GNDU excelled new heights of success during 2014

Amritsar, December 30, 2014:  This year the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore has re-accredited the Guru Nanak Dev University with highest Grade of 3.51 out of 4 and emerged as the biggest achievement of the year.

 “After having earned the covoted titles like UPE & CPEPA, Guru Nanak Dev University does it again and earns high score of 3.51 from NAAC”. With this grade the only university in the north western Indian that has gone into 3rd cycle of accreditation and has scored this high rating.

Apart from nearing completion of Guru Granth Sahib Bhawan building equipped with all modern facilities and construction of Sports Hostel buildings and extensions of Archecture Department, Health Centre and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Bhawan are already started this year and would be completed shortly. This Year University also witnessed all round growth in the fields of academics, culture and sports together under the able stewardship of Vice-Chancellor,  A.S. Brar.

This Year University also hosted an Interactive session of South Carolina Governor Nikki R Haley with students, researchers, faculty and guests. She also took a tour to the high tech sophisticated instrumentation facility of the University.

A Memorandum of Understanding MoU was also signed with the RWTH AACHEN University, Federal Republic of Germany and its Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry to promote scholarly activities and International Understanding. Prof. Dr. Bernhard Blumich, Director, Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry signed the MoU. Many faculty members and researchers of the University visited other countries and presented their research papers in various Conferences and Symposia of International repute. Our faculty members have bagged prestigious projects from the apex bodies like the DBT, CSIR, BARC, UGC, DST and other organisations worth crores of rupees during 2014.

This year, there were a record number of admissions of about 24 thousand students in various faculties at University Campuses and Constituent Colleges. They are taken care by about 600 competent faculties. This year the functioning of Guru Nanak Dev University Regional campus, Fattu Dhinga, Sultanpur Lodhi was started.

Our students of engineering and commerce field are employed by reputed companies in India and abroad. They are all contributing to the credit worthiness of the University by their hard work and diligence. In the last year alone, almost all our Engineering students were recruited by various companies through campus placements. Track record of employment of our students by big business Houses and Multi National Companies has been very satisfactory.  

The UGC has sanctioned a grant of Rs. 54 lacs for the upgradation of the Microbiology Department. The Department has been approved for up-gradation to DRS-II level.

This year, the University achieved the second position in highest sports Award of the country, the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy. The University has also won the North Zone Inter-University Cultural Championship for 14 times this year, including winning it six times in a row. This also includes winning of All India Inter-University youth Championship trophy for record number of nine times.

In the field of sports, this year, Guru Nanak Dev University cycling teams performed exceptionally well during All India Inter-University Track Cycling (Men & Women) Championships 2014-2015 at University Velodrome by creating six new records i.e. four in men and two in women section. Overall General Championship Cycling Men and Women were won by Guru Nanak Dev University with 52 and 42 points. Adding to its achievement, this year University also honored an International athlete, Khushbir Kaur with cash prize and other incentives for her achievements in Asian Games 2014.

A record number of 15 General Orientation Courses, Refresher Courses and Short Term Courses were organized under various faculties by Academic Staff College of the University during last year.

This year, during 40th Annual Convocation, Governor of Punjab and Chancellor of the University, His Excellency Shivraj Vishwanath Patil presided over and awarded Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) degree upon  Ved Parkash, Chairman, University Grants Commission, New Delhi and Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) degrees upon  Rajmohan Gandhi, an eminent social worker & grandson of Mahatama Gandhi, and  Ajmer Singh Aulakh, Prominent playwright & theater director of the third generation of Punjabi Drama. More than 600 degrees and medals in various disciplines including Ph.Ds, M.Phil., MBA, M.Tech., MCA, LL.M., M.Lib., MBE., M.Com., M.Sc., M.A., B.Tech., B.Sc., BCA, LL.B., B.Lib. etc. were awarded at this Convocation. Governor of Punjab and Chancellor awarded the Post-Graduate degrees while the Vice-Chancellor conferred Under-Graduate degrees.

During 45th Annual Foundation Day, this year,  S.P. Gautam, (Former Vice-Chancellor, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly & Professor, Centre for Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) and  S.B. Singh IG (Hqrs), Central Industrial Security Force and a writer of great repute delivered his lecture and many academicians and eminent personalities of the city participated in these celebrations.

(SK Vyas/Jalandhar)

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