MINUTES OF THE 84TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY COURT FRIDAY,

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1 MINUTES OF THE 84TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY COURT FRIDAY, THE 28 TH MARCH, 2014 AT 2.00 P.M. NEW CONVENTION HALL, VICE-REGAL LODGE UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, DELHI PRESENT 1. Prof. Dinesh Singh - Chairman Vice Chancellor 2. Prof. Sudhish Pachauri Pro Vice Chancellor 3. Prof. Umesh Rai Director, South Campus 4. Prof. Malashri Lal Dean of Colleges 5. Prof. C.S. Dubey Director, C.O.L. 6. Ms. Janaki Kathpalia Treasurer 7. Prof. Satwanti Kapoor Proctor 8. Dr. A.K. Arora 9. Prof. A.K. Jain 10. Prof. A. Kapoor 11. Prof. A.K. Kapoor 12. Prof. A.K. Singh 13. Dr. A.S. Yaruingam 14. Prof. Aditya Bhattacharjea 15. Prof. Ajay Kumar 16. Prof. Alka Nagpal 17. Dr. Alka Sharma 18. Prof. Amitabha Mukaherjee 1

2 19. Prof. Anand Prakash 20. Prof. Anil Grover 21. Prof. Anil Kumar Tyagi 22. Dr. Anil Sardana 23. Prof. Anita Sharma 24. Dr. Anula Maurya 25. Dr. Anupa Siddhu 26. Prof. Anupam Mahajan 27. Mr. Anurag Shokeen 28. Prof. Ashwini Kumar Gupta 29. Prof. B.C. Choudhary 30. Prof. B.K. Dass 31. Prof. B.T. Kaul 32. Prof. Bharati Baveja. 33. Prof. Chander Shekhar 34. Prof. Chandra K. Jaggi 35. Dr. D. Sahoo 36. Dr. D.P. Pathak 37. Dr. Daya Aggarwal 38. Prof. Deepti Bhalla 39. Dr. Devender Kumar Kansal 40. Prof. Devesh Sinha 41. Mr. Devraj Singh 42. Prof. Dipti S. Tripathi 43. Prof. Enakshi K. Sharma 44. Dr. Gauri Kapoor 45. Prof. Gautam Kumar Kshatriya 46. Prof. Geeta Paintal 47. Dr. Gyantosh Kumar Jha 48. Prof. Hari Mohan Sharma 2

3 49. Prof. Hira Paul Gangnegi 50. Prof. I. Dass Gupta 51. Dr. I.S. Bakshi 52. Prof. Inderjeet Singh 53. Dr. J.K. Sahni 54. Dr. J.L. Gupta 55. Prof. J.M. Khurana 56. Prof. J.P. Khurana 57. Prof. J.P. Sharma 58. Prof. J.P. Srivastava 59. Prof. Jagdish Saran 60. Prof. Jaya S. Tyagi 61. Prof. K. Natrajan 62. Dr. K.P. Singh 63. Prof. K.T.S. Sarao 64. Prof. K.V. Bhanumurthy 65. Prof. Kamla Sankaran 66. Dr. Kawaljit Kaur 67. Prof. Lakshmi Vaid 68. Prof. M. Datta 69. Dr. Jaswinder Singh 70. Prof. M. Kidwai 71. Prof. M.K. Pandit 72. Prof. M.L. Singla 73. Prof. M.M. Chaturvedi 74. Prof. M.V. Rajam 75. Prof. Madhu Bhalla 76. Dr. Madhu Pruthi 77. Prof. Mahesh Verma 78. Dr. Maneesha Taneja 3

4 79. Prof. Manju Tyagi 80. Dr. Manmohan Kaur 81. Dr. Manoj Khanna 82. Prof. Minni Sawhney 83. Prof. Mridula Gupta 84. Prof. N.B. Mathur 85. Prof. N.K. Chadha 86. Prof. N.M Kamal 87. Prof. Namita Rangnathan 88. Mr. Naresh Kumar Beniwal 89. Prof. Namita Kalra 90. Prof. Neeta Sehgal 91. Dr. P. Hemalatha Reddy 92. Prof. P.C. Joshi 93. Prof. P.D. Sahare 94. Dr. P.K. Sahoo 95. Dr. P.K. Sharma 96. Prof. Paramjit Khurana 97. Prof. Poonam Batra 98. Dr. Poonam Verma 99. Dr. Pradumn Kumar 100. Dr. Prashant Kumar 101. Dr. Pratibha Jolly 102. Prof. (Ms.) Prem Singh 103. Prof. R. Geeta 104. Prof. R. Ramanathan 105. Dr. R.B. Singh 106. Prof. R.C. Kuhad 107. Prof. R.C. Rastogi 108. Prof. R.K. Saxena 4

5 109. Prof. R.K. Seth 110. Prof. R.K. Sharma 111. Prof. Raj S. Dhankar 112. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 113. Dr. Rajesh 114. Dr. Rajiv Chopra 115. Prof. Rajni Palriwala 116. Prof. Rakesh Kumar 117. Sh. Ram Narain Vats 118. Prof. Rama Kant 119. Prof. Rama Mathew 120. Prof. Ramesh Chand Sharma 121. Prof. Ramesh Gautam 122. Dr. Rashmi Joshi 123. Prof. Renu Dutta 124. Prof. Rita Kakkar 125. Prof. S. Kukreti 126. Prof. S. Mahajan 127. Prof. S.A. Karim 128. Dr. S.A. Zafri 129. Prof. S.B. Babbar 130. Dr. S.C. Jindal 131. Prof. S.C. Rai 132. Prof. S.C. Raina 133. Prof. S.K. Bansal 134. Dr. S.K. Kundra 135. Dr. S.K. Jolly 136. Dr. S.P. Gupta 137. Prof. S.R. Mittal 138. Prof. S.V. Madhu 5

