Aruna Ranjit Chandra Hall, Panjab University,Sector 14, Chandigarh 160014

http://cpr.puchd.ac.in/

DST-Centre for Policy Researchat

Panjab University, Chandigarh

INDUSTRY ACADEMIA

lR;eso t;rsDepartment of Science and Technology

Ministry of Science and TechnologyGovernment of India

MEMBERS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE

S. No. NAME DESIGNATION

1. Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, Prof. Arun K Grover

Chandigarh

2. Director General, FICCI, New DelhiDr. Arbind Prasad

3. Former Director General, Indian CouncilDr. V M Katoch

for Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi

4. Vice-Chancellor, Ins�tute of ChemicalDr. G D Yadav

Technology (Deemed University),

Mumbai

5. Execu�ve Director, Punjab State Council Dr. Neelima Jerath

for Science and Technology (PSCST),

Chandigarh

6. Managing Director, Founda�on forDr. Anil Wali

Innova�on and Technology Transfer

(FITT), IIT-D, New Delhi

7. Managing Director, Venus RemediesDr. (Mrs) Manu Chaudhary

Ltd., Panchkula, Haryana

8. Vice President and Global Head,Mr. Ajay Davessar

Corporate Communica�ons, HCL

Technologies, Noida, UP

9. Sr. Professor, Area-Chair-Finance, ForeDr. A K Puri

School of Management, New Delhi

10. Chief Scien�st, Dep�. of BiomedicalDr. Amod Kumar

Instrumenta�on, CSIO, Chandigarh

11. Coordinator, DST-CPR, PU, ChandigarhProf. Rupinder Tewari

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s tIn the 21 century, Science,

Technology and Innovations are

considered to be the key drivers of

the economy and development of the

nations. To achieve success in these

parameters, it is imperative for any

nation to have a serious re-look on its

Research and Development (R&D)

programmes being conducted in

universities, national research

laboratories and private sector.

For a large nation like India, high-end

R&D programmes require huge

amount of funds, running into

thousands of crores of rupees.

However, in India, only 1/3rd of R&D

investments are contributed by the

private sector and rest comes from

the public sector. Government of

India (GoI) has substantial ly

increased its expenditure in higher

education to give a boost to applied

R&D, but expects public : private

sector investments into R&D at levels

of 1:1 by 2017. Apart from financial

constraints, lack of linkage between

academia and industry is hampering

the conversion of applied research of

academic sector into a commercial

success.

In developed countries, there is a

healthy symbiotic relationship

between R&D of industries and

un ivers i ty professors and i s

contributing greatly to the kitty of

'knowledge economy' of the nations.

It's a win-win situation for both the

parties. Unfortunately, in India,

Industry-Academia (I-A) interactions

are limited to IITs, and a few

universities/govt. sponsored national

research laboratories. The number of

c o m m e r c i a l l y s u c c e s s f u l

technologies/innovations is not very

encouraging, keeping in mind that

India has (a) over 700 universities

churning out annually, thousands of

PhDs, in the area of applied sciences

and (b) nearly 100 govt. sponsored

research laborator ies having

thousands of scientists.

In the last decade or so, GoI has taken

quite a few initiatives to promote (a)

I-A interactions and (b) stimulate the

culture of entrepreneurship amongst

young minds studying in universities.

Gov t . has estab l i shed many

Knowledge Parks, Technology Parks,

I n c u b a t i o n C e n t r e s a n d

E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p a n d S k i l l

Development Centres in and around

universities. Setting up of Technology

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this, all that is needed is the change in

