This is to inform that the result of examination December, 2020 of the following courses have been declared/made public today.
1. B.Sc. (Microbial and Food Technology)-5th Semester, Dec-2020
2. Master of Arts (Fine Arts) -3rd Semester, Dec-2020
3. Master of Arts (Ghandian and Peace Studies)-1st Semester,Dec-2020
The same can be seen at the respective Departments/Colleges or Panjab University website.
This is to inform that the result of examination December, 2020 of the following courses have been declared/made public today.
1. Master of Business Administration (Hons. School System) 1st Semester Examination – December, 2020
2. Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) (4 Year Course) 5th Semester Examination – December, 2020
3. Bachelor of Science 5th Semester Examination – December, 2020
The same can be seen at the respective Departments/Colleges or Panjab University website.
Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor of Panjab University has been given extension for a period of another three years w.e.f 23 July 2021. by the office of Chancellor, Panjab University..
Under his tenure, growth of Panjab University has taken a quantum leap in the last about 3-years. There are many first time initiatives which include integration of Seven Verticals SAIF/CIL Lab, Design Innovation Centre, CIIPP, Skill Development, Bio-Nest Incubator, Institute Innovation Council, DST Centre for Policy Research, for their efficient and coordinated working. University received a grant of Rs. 50 crore from MHRD Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) under Component 10 and planned and established Incubation Centre known as Discovery Block in the University Campus. PU is ranked at 2nd in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) amongst Indian Universities of the country. It has signed 37 MoUs with National and International institutions/ Industry.
Also, the University library provided learning resources through RemoteXs at home for the faculty, research scholars and students. University faculty with motivation has organized 900+ Webinars/ Seminars/ Workshops/ Conferences in last two years along with 500+ online events during COVID pandemic. 27 scientists from various disciplines out of 2313 Indian Scientists have been included in the elite list of world top two percent scientists by Stanford University. Assam Government established the Srimanta Sankardev Chair commencing from 2019-20 to facilitate research beyond Assam borders. He made efforts to give promotion and service benefits to a number of ministerial, secretarial, technical and Class ‘C’ staff .
It was also observed that over 100 teachers of the university were struggling to get their Ph.D benefits released. Unnecessary pressure which was lingering on the minds of the young faculty members since 2009 was taken with priority. The Vice Chancellor took initiative and with personal intervention made regulatory bodies address the concern of the teachers and letter concerning the same was issued. Also, now there is zero pendency of CAS promotion in the Vice-Chancellor office. A total of 133 cases of promotion are processed and granted under Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) during July 2018 to July 2020
PU won the prestigious Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy for all-round performance in sports among Indian Universities continuously for two years (2019 & 2020). It was awarded by the President of India on National Sports Day. PU also got First position in1st Khelo India University Games organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports during Feb-March 2020. University introduced a Six-month Certificate Course in Elementary Sanskrit and Bhagavad-Gita, Ancient Indian Wisdom. It has also conducted Online examination for all the students (~2,50,000) during COVID Pandemic. It is among top 05 universities in India to upload data of 31000+ students on NAD (National Academic Depository) as mandated by MHRD, GoI. Under his leadership, PU Alumni Association (PUAA) organized a Global Alumni Meet in November, 2019.
He has been instrumental in getting 271 Molekule Air purifier units for SAIF/CIL, Panjab University and have been distributed to the hospitals of the region.
The office of Dean International Students in collaboration with Department of Sociology, Panjab University and support from Department of History and Department of Environmental Studies, organized a national webinar on “India’s Response to Global Call, Paris Agreement UN SDG-13 and COP -26 to celebrate World Environment Day, by Dr Srikanta K.Panigrahi ,Director General ,Indian Institute of Sustainable Development(IISD), New Delhi.
The webinar was initiated by Prof Anju Suri, Dean International Students who highlighted the significance of environment and its protection especially during covid times as this is a crisis period which may have purified the air and improved environment due to presence of lockdowns but she showed her concern about the worsening of environmental situation once the lockdowns are no more.
Prof Rani Mehta, Chairperson, Department of Sociology introduced the dignitaries, emphasized on the uniqueness of planet Earth which provides life to several micro organisms, plants and animals including Human beings. She also raised the issue of vulnerability of ecosystems to environmental damage through the modernization processes of industrislization, urbanization, technological advancements etc.
