. Number of Teaching posts

Post Sanctioned Filled


Associate Professors X X
Asst. Professors X 02

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,


(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.)

Name Qualification Designatio Specialization No. of Years of Ph.D.


n Experience Students
guided

Preeti MMC, UGC – Asst. Prof. Pursuing 8 years teaching _


Gambhir NET Ph.D. experience, 1.6
years industry
Navsangeet MJMC Asst. Prof. - 4experience
years teaching _
Saini experience, 1 year
industry experience

11. List of senior visiting faculty:

 Dr.B.K. Kuthiala, Vice Chancellor, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National


University
of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal
 Dr.Archana R.Singh, Associate Professor, School of Comm. Studies,
Panjab University, Chandigarh
 Mr. Subhash Sapru, Director, Department of Public Relations,
Government of Haryana
 Senu Duggal, Additional Director, Information and Public Relations,
Punjab

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12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled
(programme wise) by temporary faculty (2014-15):

a) PGDMC: 100% b) Video Reporting: 100%

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) (2014-15)

a) PGDMC: 22:1
b) (i) Video Reporting (Certificate): 36:1
b) (ii) Video Reporting (Diploma): 12:1
b) (iii) Video Reporting (Advanced Diploma): 6:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;


sanctioned and filled:

Sanctioned: None Filled: None


Technical and Administrative staff is available as per requirement at the time
of Department functions, Guest lectures and examination.

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.

Teachers / P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. / D.


Faculty Litt
Preeti Gambhir √ - Pursuing -
Navsangeet Saini √ - - -

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International


funding agencies and grants received: None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received: None

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University: None

19. Publications: None

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated:

 Under the banner of MCM Photography Club, an enterprise of the department,


we

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provide expert counseling and consultation to aspiring students on honorary
and
voluntary basis. No income is generated out of this.

 Career guidance to students of college who aspire to take up mass


communication
 at masters level. This too is on honorary basis and no income is generated.

 Advising all the Departments, Clubs, Associations of the college on effective


Public Relations Strategy and preparing press releases for all their events but
no
professional charges are levied against the services.

21. Faculty as members in

a)National committees : None


b) International Committees: None
c) Editorial Boards : None
d) Committees : Member of Press Committee of the college.

22. Student projects

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter


departmental/programme:
100% (All the students of the department are required to write press releases
of the events in the college.) Projects are also to be done as per the syllabus.

b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the


institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies:
25% approx.

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students:

 2nd prize in Punjab Documentary Festival (2009-10),


 3rd Prize in PU Zonal Youth Festival Spot Photography (2012-13),
 1st Prize in RJing, Storytelling, Photography & Choreography in
Media Fest at Doaba College(Jal) (2013-14),
 2nd Prize in Scriptwriting at PECFEST (2013-14),
 Prizes in Photography competitions at inter-college level,
 1st prize in Breaking News and Collage Making at GGDSD College,
Sec-32, Chandigarh (U.T.)

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24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the
department:
a) Dr.B.K. Kuthiala, Vice Chancellor, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National
University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal
b) Mr.Jyotikamal (Senior Editor,CNN-IBN)
c) Senu Duggal (Additional Director, Information and Public Relations,
Punjab)
d) Renuka Salwan (Director Public Relations, BIS,New Delhi)
e) Chander Suta Dogra (Journalist & Author)
f) Dr.Archana R.Singh (Associate Prof., School of Comm. Studies,PU) g
g) Mr. Subash Sapru, Director, Department of PR, Govt. of Haryana
h) Navneet Saxena, Eminent Photographer
i) Vijender Trigathia, Eminent Photographer
j) Mr. Daljit Ammi, Documentarian
k) Dinesh Kumar, Associate Editor, The Tribune
l) Jatinder Mauhar, Director
l) RJ Manav of 94.3 MY FM
m)RJ Pankaj of 92.7 BIG FM
n)Ms. Dona Suri, then Hindustan Times journalist (2009)
o) Ms. Poonam Baath, then Times Now correspondent (2009)
p) Mr. Vikram Choudhary, then NDTV correspondent (2010)

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National: None b) International: None

26. Student profile programme/course wise (2014-15):

Name of the Applications Enrolled


Course/programme received Selected Pass
*M *F
(refer question no. 4) percentage
PGDMC 25 25 NA 22 77%
VR (Certificate) 60 45 NA 36 100%
VR (Diploma) 12 12 NA 12 100%
VR (Advanced Diploma) 6 6 NA 6 100%

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27. Diversity of Students (2014-15)

Name of the % of students from the % of students % of students


Course same state from other States from abroad
PGDMC 90 10 Nil
VR (Cert) 60 40 Nil
VR (Diploma) 80 20 Nil
VR (Adv Diploma) 40 60 Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense
services, etc.?:

As per alumni data.

