The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC (2013-14)

Part – A

1.Details of the Institution

1.1 Name of the Institution

1.2 Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City/Town

State

Pin Code

Institution e-mail address

Contact Nos.

Name of the Head of the Institution:

Tel. No. with STD Code:

Mobile:

Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator:

Mobile:

IQAC e-mail address:

1.3 NAAC Track ID

1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. &Date:

1.5Website address:

Web-link of the AQAR:

1.6Accreditation Details

Sl.No. / Cycle / Grade / CGPA / Year of Accreditation / Validity Period
1 / 1st Cycle / A+ / Sept.21, 2005 / Five Years
2 / 2nd Cycle
3 / 3rd Cycle
4 / 4th Cycle

1.7Date of Establishment of IQAC :

1.8AQAR for the year

1.9Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAACafterthe latest Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC

AQAR2012-13 submitted to NAAC on 20-02-2014
AQAR 2011-12 submitted to NAAC on 20-02-2014
AQAR 2010-11 submitted to NAAC on 20-02-2014
AQAR 2009-10 submitted to NAAC on 20-02-2014
AQAR 2008-09 submitted to NAAC on 20-02-2014
AQAR 2007-08 submitted to NAAC on 20-02-2014
AQAR 2006-07 submitted to NAAC on 20-02-2014
AQAR 2005-06 submitted to NAAC on 20-02-2014

1.10Institutional Status

UniversityState Central Deemed Private

Affiliated CollegeYes No

Constituent CollegeYes No

Autonomous collegeof UGCYes No

Regulatory Agency approved InstitutionYes No

Type of Institution Co-education Men Women

Urban Rural Tribal

Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) UGC 12B

Grant-in-aid +Self Financing Totally Self-financing

1.11Type of Faculty/Programme

Arts Science Commerce Law PEI(Phys Edu)

TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management

Others (Specify)

1.12Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges)

1.13 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc

Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University

University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE

DST Star Scheme UGC-CE

UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST

UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify)

UGC-COP Programmes

2.IQACComposition and Activities

2.1No. of Teachers

2.2No. of Administrative/Technical staff

2.3No. of students

2.4No. of Management representatives

2.5No. of Alumni

2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and

community representatives

2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists

2.8 No. of other External Experts

2.9 Total No. of members

2.10No. of IQAC meetings held

2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: Faculty

Non-Teaching Staff Students Alumni Others

2.12Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year?Yes No

If yes, mention the amount

2.13Seminars and Conferences (only quality related)

(i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC

Total Nos. International National State Institution Level

Annexure-i

(ii) Themes

2.14Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC

2.15Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome

The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality

enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year *

Plan of Action / Achievements
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* Attach the Academic Calendar of the year as Annexure.

2.16Whether theAQAR was placed instatutory body Yes No

Management Syndicate Any other body

Provide the details of the action taken

Annexure-i

The Department of Physics organized a workshop on “Personality Development” for the students of MSc Sem IV & BSc III year on31-1-14, 7-2-14 & 14-2-14.
The Department of Computer Science & IT organized a workshop on the topic “Online Application” on October19, 2013.
The Department of Computer Science & IT organized a workshop on the topic “Safer Internet Day” on February 11, 2014.
The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on Tally ERP 9.3 on September 12, 2013 conducted by NIIT. Resource person was Rajesh Thathoo, General Manager Amritsar Institute of Advanced Studies Pvt. Ltd.
The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Career Awareness Programme” on October 26, 2013 conducted by Mr Anil Aggarwal, Chairman Amritsar chapter of Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a seminar on “Personality Development” was conducted by Prof. Kirti Berry on November 16, 2013.
The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Effective Resume Making” was organized by Mr Rishab Gupta of TIMES Institute on February 4, 2014.
The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Group Discussion and Motivational Techniques” for student of B.Com, BBA and M.Com was organized by Prof Kirti Berry on February 14, 2014.
The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Basics of Resume Making and How to Introduce One’s own Portfolio” was organized by Prof Kirti Berry on February 15, 2014.
The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Creative Careers in Fashion, Art and Design” was organized on February 28, 2014 by Pearl Academy. Resource person was Mr Shashank Khandelwal.
The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Conceptual Framework of Insurance” was conducted by Mr Aditya Mehra and Mr Kunal Kataria from DHFL on March 03, 2014.
The Department of Economics organized a seminar on “Need for Character Building of Youth” in collaboration with Divya Jyoti Jagarti Sansthan and Dr Ambedkar Yuva Club.