6 139. Sh. Sandeep Narula 140. Prof. Sanjay Jain 141. Prof. Satish Deshpande 142. Prof. Seema Bawa 143. Dr. Shailendra Kumar 144. Dr. Shanta Verma 145. Prof. Sharda Sharma 146. Dr. Shashi Nijhawan 147. Dr. Shashi Tyagi 148. Prof. Shaswati Mazumdar 149. Dr. Shreeparna Roy 150. Prof. Sheoraj Singh 151. Mr. Shiv Shankar Gupta 152. Prof. Shreemati Chakraborty 153. Mr. Sidharth Mishra 154. Prof. Suman Lakhanpaul 155. Dr. Suman Sharma 156. Prof. Sumanyu Satpathy 157. Dr. Sunil Kr. Muttoo 158. Dr. Sunil Sondhi 159. Dr. T. Prasad 160. Prof. Tauqeer Ahmad 161. Prof. Uma Garg 162. Prof. Upreet Dhaliwal 163. Prof. Usha Razdan 164. Prof. Usha Rusia 165. Prof. Usha Tuteja 166. Prof. Usha Tandon 167. Dr. V.K. Aggarwal 168. Prof. V.K. Chaudhary 6

7 169. Prof. V.K. Gautam 170. Prof. Ved Kumari 171. Prof. Veena Aggarwal 172. Dr, Veena Gautam 173. Prof. Veena Kukreja 174. Prof. Vibha 175. Dr. Vijay Laxmi Pandit 176. Prof. Vinod Kumar 177. Dr. Vipin Kumar 178. Dr. Vivek Bhushan 179. Mr. Z.V.S. Prasad, Finance Officer (Special Invitee) REGRETS 1. Dr. K.N. Patil 2. Mr. Michael Dias 3. Mr. Ramdas M. Pai 4. Prof. Reva Tripathi 5. Prof. Sunil Sharma 6. Prof. Upendra Baxi 7. Dr. Vinay Kumar Alka Sharma, Registrar - Secretary 01/ At the outset, the Registrar announced that in the absence of the Chancellor and the Pro-Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor would preside over the meeting of the Court under Clause 4 (iii) of the Regulations for the conduct of the meeting of the Court. Accordingly, the Vice-Chancellor took the Chair. 02/ The Chairman informed the Court of the sad demise of the following former members of the University Court: 7

8 1. Ex-Chief Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma 2. Prof. Baburao Baviskar 3. Prof. Chaman Nahal 4. Prof. Vijay Kapur 5. Prof. Anirudh Lal Nagar 6. Prof. Vinod Kumar Bhalla 7. Prof. V. N. Bajpai 8. Prof. G.C. Gupta 9. Prof. H.C. Ganguli 10. Prof. Krishna V. Sane 11. Prof. N.K. Ray 12. Prof. Alok K. Banerjee 13. Prof. Bal Krishna Sharma 14. Prof. Sushil Kumar Saxena The following Condolence Resolutions in respect of Ex-Chief Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, Prof. Baburao Baviskar, Prof. Chaman Nahal, Prof. Vijay Kapur, Prof. Anirudh Lal Nagar, Prof. Vinod Kumar Bhalla, Prof. V. N. Bajpai, Prof. G.C. Gupta, Prof. H.C. Ganguli, Prof. Krishna V. Sane, Prof. N.K. Ray, Prof. Alok K. Banerjee, Prof. Bal Krishna Sharma and Prof. Sushil Kumar Saxena former members of the Court, were moved by the Chairman and passed by the Court. The members stood in silence for two minutes as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed souls. Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Justice J.S. Verma which occurred on 22 April Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma was born on 18 January 1933 in Madya Pradesh. He was an Indian jurist who served as the 27 th Chief Justice of India from 25 March 1997 to 18 January Thereafter he was the Chairman of National Human Rights Commission from 1999 to 2003, and Chairman of the Justice Verma Committee. 8

9 In the death of Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma India has lost an excellent Jurist. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. Prof. Baburao Baviskar The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. B.S. Baviskar which occurred on 10 April Prof. Baburao Baviskar was born on 1 February 1931 in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. He joined the Department of Sociology, University of Delhi as a Lecturer in He retired as Professor on January 31, In the Death of Prof. B.S. Baviskar, the University has lost a scholar and an excellent teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. Prof. Chaman Nahal The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. Chaman Nahal which occurred on 29 November Prof. Chaman Nahal was born on 2 August 1927 in Sailkot (now in Pakistan). He did his M.A. (Delhi) in 1948 and Ph.D. in 1961 from Notthingham. He worked in department of English, University of Delhi ( ). He received the Sahitya Academy Award in He won federation of Indian Publishers award in 1977 and

10 In the death of Prof. Chaman Nahal the University has lost a scholar and dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. Prof. Vijay Kapur The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. Vijay Kapur which occurred on 31 May Prof. Vijay Kapur was born on 25 April He did his B.A. in 1972 from St. Stephen s College, University of Delhi and M.B.A. in 1974 from Faculty of Management Studies University of Delhi and Ph.D. in 1990 from University of South Carolina at Columbia, USA. In the death of Prof. Vijay Kapur the University has lost a scholar and a dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. Prof. Anirudh Lal Nagar The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. Anirudh Lal Nagar which occurred on 4 February Prof. Anirudh Lal Nagar was born on 4 October 1930 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He did his Ph.D. in Economics from the Netherlands School of Economics, Rotterdam, in He joined the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi in 1963 and served till He was Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi from 1990 to

11 In the death of Prof. Anirudh Lal Nagar the University has lost an excellent administrator and a dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. Prof. Vinod Kumar Bhalla The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. Vinod Kumar Bhalla which occurred on 6 August Prof. Vinod Kumar Bhalla was born on 15 November 1948 at Amritsar, Punjab. Prof. Bhalla worked as Dean, Faculty of Management Studies from 5 th January, 2004 to 23 rd June, In the death of Prof. Vinod Kumar Bhalla the University has lost a scholar and a dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. Prof. G.C. Gupta The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. G.C. Gupta which occurred on 24 May Prof. G.C. Gupta was born on 29 September He joined University of Delhi as a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Psychology and served the University in various capacities. He published several books and research papers. In the death of Prof. G.C. Gupta the University has lost a scholar and a dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. 11

