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BBK DAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, AMRITSAR

IQAC REPORT 2008-09

Section A: Plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year toward

quality enhancement

BBK DAV College for Women, a multi faculty institution, which aims to blend professional

and vocational education with traditional courses, is an excellent model of what a women’s

college can do for a woman’s development. The thrust of the college is the highly innovative

and efficient management of all its resources-human and infrastructure. Every year begins

with a series of meetings to review the progress of various departments, clubs and

associations of the college. The strengths and weaknesses are analyzed impartially and new

targets set and policies and programmes formed to achieve them.

In all these, the Holistic development of the students is the focus.

At the onset of the session 2008-09, the IQAC held its annual meetings with all the

departments of the college, Youth Welfare club, Sports department, Scholar’s club, Alumni

Association Student Council, Accounts Branch, Library Committee, Hostel Committee,

Discipline Committee and Admission Committee, to chalk out a blue print for the whole year.

Formulate courses according to the demands of the job-market.

Empowerment of women through various means; holding seminars, awareness

programmes, skill building through workshops, exhibitions.

To meet the expectations of parents and society from the college.

Introduction of new subjects and streams to enhance the employability of the students.

Installation of new infrastructure, teaching aids, new courses and programmes.

Welfare scheme for staff and students including aid, incentives, scholarships and

concessions.

Proposal for workshops and seminars, conferences and exhibitions

Research Projects.

Strategies for further advancement in sports, academic &cultural activities.

International linkages.

Generating funds.

Devise special programmes to inculcate social responsibility, sensitivity and social

responsiveness in students.

Plan programmes to inculcate civic sense.

Plans for promotion of culture and heritage of India.

Section B:

1. Activities Reflecting the Goals and Objectives of the Institution

BBK DAV College for Women combines a commitment to teaching excellence with

extensive sports and cultural opportunities. The academic thrust is on imparting knowledge

of the subjects concerned and to develop critical abilities to enable the students to relate and

use knowledge in real life situations. The co-academic and cultural activities are focused

around inculcating a strong sense of commitment to nationalist, social and aesthetic values.


The college is constantly engaged in promotion and revival of Indian tradition, culture,

heritage and spiritual philosophy through co-curricular/ cultural activities, theatrical

presentations, learned discourses and awareness-raising programmes.

The college envisions the creation of excellent human resource through integration of

multidimensional personality development programmes with the college curriculum, in order

to produce world class professionals. Some of the important activities undertaken during the

session are listed below.

a) Talent hunt programme

It is an important feature of the college that aims at exploring the latent talent of the

freshers to further polish it to perfection. This year , the college organized a three

week long, Talent Hunt Programme, under the aegis of Principal Dr. Neelam Kamra

and Dean, Youth Welfare Department Mrs. Ritu Sharma. It included an array of

competitions in Fine Arts, Home Science, Poem Recitation, Declamation and Quiz

etc.

The Talent Hunt opened with the competitions in handicraft, flower arrangement,

rangoli, organized by the Dept. of Home Science on July 31, 2008, followed by

competitions in still life, landscape, card-making, glass painting, pot-making & fabric

painting organized by Dept. of Fine Arts. The department of Commercial Art

organized competitions in Poster-making, College-making & Cartooning and the

Youth Welfare Department held competitions in debate, poetical symposium,

elocution and quiz.

b) Activities aimed to carry forward the cultural legacy

The college makes earnest efforts to inculcate in the young minds/Indian,

traditional Vedic values and ethics. Some of the activities undertaken during

2008-2009 are as follows:

The prayer and the chanting of the National Anthem is a regular feature of the

college. The relevance of important days and events is reaffirmed like Youth day,

Women’s day, Rishi Bodh day, Balmiki day, Sant Ravi Dass Day etc. In the past,

the explanation of key Upnishads has also been undertaken. Sharing the thought

of the day with the students was a regular feature of morning assembly.

The members of Arya Yuvti Sabha conducted Havan daily and on special

occasions as well in the college to promote Vedic values among the youth.

The college offers Dharam Shikha course. The teachers incharge of Arya Yuvti

Sabha prepare students for the Dharam Shiksha examination conducted by DAV.

CMC (College Managing Committee) New Delhi.

c) Activities aimed at academic enrichment.

The college organized Art conclave on reinventing and reorienting Art

Curriculum, Sept 05-06, 2008, in collaboration with Punjab ‘Art Council at Kala

Bhawan, Sector 16, Chandigarh. The venue was chosen as it happens to be at a

junction of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Delhi. The key note address of this

Artconclave, delivered by B.N. Goswami, World Renowned art historian, focused

on intrinsic nature of art and culture and the related need for reforms. The learned


Art Guru exhorted the fraternity of Art educators to assume a shared sense of

ownership in the meaningful change leading to unification & uniformity.

The college organized a Two-Day UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Women

And Media” on September 23-24, 2008.

2. New academic program initiated (UG and PG)

In the Year 2008-2010 the college introduced the following new programme i.e.B.Sc.

Biotechnology (Three year).

3. Innovation in Curriculum design and transaction

Many teachers of the college contribute towards curriculum design as members of

various boards of studies/ faculties of GNDU.

4. Interdisciplinary programmes started

No interdisciplinary programme was started during the session 2008-09.

5. Examination Reforms implemented

The major examination reforms implemented during the year were as follows.

The students of some departments proposed the tentative date sheet for internal

house examinations to be held during the year which was later finalized by the

controller of examination. This participative approach led to minimal resistance to

the final date sheet.

In order to bring about uniformity in evaluation system, test installment system

was initiated whereby the HOD reevaluated a sample of answer scripts marked by

the temporary/adhoc faculty.

The guidance and counseling cell of the college conducted interactive sessions

with students to help them de-stress themselves and go through exams without

fear and anxiety.

In order to increase the number of teaching days, exams were conducted in a short

period of 18 days.

Students were asked to give their feedback on marking

6. Candidate Qualified NET/SLET/GATE etc.

NET/SLET/GATE Number

NET 10

CA(final) 07

MAT 24

CPI/IPCC 80

7. Initiative towards faculty development programme

The college has created a teacher-friendly atmosphere and provides financial as well as

infrastructural support, for the academic growth of the faculty. As a result, many of the

faculty members undertake research projects, major or minor and participate in National


and International Conferences and Workshops every year. The session 2008-09 too

witnessed the stupendous strides taken by the faculty in the field of academics.

Refresher Courses, Training Camps and GOCs attended by the Faculty Members

Mrs. Renu Vashisht, Dept. of Sanskrit, attended a Refresher Course in Sanskrit at

HP University, Shimla, from Aug 18 to Sept 6,2008.

Dr. Komal, Dept. of History, attended a Refresher Course in Environmental

studies from Dec.19,2008 to Jan. 8, 2009 at GNDU.

Ms. Anu Khanna, Dept. of Philosophy, attended GOC, from May 10 to June 6,

2008 organized by GNDU, Amritsar.

Mrs. Sushma, Dept. of English, attended Refresher Course in English, at GNDU

from 7 Nov, 2008 to 27 Nov, 2008

Mrs. Poonam Khullar, Dept. of Chemistry, attended Refresher Course in

Chemistry in Dec.2009.

Mrs. Kamayani, Dept. of Computer Science, attended Refresher Course in

Computer Science in Nov.2008.

Faculty's Presentations &Participation in the National & State Level Conferences

/ Seminars.

Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Neelam Kamra

Attended a workshop of principals of affiliated colleges of GNDU, Amritsar

on 'Relevance of Faculty Improvement Programmes’ held at Guru Nanak

Bhawan on March 1, 2008

Attended national level conference on “Innovation in Education” organized

by DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi/ Dayanand Institute of

Education Management & Research, Mumbai held at Delhi from Jul.26-27,

2008.

Attended seminar on “India's Energy Crisis & Indo-US Nuclear Deal”

organized by the GNDU on Aug.23, 2008.

Attended national level orientation programme for the principals of women

colleges held at National University of Educational Planning &

Administration, New Delhi (NUEPA) as a nominee of the Vice-Chancellor of

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (Dec.15-19, 2008) on the topics ‘

Planning and Management of Higher Educational Institutions’.

Attended State Level Conference of Principals of the affiliated colleges

organized by Punjab University, Chandigarh on Sep.3, 2008 regarding UGC

Grants during XI plan. The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Punjab presided over the

conference.

Attended a seminar on heritage organized by DAV College Managing

Committee, New Delhi/Dayanand Institute of Education Management &

Research, Mumbai from Dec. 20-21, 2008.

Mrs. Neelam Prabha, Dept. of English and Mrs. B. Bassi, Dept. of Political

Science

Attended a national level workshop on 'Institutional Effectiveness'.

Dimensions Empowering Educational Leaders in Higher Education' from

May 28-30, 2008 organized by the Centre for Education Beyond

Curriculum of Christ College (Autonomous) Bangalore.


Dr. Mohinder Sangita, Dept. of English

Attended national seminar on 'Innovation in Education' organized by DIEMER

at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on July 26-27, 2008.

Conducted a workshop on 'Communication in English' for the teachers of

DAV Public Schools of Ferozepur, at DDB DAV Public School, Ferozepur

Cantt, on Dec.5, 2008.