29. Student progression

Student progression (For PGDMC) Against % enrolled


Employed As per data provided by
• Campus selection Placement Cell of the
• Other than campus recruitment college.
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment 3%

Student progression (For Video Against % enrolled


Reporting)
UG to PG 30%
Employed
• Campus selection 3%
•Other than campus recruitment 33%
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment 60%

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30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a) Library: Mass Communication Section in College Library. 128, Journal /


Magazine -1
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Internet facility for students in
Library and for faculty in Library as well as Resource room.
c) Class rooms with ICT facility: College facilities used as well as the Video
Reporting Lab
d) Laboratories : 1(VR Lab)

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, government or other agencies:

As per the details of the Scholarship Committee.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/


workshops /seminar) with external experts:

a) Seminar on ‗Women in Media: Role & Challenges‘(2008-09)


b ) Lecture on Documentary making(2009-10)
c) Lecture on the Prospects in the field of Journalism (2009-10)
d) Visits to DD, AIR, BIG FM, MY FM, Hindustan Times(every year)
e) Lecture on ‗Electronic Media-Scope & Challenges‘(2010-11)
f) Seminar on ‗Emerging trends in Broadcast Journalism‘(2011-12)
g) Workshop on ‗Acting & Filmmaking‘ by National Film Society of India
h) Photography workshops as part of Photography Club(every year)
i) Seminar on ‗Changing Face of Indian Media‘(2013-14)

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

 Powerpoint presentations
 Daily discussion of news, class newspaper reading sessions
 Group discussions on current topics
 e-sharing of notes via a common Gmail account and password
 Contact with students through whatsapp
 Field visits, internships and trainings are provided regularly to enhance
pragmatic learning
 Providing reference of books and websites related to topics of syllabus
 Providing notes and books for advanced learning
 Celebration of important events like National Press Day, Photography Day,

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34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension
activities:

 Press Release writing for NSS, Rotaract and Environmental activities.


 Poster making and Slogan writing Competition on Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan.
 Collage making on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.
 Rotaract Club (Compering of Dandiya Night fund raiser by Preeti Gambhir)
 Promotion of creative talent of students on honorary and voluntary basis by
providing learning platforms to photography aspirants under the banner of
MCM Photography Club. Workshops, Seminars, Field Trips, Photo Walks are
organized on regular basis.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strengths:
 Qualified and experienced faculty.
 Committed faculty understands its role as facilitators and are willing to be
innovative when it comes to imparting the latest in this field to students.
 Low student-teacher ratio.
 Focus on internship and practical exposure.

Weakness:
 Need to upgrade the equipment like still camera, video camera, software, etc.

Opportunities:
 Plethora of opportunities for students in various fields like Print Media,
Electronic Media, Advertising, PR, Digital Media and Event Management.
 Stepping stone for higher education.
 Research avenues.
 Enterpreneurship opportunities for students like starting Advertising & PR
agency, Event Management Company, etc.

Challenges:
 To device methods for the students who opt for Hindi as the medium of
instruction.
 To strengthen career counseling.
 To be able to provide technologically advanced training with improved lab
facilities.

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Department of Cosmetology and Beauty Care
1. Name of the Department : Cosmetology and Beauty Care

2. Year of establishment : 2004

3. Names of programmes/ Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated


Master, Integrated Ph.D., etc.):

a. Add On Course in Cosmetology And Beauty Care (Certificate, Diploma and


Advanced diploma)
b. Postgraduate Diploma in Cosmetology and Beauty Care

4. Names of Interdisciplinary course and the department/ Units involved :

The add on Course in Cosmetology and Beauty care includes students of all
streams namely BA, B.Sc, BBA etc

5. Annual/semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise);

a. Add on course – Annual


b. PG diploma - semester

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments:

