Research Initiatives

Externally funded Research Projects in University (July 2015-June 2020)

Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs

Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable)

Name of the Funding agency

Type (Government/Non-Government)

Department

Year of Award

Funds provided (INR in lakhs)

Duration of the project

DST Inspire Faculty Award

Dr. Purshotam Sharma

DST-SERB

Govt.

Chemistry

2015-16

47.0

5 Years

DBT-Ramalingam Swami Re-entry Fellow -"role of integrin binding protein kindling in colon cancer progression

Dr. Somesh Baranwal

DBT

Govt.

Microbiology

2015-16

88.0

5 Years

“Comparative  Assessment of marine microalgae Ulva, Gracilaria and Sargassum from Indian Coastal region for anticancer natural products" (MoES) Ministry of Earth Sciences

Dr. Felix Bast

Ministy of Sciences

Govt.

Botany

2015-16

40.0

3 Years

SERB- “Ramanujan Fellowship Award”

Dr. Aklank Jain

DST-SERB

Govt.

Zoology

2015-16

83.35

3 Years

Elucidation of the role of digestive proteases during Plasmodium transmission in Indian malarial vector, Anopheles stephensi - SERB

Dr. R.K. Chaitanya

DST-SERB

Govt.

Zoology

2015-16

16.538

2 Years

Theoretical Study of the Molecular Mechanism(s) of Arsenic Toxicity

Dr. Kousik Giri

DST-SERB

Govt.

Computational Sciences

2015-16

20.14

3 Years

A study on women entrepreneurship in agro-based industries in Punjab: Challenges and opportunities – ICSSR

Dr. Jainendra Kumar Verma

ICSSR

Govt.

Economic Studies

2015-16

15.00

2 Years

Synthesis and characterization of polyhydrido Cu and Ag nanoclusters and their applications - SERB

Dr. Rajendra Singh Dhayal

DST-SERB

Govt.

Chemistry

2015-16

27.40

3 Years

Investigating the role of thymus in mediating host immune-modulation in Visceral Leishmaniasis DST-SERB

Dr. Manju Jain

DST-SERB

Govt.

Biochemistry

2015-16

33.0

3 Years

Transcriptional regulation of Formin Binding protein 17 (FBP17) (SERB).

Dr. Harish Chander

DST-SERB

Govt.

Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine

2015-16

33.1

3 Years

Development of protein based biosensors for monitoring arsenic and cadmium in drinking water”

Dr. Hardeep Kaur

DST-SERB

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2015-16

25.86

2 Years

Identification of potential circulating microRNAs and elucidation of their role in the pathogenesis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma- Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Dr. Aklank Jain

DBT

Govt.

Zoology

2015-16

24.96

3 years

The role of Macromolecular Crowding on Structure, Function, Stability and Folding of Serum Transferrin (DBT)

Dr. Rajesh Kumar

DBT

Govt.

Chemistry

2015-16

24.73

3 Years

The mechanism of reductive release of iron from serum transferrin (ICMR)

Dr. Rajesh Kumar

ICMR

Govt.

Chemistry

2015-16

30.02

3 Years

Conservation Strategies for Taxus wallichiana and Ulmus wallichiana by DNA markers and geospatial technologies

Dr. Pankaj Bhardwaj

NMHS

Govt.

Botany

2015-16

34.95

3 Years

To analyze the ground water quality and its correction with incidence of colon cancer & other health parameters in rural areas of Bathinda and Muktsar district

Dr. Sunil Mittal

CUPB

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2015-16

8.0

1 Year

Diagnosis of plasma in ECR ion source - SERB

Dr. S.K. Mahapatra

DST-SERB

Govt.