The Department of Mass Communication and Video Production organized a One-Day Workshop on Television News Production in which a well renowned Producer of News Nation Mr Prabhudha Jain and Mr Munish Devgun, Associate Producer, Aaj Tak, New Delhi, discussed the techniques of news gathering and TV production with the students.
The Department of NSS organized one day seminar on “Women Empowerment and Foeticide”

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IQAC has been continuously encouraging the teaching departments to engage in research work and avail of the grants offered by the UGC to upgrade their know-how. The department of history was sanctioned two chairs under UGC Scheme:

‘Gandhian Studies Centre’ and ‘Ambedkar Studies Centre’ under the UGC Sponsored Epoch Making Socio Thinkers of India during 12th plan period 2013-17.

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Academic Calendar

Admission Schedule

Semester System

Normal Dates of Admission by the CollegeJuly 08, 2013

Admission by the College with Late Fee of the Rs.50/-July 09, 2013 – July 15, 2013

Admission with late Fee of Rs.100/-July 16, 2013 – July 22, 2013

but with the permission of the Dean Academic Affairs

Admission with late Fee of Rs.1000/-July 23, 2013 – July30, 2013

but with the permission of the Vice-Chancellor

Admission with late Fee of Rs.5000/-July 31, 2013 – Aug06, 2013

but with the permission of the Syndicate GNDU

Annual System

Normal Dates of Admission by the CollegeJuly 03, 2013

Admission by the College with Late Fee of the Rs.50/-July 04, 2013 – July 15, 2013

Admission with late Fee of Rs.100/-July 16, 2013 – July 30, 2013

but with the permission of the Dean Academic Affairs

Admission with late Fee of Rs.1000/-July 31, 2013 – Aug 31, 2013

but with the permission of the Vice-Chancellor

Admission with late Fee of Rs.5000/-Sep 02, 2013 – Sep 11, 2013

but with the permission of the Syndicate GNDU

Activity Schedule

Enrolment of cadets to NCC (All Wings) & NSSTill July 31, 2013

Talent Search Competition for CCATill July 31, 2013

Enrolment of Players in various teamsTill July 31, 2013

Sports & Athletics MeetFebruary 2014

Prize Distribution FunctionMarch, 2014

Convocation Function March, 2014

Preparatory Holidays for Semester/AnnualAs per University Notification

Exam 2013-2014

Vacation Schedule

Summer Recess: May 24, 2013 to July 07, 2013

Autumn Recess: September 30, 2013 to October 10, 2013

Winter Recess: December 23, 2013 to January 05, 2014.

Plan of Action

IQAC advised the various teaching departments to organize workshop/symposia for the students to sharpen their skills to raise their confidence level so that they are better placed for employability.

Achievements

As per the decision made in the meeting of IQAC regarding skill development of the students, the various teaching departments organized such seminars so that the students are more confident and better placed for employability.

The Department of Physics organized a workshop on “Personality Development” for the students of MSc Sem IV & BSc III year on31-1-14, 7-2-14 & 14-2-14.

The PG Department of Computer Science & IT organized a workshop on the topic “Online Application” on October19, 2013.

The PG Department of Computer Science & IT organized a workshop on the topic “Safer Internet Day” on February 11, 2014.

The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on Tally ERP 9.3 on September 12, 2013 conducted by NIIT. Resource person was Rajesh Thathoo, General Manager Amritsar Institute of Advanced Studies Pvt. Ltd.

The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Career Awareness Programme” on October 26, 2013 conducted by Mr Anil Aggarwal, Chairman Amritsar chapter of Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a seminar on “Personality Development” was conducted by Prof. Kirti Berry on November 16, 2013.

The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Effective Resume Making” was organized by Mr Rishab Gupta of TIMES Institute on February 4, 2014.

The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Group Discussion and Motivational Techniques” for student of B.Com, BBA and M.Com was organized by Prof Kirti Berry on February 14, 2014.

The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Basics of Resume Making and How to Introduce One’s own Portfolio” was organized by Prof Kirti Berry on February 15, 2014.

The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Creative Careers in Fashion, Art and Design” was organized on February 28, 2014 by Pearl Academy. Resource person was Mr Shashank Khandelwal.

