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3. Evaluative Report of the Department 1. Name of the Department
Department of English and Cultural Studies 2. Year of establishment
Established along with Panjab University in 1947 and shifted to present Arts Block
I, Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1956 3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?
Faculty/Deptt. Of the University
4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated
Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.)
Subsidiary English to (B.SC Hons. School students)
P.G
M.Phil
Ph.D 5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved
Pol. Science Sociology Psychology Theatre Mass Communication Regional Institute of English (Linguistics)
6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.
Linguistic Teacher engaged in the guidance / Preparation / Conduct of IELTS Exam under British Council (career conscious training to students)
7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons N.A.
8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit System Semester System
9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments IAS Coaching Pol. Science Sociology Psychology Theatre Mass Communication Regional Institute of English (Linguistics)
10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate
Professors/Asst. Professors/others)
Sanctioned Filled Actual (including
(CAS & MPS)
Professor 2 11 11
Associate Professors 11
Asst. Professors 6 2 2
Others
11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience
and research under guidance
Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of
Experience
No. of Ph.D./
M.Phil.
students
guided for
the last 4
years
Annexure A Attached
12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors Annexure B Attached
13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information N.A.
14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio
M.A 1:50
M.Phil 1:20
Ph.D 1:8 15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned, filled
and actual
Sanctioned Filled Actual
Academic Technical 02 02 01 (1 retired in Feb.)
Administrative 09 09 09
16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies
Annexure C attached
17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding
agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project
title and grants received project-wise. Annexure D Attached
18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received
a) National collaboration
b) International collaboration
N.A.
19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR,
AICTE, etc.; total grants received. UGC-SAP Total Grant Received 39.50 Lakh
20. Research facility / centre with
state recognition
national recognition
international recognition For Ph.D
21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies
N.A. 22. Publications:
Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)
Monographs
Chapters in ooks ∗
Edited Books
Books with ISBN with details of publishers
Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,
o Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social
Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / verage ∗
SNIP
SJR
Impact Factor – range / verage ∗ h-
index
Annexure E Attached
23. Details of patents and income generated
N.A.
24. Areas of consultancy and income generated
Annexure F Attached
25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories / institutions
/ industries in India and abroad Senior Faculty Professors invited to give lectures and present papers in Universities across Countries: USA, Australia, U.K., Europe, Africa South America All faculty members are invited to give lectures present papers in Indian Universities Annexure G Attached
26. Faculty serving in
a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards d) any other
(please specify)
Annexure H Attached
27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs, workshops,
training programs and similar programs).
ALL Faculty members recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation
programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).
28. Student projects
• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental projects
• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities
/ industry / institute
N.A. 29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by
• Faculty
• Doctoral / post doctoral fellows
• Students
Annexure I Attached 30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national
/ International) with details of outstanding participants, if any.
Annexure J Attached
31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments
Entrance Exams, Interviews, Course Work, Six monthly progress representations,
Pre RDC, RDC for Registration/ approval of synopsis
32. Student profile programme-wise:
Name of the Programme
(refer to question no. 4)
Applications
received
Selected Pass Percentage
Male Female Male Female
M.A (2013-14) 259 21 81 92% 94%
M.Phil/Ph.D (2013-14) 22 05 06 100% 100%
Ph.D 42 08 30 100% 100% 33. 33.Diversity of students
Name of the
Programme
(refer to
question no. 4)
% of students
from the same
University
% of students
from the other
universities
within the State
% of students
from
universities
outside the
State
% of students
from other
countries.
M.A (2013-
14) 64.7 % 2.94 % 32.35%
M.Phil (2013-
14) 70% 30%
Ph.D (2013-
14) 54% 22.32% 23.68%
34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services examinations,
NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise.
Civil Services 12 (2009-13)
Defence 14 (2009-13)
NET 45-50 (2009-13)
35. Student progression
Student progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG
PG to M.Phil. 10%
PG to Ph.D. 20%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral
Campus selection
Other than campus recruitment 50-55%
Entrepreneurs Nil
36. Diversity of staff
Student progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG
PG to M.Phil. 10%
PG to Ph.D. 20%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral
Campus selection
Other than campus recruitment 50-55%
Entrepreneurs Nil
37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the
assessment period
NO 38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to
a) Library 01
b) Internet facilities for staff and students Wi-Fi
c) Total number of class rooms 4Class Rooms 2 Lecture Halls
d) Class rooms with ICT facility (Nil)
e) Students‟ laboratories (01 Language Lab.)
f) Research laboratories (Language Lab.)