the mindset of academia and

industrial sector. Currently, both are

living in their separate worlds. Both,

academics and industrialists are

pursuing different goals. Industry

thinks in terms of short range goals

whereas the academia has a long

range perspective. Industry prefers

proven solutions with a low risk,

whereas academia is interested in

creating new solutions with a high

innovation rate. Industry seeks

minimum solution to minimize their

risk, whereas academia strives for a

maximum solution to maximize their

recognition. Industry is mainly

concerned with costs. Academia

could care less about costs, it is

mainly interested in publishing

research papers and striving for

recognition from his/her peers. An

academician shows interest normally

in problems that are intellectually

challenging. His or her areas of

i n t e r e s t l a y i n t e c h n o l o g y

development initiatives and methods

related to process and design

improvement and not in developing

the final product which is ready to be

taken up by the industry as it require

too much time. Industry's research

Information, Forecast ing and

Assessment Counc i l (T IFAC) ,

Biotechnology Industry Research

Assistance Council (BIRAC) etc. has

boosted in translating basic research

of laboratories into technology

transfer and setting up of Start-up

companies. Though al l these

initiatives are a positive step in

stimulating scientists to address the

problems of industries, but a lot more

has to be done to bring I-A

environment to a level existing in

developed countries. Asian countries

like China, South Korea, Singapore

a n d T a i w a n , w h i c h w e r e

economically poor countries like

India, a few decades ago, have also

marched ahead and become

economically strong nations and now

considered as developed countries.

The success of these countries is

attributed to their modified policies

in the areas Higher Education and of

Science and Technology, especially I-

A interactions.

India has the potential to emulate

these countries. It can even surpass

them. It has all the elements needed

for successful implementation of I-A

programmes for the benefit of

economy and societal at large. For

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project are focused and time bound,

whereas, academia prefers to work

on projects which are intellectually

challenging and do not desire to work

in a particular time frame. The source

of funding of academic research is

primarily govt. funding agencies

which are less stringent on the

accountability part. On the other

hand, industry is less keen on basic

research and would fund only applied

research projects and that too with

lots of checks and balances, which

academia is not primed for. Also,

industry wants industry-ready work

force from the universities, but is not

forthcoming in sharing resources

(financial as well as expertise) with

the universities. Industry desires that

professors/scientists should come

out of their “tunnel vision” to publish

their work. They should (a) place

great importance and value on closer

interaction with R&D of industrial

sector, (b) attend industr ia l

conferences and (c) should not look

down upon industrial newspapers

and magazines.

For the transfer of academia research

into technology, it is imperative that

universities and private sector work

hand in hand. Though after

liberalization of industrial policies in

1990s, there has been marginal

improvement between education

system, and business and corporate

productivity, but these linkages are

more ritualistic than real. Indian

industry is myopically disengaged, if

not wholly divorced from Indian

academia.

GoI is aware of this situation and

desires to bridge the gap between

Academia and Industry. It has asked

DST to frame policies for better

synergy between academic and

private sector. DST- Centre for Policy

Research at Panjab University,

Chandigarh has been entrusted with

the responsibility to hold meetings

with the industrial sector as well as

Higher Education sector and come

out with recommendations/policies

which will promote I-A interactions

that eventually will benefit the nation

at large. This Centre came into

existence in Jan 2014 and since then

held meetings and brain storming

sessions with university professors

/scientists and industry personals.

The recommendations are being

regularly sent to DST, New Delhi for

formulation of policies.

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To s t r e n gt h e n t h e S c i e n c e a n d

Technology policies of India, Department

of Science & Technology, Government of

India, New Delhi has established five

Centres for Policy Research (CPR) at

Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh; IIT-

Delhi; IISc, Bangalore; Babasaheb

Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU),

L u k h n o w a n d E n t r e p r e n e u r

Development Institute of India (EDII),

Ahmedabad. The mandate of each

Centre is different but complimentary.

The mandate of DST-CPR at PU,

Chandigarh is to guide and design

policies for better synergy between

private sector and the academic/

research institutes of higher education in

India. This Centre is functioning in this

direction by fulfilling the following vision,

mission and objectives.

Vision & Mission

To bring Academia and Industry closer

for increasing the translation of

laboratory research into commercial

technologies, enhancing private sector

participation in the R&D of government

funded laboratories and production of

industry ready skilled manpower.

DST- CENTRE FOR POLICY RESEARCH, PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH

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Development of a new country specific model for promotion of Public Private

Partnership (PPP) for R&D.