The Department of Commerce and Business Management organized a workshop on “Conceptual Framework of Insurance” was conducted by Mr Aditya Mehra and Mr Kunal Kataria from DHFL on March 03, 2014.

The Department of Economics organized a seminar on “Need for Character Building of Youth” in collaboration with Divya Jyoti Jagarti Sansthan and Dr Ambedkar Yuva Club.

The Department of Mass Communication and Video Production organized a One-Day Workshop on Television News Production in which a well renowned Producer of News Nation Mr Prabhudha Jain and Mr Munish Devgun, Associate Producer, Aaj Tak, New Delhi, discussed the techniques of news gathering and TV production with the students.

The Department of NSS organized one day seminar on “Women Empowerment and Foeticide”

Part – B

Criterion – I

1. Curricular Aspects

1.1 Details about Academic Programmes

Level of the Programme / Number of existing Programmes / Number of programmes added during the year / Number of self-financing programmes / Number of value added / Career Oriented programmes
PhD / 0 / 0 / 0
PG / 9 / 0 / 2
UG / 13 / 0 / 6
PG Diploma / 1 / 0 / 1
AdvancedDiploma / 1 / 0
Diploma / 1 / 0
Certificate / 1 / 0
Others
Total / 26 / 0 / 09
Interdisciplinary
Innovative

1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/Core/Elective option / Open options

(ii) Pattern of programmes:

Pattern / Number of programmes
Semester / 22 (9 PG & 1st & 2ndyr of 13 Under Programmes)
Trimester
Annual / 17 (4 Diploma / Certificate Course and final year of 13 Under Graduate Programmes.

1.3Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni Parents Employers Students

(On all aspects)

Mode of feedback : Online Manual Co-operating schools (for PEI)

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1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects.

1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details.

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Feedback from the employers i.e., DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi is continuously communicated to the employees of the college through the Principal by the Administrative Office. Any issue requiring view of the employees is discussed threadbare in the meetings of academic council and staff council of the college. Feedback from the students is communicated either directly to the Principal or College Registrar or Prof-In-Charge Administration or mentoring sessions of the students or scholars from or any other platform of the students. Feedback from the students regarding discipline is discussed in the Discipline Maintenance Committee headed by Prof-In-Charge Administration. Feedback regarding teaching learning process or university work or any other issue is addressed by the College Registrar with the help of College Principal. Feedback from the alumni association is taken care of by the Principal or the Academic Council of the College.

Criterion – II

2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

2.1 Total No. of permanent faculty

Total / Asst. Professors / Associate Professors / Professors / Others
93 / 51 / 42 / - / -

2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D.

2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Recruited (R) and Vacant(V) during the year

Asst. Professors / Associate Professors / Professors / Others / Total
R / V / R / V / R / V / R / V / R / V
0 / 55 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / - / - / 0 / 55

Note that Punjab Govt. as imposed a ban on recruitment of vacant aided posts since 2002. The college, however, makes adhoc appointments against these posts.

2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty

2.5Faculty participation in conferences and symposia:

No. of Faculty / International level / National level / State level
Attended SeminarsWorkshops / 05 / 26 / -
Presented PapersPPPPPPapepapers / 15 / 100 / -
Resource Persons / - / 01 / -

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2.6Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning:

2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days

during this academic year

2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by

the Institution(for example: Open Book Examination,Bar Coding,

Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online MultipleChoice Questions)