Physics

2015-16

50.86

3 Years

‘e-PG-Pathshala’ entitled “Production of Courseware e-Content Development for Post-Graduate subjects

Dr. RK Kohli

UGC

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2015-16

105.0

 

CUPB-BRNS “Spatial Distribution of Uranium and Associated Water Quality Parameters in groundwater of Six Districts (Bathinda, Barnala, Mansa, Faridkot, Muktsar & Moga) of Malwa Region of Punjab, India" Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS)

Dr. Sunil Mittal

BRNS

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2015-16

27.51

2 Years

Spatial distribution of Uranium and associated water quality parameters in groundwater/drinking water resources of south eastern district of Punjab - DAE (BRNS)

Dr. Yogalakashmi K.N.

BRNS

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2015-16

26.97

2 Years

Application of Group Theoretic Techniques to Some Nonlinear Systems from Mathematical Hysics

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta,

CSIR

Govt.

Mathematics and Statistics

2015-16

16.3

3 Years

Mobilization and re- distribution of elements during different stage of chemical weathering of Rajmahal Basalt in Pakur District of Jharkhand- SERB

Dr. Jitendra Kumar Pattanik

DST-SERB

Govt.

Geology

2015-16

41.5

3 Years

CUPB-DST-Inspire Faculty Award

Dr. Pramod Kumar Kushwaha

DST-SERB

Govt.

Microbiology

2015-16

12.61

5 Years

Environmental monitoring and assessment of climate change of tourism affected Himalayan sub regions of Shimla and Chamba (HP) by NMHS

Dr. Sunil Mittal

NMHS

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2015-16

32.22

3 Years

 SERB-The Ramanujan Fellowship Award

Dr. Shahnaz Rahman Lone

DST-SERB

Govt.

Zoology

2015-16

103.87

5 Years

UGC- research start up grant

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta

UGC

Govt.

Mathematics and Statistics

2015-16

31.32

2 Years

Neural-glial-endothelial tripartie interactions: Unravel the basic cell-cell regulatory mechanisms involved in the Central Control of Reproduction by DST-SERB

Dr. Jyoti Prakash

DST-SERB

 

Zoology

2015-16

43.16

3 Years

DST To strengthen the post graduate teaching and research facilities

Dr. Sunil Mittal

DST-SERB

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2015-16

125.0

5 Years

Socio Linguistic study of the bagri people by ICSSR

Dr. Rajinder Kumar

ICSSR

Govt.

Hindi

2015-16

6.0

2 Years

Lie Symmetry Analysis and Exact Solutions of Some Einstein Field Equations, by Department of Atomic Energy

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta

DAE

Govt.

Mathematics and Statistics

2015-16

14.14

3 Years

DST/INSPIRE Faculty Award

Dr. Rupesh Deavn

DST-SERB

Govt.

Physical Sciences

2016-17

17.24

5 Years

Role of Nischarin in regulation apical epithelial junction -  SERB

Dr. Somesh Baranwal

DST-SERB

Govt.

Microbiology

2016-17

49.18

3 Years

Targeting Cancer Stem Cells Through One Drug Multi-Target Approach (microtubule inhibition vascular disruption and anti-angiogenesis) by DST

Dr. Vinod Kumar

DST-SERB

Govt.

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products

2016-17

9.02

2 Years

Effect of withania somnifera phytoconstituents on miRNA expression profile in Breast Cells: Therapeutic and Cytoprotective Roel by DST-SERB

Dr. Shashank Kumar

DST-SERB

Govt.

Biochemistry

2016-17

52.42

4 Years

UGC-research start up grant

Dr. Neeraj Kumar

UGC

Govt.

Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine

2016-17

6.0

2 Years

UGC-research start up grant

Dr. Sabyasachi Senapati

UGC

Govt.

Human Genetics
& Molecular Medicine

2016-17

6.0

2 Years

UGC-research start up grant

Dr. Sachin Kumar

UGC

Govt.

Mathematics and Statistics

2016-17

6.0

2 Years

UGC-research start up grant Studies of the micro-verebrates faunal diversity of Late Triassic Tiki Formation, Madhya Pradesh, India, An Implications on global palaebiogeography

Dr. K. Milan Kumar

UGC

Govt.