Identify areas of policy gaps for stimulation of private sector investment in R&D and

suggest changes in policy environment.

Adopt evidence-based approaches for identifying and promoting areas for generation

of intellectual properties.

OBJECTIVES

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FOCUS AREAS OF DST-CENTRES FOR POLICY RESEARCHS

1. A one-day meet on “Expectation of

Industrial Sector from Universities” was t hheld on 18 Feb, 2014 at Panjab

University, Chandigarh.

2. A Round Table Meet on “Bridging the

Industry- Academia (I-A) Gap in the IT

Sector” th was organised on 18 Dec, 2014.

3. A session on “Industry Institute

Interface and University Innovation

Clusters” was organized by DST-CPR at thPU in the MICROCON 2015 (22-24 Jan,

2015) held in PU, Chd.

4. DST-CPR at PU organized a workshop

for “Popular izat ion of Research

Fellowship Schemes of Govt. of India”

thon 24 March, 2015 in PU, Chd.

5. Prepared Questionnaires for the

Academia and Industry to analyze the

extent of collaborations that exist

amongst their institute/ organization

and respective counterparts.

6. A case study on Foundation for

Innovation and Technology Transfer

(FITT), New Delhi.

7. Evidence based study for identifying

patenting pattern in Punjab and

Chandigarh.

8. Comparative study of Science and

Technology policies of India, Singapore,

South Korea and China.

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT SO FAR BY DST-CPR AT PU, CHANDIGARH

FUTURE ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN 2016

1. Approach UGC and AICTE to help in getting I-A proforma filled up from

non-responders.

2. With involvement of FICCI, case studies would be conducted on 10 Industries,

which have carried out successful I-A activities especially I-A research projects.

3. I-A meets at Chennai, Mumbai and Bangaluru.

4. In depth studies on I-A Centres of successful universities/IITs/NITs.

5. Case studies on IIT-Chennai Technology Park, Ventura Centre (Pune) and

IMTECH (Chandigarh).

6. I-A conference at national level with involvement of FICCI.

7. I-A policies of select countries (S.Korea, Singapore, China, USA and U.K.)

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Dr. S S Kohli (Scien�st-G DST, New Delhi) addressing the audience.

It is perceived by think tanks of world

that in near future Asian countries,

especially India, China, Singapore, S.

Korea and Taiwan will be the leading

economies of the world. Till the th

middle of 20 century, these countries

were facing problems like poverty,

sanitation, corruption, lack of

education and industrial units, near

absence of skilled manpower and

conflicts among ethnic and religious

groups. However, in the last 3-4

decades, with change in government

policies, these countries have made

significant progress. Singapore,

Taiwan and S. Korea are rubbing

shoulders with developed countries.

China and India are also on the path of

economic development, but a lot has

to be done to achieve all round

development in the domains of

economy, society and science &

technology.

In this article, a comparison among

four count r ies ( India , China ,

Singapore and S.Korea) has been

carried out to look at the strengths of

each country and the areas where

improvements are needed (pages 14-

16). The comparison has been made

based on Global Competitiveness

Index (GCI) report 2015-16 which is

published by World Economic

Forum. GCI is an indicative of the

competitive performance of 140

e c o n o m i e s b y a s s e s s i n g t h e

microeconomic and macroeconomic

foundations of the nation. The

elements of sustainability are also

taken into consideration by including

social and environmental dimensions.

GCI has three main categories (basic

requirements, efficiency enhancers

and innovation and sophistication)

comprising of 12 factors, termed as

pillars. The Overall GCI score of 2,

26, 28 and 55 for Singapore, S. Korea,

China and India respectively clearly

indicates that India has to do lot of a

catching up with these three countries

in all the categories.

COMPARISON OF SELECT ASIAN COUNTRIES BASED ON GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS INDEX (GCI).