Participated in 'Deliberations on Innovation in Education' & Heritage Festival

2008, organized by Dayanand Institute of Education Management & Research

& DAVCMC, New Delhi on Dec. 20-21, 2008.

Chaired a seminar on Legal Literacy organized by Legal Forum, Baba Farid

Law College, Faridkot.

Presided over State Sports Meet for the Visually Challenged, held at MRM

School, Ferozepur Cantt.

Presided over Mahatma Hans Raj Aryan Youth Festival for DAV Public

Schools, held at Guru Har Sahai, Ferozepur Distt.

Dr. Neeta Mohindra, Dept. of Fine Arts

Acted as a resource person at refresher course on “Contemporary Indian Art”

at GNDU 2008.

She also acted as resource person at a seminar on “Impact of Technology on

Art” at Himachal Pradesh University2008.

She delivered a guest lecture in the Department of Architecture, Guru Nanak

Dev University on “Indian Art”.

She delivered a lecture at Rotary Club (Main) on “Art & Culture of the City

of Amritsar”.

She participated in painting workshop at KMV Jalandhar, sponsored by UGC.

She acted and directed “Cleopatra” - a play written by Rani Drew, and

translated by Neeta Mohindra.

Dr. Jiwan Sodhi, Dept. of Fine Arts, attended national seminar-cum-workshop on

'Bundelkhand Paintings' at State Museum, Jhansi in Nov.2008. She attended 'Art

Conclave', organized by the college at Chandigarh, in Oct.2008.

Dr. Shelly Jaggi, Dept. of Hindi, acted as judge of Intercollege Declamation

Contest at DAV International School on Nov.11, 2008 and Intercollege Vedic

Declamation Contest at DAV Ser. Sec. School Amritsar on Jan.24, 2009.

Dr. Komal Sekhon, Dept of History, attended a UGC sponsored national seminar on

'Life and Philosophy of Bhagat Singh' in Oct, 2008 at Khalsa College for Women,

Amritsar. She also presented a paper on 'Child Labour in Amritsar City' at a UGC

sponsored National Seminar on Human Rights on Feb.7, 2009 at SDSPM College,

Raiyaa.

Dr. Rupinder Pal, Dept. of Punjabi, presented a paper on 'Bulleh Shah and Islamic

Ideology' in the international conference on Sufism, held at University of Gujrat,

Gujrat, Pakistan from July 18-20, 2008.


Mrs. Rashmi Kalia & Ms. Anu Bala, Dept. of Botany, presented a paper on

'Disaster Management' in a national seminar 'Envirotrends' held at DAV College,

Ambala from Nov.16-17,2008.

Mrs. Monica Bhardwaj, Dept. of Zoology and Ms. Rupinder, Dept. of

Bioinformatics, presented a paper entitled 'Impact of Climatic Change on the

Incidence of Vector Borne Diseases' in a national seminar on 'Envirotrends' held at

DAV College, Ambala from Nov.16-17, 2008.

Mrs. Monica Bhardwaj, Dept. of Zoology, presented a paper entitled 'Personality

Types of Prospective Teachers in Relation to their Academic Achievement' in the

National Conference on Teacher Education held on April 21, 2008 at Jannayak

Chaudhary Devi Lal College, Sirsa, Haryana.

Ms. Kiran Gupta, Dept. of Computer Science, presented a paper titled

'Optimized Information Retrieval using Network Techniques' in the Punjab

Science Congress held in Feb. 2009 at Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana.

Mrs. Jaspreet Bedi, Dept. of Computer Science, presented a paper titled ' Swarm

Intelligence and Adhoc Networks' in a UGC sponsored National Seminar.

Mrs. Priyanka Bassi, Dept. of Journalism & Mass Communication; Ms.

Meenakshi Mohan and Ms. Anterpreet, Dept. of Media Studies & Production,

presented papers in UGC sponsored National seminar on 'Women & Media' in the

college in Sep.2008.

Mrs. Priyanka Bassi, Dept. of Journalism& Mass Communication and Ms.

Meenakshi Mohan, Dept. of Media Studies & Production, attended a five day

workshop on 'Basic Videography' at Film & TV Institute Pune in Jan.2009.

Nidhi Aggarwal, Dept. of Commerce, presented a paper titled 'Corporate

Governance - Money vs Moral' at a national conference on “Corporate

Governance in India - Emerging Issues” organized by Hindu Kanya College

Kapurthala on Feb.3, 2009.

Research by the Faculty

Mrs. Neeru Chaddha, Dept of Commerce, has completed research on the topic

“Marketing Imperatives for Religious Tourism in Punjab” for her Ph.D. thesis.

Dr. Mrs. Poonam Khullar, Dept. of Chemistry, has completed her research on 'A

Study on the Physico-Chemical Aspect of Mixed Triblock Polymer Systems' for

her doctoral thesis.

Dr. Shweta Mohan, Dept. of Physics, completed her research on 'Structural

Properties of Glasses' for her doctoral thesis.

Mrs. Poonam Rampal, Dept. of Home Science, is conducting research on the topic

“Adolescent Dieting Behavior & its Psycho-Social Correlates”, for her doctoral

thesis.

Papers Published & Books Authored / Co-Authored by the Faculty

Dr. Mrs. Poonam Khullar, Dept. of Chemistry, published a paper on 'A

Comparative Caping Behaviour of 12-6-12 and 12-10-12 on the Shape Controlled


Synthesis of Gold Nano Particles under Ambient Conditions' in the International

Journal of Crystal Growth of Design and another article on 'Seeding Methods for

the Synthesis of Flower-like Gold Nano Particles and Nano Wires in Pluronic

P103 Mycellar Phase as Soft Template', in a National journal of Surface Science

Technology.

Dr. Pushpinder Walia, Dept. of English, published article on “Of Politics, Power

and Powerlessness : A Study of Arundhati Roy's novel“The God of Small

Things” published in Punjab Journal of GNDU Amritsar. Her articles “A Slice of

History: Heritage Center at BBK DAV College, Amritsar” and “Home Runs: The

Elite Suburbs of Amritsar” were published in two different issues of India Today's

Simply Punjabi in 2008.

Dr. Neeru Chadha, Dept. of Commerce, published a paper titled, “Religious

Tourism in Punjab Needs and Expectations of Tourists”, in the ICFAI Journal of

Management Research, in June 2008, Vol VII, No.6. She also published a paper

titled, “A Regional Perspective on Rural Industrialization in India, 'The Case of

Punjab Economy', in The Journal of Rural Development, Hyderabad in April

June 2008, Vol 27, No.2. She also co-authored two books 'Conceptual Llarity

Tax' and 'Conceptual Clarity on Wealth Tax' published by Kalyani Publishers,

Ludhiana.

Mrs Rajni Mehra, Dept. of Computer Science, published a paper titled 'The lure of

Statics in Data Mining' in an online journal of Statics Education Volume 16, No.1.

Mrs. Jaspreet Bedi, Dept. of Computer Science, authored a book titled

'Systematic Approach to Information Systems' published by Paragon Publishers,

New Delhi.

Dr. Shweta Mohan, Dept.of Physics, published an article on Optical Properties of

Alkali and Alkaline - Earth Lead BorateGlasses Doped with ND3+ Ions' in the

international journal Glass Physics & Chemistry, 34 (2008) 349 and another

article 'Optical and Structural Properties of ZnO-PbO-B2O3 and ZnO - PbO -

B2O3 - SiO2 Glasses' in the international Journal of Physics : Condensed Matter

20 (2008) and one more article on Spectroscopic Investigation of Nd3+ Dped

Floruo - Chloro Borate Glasses' in Spectrochimica Acta A 70(2008).

Doctoral Research Being Conducted Under the Supervision and Guidance of the

Faculty Members.

Dr. Neeta Mohindra, Head, Department of Fine Arts, has supervised the doctoral

research undertaken & completed by Ms. Manan Sachdeva on ‘Life and Works of

B.C. Sanyal’.

She is supervising doctoral research being conducted by Sudamini of Kamla

Nehru College, Phagwara on 'Sculptures of Dholwara'.

Dr. Jeewan Sodhi, Department of Fine Arts, is supervising the research being

conducted by Anupama Thakur for her PhD degree. She is registered in

GNDU, Amritsar and conducting research on the topic “Critical Analysis of

Kota Paintings”.

8. Total Number of seminars and workshops conducted

Dept. of Textile Design, conducted a workshop in Tie & Dye in the Department,

on Aug 30, 2008.

The college organized Art Conclave on “Reinventing and Reorienting Art

Curriculum” Sept. 05-06, 2008in collaboration with Punjab Art council at Kala


Bhawan, Sec. 16, Chandigarh. The city beautiful has been chosen as a venue, as it

happens to be at a junction of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal & Delhi.

The department of Home Science organized a seminar-cum-workshop on Sep.6,

2008 to celebrate Nutrition Day.

Textile Design department organized a workshop on Macrame Weaving in the

department in Oct.2008. The workshop was conducted by the college librarian Ms.

Ravi Lochan.

A workshop was held in the department of Design on Art & Craft, by Pidilite

Company Chandigarh, in Oct.2008.

Dept. of Textile Design organized a workshop on Textile Designing, Tie & Dye,

Stencil, Block-Printing & Screen Printing.