Geology

2016-17

6.0

2 Years

UGC-research start up grant

Dr. Pradeep Kumar

UGC

Govt.

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products

2016-17

10.0

2 Years

UGC-research start up grant

Dr. Somesh Baranwal

UGC

Govt.

Microbiology

2016-17

10.0

2 Years

UGC- research start up grant

Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Rapali

UGC

Govt.

Zoology

2016-17

10.0

2 Years

UGC-research start up grant

Dr. Shashank Kumar

UGC

Govt.

Biochemistry

2016-17

10.0

2 Years

UGC-research start up grant

Dr. Krishna Kanta Haldar

UGC

Govt.

Chemistry

2016-17

10.0

2 Years

Palaeoenvironmental ,palaeoclimatic and palaeobiogeographic reconstruction of Early and Middle Triassic deposits of Damodor and Satpura Basins using palaeontological, sedimentological and stable isotope proxies by DST-SERB

Dr. K Milan Kumar

DST-SERB

Govt.

Geology

2016-17

37.19

3 Years

Investigation of non-coding genome mediated gene expression regulation in celiac disease - SERB

Dr. Sabyasachi Senapati

DST-SERB

Govt.

Human Genetics
& Molecular Medicine

2016-17

46.82

3 Years

Continuous and comprehensive evaluation in Upper Primary Schools of Punjab: An Evaluate Study - ICSSR

Dr.
Sesadeba Pany

DST-SERB

Govt.

Education

2016-17

8.0

2 Years

SERB-The Ramanujan Fellowship award to Dr. Dhermendra Kumar Tiwari, CUPB.

Dr. Dhermendra Kumar

DST-SERB

Govt.

Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine

2016-17

89.0

5 Years

Identification of circulating micrornas as Novel non-invasive biomarkers for early detection of lung cancer - ICMR

Dr. Aklank Jain

ICMR

Govt.

Zoology

2016-17

19.31

3 Years

Targeting Cancer Stem Cells Through One Drug Multi-Target Approach (microtubule inhibition vascular disruption and anti-angiogenesis)

Dr. Vinod Kumar

DST-SERB

Govt.

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products

2016-17

9.02

2 Years

(SERB) under National Post-Doctoral Fellowship

DR. NAVNEET KAUR CHAHAL

DST-SERB

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2016-17

19.2

2 Years

DST To strengthen the post graduate teaching and research facilities

Dr. Sunil Mittal

DST-SERB

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2016-17

125.0

 

(INSPIRE) entitled To Develop grapheme based biosensor for the detection of cardiovascular diseases

DR. SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

DST-SERB

Govt.

Zoology

2016-17

11.05

3 Years

Swelling and Dissolution of Lignocellulosic Biomass in Ionic Liquids Biomass in Ionic Liquids: Computer Simulation Studies- SERB

Dr. Sudip Chakraborty

DST-SERB

Govt.

Computational Sciences

2016-17

33.1

3 Years

Studies on P-GP (Permeability Glycoprotein Inhibition and Anticancer Potential of Potentilla Fulgens and Potentilla Alrosanguirea and Characterization of its Active Constituents CSIR

DR. VIKAS JAITAK

CSIR

Govt.

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products

2016-17

15.0

3 Years

MHRD-CUPB(PMMMNMTT) Setting up of School of Education(GP-104)

DR. S.K. BAWA

MHRD

Govt.

Education

2016-17

407.0

3 Years

CUPB-UGC Start Up Grant Dr. Jyoti Parkash  by UGC

DR. JYOTI PARKASH

UGC

Govt.

Zoology

2016-17

6.0

2 Years

CUPB-UGC Start Up Grant Dr. RAJENDRA SINGH DHAYAL  by UGC

Dr. Rajendra Singh Dhayal

UGC

Govt.