12 Prof. H.C. Ganguli The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. H.C. Ganguli which occurred on 19 November Prof. H.C. Ganguli was born on 25 November He joined University of Delhi in He was a fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India, Sectional President of Indian Science Congress, President of Indian Psychological Association, Editor of Indian Journal of Psychology. In the death of Prof. H.C. Ganguli the University has lost a scholar and a dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. Prof. Krishna V. Sane The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. Krishna V. Sane which occurred on 14 July Prof. Krishna V. Sane was born on 27 December He was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Delhi, until his retirement in 26 December He served as the chairman, IUPAC Committee on Teaching of Chemistry and Director of UNESCO Low Cost Equipment Project ( ), Chief Editor Chemistry Education ( ). In the death of Prof. Krishna V. Sane the University has lost a scholar and a dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. 12

13 Prof. N.K. Ray The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. N.K. Ray which occurred on 8 May Prof. N.K. Ray was born on 5 December He joined the department of chemistry in He also served as Provost Gwyer Hall from He was Founder Director, CPDHE Delhi University, Program Co-ordinator for 1 year and UGC COSSIST Program, Chemistry Department from He received Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award in 1983 for excellence in Chemical Sciences. In the death of Prof. N.K. Ray the University has lost a scholar and a dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. Prof. V.N. Bajpai The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. V.N. Bajpai which occurred on 31 December Prof. V.N. Bajpai was born on 29 December He joined the University as a Lecturer on 30 July He became Professor on 10 August In the death of Prof. V.N. Bajpai the University has lost a scholar and a dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. 13

14 Prof. Alok K. Banerjee The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. Alok K. Banerjee which occurred on 3 December Prof. Alok K. Banerjee was born on 20 February He joined Chemistry Department as a Lecturer in In the death of Prof. Alok K. Banerjee the University has lost a scholar and a dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. Prof. Bal Krishna Sharma The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. Bal Krishna Sharma which occurred on 27 August Prof. Bal Krishna Sharma was born on 23 April He did his B.Sc.(Hons.) in Chemistry from University of Delhi in He pioneered research on the effects of Gamma Radiation and was instrumental in getting the grant of Cobalt-60 Machine for University of Delhi. In the death of Prof. Bal Krishna Sharma the University has lost a scholar and a dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. 14

15 Prof. Sushil Kumar Saxena The meeting of the University Court places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Prof. Sushil Kumar Saxena which occurred on 6 April Prof. Sushil Kumar Saxena was born on 17 May He was formerly of the Dept of Philosophy, University of Delhi and was a world renowned aesthetician, introducing the subject in He established the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts in Delhi University. For his unique contribution to the fields of Indian arts and philosophy, Prof. S.K. Saxena was made fellow of the Sangeet Naatak Akademi, Delhi and was conferred the Padma Bhushan by the Govt. of India in He was also honoured with the Delhi State Sammaan and was awarded fellowships by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India and the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Delhi. In the death of Prof. S.K. Sexena the University has lost a scholar and a dedicated teacher. The Court resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the members of the bereaved family. WELCOME 03/ On a motion from the Chairman, the Court welcomed the following incoming members of the Court: Pro-Chancellor Justice P. Sathasivam Chief Justice of India Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sudhish Pachauri 15

16 Dean of Colleges Prof. Malashri Lal Head s Category Dr. P.K. Sahoo Dr. Rashmi Joshi Studies Prof. Minni Sawhney Dr. Vivek Bhushan Dr. Shailendra Kumar Prof. Ajay Kumar Prof. S.V. Madhu Dr. R.C. Jiloha Prof. Vibha Prof. Ajay Kumar Jain Prof. (Ms.) Archana Singhal Dr. Sunil Kumar Muttoo Department of Pharmacy Department of Slavonic & Finno Ugrian Department of Germanic & Romance Studies Department of Ayurvedic Medicine Department of Library & Information Science Department of Surgery Department of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Department of Community Medicine Department of Physiology Department of Dermatology & Venereology Department of Computer Science Principal s Category Dr. Gyantosh Kumar Jha Vaid K.K. Sijoria Dr. Manoj Kumar Khanna Dr. R.B. Solanki Dr. D.P. Pathak Dr. Rajiv Chopra Prof. Manoj Panda Dr. B.K. Jain Dr. Parmesh Kumar Sharma Ms. Santosh Mehta Dr. R.K. Malik Dr. Vipin Kumar Prof. K. Natrajan Dr. Deepak K. Tempe Dr. Anup Mohta Prof. Mahesh Verma Dr. Suman Sharma Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College Ayurvedic & Unani Tibbia College Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences Bhim Rao Ambedkar College Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research Delhi College of Arts & Commerce Institute of Economic Growth Moti Lal Nehru College M.V. College of Education Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing Shyam Lal College (Evening) Sri Aurobindo College Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centre for Bio Medical Research Dean Maulana Azad Medical College Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences Dyal Singh College (Evening) 16

17 Professor s Category Prof. C.K. Jaggi Prof. Dr. Hira Paul Gangnegi Prof. S. C. Rai Prof. Jaya S. Tyagi Prof. Seema Bawa Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha Prof. Christel R. Devadawson Prof. Raj Kumar Prof. Tejinder Singh Department of Operational Research Department of Buddhist Studies Department of Geography Department of History Department of History Department of Social Work Department of English Department of English Department of Pathology (MAMC) Reader s Category Dr. Shanta Verma Department of Political Science Lecturer s Category Sh. N. Sukumar Sh. Kanwar Pal Singh Dr. (Ms.) Maneesha Taneja Department of Political Science Department of Library & Information Sciences Department of Germanic & Romance Studies APPRECIATION 04/ The Court placed on record its deep sense of appreciation for the contribution made by the following outgoing members during their tenure as member of the Court: Pro-Chancellor Justice Alatamas Kabir Former Chief Justice of India Dean of Colleges Prof. Sudhish Pachauri 17