The Dept. of Design conducted a workshop on Textile Designing, for the Post

Graduate students of the Dept. of Fine Arts. It also held a three day workshop on

Screen Printing for the students of Bachelor in Multimedia from Dec.2- 4, 2008.

Mural workshop was held in the Dept. of Fine Arts under the guidance of Dr. Neeta

Mohindra, Head, Dept of Fine Arts.

A three days workshop on Coffee Arts, was held by the Home Science Department.

A workshop on Textile Techniques in Stencil, Printing using foil, velvet and

marbelling was conducted by Department of Home Science on Feb.20-21, 2009.

9. Research Projects

Mrs. Poonam Khullar department of Chemistry got a grant of Rupees 7.5 lakhs for her

major research project titled “Physicochemical capping behavior in Nanoparticle

synthesis” from UGC New Delhi

10. Patents generated : Nil

11. New Collaborations Research Programmes

Dr.M.S.Bakshi, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Surface

Science Western, Room G1, Western Ontario, 339 Windermere Rd, London, ON ,

Canada 5A5.

Dr. Gurinder Kaur, Department of Physics, College of North Atlantic, Labrador City,

A2V 2K7 NF, Canada.

12. Research Grants

Agency Amount

UGC Rs. 499800/-

13. Details of Research Scholars

Mr. Sourabh, Research fellow in UGC funded major project, Department of

Chemistry.

14. Citation index of faculty members and impact factor

Nil


15. Honors and Award to Faculty : National and International

Mr. Lalit Gopal Parashar, Department of Design, was selected as one of the 10 artists

for National Level Artist’s camp, held at Kushi Nagar, Gorakhpur and got first prize

and was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 10,000.

His painting was selected for National Exhibition organised by Lalit Kala Academy,

New Delhi.

He also participated in National Level Exhibition, organised by All India Fine Arts

and Crafts Society, New Delhi.

16. Internal resources generated during 2008-2009

Donation R.91,001

17. Details of Departments getting assistance/recognition under SAP,

COSST,DST,FIST and other programmes

Mrs. Poonam Khullar department of chemistry got a grant of Rupees 7.5 lakhs for her

major research project entitled “Physicochemical properties of Block-Co-Polymers and

evaluations of their capping behavior in Nanoparticle synthesis” from UGC, New Delhi.

18. Community Services

The community service centre of the college, under the guidance of teachers from

Political Science &Sociology provides all kind of help, including legal, to dowry

victims, rape-victims and handles cases of marital disputes. The college participates

in various community services programmes, organized by Arya Samaj and DAV

Institutions.

The college participated with all its resources, human and material, in the mega event

“Vedic Viraat Arya Sammelan’ at Amritsar on Nov. 30,2008.

The Principal Mrs. Neelam Kamra, the members of the teaching and non-teaching

staff, and the students of the college, participated enthusiastically in the organization

of the Mass Marriage of girls of under-privileged section of society on the auspicious

of Sammelan and made a huge contribution towards the distribution of blankets,

sewing machines, tricycles to the needy and the destitute.

The members of Arya Yuvti Sabha conducted daily havan and on special occasions

as well, in the college.

NSS Unit of the college enrolled 200 volunteers in the year 2008-09 &

participated in various social welfare programmes. Volunteers’ participation in

Arya Virat Sammelan to awaken the citizens of Amritsar to the social evils of female

foeticide, dowry system, crime against women, drug addiction etc., spoke of their

zeal for service and commitment to the social cause. Their involvement in various

community service projects, like their help and assistance to inmates of old age

home 'Milvartan' & students of DAV Red Cross School for Special Children is

commendable.

A free medical check-up camp was organized at Faizpura, where a panel of doctors

examined 400 patients and medicines were distributed to the poor patients.

To inculcate a sense of duty among the youth towards the underprivileged strata

of society, a ten-day camp was organized by the NSS unit of the college, from

Oct.6-15, 2008. In this camp about 100 NSS volunteers, teachers and


programme officers actively participated. During the camp, the volunteers were

imparted training in selfless service through various lectures and projects.

The volunteers visited Nishkam Seva School, the school for the destitute and had

interactive sessions with the students of the school and educated them on

hygienic living. They distributed books and notebooks to them.

A workshop of tie and dye and block printing was organized for the women of the

area. They were given training in the art, so that they could financially support their

families, by using it. The women were also given tips for cleanliness and

awareness about social evils like female foeticide, drug addiction and dowry.

The volunteers visited DAV Red Cross School for the Special Children, Amritsar.

During the visit, they held a workshop in Handicrafts-Making and Dr. Simardeep,

Dept. of Psychology, had counseling sessions with the teachers and the students of

the school, to develop in them positive thinking, and boost their spirit to live a

motivated and dynamic living.

Volunteers also planted trees on the college campus, during the camp and were

made aware of the environmental problems, through lectures.

They also visited Old Age Home 'Milwartan' during the camp.

Their interaction with the inmates of the Old Age Home developed in them a

deeper understanding of the problems of old age and a sympathetic attitude towards

the less-attended senior citizens.

A series of lectures was organized for the volunteers to enlighten them on social

issues. The speakers included Principal Dr. Neelam Kamra, Mr. Prem Chand Bhalla,

Lect. In Red Cross Society, Dr. Kawaljeet Kaur, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar,

Mr.Atul Dutt, Branch Manager ICICI Prudential, Dr. Nidhi Sharma, Dermatologist

and Mr. Sandeep Rishi, SDM, Amritsar.

A two day Eye Care Camp, in collaboration with Carl Zeiss, was organized in the

college from Aug.11-12, 2008. It was inaugurated by Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Neelam

Kamra

A free Skin Care & Medical Checkup Camp was organized by NSS Unit of the

college in collaboration with Micro Gratia Company, on Sep.17, 2008. Dr. Nidhi

Sharma, Dermatologist, checked up more than five hundred students and

members of the staff.

The NSS volunteers and members of Red Cross Unit of the college and the members of

the staff participated in full spirit in a walk, organized by ROKO Cancer Society in the

city, to spread awareness among people about the early detection of cancer and its

treatment, on Jan.30, 2009. Free medical check-up and mammography were done in the

college. About 50 patients benefitted from the camp.

19. Teachers and officers newly recruited

Subject No. Subject No.

English 8 Physics 3

Chemistry 3 Botany 2

Punjabi 5 Zoology 1

Economics 4 Bio-Technology 2

History 1 Mass Communication 4

Sociology 1 Fine Arts 1

Mathematics 5 Fashion Design 5

Computer 18 Dress Designing 1


Subject No. Subject No.

Commerce 12 Gem and Jewellery Designing 1

Travel & Tourism Management 1 Dance 2

Physical Education 1 Cosmetology 2

B.D 1 Fashion Designing and

Garment Construction

1

Multimedia 2 Electronics 1

20. Teachers/ Non-Teaching staff ratio

144:65

21. Improvements in the Library services

Subsidized Photostat service is available for the members of the staff and the students

of the college.

The library has acquired online journals through INFLIBNET. Teachers can have

access to the same by taking password from the library.

Air Conditioning facility in upper reading hall of the Library is provided.

Cameras have been installed for effective usage and monitoring of library.

Teachers and students donate old books for the Book-Bank.

New books and journals were subscribed.

22. New Books/Journal subscribed and their value

Number Total Cost (Rs.)

Library Holding Test books and

Reference Books

1007 4,62,525,15

Journals/Periodicals 170 57977.00

E-Resources 05 73,237.00

23. Courses in which students assessment of teachers is introduced and the action taken

on student feedback.

The students assessment of teachers has been introduced in a few courses of the college

and the analysis of the feedback in the following programmes was especially done during

the year 2005-06:-

Bachelor of Design

Bachelor in Multimedia Applications

Masters & Bachelors in Computer Applications

Three Year Honors School in English

Masters in English

The suggestions made by the students for further improvement of the teaching-learning

process were discussed in the meetings of the Academic Council and group conferencing

and solo conferencing was done by the head of the institution and deans/coordinators of

the various departments wherever necessary.


24. Feedback from stakeholders.

Feedback from various stake holders, viz. students, parents and external peers (university

teachers and LMC) is obtained from time to time and their suggestions are incorporated.

25. Unit Cost of Education

The unit cost of Education

With Salary 27816

Without Salary 14209

26. Computerization of administration and the process of admissions and examination

results, issue of certificates.

The design and printing of certificates for the achievement of students in their

respective fields is done on computers in the college itself.

Information about various courses and the admission form of the college is available

online for the students to download from its website.

The result of terminal examinations for some of the computer classes like BCA,

B.Sc(IT) are prepared using computer.

The record of internal house test examination results and lecture shortage during the

year is maintained in the computers.

27. Increase in infrastructure facilities

Keeping pace with the fast changing needs of the society, the college provide appropriate

infrastructure at a fast pace. The infrastructure added during the year 2008-2009 is as

follows.

Gymnasium

Media House

Virtual Library

Bio informatics lab

A separate wing for foreign students fitted with all basic amenities and state of

the art facilities in the Hostel.

28. Technology upgradation

The college makes utmost efforts to provide latest equipment and digital technology

relating to requirements of various departments. The technology up gradation needs of

various departments, like Life Sciences, Fine Arts, Commercial Arts, Mass

Communication, Home Science, Commerce, Still Photography, Multimedia, Bachelor of

Design and others have been met from time to time.