39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates
a) from the host institution/university
b) from other institutions/universities
N.A
40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university.
M.A – 10-12 Students
M.Phil 01 Student
Ph.D 01 Student
41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new
programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
Yes, suggestions are invited meeting are held and forwarded for implementations
42. Does the department obtain feedback from
a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the
department utilize the feedback?
Discussions deliberations and implementations b. students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does the
department utilize the feedback?
Yes, Teachers teaching subjects enquire from students about teaching methodology
followed by teachers in classrooms and changes, if any about syllabus.
c. alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the department
utilize the feedback?
NO
43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
Annexure K Attached
44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar)
involving external experts.
Special lectures are arrange workshop/seminars are held
45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
Classrooms, whiteboard, ICT, Seminar Workshop, film screening.
46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and
learning outcomes are monitored?
Class participation/ attendance, seminars, mid-term exams, term papers, end term
exams and result evaluation.
47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
Quiz, Declamation, literary fest, Poetry Recitation, Weekly meetings of Various Clubs such as Reader’s Writer’s, Film, Photography, Social Work, annual play, education trip, etc. (Students) Interdepartmental lectures and communication skills, entrance coaching, working with N.G.O, corporate sectors, legal studies, direction of annual plays and screening of films, (Faculty)
48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
Tutorials, guidance for research, evaluation synopsis, various competition exams,
organizing/conducting/attending workshops, conferences, seminars, refresher
course etc.
49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies? If yes,
give details.
N.A
50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge, basic
or applied.
English Proficiency Course, Cultural Studies, Translation Studies, Research papers on documentary films, and E.L.T Studies.
51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the
department.
Strengths - Highly Qualified and competent Faculty
Two faculty members have their Ph.D’s from U.K.
Full pride scholars on the faculty
Close Ties with American Centre /USEFI, British Council,
Australian and Canadian High Commissions
More than Fifty Ph.D Scholars from Iran, Yemen, Ethiopia, etc.
Quality research and outreach programs
Weakness -
Opportunities and Challenges- Short of Funds, Infrastructure, equipment, staff for administrative work and technical support Need Generator to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply
Funds for Multimedia Centre We need more hostels facilities to
accommodate girls students
52. Future plans of the department.
WE PROPOSED TO:- I Compete at the global level while following the policy of social inclusion II Set up the following centres:- Translation studies Cultural Studies Language studies Media Studies
Annexure A
11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization,
experience and research under guidance.
Name Quali-fication Desig-
nation
Specialization Years of
Experiences
No of Ph.D/
M.Phil
Students
guided for
the last 4
years
(2009-
2013)
Dr.Pushpinder
Syal
M.Phil, Ph.D
(Lancaster)
Professor Linguistics,
Stylistics,
Black/African
Literature
37 M.Phil =5
Ph.D=3
Dr. Shelley Walia Ph.D., LL.B Professor Cultural Studies,
Literary Theory,
Postcolonial
Literature
37 M.Phil=7
Dr.Manju Jaidka M.A.Eng.,
M.A.HistoryPh.D
Professor Amer.Lit/English
Poetry,
Narratology &
Feminism
38 M.Phil=4
Ph.D=4
Dr. Anil Raina Ph.D., LL.B Professor Literary Theory,
World Drama
and Renaissance