2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculum

restructuring/revision/syllabus development

as member of Board of Study/Faculty/Curriculum Development workshop

2.10Average percentage of attendance of students

2.11 Course/Programme wisedistribution of pass percentage:

Title of the Programme / Total no. of students appeared / Division
Distinction % / I % / II % / III % / Pass %
BBA SEM-II / 89 / 0 / 35.95 / 39.32 / 20.22 / 95.5
BBA SEM-IV / 82 / 0 / 43.90 / 37.80 / 17.07 / 98.7
MSC(MATH) SEM-II / 56 / 0 / 39.28 / 25 / 32.14 / 96.4
MA (ECO) SEM-II / 23 / 0 / 30.43 / 60.86 / 8.69 / 100
MA (ENG) SEM-II / 15 / 6.6 / 6.66 / 13.33 / 60 / 80
MA (HINDI) SEM-II / 10 / 0 / 90 / 10 / - / 100
MSC(PHYS) SEM-II / 24 / 0 / 29.16 / 25 / 45.83 / 100
MA(PBI) SEM-II / 21 / 0 / 4.76 / 57.14 / 38.09 / 100
MA(HIST) SEM-II / 27 / 0 / 51.85 / 44.44 / 3.70 / 100
MSC (COMP.SC) SEM-II / 32 / 3.1 / 81.25 / 15.62 / 3.12 / 100
M.COM SEM-II / 59 / 3.2 / 76.25 / 20.33 / 3.38 / 100
M.SC(PHY)SEM-IV / 23 / 4.3 / 86.95 / 8.69 / 4.34 / 100
M.SC(MATH) SEM-IV / 37 / 2.7 / 62.16 / 21.62 / 16.21 / 100
M.SC(COMP.SC) SEM-IV / 31 / 0 / 90.32 / 6.45 / 3.22 / 100
MA (ECO) SEM-IV / 07 / 0 / 57.14 / 42.85 / - / 100
MA (PBI) SEM-IV / 20 / 0 / 30 / 45 / 25 / 100
M.COM SEM-IV / 16 / 6.2 / 100 / - / - / 100
MA(ENG) SEM-IV / 09 / 0 / 11.11 / 44.44 / 44.44 / 100
MA (HIST) SEM-IV / 12 / 33.3 / 100 / - / - / 100
BBA SEM-III / 90 / 0 / 22.82 / 50 / 26.66 / 98.8
B.COM (R) SEM-I / 203 / 0 / 16.74 / 29.55 / 53.71 / 100
B.COM(R) SEM-II / 174 / 0.57 / 33.52 / 33.52 / 32.06 / 99.42
B.COM(R)-III / 150 / 0.66 / 28 / 62 / 10 / 100
B.SC(ECO) SEM-I / 129 / 0 / 9.30 / 12.40 / 78.30 / 100
B.SC(ECO) SEM-II / 107 / 1.1 / 13.09 / 10.71 / 76.19 / 78.5
B.SC(ECO) SEM-III / 54 / 0 / 22.22 / 12.96 / 64.86 / 100
B.SC(ECO) SEM-IV / 51 / 1.9 / 19.60 / 23.52 / 56.86 / 100
B.SC(ECO)-III / 64 / 0 / 28.12 / 5.56 / 20.31 / 100
BA-III / 136 / 0 / 3.67 / 57.35 / 36.76 / 97.8
B.SC(IT)-III / 69 / 0 / 46.37 / 39.13 / 14.49 / 100
B.SC(MED)-III / 23 / 0 / 6086 / 34.78 / - / 95.65
B.SC(NM)-III / 29 / 0 / 27.58 / 62.06 / 10.34 / 100
B.SC(COMP.SC)-III / 38 / 0 / 42.10 / 52.63 / 5.26 / 100
BJMC SEM-III / 28 / 17.8 / 25 / 42.85 / 32.14 / 100
BJMC SEM-V / 18 / 11.0 / 16.66 / 72.22 / 11.11 / 100
BJMC SEM-IV / 28 / 10.7 / 46.42 / 76.42 / 7.14 / 100
BJMC SEM-VI / 16 / 12.5 / 18.75 / 81.25 / - / 100
BMM SEM-III / 20 / 10.0 / 75 / 25 / - / 100
BMM SEM-V / 18 / 11.1 / 100 / - / - / 100
BMM SEM-IV / 18 / 11.1 / 83.33 / 16.66 / - / 100
BMM SEM-VI / 19 / 2.0 / 100 / - / - / 100
B.SC (MED) SEM-III / 22 / 0 / 27.27 / 22.72 / 50 / 100
B.SC (MED) SEM-IV / 24 / 0 / 54.16 / 8.33 / 37.50 / 100
B.SC(NM) SEM-III / 59 / 0 / 23.72 / 23.72 / 52.54 / 100
B.SC(NM) SEM-IV / 58 / 0 / 62.06 / 32.75 / 5.17 / 100
B.SC(COM.SC) SEM-III / 66 / 0 / 28.78 / 34.84 / 36.36 / 100
B.SC(COMP.SC) SEM-IV / 65 / 0 / 35.38 / 33.84 / 30.76 / 100
BA SEM-III / 192 / 0 / 7.29 / 16.66 / 76.04 / 100
BA SEM-IV / 190 / 0 / 24.73 / 42.63 / 32.63 / 100
B.SC(BT) SEM-I / 16 / 0 / 43.75 / - / 56.25 / 100
B.SC(BT) SEM-II / 15 / 0 / 53.33 / 13.33 / 33.33 / 100
B.SC(BT) SEM-III / 20 / 0 / 60 / 15 / 25 / 100
B.SC(BT)-III / 19 / 0 / 63.15 / 36.84 / - / 100
B.COM(P) SEM-I / 169 / 0 / 39.64 / 28.40 / 31.95 / 100
B.COM(P) SEM-II / 158 / 19.0 / 49.36 / 28.48 / 20.88 / 96.34
B.COM(P) SEM-III / 141 / 0 / 17.73 / 20.56 / 61.70 / 100
B.COM(P) SEM-IV / 130 / 07.8 / 43.07 / 45.38 / 11.53 / 100
B.COM(P)-III / 129 / 0 / 59.68 / 35.65 / 3.10 / 98.4
BCA SEM-III / 137 / 1.4 / 16.78 / 38.68 / 44.52 / 100
BCA SEM-IV / 134 / 1.4 / 61.94 / 25.37 / 12.68 / 100
BCA-III / 116 / 6.0 / 62.06 / 34.48 / 3.44 / 100
BMM SEM-II / 28 / 0 / 75 / 17.85 / 3.70 / 96.4
BJMC SEM-II / 32 / 0 / 6.25 / 53.12 / 26.66 / 96.8
B.SC (MED) SEM-II / 58 / 0 / 25.86 / 36.20 / 30.94 / 93
B.SC(NM) SEM-II / 76 / 0 / 30.37 / 27.64 / 40.56 / 97.3
B.SC(COMP.SC) SEM-II / 97 / 0 / 28.86 / 29.89 / 36.05 / 94.8
B.SC(IT) SEM-II / 86 / 0 / 18.11 / 18.60 / 55.09 / 91.8
BCA SEM-II / 151 / 0 / 21.19 / 21.85 / 51.66 / 94.7
BA SEM-II / 259 / 0 / 2.41 / 10.14 / 67.37 / 79.92

