Introduction - Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

INTRODUCTION 

CHEMISTRY : The department of chemistry, with its team of hard working and dedicated 

teaching and non-teaching staff, over the period of time has attained a respectable 

place at the national and international level. It has been designated by the UGC 

as ‘Centre of Advanced Studies’ (CAS) for the period 2008-2013. DST has also 

sanctioned a grant of Rs.256 lac under its FIST programme for the period 2009- 

2014 to purchase 400 MHz NMR spectrometer and a single crysatal X-ray 

diffractiometer. The state-of-the art research facilities in the department such as 

300 MHz NMR spectrometer, powder diffractometer, IR with variable 

temperature facility, Mossbaur spectrometer, fluorescence spectrophotometer, 

CHNS analyzer, HPLC, tensiometer, magnetic susceptibility balance, molecular 

modeling softwares etc. and modern fume-hoods are available in the research 

laboratories. 

The department has been making constant efforts to provide quality 

education in various areas of the Chemistry. New course syllabi are continuously 

being framed from time to time to keep up with latest developments in the 

discipline. 

Year of establishment : 1971 

MATHEMATICS : The department of mathematics has a team of ten faculty members with expertise 

in diverse areas of mathematics/statistics. It offers courses leading to M.Sc. 

(Hons.) degree in mathematics and Ph.D. degree in mathematics/statistics. This 

department also looks after the mathematics/statistics components in nine other 

university departments. It provides research facilities in the areas of 

approximation theory, functional analysis, applied functional analysis, wavelet 

analysis and applications to industry and finance, information theory, operations 

research, multiple comparisons, ranking & selection procedures, queuing theory, 

survey sampling theory, instabilities in fluids, analytical number theory, noncommutative 

ring theory, real analysis etc. 


PHYSICS : The department of physics has a team of faculty members with expertise in 

diverse areas of physics. It offers courses leading to the degree of B. Sc. (Hons. 

School), M.Sc. (Hons. School), M.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc (Applied Physics), 

Electronics and Ph.D. The objective of these courses are to promote physics at 

under/post-graduate levels, to generate enlightened manpower to cater to the 

needs of teaching, research and allied establishments. It also caters to the needs 

of science of engineering departments of the university. Another main objective 

is to promote research in the basic and applied fields of physics. Special papers in 

radiation physics, reactor physics, material sciences, plasma physics, geophysics, 

digital communication etc are being offered to the post graduate students. 

Experimental research facilities leading to Ph.D. degree have been established in 

the areas of material sciences, polymer physics, nuclear geo-physics based 

seismotectonic studies, radiation physics, environmental radioactive studies, solid 

state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD), thin films, high energy physics, plasma 

physics, gas sensors etc. In theoretical physics, the department has researchers 

working in the areas of nuclear theory, plasma physics, laser plasma interactions 

and transport phenomenon in Gases. 


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APPLIED CHEMICAL : The department of applied chemical sciences and technology offers a four 

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year B. Tech. (Textile Chemistry) course (AICTE approved) and imparts training 

TECHNOLOGY 

in state-of-art technology of the textile dyeing, and printing and finishing 

industry. The students are taught courses related to the needs of the modern 

processing industry and are trained to handle most recent processes of the textile 

industry. The training in the department is substantiated with in-plant training in 

reputed textile mills of India, where afterwards they find lucrative avenues for 

their career. The admission is purely on the merit of the AIEEE conducted by the 

Government of India every year. The department has active research 

collaboration with various Indian as well as foreign institutes. 

The department also undertakes testing of raw and end products of the 

respective industries through the testing facilities available. The department also 

offers fellowships for Ph.D. degree in the fields of chemistry and technology 

consistent with research interests of the faculty. Recently, the department has 

been recognized by UGC under Special Assistance Programme (SAP) at DRS-1 

level. 

Grants received from DST, CSIR, UGC. The department has UGC 

(SAP) programme at DRS-1 level. 


PHARMACEUTICAL : The department offers a four-year B. Pharmacy degree course, two-year 

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M. Pharm. Course and Ph.D. programme. The department is equipped with 

modern facilities for effective practical training of the students, which include 

HPLCs, FTIR, UV-VIS spectrophotometer, utlrasonicator, rotary tabletting 

machine, student physiograph, digital computer controlled dissolution test 

apparatus, deep freezer and stability test chamber. 

The department has ongoing research programmes in medicinal 

chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, pharmaceutical formulation & product 

development. These programmes funded by various national agencies. 


FOOD SCIENCE : The department of food science and technology was established with the 

AND TECHNOLOGY objective of generating highly skilled manpower to meet the requirements of 

food processing industry. The M.Sc (Food Tech) programme was started in 1994 

and after its success was followed by B.Tech (Food Tech) programme in 1995. 

The department of sugar & alcohol technology has also been merged in this 

department on 1.4.2011. The department also offers research guidance leading to 

Ph.D degree. The department is well equipped with sophisticated instruments to 

carry out advance research in food science. Faculty members are providing 

consultancy & analytical services to food industry and government welfare 

programmes. The department has close association with well known MNC’s like 

Nestle India Ltd., Pepsi Foods (P) Ltd., Glaxo Smithkline Beechem Consumer 

Healthcare Ltd., Cadbury’s India Ltd., Joyco, Heinz, etc. Several students after 

completing degree from the department have got admissions in M.S Degree 

programs and fellowships in internationally reputed institutions. 


BOTANICAL & : The department of botanical & environmental sciences is DST- FIST sponsored 

ENVIRONMENTAL department. It has also received financial assistance from UGC under SAP-DRS 

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programme, UGC- BSR & PURSE programmes. The department offers 

programmes of studies leading to the award of M. Sc. (Hons.) in Botany & 

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Environmental Sciences, M. Phil. (Botany & Environmental Sciences) & Ph.D. 

The thrust areas for specialized training include environmental biology, plant 

physiology, statistical ecology, plant tissue culture, mutagenicity, biodiversity, 

ecotoxicology & vermicomposting. The course syllabi are constantly updated to 

keep up with the recent findings in the field of botany & environmental sciences. 

Seminars, conferences, field studies, workshops, project report, status reports, & 

research techniques constitute an integral component of teaching. The students 

are given sufficient exposure to use and develop computer software for use in 

research and teaching. The department invites scientists and experts to interact 

with students and deliver guest lectures. The students are involved in premier 

research institutes, teaching institutes, and other government sectors in India and 

abroad. The spirit of community participation is inculcated by organizing 

environmental awareness campaigns, shramdaan camps, vanmahotsav on regular 

basis. 