Chemistry

2016-17

6.0

2 Years

CUPB-UGC Start Up Grant Dr. Vinay Kumar  by UGC

DR. VINAY KUMAR

UGC

Govt.

Botany

2016-17

6.0

2 Years

CUPB-UGC Start Up Grant (First Principles Investigations of Van der Waals Heterostructures of two Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides UGC

DR. ASHOK KUMAR

UGC

Govt.

Physics

2016-17

6.0

2 Years

CUPB-UGC Start Up Grant Dr. Venkat Rao Kaki by UGC

DR. VENKATA RAO KAKI

UGC

Govt.

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products

2016-17

8.0

2 Years

IIT, New Delhi under UBA

DR. SUNIL MITTAL

UBA

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2016-17

17.5

 2 Years

Govt of India Ministry of food Process Setting up of Food Testing Laboratory at Centre for Applied Agriculture

DR. S.S. MARWAHA

Ministry of Food Process Setting

Govt.

Applied Agriculture

2017-18

515.36

3 Years

CUPB(PMMMNMTT) Teaching learning Centre(GP-112)

DR. VINOD ARYA

MHRD

Govt.

Sociology

2017-18

94.0

3 Years

CUPB- Invasive alien plants in Himalayas; Status, Ecological Impact and Management - NMHS

DR. V.K. GARG

NMHS

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2017-18

468.39

3 Years

DST-FIST Programme Level-1 - DST

DR. RAJ KUMAR

DST-SERB

Govt.

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products

2017-18

71.0

5 Years

Molecular and Morphological diversity in photobiont associated with parmelioid lichens of Indian Himalaya CSIR

DR. FELIX BAST

CSIR

Govt.

Botany

2017-18

19.6

3 Years

Voluntary Organizations, Drug De-addiction and Rehabilitation oihn Punjab: Sacred vs Secular Approaches by ICSSR

DR. SUMEDHA DUTTA

ICSSR

Govt.

Sociology

2017-18

6.5

2 Years

Identification of best combination of plant growth promoting bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizae for enhancing yield and nutrual content of wheat and dissecting associated biological pathways using proteomics and metabolomics - DST-SERB

DR. RAMAKRISHNA WUSIRIKA

DST-SERB

Govt.

Biochemistry

2017-18

38.21

3 Years

Developing novel TiO2/ZnO multifunctional nanomaterials based photoanode to improve the efficiency of photoelectrochemical cell by DST-SERB

Dr.KRISHNA KANTA HALDAR

DST-SERB

Govt.

Chemical Sciences

2017-18

50.86

3 Years

Structural and functional characterization of Suf operon enzymes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb)  DBT

Dr. Rajan Vyas

DBT

Govt.

Biochemistry

2017-18

88.0

5 Years

UGC- CUPB-Dev of Non-technolgy PG-MOOCs for SWAYAM.......(GP-120)

Prof. V.K. GARG

UGC

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2017-18

13.5

 

CUPB UGC-BSR Start-up-grant for newly(Dr.Krishna Kumar Choudhary by UGC

Dr. Krishna Kumar

UGC

Govt.

Botany

2017-18

10.0

2 Years

CUPB UGC- BSR Start-up-grant for newly (Dr.Kheten shevkani) by UGC

Dr. Khetan Shevkani

UGC

Govt.

Applied Agriculture

2017-18

10.0

2 Years

CUPB UGC- BSR Start-up-grant for newly (Sudip Chakraborty) by UGC

Dr. Sudip Chakraborty

UGC

Govt.

Computational Sciences

2017-18

10.0

2 Years

CUPB UGC- BSR Start-up-grant for newly (Dr. Prakash Parida) by UGC

Dr. Prakash Parida

UGC

Govt.

Physical Sciences

2017-18

10.0

2 Years

UGC-CUPB-Dev of Non-technolgy PG-MOOCs for SWAYAMI(Dr. Felix Bast).......

Dr. Felix Bast

UGC

Govt.