2.12How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes:

IQAC monitors teaching learning process in various programmes by analyzing the data obtained from Administrative Office and suggesting remedial measures.

2.13Initiativesundertaken towards faculty development

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Faculty / Staff Development Programmes / Number of faculty
benefitted
Refresher courses / 02
UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme / 19
HRD programmes
Orientation programmes
Faculty exchange programme
Staff training conducted by the university
Staff training conducted by other institutions
Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. / 29
Others

2.14Details of Administrative and Technical staff

Category / Number of Permanent
Employees / Number of Vacant
Positions / Number of permanent positions filled during the Year / Number of positions filled temporarily
Administrative Staff / 50 / 23 / 0 / 40
Technical Staff / 36 / 07 / 0 / 18

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Faculty attended Internationalconference/seminar Level

Dr Ashish Gupta, Department of Botany attended “Indian France Technology Summit & Technology Platform” on 23-24 October 2013 at New Delhi.

Dr. Narinder Arora, Department of Physics, attended “Indian France Technology Summit & Technology Platform” on 23-24 October 2013 at New Delhi.

Prof H S Walia, Department of Economics attended International Conference on “Human Values in Higher Education” jointly organized by IIT Varanasi, PTU IIT Hyderabad and Royal University of Bhutan at PTU Kapurthala from 28 February to 2 March,2014

Prof Manish Kapoor, Department of Economics attended a International Conference on “Values in Higher Education” at Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar from 28 March, 2014
Prof Taruna Kapoor, Department of Commerce attended 2nd International Conference sponsored by PTU, Jalandhar, organised by Swami Satyanand College of Management & Technology, on Dec 30- Jan5 2014

Faculty attended Nationalconference/seminar Level

Dr Rajni Bala, Department of Botany, attended UGC Sponsored National Conference on “Perspectives in Plant & Environmental Sciences” held on 11-12 March, 2014 at Department of Botanical & Environmental Sciences, GNDU, Amritsar.

Dr Vikas Gupta attended national symposium on ‘Vistas of Life Sciences, Now and Beyond’ held in school of life sciences JNU, New Delhi from February 13-15, 2014.