18 Head s Category Prof. B.P. Srinivasan Prof. Nilima Shankar Prof. Vijay Kumar Prof. Mukul P. Aggarwal Prof. S.K. Verma Prof. P.N. Aggarwal Prof. M.S. Bhatia Prof. M.Nagar Dr. Paramjeet Kaur Walia Dr. (Ms.) Preetiwanti Srivastava Dr. P.K. Hazra Dr. Poonam Singh Dr. Rajni Sushma Dr. Ranjana Saxena Prof. J.R.P. Gupta Department of Pharmacy Department of Physiology Department of Dermatology & Venereology Department of Medicine Department of Forensic Medicine Department of Surgery Department of Psychiatry Department of Anatomy Department of Library & Information Science Department of Operational Research Department of Computer Science Department of Statistics Department of Ayurvedic Medicine Department of Finno Ugrian Studies Department of Instrumentation & Control Engineering Principal s Category Dr. Sandeep Kumar Sharma Dr. Jai Prakash Dr. B.P. Srinivasan Dr. M.S. Rawat Ms. Bina Aggarwal Dr. Manju Aggarwal Dr. (Ms.) Prabhjot S. Kulkarni Dr. Kalpana Mandal Dr. G.P. Aggarwal Dr. Hari Om Prof. B.C. Das Research Prof. A.K. Aggarwal Dr. Prabhat Chandra Dhasmana Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research College of Arts & Commerce Director, Economics Growth Moti Lal Nehru College Maharshi Valmiki College of Education Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing Shyam Lal College (Evening) Sri Aurobindo College Bhim Rao Ambedkar Centre for Bio-Medical Maulana Azad Medical College Dyal Singh College (Evening) 18

19 Professor s Category Prof. Vibha Chaturvedi Prof. S.B.F. Husaini Prof. Rehana Khatoon Prof. Sheela Srivastava Prof. S.C. Jain Prof. V.S. Parmar Prof. Gopa Bhardwaj Prof. K. Muralidhar Prof. V.K. Seth Prof. P.K. Bhatnagar Prof. Ravinder Gargesh Prof. Bhikshu Satyapala Prof. Gurdip Singh Prof. Shakuntala Punjabi Prof. Basudev Chatterji Prof. Man Mohan Prof. Anand Kumar Verma Prof. (Ms.) Rashmi Babbar Prof. Santosh Kumar Singh Department of Philosophy Department of Persian Department of Persian Department of Genetics Department of Chemistry Department of Chemistry Department of Psychology Department of Zoology Department of Business Management & Industrial Administration Department of Electronics Science Department of Linguistics Department of Buddhist Studies Law Centre-II Department of Sanskrit Department of History Department of Physics & Astrophysics Department of Electronic Science Department of Physiology (MAMC) Department of Civil Engineering Reader s Category Ms. V. Ramalakshmi Department of East Asian Studies Lecturer s Category Dr. Mahavir Kalon Dr. (Ms.) Pinki Sharma Dr. Kishore Kumar Aggarwal Law Centre II Law Centre-II Department of Operational Research Representatives of Delhi Legislative Assembly Sh. Rama Kant Goswami Sh. Anil Bhardwaj 19

20 CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES 05/ Resolved that the Minutes of the meeting of the University Court held on March 22, 2013 be confirmed. REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN ON THE MINUTES 06/ Resolved that the following Report on the Action-Taken on the minutes of the meeting of the University Court, held on March 22, 2013, be recorded: Resolution No. Action Taken 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and 11 Matters of record 12 Concerned quarters have been informed 14 Results of the elections have been notified and informed to all concerned. 07/ The Chairman apprised the members about the following important activities and major achievements of the University: ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE YEAR It gives me pleasure and satisfaction to report that the University of Delhi has, in keeping with its traditions and growth, moved from strength to strength. This is reflected in the achievements and signposts established by the University during the past one year. I wish to present to you a brief overview of the many noteworthy achievements of the academic year

21 DELHI UNIVERSITY RANKING o Delhi University has ranked number 1 for the last three consecutive years by the India Today-Nielson survey o Brands Academy the top management consultancy has ranked Delhi University as Best University in India based on FYUP o International Ranking 97 for year 2014, Last year it was 99 by Youth Incorporated o Careers360 Education Magazine has Ranked Delhi University No. 1 FOUR YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME (FYUP) o In this new Four Year Undergraduate Programme, students will have great flexibility and wide ranging choices. o This new programme is designed to combine knowledge with practical skills. o Students will thus be better equipped to get employment or become an entrepreneur or go for higher end research based studies. o University will provide free laptops for their first year of study and they will be given special language, communication, IT, data analysis and science and life skills in a gentle user friendly practical manner. o Under FYUP students will be exposed to the challenges of India and they will gain better insight into their chosen subject of study for which they have the chance to earn an Honours/B.Tech degree. LIGHT AND SOUND SHOW The Vice-regal Lodge, University of Delhi witnessed exclusive Sound & Light show: University of Delhi A Legend displaying significant historic events of India, the Uprising, the Gandhi-Irwin pact, the trial of Bhagat Singh and many others. From a legendary role in the freedom movement of India, the Viceregal Lodge became the official address of the University of Delhi in Attracting students from a across the country the University of the Capital became a microcosm of India. Aligning with and redefining the aspirations and needs of young India, the University of Delhi grew rapidly and has become today the first ranking university of the country. University of Delhi is a Legend. 21

