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Our graduates are sought after by top companies across various industries. Leading recruiters recognize the talent, skills, and expertise nurtured at GGDSD College, offering our students promising career opportunities.
The Department initiated B.Sc (General) course in the year 1986. The aim of the department is to impart subject knowledge and to make students a perpetual learners & critical thinkers, which results in their holistic development. The Department has great infrastructure, which includes two functional laboratories, two museum having well displayed models, skeletons, specimens, nests. The Labs are fully equipped to meet all the practical requirements for B.Sc degree classes. The department has fresh water Aquaria, book bank and club corner also. It is in the continuous process of growth and improvement with augmentation of Skeletons, Charts, Models from time to time.
The Department has highly qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty. All the faculty members are Ph.D with more than 7 years experience in teaching. The Department places emphasis on laboratory component in the teaching curriculum. , the Department regularly organizes Educational Trips Guest Lectures etc. The Department started “Aristotle Club” in 2019, which is a subject based club. It’s objective is to provide a platform to the students to enrich their knowledge about the subject. Various competitions which are being organized by the club, give them a chance to explore their potential, make them think beyond books. Counseling and Mentoring Session at regular interval sensitize the students about various career opportunities in the subject.
After Graduation in Zoology, various career opportunities are in Teaching, Forensics, Indian Forest Services, Fisheries, Poultry, Research, Project assistant, Scientist, Indian Administrative Services, one can work in wildlife rehabilitation centers, Hatcheries, Conservation agencies, Scientific civil services, environment or ecosystem management sector, Besides this, one can proceed career in animal and wildlife educators, wildlife rehabilitators and conservationists.
S.NO | NAME OF COURSE | Major/ Minor/ SEC/ VAC/MDSC | DURATION | SEATS | ELIGIBILITY | PO/CO (AS PER NEP) |
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1. | B.Sc. General/Hons. |
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150) | +2 with 40 % marks | Subject knowledge, Entrepreneurship, Competitive exams. |
S. No. | Title of Project and Sanction Letter No | Sponsor/ Funding Agency | Sanctioned Amount (Rs. in Lakhs) | Tenure/ Duration | Supervisor/ Principal Investigator/ Co-Supervisor | Number of Manpower/ Research Fellows | Brief Objective |
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To explore the potential of Endomycopsis capsularis for industrial application. Sanction order: F.No: 33-371/2007 (SR) |
UGC | Rs 6,69,300 | 3 years | Dr. Indu Mehta (Principal Investigator) | 01 | The culture of Endomycopsis capsularis produces ethanol which can be used as biofuel. |
2 |
To study the adverse effect of Metsulfuron-Methyl on the Beneficial bacteria and Seed germination. Sanction order: S&T&RE/RP/147/e-2873/(22-23)/Sanc/09/2022/907-915 Dated 29-09-2022 |
DST Chandigarh | Rs 1,20,000 | 1 year |
Dr. Indu Mehta (Principal Investigator), Dr. Parul Dhar, Dr. Preeti Kalia (Co-Investigator) |
Nil | To study the effect of Metsulfuron-Methyl herbicide on the growth of some useful bacteria’s in vitro and to see the effect of Metsulfuron-Methyl concentrations on the germination of seeds and growth of sprouts. |
S. No | Name | Designation | Qualification | Email ID | Vidwan ID | CV |
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1 | Dr. Indu Mehta | Associate Professor | Ph.D. | [email protected] | 141100 | Attachment |
2 | Dr. Jyoti Joshi | Assistant Professor | Ph.D. | [email protected] | 232323 | Attachment |
3 | Dr. Preeti Kalia | Assistant Professor | Ph.D. | [email protected] | 231951 | Attachment |
4 | Dr. Sonika Kapoor | Assistant Professor | Ph.D. | [email protected] | 274658 | Attachment |
*Note that the following faculty list includes permanent, ad-hoc, contractual, and guest members.
