Punjab’s reputed academician appointed as Advisor (Higher Education) to Governor of Punjab

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Punjab’s reputed academician appointed as Advisor (Higher Education) to Governor of Punjab

Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ December 12,2024

Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has appointed Prof Jaspal Singh Sandhu as his the Advisor (Higher Education).

Prof Jaspal singh Sandhu has retired last month as vice chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He remained VC, GNDU for more than 7 years.

During his tenure as VC, GNDU the University has won many accolades. Achievements of GNDU under his seven year leadership :

• Ranking/Ratings of the University by National/ International/ Pvt. Agencies
• 85 on 4.00 Scale of NAAC (A++ accredited, highest Grade) highest amongst all Public, Private and Central universities
• “Category One” university by UGC
• University with Potential for Excellence by UGC
• Amongst Top Ten “High Performing State Public Universities” across India By MHRD
• GNDU won MAKA TROPHY for overall excellence in sports for the record 25 times
• Bagged, 48^th Rank in NIRF Ranking-2023. Breaks into elite top 50 group.
• Amongst top 10% universities of the World by Centre for World University Ranking (CWUR).
• Most ‘Swachh Campus’ out of the multispecialty public universities having big campuses. Ranked 2nd in the country amongst all government universities by MHRD under “Swachh Campus Ranking-2019”.GNDU won the same award for the year 2018 also.
• GNDUranks in the top 9.3% out of 20,966 universities worldwide according to the 2024 edition of the outcome-based Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings(WURI) 2024.
• Guru Nanak Dev University has ranked among the top 23% of the universities worldwide in the World Rankings-2024 for Best Value Universities for International Students
• Highest Nature Index – among the top 4 institutions in Punjab and 10 institute in North India.
• INDIA TODAY RANKING 2024 ranked GNDU 11th in Top General Government Universities in India.
• THE WEEK-HANSA Research Best University Survey 2023 has place GNDU at 7th rank in North Zone Multi-Disciplinary Universities.
• Guru Nanak Dev University has been honoured with the prestigious Shaheed Bhagat Singh Punjab State Annual Environment Award, 2023.

• Research Output:
• 57% Rise in University’s h-Index from 62 (2017) to 154 (2024).
• 46% Rise in Research publications from 5218 in 2017 to 11331 total GNDU Scopus publications till date.
• 57% Rise in Highest Impact Factor per Publication from 72 in 2017 to 9 (2024).
• 96% Risein  Number of Patents awarded  from 2 in 2017 to 60  in (2024)
• 50% Risein Number of Books/Book Chapters published.
• More than 65 Major Research Projects received since 2017

• Grants from the Government of India
• 661.5 Crores from various funding agencies:
  • 439 Crores sanctioned by MHRD for Centre for Interfaith Studies.
  • 100 Crores under RUSA-II of MHRD
  • 50 Croresallocated by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports under Khelo India.
  • 25 Crores for “MYAS-GNDU Centre for Sports Sciences”, only Centre setup by MYAS outside their Ministry.
  • 2.70 Crores sanctioned for providing facilities in FDC (Faculty Development Centre) under PMMMNMTT Scheme out of which 1.35 Crore released and Rs. 27 Lac per annum for recurring expenditures.
  • 5.5 Crore sanctioned for Building and infrastructure for School of Education under PMMMNMTT Scheme and 2 Crore per annum for running courses.
  • 17.05 Crore received from DST under the PURSE scheme.
  • 6.93 Crore under FIST program

MoU’s /Collaborations with Universities/Organizations/ Institutions

• 15 CITIES Forum, London, IC-IMPACTS Centre of Excellence (A Canadian Networks

of Centres of Excellence), Canada, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, University of Wolverhampton, UK, CTIF Global Capsule, Denmark

• 40 National
• 19 Private
• Admission Status
• 53% increase in admission during last seven years
• Number of International students increased to 57 under “Study in India” program. 