Physics department purchased instruments like GM Counter, Hall Affect

Apparatus, Four Proble Apparatus. The electronic Lab of Physics Department was

equipped with various new equipment such as CRO’s, FET’s and function

generators so that the power supply of labs was stabilized with the help of servo

stabilize to prevent any harm to equipments.

Trinocular Microscope, Image projection, Laminar Air flow, Autoclave and SLR

Camera were purchased by Botany Department.


Chemistry department of the college purchased Julaboo F12ED constant

temperature thermobath.

29. Computer and Internet Access and Training to teachers, non-teaching staff and

students

Technology resources provide opportunities to use different methods of learning

through powerful visuals and well organized virtual experience and through tasks

requiring analysis, synthesis and evaluation with applications to real life situation.

Following this principle, the college has created its own ‘Virtual Library’. In this

concept, books of various subjects are available online on the campus internet. This

has saved lot of searching time and the process of searching itself has become easy.

A 24 hours BSNL Broadband Internet Connectivity up to 2Mbps enables the students

as well as staff members to search and consult the internet for problems related to

their respective subjects.

The department of computer science conducts workshops from time to time in which

staff members are given indepth knowledge, skills and understanding of concepts

related to technology. The curriculum plans are designed in such a way that

technology could be used to maximize a student’s learning. Teachers make use of e-

groups to distribute assignments to students and they can complete it and email it to

the teacher. The department of Computer Science also arranges the workshops

related to particular subjects wherein the CBTs (Computer Based Tutorials) are

shown to students for better understanding of the subject. Teachers also work hard to

enhance their own productivity by attending various conferences and seminars

related to their field.

30. Financial Aid to students

The college makes all efforts to help the disadvantaged students, with concessions and

boosts the performance of gifted students with scholarships and freeships. The college

spent more than 70 lakhs, to benefit 739 students, through its various schemes. The

details are as follows:

Nature of Aid/Incentive No. of

Students

Benefitted

Amount Spent

(Rs.)

Merit freeship/Concession 147 2,84,135.00

Sports/NCC Freeship 155 16,87,175.00

Sport/NCC Hostel Accommodation & Mess 155 47,18,200.00

State Govt.Merit Scholarships 35 31,125.00

Scheduled Caste & Backward Class Scholarships 21 1,50,388.00

Poverty Concession 226 1,95,179.00

Total: 70,66,202.00

31. Activities and support from Alumni Association

The meeting of the Alumni Association is held once every year. Healthy feedback is

obtained from the old students and incorporated in the functioning of the institution.

The distinguished alumni are honored.


Distinguished alumni who have made a mark in the academic field are invited from

time to timeto guide the students. Dr. Vinay, Reader, Dept. of Law, GNDU, our

distinguished alumnus enlightened the students about legal rights of women. Many

members of the alumni who made their mark in field of sports to name a few, Ms.

Harpal Sandhu-Cricketer & Coach, Ms. Suman Sharma-Basketball Star, Ms. Bharti -

Shooter & Archer and now a renowned TV artist, Ms. Manjeet-an international

weightlifter, were invited to guide the budding sport persons and artistes of the

college. Efforts are being made to persuade the entrepreneur members of the alumni

association to visit the campus to employ the young students in their establishments.

Significant gains have been made in this direction.

Ms. Bharti Singh was honoured with Gold Medal &a certificate by Padamshree

Sh. G.P. Chopra, President, DAVCMC, New Delhi, on Jan 4, 2009, for her

brilliant achievements in entertainment. There, she impressed the DAV dignitaries

with her sharp wit &humour.

32. Activities and support from Parent Teacher Association

A parent teacher association is in place. The parents of meritorious students, sports

students and alumni are encouraged to come forward with their suggestions about

teaching learning programmes, infrastructural improvements and new facilities for

better performance. The parents are informed about their ward’s activities from time

to time.

In the month of January , 2010, a Parent Teacher meeting was conducted in the

college at 3 PM with senior teachers as conveners for various classes and where the

students fell short of required lectures in different subjects, suitable measures were

taken accordingly.

College sends regular report of attendance of the students.

Result card of the student’s performance in house examination is dispatched to the

parents.

In case a student is found violating the code of conduct in the college, her parents are

called to the college and suitable remedy or assurance from them is invited for the

better conduct of discipline in the college.

33. Health Services

The college is well-equipped to tackle any medical or health problems of the students

round the clock. A medical room with a full- time nurse/health assistant with basic

medicine and first aid services is functional during the college hours.A highly qualified

and experienced doctor is available on call who also visits the college hostel on specified

days. The college has tied up with Nayyar Hospital, in the close vicinity of the campus.

34. Performance in sports activities

Trained on a rigorous regimen and supported by excellent infrastructure, coaching

facilities, fee concessions and the like, the college sportswomen remain in the limelight,

throughout the year. The college can legitimately boast of having well-groomed teams

of all the 35 games offered by Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.


ACHIEVEMENTS AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

Ms. Manveer Kaur was selected as a member of the Indian Compound Archery

Team for the First Asian Compound Tournament held at Yangon (Myanmar) in

Dec. 2008. Her team won Silver Medal in the tournament and she individually

won two Bronze Medals in Allover and Olympic rounds of the tournament.

Ms. Navjot Kaur represented India in the International Wrestling Tournament

held at Vancouver, Canada, in Nov. 2008.

NATIONAL LEVEL

Total 80 players participated in national level competitions. Among these 18

players grabbed Champion positions, 5 got Runners-up positions and 18 players

won second Runners-up positions.

INTERVARSITY LEVEL

85 players of the college represented GNDU for all India intervarsity

competitions, 10 players were members of champion teams, 12 players of

runners-up teams and 19 players were members of second runners-up teams.

STATE LEVEL

137 players of the college participated in state level competitions. 52 players

were members of champion teams, 3 were members of runners-up teams and 47

were of second runners-up teams.

INTER COLLEGE LEVEL

College Teams - Fencing, Archery, Badminton, Table Tennis, Wrestling,

Handball, Judo, Baseball, Rope Malkhamb, Squash Racket & Weight-Lifting

won championship in Inter-college competitions held during the year.

10 Teams - Taekwando, Tug-of-war, Kayaking, Hockey, Cricket, Cycling,

Chess, Lawn Tennis, Yachting and Rhythmic Gymnastics got runners-up

positions.

9 teams - Football, Volleyball, Swimming, Cross country, Kho-Kho, Power-

Lifting, Air Rifle Shooting, Ball Badminton and Rowing won second runners-up

positions.

HANDBALL

Inter college - The team won championship in GNDU inter college held at

GNDU from Dec.1-2, 2008.

Intervarsity - Seven players - Guminder, Harmeet, Prabhjot, Deepika, Harjit

Kaur, Supreet Kaur, Supreet represented GNDU in All India University

Championship held at Kohlapur (Maharashtra) from Nov.18-21, 2008. The team

won runners-up position.

National - Six players - Gurminder, Harmeet, Prabhjot,Deepika, Harjit

Kaur, Supreet were members of Indian Universities Handball Team in

Senior Nationals held at Chennai from Nov.10-15, 2008.The team got

second runners-up position.

Five players - Harmeet Kaur, Gurminder Kaur, Supreet, Sandeep and

Sarbhjeet Kaur participated in National Beach Handball Championship held at

Kolkata from Jan.9-13, 2009.Two players were selected to represent GNDU


for National Women Festival held at Bhuvneshwar (Orissa) from Jan.18- 22,

2009.

State - Seven players - Harmeet, Supreet, Gurminder, Harjit, Supreet, Deepika,

Harpinder represented Champion Amritsar Team in Punjab Women Festival held

at Bhatinda from Oct.11-13, 2008.

SQUASH RACKET

Intercollege - Squash Racket team got championship in GNDU intercollege held

at Amritsar on Dec.19, 2008.

FENCING

Intercollege - Fencing Team won championship in GNDU Intercollege

Competition held at GNDU campus on Sept.1 1,2008.

Intervarsity - Four players - Parveen, Amritpreet, Anita and Varinder

represented GNDU for All India Intervarsity Championship held at Kerala

from Jan.24-27 , 2009.

National - Ms. Anita represented Punjab for Jr. National held at Hyderabad from

Nov.22-25, 2008. Ms. Amritpreet Kaur represented Punjab for Senior National

held at Imphal, Manipur from Dec.25-27 , 2008. The team won Second

runners-up position.

State - Six girls - Anita, Shelly, Navdeep, Varinder, Sandeep, Palwinder got

Third position in Junior State held at Chabal (Tarn Taran) from Nov.8-9,

2008. Eight girls - Amritpreet, Parveen, Shelly Joshi, Sandeep, Anita,

Palwinder, Varinder, Navdeep got third position in Senior Punjab Fencing

Championship held at Sangrur from Dec.12-14, 2008.

ROPE MALKHAMBH

Intercollege - Rope Malkhambh team won Championship in GNDU

intercollege held at GNDU Campus on Dec.18, 2008.

Intervarsity - Four girls - Gurpreet, Manpreet, Shivali, Baljinder participated

in All India Intervarsity and represented GNDU held at Kurukshetra from Nov.7-

14, 2008.