Dr. Indu Mehta
Dr. Jyoti Joshi
Dr. Preeti Kalia
Facility | Count |
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Working Laboratories | 02 |
Zoology Museum | 02 |
HOD Cabin | 01 |
Store | 01 |
Fresh Water Aquarium | 05 |
Name & Email | No. of Publications | No. of Book/ Chapter | Oral/Poster Presentation | Conferences/ Seminars Attended/ Webinars | Workshops Attended | Refresher/ Orientation Courses/ FDP Attended | Area of Specialization |
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Dr. Indu Mehta ([email protected]) |
12 | 02 Chapter | 10 | 42 | 06 | 01 OC 02 RC 02 STC 11 FDP |
Immunology |
Dr. Jyoti Joshi ([email protected]) |
20 | 02 Chapter | 10 | 25 | 04 | 01 OC, 01 RC 05 FDP |
Parasitology, Immunology |
Dr. Preeti Kalia ([email protected]) |
15 | 05 Chapter 01 Conf. Proceeding |
05 Oral 15 Poster |
37 | 06 | 05 FDP | Applied Entomology |
Dr. Sonika Kapoor ([email protected]) |
12 | 02 Chapter | 09 Oral 04 Poster |
39 | 07 | 02 FDP | Physiology, Biochemistry |
S.No | Date | Name of the activity | Details of the activity | Key speaker | Activity type | Remarks | |
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2024-2025 | |||||||
1 | 7.8.2024 | Expert Talk | Expert talk delivered on the topic “Revisiting the paradigms of leishmaniasis chemotheraphy” | Prof. Dr.SukhbirKaur, Professor, Zoology Department, Panjab University Chandigarh | Seminar | ||
2 | 21.8.2024 | Poster making competition | Poster Making Competition” to celebrate the “AkshayUrjaDiwas” | – | Competition | ||
3 | 9.10.2024 | Educational trip | Educational tour to visit Bird Park, Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh, | — | Outreach Activity | ||
2023-2024 | |||||||
4 | 23.8.2023 | Quiz Competition | Quiz Competition | – | Competition | ||
5 | 4.10.2023 | Slogan Writing Competition | Slogan Writing Competition to celebrate “Wild life Week on the theme ‘Wildlife and Environment Conservation | – | Competition | ||
6 | 06.10.2023 | Photography competition | Photography competition on the eve of World Wildlife week | – | Competition | ||
7 | 10.02.2024 | Counselling and Mentoring Interactive Session | 4 th Counselling and Mentoring Interactive Session | Dr.Vipnesh Bhardwaj (Ex HOD, History Department, GGDSD College) was the guest of honor of the event. The mentors for the Counseling and Mentoring session were Dr. Nancy Garg (Asst. Prof. Govt. PGWC), Dr.AayushiKundu (SRF, TIET Patiala), Ms.AarushiJaswal (Inspector Cooperative Societies, Dept. of Cop., Govt. of Punjab),Ms.NavpreetKaur (Quality Inspector, FCI),Mr.AmitSihmar (Director, Sihmar Classes) |
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8 | 28.02.2024 | Department stall in Science Exhibition at Science Fest |
– | Outreach Activity | |||
9 | 1.03.2024 | Educational Trip | Educational Trip to visit Govt museum and art gallery, sector 10, Chandigarh | – | Outreach activity | ||
10 | 26.4.24 | Expert talk | Expert Talk on World Intellectual Property Day focused on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) | Mr. Nikhil Ranjan, an Examiner of Patents and Designs & NIPAM Officer, Group ‘A’ Gazetted, from the Patent Office in Kolkata, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, |
Training Programme | ||
2022-2023
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11 | 20.8.2022 | Poster making Competition | Poster Making Competition” to celebrate the “Akshay Urja Diwas”. The theme of the poster competition was “Say Yes to Renewable Energy Resources” | – | Competition | ||
12 | 16.9.2022 | Slogan Writing Competition | Slogan Writing Competition” to celebrate “World Ozone Day”. | – | Competition | ||
13 | 21.09.2022 | International seminar | International seminar on the topic “An optimal Experience of Flow Cytometry At JCSMR: Engage, Enjoy and Create | Dr.Harpreet Vohra, Specialist and Manager, Flow Cytometry Facility, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, | International Seminar | ||
14 | 4.10.2022 | JAM | Just A minute Competition to celebrate the “National Wildlife Week”. | – | Competition | ||
15 | 21.10.2022 | Counselling and mentoring Session | Counselling and mentoring Session | Dr.HarpreetVohra, from John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Australia | |||
16 | 11.11.2022 | Educational Trip | Educational trip to NDRI, Karnal | – | Outreach activity | ||
17 | 15.11.2022 | National Seminar | National Seminar on “Biomarker Discovery in the OMICS era” | Dr. Indu Verma, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, PGIMER, Chandigarh, | Seminar | ||
18 | 25.01.2023 | Slogan Writing Competition | Slogan Writing competition under G20 Presidency as a contribution to “India’s G20 Summit”. | – | Competition | ||
19 | 22.02.2023 | JAM | JAM Contest on Road Safety: AND G-20 Presidency Awareness talk | – | Competition | ||
20 | 25.2.2023 | Health and wellness seminar cum workshop | Health and wellness seminar cum workshop on — “Health and Wellness | Dr.ShilpaSuri consultant psychologist, Director at Planet Psychology and co –founder S.S.M. IAS Academy | Workshop | ||
21 | 27.2.2023 | Educational trip | Educational trip to CRI, Kasauli to celebrate Science Day | – | Outreach Activity | ||
22 | 26.4.2023 | IPR Awareness Programme | IPR Awareness Programme on the occasion of World IPR Day. | Mr.Arnab Bhattacharyya, Examiner of Patents and Designs & NIPAM Officer, The Patent Office Kolkata, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India | Training Programme | ||
2021-2022