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Rankings of India, Singapore, S. Korea and China based on Global competitiveness index (GCI-2015-16)

Indicators Ranking (Score)

India Singapore S.Korea China

Overall GCI Ranking

80 (4.4) 28 (5.4)18 (5.7)1 (6.4)

51 (4.1)60 (4.1) 2 (6.0) 69 (3.9)

81 (3.7) 39 (4.7)13 (5.8)2 (6.5)

5 (6.6)91 (4.4) 12 (6.2) 8 (6.5)

44 (6.1)84 (5.5) 2 (6.7) 23 (6.3)

25 (4.8)58 (4.2) 2 (5.7) 32 (4.7)

90 (3.9) 68 (4.3)23 (5.4)1 (6.2)

91 (4.2) 58 (4.4)26 (4.8)1 (5.7)

2 (5.7) 37 (4.5)83 (4.1)103 (3.9)

53 (4.1) 54 (4.1)87 (3.6)2 (5.6)

120 (2.7) 74 (3.7)27 (5.5)5 (6.2)

13 (5.6)3 (6.4) 35 (4.8) 1 (7.0)

11 (5.2)46 (3.9) 34 (4.1)22 (4.8)

18 (5.1) 38 (4.3)26 (4.8)52 (4.2)

9 (5.2) 31 (3.9)19 (4.8)42 (3.6)

Basic Requirements

2 (5.7)55 (4.3) 28 (4.9)26 (5.0)

- Institutions

- Infrastructure

-Macroeconomic Environment

-Health and Primary Education

Efciency Enhancers

-Higher Education and Training

-Goods Market Efciency

-Labour Market Efciency

-Financial Market Development

-Technological Readiness

-Market Size

Innovation & Sophistication factors

-Business sophistication

-Innovation

Out of 140 economies, Scale (1-7) Source: - The Global Competitiveness

Report 2015-16 (World Economic Forum)

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Rankings of India, Singapore, S. Korea and China based on R&D Indicators

Indicators

Gross Expenditure

on R&D (GERD ranking PPP e,billion USD,) **

Ranking (Score/Value)

India Singapore S.Korea China

a Publications9

(9.98 lacs)

32

(1.9 lacs)

12

(7.39 lacs)

2

(36.17 lacs)

a,H-Index * 20

(383)

25

(349)

18

(424)

16

(495)

56 (5.5) 60 (5.4)25 (7.0) 15 (7.9)b Intellectual Property Rights

Availability of Scientists and cEngineers

11 (5.1) 36 (4.5)40 (4.4)49 (4.2)

Quality of Scientic Research c

Institutions12 (5.6) 42 (4.2)27 (4.8)45 (4.1)

cCompany Spending on R&D 11 (5.0) 23 (4.2)21 (4.6)31 (3.9)

cAvailability of latest Technologies 13 (6.2) 95 (4.3)31 (5.6)108 (4.0)

cFirm-level Technology Absorption 16 (5.7) 66 (4.7)27 (5.4)102 (4.2)

cCapacity for Innovation 19 (5.1)50 (4.2) 49 (4.2)24 (4.8)

High Technology Exports d(Billion USD )

4 (135) 1 (560)5 (130)22 (16)

8 (44) 2 (284)5 (63)22 (9)

R&D Manpower:f

(Researchers per million people) (160) (1,020)(5,928) (6,438)

University- Industry cCollaboration in R&D

50 (3.9) 32 (4.4)26 (4.6)5 (5.6)

cFDI and Technology Transfer 2 (6.0) 69 (4.4)95 (4.1) 67 (4.5)

*H-index: based on the set of most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications. **GERD on R&D : total intramural expenditure on R&D performed on the national territory during a given period.

a -Scopus 2013; b - IPRI report 2013; c- GCI report 2015-16; d -World development indicators, 2012; e - International monetary fund 2014; f - World development

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Global Ranking of Na�ons based on R&D Indicators

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Publica�ons H-Index IPRs FDI & Tech. Transfer

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Currently, majority (90%) of the Indian

universities are only concerned with

imparting knowledge to the young st

minds. In the competitive world of 21

century, these institutes of tertiary

education have to take up additional

responsibilities such as providing skilled

manpower and innovative technologies

to the industrial sector to boost nation's

economy as well as addressing societal

issues (potable water for all, waste

management, drugs at affordable prices

etc.).