ARCHERY

International - Miss Manveer Kaur won the Silver Medal at Bangkok (Thailand)

from Asian Archery Grand Prix Championship. She represented the Indian

Compound Archery team for the First Asian Compound Tournament held at

Yangon (Myanmar) from Dec.9-14, 2008. She won two Bronze medals in All

Over and Olympic Rounds of the tournament and her team won Silver medal.

Intercollege - Team won Championship in GNDU intercollege held at GNDU

campus on Oct.10, 2008.

Intervarsity - Nine players Daljit, Satbir, Rajbir, Manveer, Rajbir, Rupinder,

Kulwinder, Arshpreet and Dalraj represented GNDU for All India Intervarsity

Archery Championship held at Vijaywara (A.P) from Nov.1- 5, 2008. The team

won First Runners-up position.

National - Two players Manveer and Rupinder represented Punjab in Jr.

National held at Jamshedpur from Nov.26- 30, 2008. Manveer won two

Bronze Medals.

JUDO

Intercollege - The team got Championship in GNDU intercollege held at GNDU

Campus on Dec.1 1, 2008.


Intervarsity - Three players - Navneet, Rajwinder & Neena participated in

GNDU Judo Team for All India Intervarsity Championship held at Manipur

from Dec.23-27 , 2008 and Neena won Gold medal.

WRESTLING

International - Miss Navjot Kaur represented India and won fourth position in

international tournament held at Vancouver (Canada) from Nov. 7- 9, 2008.

Intercollege - The team won Championship in GNDU Inter College held at

GNDU Campus on Nov.7 , 2008.

Intervarsity - Six players Rajwant, Lakhwinder, Rajwinder, Sumanjeet,

Rajwinder, Navjot represented GNDU in All India Intervarsity held at Rohtak

from Nov.27-29, 2008. Three players - Navjot, Rajwinder, Rajwant won Gold,

Silver and Bronze Medals respectively.

Rajwinder, Navjot represented GNDU in All India Intervarsity held at Rohtak

from Nov.27-29, 2008. Three players - Navjot, Rajwinder, Rajwant won Gold,

Silver and Bronze Medals respectively.

National - Four players Navjot, Rajwinder, Lakhwinder, Rajwant represented

Punjab Wrestling team for Sr. National Championship held in U.P. on Dec. 4,

2008.

BADMINTON

Intercollege - The team won Championship in GNDU intercollege held at

GNDU campus from Oct.20-22, 2008.

Intervarsity - Two players - Saniya & Sehar participated in North Zone held at

Jalandhar from Oct.30-Nov.3, 2008.

State - Three girls - Sehar, Saniya, Shaina got third position in Punjab Women

Festival held at Bathinda from Oct.10-14, 2008.

BASEBALL

Intercollege - The team won Championship in GNDU intercollege held at

GNDU from Dec.15-17 , 2008

Intervarsity - Seven players - Gurjit Kaur, Davinder Kaur, Pardeep Kaur,

Deepika, Paramjit Kaur, Rajbir Kaur, Veerpal Kaur represented GNDU for

All India Intervarsity Championship held at Chandigarh from Dec.25-30, 2008.

The team won Second Runners-up position.

TABLE TENNIS

Intercollege - The team won Championship in GNDU Intercollege held at

GNDU Campus from Oct.23- 24, 2008.

Intervarsity - Three players Akansha, Meena & Aruna represented GNDU for

All India Intervarsity held at Ranchi from Dec.1 1- 14, 2008.

National - Ms. Akansha represented Senior National Table Tennis Championship

held at Patna from Jan.3-12, 2009.

State - Four players Meena, Akansha, Aruna & Radhika participated in Open

State Ranking Table Tennis Championship held at Jalandhar.

Ms. Akansha represented District Table Tennis team in Women Festival held at

Bathinda from Oct.10-14, 2008. The team won Second Runners-up Position.

Four playes Akansha, Meena, Aruna & Radhika participated in Inter District &

Open Table Tennis Championship held at Ludhiana from Dec. 20-23, 2008.

Ankansha won Gold Medal in Youth Event.

WEIGHT-LIFTING

Intercollege - The team won Championship in GNDU Intercollege held at

GNDU Campus.


Intervarsity - Three players-Pradeep, Rajwant and Veerpal selected for All India

Intervarsity to be held in Vishakhapattnam from Feb.20-22, 2009. They will

represent GNDU in the competition.

TAEKWANDO

Intercollege - Taekwando team won First Runners-up Position.

National - Five players - Ramandeep Kaur, Indu Thakur, Parveen, Anjali &

Sunaina participated in Sr. National Taekwando Championship held at

Bangaluru in Jun.2008 & Ramandeep Kaur won Bronze Medal. These five players

along with Pinky & Harmeet, also participated in Sr. National Championship held

at Jalandhar in Oct. 2008.

State - Ramandeep Kaur, Indu Thakur, Parveen, Anjali, Sunaina, Pinky &

Harmeet participated in Sr. State Championship held at Jalandhar.

LAWN TENNIS

Inter college - The team won First Runners-up Position in GNDU intercollege

held at Amritsar from Jan.4-6, 2009.

Intervarsity - Two players - Prabhjot & Ruby are selected for the GNDU Lawn

Tennis Team for All India Intervarsity Competition going to be held at Delhi

in Feb.2009.

CHESS


held at Amritsar.

National - Five players - Bhavneet Kaur, Prabhjeet Kaur, Deepika, Karuna &

Savitri participated in 8th National All India Chess Tournament held at

Khamanon (Fategarh) from Aug.22-24, 2008. Bhavneet, Prabhjeet & Deepika

won Second, Third & Seventh Positions respectively.

State - Ms. Deepika Mahajan bagged Second position in Open State Women (B)

Chess Tournament held at Jalandhar from May 17-18, 2008.

five players - Bhavneet, Deepika, Karuna, Savitri & Prabhjeet Kaur participated

in Punjab (B) Chess Championship held at Sangrur from Dec.28-3 1,2008.

Bhavneet & Deepika won Second and First positions respectively.

HOCKEY

Intercollege - The team won Runners-up Position in GNDU intercollege

Championship held in GNDU Campus on Dec.16, 2008.

Natonal - Baljinder & Rajbir represented Punjab in Women National

Championship held at Hamirpur.

Intervarsity - Eight players - Saniya, Amandeep, Rupinder, Charanjeet,

Manbir Kaur, Paramjeet, Veerpal, Kirandeep Kaur represented GNDU for All

India Intervarsity held at Kurukshetra from Dec.25-30, 2008.

State - Seventeen players Amritpal, Veerpal, Paramjeet, Manbir, Mandeep,

Baljinder, Saniya, Baljinder, Kirandeep, Charanjeet, Rupinder, Amandeep,

Meenu, Rajbir were members of Champion Hockey Team in Women Festival held

at Bathinda from Oct.10-14, 2008. Three players - Manisha, Rohini & Anju

participated in Gurdaspur Hockey Team.

TUG OF WAR

Intercollege - College Team won First Runners-up Position in GNDU

intercollege held at Campus on Aug.26, 2008.

National - Two players - Kuldeep & Sukhwinder represented GNDU for Sr.

National held at (Haryana) from Nov.7-8, 2008. The team won Runners-up

Position.


State - Ten players - Sukhwinder Kaur, Kuldeep Kaur, Rajdeep Kaur, Sandeep

Kaur, Rajwant Kaur, Prabhjeet Kaur, Kuljeet Kaur, Chandarkala, Sharanjeet

Kaur won Championship in the event held at Phillaur from Nov.17-18, 2008.

CRICKET


held at Amritsar.

Intervarsity - Six players - Navdeep Kaur, Sunita, Savita, Simranjeet Kaur,

Monika Mehra & Renu Verma represented GNDU team for All India

Intervarsity Championship held at Agappa University (Kraikuri) from Dec.17-

25, 2008. The team won Second Runners-up Position.

National - Four players Navdeep, Renu, Monika, Anjali represented Punjab team

& won Championship in Interstate Women's Tournament held at Delhi from

Oct.12-18, 2008.

Three players Navdeep, Renu, Anjali, participated in All India National

Cricket Championship held at Hyderabad from Nov.4- 20, 2008.

State - Eleven players Davinder, Shweta, Anjali, Monika, Renu Verma,

Navdeep, Shikha, Sunita, Roshni, Simranjeet won Jr. State Championship held at

Jalandhar & Chandigarh from Oct.15-17 , 2008.

Eleven players Arshdeep, Jaspreet, Anjali, Monika, Renu Verma,Navdeep,

Savita, Sunita, Roshni, Simranjeet won Third position in Senior State

Championship.

CYCLING

Intercollege - The team won First Runners-up Position in GNDU intercollege held

at Ludhiana on Feb.12, 2009.

Intervarsity - Two players - Indu Thakur & Poonam will represent GNDU for All

India Intervarsity Championship to be held at Ludhiana from Feb.24-27 ,

2009.

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS


held at Amritsar.

KAYAKING

Intercollege - The team got First Runners-up Position in GNDU intercollege

held at Bilaspur HP) on Sep.18, 2008.

YACHTING

Intercollege - The team got First Runners-up Position in GNDU intercollege

held at Pong Talwara on Feb.13, 2009.