Literature
38 M.Phil=3
Ph.D=2
Dr. Rana Nayar M.Phil, Ph.D Professor Drama/Theatre,
World
Literatures,
Translation
Studies
33 M.Phil=1
Rana
Nayar=3
Dr.Harpreet Pruthi Ph.D Professor
&Chair-
person
Postcolonial
Literature,
Australian
Literature
33 M.Phil=2
Ph.D=1
Dr. Lovelina Singh Ph.D Professor Jewish American
Fiction, World
Classics &
British Poetry
35 M.Phil=3
Ph.D=4
Dr. Pratibha
Nagpal
Ph.D Professor American Novel,
Indian Writing,
Colonial Novel
33 M.Phil=8
Ph.D=1
Dr. Rumina Sethi Ph.D Professor New Literatures,
Literary Theory,
Feminist Studies
21 M.Phil=4
Ph.D=1
Dr. Deepti Gupta Ph.D Professor Linguistics, ELT,
Literary Theory
28 M.Phil=3
Ph.D= 1
Dr.Akshaya
Kumar
Ph.D Professor Indian Poetry &
Aesthetics,
Literary theory,
Translation
Studies
24 M.Phil=12
Ph.D=4
Dr. Surbhi Goel M.Phil, Ph.D Asstt.Prof. Film Studies,
Fiction,
Poetry
13 M.Phil=9
Dr. Meenu Gupta M.Phil Ph.D Asstt.Prof Drama, Fiction,
Diasporic
Studies
15 M.Phil=2
Annexure B
12: List of Senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty , Emeritus Professors
1. Prof. Susan Friedman
Virginia Woolf Professor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
2. Ms. Gay Rosenblum
United Nations Organization
New York
3. Prof. Federick Coolidge
University of Colorado
4. Prof. Harish Chander
Shaw University
Ralegh, North Carolina
U.S.A
5. Prof. Harveen Mann
Loyola University
Chicago
6.Prof. Mohammed Hesham
Helwan University
Ain Helwan, Cairo
7.Prof. Michael Williams
University of Queensland
Australia
8. Ms.Michelle Superle
Fraser Valley
Canada
9.10-member Delegation from Pakistan
10. Two delegations of Educationists from the USA
11. Visits of officials of the Canadian High Commission
and the American Center.
12. Dr. Keri Glastonbury
University New Castle
Callaghan
13. Prof. Janet Beer
Vice-Chancellor
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford
14.Ms. Catherine Penny
United State
15 Prof. Arjun Appadurai
New York University
Emeritus Professors:
1. Prof Nirmal Mukherjee
2. Prof. M.L.Raina
3. Prof Mina Surjit Singh
Adjunct Faculty
16. Mr. Gurvinder Singh
Film Director
17Prof. Rosila Scalea
American Novelist
18. Mr. John Siddique
Poet based in England
19. Mr. Kuldeep Nayar
Delhi based Veteran Journalist
Former M.P & High Commissioner to U.K
20.Mr. Sudeep Sen
Eminent Poet, Editor ATLAS
Translator & Scholar
21. Mr. V.S.Kundu
Senior I.A.S Officer (retd)
F.T.I., Pune
22. Prof. Raghvendra Rao
IMT.Banglore
23. Prof. Anne Murphy
IMT , Bangalore
24.Prof. Tutun Mukherjee
Hyderabad
25. Prof. Alok Bhalla
Delhi University
26. Prof. Saugata Bhaduri
Delhi University
27. Prof. Simi Malhotra
Delhi University
28. Prof. R.W.Desai
Delhi University
29. Prof. Raghvendra Rao
IMT, Bangalore
30. Prof. Anne Murphy
IMt, Bangalo
Annexure C
16. Research Thrust Areas as recognized by major funding agencies:
Cultural Studies
Postcolonial Theory and Literature(s)
Indian Writings
Contemporary World Literature(s) in Translation
Linguistics, ELT and Stylistics
Translation Studies
Feminist Studies
Film Studies
Literary Theory
American Literature
Australian Literature
Children Literature
Annexure D
17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International
Funding agencies
Prof Pushpinder Syal Special Assistance Programme
Coordinator UGC-SAP University Grants Commission
April 2011 to March 2016 Grant Sanctioned Recurring 30.50
Non-recurring 9.00
____________________
Total= 39.50
Prof. Manju Jaidka Project on „Narratives and Narratology completed
at IIAS, Simla and submitted for publication.
UGC-Project E- Pathshala. I am the Coordinator for twopapers in
the subject of English. I have about 35 content writers working for
me.
Associate Fellow at Indian Institute of Advanced
Studies Shimla. 3rd
Spell. Working on Cross-cultural
Narratives.
Annexure E
22. Publications: (2009-2013)
No. of papers Published in peer reviewed journals National International
25 11
Chapters in Books: 15
Edited Books 6
Books with ISBN No with details of Publishers: 15
Name of the faculty Name of the Book
Prof. Manju Jaidka Six books :
For Reasons Unknown. Poetry Collection
(Cyberwitt, Allahabad Jan 2013) 978-81-825336-
1-5.
