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MINUTES OF THE 84TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY

COURT FRIDAY, THE 28TH

MARCH, 2014 AT 2.00 P.M.

NEW CONVENTION HALL, VICE-REGAL LODGE UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, DELHI-110007

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

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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 2013.

Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma was born on 18 January 1933 in Madya

Pradesh. He was an Indian jurist who served as the 27th Chief Justice of India from

25 March 1997 to 18 January 1998. Thereafter he was the Chairman of National

Human Rights Commission from 1999 to 2003, and Chairman of the Justice Verma

Committee.

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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 2013.

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 1964. He retired as Professor on January 31, 1996.

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 2013.

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 (1963-92). He received the

Sahitya Academy Award in 1977. He won federation of Indian Publishers award in

1977 and 1979.

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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 2013.

Prof. Vijay Kapur was born on 25 April 1954. 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 2014.

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 1959. He joined the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi

in 1963 and served till 1987. He was Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi

from 1990 to 1995.

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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 2013.

Prof. Vinod Kumar Bhalla was born on 15 November 1948 at Amritsar,

Punjab. Prof. Bhalla worked as Dean, Faculty of Management Studies from 5th

January, 2004 to 23rd June, 2005.

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 2012.

Prof. G.C. Gupta was born on 29 September 1929. 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.

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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

2013.

Prof. H.C. Ganguli was born on 25 November 1924. He joined University of

Delhi in 1964. 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 2013.

Prof. Krishna V. Sane was born on 27 December 1935. He was Professor of

Chemistry at the University of Delhi, until his retirement in 26 December 1995. He

served as the chairman, IUPAC Committee on Teaching of Chemistry and Director

of UNESCO Low Cost Equipment Project (1979-1996), Chief Editor Chemistry

Education (1984-98).

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.

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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 2013.

Prof. N.K. Ray was born on 5 December 1940. He joined the department of

chemistry in 1970. He also served as Provost Gwyer Hall from 1985-1989. He was

Founder Director, CPDHE Delhi University, Program Co-ordinator for 1 year and

UGC COSSIST Program, Chemistry Department from 1999-2002. 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

2013.

Prof. V.N. Bajpai was born on 29 December 1956. He joined the University

as a Lecturer on 30 July 1981. He became Professor on 10 August 2002.

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.

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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

2013.

Prof. Alok K. Banerjee was born on 20 February 1944. He joined Chemistry

Department as a Lecturer in 1972.

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

2013.

Prof. Bal Krishna Sharma was born on 23 April 1928. He did his

B.Sc.(Hons.) in Chemistry from University of Delhi in 1949. 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.

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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

2013.

Prof. Sushil Kumar Saxena was born on 17 May 1921. He was formerly of

the Dept of Philosophy, University of Delhi and was a world renowned

aesthetician, introducing the subject in 1964. 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 2008. 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

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Dean of Colleges Prof. Malashri Lal Head’s Category Dr. P.K. Sahoo Department of Pharmacy

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

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Professor’s Category Prof. C.K. Jaggi Department of Operational Research Prof. Dr. Hira Paul Gangnegi Department of Buddhist Studies Prof. S. C. Rai Department of Geography Prof. Jaya S. Tyagi Department of History Prof. Seema Bawa Department of History Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha Department of Social Work Prof. Christel R. Devadawson Department of English Prof. Raj Kumar Department of English Prof. Tejinder Singh Department of Pathology (MAMC) Reader’s Category Dr. Shanta Verma Department of Political Science Lecturer’s Category Sh. N. Sukumar Department of Political Science Sh. Kanwar Pal Singh Department of Library & Information Sciences Dr. (Ms.) Maneesha Taneja 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

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

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

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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 2013-2014.

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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 1933. 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.

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ANTARDHVANI

University of Delhi organised its next edition of the mega academic and cultural event Antardhvani on 14th-16th 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 11th-19th March, 2014. The train was flagged off on 11th 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 19th March, 2014. Around 57 Projects from various colleges of the University of Delhi were selected for study during the Educational Train. Each project team comprised of 12-15 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.

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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. 01.04.2013 to 31.03.2018.

S.No. Department

1. Geography 2. Mathematics 3. Music 4. Sociology 5. Anthropology

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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 (2013-2014 to 2016-17) and has sanctioned following Non-Recurring and Recurring Grant for this purpose.

Non-Recurring : Rs. 3.00 lacs Recurring : Rs. 7.50 lacs Total : Rs. 10.50 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. 1.69 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. 1.28 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. 1.12 Crore by UGC & MHRD for the Project titled ‘e-content development for comparative literature.’

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5. Prof. R.C. Kuhad, Department of Microbiology has been sanctioned Rs. 1.12 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

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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

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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.

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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 – 11 -19 January 2014. 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.

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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

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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 91st Annual Convocation on 14th 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 10th February, 2014.