Prof. Sameer Kalia, Department of Physics attended a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Physics” held at GNDU on 14 February, 2014

Dr. Neeru Gupta, Department of Physics attended a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Physics” held at GNDU on 14 February, 2014

Prof Kapil Goyal, Department of Computer Science & IT attended a National Conference on “Emerging Trends in Computer Science and Application in 21st Centaury” held at Swami Satyanand College of Management & Technology, Amritsar on 10-11 January, 2014.

Dr A K Khosla and Dr Vipan Kumar, Department of Philosophy attended a National Seminar on “Environmental Ethics” held by Department of Guru Nanak Studies of GNDU Amritsar.

Dr A K Khosla and Dr Vipan Kumar, Department of Philosophy attended UGC sponsored NationalSeminar on “Teachings of Swami Dayanand” organized by BBK DAV College, Amritsar.

Prof Surinder Kumar, Department of Political Science attended a National Seminar on “Reflection of GHADER” organized by GNDU, Amritsar from 14-15, November 2013.

Prof. H S Walia, Department of Economics attended a National Seminar on “Changing Paradigms of Higher Education : 12th Five Year Plan initiatives, sponsored by National University of Education Planning and Administration (NUEPA) organized by AIFUCTO and AMUCT on 01 December, 2013.

Prof. H S Walia, Department of Economics attended a National Conference “XXVII Statutory Conference-2013 organized by AIFUCTO and AMUCT at Mangalore, Karnataka from 30 November to 2 December, 2013.

Prof Arif Nazir, Department of Mass Communication and Video Production attended a National Seminar on “Cinema Kaleidoscope” organized by Journalism and Mass Communication, GNDU, Regional Campus, Jalandhar from 27-28 March, 2014.

Prof Puneet Kaur Dhillon, Department of Mass Communication and Video Production attended a National Conference on “Business Dynamics: Contemporary Issues and Challenges” organized by Jammu University, Kathua Campus on 21 March, 2014.

Prof Puneet Kaur Dhillon, Department of Mass Communication and Video Production attended a Seminar on “Reassessing Rural Development through Science Communication” held at Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Punjabi University, Patiala.

Dr A K Khosla and Dr Vipan Kumar attended a National Seminar on “Environmental Ethics” held by Department of Guru Nanak Studies of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Dr A K Khosla and Dr Vipan Kumar attended the UGC sponsored National Seminar on the “Teachings of Swami Dayanand” organized by BBK DAV College, Amritsar

Dr Kuldeep Singh Arya, Department of Sanskrit attended a National Seminar on “Vedon Mein Varnit Achar Sahita” organized by S.L.DAV College, Batala on March 2013.

Dr Kuldeep Singh Arya, Department of Sanskrit attended a National Seminar on “Sanskrit Ke Shabdon Ka Punjabi Mein Sakshatparyog” organized by Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar on 27-28, September, 2013.

Dr Kuldeep Singh Arya, Department of Sanskrit attended a National Seminar on “Mahatma Gandhi Par Bhagwat Gita Ka Prabhav” organized by DAV College, Amritsar on 20 October, 2013.

Dr Kuldeep Singh Arya, Department of Sanskrit attended a National Seminar on “Dayanand Sahitya Mein Yagya” organized by Punjab University, Chandigarh on 23-24 January, 2014.

Dr Kuldeep Singh Arya, Department of Sanskrit attended a National Seminar on “Dr Bheemrav Ambedkar Aur Manusamriti organized by DAV College, Amritsar on 18 February, 2014.

Dr Neeraj Gupta, Department of Zoology, attended 17th Punjab Science Congress held at PTU, Jalandhar on 14-16 February, 2014.

Prof Meetu Singh, Department of Physics, attended 17th Punjab Science Congress held at PTU, Jalandhar on 14-16 February, 2014.

Dr Sanjay Sharma,Department of Chemistry, attended 17th Punjab Science Congress held at PTU, Jalandhar on 14-16 February, 2014.

Prof. Ravi Sharma,Department of Chemistry, attended 17th Punjab Science Congress held at PTU, Jalandhar on 14-16 February, 2014.

Prof. J.J. Mohindroo,Department of Chemistry, attended 17th Punjab Science Congress held at PTU, Jalandhar on 14-16 February, 2014.

Prof. Rajesh Mittu,Department of Chemistry, attended 17th Punjab Science Congress held at PTU, Jalandhar on 14-16 February, 2014.

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