Scandal Point: A Novel (Rupa Publishers, New
Delhi Dec. 2011) 81-29-118939
Deepa Mehta‟s Element Trilogy ( Readworthy
Press, New Delhi July 2010.
Poetry (ed);Chandigarh Chapbook: Poetry 2010
(Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi March 2010)
978-81-904236-6-3
Spots of Time: A Novel (Roadworthy Press New Delhi 2013)
978-93-82363
The Seduction and Betrayal of Cat Whiskers: An Academic
Satire (Readworthy Press New Delhi
978-93-82363-05-7.
Prof. Rana Nayar Three Books:
Tales of Tomorrow: An Anthology of Contemporary
Indian Short Fiction in English (New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi
2009) 978-81-260-2350-9
Inter Sections: Essays on Literatures, Translations and Popular
Consciousness (Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2012) 978-81-
250-4554-0
Gurdial Singh:A Reader( New Delhi Sahitya Akademi, 2012)
978-81-260-3397-3
Prof.Rumina Sethi The Politics of Postcolonialism (London, Pluto
Press 2011) 978-0-7453-2363-3
Prof. Deepti Gupta Two Books
Communicative Language Teaching: Then and
Now(Books Plus New Delhi Oct. 2006)81-87403-
20-9.
A Critical Study of Raja Rao‟s Kanthapura
(Lincom,Europa, Muenchen, 2013)
978-3-86288-424-7
Prof. Akshaya Kumar Two
Poetry, Politics & Culture: Essays on Indian Texts &
Contexts(Routledge, London 2009)
978-0-415-48005-5
Co-Editor of a book entitled Cultural Studies:
Indian Texts and Contexts (accepted and to be published by
Rutledge)
Meenu Gupta
Dr. Meenu Gupta Salman-Rushdie: Re-Telling History through
Fiction (Prestige Books, New Delhi 2009)
81-7851-065-0
Annexure F
24. Areas of Consultancy and income generated.
Prof. Pushpinder Syal Preparation of National and International Tests of
English - TET(Teachers Eligibility Test, Punjab State) CBSC
(National), CAT verbal ability)
Conduct of Teacher training Programmes at
National level (IGNOU, Bhopal, Afghan Teachers Training
under US agency), text book and materials writing (Azim
Premji Trust, IGNOU ,UGC E-pathshala Project).
Conduct of Courses in Proficiency in English for Industry
and other agencies: Bhakra Beas Management, Himachal and
Haryana Nigam etc.
Consultation to H.P.Public Service Commission,
IISER Mohali, IIT Ropar.
Prof. Deepti Gupta ELT, Corporate Coaching & Training and
Applied Linguistics
Prof. Meenu Gupta Business Communication Skills,UHIMT-OCET
Entrance Test question Paper, Diagnostic Tests for
British Council, English Proficiency Course..
MQ for ASC Refresher Course, Virtual Learning
For SCERT, Solan.
Annexure G
25. Faculty selected nationally/internally to visit Institutions in India
and abroad:
In India Senior Faculty members Served on Inspection Committee
for the inspection of the infrastructure of the College/s required for New
Courses to be started by the Colleges affiliated to Panjab University and
Colleges affiliated to Neighboring Universities.
Served on Selection Committee at various Universities
Abroad
Prof. Manju Jaidka
Invited Speaker at the following International forums:
i) BFS University, Beijing, China. Sept 18-20, 2009
ii) University of Cincinnati, April 23, 2010
iii) University of Michigan, Kalamazoo. April 19 2010
iv) University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, USA
April 15, 2010.
v) University of Graz. Austria April 7-10, 2010
vi) Sinica Academia, Taipei, Taiwan June 4-5 2010
vii) Dhulikhel Campus, Kathmandu University, Nepal.
October 27,2010
viii) Kathmandu University, Kathmandu, Nepal Oct.26,2010.
ix) Oxford University, Miami, USA April 3, 2012
x) Dartmouth College (USA) April 16, 2012
xi) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (USA)
April 4-14, 2012.
xii) University of Birmingham, UK March 7 2013
xiii) Leicester University ,UK March 7 2013
xiv) Nottingham University, UK . March 11 2013
xv) Leeds Metropolitan University , UK . March 12 2013.