22 ANTARDHVANI University of Delhi organised its next edition of the mega academic and cultural event Antardhvani on 14 th -16 th February, 2014 in the vast grounds of the university stadium. Beginning with a spectacular flower show, inaugurated by Prof. Ved Prakash, Chairman, University Grants Commission, the enriching event brings different components of this vast University together in order to build community spirit, recognize institutional strengths and encourage shared learning. The Theme Pavilion showcased the four year undergraduate programme and colleges competed for the Good Practice Awards of upto rupees 10 lacs. The Departments competed for Good Practices Awards in the range of teaching and research. Antardhvani 2014 was attended by over 1,50,000/- students over three days. GYANODAYA EXPRESS The University of Delhi assisted by the Indian Railway organized GYANODAYA IV with the primary theme of Urbanization Then & Now. An Assessment of the Urbanization Models of various Indian cities and the changes in the Dynamics of Governance. The journey of Gyanodaya Express Train was scheduled from 11 th -19 th March, The train was flagged off on 11 th March, 2014 by Shri Ashok Thakur, Secretary, Ministry of HRD at 22:00 hrs. From Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station. The students visited a number of educational, historical and culturally important destinations such as Kanpur, Varanasi, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Surat before returning to Delhi on 19 th March, Around 57 Projects from various colleges of the University of Delhi were selected for study during the Educational Train. Each project team comprised of students accompanied by a Mentor. The train was provided with Internet connection and Library for the benefit of students. This time a team of 7 students from Delhi University Community Radio, DUCR FM 90.4 MHz also traveled in the train to provide radio coverage of the journey based on interviews, discussions with students and sound s bytes. Community Radio also broadcasted live programmes from the train with the help of Mobile Phone with the DUCR team in the train and Phone in Programme unit installed in the studio of the Community Radio at North Campus of the University of Delhi. 22

23 UNIVERSITY OF DELHI HIGHEST RECIPIENT OF DST PURSE GRANT-2014 (RUPEES 40.8 CRORE) The University of Delhi has been sanctioned Rupees 40.8 Crore as DST PURSE Grant. This is the highest amount from amongst 14 selected recipients of the grant for research in the university sector. The grant is a recognition based on significant increase in total number of publications and improved performance in publications with H-index values. Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) is an incentive award scheme with a focus on rejuvenation of research in the University sector. PURSE, launched in 2008, is based on independent evaluation of scientific publications emanating from the university sector using SCOPUS Database for the past 10 year period. DST has congratulated the University for its improved R and D performance. This is the phase II of the grant released from DST. DST had earlier released Rupees 30 Crore to the University of Delhi in 2009 in the first phase of the DST PURSE grant, the highest amount sanctioned to just three varsities out of which DU had the highest H- index. University of Delhi is delighted with the recognition of its constant endeavor towards research excellence and remains committed to further enhanced performance in Science and Technology areas. UGC & RESEARCH GRANTS The University Grants Commission has sanctioned SAP for 5 years to the following Departments w.e.f to S.No. Department 1. Geography 2. Mathematics 3. Music 4. Sociology 5. Anthropology 23

24 6. Persian 7. Hindi The University Grants Commission has conveyed its approval for the establishment of Buddhist Studies Centre at University of Delhi under the scheme of Epoch Making Social Thinkers of India during XII Plan period ( to ) and has sanctioned following Non-Recurring and Recurring Grant for this purpose. Non-Recurring : Rs lacs Recurring : Rs lacs Total : Rs lacs The University Grants Commission has conveyed its approval for the tentative XII Plan allocation in respect of University College of Medical Sciences under plan at Rupees One Hundred Twenty Four Crore only(124,00,00,000/-) including Merged Schemes and provision of salary for 59 PG seats sanctioned during XI Plan. RESEARCH GRANTS During the period under report many faculty members of the University have been sanctioned Research Projects of the value of more than Rupees One Crore each: 1. Prof. J.P. Khurana, Department of Plant Molecular Biology has been sanctioned Rs Crore by the IWSGC for the project titled, International Wheat Genome Sequencing consortium (IWSGC) and also sanctioned Rs.1.70 Crore by the DBT for the project titled Centre for Advanced Research and Innovation on plant stress & developmental biology. 2. Dr. Kirti Ranjan, Department of Physics & Astrophysics has been sanctioned Rs. 2.5 Crore by the DST for the project title Acceleration Experiment. 3. Prof. B.K. Thelma, Department of Genetics has been sanctioned Rs Crore by the DBT for the project titled, Identification.tool. 4. Prof. P. C. Pattanaik, Department of Modern Indian Language And Literary Studies has been sanctioned Rs Crore by UGC & MHRD for the Project titled e-content development for comparative literature. 24

25 5. Prof. R.C. Kuhad, Department of Microbiology has been sanctioned Rs Crore by UGC for the project titled Developing e-content in Microbiology at P.G. level. The following faculty members have been sanctioned one or more projects of the value of more than 10 lacs each: S. No. Name Department 1. Prof. Deepak Pental Genetics 2. Prof. V.K. Chaudhary Biochemistry 3. Prof. D.P. Sarkar Biochemistry 4. Prof. A.K. Pradhan Genetics 5. Dr. Sanjay Kapoor Plant Molecular Biology 6. Prof. Anil K. Tyagi Biochemistry 7. Prof. J.P. Khurana Plant Molecular Biology 8. Dr. A. Venkat Raman Faculty of Management Studies 9. Dr. Saurabh Raghuvanshi Plant Molecular Biology 10. Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma Plant Molecular Biology 11. Prof. Anil Grover Plant Molecular Biology 12. Dr. Surekha K. Agarwal Plant Molecular Biology 13. Prof. R.C. Kuhad Microbiology 14. Dr. Yogender Pal Khasa Microbiology 15. Prof. T. Satyanarayana Microbiology 16. Dr. G. K. Pandey Plant Molecular Biology 17. Dr. Suneel Kateriya Biochemistry 18. Dr. Vikas Kumar Microbiology 19. Dr. Satyam Vergish Plant Molecular Biology 25

26 20. Dr. S.D. Biju CEMDE 21. Dr. S.A. Hashmi Physics & Astrophysics 22. Dr. D.K. Singh Zoology 23. Dr. Rajagopal Raman Zoology 24. Dr. Shailendra Goel Botany 25. Prof. Sunil K. Sharma Chemistry 26. Prof. Vinod Kumar Zoology 27. Prof. V.R. Rao Anthropology 28. Dr. K.N. Saraswathy Anthropology 29. Dr. Suman Lakhanpal Botany 30. Prof. Ashok K. Prasad Chemistry 31. Prof. Feroz Ahmad Physics & Astrophysics 32. Dr. P. Venkateshu Chemistry 33. Dr. R. Nagarajan Chemistry 34. Dr. K. Murlidhar Zoology 35. Prof. Rina Chakrobarti Zoology 36. Dr. Shibnath Mazumdar Zoology 37. Prof. G.V.R. Prasad Geology 38. Dr. R.K. Seth Zoology 39. Prof. H.P Singh Physics & Astrophysics 40. Prof. Rama Kant Chemistry 41. Dr. Rupam Kapoor Botany 42. Dr. Parbati Biswas Chemistry 43. Dr. Ram Kuntal Hazra Chemistry 26