• GNDU first university to get approval for Integrated Teacher Education Programmes (ITEP)
• COVID-19 Vaccination drive at university health centre
• New Departments/Divisions/Courses
  • Directorate of Open and Distance Learning
  • Centre for Data Analytic and Research (CDAR) to provide support to Researchers and Academicians
  • Department of Computational Statistics & Data Analytics
  • Innovation and Development Board
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Mass Communication
  • Department of Hotel Management and Tourism
  • Department of Film and Television Studies
  • Division of Dietetics and Nutrition under CARI
  • Education Course for Special Educators
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Online Courses

 Students Centric Activities:

• A 5G use case lab equipped with state-of-the-art facilities is going to be established by the Ministry of Telecommunications, Govt. of India in Guru Nanak Dev University.
• An Amphi Theatre named ‘Golden Expressions’ has been constructed to provide a platform to all the students to express themselves.
• Establishment of six open Gyms
• Golden Jubilee Fitness Centre
• Student-Run-clubs to promote students’ social and cultural activities : Dance Club, Drama Club, Photography Club, Food & Fitness club, Nature and wildlife club, Literary club, Social Service club, Music club, Science club, Movie Making club, Fine Arts club and Go Green club.
• Establishment of Movie Club for the entertainment of students. International fame company SPIC MACAY offered to perform cultural activities without any charges.
• Celebrated 550th Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji; An International Interfaith Confluence on the theme “IK-NOOR” organized on 9th November, 2019.
• With a reverent intention to acquaint the younger generation with their cultural roots, GNDU has published a magnificent coffee table book “Amritsar-The Contours of Inheritance”.
• Green Initiatives
• Title “One District one Green Champion” awarded to GNDU by Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education(MGNCRE) by Deptt. of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, GoI.
• QR Code for identification and awareness on trees.
• Vehicle free university; entry of four wheelers banned beyond parking points.
• E-carts are being provided free of cost to students.
• Massive tree plantation drives (>40000 trees implanted)
• Zero discharge campus
• A Rooftop Solar Energy Plant of 3 Mega Watt capacity under Government of India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) installed without any financial burden of installation on GNDU.Saving of ~Rs. 1.08 Crore per annum in electricity charges.
• Flower & Plant Show–cum- Seminar in the name of renowned Punjabi Poet Bhai Vir Singh.
• Digital Initiatives
• Automated and Digitized Library
  • e-books/e-journals
  • Digital Lounge
  • RFID system
  • Seminar Hall
• Installation of HOTSPOTS throughout the campus to facilitate students with high speed internet connection.
• Introducing E-Office for the movement of files using paperless filling system.
• Two recording studios for creating online lectures and ODL online course material
• Centralized Stock Register
• Increased the Internet Bandwidth Scheme of GNDU Campus from 10 MbPS to 10GbPS through National Knowledge Network (NKN), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.
• GNDU has taken various digital initiatives by introducing new E-portals to provide better services like: Centralized Stock Register, Online purchase System, Employee/Student Portal, IT related Services, etc.
• Publishing a regular e-Magazine “Pixels” on University Website.
• Mobile network boosters have been installed in the Campus to ensure uninterrupted mobile signals. An SMS system has been introduced to keep parents of the campus students updated about their Attendance.
• GNDU has made its appearance on Social Media like Facebook, Instagram etc. and are being constantly monitored and updated.
• Computer Centre of GNDU has been renamed as “Centre for IT Solutions” and is providing IT solutions to General Public also on payment basis.
• New Punjabi version of Guru Nanak Dev University official website launched.
• Sports
• Awarded MAKA trophy for record 25 times
• Five athletes of Guru Nanak Dev University Shines Bright at 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China and got 13 medals for India
• 3 MEDALS Won by GNDU Campus Students at SHOOTING WORLD CUP 2022 at Changwon, KOREA
• Two Shooters, one former Fencer and six former Hockey players – selected in Olympics Games Tokyo -2021
• Two Shooters of GNDU bagged Gold medals in ISSF World Cup 2021, New Delhi
• Under “Khelo India” scheme of Govt. of India
  • Two Academies – Fencing and Archery,
  • Two Khelo India Centres – Handball and Hockey
  • 4 Centres of Excellence
    • Athletics Fencing
    • Cycling Swimming.
  • Youth Festivals:
  • GNDU won 2nd runners up position at the 37th Inter University National Youth Festival 2023-24
  • In Youth Festivals – during year 2019-20 GNDU Overall 1^st runners up for North Zone Inter-University Youth Festival and GNDU won the Music Trophy in Inter-University National Youth Festival.
  • Placements
  • Total 685 students of Batch 2024 have got placement / internships with various national and multinational companies till now.
  • GNDU students placed at the highest package of Rs. 44.00 Lacs per annum by Amazon and many other MNC’s.
  • More than 90% studentsplaced successfully by 231 companies during 2020-24.
  • Average Package of Rs. 40 LPA for Batch 2024 placed students.
  • Students placed are from professional courses of various faculties like Engineering, Sciences, Life Sciences, Economics & Business, Sports, Medicine & Physiotherap