Course in Cosmetology and Beauty care includes students of all streams


namely BA, B.Sc, BBA etc

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions:

Industrial training by different cosmetic brands such as Krylon, Matrix, Rica,


Loreal, Javed Habib salons, Aromatherapy

8. Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any)with reasons : NA

9. Number of teaching posts

Teaching Post Sanctioned Filled


Associate Professors - - -
Assistant Professors - - 2

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10. Faculty profile with the name, qualification, designation, specialization
(D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./ M.Phil., etc.)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years


Of Exp.
Sarvjit MA History of Arts + PG Assistant Hair and 8 sessions in
Kaur Diploma in cosmetology Professor in make up MCM
from GNDU CBC
Supreet B.A. + Diploma in Assistant Skin and Nail 1 session in
Chattha Cosmetology from Professor in Technician MCM
VLCC & cutabove CBC Spa
academy from New Treatments
Zealand

11. List of senior visiting faculty:

Hair stylist from Matrix


Jawed Habib senior hair stylist
Representatives from Krylon, Make up studio

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (


Programme -wise ) by temporary faculty:

All the faculty in this department is temporary 100%

13. Student- Teacher Ratio (Programme-wise)

a. CBC certificate Course- 2: 36


b. Diploma course- 1: 15
c. Advanced Diploma 1:10
d. PGDCBC 2: 24

14. Number of Academic support staff (technical and administrative),


sanctioned and filled

Technical and Administrative staff is available as per requirement at the time


of Department functions, Examinations and guest lectures

15. Qualification of teaching faculty with D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil./P.G.:


Refer to S. No. 10

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16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from (a)National
(b)International funding agencies and grants received.: None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST- FIST, UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received.: None

18. Research centre/ facility recognized by the university: None

19. Publications: None

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated:

a. The Department runs a beauty centre cum salon for students and teachers
inside the college premises. approximately 12,000-15,000 Rupees per year.
b. Also, skin care and hair care advice to participants in college and youth
festival events on honorary basis. No income generated out of this.

21. Faculty as members in : N.A.

22. Student Project

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including


interdepartmental/ programme:
100% students are assigned projects as part of their course - work
100% students are required to assist in make up of participants during
various college events of different departments, Clubs, Associations of
college
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies:
20% students are placed in different salon. 50% students are
entrepreneur

23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students


Students'

a) University Positions:
Year Student Name Class University Position
2013-14 Rabia Julka PGDCBC 1st
2014-15 Satinder PGDCBC 1ST

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b) Others:
a. Prize in Mehendi application in Zonal Youth festival:
 2010-11 2nd Prize
 2011-12 1st Prize
 2012-13 1st Prize
 2013-14 1st Prize
b. Avneet, PGDCBC, got first prize in Inter College Hairstyling Competition at
Gian Jyoti College, Mohali in 2014-15

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the


department; Refer to S. No 11

25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding


a. National – NA b. International : NIL

26. Students profile programme/ coursewise:

Name of course & Applicatio Selected Enrolled Pass percentage


year n received
Certificate course 50 45 45 100%
Diploma course 13 13 13 100%
Advance diploma 10 10 10 100%
course 24 24 24 100%
PGDCBC

27. Diversity of students10

Name of Course % of students % of students from % of students


from same other states from abroad
state
Certificate 60 40 Nil
Diploma 70 30
Advanced Diploma 50 50
PGDCBC 70 30

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, CIVIL Services, Defense
Services, etc. As per alumni record.

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29. Students progression :

Student progression Against % enrolled


UG to PG 15-10%
PG diploma to Masters NA
Employed 20%
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment 50%

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a) Library: Cosmetology Section in College Library : 401 books.


b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Students in the Library and Staff in
the Library and the Resource Room
c) Class rooms with ICT facility: College facilities are used
d) Laboratories: Cosmetology lab facility

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university government or other agencies. : Students get assistance from
various agencies as well as college as per their merit and / economic
conditions

32. Details on Students enrichment programmes (Special lectures /workshop


/ seminar) with external experts.