HUMAN GENETICS 

: The department of human genetics is a DST-FIST-sponsored, and a UGC-SAPrecognized 

department. Since its inception in 1990, it has grown quantitatively 

and qualitatively in terms of research and teaching. Various research projects 

have been received by the faculty members from different funding agencies such 

as DBT, DST, ICMR and UGC. The department has made its presence felt at the 

national and international levels through its research achievements. The faculty 

comprises a team of ten dynamic and versatile members who are well versed 

with the latest trends and techniques in their respective fields. The thrust areas for 

research are in the fields of human molecular genetics, human biochemical 

genetics, human cytogenetics, medical genetics, human growth and development, 

genetic epidemiology, genetic toxicology, and population and quantitative 

genetics. The students of the department have been absorbed in premier research 

institutes and have also been able to find employment in diagnostic centres, 

hospitals and teaching institutes in India and abroad. 


MICROBIOLOGY : The department offers M.Sc. (Hons) in microbiology and M.Sc. (Hons) 

fermentation & microbial technology. These courses are comprehensively 

designed to train the students theoretically and practically for fermentation and 

microbiology studies befitting the research institutions/industries. The 

department is on active interaction list with the reputed fermentation industries 

and top research institutes of India. The faculty is actively engaged in research 

and upgradation of syllabus. The students from the department have been placed 

in the industries, teaching and research institutions. A number of research 

projects from various agencies like DBT, CSIR, UGC, DST, DAE, ICMR & 

ICAR have been completed many more and are going on. The department has 

produced 45 Ph.D. students till date who have occupied good positions in 

teaching and research in India and abroad including USA, Canada, South Africa, 

Europe and Australia. Based on these achievements of the faculty and the 

students, the department has received grants for improvement of infrastructure 

under DST-FIST and UGC-SAP schemes. 

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MOLECULAR : The department offers courses leading to the degrees of M.Sc., M.Phil and Ph.D. 

BIOLOGY 

in molecular biology and biochemistry. The courses are periodically updated in 

& BIOCHEMISTRY line with the latest scientific developments. Emphasis is laid on the basic as well 

as applied aspects of biochemistry and molecular biology. Research facilities are 

available in the fields of molecular biology of infectious and complex genetic 

diseases, protein biochemistry, lectins and immunology. 


BIOTECHNOLOGY : The department is imparting theoretical and practical training to the students of 

M.Sc. biotechnology in basic and applied aspects. The department has well 

equipped teaching/research and computer laboratories for imparting training to 

the students. The department of biotechnology admits students to the 

postgraduate biotechnology programme through an all India combined entrance 

test (AICET) conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and by the 

entrance examination conducted by Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. This 

department is a constituent of national network of thirty centres imparting joboriented 

training to the students. The selected students in biotechnology are 

awarded a scholarship of Rs. 1800.00 per month throughout the two years of 

their study. 


ZOOLOGY : The department of zoology has a team of 6 faculty members with expertise in 

diverse areas of zoology. The department offers courses leading to the degrees of 

M. Sc. (Hons.) and Ph.D. The syllabi are updated regularly as per the UGC 

guidelines to keep abreast with the latest developments in the various fields of 

Zoology. The department maintains a museum housing a range of animal 

diversity and an animal house for research work. Each research laboratory is 

equipped with modern facilities including internet facility for the students to 

explore the recent developments in fields of insect physiology and biochemistry, 

aquatic biology, insect plant interactions, nematology, cytogenetics and solid 

waste management. 


COMPUTER SCIENCE : 

& ENGINEERING 

Computer science & engineering is an inter-disciplinary subject having direct 

applications in diverse areas. Keeping in mind the policy of the university to 

provide higher technical education to the people of the region and to prepare the 

human resource to face the upcoming technological challenge, the department of 

computer science & engineering (computer science & applications till 1994), was 

established in the year 1998. Students after completion of MCA, M.Tech & 

B.Tech have excellent job opportunities in software industry, management 

information system’s department of any industry, education and various R & D 

institutions in government and private sector. 

IT Infrastructure & Services 

Configuration of machines 

Servers 4 

UPS 

Core 2 Duo/Dual Core machines with 

2GB RAM and 200 + GB HDD 

2 x 2 KVA online UPS + 80 x 0.5 KVA 

UPS 

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Student-PC Ratio 2: 1 

Extent of Usage–Opening and 

closing time 

9 AM to 5 PM 

Microprocessor Labs. 1 

In case of additional facilities, 

please elaborate 

Cyberoam UTM appliance with 1000 

user licenses. 

Software: List of Licensed Software available, compilers etc. : C / C++ / Java / 

Oracle 10 g Pro / Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop CS 3 extended 

Networking (LAN, WAN, Email, Internet, Dial up, Dedicated Leased lines, 

Bandwidth etc. ): 10 mbps leased line from Connect and 1 gbps from BSNL is 

available to cater to bandwidth requirements of approximately 1000 users across 

the campus. 


ELECTRONICS : Over the past decades, the progress in science and technology has been 

TECHNOLOGY 

phenomenal. This led to the emergence of new areas of research. Electronics 

and communication is one of such upcoming fields. Several institutions, research 

laboratories, industries from small to most sophisticated, are engaged to cover 

this area of education and research. Suitably trained engineers are required to 

continue the research in this direction. The department of electronics technology 

was started to cater to the requirements of developing electronics industry in the 

state of Punjab as well as in the rest of India. 

Currently, the department offers a four-year degree course in B.Tech. 

(electronics and communication engineering), B.Tech. (electronic 

communication system engineering) and M.Tech. (communication systems). 

Since its inception, the department has been actively involved in various research 

programme and with its dynamic organization and structure, will continue to do 

so in future. 


ARCHITECTURE : The department, established as a part of Guru Ram Das School of Planning and 

Architecture, was the first institute in Punjab to start the five-year integrated 

B.Arch. degree course. It started working independently as department of 

architecture in 1989 and is the oldest and premier institute in the region. Over the 

years, the department has evolved into a leading institution in the region by virtue 

of having excellent human resources as well as technical infrastructure. 

The department is equipped with state-of-the art laboratories such as 

updated computer labs - latest ARCHICAD software, arts and the graphics lab, 

surveying lab, building material testing lab, material museum and library. The 

department has an independent departmental building. 

The department has also leapfrogged in the areas of research and 

consultancy in the last few years by securing research projects and providing 

architectural consultancy to state government and the parent institution for 

various projects. The mission of the department is to develop a holistic vision of 

the students towards various issues of physical environment by evolving an 

integrated design approach incorporating the understanding of different 

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disciplines that come together in the conceptualization of creative ideas. The 

department has also started two-year full time master in architecture (M.Arch.) 

programme in 2011 with specialization in urban design. From time to time, the 

syllabi and scheme of B.Arch. course is exhaustively reviewed and revised in the 

light of national/international architectural needs. 


GURU RAMDAS : Guru Ramdas School of Planning was established to impart education and 

SCHOOL OF training at post graduate level in the field of city and regional planning. 

PLANNING 

Initially, the school conducted two-year master's degree in city and regional 

planning (MCRP). Later on, the nomenclature of the course was changed to 

master of technology in urban planning (M. Tech. U.P.). At present, the school 

conducts three academic programmes : one at the under graduate level i.e. B. 