Prof Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, PU in his inaugural address mentioned in a very practical and pragmatic way the importance of protecting the environment and highlighted the role which each individual can play in bringing about sustainability by following simple easy steps such as planting trees, removing garbage, switching off lights when not in use and his goal oriented approach also focused on the need to move from individual to community level for saving the environment. He wonderfully articulated the significance of a cleaner and greener campus for better work environment.
Dr Srikanta Panigrahi gave a very comprehensive and detailed analysis of the reasons for climate change which happens through the emission of greenhouse gases released from vehicles and industries and is seen in the form of global warming as well as rising temperatures which cause floods, storms, decrease in food production and extinction of flora and fauna species. He also threw light on India’s role in combating climate change by discussing about the mission approach in India which gives more importance to carbon management, enhanced energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture etc. He also described about India’s INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions ) to healthy and sustainable way of living based on traditions and values of conservation and moderation. According to him, the problem of developed countries is over consumerism and for developing countries it is lack of cost effective technology. Thus, there is a need to have collective efforts and two important aspects – togetherness and innovation for achieving sustainable development.
The talk was followed by a vibrant question answer session conducted by Dr Suman Mor, Chairperson ,Department of Environmental Studies . The Vote of thanks was presented by Dr Priyatosh Sharma, Chairperson, Department of History. The webinar was well attended by participants from the region.
This is for the information of the public in general and students in particular that the result of M.Phil. / Ph.D. Entrance Test-2020 conducted by the Panjab University, Chandigarh on 7th March 2021 has been declared.
The result is available on http://results.puchd.ac.in website.
The Committee constituted for reviewing the status of COVID-19 cases in Panjab University, met today and on the basis of recommendations, 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 from 01.06.2021 to 09.06.2021.: –
1. The Office timings of the University shall be observed from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. up to 09.06.2021 with 50% staff strength. However, the Controlling Officers/Heads of the Branches/Departments may call the staff beyond 2.00 p.m., depending upon the exigency of the work, by staggering the timings, while ensuring that the attendance of staff at any time should not exceed the stipulated limit of 50% of strength. Officers of the level of Office Superintendent and above shall attend the office on daily basis.
2. The remaining non-attending 50% staff shall work from home under the instructions of their Controlling Officers and they shall remain available through e-modes, i.e., telephone, e-mail, video conference, etc.
3. No staff shall leave the station without the prior sanction of the Controlling Officer.
4. There shall not be any public dealing up to 09.06.2021 except with the prior appointment of the concerned HOD that too for urgent issues only.
5. With respect to Field Workers, the concerned Heads of the Department/Office may take a decision to stagger their timings/strength, if required, keeping in view the COVID-19 protocols.
An online session on the ‘significance of E resources in Research’ was organized by the Department of Political Science which was open for the researchers of Panjab University departments. Dr Neeraj K Singh, Deputy Librarian of the AC Joshi Library, Panjab University as the resource person made a presentation enabling the researchers, many of them in their hometowns due to Covid situation, to have an introduction to the facilities available in the university library . He made them aware of the library automation and RFID system developed by the university library.
More importantly, he also gave them hands-on instruction as to how to avail these very useful e-resources available through the university which Panjab university has got access to by paying huge user fees. These include the UGC-CARE journals including the international Journals published by SAGE, Cambridge University Press, among others. He referred to the significance of online database in getting access to the research materials available on the Panjab University platforms.
Besides, Neeraj Singh gave the researchers a live demonstration of several login platforms logging which they can have open access to the thousands of research articles and reference books without paying any user charges on their own.
The session was attended by 99 researchers and students from different departments of Panjab University.
A Biogas Plant was today inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Raj Kumar at Boys’ Hostel No. 3, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
It was built at the cost of around 30 lakhs by a company accredited with BARC, Mumbai. Prof. SK Tomar, Prof. Sukhbir Kaur, Deans Student Welfare, Prof. Manu Sharma, UIET, Prof. Ganga Ram, Director CIL and Warden of the hostel Dr. JS Sehrawat graced the occasion which was held by following proper COVID-19 protocol.