27 44. Dr. M.D. Naimuddin Physics & Astrophysics 45. Prof. B.C. Chaudhary Physics & Astrophysics 46. Prof. J.P. Srivastava Geology 47. Dr. D.B. Sahoo Botany 48. Prof. Rup Lal Zoology 49. Dr. Awadesh Prasad Physics & Astrophysics 50. Dr. M. Jayananda Geology 51. Prof. Sanjay Jain Physics & Astrophysics 52. Dr. Manu Agarwal Botany 53. Prof. Vinay Gupta Physics & Astrophysics 54. Dr. Vibha Tondon Chemistry 55. Prof. Amar Kumar Botany 56. Dr. S. Uma Chemistry 57. Dr. Deepti Jain Plant Molecular Biology 58. Dr. B.K. Thelma Genetics 59. Dr. Jagreet Kaur Genetics 60. Dr. Naorem Aruna Devi Genetics In addition to the above mentioned projects as many as 167 projects with a total grant of Rupees 6.70 Crore have been sanctioned to the faculty members of various department of the University by different funding agencies. INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS Since the position of infrastructure for the academic endeavor is critical, the University has been striving hard to resolve the problem of shortage of space by taking up new construction work. 27

28 The following construction works have been completed at the North Campus: 1. Restoration/renovation of Anthropology Department. 2. Restoration and renovation of Botany Department (New & Old Block). 3. Renovation Work of Swami Vivekananda Hall, Delhi School of Economics. 4. Renovation Work of roof of convocation hall to prevent seepage. The following construction works are in progress at the North Campus: 1. Construction of Lecture halls (Social Science building formerly Mathematical Science building). 2. Construction of Examination building. 3. New Chemistry Block. 4. Lecture Hall Complex for Arts Faculty/Arts & Social Science building. 5. Extension of Botany Department. 6. Renovation Work P.G. Women Hostel. The following construction works are in planning stage at South Campus: 1. Construction of Academic building for Faculty of Management Studies 2. Construction of hostel at South Campus 3. Horizontal Extension of Electronic Science Building EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CELL VISIT OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO KOREA Students with disabilities visited Korea under International Educational Excellence Programme January The University of Delhi organized second international educational excellence programme for the students with disabilities and sent them to share the experiences of the Korean counterparts. The educational programme envisaged providing an opportunity to the meritorious students to understand institutional support systems and technologies available to persons with disabilities in international locations. 28

29 MOUS AND AGREEMENTS WITH 11 FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES To enrich its academic inputs and experiences, the University of Delhi has maintained its tradition of entering into academic collaboration with premier institutions. In its endeavor, the University has signed Agreements/Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic and research collaborations with many institutions such as the following foreign Universities/Institutes: 1. Seoul National University, Korea 2. CASE Western Reserve University, USA 3. University of Birmingham, UK 4. University of Aizu, Japan 5. Ataturk University, Turkey 6. Kadir Has University, Turkey 7. University Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium 8. Ghent University, Gent, Belgium 9. Group T, International University of Engineering, Belgium 10. University of Michigan, USA 11. Epitech University, France AFFILIATION OF NEW COLLEGES o The Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences got affiliated with University of Delhi. o Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya got affiliated with University of Delhi. o College of Nursing, Army Hospital (R & RA), Delhi Cantt. got affiliated with University of Delhi. INTRODUCTION OF SEVEN NEW POST GRADUATE COURSES: 1. M.A. in Korean 2. M.A. in Chinese 3. M.A. in Life Long Learning & Extension 4. Doctor of Medicine (D.M.) in Nephrology 29

30 5. Doctor of Medicine (D.M.) in Endocrinology 6. Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in Emergency Medicine 7. Doctor of Medicine in Homoeopathy (MD-Homoeopathy) CONVOCATION The University organised its 91 st Annual Convocation on 14 th March, 2014 in which 499 candidates for Ph.D. and 35 candidates for D.M. /M.Ch. were admitted to the Convocation and awarded degrees. Further, 127 medals and 37 prizes were given to the meritorious students during the Convocation. Shri Najeeb Jung, Hon ble Lieutenant Governor, NCT, Delhi was the Chief Guest. He delivered the Convocation Address and Professor Dinesh Singh, Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi presided over the function. SYMPOSIA/SEMINARS/CONVENTIONS/LECTURES As a part of the academic activities, several conferences/ workshops/conventions/symposia/ seminars/lectures were organized during the period under report. In the University lecture series, the renowned academicians and eminent scholars who spoke at the University include: UNIVERSITY LECTURE SERIES o Lecture on Has India made a mockery of Democracy? by Shri Navin Chawla: Former, Chief Election Commissioner of India on 10 th February, POPULAR LECTURE SERIES o Lecture on Iqbal, The Humanist by Prof. Abdul Haq on 13 th December, o Lecture on Importance of Law and Constitution in Political Theory and Practice by Shri Gopal Subramanium on 18 th September, o Online Lecture Series with University of Edinburgh under DU-UoE MoA on the pre-recorded lecture titled Reading Indian Literature in a Globalized World by Prof. Harish Trivedi on 22 nd April,