Tech. (urban and regional planning) which is of 4 years (8 semesters) and the 

others at the post graduate levels i.e. M. Tech. (urban planning) and master in 

planning (Infrastructure) which are of 2 years (4 semesters) duration. The school 

has emerged as one of the premier professional institution in the country for 

imparting education and training in the field of urban and regional planning. The 

school so far has trained more than 500 town planners at masters and bachelor 

levels. These graduates from this school are serving in different capacities in 

different government and private town planning and allied organisations at the 

national and state level in India and abroad. 


COMMERCE & : The department of commerce & business management has been making 

BUSINESS 

constant efforts to provide quality education in the areas of commerce 

MANAGEMENT 

& management. It offers master of business administration (M.B.A.), master of 

business administration (Hons.), financial services, master of business 

administration (Hons.); marketing and retail management; master of commerce 

(M.Com.) and Pre-Ph.D. courses in commerce and management. 


PUNJAB SCHOOL : The Punjab school of economics has been making constant efforts to provide 

OF ECONOMICS 

quality education. 

The UGC special assistance programme (SAP) was extended for a 

further period of five years (2009-2014) to carry out the research work in the 

identified thrust area viz. employment generation and social infrastructure in 

Punjab. 

During the year 2012, latest research and text books have been added to 

the departmental library and library continues to receive the various publications 

of the world bank in the world bank depository library. The school brought the 

silver jubilee issue of Indian journal of quantitative economics and published 

peer reviewed articles on various themes relating to current economic scenario. 

This journal has exchange arrangements with more than 25 national and 

international journals of repute. 

The School is equipped with modern computer lab, and other facilities 

both for teaching and research. The school offers the following courses: 

B.Sc. (Hons. School) in economics (a six semester course after +2 level) 

M.Sc. (Hons. School) in economics (a four semester course after 

graduation) 

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Master of business economics (a four semester course after graduation) 

Ph.D. programme in (i) applied economic theory (ii) monetary economics 

(iii) international economics (iv) agricultural economics (v) industrial 

economics (vi) economics of development and planning (vii) regional 

economics (viii) public finance and (ix) environmental economics. 


HISTORY : The department offers M.A.(Hons.), M.Phil and Ph.D. It offers specialization in 

medieval and modern Indian history with major thrust on social, cultural, 

religious and economic history. The department incorporates in its syllabi the 

latest research work being done on the subject. It pays special attention to the 

study of history as a value-oriented discipline and focus on social and cultural 

life of the people of Punjab as its main area of research. 

It has produced a large number of doctoral theses and monographs 

related to the thrust areas. 


LIBRARY AND : The department of library & information science was set up in 1973 to cater to 

INFORMATION 

the manpower need of the libraries in this region. Initially the department 

SCIENCE 

provided programme leading to bachelor of library & information science, but 

since 1984-1985 it has been offering courses leading to master degrees in library 

and information science as well. The department also provides facilities for 

doctoral research. At present 10 students are enrolled/registered for Ph. D under 

the guidance of different teachers whereas twenty students have already earned 

their Ph.Ds. 

Special emphasis is laid on teaching of modern methods for information 

processing use. The department has introduced a paper, in each class, on 

computer and IT applications in libraries for students to work in automated 

libraries. 

The department has augmented teaching material supplied to students by 

adding more to the departmental library. Total number of textbooks in the 

departmental library has gone up to 890. A computerised catalogue of the library 

books has been prepared using UNESCO library software WINISIS. A computer 

laboratory of seven pentium-IV PCs with LAN and internet connectivity has 

been set up in the department for providing practical training to the students in 

the use of computers and networks. 


POLITICAL SCIENCE : The department of political science specializes in Indian political system, state 

politics with special reference to Punjab, and international politics with special 

emphasis upon south, south west and central asia. The Punjab Journal of 

Politics, bi-annual research journal of the department, is being published 

regularly since 1977. It carries papers mainly from three areas as stated above. 

The department has a programme of teaching and research guidance, leading to 

the award of M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees. 


PSYCHOLOGY : The teaching programme of the department lays emphasis on fundamental and 

applied aspects of psychology such as experimental, cognition, motivation, 

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developmental psychology, industrial organizational psychology, counselling & 

clinical psychology, statistics and research methods in psychology. 

The department has well equipped laboratories for experimental 

psychology, biofeedback, psychological testing and projective psychology. It 

also publishes annual Journal “Personality Study and Group Behaviour” 

regularly since 1981. This journal is abstracted in Indian Psychological Abstracts 

and indexed on the Internet for information. 


SOCIOLOGY : The department was established with a small faculty of one reader and a lecturer. 

The department tried to conserve its research and intellectual base and took upon 

itself the responsibility of publishing its own journal, Guru Nanak Journal of 

Sociology in 1980. The success of this ambitious step can be measured from the 

fact that it is being brought out without break. The journal has helped the 

department to establish its own academic network in the country. Amritsar, till 

the end of 1970s was one of the leading industrial city in the state and the major 

area of research, therefore, was industrial relations, trade unionism, sociology of 

work, organizational behaviour, management and entrepreneurship. The second 

stage of the development of the department was between 1986 and 1995. The 

faculty strength reached seven and as a result space for diverse specializations 

was created. Population studies, urban studies and sociology of movements were 

the new areas of thrust. The department is now a recognized centre for the 

creation of sociological knowledge. It has the distinction of organizing two 

conferences, namely the fifth conference of the North West Indian Sociological 

Association and the 27 th conference of the Indian Sociological Association and 

one international conference on Habitat Agenda. The faculty members visit other 

universities and scholars from outside also seek to interact with the faculty and 

students of the department. faculty members of the department have published 49 

books and 382 research papers. 

The UGC has identified the department for a grant in the area of 

sociology of environment in 1995. The UGC also recognized it under the special 

assistance programme (SAP) at DRS Level II with a grant of Rs. 62 lakhs for five 

years. During the past few years a shift in the thrust areas of the department has 

taken place. The new areas such as diaspora studies and dalit studies have been 

given special attention. In 2006 the department achieved distinction by getting 

the autonomous centre for the study of social exclusion and inclusive policy with 

a grant of 1.75 crores for five years. 


SCHOOL OF : School of social sciences was established to cater to the needs of outstanding 

SOCIAL SCIENCES students who after 10+2 plan to excel in social sciences so as to prepare them 

solves for competitive examinations, corporate sector and higher teaching and 

research. The programme offers at the undergraduate level B.A. (Honours) social 

sciences (a six semester course after 10+2 level) and M.A.(Hons.) social sciences 

(a four semester course after graduation). 

The courses offered by the school of social sciences are aimed for 

preparing the students for various competitive examinations such as IAS, IPS, 

PCS, and Banking etc. In recognition of the excellent performance of the 

bachelor in social sciences (honours school) course being run by the school of 

social sciences, the University Grants Commission has provided a grant of Rs. 