FOOTBALL

Intercollege - The team won Second Runners-up Position in GNDU intercollege

held at GNDU on Oct.2, 2008.

Intervarsity - Three players - Jaskaran, Preeti, Neetu won Championship in

North Zone Intervarsity held at Kalyani from Oct.25- 28, 2008.

Three players - Jaskaran, Preeti, Neetu were members of Champion GNDU

Football team for All India Intervarsity at Tamilnadu.

VOLLEYBALL

State - Five players - Poonam, Saroj, Akbir Kaur, Gurpreet Kaur & Soma

participated in Festival held at Bathinda. Along with these five players -

Mandeep Kaur, Neha Thukral, Baljit Kaur won Second Runners-up Position in

GNDU Intercollege Competition.


SWIMMING


held at GNDU campus from Oct.6-8, 2008.

State - One player - Neha participated in Women Festival held at Bathinda from

Oct.10-14, 2008.

CROSS COUNTRY


held at GNDU on Sep.22, 2008.

AIR RIFLE SHOOTING


held at GNDU campus on Dec.18, 2008.

BALL BADMINTON

Intercollege - Baljinder Kaur, Veerpal Kaur, Rajbir Kaur, Seema, Poonam,

Narinder Kaur & Gurinder Kaur participated in GNDU intercollege

competition and won Second Runners-up Position.

ROWING


held at Pong Dam (Talwara) on Jan.7 , 2009.

KHO-KHO


held at Amritsar.

Intervarsity - Miss Harpreet Kaur represented GNDU for All India Intervarsity

held at Amritsar from Feb.13-15, 2009.

National- Miss Harpreet Kaur represented Second Runners-up Punjab team for

National Women Festival held at Calcutta from Nov.12-15, 2008.

State - Seven girls - Mandeep, Harpreet, Rupinder, Kulwinder, Amita,

Pawandeep & Ruchika participated in Women Festival held at Bathinda from

Oct.10-14,2008.

Five girls - Arti, Monika, Shivani, Kirandeep & Sandeep represented Taran

Taran district in Women Festival .

POWER-LIFTING


held at Amritsar.

Three players - Pradeep, Rajwant and Gurpreet have been selected as members

of GNDU Power-lifting team for All India Intervarsity competition.

CASH AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Following 12 players were awarded scholarships worth Rs.1,22,400/- (Rs. 10,200/- each)

by the Sports Authority of India (SAI).

Daljit Kaur Archery Sarbjeet Kaur Hockey

Gagandeep Kaur Archery Satinder Kaur Hockey

Mamta Nagi Archery Jaspreet Kaur Judo

Saroj Kaur Gymnastics Neena Judo

Manpreet Kaur Handball Pooja Softball

Supreet Kaur Handball Poonam Setia Softball


College Handball team was awarded Rs.1 1,000/- for winning championship in the

Open Handball Tournament held at Morinda from Jan.16-18, 2009.

College Tug of War team got Rs.15,000/- as prize money for winning in various

competitions.

CAMPS ATTENDED

Approximately 70 players of various games - Netball, Volleyball, Softball, Hockey,

Handball, Judo, Wrestling, Swimming, Kho Kho & Gymnastics attended a summer

coaching camp at Palampur (H.P.) organized by Dept. of Sports, GNDU, ASR, in

May 2008.

Other Highlights

The college set up a state-of-the-art-gymnasium and formally inaugurated it on

Sept.01, 2008. The venerable patriarchs of DAV, Justice Sh. R.N. Mittal, Sr. Vice

President and Principal Sh R.S. Sharma, General Secretary, were the guests of

honour at the inaugural function. Other dignitaries who graced the occasion were

Sh. M.L. Aeri, Director Colleges DAVMC, and Sh. Dhaniram, Regional Director.

The health and fitness center is entrusted to the sportswomen, other students and the

staff of the college, to achieve the goal of holistic education.

The Department of Physical Education organized a lecture on Scholarship Based

Education & Sports Coaching for Indian Students Athletes in the USA & Canada, by

Mr. Narinderjit Singh Ahluwalia, Director, American Education Opportunities

(American Sports Coaching & Education under Scholarship Programme),

Chandigarh. The lecture was well-attended by the young sportswomen of the

college.

In collaboration with the Punjab Woman Yoga Association and Shaheed Bhagat

Singh Welfare Club, the college organized the Third Woman Yoga Championship in

the Campus from Sept. 27 to 29, 2008 under the aegis of Sh. Kunwar Vijay Partap

Singh SSP, Amrithsar and Principal Dr. Mrs. Neelam Kamra. Smt Laxmi Kanta

Chawla, Minister for Health & Family Welfare Punjab, was the chief guest at the

opening ceremony and Prof, Dr. Jai Rup Singh, Vice Chancellor GNDU, Amritsar

was the chief guest at the prize distribution function and cultural evening organized to

mark the closing of the Championship.

35. Incentive to outstanding sportspersons

Promotion of sports is one of the major objectives and thrust area of the college. The

college is rendering very useful service to sports by producing National and International

level Players. It is providing the best infrastructure, coaching facilities, fee concessions,

free ships, attendance concessions (as per the university provision) and priority in

admission to its players to boost their performance to the highest level. Following is the

list of the facilities/incentives.

Free hostel accommodation fitted with the modern amenities of life for all the

players participating in the 38 games of Guru Nanak Dev University.

A total playground area of 1,71,524 sq. feet is available for practice and the college

is concentrating all efforts on the upkeep and the maintenance of these grounds, and

local playgrounds. Besides this , rich refreshment and diet for all the players, free

medical aid, extra diet before and during the competition is available to all the


sports persons. The college is further strengthening and enhancing this support

system for the sports persons.

The college spends a huge amount to the tune of several lacs in terms of free ships

to the state level and national level players. Besides scholarships & cash awards are

given to deserving candidates. extensive coaching facilities in all the 38 games are

made available.

The sports persons are provided free ship as per the categories made on the basis of

their previous performance. Very nominal charges per annum are charged from

them.

Many a time the college pays even for their admission fee and examination fee.

Fee concession and hostel facilities

Total 268 players have been given fee concession and 150 players provided hostel

facility in the current session.

Other facilities & funds

All the players are given kit charges and T.A and D.A. for participating in national&

Open competition.

Ms. Pardeep & Ms. Rajwant. Outstanding weight lifters of the college were selected

by Punjab Sports Department under Speed Fund Scheme. Each of them has been

getting Rs. 1500/- per month & Rs. 50/- per day for diet. Under the scheme they are

also being provided sports equipment & sports kit.

27 players of the college were selected under Day Scholar Scheme by Punjab Sports

Department.

30 players (19 of Hockey & 11 of Handball) have been selected under the S.T.C.

Scheme by Sports Authority of India (SAI). Each player will get a stipend of Rs.

6000/- per year, Rs. 300/- for competition expenditure & Rs. 4000/- for sports kit,

along with insurance cover Rs. 150/- per year.

36. Student achievements and awards

Excellence in quality in academics is the first and the foremost defining priority at the

BBK DAV College for Women. Effective, quality driven learning-teaching process,

rigorous intellectual training and meaningful motivation through the Scholars Club

orientate the students to excel in university examination and in the world outside the

classroom.

In the year, 2008-09, the outstanding academic performance in the university exams

speaks for itself as the students bagged 12 first, 16 Second & 17 Third positions in Guru

Nanak Dev university exams. 182 students of the college were placed on the Merit List

of the university in various examinations as per the following details.

CLASS WISE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PLACEDIN MERIT LIST OF THE UNIVERSITY

Class No. of

Merits

Class No. of

Merits

B.A. I 13 Bachelor of Design Sem. III 05

B.A. II 16 Bachelor of Design Sem. IV 06

B.A. III 13 Bachelor of Design Sem. V 06

B.Sc. Economics I 01 Bachelor of Design Sem. VI 04


Class No. of

Merits

Class No. of

Merits

B.Sc. Economics II 02 Bachelor of Design Sem. VIII 03

B.Sc. Economics III 01 Bachelor of Multimedia Sem. I 06

B.Sc. Non Medical I 01 Bachelor of Multimedia Sem. II 05

B.Sc. I.T. I 01 Bachelor of Multimedia Sem. III 08

B.Sc. I.T. II 01 Bachelor of Multimedia Sem. IV 06

B.Sc. I.T. III 01 Bachelor of Multimedia Sem. V 07

BCA I 04 Bachelor of Multimedia Sem. VI 06

BCA II 03 Bachelor of Multimedia Sem. VII 03

BCA III 01 Bachelor of Multimedia Sem. VIII 03

B.Com. I 01 M.Sc. Computer Sc. Sem. I 01

B.Com. II 05 M.J.M.C. Sem. II 01

B.Com. III 04 M.J.M.C. Sem. III 02

B.Com. Professional I 01 M.J.M.C. Sem. IV 02

B.Com. Professional II 01 M.A. Media Studies-I 03

B.B.A. I 01 M.A. Fine Art I 03

B.B.A. II 05 M.A. Fine Art II 02

Bachelor of Design Sem. I 10 M.A. English I 03

Bachelor of Design Sem. II 10 PG Dip. in Air Travel Services 03

Ms. Aanchal Nayyar, a student of BA III, won the 2nd position in the Nationwide Essay

challenge on 'Role of Youth in Building Modern India' conducted by Rama Krishna

Math, Pune. She earned this position out of 650 entries made for the competition

and received a cash award of Rs.15,000/- from Honorable Former President of India.