Year Expert Name Organization Designation Topic


Name
2010-11 Representative Jawed Habib Hair stylist Hair cutting
from Jawed Habib Salons and hair spa
2011-12 Krylon Co. Make up Make up
expert
2012-13 Cheryl Cosmetics Mr Preira Skin Skin Products
specialist
2013-14 Avon Cosmetics Ms. Veena Skin expert Skin care

2014-15 NA Mr. Rohit Singh Make up Advanced


make up

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33. Teaching methods adopted to improve students' learning.

Interactive teaching, seminars, practical sessions, workshops, contests, Group


discussions, assignments, power point presentation , library sessions,
industrial training.

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and


Extension activities‖

Styling & make up at all events in college, awareness about hazards of fire
accidents around diwali, summer workshops for faculty and other women
in the area on hair and make up

35. SWOC analysis of the department and future plans.


Strength:
practical oriented approach, focus on placements, well qualified and
experienced faculty, well equipment lab, faulty understands its role as
faciliators & are willing to be innovative when it comes to imparting the
latest in this to students.

Weaknesses:
lack of inclination towards this particular area

Opportunities:
various avnues open to students, migration abroad

Challenges:
To create awareness among students
Future plans
introduction as regular subject

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Department of Communicative English

1. Name of the Department: Communicative English

2. Year of Establishment: August 2005

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,


Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): Communicative English (add-
on course): Certificate Course at Undergraduate level

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:


Overlapping syllabi with Functional English, Mass Communication and Video
Reporting.

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (program wise):


Communicative English: Annual system

6. Participation of the Department in the courses offered by other


departments:

Media visits organized in collaboration with the Functional English


Department of the college.

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc.: None.

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons:


None.

9. Number of Teaching posts

Post Sanctioned Filled

Associate Professors X X

1
Asst. Professors X

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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation,
specialization,(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Ph.D.


Years Students
of Exp. guided

Bhavne M.A., M.Phil, Asst. Prof. Pursuing 4 years None


et Kaur UGC –NET Ph.D. teaching
Kang experience

11. List of senior visiting faculty: None.

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled


(programme wise)
By temporary faculty:
 Communicative English: 100%

13. Student-Teacher Ratio (programme wise)


(i) Communicative English (Certificate): 42:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical and administrative);


sanctioned and filled:
Sanctioned: None. Not Required
Filled: None. Not Required

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.
Teachers / P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. / D. Litt
Faculty
Bhavneet √ √ - -
Kaur Kang

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International


funding agencies and grants received: None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received: None

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18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University: None

19. Publications: None

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: None

21. Faculty as members in


a) National committees : None
b) International Committees : None
c) Editorial Boards…. : None
d) Board of Studies of the University : None
e) Members of Professional Organisations : None

22. Student projects

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects


including inter departmental/programme:
As per the requirement of the syllabus the students do projects
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside
the institution i .e.i n Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies:
None

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students: None

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the


department:

a)Mr.Jyotikamal (Senior Editor,CNN-IBN),


b)Senu Duggal,Additional Director, Information and Public Relations, Punjab
c)Renuka Salwan (Director Public Relations, BIS,New Delhi),
d)Chander Suta Dogra (Journalist & Author),
e)Dr.Archana R.Singh (Associate Prof., School of Comm. Studies,PU)
f) Mr. Subhash Sapru, Director, Department of PR, Govt of Haryana
g) Navneet Saxena, eminent photographer
h)Representatives from NDTV as a part of NDTV Indiacan.
i) RJs of 94.3 My FM for an interactive session
j) RJ Manav of 94.3 My FM delivered a talk on Career as an RJ

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25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of
funding

a) National : None
b) I n ternational : None

26. Student profile programme/course wise:


(2014-2015)
Name of the Applicatio Enrolle Pass
Course/programme ns received Selected d %age
(refer question no. 4)
* *F
M
Certificate 42 42 X 42 100
*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students: (2014-2015)

Name of the % of students % of students % of students


Course from the same from other from abroad
state States
Certificate 60 39.9 0.1
28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations
such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?
As per the Alumni data

29. Student progression


Student progression Against % enrolled
UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. NA
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
• Campus selection As provided by the Placement
Cell
•Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment -

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30. Details of Infrastructural facilities:
a) Library:.128 Books and Journal - 1
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Internet Facility for Students in the
Library and Staff in the Library and the Resource Room
c) Class rooms with ICT facility: College facilities used
d) Laboratories: Functional English lab facility