To u n d e r t a ke t h e s e a d d i t i o n a l

responsibilities, the universities have to

undergo certain changes such as

networking with industrial sector and

national research laboratories, setting

up Industrial Zones/Corridors in the

campuses, modifying academic syllabi

and introducing orientation-programme

(i.e. Business Management courses) for

the science-faculty for translating their

laboratory-research to commercial

entities).

The DST-CPR at PU, Chd. intends to study

successful models of I-A interface

existing g in i.e. IITs, ICT-Mumbai, Univ.

of Hyderabad, Univ. of Pune etc. and

then propose a successful I- A interface

model for Indian universities. Our Centre

h a s h a d a f e w m e e t i n g s w i t h

representatives of Industries and

Academia and has come out with the

following suggestions, some of which

can be used for making I-A policies:

1. Each well established industry should

adopt at least one university as a

research partner and vice versa. Such

partnership will definitely be a step

forward in stimulating I-A interactions.

2. There are 77 NAAC “A'' category

universities. Each National Research

Laboratory should adopt one University

as a research partner.

3. On similar lines, IITs (18) should opt for

a university having potential of applied

research.

4. Setting up of Business & Marketing

Entities in Universities: Some of the

Universities are working on knowledge

based products having significant

potent ia l market demand. The

marketing of these could bring in

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENHANCING INDUSTRY – ACADEMIA (I-A) INTERACTIONS

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developed.

9. Board of Governance of a company

should comprise of have at least one

u n i v e rs i t y p ro fe s s o r. S i m i l a r l y,

u n i v e r s i t i e s e n g a g e d i n S & T

programmes should have Industry

personal(s) on their Governing body.

10. A serious re-look is needed on the

academic syllabi of Science subjects.

Syllabi should be in tune with the

requirements of the industr ies .

Dedicated courses on Entrepreneurship

development, IPRs and Business

management programmes should be

introduced.

11. Each academic institute should

create databanks for easy access by the

industrial sector. Suggested Databanks :

(I) Availability of scientific expertise in

the universities

(II) List of high-end instruments

(III) List of infrastructure facilities like

animal facility, library, workshops,

fermentation facility etc.

12. Government should set up a

'Centralized I-A' body in MHRD, which is

responsible for formulat ion and

implementation of I-A activities. MHRD

should have dedicated I-A Cells in

institutes of Higher learning under

significant revenue to Universities.

H o we ve r d u e to a b s e n c e o f a n

appropriate mechanism, it has not been

possible for the laboratories/universities

to exploit these commercially. On the

lines of CSIR laboratories, Universities

should be permitted to set up Business &

Marketing Entities. Universities may be

permitted to establish a legally distinct

non-profit entity such as Society, Trust,

Foundation and Section 25 Company to

exploit/market its knowledge base,

products, databases etc.

5. UGC should set aside special budget

for Filing and Protection of Patents by

university professors. CSIR has this

provision for its scientists.

6. The university scientists may be

permitted to set up Start-up companies

based on CSIR pattern.

7. Faculty members engaged in applied

research should avail Sabbatical-leave to

spend time in the industry to understand

the industrial environment.

8. Industry should be involved from the

very beginning of the university research

projects having industrial implications.

Using this approach, the project will be

more focussed and shortens the time for

commercialization of the technology

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MHRD (UGC, AICTE, MCI, DCI etc.), all

funding agencies (DST, DBT, CSIR, ICAR,

ICMR, DRDO, MoE etc.), and Govt

funded Research Laboratories (CSIR,

DBT, DST, ICMR, ICAR ,etc.) These Cells

should be connected to 'Centralize I-A

Cell'. These I-A Cells should have all the

expertise needed for translating lab.

Research into a commercial entity.

Expertise needed: IPR Management,

E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p , B u s i n e s s

Management, Technology Development

and Technology Transfer.

13. Government should encourage

setting up research facilities and scale up

facilities on the campus under PPP

mode.