26.5 lakh for starting masters in social sciences (honours school) under its 

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innovative and interdisciplinary emerging areas programme in 2008. Master 

degree course is offered in the school of social sciences is a dynamic and 

innovative course, aimed at equipping the students with sound theoretical 

knowledge about the political economy in its national as well as international 

settings and by giving practical experience to the students to develop the skills 

and insight into the fast growing emerging areas of national and international 

affairs. 

The school’s computer laboratory is equipped with INTERNET facilities 

and advanced research oriented software statistical package for social sciences 

(SPSS) which is used by teachers, research fellows and students for the purpose 

of research and other infrastructural facilities both for teaching and research. 

The School offers the following course: 

B.A.(Hons.) social science (a six semester course after +2 level) 

M.A.(Hons.) social science ( a four semester course after graduation) 

Year of Establishment : 2003 

ENGLISH : The department offers courses leading to the degrees of M.A. (Hons.) in english 

and M.Phil. in english. Facilities for doctoral research are also available in areas 

such as British and American literature, Indian literature in english and 

linguistics. The department also publishes a research journal Punjab Journal of 

English Studies annually. The department has a rich and valuable collection of 

books and journals in its library which caters to the need of the students and 

scholars pursuing research in various aspects of language and literature. 


FOREIGN : It is needless to say that foreign languages are becoming more and more 

LANGUAGES 

important in the global world of ours and our department has been playing a vital 

role in meeting the urgent demands of the society in this regard ever since 

Russian was introduced in GNDU in 1977. Since then the department has 

progressed by leaps and bounds and at present is offering French and German 

besides Russian. Facilities for research are also available in Russian. 


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ftfdnkoEhnK d/ p"fXe ns/ ;opgZyh ftek; bJh ftGkrh bkfJp/qoh ftu 20 

j}ko d/ brgr g[;seK jB. fJ; s'I fJbktk w[Zy bkfJp/qoh ftu gzikph ;kfjs, 

GkFk, b'eXkok s/ ;fGnkuko Bkb ;zpzfXs 90 j}ko s'I T[go g[;seK w"i{d jB. 

d[obZG g[;seK ns/ jtkbk ;wZroh dk fJe tZyok ;eFB j. 

gotk;h gzikphnK d/ ;wki ;fGnkukoe ;o'ekoK d/ nfXnB bJh :{Bhtof;Nh 

tZb'I 2002 ftu gotk;h nfXnB e/Ido dh ;EkgBk ehsh rJh j ns/ fJ; ;_No 

~ 12 bZy o[gJ/ dh roKN th :{HihH;hH tZb'I fdZsh rJh ;h. 

:{HihH;hH tZb'I gzikph nfXnB ;e{b ~ 2004-2009 bJh ;g d/ nzsors 45 bZy 

o[gJ/ dh ftF/F roKN gqkgs j'Jh j. 

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:{Bhtof;Nh rqKN; efwFB B/ ftGkr t`b'_ y'i, nfXnB s/ nfXnkgB d/ y/so 

ftu ehs/ fwnkoh s/ jtkbk e/_fdqs ftF/F ezw ~ wkBsk d/_d/ j'J/ SAP-DRS-II 

d/ nzsors 45 bZy o[gJ/ dh j'o roKN 2010-2014 bJh ikoh eo fdZsh j. 

gzikph nfXnB ;e{b fty/ phHJ/H(nkBo}), n`wHJ/H(nkBo}), n`wHJ/H, n`wHfcbH d/ 

e'o;K s'_ fJbktk gqh-ghn`uHvhH e'o; dk nfXnkgB pj[s ;\bsk g{ote ub 

fojk j. 

gzikph nfXnB ;e{b, ~ GkFktK d/ nfXnB-nfXnkgB dh w{bG{s ;zouBk ftu 

nekdfwe gZXo *s/ f;\sh spdhbhnK eoB ns/ s[bBkswe y'i dk fJe BtK 

YKuk T[;koB bJh :{HihH;hH t`b'_ fJe oh;'o; ;_No dh gqtkBrh d/_d/ j'J/ gzi 

b`y o[gJ/ dh rqKN th fdZsh rJh. 

ftGkr fty/ eofvN p/; f;;Nw F[o{ ehsk frnk ns/ ;\bsk g{ote ub fojk 

j. 

;e{b, jo to/Q y'i o;kbk y'i dogD d/ nze th gqekfFs eodk j. 

gzikph nfXnB ;e{b d/ nfXnkgB s/ y'i d/ fszB fjZ;/ jB L GkFk, ;kfjs 

ns/ b'eXkok s/ ;fGnkuko . gzikph ;kfjs s'_ fJbktk gotk;h s/ gkfe;skBh ;kfjs 

d/ nfXnB bJh ftF/F ftt;Ek ehsh j'Jh j. 

