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Chandigarh June 12, 2021

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An amount of Rs. 2.36 crore has been sanctioned for three years with Dr. Rohit Sharma, Microbial Biotechnology, Panjab University Chandigarh ,designated as the Project Investigator for Empowering Youth for Undertaking Value Added Innovative Translational Research (E-YUVA) scheme.

This aims to inculcate and promote research and society oriented entrepreneurial innovation among young students and researchers. Under this scheme the E-YUVA Centres (EYCs) provides pre-incubation to innovators along with financial support. The pre-incubation (UIC) has been upgraded to E-YUVA centre.

This centre will provide pre-incubation/incubation, financial and mentoring support to innovators and inculcate entrepreneurial culture. 

Incubation centre EYC has been in alliance with the vision of the  Vice Chancellor, Prof. Raj Kumar. He has been focusing on the importance of entrepreneurial set up that is going to shape a new India and that we will have to move ahead, taking young and the old together in this initiative. His vison is to integrate and consolidate different verticals of science under an umbrella of research and innovation. He emphasizes on the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in the ever-dynamic global scenario.

Dr. Rohit Sharma considers this as a key step in empowering and nurturing young entrepreneurs in multidisciplinary areas of work in the northern region of the country. This centre will not only focus on the Entrepreneurs from the University and R &D institutions but also bring on board teams of Innovators from colleges or other graduation institutions. He successfully led the pre-incubation and incubation that was established in the year 2016 with generous funding support received from BIRAC. The pre-incubation has which now has been upgraded to E-YUVA Centre. 

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Since its inception, the pre-incubation and incubation, has been successful in having more than a score of Innovators on board as resident startups and/or entrepreneurs. It has multiple other success stories with respect to patents, awards and honors, funding, publications, a number of Proof of Concept (POCs), prototypes, products and large number of Innovators transforming to successful start ups, tie ups with industry and multiple follow up funding. EYC-PU, Chandigarh will keep up the good work and strive toward creation and hosting many more successful entrepreneurial ventures. 

Chandigarh June 11, 2021

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The Placement Cell of the Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, organized today a virtual outreach program, ‘A Roadmap to the Career Options In Biophysics’  to spread awareness and generate interest in the field of Biophysics. 

The virtual meet was convened by Dr. Avneet Saini ,Chairperson and Dr. Naveen Kaushal ,Assistant Professor; Placement and Outreach Incharge of the Biophysics Department. Over 110 students from different colleges attended the Outreach Program. 

Prof. Meena Sharma, Honorary Director, Central Placement Cell, PU presided over the virtual meet . In her opening remarks, she appreciated the time and efforts invested by the organizers in making this outreach program a reality. She emphasized the need of organizing such programs to guide students in making informed decisions about their future.

Dr. Avneet Saini introduced the students to biophysics as an interdisciplinary arena that bridges the gap between biological and physical sciences. 

Dr. Naveen Kaushal gave a presentation on the topic ‘Outreach and Placement’ and made the students aware of the scope and various career opportunities that the students can pursue after doing a course in Biophysics. Highly distinguished alumni of the Department gave their testimonials to the students about how Biophysics helped shape their careers. 

Dr. Pooja Khanna shared her journey of becoming a Data Scientist at Green Shield, Canada, and how she chose her passion for the same stemming from Biophysics. Ms. Sonika Sharma, Senior Manager, Medical Writer, Paraxel, Mohali shared her learning and experiences on her path from Biophysics to Parexel. Dr. Preeti Bhardwaj, Scientific Officer B, NCBS, TIFR, Bangalore, and Dr. Rishi Bhardwaj, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Yale University, USA, narrated their stories from being a Ph.D. student at the Department to follow their dreams in their respective careers.

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Dr. Naveen Kaushal thanked all the speakers and the participants for making the virtual meet success and hoped for a new beginning for relationship building  

Chandigarh June 9, 2021

Panjab University, Chandigarh, after reviewing the status of COVID-19 cases in the campus and on the basis of recommendations of the Committee, constituted for this purpose, the Competent Authority  has resumed the office timings of the University  from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. with full strength wef 10th June,2021.

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The competent authority has approved following measures to contain the spread of ongoing Corona pandemic, to be observed by all the offices of the Panjab University: –  

1. The Office timings of the University shall be resumed to normal working hours, i.e. from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. with full strength.  However, depending upon the staffing pattern and laydown of the office space, etc. if the Head of the Office/Department is of the view that staggering of timings/attendance is required to ensure proper compliance of COVID – 19 protocols, then he/she may stagger the timings and attendance of staff by issuing proper office orders giving appropriate justification for the same, subject to the condition that the normal day to day work as well as time bound assignments relating to the offices may not get affected.   

2. There shall not be any public dealing up to 25.06.2021 except with the prior appointment of the concerned HOD that too for urgent issues only. 

3. The Office staff shall avoid community lunch and any kind of get together to ensure proper physical distancing.   

4. All staff must ensure appropriate COVID-19 compliant behavior, i.e., proper wearing of masks (covering both mouth and nose), proper physical distance, regular handwashing/sanitization, etc. 

5. The entry and exit points shall be properly regulated to avoid any crowding.  

6. The lifts shall work with the capacity of only two passengers and one operator. 

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