This biogas plant has a capacity to process about one ton of food-waste and other biological materials for generation of biogas through the process of bimethenation. The food-waste for this plant is to be arranged by Horticulture Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, mainly collected as food-waste from different hostels of PU itself. The plant will be run by the firm for next few years which will cater to the gas requirements of Mess and Canteen of Boys’ Hostel No. 3, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Prof. Raj Kumar congratulated the team for generating such ideas of innovative work for generation of green energy which is the need of hour these days. He stressed that such projects should be extended soon to meet the energy requirements of other university hostels too. Prof. Raj Kumar interacted with the experts, XEN office engineers, the Dean Student Welfare and warden BH-3 to explore the possibilities of utilizing solar energy too in the university. The worthy Vice-Chancellor ignited the gas stove, run on the gas generated from the Biogas plant itself from the food waste arranged by the firm from different hotels of Chandigarh and through repeated requests to the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh by the Warden Dr. JS Sehrawat.
“There is an urgent need for such constructive and environment-friendly projects to fulfill our energy requirements and save our environment”, stressed Prof. SK Tomar, DSW, Panjab University. All the dignitaries present on the occasion congratulated the warden Dr. Sehrawat for facilitating the work, managing the inauguration program and ensuring that proper COVID behavior was followed by all present to facilitate the work.
MASTER TRAINER ON MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT (MHM) FROM GERMANY ADDRESSED PANJAB UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
To mark the World Menstrual Hygiene Care Day, the students were imparted with the basic information on Menstrual Hygiene Management by Komal Ramday from Germany during a special webinar organized by Centre for Social Work and NSS, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Komal before leaving for Germany, served as a Master trainer for MHM training programs with Water Supply Sanitation Collaborative Council, New Delhi for three years. She had acted as a resource person for more than hundreds of training sessions in different parts of our country. In her interaction, she focused on Breaking the silence about Menstruation in our country, as it is still considered as a taboo here. She tried to explain this by citing various examples from different states of the country. She shared that communication is the key to break the iceť on Menstruation. She also focused on the importance of info graphic materials available to facilitate our work.
She appealed to the educational institutions to come forward and start talking about all such issues and put them into the mainstream agenda.
She also shared about the environmental friendly options available in the market which can be used as an absorbent. She also highlighted the role of Social Work students to demystify the myths associated with it in the society. She said that with correct information only, the social worker’s can ignite the light of awareness among the masses.
A basic orientation session prior to this interaction was also organised by Namrata Sharma, Megha Mittal, Lagan Wadhwa, Sunaina Nain, Lakshya Verma, Tasveer Kaur, Muskan Soni and others from MSW 2nd year students. They also shared the prevalent myths and clarified the misconceptions about Menstruation. Babita Sharma, Robin, Arpna Rattu, Jashanjot and Aashima Kajla, PhD scholars at Centre for Social Work also shared their experiences among the audiences.
The students were screened with informative videos also by the trainers for their better understanding. The other aspects related to Menstruation were also discussed which included how to respond to health issues during menstruation, what options are available in the market other than sanitary pads like silicon she- cups, tampons and how to properly dispose off the used material etc.
This programme was organised as a part of the MHM campaign being run by the Centre for Social Work with the mentorship of Dr Gaurav Gaur since January 2018. He shared that till today, we have touched more than 9000+ school, college and University students in this campaign.
TEC PU organises webinar to Develop Technology while Studying
Technology Enabling Centre (TEC) of Panjab University organized a webinar titled “Develop a Technology while doing your degree” through online mode.
The Vice Chancellor of Panjab University Prof Rajkumar in his address, emphasized on requirement to do innovation on domestic needs of our local ecosystem and assured participants that Panjab University will give full support.
Coordinator of first year Dr Kalpana Dahiya apprised students that soon they will be undergoing a training titled “Innovative Product Design” in which students will have to make “proof-of-the-concept” projects.
Dr Shankar Sehgal, incharge of Btech projects (mechanical), urged students to carry same project from initial semesters to their final semester. This will bring continuity in the project work and quality of projects will appreciably improve.
Professor Manu Sharma, coordinator of TEC shared several cases in which innovation by common men has brought positive change. Keynote speaker of the event, Er Sudhir Dua stressed upon need to develop scientific temperament while doing engineering degree. He further exhorted students to extensively visit industry and assess requirements of industry on which innovation is required.
About 400 students from several branches of engineering attended this webinar.