31 o Public Lecture Series on National Knowledge Network by Dr. Sam Pitroda, Prof. Michael Sandel and Prof. Dinesh Singh on 23 rd January, o Lecture on Change your brain by transforming your mind under D.S. Kothari Memorial Lecture by Prof. Richard Davidson on 25 th October, SEMINARS o An International Conference on Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Medicine and Human Health was organised by Department of Genetics on th October, 2013 at UDSC. o An International Conference titled Les Francophonies postcoloniales: texts, contexts was organised by the Department of Germanic & Romance Studies on 7-9 th November o An International Conference titled Revisiting East Central Europe and Russia; Society and Culture 20 years after was organised by the Department of Slavonic & Ugrian Studies on 6-7 th March, o An International Conference on Transitions: State, Society and Culture in China was organised by the Department of East Asian Studies on 5-6 th April, o An International Conference on Transitions: State, Society and Culture in China was organised by the Department of East Asian Studies on 10 th -11 th January, o An International Conference on Perception of Life and Death; Japan and India was organised by the Department of East Asian Studies on th February, o An International Seminar on History and Sociology of Bengali Studies and special Sessions on History and Sociology of Indian Literary Studies was organised by the Department of Modern Indian Language and Literary Studies on 10 th -11 th January, o An annual International Seminar titled City City Bang Bang: Contemporary literary and cultural representations of the city was organised by the Department of Germanic & Romance Studies on 21 st -23 rd March,

32 o An International Symposium on Plant Signaling and Behavior was organised by the Department of Botany on 7 th -10 th March, o An International Workshop on Green Initiatives in Energy, environment and Health was organised by the Department of Chemistry on 2 nd -3 rd December, o A two-day National Seminar titled Meeting points of the Folk and Classical in Music: An Analytical approach was organised by Faculty of Music & Fine Arts at the Sir Shankar Lal Concert Hall, University of Delhi, on 21 st -22 nd March, It was dedicated to the memory of Bharat Ratan Late Pt. Ravi Shankar, renowned Sitar legend, who passed away on 11 th December, The event was inaugurated by Smt. Shanta serbjeet Singh, Vice President, Sangeet Natak Akademi, while Pt. Vijay Kumar Kichlu, Former Director, ITC, Sangeet Research Academy, delivered the Keynote Address respectively. o A National Seminar on Courtesans in Indian Literary Tradition with Special Reference to Telugu Literature and Culture organised by the Department of Modern Indian Language and Literary Studies on 6 th -7 th November, o A National Seminar on Latest Trends in Health and Physical Education was organised by the Department of Sports on 15 th -16 th February, o A National Seminar on Expanding Horizons of Anthropological Research: Issues of Methodology was organised by the Department of Anthropology on 27 th August, o A National Seminar for Research Scholars in Mathematics was organised by the Department of Mathematics on 20 th -21 st September, o A National Seminar on Gender Justice A Reality or Fragile Myth? Changing Patriarchal Mindset through Strict Implementation of Women Laws was organised by Campus Law Centre on 8 th March, o o One Day Workshop on Recent Trends in Chemistry; was organised by the Department of Chemistry on 31 st August, ACS- Gii International Workshop on Sustainability and Water Quality was organised by the Department of Chemistry on 15 th -18 th January,

33 o Department of Biophysics organised a two week workshop for DU Undergraduate Life Science students titled Summer School on Bioinformatics at University of Delhi South Campus, during 27 th May-7 th June, o Department of Biophysics organised One day Symposium 200 Years of Charles Darwin on 21 st March, o A workshop cum symposium on Periodized Training: New dimensions was organised by the Department of Physical Education & Sports Sciences on 17 th January, o A two day workshop on Research Tools in Sanskrit was organised by Department of Sanskrit in South Campus, University of Delhi on 10 th -11 th January, o 40 th Annual Conference of India Immunology Society IMMUNOCON 2013 was organised by the Department of Biochemistry (UCMS) on 15 th -17 th November, o 2 nd National Conference on Nail Disorders (ONYCHOCON2013) was organised by the Department of Dermatology (UCMS) on 9 th November, o 4 th Conference & Scientific Seminar on Medical Laboratory Science & Technology MEDILABCON-2013 was organised by the Delhi State-AIMLTA (UCMS) on 26 th -27 th October, o A National Symposium on Sialendoscopy was organised by the Department of ENT (UCMS) on 22 nd -23 rd November, o EPLI- 3 National symposium on Holistic approach to stress Management was organised by the Department of Physiology on 4 th May, o A CIMPA-UNESCO-INDIA Research School 2013 was organised by the Department of Mathematics during 25 th November 6 th December, o A two day seminar cum workshop titled Operational Research: Applications, Challenges and Opportunities in Industry was organised by the Department of Operational Research on 6 th - 7 th September,

34 o A two days workshop on Statistical Computing Using R was organised by the Department of Statistics on 14 th -15 th September o First National Conference on Recent Developments in Electronics was organised by the Department of Electronic Science on 18 th -20 th January, o Third National Workshop on Recent Trends in Semiconductor Devices and Technology was organised by the Department of Electronic Science on 19 th -20 th January, o 2 nd Annual Commerce Convention on Emerging Issues in Corporate Governance was organised by the Department of Commerce on 3 rd April, o o o o o One day Conference in collaboration with India China Institute, New School, New York, U.S., on India China: Emerging Collaborations and Questions, 2013 was organised by the Department of East Asian Studies on 12 th -13 th August, One day Conference in collaboration with I.P.C.S. on Inside China 2013 New Leadership, Social Changes and Economic Challenges was organised by the Department of East Asian Studies on 6 th September, One day Conference in collaboration with IPCS on Japan, Korea and China Emerging Security Architecture was organised by the Department of East Asian Studies on 30 th September, Workshop on Open Educational Resources and Self-Learning Materials was organised by Commonwealth educational media center for Asia, New Delhi and School of open learning on 8 th -10 th May Department of Persian organised one day lecture on Mirza Bedil as a Philosophical Poet by Prof. Wagish Shukl, former Professor in Mathematics, IIT, Delhi held on 13 th November,