.
Annexure H
26. Faculty Serving in
National Committees-/Editorial Boards/International Committees
Prof .Pushpinder Syal Led CBSE Project on „Developing
Proficiency Test in English for Class
IX (National Level)
On the Board of Studies for English,
GNDU. Amritsar, AMU Aligarh
NIT, Kurukshetra
Served on Selection Committee at various Universities:
Udaipur, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Indian School of Mines,
Dhanbad.
Coordinator UGC-SAP
Member, Research Monitoring Committee
Prof. Shelley Walia Director, UGC- Academic Staff College P.U
Session 2009-2010
Nominated to the Senate , Panjab University
Elected to the Syndicate, Panjab University
Dean Faculty of Languages Year 2014
Served on Selection Committee at various
Universities:
Prof. Manju Jaidka Chairperson of Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi
Director of P.U I.A.S Coaching Centre 2009-2010
Served on Selection Committees at the National
Level.
Member of the U.T Advisory Committee
Served on Environmental Panel
Associate Fellow at the Institute of Advanced
Studies, Shimla.
Chancellor‟s nominee on the Boards of Kurukshetra University
Member of the Regional Advisory Committee of the ICCR
Member of the Selection Committees at the National Level.
Member of Governing Body of NZCC
Member International Advisory Board
of Several Academic Bodies and Literary Journal
Prof. Anil Raina Nominated Vice-Chairman, Chandigarh Sahitya
Akademi
Member Board of Studies, Kurukshetra University
Nominated Member, Board of Studies, Himachal
Central University, Dharamshala
Elected Member, Executive Body, Association of
British Scholars, Chandigarh Chapter.
Editor Melus Melow Journal Vol.1 &2 (Aug 2011 & 2012)
Elected Vice-President MELOW
Prof. Rana Nayar Served on Selection Committee
Served on Inspection Committee
Chairperson -2008-09 to 2010-2011)
Manager P.U Publication Bureau
Director -Annual Play
Prof. Harpreet Pruthi Chairperson, Society for Health, Education
and Environment
Nominated by UGC Chairman as Member of
Expert committee for Mid-term evaluation of
Major Research Project (English) Jan. 2014
Member, Camp organizers of the Rotary & Blood
Bank Society Resource Centre, Chandigarh.
Nominated by MHRD as member expert in the subject of
English (Literature/Linguistics) for the selection of candidates
for the award of Commonwealth Scholarship/fellowship 2014
offered by the Govt. of U.K
Member, PGBOS in English ,DAV University (The Nalanda of
Modern India)
Served on Screening-cum-Evaluation Committee for
promotion cases under CAS.
Member, PGBOS in English Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra.,
Returning Officer for P.U. Campus Students Election 2012-
2014.
Member of the Committee constituted to look into the proposal
to establish Centre of UNESCO in P.U.Campus
Prof Pratibha Nagpal Coordinator UGC Refresher Course in English 2013
Dean Faculty of Languages 2013
Chairperson, Guru Ravi Das Chair, 2014
Member of Selection Committee at College
and University level
Member, Board of Control in Sanskrit 2011-2013.
Member, Board of Studies in Urdu, Persian,
Arabic and German
Member MELUS/MELOW (International Body)
Prof. Rumina Sethi Member, Inspection Committee for inspection of;
i) GGSCollege, Chandigarh
ii) Regional institute of English, Sector 32,chd
Subject Expert for the selection of Asstt.Prof. at:
i) B.K.M.College of Education, S.B.S.Nagar(Pb)
ii) Gobindgarh College of Education ,Khanna
iii) Rayat and Bahara College of Engineering and
Biotechnology, Sahauran, Mohali.
iv) Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
v) Member, Board of Studies in Dept. of Women‟s/Gender
Studies. P.U. awarded Francophone Writer , Alliance
francaise, Chandigarh. Feb. 2013
Advisor to the Interview Board for the recruitment of Junior
Translator in CSOL;s exam, SSC.
Selection Editor Postcolonial Text
Academic Referee, Cambridge University Press, South Asian
History and Culture.
Annexure I
2009-2013
29 .Awards/recognitions received at the National and International Level.