14. The R&D investments of private

sector made under PPP, which benefits

society, should be considered as a part

of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

15. Industries having collaborations with

the universities should be given first

preference for hiring students.

16. For optimal use of instruments, a

national policy is needed to promote

pooling of resources/infrastructure of

public funded education/research

institutes.

17. Select universities should be funded

for (i) creation of space & infrastructure

innovative for research leading to setting

up of Start Up companies and (ii)

Incubation Centres . These facilities

could be created in PPP mode.

18. The promotion policy of UGC is highly

biased for Publications (research

articles, books etc.). The weightage given

to Technology Development, Patents,

and Consultancy etc. is much below

expectations.

19. Creation of industrial zones in the

universities, where space can be leased

out to industries/ entrepreneurs for R&D

purpose. These zones may be created

under PPP mode.

20. Universities should have an Industry-

portal catering to latest technologies

adopted by industry, innovat ive

products, job- availability, I-A meets,

Business Management programmes etc.

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Panjab University (PU) is one of the

oldest Universities in India. It was

established in 1882 at Lahore (now, in

Pakistan) and has a long tradition of

pursuing excellence in teaching and

research in science and technology,

h u m a n i t i e s , s o c i a l s c i e n c e s ,

performing arts and sports. By virtue of

its age, experience, achievements and

philosophy, PU is a University of

national character and international

stature and draws both faculty and

students from all over the country and

different parts of the globe. PU has 78

teaching and research departments

besides 4 chairs for the research in the

main campus at Chandigarh. It also has

188 affiliated/constituent colleges

spread over Punjab and Chandigarh.

The Campus: The PU is located in

Sector 14 and Sector 25 of Chandigarh

in an area of almost 550 acres. To make

it self-contained, infrastructural

facilities like its own Shopping Centre,

Health Centre, Bank, Post office,

Swimming Pool, Gymnasium, Sports

Grounds, Botanical Gardens, well

maintained parks, Open Air Theatre,

Guest Houses, Faculty House, Seminar

Complexes, Alumni House, Community

Centre and School have been provided.

Besides these facilities, the University

Campus has 8 hostels for boys, 9

hostels for girls, a Working Women

Hostel and two sports hostels.

Centres of Excellence: Acknowledging

excellence in teaching and research,

UGC and DST have recognized a large

number of departments under various

programmes such as:

Special Assistance Programme/

Centre for Advanced Study (SAP/CAS)

Departments of Anthropology,

Geography, Geology, Mathematics,

and the Univers ity Inst itute of

Pharmaceutical Science (UIPS)

Special Assistance Programme/

Departmental Research Support

(SAP/DRS)

Departments of Biochemistry, Botany,

Biotechnology, Economics, English and

Cultural Studies, and the University

Business School (UBS), SSB University

BRIEF PROFILE OF PANJAB UNIVERSITY

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Research Collaborations (National): The

university has various prestigious

collaborations with number of national

institutes l ike Indian Agricultural

Research Institute, Delhi; GB Pant

University of Agriculture and Technology,

Pantnagar; Himalayan Forest Research

Institute, Shimla; IIT, Roorkee; PGIMER,

Chandigarh; Nuclear Science Centre,

New Delhi; IMTECH; CSIO, Chandigarh;

Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied

Sciences (INMAS) New Delhi; Jamia

Hamdard University, Delhi; Atomic

Energy Regulatory Board of India,

Mumbai; Central University, Hyderabad;

Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University

Palampur. Inter University Consortium

(Kolkata & Bhubaneswar).

Prominent research fundings: DST-

PURSE programme (2014-18). Amount:

34.8 crores; CMS project funded by the

Department of Science and Technology

and the Department of Atomic Energy.

Amount: Rs. 19 Crores for the 12th Five-

Year Plan.