Botany

2017-18

13.5

 -

SERB-National Post-Doctoral Fellowship to Dr. Chandra Dev Pati Tripathi

Dr. Chandra dev   Pati Tripathi

DST-SERB

Govt.

Microbiology

2017-18

19.2

2 Years

Ministry of consumer -Concurrent evaluation of the implementation of national food

Dr. Deepak Kumar

Ministry of Consumer affairs

Govt.

Law

2017-18

3.0

2 Years

Sustainable Management Practices: Trends, Issues &Challenges

Dr. Pabitra Kumar Mishra

ICSSR

Govt.

Economic Studies

2017-18

1.35

1 week

An Economic Evaluation of Externalities of Pesticides Use in the Malwa Region of Punjab - ICSSR

Dr. Sandeep Kaur Bhatia

ICSSR

Govt.

Economic Studies

2017-18

1.0

2 Years

Quercetin Induced Reactivation of Mutant p53 - SERB

Dr. Harish Chander

DST-SERB

Govt.

Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine

2017-18

46.56

3 Years

DST Fist-“CUPB-Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine by DST

Prof. Anjana Munshi

DST-SERB

Govt.

Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine

2017-18

92.0

5 Years

A Study on In- Migration informal employment and Urbanization in Kerala - Kerala State Planning Board

Dr. Jajati Keshari  Parida

Kerela State Planning Board

Govt.

Economic Studies

2017-18

9.57

1 Year

Dual Inhibitors of EGFR and HDAC as Anti-Lung Cancer Agents: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation by DST-SERB

Dr. Raj Kumar and Dr. Sandeep Singh

DST-SERB

Govt.

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products

2017-18

41.62

3 Years

Novel Aspects of Molecular Pathogenesis of Hereditary Breast Cancer - DST-SERB

Dr. Aklank Jain

DST-SERB

Govt.

Zoology

2018-19

10.0

2 Years

An Investigation of the cross talks between nano-materials and blood micro vesical for the development of nano theranostics for thrombotic disorders by DST

Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh

DST-SERB

Govt.

Department of Zoology

2018-19

54.08

3 Years

National Mission on Education through ICT

Dr. P. Kannan

ICT

Govt.

Library

2018-19

88.5

 -

Fist Program-2016

Prof. Vinod Kumar Garg

DST-SERB

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2018-19

100.0

5 Years

UGC-Start-Up Grant

Dr. Biplab Banerjee

UGC

Govt.

Chemistry

2018-19

1.0

2 Years

Role of neuropeptides in sleep homeostasis using fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as model organism SERB

Dr. Shahnaz Rahman Lone

DST-SERB

Govt.

Zoology

2019-20

49.12

3 Years

UGC-BSR Research Start-up-Grant for newly recruited faculty at Asstt Prof level. Manju Jain

Dr. Manju Jain

UGC

Govt.

Biochemistry

2019-20

10.0

2 Years

Gendering Innovations: Women Innovators in the Rural Livelihood Strategies of Punjab by National Commission for Women

Dr. Sandeep Kaur

NCM

Govt.

Economic Studies

2019-20

45.57

1 Years

MicroRNA mediated gene regulation of Anopheles mosquito immunity during early phase of malarial parasite transmission by SERB

Dr. R.K. Chaitanya

DST-SERB

Govt.

Zoology

2019-20

58.19

3 Years

Establishment of Lead Botanic Garden for Ex Situ Conservation of Rare Endangered and Endemic Plants species & Educational purpose -

Dr. R. K. Kohli, VC

 

Govt.

Environmental Science and Technology

2019-20

33.5

3 Years

INSPIRE FACULTY FELLOWSHIP

Krishnakanta Mondal

DST-SERB

Govt.

Physics

2019-20

112.4

5 Years

A Case Study Approach to Explore 'Ownership' of the Students in the Process of Constructive Approach of Learning and Achievement in Secondary School Science - NCERT

Dr. Biswajit Behra

NCERT

Govt.