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, government or other agencies:
As per the details of the Scholarship Committee

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/


workshops/ seminar) with external experts:

a) Seminar on ‗Women in Media: Role & Challenges‘(2008-09),


b) Lecture on Documentary making(2009-10),
c) Visits to DD, AIR, BIG FM, MY FM, Hindustan Times(every year),
d) Lecture on ‗Electronic Media-Scope & Challenges‘(2010-11),
e) Seminar on ‗Emerging trends in Broadcast Journalism‘(2011-12),
f) Workshop on ‗Acting & Filmmaking‘ by National Film Society of India,
g)Photography workshops as part of Photography Club(every year),
h) Seminar on ‗Changing Face of Indian Media‘(2013-14).

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

Methods being adopted to improve teaching and learning include:


 Lecture Method;
 Discussions in the class;
 Case – Study Method
 Question – Answer Sessions;
 Use of Multi – Media Presentations for delivering lectures;
 Self Learning by the students by presenting PPTs in syllabus relevant
issues and topics;
 E-mail contact of the teachers with the students;
 Contact with students on WhatsApp;
 Showing of relevant videos and films to enhance the learning
experience;
 Extra Material is provided to advanced learners;
 Staff members provide their personal books of the students to enhance
their knowledge;

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 Names of the reference books is provided with the topics;

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities:
Students take part in the activities organized by the College, including the ones
organized by other departments.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strenghts
a. Own Lab for Practical training
b. Availability of Computer system in lab
c. Availability of Mulitmedia hall
d. Qualified and experienced faculty
e. Library and conference room facility as and when required
Weaknesses
a. Latest softwares and systems for better project quality.
b. Outdated equipment in the lab.
Opportunities
a. Availability of multiple career avenues such as print, electronic media,
advertising, corporate communication, tutorial classes, consultancy
services, video filming, etc.;
b. Scope of higher studies;
c. Front and back office jobs at institutions and organizations such as schools,
colleges, PR companies, Advertising agencies, corporate offices etc.
d. Aims at making youngsters self-sufficient, self-reliant and confident.
Challenges
a. To be able to provide technologically advanced training with the improvised
laboratory facility.
b. To motivate fresh graduates to seek self-employment as well as to inculcate in
them the spirit of entrepreneurship.

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Department of Video Reporting

1. Name of the department : Video Reporting

2. Year of Establishment : August 2005

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,


Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.).

Video Reporting (add-on course) : Certificate, Diploma and Advanced


Diploma at undergraduate level

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:

a. Overlapping syllabi with Functional English and Communicative English


b. Theory and Practical classes of PGDMC course for Print and Electronic
Media

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise):

Video Reporting: Annual system

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments:

a. Media visits organized in collaboration with the Functional English


Department of the college.
b. News gathering and coverage of all major events and activities of various
departments, societies, clubs and associations of the college.
c. Writing Press Releases for all the events and activities of various
departments,
societies, clubs and associations of the college

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions, etc.:

None

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons:

None

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9. Number of Teaching posts

Sanctioned Filled
- -
Associate Professors
-
Asst. Professors 02

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc.


/D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.)

Qualification Designation Special- No. of Years of Ph.D.


ization Experience Students
Name guided

Preeti MMC, UGC- Asst. Prof. Pursuing 8 years teaching _


Gambhir NET Ph.D. experience, 1.6
years industry
Navsangeet MJMC Asst. Prof. Advt experience
4 years teaching
Saini and PR experience, 1 yr
industry experience

11. List of senior visiting faculty:

a) Dr.Archana R.Singh (Associate Prof., School of Comm. Studies, PU)


b) Mr. Subhash Sapru, Director, Department of PR, Govt of Haryana
c) Senu Duggal (Additional Director, Information and Public Relations, Punjab),

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled


(programme wise) by temporary faculty (2014-15):

Video Reporting Certificate: 100%


Video Reporting Diploma: 100%
Video Reporting Advanced Diploma: 100%

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) (2014-15)

(i) Video Reporting (Certificate): 36:1

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(ii) Video Reporting (Diploma): 12:1
(iii) Video Reporting (Advanced Diploma): 6:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical and administrative);


sanctioned and filled:

Sanctioned : None Filled: None


Technical and Administrative staff is available as per requirement at the time
of Department Functions, Guest lectures and examination.