By Faculty
Prof. Pushpinder Syal Director English and Foreign Language University
Regional Centre, Lucknow Dec.2009 to January
2011.
Lead team at Central Board of Secondary Education
New Delhi for Construction of National Level Test of
Proficiency in English (PET) 2011.
Coordinator UGC-SAP 2012-till date
Member, P.U. Research Monitoring Committee
2013 till date.
Prof. Shelley Walia : i) Nominated to the Senate Panjab University
ii) Elected to the Syndicate, Panjab University
iii) Appointed on the panel for reviewing
iv) Honorary Director –UGC-Academic Staff
College P.U Year 2011-2012
v) Dean Faculty of Languages
Prof. Manju Jaidka i) Chairperson, Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi.
June 2008 till date.
iii) Director of the Panjab University Coaching Centre for
Indian Administrative and Allied Services 2008-2010
iii) Member, Governing Body of North Zone of
Cultural Centre (NZCC) .2008 till date.
Member, Governor & rsquo‟s Advisory
Committee Chandigarh Union Territory 2008 onward.
iv) Organizer and Executive Member, IASA World
Congress, Beijing October 2009.
v) Keynote Speaker, Academicia Sinica, Taipei,
Taiwan June 2009.
vi) Fellow in Residence, University of Illinois, Champaign
Urbana, USA April 2010 and 2012
vii) Special Invitee and Keynote Speaker at CAIR 2010
International Conference , University of
Graz, Australia. April 2010.
viii) Executive/Director, International American
Studies Association (IASA) 2011 onward.
ix) Nominated Member, Regional advisory Committee, Indian
Council for Cultural
Relations .Feb 2011 onward
x) Associate Scholar, IIAS, Shimla, June 2011-2013.
xi) Peer Ream Assessor for NAAC Since 2013.
Prof. Anil Raina i) Nominated Vice-ChairmanChandigarh
Sahitya Akademi
ii) Nominated Vice-President MELOW
iii) Editor-Melus-Melow Journal ,Vol 1 &2
(August 2011 & 2012)
iv) Nominated, Member, Board of Studies
Himachal Centre University, Dharamshala
Prof. Rana Nayar Peter Wall Institute of International Scholar (Canada) granted a
Fellowship in June 2013 for one month‟s stay at University of
Columbia, Vancouver .
Prof. Harpreet Pruthi i) Chairperson, Society for Health, Education and Environment
(SHEE)
ii) Nominated by Chairman UGC as member of Expert
Committee for Mid-term evaluation of Major Res.
Project(English)
.
iii)Member, Camp Organizers of the Rotary & Blood Bank
Society, Resource Centre, Chandigarh and awarded
Nominated by MHRD as Member Expert in the subject-field
of English (Literature/Linguistics) for the selection of
candidates for the award of Commonwealth
Scholarship/Fellowship Plan 2014 offered by the Govt. of U.K
Designated by Vice-Chancellor as Chairperson for a period of
three years
March 15 2012 to March 14 2015
Returning Officer for P.U. Students Council Elections 2012-
2014
Member of the Committee Constituted by the Vice-Chancellor
to look into the proposal to establish centre of UNESCO in
P.U. Campus December 2013
Prof. Pratibha Nagpal i) Coordinator UGC-Refresher Course in
English. Feb.27 to March 19, 2013
ii) Dean Faculty of Language Year 2013
iii)Member MELUS/MELOW
iv) Member, Board of Control in Sanskrit
v)Member, Board of Studies in Urdu, Persian
Arabic and German
Prof. Rumina Sethi i) Selection Editor : Postcolonial Text
ii) Academic Referee , Cambridge University Press, South
Asian History and Culture
iii) Member, Board of Studies in Dept. of
Women‟s/Gender Studies .P.U. Awarded Francophone
Writer, Alliance Francoise,
Chandigarh. February 2 2013.
iv) Advisor to the Interview Board for recruitment of Junior
Translator in CSOLs examination, Staff Selection Commission,
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance
and Pension, Govt. of India.
Director, Popular Research Centre 2011
Coordinator UGC-SAP 2011-2012
Editor-Dialog ,Dept. Refereed Journal
2013.
v)Subject Expert ,Selection Committee for the recruitment of
Asstt. Professors at-
a) B.K.M College of Education, SBS Nagar(Pb 2012.
b) Rayat and Bahra College of Engineering
and Bio-technology , Mohali (Pb) August 2012.
c) Himachal Pradesh University, Simla.