Institute of Chemical Engineering and

Technology (SSBUICET) and the

University Institute of Engineering &

Technology (UIET)

Department of Special Assistance

(DSA)

D e p a r t m e n t o f S t a t i s t i c s a n d

Biophysics

Funds for Improvement of Science &

Technology (FIST)

Departments of Anthropology,

Biophysics, Biotechnology, Chemistry,

Physics, Zoology and UIPS

U n i v e rs i t y w i t h Po te n t i a l fo r

Excellence: (i) Centre of Excellence in

"Application of Nano Materials, Nano

Particles and Nano Composites" (ii)

Centre of Excellence in "Cultural

Fixation on Honor: A Gender Audit of

Punjab and Haryana".

R e s e a r c h C o l l a b o r a t i o n s

(International): The university is

participating in various international

research collaborations such as: High

Energy Research Programmes at

Fermilab (USA), KEK (Japan) and CERN

( Sw i t ze r l a n d ) ; N at i o n a l S c i e n c e

Technology and Development Agency,

Thailand; University of Missouri, USA;

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal;

International Centre for Agricultural

Research in Dry Areas ( ICARDA),

Morocco; World Vegetable Research

Centre, Taiwan.

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Internet and Communication Facilities:

The Computer Centre of the University

has established Gigabit technology to

provide high speed connectivity to

various departments. Almost all the

departments are connected through

optical f ibre. All hostels and the

academic area of Sector 14 have been

made Wi-Fi accessible and the students

can access free internet.

PU Radio: The University has its own

community rad io stat ion, Rad io

Jyot i rgamaya 91.2FM. The radio

programmes can be heard over a range

of 10 kilometres.

Hostels: There are seventeen hostels,

eight for boys and nine for girls, to

accommodate nearly 6700 students.

There also exists one working women's

hostel with a capacity to accommodate

seventy persons.

Health Centre: Bhai Ghanaiya Ji Institute

of Health caters to the medical needs of

about 40,000 employees and their

dependents , students of a l l the

departments, all boys and girls residing

in hostels, daily wagers, contractual

employees, mess and canteen workers. A

round-the-clock emergency service

along with 24x7 ambulance is available.

The institute has a fully equipped

modern clinical laboratory, latest

computerized ECG machine, a fully

c o m p u t e r i z e d d i g i t a l 5 0 0 m A

mammographic compatible CR unit and

an X-Ray machine.

Sports: The university has playgrounds

for all major sports, a gymnasium hall

and a swimming pool of high standard for

its sports activities. A 25 m shooting

range has been completed this year. In

2015, two new sports infrastructures i.e.

a blue field Hockey Astroturf and an all-

weather swimming pool will come up at

the University campus.

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OUR TEAMChief-Patron: Prof. Arun K. Grover, Vice-Chancellor, PU, Chd.

Coordinator: Prof. Rupinder Tewari, Deptt. of Microbial Biotech, PU, Chd.

Co-Coordinator: Prof. Manmohan Gupta, Deptt. of Physics, PU, Chd.

Designa�on Mobile No Email ID Name

Dr. Ajit Singh ajitnao@pu.ac.in 8557945657 Sr. Scien�st D

Dr. Mansimran Khokhar Sr. Scien�st C mansimran@pu.ac.in 9815844110

Ms Radhika Trikha radhika_trikha@pu.ac.in 9888525038Sr. Scien�st C

mamtab@pu.ac.in Ms Mamta Bhardwaj Scien�fic Officer 8437382300

naveens@pu.ac.inMr Naveen Sachdeva Scien�fic Officer 8010914329

SCIENTIFIC STAFF

Designa�on Mobile No Email ID Name

OFFICE STAFF

Mr. Rohan dstprc2014@pu.ac.in9988825325Data Entry Operator

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DST-Centre for Policy Researchat

Panjab University, ChandigarhlR;eso t;rsDepartment of Science and Technology

Ministry of Science and TechnologyGovernment of India

Front: Prof. Rupinder Tewari (Coordinator)

L to R: Mr. Rohan, Mr. Naveen Sachdeva, Ms. Radhika Trikha, Dr. Mansimran Khokhar,

Ms. Mamta Bhardwaj, Dr. Ajit Singh.