Newsletter CUPB

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CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB BATHINDACENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB, BATHINDA

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Central Instrumentation Facility

Temperature, Light, Humidity controlled Green House

Sufi Evening by S. G. S. Sehgal Molecular Genetics Laboratory

Chemical Sciences Research Laboratory

Walk-in Cold Room Facility

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A newsletter is a marker of the development and growth of an institution and indicates its future

developmental plans. I take immense pleasure in the initiative taken by the Newsletter Committee to bring

out the CUPB Newsletter.

Starting from scratch in 2009, the university, set-up in an educationally backward area of Punjab, made a

quantum leap by initiating M.Phil.-Ph.D. Integrated Programs in various streams within a few months of its

inception. The university remains committed to its ideals of interactive, experiential techniques, scientic

temperament and socially relevant research and teaching initiatives.

The academic year 2012-13 was a time of great challenge for us, but with the untiring efforts and active

cooperation of my colleagues we have been able to entrench the campus with all the necessary facilities of

any institution of higher learning with a state of the art Computer Centre, Molecular Genetics Laboratory,

Tissue Culture Laboratories, Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Central

Instrumentation Laboratory and a Language Laboratory. The environment has never been compromised

while creating infrastructural facilities like Auditorium, Seminar Hall, Library, Reading Rooms, Fitness

Centre and Hostels at the City Campus of the University. Beautiful landscaping with lush green lawns,

power wind mills and optimum use of solar power speaks of our commitment to build a green campus.

In September 2013, internationally acclaimed agricultural economist, policy-adviser and Padam

Bhushan Awardee, Dr. Sardara Singh Johl was appointed as the rst Chancellor of university by the

President of India. Former Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, Patiala and Punjab Agricultural

University, Ludhiana, Prof. Johl, with his rich experience in research and administration would bring

immense benet to the university.

Apart from academics, the university has given due importance to co-curricular activities. Several

eminent scholars from diverse elds were invited to deliver lectures and interact with faculty and students.

On different occasions, competitions like photography, dance, song, debate and painting were successfully

organised. Work is in progress at the main campus of 500 acres situated at village Ghudda on Bathinda-

Badal road. Once completed, the university will be a model eco-friendly institution of academics and

research, not only focusing on issues concerning the Malwa region of Punjab, but also of global importance.

I am condent that in the coming years, the Central University of Punjab would establish itself as a

leading institution of higher learning not only at the national level but also at the international platform.

I congratulate the Newsletter Committee for vibrantly projecting a comprehensive picture of the events

through this newsletter which forms the fabric of this university and would regularly disseminate

information about this university’s activities.

— Prof. Dr. Jai Rup Singh

Vice Chancellor

From the Desk of the

Vice Chancellor

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Central University of Punjab Bathinda

University at a Glance

The university is equipped with state of the art

lecture rooms, a conference room with video-

conferencing facilities, a 100-seater seminar hall

and a 220-seater air-conditioned auditorium to

support academic activities. There are well-

equipped Tissue Culture Laboratories for plant,

animal, human and cell-lines culturing. All the

state of the art research laboratories in Biosciences,

Environmental Science and Pharmaceutical

Sciences are equipped with basic research

instruments such as electrophoresis units, high

precision water bath, high speed cooling

centrifuges, vacuum concentrator, NanoDrop

3000, refrigerated circulatory water baths,

rotavapors with chillers and vacuum pumps,

digital melting point apparatus and Millipore

water purication system. The specialised,

Molecular Genetics Laboratory has 96 capillary

3730XL high output DNA sequencer, Real Time

PCR, gradient PCR, gel documentation system

and cytogenetics workstation. Common use high

t e c h i n s t r u m e n t s s u c h U V - V i s i b l e

s p e c t r o p h o t o m e t e r , a t o m i c a b s o r p t i o n

spectrophotometer, uorescence microscope, gas

chromatographic mass spectrometer, FTIR

spectrometer, microvoltameter and HPLC are

housed in Central Instrumentation Facility.

Transit faculty hostels, a guest house, and

students' hostels for boys and girls have been

furnished for accommodating the faculty, the

visitors to the university and the students,

respectively. Medical facilities are available at the

university Health Centre that is located close to the

transit faculty hostel and girls' hostel.

Newly built Porta Cabins for students and faculty

The students and the

f a c u l t y h a v e a t t h e i r

disposal an excellent air-

conditioned library which

has over 14,000 titles. It

subscribes to 85 national

and international print

j o u r n a l s a n d h a s

connectivity to over 9100

full text online journals

u n d e r ' U G C I n f o n e t

Programme' of Science

Direct, Springer, J-STOR,

Wiley-Blackwell, Taylor &

Francis, Project Muse and

Science Online. Readers

can also access periodical

collection of 22 university

libraries in India through

J C C C U G C I n f o n e t .