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.

Teachers / P.G M.Phil Ph.D D.Sc. / D. Litt


Faculty
Preeti Gambhir √ - Pursuing -
Navsangeet √ - - -
Saini

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from


a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received: None

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received: None

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University: None

19. Publications: None

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated:

a) Under the banner of MCM Photography Club, an enterprise of the


department, weprovide expert counseling and consultation to aspiring
students on honorary and voluntary basis. No income is generated out of
this.
b) Career guidance to students of college who aspire to take up mass media
studies at masters level. This too is on honorary basis and no income is
generated.
c) Advising all the Departments, Clubs, Associations of the college on
effective Public Relations Strategy and preparing press releases for all their
events but no professional charges are levied against the services.

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21. Faculty as members in

a) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial


Boards :

Both faculty members are member of the Press Committee of the


college.

22. Student projects

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects


including inter departmental/programme: 100% (All the students of the
department are required to write press releases and cover the events in the
college.)
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside
the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies: 25%
c) 100% students are a s s i g n e d projects as a part of their course work

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students:

a) 2nd prize in Punjab Documentary Festival(2009-10),


b) 3rd Prize in PU Zonal Youth Festival Spot Photography(2012-13),
c) 1st Prize in RJing, Storytelling, Photography & Choreography in Media
Fest at Doaba College (Jal) (2013-14),
d) 2nd Prize in Scriptwriting at PECFEST (2013-14).
e) Prizes in photography competitions at inter college level;
f) 1st prize to Subhashree, Uma and Mehak of BA III in breaking news
collage contest at Dev Samaj College sec45.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the


department:
a) Mr.Jyotikamal (Senior Editor,CNN-IBN),
b) Senu Duggal (Additional Director, Information and Public Relations,
Punjab),
c) Renuka Salwan (Director Public Relations, BIS,New Delhi),
d) Chander Suta Dogra (Journalist & Author),
e) Dr.Archana R.Singh (Associate Prof., School of Comm. Studies,PU)

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f) Mr. Subhash Sapru, Director, Department of PR, Govt of Haryana
g) Navneet Saxena, eminent photographer
h) Representatives from NDTV as a part of NDTV Indiacan.
i) RJs of 94.3 My FM for an interactive session and street play on female
foeticide
j) RJ Manav of 94.3 My FM delivered a talk on Career as an RJ

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding


a) National: None b) International: None

26. Student profile programme/course wise (2014-15):

Name of the Applications Enrolled


Course/programme received Selected Pass
*M *F
(refer question no. 4) percentage
Certificate 60 45 - 45 100
Diploma 12 12 - 12 100
Advanced Diploma 6 6 - 6 100
*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students (2014-15)

Name of the % of students % of students % of students


Course from the same from other from abroad
state States
Certificate 60 40 -

Diploma 80 20 -
Advanced Diploma 40 60 -

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations
such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?:

As per the data of alumni association

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29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled


UG to PG 30%
PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. NA
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
• Campus selection
•Other than campus recruitment 3%
33%
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment 60%

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a) Library: No. of Books : 128, Journal :01


Mass Communication Section in College Library..
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students:
Students in the Library and Staff in the Library and the Resource Room
c) Class rooms with ICT facility:
College facilities are used and also the system in Video Reporting Lab
d) Laboratories: Video Reporting lab facility

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


university, government or other agencies:

Students get assistance from Scholarship Reserve Fund.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures /


workshops/seminar) with external experts:
a) Seminar on ‗Women in Media: Role & Challenges‘(2008-09),
b) Lecture on Documentary making(2009-10),
c) Visits to DD, AIR, BIG FM, MY FM, Hindustan Times(every year),
d) Lecture on ‗Electronic Media-Scope & Challenges‘(2010-11),
e) Seminar on ‗Emerging trends in Broadcast Journalism‘(2011-12),
f) Workshop on ‗Acting & Filmmaking‘ by National Film Society of India,
g) Photography workshops as part of Photography Club(every year),
h) Seminar on ‗Changing Face of Indian Media‘(2013-14).