POPULAR LECTURE SERIES

o Lecture on ‘Iqbal, The Humanist’ by Prof. Abdul Haq on 13th December, 2013. o Lecture on ‘Importance of Law and Constitution in Political Theory and

Practice’ by Shri Gopal Subramanium on 18th September, 2013. 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 22nd April, 2013.

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o Public Lecture Series on ‘National Knowledge Network’ by Dr. Sam Pitroda, Prof. Michael Sandel and Prof. Dinesh Singh on 23rd January, 2013.

o Lecture on ‘Change your brain by transforming your mind’ under D.S. Kothari Memorial Lecture by Prof. Richard Davidson on 25th October, 2013.

SEMINARS

o An International Conference on ‘Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Medicine and

Human Health’ was organised by Department of Genetics on 18-20th October, 2013 at UDSC.

o An International Conference titled ‘Les Francophonies postcoloniales: texts, contexts’ was organised by the Department of Germanic & Romance Studies on 7-9th November 2013.

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 6-7th March, 2013.

o An International Conference on ‘Transitions: State, Society and Culture in

China’ was organised by the Department of East Asian Studies on 5-6th April, 2013.

o An International Conference on ‘Transitions: State, Society and Culture in

China’ was organised by the Department of East Asian Studies on 10th-11th January, 2014.

o An International Conference on ‘Perception of Life and Death; Japan and India’

was organised by the Department of East Asian Studies on 14-15th February, 2014.

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 10th-11th January, 2014.

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 21st-23rd March, 2013.

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o An International Symposium on ‘Plant Signaling and Behavior’ was organised by the Department of Botany on 7th-10th March, 2014.

o An International Workshop on ‘Green Initiatives in Energy, environment and

Health’ was organised by the Department of Chemistry on 2nd -3rd December, 2013.

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 21st-22nd March, 2013. It was dedicated to the memory of “Bharat Ratan” Late Pt. Ravi Shankar, renowned Sitar legend, who passed away on 11th December, 2012. 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 6th-7th November, 2013.

o A National Seminar on “Latest Trends in Health and Physical Education” was

organised by the Department of Sports on 15th -16th February, 2013.

o A National Seminar on ‘Expanding Horizons of Anthropological Research: Issues of Methodology’ was organised by the Department of Anthropology on 27th August, 2013.

o A National Seminar for Research Scholars in Mathematics was organised by the

Department of Mathematics on 20th -21st September, 2013.

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 8th March, 2014.

o One Day Workshop on ‘Recent Trends in Chemistry; was organised by the Department of Chemistry on 31st August, 2013.

o ACS- Gii International Workshop on ‘Sustainability and Water Quality’ was organised by the Department of Chemistry on 15th -18th January, 2014.

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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 27th May-7th June, 2013.

o Department of Biophysics organised One day Symposium ‘200 Years of Charles

Darwin’ on 21st March, 2009.

o A workshop cum symposium on ‘Periodized Training: New dimensions’ was organised by the Department of Physical Education & Sports Sciences on 17th January, 2014.

o A two day workshop on ‘Research Tools in Sanskrit’ was organised by Department of Sanskrit in South Campus, University of Delhi on 10th-11th January, 2014.

o 40th Annual Conference of India Immunology Society ‘IMMUNOCON 2013’

was organised by the Department of Biochemistry (UCMS) on 15th-17th November, 2013.

o 2nd National Conference on ‘Nail Disorders (ONYCHOCON2013)’ was organised by the Department of Dermatology (UCMS) on 9th November, 2013.

o 4th Conference & Scientific Seminar on ‘Medical Laboratory Science &

Technology MEDILABCON-2013’ was organised by the Delhi State-AIMLTA (UCMS) on 26th-27th October, 2013.

o A National Symposium on ‘Sialendoscopy’ was organised by the Department of ENT (UCMS) on 22nd-23rd November, 2013.

o EPLI- 3 National symposium on ‘Holistic approach to stress Management’ was

organised by the Department of Physiology on 4th May, 2013. o A ‘CIMPA-UNESCO-INDIA Research School 2013’ was organised by the

Department of Mathematics during 25th November – 6th December, 2013. 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 6th - 7th September, 2013.

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o A two days’ workshop on ‘Statistical Computing Using R’ was organised by the

Department of Statistics on 14th-15th September 2013. o First National Conference on ‘Recent Developments in Electronics’ was

organised by the Department of Electronic Science on 18th-20th January, 2013. o Third National Workshop on ‘Recent Trends in Semiconductor Devices and

Technology’ was organised by the Department of Electronic Science on 19th-20th January, 2013.

o 2nd Annual Commerce Convention on ‘Emerging Issues in Corporate

Governance’ was organised by the Department of Commerce on 3rd April, 2013.