Library has access to

World Bank E-Library and

membership of DELNET.

A reprographic service,

with latest photocopying

machines for readers and a

h i g h p r e c i s i o n b o o k

scanner has been installed

f o r d i g i t a l i z a t i o n o f

impor tant books and

m a n u s c r i p t s . T h e

university library is under

automation with RFID

technology.

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Boundary Wall of the Upcoming Campus at Village Ghudda

At the main campus

of the university

coming up on a

500 acre site

located at village

Ghudda, trees like

Neem (Azadirachta

indica) and Satpatti

(Alstonia scholaris)

have been planted

in three rows all

along the boundary

wall.

A 9.5 km long Boundary Wall of the main campushas already beenconstructed byRITES, a Government of India Enterpriseand nalisation of the architect is in process.

Tree Plantation Drive at the Main Campus of the University

Central University of Punjab Bathinda

Computer Centre and AuditoriumAn air-conditioned Computer Centre equipped with nearly 170 desktop computers, latest software

and high speed internet connectivity through a 100 Mbps lease line and another 20 Mbps lease line is available to the staff and the students for their academic pursuits. There are twelve blade servers with SAS hard drives, 6-core processors, 3D graphic card, 16 GB RAM for high capacity, faster computations, 42 inch LED monitors and six special work stations in the computer centre for molecular modelling and computer-aided drug designing.

A 220-seater air-conditioned auditorium has come up on the campus to support academic and co-curricular activities.

Infrastructural Strides

Day Care CentreCentral University of Punjab Day Care Centre for the children of employees, research scholars and students is equipped with an air-conditioned room, a kitchen with refrigerator, microwave oven and water purier and all other necessary items. It also has a colourful play area, activity toys, books and riders for small children and baby cribs/beds, bouncers/rockers and walkers for infants. Children are taken care of by a child care attendant and basic medical services are also available during working hours.

Time: Monday to Friday: 8:30 am to 5:40 pmHolidays: Sundays and all university holidays

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Fitness Centre An air-conditioned fully-functional gymnasium and tness centre including aerobic studios with high-power tread mills, upright stationary bike, free-weight training, cross trainer and other tness equipment is available to the students and the staff of the university.

Genetic Heritage ParkWith a view to preserve rare and endangered species of plants, a Genetic Heritage Park has been established in a 6.5 acre area near the residential area and saplings of Imli (Tamarindus indica), Lasuda (Cordia dichotoma), Phalahi (Acacia modesta), Banyan (Ficus religiosa), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Drek (Melia azadirachta), Guggul (Commiphora wightii) and Pomegranate (Punica granatum) have been planted.

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Central University of Punjab Bathinda

Academics

Series of LecturesKeeping in view the multifaceted and multi-streamed outlook of the university, CUPB keeps organising a series of lectures by elite intelligentsia in order to acquaint the faculty and the students with current issues, trends and also focusses on the problems faced by the students in academics which are gauged by the in-house faculty as well as the experts in the particular eld.

Seminar by

Dr. Rakesh Tuli,

Executive Director,

National Agri-Food

Biotechnology

Institute,

Mohali on “Two New

Springs of Knowledge

for Innovations and

Applications in

Biotechnology” on

March 28, 2013

Seminar byDr. Deeksha Bali,

University ofNorth Carolina,

USA on “Glycogen

Storage Diseases:Common

Diseases andChallenges in

their Management”

on April 12, 2013

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CUPB Signs Memorandum ofUnderstanding with IHBTCUPB has signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with Institute ofHimalayan Bioresource Technology,Palampur on March 8, 2013 forfor promoting and facilitating research.

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with NABICUPB has signed an MoU with National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali on March 28, 2013 for mutual cooperation and endorsement of high end research and academic programmes.

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Central University of Punjab Bathinda

Complimentary Computer Literacy Programme for Senior CitizensCUPB initiated a Computer Literacy Programme for senior citizens in April 2013. A total of 75 applications were received from senior citizens willing to enrol for the course, out of which 14 applicants were selected for the rst batch of the programme. The programme consisted of six modules, delivered in 6 lectures in two weeks.