;kb 2011 nzdo fJ; ;e{b t`b'_ 14 y'i gZso ns/ 5 g[;seK gqekfFs 

ehshnK rJhnK jB. fJjBK y'i-gZsoK s/ g[;seK d/ e/_doh ;o'eko gzikph ;kfjs 

nfXnB s/ y'i okjh_ wB[`y, ;wki, ;fGnkuko, ihtB s/ doFB ~, fJBQK dh f;XKse 

s/ ftjkoe gq;zfresk ;fjs ;wMD s/ ftFb/FD dk gkso pBkT[Dk j. fJj ;ko/ y'infXnB 

wkBth-ftjko, fuzsB d/ T[BQK gq;zrK Bkb nN[ZN foFs/ ftu pZM/ j'J/ jB fijV/ 

wkBth ftjko s/ fuzsB dh ftnkeoD dh ;zXh ftu'_, GftZyw[yh ;zGktBktK ~ T[ikro 

eod/ jB ns/ ;wkie p[Dso s/ pDso ftu ub oj/ gfotosB, fto'X s/ ft;zrshnK 

dh th fBFkBd/jh eod/ jB. fJj y'i-nfXnB fiZE/ wkBth ftek; s/ ftrk; ~ nkXko 

G{wh pDkT[_d/ jB T[E/ fJfsjk;, fwfEjk;, okiBhsh s/ ;fGnkukoe okiBhsh okjh_ nk 

oj/ pdbkt ns/ fdqV j' oj/ ftFtk;K s/ ftjkoK d/ nzso-;zpzXK d/ dhox nfXnB ~ 

T[dxkfNs eoB *s/ th pb d/_d/ jB. fJBQK y'i-T[gokfbnK B/ gzikph GkFk, ;kfjs, 

;fGnkuko ns/ gkfe;skBh s/ gotk;h gzikphnK d/ ihtB d/ ;wZf;nkeko ~ G{s, GftZy 

s/ toswkB d/ ;ztkdh ;zpzXK Bkb i'V e/, fJj f;ZN/ gq;s[s ehs/ jB fe gzikph, rb'p 

d/ fe;/ th fjZ;/ ftu tZ; oj/ j'D, T[BQK dk nkgDh iBw-G{wh Bkb wkBf;e gZXo *s/ 

nN[ZN, nyzv s/ ntzv foFsk, fBozso pfDnk ofjzdk j ns/ phs/ dh ;fGnkukoe 

r[o{sk T[BQK ~ fJ; s'_ w[es Bjh_ j'D d/_dh. T[j fBozso fJ; iBw G{wh dh fpjsoh 

Bkb i[V/ ofjzd/ jB. ;kfjs nfXnB s/ y'i B/ ;wkie ;zouBK dhnK nkg;h 

fto'XsktK, ft;zrshnK s/ n;wkBsktK ~ tv/o/ wkBth fjZsK s/ wkBtsk d/ Gb/ bJh 

tosB *s/ }'o d/_fdnK ;z;ko dhnK ;kohnK skesto s/ F'FDh fXoK ~ wkBt-efbnkD 

Bkb i'VB bJh }whB fsnko eoB tk;s/ fJe }o]/} ftukoXkoe gfog/y dh f;oiDk 

th ehsh jA. fJj y'i gzikph GkFk, ;fGnkuko s/ ;kfjs ~ ftFt Go ftu ub oj/ 

ftukoXkokJh, f;nk;h s/ nkofEe gfjbedwhnK *s/ fBrokBh oydh j'Jh ;kfjs ouBk 

dh fdFk ~ wkBth ftek; dh f;oiDkswe Xkok Bkb i'Vh oydh j. J/j' ekoB j 

fe nfXnB s/ y'i ns/ wkoe;tkdh ;[jiFk;so, Gkosh ekft Fk;so s/ gZSwh nfXnB 

ftXhnK d/ ;wBt *u'_ jh nkgDk e/_doh nk;D f;oidh j fi; Bkb g{op-gZSw d/ 

fuzsB ftueko fJe ;ws'b jh Bjh_ pDdk ;r'_ tX/o/ skofee s/ gq;zfre f;ZN/ gq;s[s 

j[zd/ jB. 

fJ; :{Bhtof;Nh tZb'_ jo ;kb B"itkB s/ T[Go oj/ b/yeK ~ T[sFkfjs eoB 

bJh j/m fby/ g[o;eko (fJetzik ;" o[gJ/ dh oew, wvb ns/ ;oNhfce/N) fdZs/ iKd/ 

jB L 

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GkJh tho f;zx rbg g[o;eko 

w'jB f;zx eftsk g[o;eko 

JhFto uzdo Bzdk BkNe g[o;eko 

r[op]F f;zx gqhsbVh tkose g[o;eko 

w"bk p]F e[Fsk y'i s/ nkb'uBk g[o;eko 

g{oB f;zx ftFt gzikph ;kfjs g[o;eko 

(gzikp s'_ pkjob/ gzikph b/yeK bJh) 

fwsh 19 iBtoh 2012 ~ ftGkr ftu b'jVh dk fsT[jko wBkfJnk frnk ns/ 

ftfdnkoEhnK ~ fJ;d/ ;fGnkukoe wj`st pko/ ikD{z eotkfJnk frnk. b'jVh dk fJj 

;wkrw ftGkr dhnK ftfdnkoEDK ~ ;wofgs ehsk frnk. 

nk:'fis :kdrkoh GkFD 

;odkoBh pbpho e"o pokV :kdrkoh GkFD, fwsh 28-02-2012 

gowihs f;zx tkbhnk :kdrkoh GkFD, fwsh 21 \otoh 2012 

gzikph y'i wzu (gzikph nfXnB ;e{b) dhnK rshftXhnK 

vkH jouzd f;zx p/dh, gzikph nfXnB ;e{b d/ gzikph y'i wzu t`b'_ wks GkFk fdt; 

21 wkou 2012 ~ wBkfJnk frnk. fJ; w"e/ fJe g';No gqdoFBh dk nk:'iB ehsk 

frnk fi; ftu ftfdnkoEhnK ns/ y'ikoEhnK t`b'_ gzikp, gzikph ns/ gzikphns T[`s/ 

nkXkfos g';NoK dh gqdoFBh brkJh rJh. 

vkH jouzd f;zx p/dh, 11 wJh, 2012 ~ gzikph y'i wzu t`b'_ ;nkds j;B wzN' dh 

100th_ iBw Fskpdh ns/ fFt e[wko pNkbth dh po;h d/ ;zpzX ftu fJe ;wkrw 

eotkfJnk frnk. fJ; ftu ftGkr d/ ;w{j nfXnkge ;kfjpkB ns/ y'ikoEhnK B/ 

Fw{bhns ehsh. fJ; w"e/ nfXnkgeK ns/ y'ikoEhnK B/ ;nkds j;B wzN' ns/ fFt 

e[wko pNkbth d/ ihtB ns/ T[jBK dhnK ouBktK pko/ ft;Eko g{ote ftuko uouk 

ehsh rJh. 

vkH jouzd f;zx p/dh, gzikph d/ gqf;`X eth gkF dk iBw fdB 16 ;szpo, 2012 ~ 

gzikph nfXnB ;e{b fty/ gzikph y'i wzu t`b'_ t`v/ g`Xo *s/ wBkfJnk frnk. fJ; 

;wkrw ftu ;w{j nfXnkge ;kfjpkB ns/ y'i ftfdnkoEhnK B/ fFoes ehsh. 

;wkrw d"okB ftfdnkoEhnK t`b'_ gkF d[nkok ofus eftsktK dh g/Fekoh ehsh rJh. 

fJ; d/ Bkb jh nfXnkgeK ns/ y'ikoEhnK B/ gkF d/ ihtB ns/ T[; dhnK ouBktK 

pko/ ftuko g/F ehs/. 

vkH jouzd f;zx p/dh, gzikp fdt; d/ ;zpzX ftu fwsh 01 Btzpo 2012 ~ y'i wzu 

t`b'_ fJe eth dopko dk nk:'iB ehsk frnk. fJ; ftu ftGkr d/ ftfdnkoEhnK 

t`b'_ ouhnK rJhnK eftsktK ns/ rhs g/F ehs/ rJ/. ;wkrw ftGkr d/ ethnK 

bJh pj[s T[sFkj tXkT[ ;kfps j'fJnk. 

vkH jouzd f;zx p/dh, ftGkr ftu ;w/ ;w/_ nkT[_d/ oj/ ft}fNzr cb' fit/_ fe e/tb 

Xkbhtkb, niw/o n"by, gqfwzdoihs ns/ ]kfbd j[;B Bkb y'i wzu t`b'_ ;kfjse 

fwbDhnK dk nk:'iB ehsk iKdk fojk. fJjBK fwbDhnK d"okB y'ikoEhnK tb'_ 

T[go'es ;kfjsekoK s'_ T[jBK d/ ihtB, f;oiB-gqfefonk nkfd pko/ pj[s wj`stg{oB 

;tkb g[`S/ rJ/. fJj ;kfjse fwbDhnK y'ikoEhnK bJh nfjw f;`X j'JhnK. 

vkH jouzd f;zx p/dh, fJ; d/ Bkb jh y'ikoEhnK t`b'_ t`y t`y ;w/_ s/ y'i-g`soK dh 

g/Fekoh th ehsh rJh ns/ fJ; pko/ ;koEe ftuko uouk ehsh rJh. y'i wzu t`b'_ 

fJe ejkDh r'FNh th eotkJh rJh, fi; ftu ;nkds j;B wzN' dh ejkDh *mzvk 

r'Fs* pko/ uouk ehsh rJh ns/ ;zpzXs ejkDh ftu ekoiFhb ftfGzB gfjb{nK ~ 

ftukfonk frnk. 