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33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

 Lecture method
 PowerPoint Presentations by teachers as well as students
 practical exercises
 interactive teaching: holding discussions/debates
 Class presentations
 inclusion of curriculum based Quiz games, MCQ sessions, Crosswords and
Puzzles
 for assessment
 e-sharing of notes via a common Gmail account and password
 Contact with students through whatsapp
 Field visits, internships and trainings are provided regularly to enhance
pragmatic learning
 Providing reference of books and websites related to topics of syllabus
 Providing notes and books for advanced learning

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension


activities:

a) Press Report writing for NSS, Rotaract and Environmental activities to


bring to fore the issues of the underprivileged

b) Promotion on creative talent of students on honorary and voluntary basis


by providing learning platforms to photography aspirants under the banner of
MCM Photography Club. Workshops, Seminars, Field Trips, Photo Walks are
organized on regular basis

c) slogan writing competition on Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strengths
f. Own Lab for Practical training
g. Availability of Computer system in lab
h. Availability of Multimedia hall
i. Qualified and experienced faculty
j. Multi tasking ability of students and faculty during most of the events
organized in college

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k. Library and conference room facility as and when required

Weaknesses
c. Inavailability of research facility.
d. latest softwares and systems can be an asset and ensure better project quality

Opportunities
e. Availability of multiple career avenues such as print, electronic media,
advertising, photography, corporate communication etc
f. Scope of higher studies
g. Research and academic pursuits
h. Front and back office jobs at institutions and organizations such as schools,
colleges, PR companies, Advertising agencies, corporate offices etc.

Challenges
To be able to train the students for multitasking while honing their innate talents

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Department of Interior Designing And Decoration

1. Name of the Department : Interior Designing And Decoration

2. Year of establishment : 2005

3. Names of programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil , Ph.D.,


Integrated Master, Integrated Ph.D., etc.): (Add on Course)

A. Certificate Course (UG)


B. Diploma Course (UG)
C. Advance Diploma Course. (UG)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary course and the department/ Units involved:

All undergraduate courses (Interior Designing and Decoration is offered as an


add-on for student of all undergraduate courses)

5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise):

A. Certificate Course :- .Annual System


B. Diploma Course :- .Annual System
C. Advance Diploma Course:- .Annual System

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other


departments: Add-on course (IDD) offered to students of all undergraduate
courses.
Participation of the department in the activities of other departments and
college

 Participation of students in workshops and competitions organized by other


departments.
 Participation of students in Decoration Works in functions organized by other
departments of the college.

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign


institutions: On job training and Internship in Interior Designing and Decoration
in collaboration with Interior Designers and Architects.

8. Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any)with reason: None

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9. Number of teaching posts
Post Sanctioned Filled
Asst. Professors - 01

10. Faculty profile with the name, qualification, designation,


specialization (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./ M.Phil., etc.)
Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years
of Experience
Ms. M.Sc. In Assistant Master in autocad, 1 year teaching
Shaminder interior Professor 3D Softwaresi.e And 2 Years
Kaur Saini Designing & 3DS Max, Google Industrial
Decoration. Sketchup experience

11. List of senior visiting faculty: None


12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme-
wise) by temporary faculty: (2014-15)
A. Certificate Course : 100%
B. Diploma Course :100%
C. Advance Diploma Course :100%

13. Student- Teacher Ratio (Programme-wise) (2014-15)


Certificate course : 31:1
Diploma course : 18:1
Advance Diploma course : 4:1

14. Number of Academic support staff (technical and administrative staff),


sanctioned and filled: Sanctioned -None, Filled- None
Technical staff available as per requirement during events and Exams.

15. Qualification of teaching faculty with D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil./P.G.:


Refer to Serial No. 10
16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from (a)National (b)International
funding agencies and grants received: None

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17. Departmental projects funded by DST- FIST, UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and
total grants received.: None

18. Research centre/ facility recognized by the university: None

19. Publications:
a) Publication per faculty: None
b) Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national . /
international ) by faculty and students: None

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated:


A. Guiding students for career in Interior Designing &Decoration.
B. Workshops are organised for all the students.
C. We are doing this on an honorary and voluntary basis, so no income is
generated.

21. Faculty as members in


a) National Committees: None
b) International Committees : None
c) Editorial Boards: None
d) Member of Decoration committee of college.