Admission Process through CUCETAn all-India level entrance test has been organised by ten Central Universities together, for admission to over 200 Integrated, Post-graduate and Research Programmes. It provides a single window opportunity to the students to seek admission to over 200 programmes across these universities. CUPB is offering admission to the following programmes through Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) – 2013 conducted by the Central University of Rajasthan:

M.A. (Comparative Literature, International Studies, Development Economics),

M.Sc. (Biosciences, Environmental Science and Technology, Medicinal Chemistry),

M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutical Sciences : Medicinal Chemistry,

Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry), M.Tech. (Computer Science and

Technology) and L.L.M. (Environmental Law).

M.Phil.-Ph.D. Integrated Programme in Biosciences, Comparative Literature,

Development Economics, Environmental Science and Technology, South and

Central Asian Studies and M.Pharm.-Ph.D. Integrated Programme in

Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicinal Chemistry).

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E V E N T S

Foundation Day was celebrated

in the university with great

fervour and enthusiasm from

February 14-28, 2013 with

varying and colourful activities.

Foundation day lecture on

“Role of Higher Education in

Future Development of India”

by Prof. G.S. Chadda, President,

South Asian University, Delhi

was organised in the form of a

concluding event in which the

Chancellor, Prof. S.S. Johl was

the Chief Guest. Prof. Jai Rup

Singh gave a brief detail of

achievements of the university

within a short span of 4 years.

The celebrations also included

the First Annual Athletic Meet

of the university on February

14-15; On-the-spot Painting and

Poster making competitions for

school kids and open category

participants on February 19;

Blood Donation Camp and a

Su Evening with S. Gurmukh

Singh Sehgal on February 22;

Cultural Competitions, Debate

a n d P a p e r R e a d i n g

Competitions on February 26,

2013.

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Blood Donation Camp: February 22, 2013A total of 120 units of blood were collected during the camp. Students, faculty members

and other staff equally participated in the event.

Students donating their blood with fervour

Vice Chancellor Prof. Jai Rup Singh addressing the donors

Dr. Ajay Sahni, Civil Surgeon is being felicitated by the Vice Chancellor.

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Cultural Evening and Competitions: February 19-26, 2013

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Colourful and vibrant cultural programmes with activities like dances, songs, skits, plays, debates, paper-reading, poetry recitation and traditional dress competition were organised to mark the occasion of the Fourth Foundation Day of the university. School kids, underprivileged children and children with special abilities also participated in some of the events.

Students presenting various cultural activities

Poster-making and On-the-Spot Painting Competitions: February 16, 2013

Students displaying their posters The Vice Chancellor inspecting On-the- Spot Painting participants

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First Annual Athletic Meet: February 15, 2013

Students performing march past during the athletic meet

A match of Volley Ball in progress

The Vice Chancellor delivering the Presidential Address

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Earth Day CelebratedEarth Day was celebrated at the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda on April 22, 2013 as an initiative of Centre for Environmental Sciences and Technology in a function comprising of various activities including skit, video clips, lectures, song, poetry writing, slogan writing and poster making.

Prof. A.K. Jain during his lecture Students performing a skit

The Vice Chancellor felicitating Prof. Aulakh

DAV College team performing a skit at CUPB

CUPB remembers Balwant Gargi

The Centre for Comparative Literature

organised a special programme

dedicated to the renowned Punjabi

playwright Balwant Gargi on April 23,

2013. The programme aimed at

discussing his life, works and his

contribution to the world of Punjabi

literature. The programme was the

rst in a series of lectures focussing on

unmatched literary gures. Sahitya

Akademi Award winner Prof. Ajmer

Singh Aulakh and thespian Sh. Tony

Batish delivered lectures during the

p r o g r a m m e f o l l o w e d b y t h e

presentation of an award winning skit,

'Dilaan Da Doctor', by the students of

the DAV College, Bathinda.

Central University of Punjab, City Campus, Mansa Road

Bathinda 151 001, Punjab

University Websites: www.centralunipunjab.com; www.cup.ac.in;

Contact Numbers: 0164-2864122, 0164-2864106

Fax: 0164-2864111

E-mail: registrar@cup.ac.in

Suggestions are welcome. Please send them to:

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Museum at CUPB

The university has setup a museum of history, art and archaeology of the Malwa region of Punjab. The rst s e c t i o n c o m p r i s e s o f a photographic record of the development of the university from a dilapidated spinning mill to the present campus. The second section showcases the architectural heritage of the city of Bathinda. The pottery and other artefacts discovered from various archaeological sites of the region and cultural articles of traditional Punjab have also been displayed in the museum.

Newsletter Committee:Coordinator : Dr. Alpna SainiMembers : Dr. Subhash Parihar Dr. Monisha Dhiman Dr. Neetu Purohit

Patron Prof. Dr. Jai Rup SinghVice Chancellor