Sept 2012
Dr. Meenu Gupta ISM award in MELUS International Conference .
Annexure J
30 Seminars and Conferences/Workshop/Symposia organized
2009-2010
Theme Source of Funding
National Seminar on “The August 21-22,2009
Writer in Search of an Audience” Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi
Talk on “Text/Image November 13, 2009
Relationship on Writing a Dept. Literary Society
Graphic Novel” by
Woodrow Phoenix
Talk on “Reinventing November 16, 2009
The Known” by Jake Arnott Dept. Literary Society
A Lecture on “Australian Dec.11.2009
Women Poetry” by Dept. Literary Society
Dr.Keri Glastonbury
Univ.New Castle, Callaghan
A three day Literary Feb.19-21,2010
Fest “Ek Thi Nani Dept. Literary Society
K.K.Grover and Feb. 24,2010
A.C.Bali Memorial P.U Amalgamated Fund
Declamation Contests
Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi Feb.25-27, 2010
& MELUS-MELOW Inter- Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi
National Conference on and MELUS- MELOW
“Contemporary Issues
First Chandigarh Literary Feb. 27, 2010
Fest for the Chandigarh Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi
Sahitya Akademi
Refresher Course in English March 6-26,2010
UGC-Academic Staff College
Outside Participants
1. Woodrow Phonix
British Library Chandigarh
And forum Dept of English and
Cultural Studies.
2. Jake Arnott
British Library Chandigarh
And Forum Dept of English
And Cultural Studies
3. Dr. Keri Glastonbury
University, New Castle
Callaghan
4. Members, Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi
(Approx. 25-30)
5. Members. MELUS-MELOW (National
and International )(Approx 70-80)
6. Professors from neighboring Universities
Invited as resource Persons ) to deliver lectures
to the participants of Ref. Course (Approx 10-15)
2010-2011
Theme Source of Funding Outside Participants
Edith Wharton: A Life August 09.2010 Prof. Janet Beer
in Books” Dept. Literary Society Vice-Chancellor
Oxford University
Oxford
Prof. John Raftery
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Oxford University
Prof. Noortmann
Prof of Laws and Inter-
National Relations
Mr. Gaurav Sharma
Oxford Brookes
Representative in India
International Conference Dec.16-18,2010
on “The Virtual Trans- Hotel Parkview
formation of the Public
Sphere” in collaboration Prof. Nicholas .D. Mirzoeff
With FORUM on Contemporary Dept. of Media & Communi-
Theory, Baroda cations Studies, New York
and more than 100 delegates
from different states/countries
Annual Literary Fest and March 11-13,2011.
Play “iThirty Days in September”
2011-2012
Theme Source of Funding Outside Participants
Seminar on Text, January 10,2012 Mr.Gurvinder Singh
Translation and UGC-SAP Film Maker
Transformation
(into film) Prof. Rosila Scalea
American Novelist
Mr.John Siddiqui
Poet based in England
Workshop on January 23-25,2012 Dr.Rochelle Pinto
“Cultural Studies: UGC-SAP Delhi University
An Introduction
Prof. Rimli Bhattacharya
Delhi University
Lecture on Feb.2 2012 Prof. Kuldeep Nayar
“Punjabiat, Punjab UGC-SAP Delhi based Veteran,
And Partition” Journalist, former M.P
& High Commissioner
to U.K
Annual K.K.Grover Feb. 15.2012 Students from Colleges
And A.C.Bali Declamation P. U.Amalgamated Departments
Contests Fund Dept. Faculty/ Judges
Refresher Course Feb.24 to March 15.2012 Dr.Gurjeet Singh Cheema IAS
On “From Oral to UGC-Academic Staff Chandigarh Administration
Narratives: Problems College
& Challenges”
Prof. Rama Nair
Osmania University
Hyderabad
Prof.Shibha Chattopadhyay
Jadavpur University
Kolkatta
From JNU
Prof.Kapil Kapoor
Prof.G.J.V.Prasad
Prof.Saugata Bhaduri
Prof. Harish Narang
Delhi Univ
Prof. Simmi Malhotra
Prof. Ashtosh Mohan
Dwarka, Delhi
HP Univ:
Prof. Pankaj Singh
Prof. Meenakshi Paul
Pbi Univ.
