1. Prof. Dinesh Singh -

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
Vice Chancellor
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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.
8.
Prof. Satwanti Kapoor
Proctor
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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Chairman
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
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Secretary
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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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
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
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
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 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
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College
Ayurvedic & Unani Tibbia College
Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences
Bhim Rao Ambedkar College
Dr. D.P. Pathak
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)
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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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Concerned quarters have been informed
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notified
Results of the elections have been
and informed to all concerned.
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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 1215 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.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Geography
Mathematics
Music
Sociology
Anthropology
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6.
7.
Persian
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 201617) and has sanctioned following Non-Recurring and Recurring Grant for this
purpose.
Non-Recurring
Recurring
Total
:
:
:
Rs. 3.00 lacs
Rs. 7.50 lacs
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
Mathematical Science building).
(Social
Science
building
formerly
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.
2.
3.
4.
M.A. in Korean
M.A. in Chinese
M.A. in Life Long Learning & Extension
Doctor of Medicine (D.M.) in Nephrology
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5.
6.
7.
Doctor of Medicine (D.M.) in Endocrinology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in Emergency Medicine
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.
2.
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
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.
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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)
Registrar – Secretary
(DINESH SINGH)
Vice-Chancellor - Chairman
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