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vkH jouzd f;zx p/dh, gzikph y'i wzu t`b'_ jo p[`Xtko fJe`sosk ehsh iKdh j fi; 

ftu ftfGzB w[`fdnK ~ ftukfonk iKdk j. fJ; gqeko gzikph y'i wzu y'ikoEhnK ftu 

;kfjs ns/ j'o ftfFnK ;zpzXh ;wM gdk eoB ftu wj`stg{oB G{fwek fBGk fojk j. 

 

 

SANSKRIT, PALI : The department of sanskrit started functioning in July, 1983 and admits students 

& PRAKRIT 

for M.A. and M.Phil courses in sanskrit. It also provides facilities for research 

leading to the Ph.D. degree. 


URDU AND PERSIAN : The department of urdu and persian is running certificate course in urdu, persian 

and arabic, Diploma course in urdu and persian and advanced diploma course in 

urdu and persian. These courses are part time evening courses and the system of 

examination is annual. The department also provides research facilities in urdu 

and persian for research scholars and students especially in the field of classical, 

medieval and modern literature. The students of this department are recruited by 

the intelligence departments, universities, colleges in many states, government 

sector, leading newspaper publishers, newspaper agencies, radio, television 

centers, and other media houses etc. for various posts. At present hundreds of 

posts of lecturers are lying vacant in various universities and colleges of India 

due to shortage of people having postgraduate degree in urdu or persian. The 

department also helps the departments of customs, jail, B.S.F and courts etc. in 

translating urdu, persian and arabic scripts into english, punjabi and hindi. The 

department also helps the enforcement and anti-hijacking agencies in 

interpretation and interrogation. During the initial stages, capsule course in 

Persian language was mandatory for the lecturers in Punjabi. A subject of Persian 

was compulsory for the students of M.A. in Guru Nanak studies. At present, a 

subject of urdu has been prescribed in the syllabi of MA (Hons.) in punjabi - 2 nd 

Semester and BA (Hons) in punjabi - 1 st & 2 nd Semester. With the introduction of 

interdisciplinary courses in the university, the students of other departments have 

chosen urdu as interdisciplinary course at under graduate and post graduate level, 

too. 


PHYSICAL EDUCATION : The department of physical education (teaching) was established in 1980 with 

the sole aim to provide excellent opportunities and capabilities to the sports 

persons having outstanding career and to produce good physical education 

teachers. It started with two courses viz. B.P.Ed.. & M.P.Ed. each of them was of 

one year duration. But from the session 2005-2006 the duration of M.P.Ed. 

course has been increased to 2 years. The admission to the courses is based on 

physical fitness test and merit of academic & sports performance. The students of 

this department participate in various university, all India inter-university, 

national and international competitions. Our students contribute very 

significantly to the sports performance of the Guru Nanak Dev University. A 

Research laboratory was established in the department in the 2005 and it has 

benefited the students in acquiring knowledge in the emerging trends in the field 

of sports and physical education. 


LAWS : The department was established in the year 1972 as an evening institution for 

imparting instructions for LL.B. course to the employed students only. The 

classes were held in the rented building of Sant Singh Sukha Singh Higher 

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Secondary School. In 1982, the department was shifted to the arts block in the 

university campus. In 1994 the department acquired its own spacious and well 

furnished new building. 


MUSIC : The department of music is working with the aim and objective of training the 

students in different fields of music: classical music, light music, folk music, and 

devotional music for direction, composition, performance, other allied fields for 

job oriented opportunities. 


GURU NANAK : The department of Guru Nanak Studies was set up in 1971 in accordance with 

STUDIES 

the provisions of the Article IV of University Act, 1969 which is as follows: 

To make provision for study and research on the life and teachings 

of Guru Nanak Dev and their cultural and religious impact in the context of 

Indian and world civilizations. 

The department of Guru Nanak Studies is an inter-disciplinary 

department with its main focus on Sikh studies and comparative study of 

religion. The department offers two post graduate courses in religious studies and 

philosophy and two M.Phil courses. Besides teachings, research guidance is 

provided to regular as well as part-time students pursuing their Ph.D. The 

department was sanctioned U.G.C. grant (SAP-DRS-I) of 24 lacs along with 

separate provision for two project fellows for five years commencing from 

session 2007-2008.The centre for Guru Nanak studies was established in the 

department under the X Plan of U.G.C. scheme on the 'Epoch Making Social 

Thinkers of India'. Journal of Sikh Studies, a referred journal has been a regular 

feature of the department since 1974. A new journal Dharam Adhyan Patrika 

(Punjabi) has been started from this year.National and international seminars and 

conferences are organised by the department for dissemination of research 

activities on the Sikh Studies and allied fields in the wider perspective. 


SPORTS MEDICINE : Department of sports medicine and Physiotherapy was established in 1995 and is 

& PHYSIOTHERAPY the only department of sports medicine in any university in India. This 

department also has the independent faculty of sports medicine & physiotherapy 

and is one of the major research centers with 203 publications in national / 

international journals and 407 research papers presented in national / 

international congresses since 1996. This is the only department in India, which 

offers Ph.D. program in sports medicine and sports physiotherapy, both research 

based programs. It has one of the most comprehensive research laboratories in 

the fields of neurophysiology, motion analysis, human performance, sports 

psychology, exercise physiotherapy, kinanthropometry, exercise physiology, 

isotonic and VO 2 calculation. It publishes a referred journal Journal of Sports 

Traumatology and Allied Sports Sciences as a conjoint publication with Indian 

Association of Sports Medicine. 

On the teaching aspect, this department was the first to introduce Masters 

in Sports Physiotherapy in South-Central Asia, which is internationally ‘M’ 

Level accredited by the Health Professionals Council of U.K. and Global 

Accrediting Agency. We are also recognized department of International Council 

of sports science and physical education (ICSSPE). bachelor in physiotherapy, 

masters in exercise physiology and nutrition, masters in hospital administration 

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and masters in sports psychology are the four programs, which are introduced for 

the first time in north India. The department also introduced M.D. (Sports 

Medicine) the first clinical course of Doctor of Medicine (Sports Medicine) in 

Asia. The course is recognized by Medical Council of India. 

For the benefit of sportspersons, the department runs the Sports Medicine 

clinic and centre for excellence in sports physiotherapy. The department provided 

medical covers during the last 3 national games, busan Asiad training camps and 

numerous national competitions. Faculty of sports medicine and physiotherapy 

also provided medical cover to the athletes in the XIX Commonwealth Games 

held in New Delhi on 3rd to 14th October 2010. 