22. Student Project


A. Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-
departmental/ programme: 100% Students are assigned projects as prescribed
in the syllabus.
B. Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the
. institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies:20%

23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students


University Position
Year Student Name Class

Diploma 1st
2014-15 Mallika Singh
Course
Certificate 1st
2014-15 Rhythm.S.Randhawa
Course

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Students' Other Achievements:
Name of student Position Competition Event
Level

Bhavika Chauhan 2nd Punjab Fresh Flower


University Arrangement(Without
Rose Festival Roses
Rhydhm .S. 1 st Punjab Fresh Bouquet (Only
Randhawa University Roses)
Rose Festival
Harpreet 1 st Punjab Fresh Bouquet
University (Without Roses)
Rose Festival

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the


department: None
25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding
a) National: None
b) International : None

26. Students profile programme/ course wise: (2014-15)

Name of the Applications Enrolled


Course/programme(r received Pass
Selected
efer question no. 4) *M *F percentage

(Certificate) 60 31 NA 31 80%
(Diploma) 18 18 NA 18 100%
(Advanced Diploma) 4 4 NA 4 100%

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27. Diversity of students:
Name of the %of students %of students %of students
from the same from other from abroad
Course state States
(Certificate) 60 40 Nil
(Diploma) 80 20 Nil
(Advance Diploma) 40 60 Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive
examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, CIVIL Services, Defense
Services, etc: As per alumni data.

29. A. Students progression :


It is not possible to stay in touch with all the students, So exact number is
not known but some students remain in touch and inform us when they are
placed .
B. Employed: data as provided by placement cell

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities:


Library: 76 Books
Internet Facilities: : Internet facility for students in Library .
For Teacher, Internet facility in library and resource room.
Class Rooms with ICT facility: Classrooms are there, which are used when
required.
Laboratories : 01(IDD Lab)
Multimedia room: 01

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,


32. University, government or other agencies. As per the details of
scholarship committee.

33. Details on Students enrichment programmes ( Special Lectures


workshop /seminar) with external experts:
Teaching methods adopted to improve student's learning
Group Discussions, Power Point Presentations, Assignments, Projects,
Library sessions, Visit to exhibitions.

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34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension
activities‖:
Students are members of NSS and NCC.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and future plans.


Strengths:
 Well qualified and Experienced Faculty. Well Equipped Lab, Multimedia.
 Qualified and experienced faculty.
 Faculty understands its role as facilitators and are willing to be innovative
when it comes to imparting the latest in this field to students.
 Low student-teacher ratio.
 Focus on internship and practical exposure.

Weaknesses:
 Need to Upgrade Latest technologies And Equipment used in Interior.
Designing.

Opportunities:
 A student can be entrepreneur after properly learning Interior Designing. It
helps a student to create a efficient working environment in any space.
 Public Relations.
 Knowledge for Good Working Environment.
 Be a Entrepreneur

Challenges:
 To strengthen career counseling.

Future plans :
 Future plan is to make every student aware of Efficient working
conditions in any space, which is only possible if a student has good
knowledge of Interior Designing

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Scholarship Reserve Funds

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Department wise books, Journals and Magazines in Library

S. Particulars Books Journals Magazines


No
1 Department of Chemistry 604 3 -
2 Department of Botany 801 2 3
3 Department of Computer Science and 1380 4 -
Applications
4 Department of Food Science 714 4 -
5 Department of Physics 669 2 3
6 Department of Zoology 343 7 -
7 Department of Maths 594 1 -
8 Department of Commerce 2066 8 2
9 Department of English 4768 1 -
10 Department of Hindi 2460 2 8
11 Department of Punjabi 1279 1 6
12 Department of Sanskrit 565 - -
13 Department of Economics 1272 8 3
14 Department of Music 1137 2 -
15 Department of Fine Arts 285 2 -
16 Department of History 1582 - -
17 Department of Home Science 615 - -
18 Department of Philosophy 901 1 -
19 Department of Pol. Science 1649 8 3
20 Department of Psychology 914 5 -
21 Department of Public Administration 901 1 1
22 Department of Physical Education 258 - -
23 Department of Sociology 4457 3 -
24 Department of Office Management - - -
25 Department of Mass Communication 128 1 -
26 Add On course : Cosmetology and Beauty Care 401 - -
27 Add On course : Communicative English 128 1 -
28 Add On course : Video reporting 128 1 -
29 Add On course : Interior Designing and 76 - -
Decoration

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