35 AWARDS/HONOURS The Faculty members of the University continued to receive recognition during the period under report. Some of these are: 1. The following were awarded the Padma Shri Awards for the year 2014 for their distinguished service to the field of education: 1. Professor Dinesh Singh, Vice-Chancellor 2. Dr. Mahesh Verma, Director, MAIDS 3. Professor Rehana Khatoon, Department of Persian 2. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dinesh Singh is to be conferred Honorary Doctorates by several leading institutions across the globe namely: University of Edinburgh, Honorary Degree of Doctor honoris causa on 01 July 2014 for his inspirational leadership of University of Delhi National University of Ireland, Cork, Honorary Doctorate of Science on 6 June 2014 academic prowess in the discipline of mathematics and leadership in transforming higher education as a potent force for human development through broad range of innovative and creative incentives University of Houston, Houston, Texas U.S.A, D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) on 9 May 2014 For Exceptional record as an educator, mathematician and higher education administrator National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana, D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) on 7 March 2014 for his outstanding contributions to field of mathematics, legendary academic record and research attainments 3. The Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India has honoured the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi, Prof. Sudhish Pachauri with the Subramaniam Bharati Prize for his contributions to the Hindi literature in the field of literary criticism. 4. Prof. Girishwar Misra from the Dept. of Psychology, University of Delhi, joined on 5 March 2014 as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University at Wardha. 35

36 5. Poonam Pradhan Saxena from Law Faculty joined as Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Jodhpur. 6. Infosys Award Prof. Nayanjot Lahri Archeology. 7. Prof. M. Jayananda was awarded Fellow, Academy of Sciences (FASc.), Bangalore. 8. Dr. Arun Sharma was awarded Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad. 9. Prof. R.C. Kuhad was awarded Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS), and Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India (FBRS), Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)-Platinum Jubilee Life Time Achievement Award. 10. Prof. R.C. Kuhad was awarded Life Time achievement Award by the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)-Platinum Jubilee. 11. Prof. Rup Lal was appointed as ASM Ambassador to the Indian Ocean Region for American Society for Microbiology (ASM) w.e.f. 1 st July, ASM is one of the leading microbiology societies globally with the aim of promoting research as well as offering opportunities to students and faculty to further strengthen the science of Microbiology. The subject of Microbiology is promoted through its network of Ambassadors all around the globe. 12. Prof. B.K. Dass has been appointed as Ambassador of NANUM 2014 & ICM 2014 (International Congress of Mathematics 2014) representing south and west Asia including Indian subcontinent to be held in Seoul, Korea, 13 th - 21 st August, Professor R.K. Sharma was honored by Professor Y.K. Alagh, former Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, former VC of the Jawaharlal Nehru University for his contribution towards the incorporation of Green Chemistry in industry and academia in India during inaugural function of International Conference on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences on 14 th March, 2013 organized by Central University of Gujarat at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat. 14. Professor A.K. Prasad was awarded Honorary Diploma for Scientific Achievements and International Scientific Collaboration by Russian 36

37 International Charitable Foundation Scientific Partnership, Moscow, Russia (March 2013). 15. Professor D.S. Rawat was appointed Executive Member: Indian Society of Chemist and Biologist ( ). 16. Dr. Satish K. Awasthi was awarded Commonwealth Academic fellowship UK (1 st February 30 th April, 2013) and National Fellowship Awards: DBT Research Associate, MBU, IISC Bangalore. 17. Dr. Vibha Tandon was awarded Fulbright Senior Research fellowship for the year to visit Department of Cell Biology, Georgia State University Atlanta USA. 18. Dr. A. K. Verma was awarded Senior INSA visiting fellowship for the year 2014, to Visit Prof. Carsten Bolm Institute of Organic Chemistry RWTH Aachen University, Germany under bilateral exchange program of India. 19. Dr. P. Venkatesu was awarded Professor Suresh C. Ameta Award received from Indian Chemical Society, India, December, Dr. Sandeep Kaur was awarded Max-Planck India Fellowship, from DST & Max Planck Group for Research in Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg-Germany ( ). 21. Prof. J.P. Khanna was awarded Prof. S.S. Katiyar Endowment lecturer Award at its 100 th session in Kolkata on January, 2013 by the Indian Science Congress Association. 22. Prof. Paramjit Khurana was nominated member NASI member to Science Education Panel of the three National Science Academies ( ) and also elected Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Science, Allahabad, India. 23. Dr. Girdhar K. Pandey was awarded DBT-CREST (Cutting-edge Research Enhancement and Scientific Training) ( ) by University of California, and One Year Visiting Scholar/Visiting Professor at the Department of Plant Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA. 37

38 24. Prof. R.K. Saxena was awarded best Poster award in Asian Congress on Biotechnology (ACB) 2013, IIT Delhi during 15 th -19 th December, 2013 on the topic Economic process for bacterial cellulose production by a novel species of Gluconacetobacter Firdaus Jahan & R.K. Saxena. 25. Prof. M.V. Ranjan, is a member of the Research Advisory Committee of the National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects (NBAII), Bangalore. 26. Dr. Pankaj Sinha was appointed member on management Accreditation Evaluation Committee (MAEC) of NBA for his valuable inputs for assessment and accreditation of programmes in Management and also appointed as a Jury for ET Now Risk Management Excellence Awards in Association with ICICI Lombard (2013). 27. Prof. T. Satyanarayana was conferred with Malaviya award of Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) for the year 2012 during annual conference in Pune on 25 th November, Prof. Uma Garg was awarded Baba Allauddin Khan Award, Delhi, Prof. Anupam Mahajan was awarded Rag Rangini Shree Samman Delhi 2013 and Biographical Inclusion: Women s Achievers Who s Who Dr. T.V. Manikandan was awarded Asthana Vidhwan Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, Prof. Chander Shekhar has been declared recipient of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad Ghalib Award by Ghalib Institute, New Delhi, and he is also felicitated with Haryana Urdu Academy s Award on Persian Research on 26 th July, 2013 at Haryana Governor s House, Chandigarh. 32. DMA Centenary Institution Award was conferred on the University College of Medical Sciences on 18 th August, Senior Toxicologist Award was conferred on Prof. B.D. Banerjee, Department of Biochemistry by ASIO-SOT, USA for significant contribution to the promotion of science of Toxicology in academia, government and industry during 53 rd Annual meeting of Society of Toxicology, USA in San Antonio, Texas, USA. 34. Delhi State Award was conferred on Prof. Namita Kalra, Head, Department of Paedodontics and preventive Dentistry. 38