Ms. Inder Pal Kaur, another student of BA III, won the First position in the

prestigious All India Competition Success Review (CSR) Essay Writing Contest.

Two students of the College Ms. Siya Tuli & Ms. Chitwan were awarded the

prestigious 'Post Graduate Merit Scholarship' of Rs. 40,000/- each for University Rank

Holders 2007-2008 by UGC, New Delhi.

Not only in academics, but in co-curricular and extracurricular activities too, BBK DAVs

overall record of accomplishment remains highly impressive. Honed and polished by

world class facilities, rigorous training and opulent opportunities, both at national and

international level, the college artists reign supreme in almost all the cultural activities.

Our superbly sculpted talent is the first choice of leading TV channels. BSF, Punjab

Police, renowned NGOs and Government of Punjab for their prestigious programmes.

ITEM POSITION PARTICIPANT/S

Western Vocal Solo 2nd in Zonal & 1st in Final Neha

Vaar Singing 2nd in Zonal & 2nd in Final Amanpreet Kaur, Sunanda

Flower Arr. (Dry) 2nd in Zonal & 3rd in Final Shikha Uppa

Group Song (Indian) 2nd in Zonal Amanpreet kaur, Sunanda,

Divey Deep, Richa Aneja,

Jyotika Bhatia, Rashima

Khurana

Classical Inst. (Non-Per) 2nd in Zonal & 3rd in Final Kaveri Sharma

Rangoli 2nd in Zonal & 3rd in Final Arshdeep


ITEM POSITION PARTICIPANT/S

Histrionics 2nd in Zonal & 3rd in Final Kulwinder

Skit 2nd in Zonal Kulwinder Kaur, Prabh

Simran, Simranjeet Kaur,

Pooja, Shailza Sharma,Neha

Verma

Giddha 2nd in Zonal Anterpreet Kaur Gill,

Kirandeep Kaur, Robinjit

Kaur, Anterpreet Kaur Gill,

Kirandeep Kaur, Robinjit

Kaur, Gurpreet Kaur,

Khushpreet Kaur, Anudeep

Kaur, Navjeet Kaur, Arunbir

Kaur, Amrit Kaur, Sharandeep

Kaur, Harpreet Kaur

Painting (Land Scape) 2nd in Final & 3rd in Zonal Shallu Arora

Painting (Still Life) 3rd in Final & 3rd in Zonal Preetpal Kaur

Phulkari 3rd in Zonal Pooja Rahi

Elocution 3rd in Zonal & 3rd in Final Rushika Gill

Collage 3rd in Zonal Sakshi Viyas

Folk Song 3rd in Zonal Sunanda

The college won First position in Folk Art Exhibition and cash prize of Rs.5000 on

the occasion of 39th Foundation Day of GNDU, celebrated on 24th Nov.2008.

Sumedha Khanna of MA.I got First Prize and Cash Prize of Rs.1100 and Shallu

of MA.II got Second Prize and Cash Prize of Rs.750 in painting (landscape)

competition held during the celebration of 39th Foundation Day of GNDU,

Amritsar.

On Republic Day, Music Deptt. of the college was honoured by the Chief

Minister Sr. Prakash Singh Badal for their performance during the function held at

Gandhi Grounds Amritsar.

Shruti Kumar of BA.II, a talented classical singer of the college, was on Radio

MEOW 104.8FM as celebrity, where she acted as subject expert and answered the

queries of the audience, tuned into the programme on Jun.30, 2008, from 5:00PM to

6:00PM. This budding artist has already proved herself as an asset to the institution,

by winning and performing at Baba Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan, Jalandhar;

Ragsabha, Amritsar; Sunil Dutt Memorial State Level Singing Competition; Shiv

Kumar Batalvi Memorial Singing Competition, Batala; Youth Festival Zonal & Final

level. Many awards and honours have been won by her. She was adjudged Best

Singer by Rafi Society. She got the honour to perform live in a programme

conducted by all the Akashwani Kendras of Punjab and before Raj Gayak, Sh. Hans

Raj Hans. She also won First Prize in Classical Vocal in 14th Open National Youth

Festival,GNDU, held in Jan. 2009.

The college giddha team got the honour to accord a traditional welcome to

Honourable Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Mrs. Salma Ansari,

Mr. M.S. Gill, Union Sports Minister & Mr. Navjot Sidhu, MP at the opening

ceremony of 14th Open National Youth Festival held at Guru Nanak Dev University,

Amritsar. The college music team got the rare honour to perform at the grand

inaugural function.


Geetan Babbar (B.Com.Prof.-II) won Best Camper Award in Hiking & Trekking

Camp organized by Youth Welfare Department, GNDU, Amritsar from May.14-

22, 2008.

Shallu (MA.Fine Arts.I), Amandeep (MA Fine Arts.I), Sumedha (BA.III), won

Second Pr i ze in Group Dance Competition held during the camp. Geetan

Babbar & Ramanpreet (BA.I) got Second Prize in Duet Dance competition. Geetan

Babbar and Shallu won Second Prize in debate.

The college participated in 28th Sarv Bharti Lok Kala Mela held from Feb.6-7, 2009

at MGSM Janta College, Kartarpur and won accolades and applause there.

Sunanda won Second position in Folk Song Competition, Giddha team won

First position, Anudeep won Best Dancer Award, Sunanda & Amandeep won

First prize in Vaar Singing. Kulwinder won Second prize in Mimicry and Kavita

won Second position in Fancy Dress Competition.

Rushika Gill (Eng.Hons.III) and Arshdeep (BA.I) participated in Poetical

Symposium held at Arya College Dinanagar and won First position.

Four students of the college Shallu, Akanksha, Amanpreet and Sukhdeep participated

in District level Punjabi Quiz Competition organized by Bhasha Vibhag Amritsar.

Sukhdeep won First Prize in the competition.

37. Activities of the Guidance and Counselling Units

Counselling unitheaded by Dr. Simardeep of Psychology department has provided

marital counseling and psychotherapy sessions to a large number of students having

personal problems.

The department of Psychology opened a Counselling Centre in Sep. 2008. Guidance

and Counselling services were provided by a group of BA.III students, in their free

periods, for three months regularly. A number of cases of anxiety, depression, stress,

failure etc. were successfully handled by the students, along with the teacher in-

charge.

38. Placement Services provided to students

The placement cell of the college remains literally on its toes, to organize campus

interviews & also to arrange outstation visits for the benefit of the college students.

During the session 2008-09 a very big number of our students got placed in prestigious

companies, business houses and newspapers & channels like Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik

Jagaran, Amar Ujala, CNN IBN, MyFM, Himachal Times, Rozana Spokesman, Punjab

Today, Google, Infosys Technologies, Dell, IBM Daksh, Bajaj Allianz, Computers

Today & B.N.Overseas.

Placements of Students of Design

Samreena Sandhu Designer, Texport Syndicate, Andheri.

Gunjan Freelance Textile Designer in London.

Ramandeep Kaur Designer, Impact Merchandising, Gurgaon

Manjinder Kaur Freelancer, Italian Designer (Patrick Casey)

Nidhi Agnihotri Merchandiser Sewa Export Udyog Industries ,Delhi.

Sakshi Sanan Lecturer, INIFD, Chamba, H.P.

Jagjit Juneja Manager & Designer, The Red Fashions, Pitampura, Delhi

Dhwani Goyel Interior Freelance Designer & with Structures Amritsar.


Nitika Kapoor Doing her own business in Mumbai

Manu Sharma Own garment manufacturing unit in Ambala - 'Fashion

Attire'.

Megha Arora Interior Designer, Patodio Construction, Gurgaon

Megha Sehgal Interior Designer, IDEA, Amritsar

Simran Kataria Interior Designer, Kakkar Associates

Deepika Interior Designer, Ahluwalia & Associates, Asr.

Manisha Kandhari Textile Designer, Nexia, Delhi

Nitika Mahajan Textile Designer, Kiran Cut, Amritsar

Simrit Chawla Textile Designer, Richa Global Exports, Delhi

Vibha Chauhan Lecturer, Academy of Fashion Technology (PTU)

Tarranum Assistant Designer in Chandigarh.

Anu Gupta Free Lancer

Kamalpreet Obee Tee Carpets, Mirzapur

Ambica Bonny Textiles, Amritsar

Navjot Seyal Freelancer for Lotus Bawa & Designer for embroidery unit

Rabia Minhas Interior Designer with an Architect in Ludhiana

Dolly Interior Designer with an Architect in Noida

Deepika Interior Designer, Ahluwalia & Associates, Asr.

Puneet & Aman Merchandiser in Delhi

Manmeet Teaching in JD, Asr.

Sumanpreet &

Ravinder

Assistant designer under Mona Sood in Asr.

Neha Aggarwal Assist designer with Architect Sanjeev Aggarwal.

Ekta Assist designer in Ludhiana.

Samriti Free Lancer as designer with Mona & Vishal

Nidhi Free Lancer with Mona Sood.

Tanya Chatha Set up her own export house.