Education

2019-20

3.66

2 Years

DST FIST"CUPB Department of Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences'

DR. RAMAKRISHNA WUSIRIKA

DST-SERB

Govt.

Biochemistry

2019-20

89.0

5 Years

Development of Alternative Assessment Strategic in Constructive Classroom at Elementary Level and its Impact on Cognitive and Affective Outcomes - NCERT

Dr. Jubilee Padmanabhan

NCERT

Govt.

Education

2019-20

5.73

1.5 Years

" Functional genomics of ANK3 implicated in Celiac disease"

Nidhi Sharma

DST-SERB

Govt.

Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine

2019-20

24.63

3 Years

Genetic Epidemiology and Investigations of Epigenetic signatures among Polycystic Ovary Syndrome(PCOS) patients of Punjabi ethnic origin - ICMR

Dr. Preeti Khetarpal

ICMR

Govt.

Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine

2019-20

15.24

2 Years

Effect of Blended Learning on Pedagogy, Achievement Motivation and Academic Achievement of Class VIIth Science Students - ICSSR-IMPRESS

Dr. Shamshir Singh Dhillon

ICSSR

Govt.

Education

2019-20

6.0

2 Years

Effects of Internet-Enabled Mobile Phone on Youth: A Study of Bathinda District(Punjab) by ICSSR-IMPRESS

Dr. Chhavi Garg

ICSSR

Govt.

Mass Communication & Media Studies

2019-20

4.0

1.2 Years

Performance of Regulated APMCs in Haryana under New Agricultural Marketing Reforms (e-Nam) Regime by ICSSR-IMPRESS

Dr. Chidanand Patil

ICSSR

Govt.

Applied Agriculture

2019-20

6.0

2 Years

Availability and Accessibility of Health Care Facility with special reference to the Hill Districts of Manipur

Dr. L.T.Sasang Guite

ICSSR

Govt.

Geography

2019-20

15.0

2 Years

Restructuring in Agri-Food Markets in India: Impacts on Primary Producers and Workers

Dr. Naresh Singla

ICSSR

Govt.

Economic Studies

2019-20

10.0

2 Years

An Evaluation of Effectiveness of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna for Haryana and Punjab: The Way Forward for Diversification by ICSSR-IMPRESS

Dr. Sandeep Kaur

ICSSR

Govt.

Economic Studies

2019-20

7.0

2 Years

Multi-Target Paradigm in Drug Discovery Efforts to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease - CSIR

Dr. Vinod Kumar

CSIR

Govt.

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products

2019-20

11.68

3 Years

"SERB- Teacher Associateship for Research Excellence(TARE)"

Dr. Anjana Munshi

DST-SERB

Govt.

Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine

2019-20

18.3

3 Years

DNA sequence-based molecular systematics of marine macroalgae from Indian coast

Dr. Felix Bast

DST-SERB

Govt.

Botany

2019-20

37.57

3 Years

Understanding the Sociology of fake News in India: How to Track & Debunk Social Media Hoax Using Digital Tools

Dr. Rubal Kanozia

ICSSR

Govt.

Mass Communication & Media Studies

2019-20

3.0

1 Year

A Molecular and immunological investigation of Leishmaniasis from an unusual foci of cutaneous and visceral disease in India and Nepal

Dr. Manju Jain

ICGEB

Govt.

Biochemistry

2019-20

32.0

3 Years

Development of New Platform for A3-Coupling and other multicomponent Reactions towards Drug-Like Molecular using Transition Metal Catalysis

Dr. Virender Singh

DST-SERB

Govt.

Chemistry

2019-20

6.7

3 Years

Design and Synthesis of B-Carboline Based Therapeutically Potential Molecular Architectures VIA Exploration of Chemo selectively of Aldo-X bifunctional Building Blocks (ASB3s)

Dr. Virender Singh

CSIR

Govt.

Chemistry

2019-20

30.61

3 Years