Panjab University Senate: 18 from teaching depts nominated as ordinary fellows

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 22

For the first time in the history of Panjab University Senate, maximum number of teachers have been nominated by the Vice-President of India, in his capacity as the PU Chancellor, as ordinary fellows.

Of the total 36 ordinary fellows, 18 are from teaching faculty.

The nominees include Prof Gurmeet Singh, chairperson, Department of Hindi; Prof Prashant Gautam, University Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Management; Prof Shiv Kumar Dogra, Department of Laws; Dr Latika, Department of Education; Prof Gaurav Gaur, Department of Social Service; Prof Devinder Singh, Department of Law; Prof SK Tomar, Dean, Student Welfare; Prof Sonal Chawla, Department of Computer Science & Applications; Prof Jagat Bhushan, Controller of Examinations; Dr Priyatosh Sharma, Department of History; Prof Jayanti Dutta, Deputy Director, UGC HRD Centre; Prof Hemant Batra, Principal-cum-Professor, Dr Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital; Prof Sushil Kansal, Dr SS Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology; Prof Ashok Kumar, Director, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy; Dr Nidhi Gautam, warden, girls hostel, University Institute of Applied Management Studies; Prof Savita Gupta, former Director, University Institute of Engineering & Technology; Prof Ravi Inder Singh, Director, PU Regional Centre, Ludhiana; Prof Sukhbir Kaur, Department of Zoology.

The list also includes Som Parkash, MoS, Government of India; Kirron Kher, Member of Parliament; Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India and former Member of Parliament; Prof Harmohinder Singh Bedi, Chancellor, Central University, Himachal Pradesh, and former Chairperson, Department of Hindi, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar; Gurjot Singh Malhi, former DGP, Haryana; Dr Kuldeep Agnihotri, former VC, Central University, Himachal Pradesh, and Advisor to the Union Ministry of Tourism and Culture; Dr Arvinder Singh Bhalla, Principal, Gujjrewala College, Ludhiana; Davesh Moudgil, former member, Board of Studies, Faculty of Laws, and former member, Administrators Advisory Council, Chandigarh Administration; Dr Krishan Gauba, head, Oral Health Sciences Centre, PGIMER; Dr Aruna Goel, former professor, Sanskrit, PU; Prof Akhtar Mahmood, former fellow and former head, Department of Biochemistry; Prof Yojna Rawat, former head, University School of Open Learning; Prof Arun Grover, former VC; Dr Surinder Singh Sangha, Principal, Dasmesh Girls’ College of Education, Badal; Dr Amit Joshi, head, Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, SGGS College.

Satya Pal Thanks vice-president, VC

Satya Pal Jain, Solicitor General of India, has expressed his gratitude to M Venkaiah Naidu, Vice-President and PU Chancellor, and VC Prof Raj Kumar for re-nominating him as a member of the PU Senate. This will be his 11th term on the PU Senate. Jain, who entered the House at the age of 24 as the youngest member in 1976, is now the senior most member of the House.

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