The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India has approved a proposal to set up Policy Research Centre at Panjab University (PU) Campus, focusing on promotion of Industries-Academia Research.
This was stated by PU Vice-Chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Grover in his address at the PU Syndicate meeting on Tuesday.
Grover said that the DST would provide Rs1 crore in the first year to set up the infrastructure and deploy personnel to serve this centre.
The proposal was presented by Dean (Science) and PU Fellow, Prof Rupinder Tewari, Prof Manmohan Gupta and Prof Gurmail Singh on behalf of the university.
The release of funds in the future would happen after evaluation on year to year basis. Such Centre’s are being set up under 12th Five Year Plan as a part of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy enunciated by Govt. of India.
The proposals of four Centres have been accepted so far, he further informed.
Golden jubilee concludes at NIT-K
Kurukshetra: A year-long golden jubilee celebrations culminated with recognising the contributions of former directors and principals, faculty, staff, and students in the growth and development of the institute in the last 50 years, NIT Kuruskehtra invited all its present and former employees and alumni to the Golden Jubilee Valediction ceremony in the NIT-K campus.
The Valediction function comprised ‘Shehnai Vadan’ on the lawns of the institute. The Shehnai Vadan, was by Pt Durga Prasad Prasanna and Party from Varanasi.
They rendered captivating music for two hours to an audience of over 700 former and present employees. Prof Mohan replied.
“We took the trouble of inviting this team all the way from Varanasi so that you could all have a different experience.”
A former employee said to the Director, “You should give us more opportunities like this to meet our former colleagues.”
The Director agreed to provide more such opportunities. It was a unique experience for all those who attended the program.