Practical Workstations 

The department runs the Sports Medicine Clinic on Tuesdays 

and Thursdays in the University Health Centre and provides treatment and advice 

to sports persons of North India along with this it also takes care of the problems 

related to orthopedics of the faculty of the university. 8148 patients were 

examined during 2012 in this clinic. This clinic provides social humanitarian 

service to the ailing humanity. 

The department also runs the Centre of Excellence in Sports 

Physiotherapy for the practical training and research of the students and faculty 

members. The centre is equipped with the latest machines in physical medicine 

and provides treatment to Sports persons and faculty members. 22066 sittings of 

physiotherapy were provided in the year of 2012. 

The details of the sitting in Physiotherapy Center and O.T. for the 

year are as under 

Total sitting in the year 2011 

Diathermy 2646 

Ultrasonic 3485 

Lumbar Traction 1284 

Cervical Traction 1109 

Cycle exercises 6166 

Whirlpool 608 

Wax Bath 1057 

Infrared X-rays 1134 

TNS 4151 

Moist Heat 4275 

EMS 1187 

Total 27102 

To give wide orientation, the department has collaboration with Medical 

College, Amritsar for teaching purposes in the department of Neurology and 

Orthopedics, Anatomy, Physiology, General Surgery, General Medicine and 

Psychiatry. 

Sports Persons Treated 

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In the year 2012 approximately 6654 sports persons were treated & examined 

The department has its own website: www.sportsphysiotherapyindia.com 

E-mail id: sportsmedicinephysiotherapy@gmail.com 


CENTRE ON : Centre on Studies in Sri Guru Granth Sahib owes its origin to the public 

STUDIES IN SRI 

announcement of Honorable Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who 

GURU GRANTH SAHIB while participating in the Quadri Centennial Celebration of the first Parkash of 

Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Darbar Sahib, Amritsar had announced that Govt. of 

India will establish a Centre on Studies in Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Guru Nanak 

Dev University, Amritsar. Subsequently, the proposal submitted by Guru Nanak 

Dev University, Amritsar was discussed at various levels and finally U.G.C. vide 

its letter dated Feb.3, 2011 conveyed its approval for the establishment of Centre 

on Studies in Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. 

Accordingly the U.G.C. has approved the whole academic agenda and faculty 

positions besides sanctioning the budget of Rs. 4705 Lacs for the next five years. 

Centre has become functional w.e.f. April 1, 2011 and for the time being it is 

housed in A-1 Guru Nanak Dev University Campus where it has adequate space 

for the faculty and supporting staff. Guru Nanak Dev University has constituted 

the Governing Body and Advisory Committee of the Centre, which are 

mandatory to run the Centre according to the U.G.C. guidelines. Prominent 

scholars of Sikh studies have been taken as members of the above bodies. 

Building 

The Centre will be housed in a building known as Sri Guru Granth Sahib 

Bhawan. The design of the building has been prepared by Dr. Karamjit Singh, 

Head, Architecture Department and his colleagues. It will be a unique building 

which will incorporate Sikh architectural features. To locate it at prime location 

in the university cite for it has been selected and for its construction tender has 

been allotted. On Nov. 2, 2012, construction work has begun and it is going on at 

full scale. Hopefully it will be completed within in stipulated time. 

Equipment 

To facilitate the research work done by the faculty and junior research 

fellows/project fellows twenty one computers have been put in place. Similarly, 

one photostat machine for reprographic work and two printers have been 

purchased. Broadband internet facility has also been provided in the Centre. One 

digital damera of high resolution has been purchased for photography in order to 

document the relics of the Sikh Gurus. Similarly process for purchasing a video 

Camera for recording the oral Sikh tradition has been initiated. 

Library 

The Centre is building its own library in the form of Books, Journals, 

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and other reference works. Similarly, digital copies 

of the old manuscripts related to the devotional literature in Gurumukhi are also 

being acquired. Gradually, the Library of the Centre will be one of the best in the 

region for research on the Sikh Scripture. 

Journal 

The Centre will have its own journal known as Perspectives on Guru Granth 

Sahib. It will be a referred journal in which high quality research papers relating 

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IAS TRAINING CENTRE: 

to the various aspects of Sikh Studies and Sri Guru Granth Sahib will be 

published. Its first issue is in its final stage of editing. It will be sent to the press 

for publication very soon. 


All India services pre-examination training centre for SC/ST was set up in the 

university under the scheme of government of India (Now under Ministry of 

social justice and empowerment) in 1982. Another Centre of preparation for 

competitive examinations (CPCE), financed by the university itself, was set up in 

1984 for the candidates of general category alongwith the other centre. The 

U.G.C. has been providing the financial aid for scheduled castes/scheduled tribes, 

other backward classes and minorities candidates for preparation of NET, entry 

in service and remedial coaching. 


ACADEMIC : The Academic Staff College (ASC), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar was 

STAFF COLLEGE established in 1988 following introduction of the scheme by the University 

Grants Commission in 1987. Since its inception, the Academic Staff College has 

been acting as a crucial link between teacher motivation and the quality of 

education. UGC-Academic Staff College of this University is currently one of the 

66 Academic Staff Colleges operating in the country, and has been ranked 12 th by 

the NAAC PEER Team on its visit in February, 2012. Linked to professional and 

career development of College and University teachers, it runs various 

programmes to cover different categories of teachers. On an average 15-18 

programmes are conducted in a year, in which nearly 400 teachers are imparted 

training. The courses are conducted on the lines of participative and interactive 

learning style. Each programme has specific objective and scientific mechanism 

for evaluation. 

The UGC-Academic Staff College of our University has been attracting 

teachers from all over India (instead of restricting participation merely to rather 

than from a specific region) and has become a platform, where the Guru Nanak 

Dev University’s academic community shares its knowledge, insights and ideas 

with the larger academic community of the country on a participatory basis. 

The Academic Staff College's main philosophy is that the teacher is 

central to the system. While it is universally accepted that the teacher is the pivot 

of the educational system, our system does not provide adequate opportunities for 

their professional development. It is, therefore, necessary to develop inbuilt 

mechanisms to provide opportunities for teachers within the framework of 

knowledge society. 

The Academic Staff College emphasizes the need of improving quality 

of teaching and proposes to provide opportunities for professional and career 

development so that teachers may fulfill their role and responsibility within the 

system of higher education. Every possible effort is being made to enhance their 

motivation, skills and knowledge through systematic orientation in specific 

subjects, techniques and methodologies, and thereby inculcate in them the right 

kind of values that would in turn encourage them to take initiatives for innovative 

and creative work. 

The orientation programme envisaged under this scheme is not rigid. 

Under this programme, it is intended to inculcate in young lecturers the quality of 

self-reliance through awareness of the social, intellectual and moral environment. 

