MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.04.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

 

 

Registered Office :

Amritsar Lahore Highway, Amritsar – 143005, Punjab

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.11.1969

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Not Available

 

 

Legal Form :

University

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject’s main objective is to impart education and promoting research in humanities.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established university having satisfactory track records. Its main objective is to impart education and promoting research in humanities. Also it works towards the promotion of Punjabi Language and spreading education among educationally backward classes and communities. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to usually correct and as per commitment.

 

The university can be considered good for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.    

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office / Administrative Office:

Amritsar Lahore Highway, Amritsar – 143005, Punjab, India

Tel. No.:

91-183-2258802 to 09

Fax No.:

91-183-2258819

E-Mail :

satudhillon@hotmail.com

anishdua@gmail.com

sanehsaini@gmail.com

arvinder99@yahoo.co.in

poojachadha77@yahoo.co.in

ohri11puja@gmail.com 

Website :

www.gndu.ac.in

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Name :

Mr. Shivraj Patil

Designation :

Chancellor

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ajaib Singh Brar

Designation :

Vice Chancellor

 

 

Name :

Ms. Atwinder Kaur Dhillon

Designation :

Reader

Qualification :

Ph.D.

Area of Specialization :

Insect Physiology

Area of Interest :

Insect - Plant Interaction/Insect Biochemistry

No. of Publications :

43

Brief Details :

Engaged in studying the influence of plant compounds on the development and physiology of insect pests. Currently two students in her lab. are working on the effects of some plant proteins (protease inhibitors) and plant secondary compounds (polyphenols) on the growth and survival of the melon fruit fly which is a major pest of crops belonging to the cucurbitaceae family.

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anish Dua

Designation :

Reader and Head

Qualification :

M Sc (Hons. School), M .Phil, Ph.D. Punjab University

Area of Specialization :

Aquatic Biology

Area of Interest :

Aquatic Toxicology and Fish Boilogy, River and Wetlands) conservation,     Advocacy j Tools    in    relation to population issues

No. of Publications :

35

Brief Details :

Working in the field of River and wetland ecology Dr Anish Dua has successfully! generated baseline data about the rich biodiversity resource of Harike and Kanjilil wetlands- the two ecosystems of International importance. The water quality of these I wetlands is regularly being monitored to assess its impact on aquatic fauna.

 

The status of threatened fish spp in these wetlands is established and the studies were undertaken to start the fish habitat restoration programme. The fish community health in Harike wetland is established through the population dynamics studies.

 

Successful studies have been carried out^ on regional cooperation through environmental exercises where trans-boundary water channels (between India and Pakistan) are being monitored. The objective is to showcase the idea of addressing pollution problems through strategic partnerships.

 

A total of 8 research projects were carried out with Ministry of Environment and forests Govt of India; University Grants Commission, New Delhi; Bombay Natural History Society; Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbtore; Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh; Sandia National Laboratories USA, WWF-lndia and UNDP, India. Dr Dua has active collaboration with International organizations like Wetlands International South Asia, WISA; WWF-Pakistan, UNDP-Pakistan and International center for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD, Kathmandu.

 

Dr Dua established the Aquatic biology laboratory in the Department of Zoology. Already 2 students have completed their Ph D and 18 students have done their M Sc Projects under his supervision. Along with the assigned course Dr Dua teaches Special theory papers titled, "Wetland Ecology", "Fish Biology", and "Fisheries in India" to the M Sc students. He is popularizing the field of Wetland Ecology and Environmental! Management to the students of affiliated colleges of this University by conducting Extension Lectures, Nature Camps and Field trips

 

 

Name :

Ms. Sanehdeep Kaur

Designation :

Reader

Qualification :

Ph.D.

Area of Specialization :

Entomology

Area of Interest :

Biocontrol of Insect Pests

No. of Publications :

14

Brief Details :

Working on control of insect pests of various crops with chemical and Biological control methods. A number of insecticides have been tested against insect pests of various vegetable and field crops. Biological control includes carrying out surveillance and monitoring of natural enemy fauna under various crop ecosystems their conservation and field testing.

 

 

Name :

Ms. Arvinder Kaur

Designation :

Reader

Qualification :

Ph.D.

Area of Specialization :

Aquatic Toxicology

Area of Interest :

Toxicology, Vermitechnology

No. of Publications :

11

Brief Details :

Evaluating toxicity of azodyes and their microbially degraded products to major carps with respect to their development and detoxifying enzymes. I am also working on biosolid waste management with the help of vermicomposting, using exotic earthworms.

 

 

Name :

Dr. Pooja Chadha

Designation :

Lecturer

Qualification :

Ph. D.