Prof. Rajesh Sharma
Prof. G.R.Kataria
Prof. Manjit Inder Singh
Prof. Tejinder Kaur
GNDU
Prof.B.L.Chakoo
Prof.Tejwant Singh Gill
Prof. Parminder Singh
UGC-SAP Seminar on March2-3.2012 Prof. Rama Nair
“Cultural Studies in the UGC-SAP Hyderabad
Indian Context”
Prof. Tutun Mukherjee
Hyderabad
Prof.Anne Murphy
IMT. Bangalore
Prof. Raghvendra
IMT Bangalore
JNU/ Delhi/Dwarka
Prof. Saugata Bhaduri
Prof. Alok Bhalla
Prof. Dhananjay Singh
Prof Sushil Kumar
Prof. Ashutosh Mohan
Dr. Vivek Sachdeva
Annual Literary Fest March 23-25, 2012 College Students
PATCHWORK 2012 Dept. Literary Society Campus Students
Dept. Faculty & Students
2012-2013
Theme Source of Funding Outside Participants
Workshop on November 2-8, 2012 Prof. Abhijit Roy
Television Studies UGC-SAP Jadavpur University
Kolkatta
UGC-SAP National January 18-19,2013 Prof. Arjun Appadurai
Seminar on Popular Culture UGC-SAP New York University
Film and Media: F.T.I.I Pune
Indian Texts and Contexts. Prof Anil Zankar
Prof. Indranil Bhattacharya
Dr.V.S.kundu
Sr.I.A.S Officer(retd)
Prof. Anjali Gera Roy
I.I.T. Kharagpur
Mr.L.Dickens
Central University
Hyderabad
Three-day Conference on Pattern Feb. 8-10 , 2013 Prof. Kapil Sibbal
of Story Telling:Traditions, Inno- MELUS-MELOW Minister for Communication
vations, Visions and Revisions and Information
(12th
International MELOW Conference (inauguration)
and fourth Chandigarh Festival of Letters.
Key-Note Address by
Prof. Chery Johnson
University of Ohio
Dr. Williams
Dept. of Applied Science
P.S.Inst of Technology
Kanpur
(60-80 delegates/participants
From different states )
Refresher Course on February 27- Prof. Rupan.W.Desai
Literature and March19, 2013 Delhi University
Culture UGC-Academic Prof.S.K.Sareen
Staff College JNU ,New Delhi
Annual Production for the Dept. April 5-7 2013
Her Story ( A Docu-Drama in
Nine Series)
Annual K.K.,Grover Goodwill and February 1 2013
A.C.Bali Memorial Declamation
Contests.
Quiz on Life and Works of Charles November 8 2012
Dickens
Blood Donation Camp November 9 2012
nnexure K
43: List of Distinguished alumni of the Department (Maximum 10)
Ms. Selja Kumari
Cabinet Minister
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Ms. Promila Issar
Chief Secretary to Govt. Haryana
Mr. Ranjit Issar
Secretary D/O Official Languages
MHRD, Govt. of India
Ms. Rajneesh
PCS (Judicial Branch)
Judicial Magistrate Class –I
Chandigarh
Ms. Roopali Thakur
ERO-cum- SDM
Nalagrah, Distt. Solan
Administrative Officer
PGI, Chandigarh
Ms. Meeta Rajiv Lochan
IAS (Maharashtra)
Ms. Malvika (Mukherji) Parmar
IAS Officer
Mr. S.R.Sharma
IPS Officer
Mr. B.S.Ojha
IAS Officer
Mr. Pradip Mehra
IAS Officer
Mr. V. K. Kapoor
IPS Officer
Mr. Surjit Singh
IPS (retd)
Ms. Jyotsna Brar
IPS Officer
Mr. Kanwar Shamsher Singh
Chairman, Himachal Pradesh S.Edu. Board
Mr. Rajan Kashyap
Former Chief Secretary
Punjab
G. S. Aulakh
DGP Bihar
(Harpreet Pruthi)
Chairperson
Department of English and Cultural Studies
Panjab University, Chandigarh.