The programme should enable the teachers to rediscover themselves and their 

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potential through a positive appreciation of their role in the total social, 

intellectual and moral environment, within which they function and of which 

they are an important part. Only in a country, where teachers are able to fulfill 

their responsibility with awareness and confidence, the educational system 

becomes relevant and dynamic. 

Keeping the above objectives in view, the guidelines for the Academic 

Staff College provides for following initiatives 

1. To organize specially designed Orientation Programmes in pedagogy, 

educational psychology and philosophy, and socio-economic and political 

concerns for all new entrants at the level of Lecturers; 

2. To organize such Orientation Programmes and Refresher Courses for serving 

teachers, covering every teacher at least once in three to five years; 

3. To organize specially designed Orientation Programmes/Refresher Courses 

in IT for new entrants as well as for in-service teachers; and 

4. To encourage teachers to participate in seminars, symposia, workshops, etc. 

5. To chalk out courses to give a bigger thrust to e-content development. In 

order to prepare Internet-savvy as well as computer literate teachers, to create 

e-content assemblers and creators, the University Grants Commission has 

launched specially designed Orientation Programmes/Refresher Courses in 

these subjects, to create Internet literate people from amongst new entrants as 

well as in-service teachers and to make them familiar with use of software 

tools irrespective of the subject/discipline they are teaching. Acquisition of 

knowledge is a two-way process between the teachers and the taught and, 

therefore, collectively they must advance the frontiers of knowledge. 

6. To organize Short-Term Special Course for the Professional Development of 

Senior Faculty Members and Non-teaching officers/employees. 

7. To encourage teachers to participate in seminars, symposia, workshops, etc. 

8. To enable newly appointed Lecturers to: 

i) understand the significance of education in general, and higher education 

in particular, in the global and Indian contexts 

ii) understand the linkages between education and economic and socioeconomic 

and cultural development, with particular reference to the 

Indian polity where democracy, secularism and social equity are the 

basic tenets of society; 

iii) acquire and improve art of teaching at the college/university level to 

achieve goals of higher education; 

iv) keep abreast of the latest developments in their specific subjects; 

v) understand the organization and management of a college/university and 

to perceive the role of teachers in the total system; 

vi) utilize opportunities for development of personality, initiative and 

creativity; and 

vii) promote computer literacy as well use of ICT in teaching and learning 

process. 

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While the expansion of the system of higher education is creditable, it 

has been achieved at a cost to itself. As the system moved away from the idea of 

higher education of the select few to higher education for all, there has been a 

decline in overall standards. Initially this was inevitable, but is nonetheless 

disturbing, especially when one considers the rapid advances being made in 

knowledge and the explosion of information worldwide. This trend must be 

reversed. This places greater responsibilities on teachers, and we owe it to them 

and to ourselves to make it possible for them to perform better in these changing 

times 

During 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012 following General Orientation/ 

Refresher/ Short Term Courses were conducted by the Academic Staff College, 

Amritsar 

Name of Course (RC/GOC /STC) 

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Dates 

General Orientation Course-87 17.2.2012 to 15.3.2012 

Commerce & Business Management 14.2.2012 to 5.3.2012 

Computer Science 21.12.2011 to 10.1.2012 

Health & Life Sciences (Food Technology, 

Nutrition, Home Sciences, Pharmaceutical, 

Sports Medicine, Physiotherapy, Bio-Sciences) 

23.12..2011 to 12.1.2012 

Information Technology (ID) 23.2.2012 to 14.3.2012 



Punjabi 4.5.2012 to 24.5.2012 

Linguistics and English Language Teaching 29.5.2012 to 18.6.2012 

Health & Life Sciences (Food Technology, 

Nutrition, Home Sciences, Pharmaceutical, 

Sports Medicine, Physiotherapy, Bio-Sciences) 

13.6.2012 to 3.7.2012 

Education 19.6.2012 to 9.7.2012 

Special Summer School – 2012 15.6.2012 to 5.7.2012 

Research Methodology in Social Sciences 

(History, Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, 

Political Science, Geography, Psychology, 

Philosophy, Public Administration & 

Commerce) 

Indian Languages, Literature, Translation and 

Journalism (Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Pali, Parakrit, 

Sanskrit, Punjabi, Religious Studies and Mass 

Media) 

Material Sciences (Physics, Chemistry & 

Engineering Applications) 

Computer Science, Electronics and Information 

Technology 

20.9.2012 to 10.10.2012 

11.10.2012 to 31.10.2012 

28.11.2012 to 18.12.2012 

27.11.2012 to 17.12.2012 

Visual and Performing Arts (Fine Arts, Music, 5.12.2012 to 24.12.2012

Dance, Sculpture, Theatre, Multimedia and Art 

Designing i.e. fashion Designing, Dress 

Designing, Cosmetology etc.) 

Short Term Course: Professional Development 

Programme (B & C Class non-teaching 

employees) 

Short Term Course: Workshop for Senior 

Teaching Faculty (including Heads) on the 

methodology of organizing the Refresher 

Course 

1.8.2012 to 3.8.2012 

5.10.2012 to 6.10.2012 

Principal's Meet 23.10.2012 to 25.10.2012 

Short Term Orientation Programme for newly 

appointed Clerk-cum-Jr. Data Entry Operators 

15.11.2012 to 20.11.2012 

The main objective of these courses is to motivate the teachers to impress 

upon them the need to improve the quality of education besides facing the 

challenges of creating a knowledge economy, 

The following eminent scholars and resource persons interacted with the 

participants of Refresher/General Orientation and short term courses 

1. Dr. (Mrs.) Renu Batra, Joint Secretary, UGC, New Delhi 

2. Ustad Puran Chand Wadali, Padam Shri 

3. Dr. Inderjit Kaur, Chairperson, All India Pingalwara Society, Amritsar 

4. Dr. Furqan Qamar, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Himachal 

Pradesh, Dharamshala (HP) 

5. Dr. V.N. Bajpai, Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla 

6. Dr. Swatanter Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, Raja Man Singh Tomar University 

of Music and Fine Arts, Gwalior (Rajasthan) 

7. Dr. M.P.S. Ishar, Vice-Chancellor, Jammu University, Jammu 

8. Mr. Prateek (A Class Artist), Delhi University, Delhi 

9. Mr. Kewal Dhaliwal, Play Wright 

10. Mr. K.K. Rattu, Director, All India Radio, Chandigarh 

11. Dr. N.P. Singh, DRDO, New Delhi 

12. Prof. C.K. Das, Indian Institute of Technology , Kharagpur 

13. Dr. Sudhanshu Bhushan, Professor, National University of Education 

Planning & Administration, New Delhi 

14. Dr. Jayanti Dutta, Deputy Director, UGC-Academic Staff College, Panjab 

University, Chandigarh 

15. S. Gurbhajan Singh, Eminent Poet, President, Sahit Academy, Ludhiana 

16. Prof. B.S. Ghuman, Panjab University, Chandigarh 

17. Prof. Manjit Singh, Panjab University, Chandigarh 

18. Prof. B.S. Sandhu, Punjabi University, Patiala 

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