Divya Designer with Urban Developers, Hyderabad.

Placements of Students of Computer & IT Related Courses

Sania Sharma, B Sc Comp.Sci.III, TCS

Sakshi Mehra, B Sc IT. III TCS

Harmeet Kaur, M Sc. Sem TCS

Amanpreet, BCA III Infosys Technologies

Richa , BSC IT III Infosys Technologies

Pooja Sharma, BCA III Converges & HCL COMNET

Neha Lakhesar ,BCA III HCL COMNET

Amandeep, BCA III CSC

Ruchika , BCA III CSC

Shruti, , BCA III CSC

Neha Bajaj, , BSc IT III CSC

Sakshi Mehra, BSc IT III CSC

Jasneet Kaur, BSc IT III CSC

Gurjot ,BSc COMP SCI. III CSC

Ankita Lehar, B.Sc.IT – III Satyam

Manveen Kaur Damesh, B.Sc.IT – III Satyam

Navjyoti, B.Sc.IT – III Satyam

Deepika Kapoor, B.Sc.IT – III Satyam


Harleen Kaur, B.Sc.IT – III Satyam

Nishima Mahajan, B.Sc.IT – III Satyam

Nidhi berry, MSc Bajaj Allianz

Aastha , BCA Bajaj Allianz

Pooja, BCA Bajaj Allianz

Nidhi Berry, MSc Kotak security

Gayatri, BMA Computer Today

Kanvi, BCA BN Overseas

Neha, BCA BN Overseas

Rajwant, BCA BN Overseas

Samiksha, BCA BN Overseas

Karishma Kapoor, BMA Google

Kanvi Khanna, BCA Infosys Technologies

Astha, BCA Infosys Technologies

Aashima Mehra, BCA Infosys Technologies

Navita, BCA Infosys Technologies

Rajwant, BCA Infosys BPO

Richa, BCA Infosys BPO

Samiksha, BCA Infosys BPO

Puneet, BSc. IT Infosys BPO

Supreet, BCA Infosys BPO

Neha, BCA Infosys BPO

Vaanim, BCA Infosys BPO

Kanvi Khanna , BCA Dell

Aastha, BCA Dell

Gauri, B.Com. Dell

Silky, BA Dell

Surbhi, BSc. IT IBM BPO

Puneet, BSc. IT IBM BPO

Anchal, BSc. IT IBM BPO

Naini Sharma, BSc. IT IBM BPO

Samiksha, BCA IBM BPO

Rajwant, BCA IBM BPO

Silky, BCA IBM BPO

Supreet, BCA IBM BPO

Vani, BCA IBM BPO

Sehaj, BCA IBM BPO

Saniya, BCA IBM BPO

Manmeet Kaur, BSc. BN Overseas

Placements of Students of Tourism & Travel Management

Nidhi Flight Lt. In Indian Air Force

Papty Working as ground staff with Air Slovakia at Raja Sansi

International Airport.

Kirti Discoveries and Destination Travel Agency.

Renuka makemytrips.com

Neha Bhatia Lect. in Tourism BBKDAV College.

Suruchi Lect. In Tourism, Hindu College

Neetu Khanna Enterprises Travel Agency.


Sakshi Khanna Enterprises, Delhi

Aanchal Working with HDFC Bank.

Nidhi Sharma Working with Travel Guru in Delhi.

Sonia Tandon Working with Hotel Cidadgoa in Delhi

Megha Mahajan Working with Wish Bona India in Delhi.

Aditi Mehra GE Capital, Delhi

Manoj Dhillon Jet Airways

Kanika Puri Jet Airways

Arpan Mahajan Jet Airways

Gauri Jet Airways

Neetu Verma Khanna Enterprises, Jalandhar

Sakshi Mahajan Travel Agency in New Delhi

Aarti Thekur Travel Agency in New Delhi

Radhika Aggarwal Tribhuvan Travels

Harpreet Kaur In Service Industry in Australia

Ritu Mehra Thomas Cook Tour & Travels

Smita Gupta SOTC

Neha Sharma SOTC

Placements of Media Department

Placements of Students of Physical Education & Sports

Gagandeep ( Hockey), an International Player has got a job as TCR in Northern

Railways.

Shikha is working with BSNL Chandigarh.

Rajni & Gurinder have joined Punjab Police.

Sukhjeet is working as lecturer in Physical Education in GNDU.

39. Development Programmes for Non-Teaching Staff.

The members of the general office and the account office are regularly imparted training

for their skills up gradation regarding latest technology and new development in their

area of working.The members of the Accounts department are regularly familiarized

with the new taxation, banking laws and audit procedures.Interactive session with

chartered accountants, income tax consultants and the resource persons from the PG

Dept. of Commerce of the college are regularly organized.

Navneet Kaur Hindustan Times

Archana Matharu Hindustan Times

Ritika DG Cable

Payal Jain Bhaskar Group

Simran BIG FM

Aanchal BIG FM

Chanpreet Recording 2 hr. program daily for a US based channel.

Nayaz Babbar Online Journalist with AssociatedContent.com

Neha Amritsar International Airport

Sandeep Amritsar International Airport


40. Good practices of the institution

Teaching- Learning and evaluation being the core activities of the college, best efforts

have been made to fine-tune them to the satisfaction of all the stakeholders. From

admission to evaluation to placement, the student remains the centre of all our plans and

policies as will be evident from the following practices of the college:

A transparent admission policy is practiced where meritorious students as well as

disadvantaged sections get their due.

Special facilities, incentives and coaching classes for slow and advanced learners and

also for differently abled students.

A family like environment has been created to monitor the progress of slow as well as

advanced learners.

The recruitment policy of the college ensures the selection of candidates purely on

merit and strictly according to the norms laid down by UGC, DPI and GNDU.

Through its tightly structured and yet open-ended system, the college has left room

for innovation, experimentation and new additions. The open-mindedness of its

governing bodies and their all inclusive approach becomes instrumental in bringing

and enhancing quality in all institutional plans.

The college has a number of awards and incentives for faculty and students rendering

help to the society. Besides they have been honored by local, regional, national and

international bodies.

41. Linkages developed with National/ International Academic research Bodies.

Nil

42. Action Taken Report on the AQAR of the previous year

The following actions were taken:

Efforts to improve results in academic, sports and cultural activities.

Infrastructural improvements were made.

The placement cell was strengthened.

Fulfillment of social responsibilities.

43. Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add.

In NCC this year the college enrolled 91 cadets.

10 Cadets participated in Independence Day Parade.

10 Cadets participated in Republic Day Parade.

The Youth Welfare Department of the College celebrated Teeyan- a festival of

Punjabi mutiyars, enjoying the monsoon season.

Sadhawi Ritambhara, one of the most loved saints of Modern India and inspiration

incarnate for the young generation, gave the clarion call ‘Awake, O Bharti, to the

young women on India, while addressing the college students on Jan.22,2009.

The Department of Physical Education organized a lecture on Scholarship Based

Education & sports Coaching for Indian Students Athletes in the USA & Canada, by

Mr. Narinderjit Singh Ahluwalia, Director, American Education Opportunities,

Chandigrah.


Ms. Anudeep Kaur got the rare honour of being selected by the Ministry of Youth

Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India, for performance in Gidha in China. She grabbed

the limelight and did India proud, by her brilliant performance in a Cultural show,

held in China.

Section-C: Outcomes achieved by the end of the year.

The meticulous planning backed by sincere efforts translated into great achievements.

Our student Manveer Kaur was selected as a member of the Indian compound

Archery Team for the first Asian compound Tournament held at Yangon (Myanmar)

in Dec. 2008. Her Team won silver medal in the tournament and she individually

won 2 Bronze medals in Allover & Olympicrounds of tournament.

Total 80 players participated in National level competitions.

Bharti Singh won 3rd position in Grand Finale of Great Indian Laughter challenge-

IV

College organized a number of Seminars, Lectures & Conferences.

Students marched home with a number of top positions in Guru Nanak Dev

University. In the year 2008-09, the outstanding academic performance in the

university exams spoke for itself as the students bagged 12first, 16 Second and 17

third positions in Guru Nanak Dev University, total 182 students of the college were

placed on the merit list.

The placement rate has been fairly high.

Improvement in existing infrastructure & installation of new ones.

Improvement in library facilities and new books/ journals have been subscribed

during the year.

Section-D: Plans of the HEI for the next year

BBK DAV College for Woman is the preparatory campus for job skills, entrepreneurial skills

as well as life skills that aims to produce students who can handle the academic rigors with

myriad other possibilities of self-expression, in and outside the classes. The college aims to

produce out performers in academic, sports and cultural activities.

A program with strenuous academic curriculum focused on learning with the best

pedagogical tools and techniques will be designed in future.

To improve the present infrastructure and add new one to meet the requirements of

college.

New books shall be purchased and journals subscribed for the upgradation of the

library.

Technology upgradation, Research-sharing and Networking shall be carried out.

Focused attention shall be made to improve placements over the previous year.

All the resources of the college shall be directed towards the objective of exploring

the students latent potential and hone and harness the same to produce socially

responsive, intellectually awakened, morally upright and physically fit human beings

committed to the task of nation building in the globalised world.

Name & Signature of the Name & Signature of the

Director / coordinator, IQAC Chairperson, IQAC

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