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PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

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PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, LUDHIANA

62nd Year of Education & Service

College of Basic Sciences & Humanities

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Program Benefits and Future Perspectives

Job opportunities for the postgraduates in Basic Sciences and Humanities exist in large number of research and academic institutes, corporate companies, laboratories, hospitals etc.

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With the establishment of the Punjab Agricultural University in 1962, it became imperative to introduce the University students to the fundamentals of basic sciences and the humanities, thus advancing the frontiers of knowledge. The close inter-relations between the basic sciences and the applied sciences have added a new vigor to agricultural education.

Keeping in view the significance of basic Sciences for proper understanding and development of different areas of agriculture, animal husbandry and allied fields, a school of Basic Sciences and Humanities was conceived which subsequently was established as College of Basic Sciences and Humanities in Oct. 1965, Dr. A.S. Kahlon being the founder Dean of the College. As a key constituent of the University, the College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, since its inception has been striving to be a center of excellence for advanced studies in the various fields within its jurisdiction.

College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Dean

Name : Dr. Kiran Bains

Address : Dean, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities (Additional Charges)

Office : 91-161-2401960 Ext 323, 91-161-2403533(Direct)

E-Mail : deancobsh@pau.edu

Brief Introduction

Dr Kiran Bains joined PAU as Assistant Scientist, Food and Nutrition on 1.12.1995. She was Head of the Department of Food and Nutrition from 1.2.2019 to 31.1.2023 and joined as Dean, College of Community Science, PAU on 6.11.2023. She has guided 25 M.Sc. and 10 Ph.D. students and handled 12 adhoc research projects. She has 243 publications out of which 104 are Research Papers in peer reviewed journals and 28 research papers have been published in high impact rating journals (7.35-17.21). She was a member of Broad Subject Matter Area Committee (BSMAC) for Community Science of ICAR to restructure postgraduate curriculum in Community Science from 2018-20. She worked at Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali as Sabbatical Faculty for one year (2015-16). She is Principal Investigator of Nestle India Limited funded ongoing scheme under first MoU of public-private partnership between PAU and Nestle India Limited in March 2009. This partnership completed 14 years, imparting nutrition education to 19,550 rural school girls from 77 villages of Moga, Ludhiana, Faridkot and Ferozepur districts with a total grant of Rs.1,03,83,000/- till date. As Principal Investigator, she achieved a competitive Research Project entitled, “A study of factors influencing zinc status of women (15-45 years) and children (6-59 months) from Ludhiana district of Punjab, India” in 2011 with a research grant of Rs.53,04,308/- from HarvestPlus, IFPRI, Washington DC. The study provided a baseline data for assessing the efficacy of biofortified high zinc varieties of HarvestPlus. She has been involved in testing of 7 crop varieties/ technologies in association with Agriculture and Horticulture scientists. She has been invited to present paper at 22nd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN) organized by the International Union of Nutritional Science at Tokyo, Japan in 2022. She was also invited to present work on protein quality of Indian diets at Seminar on ‘Protein for Human Health’ funded by FAO and Health Canada held at Auckland, New Zealand from March 27 to 30, 2011. She was nominated by Government of India as a member of the team to attend Indo-New Zealand Workshop on ‘Food and Agriculture’ at Lincoln University, Christchurch and Massey University, New Zealand from June 20-24, 2012. She represented India at Nestle Switzerland, SA sponsored International Workshop to exchange best practices in nutrition awareness programmes participated by representatives of 35 countries at London, UK on May 26-27, 2010. She achieved Research Fellowships at World Vegetable Centre, Taiwan in 2003 and Massey University, New Zealand in 2007. Her research on ‘Traditional and Culturally Competent Emergency Food Aid’ has been selected as one of the 31 innovative solutions that have succeeded in addressing complex problems around food security and nutrition through MEGP Initiative jointly led by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) and United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP). She has received 10 best paper awards at national conferences. She has been nominated as a Member Executive Committee of Nutrition Society of India, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad (2022-24) and Convener, Nutrition Society of India (Ludhiana Chapter) from 2020 to 2023. She has contributed in the development of ‘Regional adaptation and update of food item based dietary guidelines’ of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) with emphasis on cardio-vascular diseases.

College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Mission

  • To provide a scientific base for the proper understanding and appreciation of the applied subjects of Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Home Science and Agricultural Engineering
  • To impart training in order to equip the students in Basic Sciences, both at UG and PG levels, with knowledge which has application in agriculture
  • to perform integrated functions of Resident Instruction, Research and Extension in all the disciplines of Basic Sciences and Humanities
  • To promote inter-disciplinary Resident Instruction, Research and Extension Education programme in the Punjab Agricultural University

College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Academic Programmes

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College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Facilities & Services

  • Molecular Biology Lab
  • Central Instrument Lab
  • Statistical Computer Lab
  • Zoological Museum
  • A well furnished College Computer Center for UG and PG students
  • Smart lecture room with latest multi media projector
  • Video conference Hall

College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Statutory Committees / Anti-Ragging Committee

The following Anti-Ragging Committee/Squad is hereby constituted to check the incidents relating to ragging of fresh students to be admitted to various disciplines of the College of Basic Sciences and Humanities for the academic year 2024-25:

Sr. No. Name of Faculty Member Department/School Designation Contact No
1 Dr. (Ms) Nirmaljit Kaur
Principal Botanist		 Botany Convenor 9417766864
2 Dr. Jatinder Sachdeva
Senior Agricultural Economist		 Economics & Sociology Member 9872462201
3 Dr. (Ms) Namarta Gupta
Associate Professor		 Botany Member 9779450332
4 Dr. (Ms) Manpreet Kaur
Associate Professor		 Chemistry Member 8146200711
5 Dr. Manoj Kumar
Ornithologist		 Zoology Member 8054325002
6 Mr. Harmandeep Singh
Asstt Professor		 Math. Stat. & Physics Member 8054965162
7 Dr. (Ms) Rachna D Bhardwaj
Assistant Biochemist		 Biochemistry Member 9915568715
8 Dr. (Ms) Ashoo Toor
Assistant Professor		 Agril. Jlsm, Languages & Culture Member 9814823816
9 Dr. (Ms) Priya Katyal
Microbiologist		 Microbiology Member 9991117787
10 Dr. (Ms) Shivani Sharma
Mycologist		 Microbiology Member 8872863025
11 Dr. Rakesh Rathore
Assistant Professor		 Business Studies Member 9352734860

College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Statutory Committees / Students Grievances Redressal Committee

In compliance to the letter D.O.No. F.1-13/2022 (CPP-II) dated 12th April 2023 from Secretary, UGC, New Delhi, the following Student Grievance Redressal Committees (SGRC) of College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, PAU is hereby reconstituted with immediate effect::

1. Dr (Ms) Manjeet Kaur Sangha

Principal Biochemist-cum-Head, Deptt of Biochemistry

Chairperson

2. Dr (Ms) Tejdeep Kaur Kler

Principal Ornithologist-cum-Head, Deptt of Zoology

Member

3. Dr (Ms) Rajni Sharma

Professor, Deptt of Botany

Member

4. Dr Narinderpal Singh

Professor, Deptt of AJL&C

Member

5. Dr Jasdev Singh

Principal Agricultural Economist, Deptt of Econ & Soc

Member

6. Ms Charanjeet Kaur (L-2021-BS-105-D)

Special - Invitee

The term of the chairperson and members shall be for a period of two years and the term of Special-Invitee shall be for one year.

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