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23 | 20.08.2021 | online quiz competition | Online Quiz Competition on World Mosquito Day | – | Competition | ||
24 | 16.09.2021 | Online Slogan writing Competition | Online Slogan writing Competition and Carbon Footprint awareness on world ozone day | – | Competition | ||
25 | 22.09.2021 | Educational Trip | Educational tour to visit Govt museum and art gallery,sector 10, Chandigarh | – | Outreach Activity | ||
26 | 4.10.2021 | photography Competition | Online Photography competition on World Wildlife Week | – | Competition | ||
27 | 8.10.2021 | Expert Talk | National Webinar on the theme ‘BIOSAFETY:a Word of caution’. | Dr.Charu Sharma, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-IMTECH, Chandigarh, | Webinar | ||
28 | 12.11.2021 | e-poster competition on World Science Day | |||||
29 | 12.01.2022 | E-Pledge | E-Pledge to mark ‘World Youth day’ regarding Say Yes to Life No to Drugs | – | |||
30 | 21.03.2022 | Poster making competition | Poster making competition to mark the occasion of “International Forest Day’ on the theme “Forest Conservation | – | Competition | ||
31 | 26.03.2022 | Expert Talk | National Seminar on “The Immune System goes over the hill” | Dr.ArchanaBhatnagar, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, | Seminar | ||
32 | 8.04.2022 | Educational trip | one day Educational visit to “Anthropology Museum”, Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh | – | Outreach activity | ||
33 | 22.04.2022 | Slogan Writing Competition | Online “Slogan Writing Competition” to celebrate the “World Earth Day | – | Competition | ||
2020-2021
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34 | 20.07.2020 | Expert Talk | National Webinar on the theme’ Laboratory Safety Measures and SOPs during COVID 19’ | Dr.Veena Bhalla, Assistant Professor, DAV College, Chandigarh | Seminar | ||
35 | 27.09.2020 | Intercollege concept submission Competition | Online Intercollege concept submission Competition on ‘The impact of COVID-19 on Wildlife Tourism-Pros and Cons’ | – | Competition | ||
36 | 10.11.2020 | Quiz Competition | Online Intercollege Quiz Competition on ‘International Science Day’ | – | Competition | ||
37 | 14.12.2020 | Slogan writing competition | Online Slogan writing competition to celebrate National Energy conservation Day. | – | Competition | ||
38 | 19.01.2021 | International Webinar | International Webinar on the theme “Virus – Host Interactions, Therapeutics and more” | Dr. ( Mrs ) KamanaMisra,President, Association for Women in Science New Jersey, USA and Dr Matloob Husain, Associate Professor of Virology (senior virologist) in the Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology at University of Otago , New Zealand | International Webinar | ||
39 | 19.02.2021 | Online Slogan writing competition | Online Slogan writing competition on road safety week | – | Competition | ||
40 | 22.02.2021 | Online Quiz competition | Online Quiz competition on celebrate Road safety week | – | Competition | ||
41 | 20.03.2021 | Photographic competition | Photographic competition on world sparrow day | – | Competition | ||
42 | 22.03.2021 | Quote competition | Online Quote competition on world water day | – | Competition | ||
43 | 22.04.2021 | Slogan Writing Competition | Online “Slogan Writing Competition on world earth day | – | Competition | ||
44 | 7.05.2021 | Expert talk | National Webinar delivered a lecture on ‘NMR Solution Structure of an Anti-Microbial Resistance Target: Peptidyl-tRNA Hydrolase | Dr.AshishArora, Senior Scientist, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow | Webinar | ||
45 | 28.05.2021 | Counselling and Mentoring session | Series of Counselling and Mentoring session-I | Ms.Krishika | |||
46 | 31.05.2021 | Counselling and Mentoring session | Series of Counselling and Mentoring session-II | Ms.Kirti | |||
47 | 5.06.2021 | Slogan Writing Competition | Slogan Writing Competition on world environment day | – | Competition | ||
2019-2020
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48 | 27.08.2019 | Poster making Competition | Poster making Competition | – | Competition | ||
49 | 13.09. 2019 | Educational Trip | visit to Govt. museum and Art Gallery, Sector: 10, Chandigarh | – | Outreach activity | ||
50 | 13.11. 2019 | Quiz Competition | Quiz Competition | – | Competition | ||
51 | 19.11.2019 | Expert talk | Guest lecture on substance abuse | Mr. Manish, team leader TSU (Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh) | Seminar | ||
52 | 30.01. 2020 | Expert talk | Guest lecture on “Role of Biomarkers in risk prediction and progression of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) related Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) | Dr. Jyotdeep Kaur, Professor, Biochemistry Department, PGIMER | Seminar | ||
53 | 13.02.2020 | Educational Trip | one day educational cum excursion trip to CRI, Kasauli | – | Outreach activity | ||
54 | 27.04. 2020 | Online quiz competition | Online Quiz on “COVID-19 | – | Competition | ||
55 | 22.05.2020. | Online Slogan Writing and Quiz Competition | Online Slogan Writing and Quiz Competition on “World Biodiversity Day” | – | Competition | ||
56 | 06.06.2020 | Online Competition | Online Competition on “Concept submission on Locust Attack in India | – | Competition |
Our graduates are sought after by top companies across various industries. Leading recruiters recognize the talent, skills, and expertise nurtured at GGDSD College, offering our students promising career opportunities.