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 12th -13th August, 2013.

o 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 6th September, 2013.

o 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 30th September, 2013.

o 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 8th-10th May 2013.

o 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 13th November, 2013.

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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.

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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. 1st July, 2012.

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, 13th - 21st August, 2014.

13. 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 14th 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

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International Charitable Foundation ‘Scientific Partnership’, Moscow, Russia (March 2013).

15. Professor D.S. Rawat was appointed Executive Member: Indian Society of Chemist and Biologist (2013-2015).

16. Dr. Satish K. Awasthi was awarded Commonwealth Academic fellowship UK (1st February – 30th 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 2012 -13 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, 2013.

20. 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 (2012-2016).

21. Prof. J.P. Khanna was awarded Prof. S.S. Katiyar Endowment lecturer Award at its 100th 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 (2013-2014) 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) (2012-2013) by University of California, and One Year Visiting Scholar/Visiting Professor at the Department of Plant Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.

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24. Prof. R.K. Saxena was awarded best Poster award in Asian Congress on Biotechnology (ACB) 2013, IIT Delhi during 15th -19th 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 25th November, 2013.

28. Prof. Uma Garg was awarded Baba Allauddin Khan Award, Delhi, 2013.

29. Prof. Anupam Mahajan was awarded Rag Rangini Shree Samman Delhi 2013 and Biographical Inclusion: Women’s Achievers Who’s Who 2013.

30. Dr. T.V. Manikandan was awarded ‘Asthana Vidhwan’ Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, 2013.

31. Prof. Chander Shekhar has been declared recipient of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad Ghalib Award -2013 by Ghalib Institute, New Delhi, and he is also felicitated with Haryana Urdu Academy’s Award on Persian Research 2012-13 on 26th July, 2013 at Haryana Governor’s House, Chandigarh.

32. DMA Centenary Institution Award was conferred on the University College of Medical Sciences on 18th August, 2013.

33. 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 53rd 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.

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35. Netaji Oration Award conferred on Prof. O.P. Kalra, Department of Medicine by the Association of physicians of India.

36. Prof. B.C. Bansal and Mrs. Uma Bansal Oration Award was conferred on Prof. O.P. Kalra, Department of Medicine by the Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine.

37. The Best International Poster Award was conferred on Prof. Usha Rani Singh, Department of Pathology at ASCP Conference, Chicago, USA.

38. Distinguished Abstract Award was conferred on Prof. J.K. Gambhir, Department of Biochemistry by National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry during Annual AACC meeting of Houston, USA.

39. Prof. Subhadra Channa was elected as the Vice President of International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences.

40. Prof. Anup K. Kapoor was elected as the President of Anthropology and Behavioural Sciences in 102nd Indian Science Congress (2014-2015).

41. Prof. Ajay Kumar has been elected as the Sectional President of Indian Science Congress for the year 2014-2015.

42. Prof. Mridula Gupta Chairperson IEEE EDS Delhi Chapter, The ED Delhi chapter was presented with the IEEE Electron Devices Society 2013 Region 10 Chapter of year award for an outstanding record of sustained Region 10 chapter activities.

43. Prof. P.K. Bhatnagar was awarded the UGC-BSR faculty fellowship in April 2013.

08/ Prof. Mahesh Verma, MAMC, was declared elected unopposed as a

University representative on the Dental Council of India for a term of 5 years w.e.f.

28.03.2014 and Prof. Ashwani Kumar, UCMS, was elected as a University

representative on the Medical Council of India w.e.f. 28.03.2014 to 30.09.2017 i.e.

upto the date of his superannuation.

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09/ Resolved that the 90th Annual Report of the University for the period 2012-

2013, under Section 38 of the University Act and Statute 4 of the Statutes of the

University, be adopted (Appendix-2).

10/ (a) Resolved that the Annual Accounts of the University, Provident Fund,

University Press, Maintained Halls and Hostels for the year 2010-2011 &

2011-2012 and Audit Reports thereon by the Director General of Audit

(Central Expenditures) be adopted (Appendix-3).

(b) Resolved that the Financial Estimates 2013-14 (Revised Estimates for the

year 2012-13 and Budget Estimates 2013-14) approved by the Executive

Council at its meeting held on 25.03.2013 be adopted (Appendix-4).

11/ Resolved that the various Amendments to Ordinances and Appendices to

Ordinances, as provided under Section 31(4) of Delhi University Act (for the period

27.12.2012 to 06.03.2014) be adopted.

One member, namely, Dr. V.K. Agrawal dissented. 12/ Resolved that the Annual Accounts of the University, Provident Fund, University

Press, Maintained Halls and Hostels for the year 2012-2013 and Audit Reports thereon by

the Director General of Audit (Central Expenditures) be adopted

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.

Sd/- Sd/- (ALKA SHARMA) (DINESH SINGH)

Registrar – Secretary Vice-Chancellor - Chairman