Area of Specialization :

Cytogenetics                             

Area of Interest :

Genotoxic Studies , Population Genetics, Human Genetics

No. of Publications :

08

 

 

Name :

Dr. Puja Ohri

Designation :

Lecturer-Cum-Curator

Qualification :

Ph.D.

Area of Specialization :

Nematology

Area of Interest :

Parasitic Nematodes, Plant growth regulatos    and    other plant compounds

No. of Publications :

10 (Research Papers)

01 Book Chapter

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Total main campus Area is over 500 acres

 

FACULTIES IN GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY

 

Faculty in Applied Sciences

 

·       Department of Applied Chemistry

·       Department of Applied Chemical Sciences and Technology

·       Department of Applied Physics

·       Department of Food Science and Technology

·       Department of Pharmaceuticals Sciences    

 

Faculty in Arts and Social Sciences

 

·       Department of History

·       Department of Political Science

·       Department of Psychology

·       School of Social Sciences

·       Department of Sociology

·       Department of Library and Information Science

 

Faculty in Economics and Business

 

·         Department of Commerce and Business Management - The Department of Commerce and Business Management (CBM) was initially a constituent unit of the Punjab School of Economics, but in 1984 it started functioning as an independent department.

·         Punjab School of Economics

 

Faculty in Engineering Technology

 

·         Department of Computer Science and Engineering

·         Department of Electronics Technology

 

Faculty in Humanities and Religious Studies

 

·         Guru Nanak Studies

 

Faculty in Languages

 

·         Department of English

·         Department of Foreign Languages

·         Department of Hindi

·         Department of Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit

·         School of Punjabi Studies

·         Department of Urdu and Persian

 

Faculty in Laws

 

·         Department of Laws

 

Faculty in Life Sciences

 

·         Centre for Genetic Disorders

·         Department of Biotechnology

·         Department of Botanical and Environ. Sciences

·         Department of Human Genetics

·         Department of Microbiology

·         Department of Modecular Biology and Bio-Chemistry.

·         Department of Zoology

 

Faculty in Physical Education

 

·         Department of Physical Education

 

Faculty in Physical Planning and Architecture

 

·         Department of Architecture

·         Guru Ram Das School of Planning

 

Faculty in Sciences

 

·         Department of Chemistry

·         Department of Mathematics

·         Department of Physics

 

Facultv in Sports Medicines and Phvsiotherapr

 

·         Department of Sports Medicines and Physiotherapy

 

Facultv in Visual Art and Performinu Arts

 

·         Department of Music

 

REGIONAL CAMPUS AND CONSTITUENT COLLEGES

 

·         Maharaja Ranjit Singh Regional Campus, Jalandhar

·         Regional Campus. Gurdaspur

·         University College. Jalandhar

·         Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College, Mukandpur

·         Shaheed Ram Singh Pathania Memorial College. Niari

 

FORMER VICE CHANCELLORS

·         Bishan Singh Samundri (1969 to 1978)

·         Karam Singh Gill (1978 to 1981)

·         J.S.Grewal(1981 to 1984)

·         S.S.Bal(1985 to 1988)

·         Gurdip Singh Randhawa (1989 to 1996)

·         Harbhajan Singh Soch (1996 to 2001)

·         S.P.Singh (2001 to 2006)

·         Jairup Singh (2006 to February 2009)

 

GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY. AMRITSAR

 

Details of grant received and expenditure incurred from various funding agencies during the period 01-04-2009 to 30-11-2009

 

(Rs. In Millions)

Sr. No.

Name of the Funding Agency

Grant Received

Estimated Expenditure incurred

1.

UGC

55.725

18.500

2.

DST, New Delhi

8.743

3.059

3.

DBT, New Delhi

6.263

1.184

4.

UGC-DAE, Mumbai

0.166

0.166

5.

Ministry of Defence (DRDO), New Delhi

0.436

0.270

6.

Ministry of Environment and Forest (MEF) New Delhi

0.172

0.060

7.

Indian National Science Academy (INSA) New Delhi

0.050

0.025

8.

All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) New Delhi

1.060

0.200

9.

India Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) New Delhi

7.150

2.100

10.

India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) New Delhi

1.082

0.600

11.

Association of Indian Universities (AIU) New Delhi

0.023

0.023

12.

Indian Council of Social Science Researcb(ICSSR) New Delhi

0.064

0.050

13.

Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) New Delhi

0.029

--

14.

Nuclear Science Centre (NSC), New Delhi

0.650

0.500

15.

Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) Chandigarh

0.005

0.555

16.

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) New Delhi

9.429

5.466

17.

Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

0.040

0.040

18.

Council of Architecture, New Delhi

0.100

0.100

19.

Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai

0.500

0.250

20. -

NABARD, Mumbai

0.137

0.100

21.

Min. of Home Affairs Bureau of Police Research and Dev.(Govt. of India Fellowship)

0.055

--

22.

Abhimanyu Dalai Architects, New Delhi

0.098

0.098

23.

Prabir Food Stuff, Amritsar

0.005

0.005

24.

Punjab Govt. (Maintenance Grant)

104.443

32.801

 

Website details  

 

History

 

Subject was established at Amritsar on November 24, 1969 to mark the 500th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It is both a residential and an affiliating university. In conceiving the future course of the University, the objectives enshrined in the Subject Act 1969, emphasised that the new University would make provision for imparting education and promoting research in the humanities, learned professions, sciences, especially of applied nature and technology.

 

Studies and research on the life and teachings of Guru Nanak, in addition to working towards the promotion of Punjabi language and spreading education among educationally backward classes and communities were the other commitments. In consonance with these expectations, the University in its eventful history of 35 years has taken long strides in spreading the message of the Guru and promoting education in such fields as science, arts, management, information technology, industrial technology, environment, planning and architecture. Carefully nurtured by committed academia, the University has carved a niche for itself in the academic world.

 

The motto of the University as engraved on its emblem Guru’s wisdom illumines all speaks of the vision and idealism for which the University stands. Spread over a stretch of 500 acres towards the west of the City, Subject presents a picture of modern architecture. Traditional red brick geometrical blocks represent its regard for time-honoured values and commitment to scientific advancement. Making its humble beginning in an annexe of the adjoining Khalsa College, the University today boasts of 37 academic departments, two regional centres, two colleges and a score of support service departments besides several administrative offices. In recent years, the University has diversified in a big way its programmes into applied sciences making it one of the distinguished centres of industry related job-oriented courses.

 

It is highly innovative in designing its teaching and research programmes and offers a comprehensive range of general and applied courses. Very early on, it decided to restructure its syllabi on the basis of recommendations made in the reports of the Curriculum Development Centres (1988). Admission to courses at all levels is made strictly on the basis of National, state and University level entrance tests. At present, nearly 5000 students are studying on the Campus, 4 College, All India Services Training Centre, Instrumentation Centre, Computer Centre, 24 hour internet facility, Placement Unit etc.

 

To promote research among its faculty, almost all the Departments have been provided with independent computer facilities, internet connectivity and departmental libraries. In addition to the academics, the University has also created necessary facilities for recreation and all round development of students and faculty in the form of Department of Youth Services, National Service Scheme, a 900 seat all purpose auditorium, half a dozen seminar and conference halls, a modern hi-tech sports complex, sports hostel, faculty club, students’ centre, health centre, day care centre, two separate holiday homes at Dalhousie for teachers and students, working women hostel, Baba Buddha College Bhawan along with oncampus residential facilities for a large number of students, teachers and administrative staff. The Campus with its lush green grounds, swaying fields, blossom laden tree lined lanes provides a most conducive physical environment for work and progress.

 

The University takes pride in the fact that its community over the years has developed a great participative work culture. The University has won Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 17 times and inter-versity youth festival championship four times consecutively. UGC has granted the University Centre for Excellence in Sports Sciences. National Assessment and Accreditation Council accredited the University at the "Five Star Level". Being rated at such a high level will inspire its community to make strides ahead still faster and stronger with academic excellence and commitment to social upliftment as the core ideals. a very large number of them being girl students drawn from the neighbouring countryside.

 

The University has contributed tremendously in accessing higher education to women in this otherwise educationally backward area. Being an affiliating University, it also .performs the parenting role of directing and monitoring the academic programmes of more than 100 colleges located in the five districts of Amritsar, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Nawanshehar and Gurdaspur, some of which have a long and creditable history of imparting higher education since late nineteenth century. Over the years, the University has built up an excellent academic infrastructure in the form of a well stocked computerised library, state-of-the-art laboratories, Academic Staff.

 

Faculties in the Campus

 

·         Applied Sciences

·         Arts and Social Sciences

·         Economics and Business

·         Engineering and Technology

·         Humanities and Religious Studies

·         Languages

·         Laws

·         Life Sciences

·         Physical Education

·         Physical Planning and Architecture

·         Sciences

·         Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy

·         Visual Art and Performing Arts

·         Regional Campus Gurudaspur

·         Regional Campus Jalandhar


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                              None

 

5]         on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 


 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.51.28

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.38

Euro

1

Rs.67.01

 


 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

 

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